^ Applying hydrocortizone cream immediately after waxing can help prevent those tiny pimples from forming.

6/8/2013 9:22:00 AM

So I'm really into my Ipsy glambag monthly subscription and I have been asked to make my Christmas list so I was looking for other companies that do something similar. I know about birchbox, but are there any others worth looking in to?

6/8/2013 6:21:33 PM

The lightning god from Shocker just got my email to him about this thread

lets just say he "Isn't pleased"

6/8/2013 6:31:07 PM

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"how are you liking it/what type of shoes do you use? SPD? I got a livingsocial deal for a unlimited month access to FitRyde (kind of like FlyWheel but the bikes move side to side) that I still need to redeem lol, if I like it I want to make it a regular thing... yay more shoes to buy"

Minka! i love it so far - this gym only teaches spin and they have different spin classes to choose from (regular spin, spin with upper body movement/weights, barre spin, etc) and i'm enjoying it so far. they offer shoe rentals for $2 a class which is fine for now but i found some good spin shoes for $40 on amazon that i am going to buy call the gym and ask them if they do rentals.

i also just got a jawbone up. anyone else have one? (i think i saw bottombaby got one via instagram) i like it so far - i'm interested in learning more about my sleep pattern but the stupid thing didnt register my sleep last night!

6/9/2013 4:15:29 PM

My husband and I both have Ups. I love it. The sleep thing has been really telling and the power nap mode is pretty swell.

6/9/2013 4:20:00 PM

i just looked into it and i forgot to switch my band over to sleep mode now i know. excited to see what the F is going on with my sleep issues (most of it is thyroid related but i feel like i don't really sleep).

it's cool to see how much walking i'm doing a day. and i like being competitive with myself so this could be kind of fun.

6/9/2013 4:39:30 PM

I am SOOOO excited to get this month's Ipsy Glam Bag. Here's what's in my bag this month:

Starlooks Lip liner ($12 value) *full size*


NYX Blush ($6-7 value depending on if I get the cream or the mosaic powder) *full size*


J.Cat Beauty Sparkling Cream Eyeshadow Palette ($4.49 value) *full size*



Cailyn Gel Eyeliner with brush ($21 value) *full size* most excited about this one but I hope I dont get the purple


J. Cat Eyelashes & Glue ($3.99 value) yay who doesn't love falsies?


Total value of my bag this month: $47.48 or $48.48.. regardless a $10 well spent.

Please use my referral link if you want to try Ipsy but I've had it for 3 months now and I am VERY pleased.

I get a bonus urban decay eyeshadow or a bracelet if I get 2 people to subscribe. Post here if you subscribe so that when I reach two, we can give someone else a chance to get referrals.
http://www.ipsy.com/?refer=u-hcrzaxlr96ce9b3

6/11/2013 4:01:01 PM

I am getting the same as you except instead of falsies I am getting the Chella ivory lace highlighter pencil ( which retails for 18 bucks ) . I'm super amped about this bag.

6/11/2013 7:44:49 PM

anyone in/from the wilmington/wrightsville area know of a spa i can take a group of 5 or 6 girls for mani/pedis for a bachelorette weekend?

6/12/2013 9:13:41 AM

I took all of my bridesmaids to Harbour Club Day Spa for manis/pedis and we had great service. They also offered sandwiches, wine & champagne. It's in Lumina Station.

There were 7 of us total, and we basically had the room to ourselves for the afternoon.

[Edited on June 12, 2013 at 11:28 AM. Reason : ]

6/12/2013 11:27:52 AM

those glitter shadows make my eyes want to water....would not use glitter that chunky that close to my eyes

6/12/2013 11:53:19 AM

^^thanks! any recommendations for bars/clubs to go out downtown for the night? and restaurants for a nice but not too pricey dinner?

[Edited on June 12, 2013 at 12:14 PM. Reason : ]

6/12/2013 12:13:45 PM

What are our thoughts on alice & olivia?

I'm Krallum and I approved this message.

6/12/2013 12:26:21 PM

I'm a fan.

6/12/2013 12:45:05 PM

I love Tower 7. I have dreams about it. There's a lot of spots within walking distance right there as well.

I had lunch at Fish House Grill a lot with my ex and his parents. Pretty tasty.

That's about all I know about wrightsville.

6/12/2013 12:46:20 PM

I probably won't use the glitter palate for myself, but my kids love glitter. I will probably use it to glam up their temporary tattoos.

6/12/2013 2:15:31 PM

Egyeyes, in case you don't read he fine print, that is NOT eye shadow. It is body glitter. The product warns of corneal scratching if used around eyes.

6/12/2013 11:24:17 PM

Yeah I noticed that after my post. I def won't be using it.. Its basically chunky glitter suspended in vaseline lol

Maybe for Halloween or a Ke$ha concert lolol

6/13/2013 12:20:57 AM

I read that some people put it on their nails before a top coat, but mine is definitely going in my work bag with the temporary tattoos.

6/13/2013 8:55:12 AM

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"Please use my referral link if you want to try Ipsy but I've had it for 3 months now and I am VERY pleased. "

I signed up with your link but Im on the waiting list

Speaking of beauty boxes...I just got Target's first Beauty box. It was $5 and it had a Venus&Olay razor, Sally Hansen Salon effect, Fekkai glossing cream and two samples of Loreal BB cream and LaRoche-Posay acne lotion

[Edited on June 13, 2013 at 2:30 PM. Reason : f]

6/13/2013 2:28:43 PM

Hair products that make your hair grow faster?? Anyone?

6/14/2013 10:52:06 AM

To make hair grow faster you're going to have to improve your diet. I'd suggest starting with adding gelatin.

6/14/2013 10:57:19 AM

I don't think there is really. I take those hair and nail vitamins but mostly because my nails used to be so weak and now they are much stronger but my hair grows like normal which is about half an inch a month. I've been told my hair grows fast but I don't think so, I just try to keep it healthy by limiting my heat styling


I'm returning that ModCloth dress. DivaBaby was right, the neckline isn't working and the dress does nothing for my hips (and I love my hips ) plus the colors werent as bright as I thought it would be, it looked more drab and like thanksgivingish

[Edited on June 14, 2013 at 11:01 AM. Reason : ]

6/14/2013 11:00:40 AM

Prenatal vitamins are pretty awesome for your hair. I don't know about growing hair but my hair is healthier and my nails definitely seem to grow faster. I switched over about 2 years ago from a regular multi.

6/14/2013 11:10:08 AM

Yeah, store-brand prenatal vitamins are a much cheaper alternative to skin/hair/nail supplements. I also take extra biotin, and I try to eat well, too.

I need my hair to grow for real though. Last month's trim turned out to be a full redneck haircut. I don't use that word very often, but it's the only way I can describe it. I woulda been more annoyed, but I was looking pretty scraggly to be requesting just a trim.

6/14/2013 11:51:42 AM

I definitely recommend Biotin for hair growth.

I like these - my hair grows about an inch a month. It's $10 for 120 caplets (drugstore.com).

6/14/2013 12:36:35 PM

I started taking prenatal vitamins when my hair started breaking a lot more, about 2 years ago. I haven't noticed much of an improvement And I eat well, don't over-style it, etc. so I still don't really know what's wrong. A stylist said soft water is very hard on hair, and I started having issues when I moved somewhere that had softer water. But I can't seem to stop the breakage.

6/14/2013 12:43:37 PM

Fhqwhgads

Quote :

"I signed up with your link but Im on the waiting list Speaking of beauty boxes...I just got Target's first Beauty box. It was $5 and it had a Venus&Olay razor, Sally Hansen Salon effect, Fekkai glossing cream and two samples of Loreal BB cream and LaRoche-Posay acne lotion "

Thank you! Hopefully you'll be taken off sooner than later, but this last bag was a big hit so I don't predict as many people will be unsubscribing as last month. I had NO idea that Target had a beauty box, and the one you got sounds good (value is way over $5). Take a pic of your cell phone with all of the sizes (or are they all full-sized?). Plz 2 provide more info and if there's a referral link post yours!

6/14/2013 12:52:18 PM

I already take the prenatal vitamins and I think my diet is ok(?) what should you eat/not eat for hair growth? I can google it, but y'all could tell me too maybe I'll try those biotin caplets too.

[Edited on June 14, 2013 at 1:15 PM. Reason : ]

6/14/2013 1:14:41 PM

Prenatal works but biotin is the only thing that's worked best for me and my crazy hair and nail strength as a result from hypothyroid.

Also...I swear I was the first person to toot biotin's horn in this thread so many pages back. I've kept saying it and now most all the tww ladies seem to be using it

6/14/2013 2:36:25 PM

top 10 food for hair growth, according to webmd (http://www.webmd.com/beauty/hair-styling/top-10-foods-for-healthy-hair)

salmon
walnuts
oysters (gross)
sweet potatoes
eggs
spinach
lentils
greek yogurt
blueberries
poultry


i don't eat walnuts on the reg, and i hate oysters, but other than that i eat the rest in fairly regular rotation

i'll be picking up some biotin next time i'm at cvs


huffington post has beer on their list. i can totally get on board with that!

[Edited on June 14, 2013 at 2:47 PM. Reason : ]

6/14/2013 2:45:28 PM

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"salmon sweet potatoes lentils greek yogurt blueberries "

I've been eating this stuff very regularly for the last few months, and I don't think my hair is growing any different than normal.

Why the rush for longer hair?

6/14/2013 2:47:38 PM

there's not really a rush, i just want to keep my hair longer than i have in the past and if i could speed it up a little then that'd be cool


not that i ever wear it down out of my usual messy ponytail anyway. oh well.

[Edited on June 14, 2013 at 2:53 PM. Reason : ]

6/14/2013 2:49:00 PM

My hair grows fast as fuck. I do eat a lot of salmon, eggs, and poultry but I doubt that it has much to do with it, because it has always been that way, even when I ate like crap.

I'd say it's more genetic than anything.

6/14/2013 2:51:54 PM

I've been loading up on spinach, among other things, and my hair seriously grew 4 inches in as many months. very weird.

6/14/2013 3:15:19 PM

hormones/genetics

6/14/2013 4:39:19 PM

Egyeyes, what color liner did you get? I got iron. It says it is perfect for smokey eyes. I guess I need to get some new eye shadow. I've only ever used purple from the almay perfect eyes or whatever it is called so I was hoping for purple but I'm ready to try something new.I got the cream blush in red cheeks.


Begonias, did you ever get the new dryer with my coupon code? Did you like it?

6/15/2013 9:12:46 PM

Who else had one of these



I'm Krallum and I approved this message.

6/17/2013 12:20:04 PM

Ladies, my life sucks so bad. LOL And I work so hard to be positive and upbeat about it that people end up saying and asking the dumbest things.

I just spent a bajillion dollars hosting a bachelorette weekend that turned out to be a five day affair. On Thursday of the "weekend" I got a call for a job interview, but I couldn't make it since I was out of town. They told me to call back Monday, which I did, but the position has already been filled. I'm sure it was never really available, and they just needed a body to interview, but I'm still sad about it. I stopped by the cobbler to pick up some heels that I got soled for safety. I had a bad feeling about it when I dropped them off, and I was right: the shoes were covered in glue and permanently stained with Vibram rubber in several places, which wouldn't be so bad except they were brand new shoes. I twisted my ankle, and I really need to stay off it for a few days...so I can't go to the gym or have a dance party. I just have lay to around feeling sorry for myself.

I'm bout to bust open Rosetta Stone for Spanish and hopefully redevelop some fluency. I kinda need it to stay busy since I have no life. But an end game is emerging: once I get my Spanish together, I'm draining my IRA and moving to Belize to get permadrunk.

6/17/2013 1:16:12 PM

bachelorette parties have become the bane of my existence

sorry about your other troubles, too

[Edited on June 17, 2013 at 1:18 PM. Reason : ]

6/17/2013 1:17:59 PM

so should I not invite you to mine?

6/17/2013 1:24:35 PM

Bachelorette parties are a pain! Fortunately, I've got an awesome bride who is basically the bomb, but there was a night out in Raleigh and then five days at the beach, and pretending to be happy for that long is exhausting. I think I managed to do it somewhat successfully though.

And I've got so little going on that I'm agreeing to the most ridiculous stuff. This weekend, I'm driving 16 hours (total) to spend less than 24 hours with extended family.

6/17/2013 1:34:57 PM

^^oh, i'm a great participant! just don't ask me to plan it lol

[Edited on June 17, 2013 at 1:49 PM. Reason : ]

6/17/2013 1:48:47 PM

ok I'm doing it! I signed up for my first waxing I decided on a french bikini instead of a brazilian... not sure of the difference. Looks like I better get some hydrocortizone cream

6/17/2013 3:49:55 PM

I think a French they leave like a small triangle spot unwaxed

Personally I don't see the point but its your vagina. She probably won't wax your butthole either

6/17/2013 6:38:51 PM

likes this

6/17/2013 6:41:20 PM

Well, I'll see how it goes. I'm going to do baby steps into this foray

6/17/2013 7:51:17 PM

Post pictures for informational purposes.

6/17/2013 8:37:25 PM

Get your asshole waxed. No dude wants to tongue a hairy starfish.

6/17/2013 9:03:18 PM

I got this highlighter pencil in my ipsy bag this month. What do I do with it???






http://www.blissworld.com/chella-ivory-lace-highlighter-pencil/

6/17/2013 9:35:25 PM