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Entries from November 2009

Ripani Leather Score

November 13th, 2009 · 2 Comments

I scored this beautiful Italian bag by Ripani for $25 on clearance at TJMaxx.  The tag said “as is” & I couldn’t find the problem.  When I checked out the cashier pointed out that there is a slash on the backside of the bag.  You can see it in the second photo & the last photo is [...]

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Tags: Accessories · Shopping & Fashion

Movie Fashion – The Proposal

November 11th, 2009 · 3 Comments

The Proposal was much funnier then I expected it to be.  I probably only really watched it because of Ryan Reynolds but it did make me laugh a lot.

Driven career woman working out in the morning.  Who actually wears athletic clothes to work out in their home – show of hands?

Uptight career woman chic.  Actually, I [...]

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Tags: Movie Fashion · Movies & Entertainment

Oily Skin Product – Follow Up

November 10th, 2009 · No Comments

Below is a photo of all the powder, tinted moisturizer, pore minimizers & primer I have tried lately:

From left:
Cover Girl powder – OK, but no SPF, a little too dry (am I never happy?)
Neutrogena – really good but too tinted, must be careful applying
Avon Magix – freaking awesome (so far), see comments below…
Clinique pore minimizer [...]

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Tags: Avon · Beauty & Makeup

Floral Top – Found on Mega Sale

November 9th, 2009 · No Comments

I found this floral top at Kohl’s for $3.40!!!  I am IN LOVE with their 90% off rack.  I love that they have their clearance that way.  I went in there & came out with two great necklaces & this top for under $17 bucks!  They are on my shopping route now!
I had some fun [...]

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Tags: Shopping & Fashion

Just an Update

November 8th, 2009 · No Comments

I’ve already quit selling Avon. That may have been my shortest hobby as of yet…
I will miss getting the demo items but at least I won’t be spending any money on it anymore.

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Tags: Avon · Life & Miscellany

Black and Gold for Fall

November 6th, 2009 · No Comments

I staged a little photo shoot inspired by the Avon ring below.  It was the mystery ring from my first order & it is way too cool.  I got it on demo so it’s not actually out for a couple weeks.  (If you leave a comment & say you’re interested, I will update with the link once it’s [...]

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Tags: Accessories

Avon Order

November 4th, 2009 · 1 Comment

My first Avon order came in.  It’s just my stuff this first time, but hopefully that will change
I got Moisture Therapy hand cream, Vanilla Frosting bubble bath and a mystery ring that you will see in a later post.  FYI: It’s fab!

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Tags: Accessories · Avon

New Makeup for Oily Skin

November 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

At one time I had found a very good answer for my oily skin.  It was a Biore lotion that came in a pump, had spf 15 & had some sort of reflective technology to help even out the skin tone.  It was in a tall, skinny pump container.  Anyone remember it?  Well, I can’t find [...]

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Tags: Avon · Beauty & Makeup