My, What Longer Eyelashes You Have…

Want longer eyelashes for a sexier peek-a-boo?  Assuming no one’s thinking “No, I’m working to have short and brittle eyelashes” I’ll share my experience with eyelash extensions and Jan Marini’s eyelash product.

A few years ago, I noticed a friend’s eyelashes looking…super model sexy.  I felt like a motion web-cam following her eyelashes to the left, to the right.  Her lashes were so long and luscious she looked like a butterfly who might take flight any moment.  She was testing out eyelash extensions.  Even though I only wore mascara once or twice a year, I found myself asking for the phone number.  Boom, two days later…I joined the longer eyelash butterfly club.*

• Pros: people notice, wake-up with beautiful eyelashes + no mascara

• Cons: too expensive, prices vary $200 + upfront, $50 + monthly retouch, wear and tear on natural lashes.

I came across Jan Marini’s eyelash product just as it was being pulled off the shelf (it contained an anti-glaucoma pharmaceutical drug).  Some say Marini’s original eyelash formula was the best, although, the formula I purchased in Febuary 2007, worked for me.  Interestingly enough, new eyelash products containing anti-glaucoma drugs continue to pop up on the market, however, they’re sold by doctors for higher prices.

Pros: longer, stronger real lashes, $175 tube lasted me over a year ($11.60 per month)

Apparently, Jan Marini has re-formulated again and the latest is supposed to be pretty good.  Should I decide to try it… I’ll let you know.  More info on Jan Marini’s eyelash product.

Disclaimer: At the time of writing, I have not received any free products mentioned.

*To my knowledge, no such club exists

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Children Hooker Halloween Costumes Are Scary

Seriously? Totally couldn’t believe I saw these Halloween costumes in the store.  These 7+ costume models look like they want to say… hey, I’m a Halloween Hooker.  As if National Hooker Day wasn’t bad enough… now children are a target?  OK, kind of drastic.. but it sure makes a good post about kids costumes on Halloween.

Here are a few blurry in a hurry pics from my phone….

This one isn’t too bad even though it’s labeled as Child Born Bad which makes me think the “B” in born must have been a typo.  This girl is saying “I can’t afford Ed Hardy so after Halloween I will wear this to school. Wait, what do you mean I can only look sexy today? Stop treating me like I’m four, I’m eight now.”

So sad… look at this little girls face.

“Hi, my parents made me wear this fishnet-midriff top-mini-skirt dress and I’m so depressed about it because I really wanted to be Barbie.  My parents told me Barbie would give me an eating disorder so I had to dress like a role-playing-prostitute instead.”

This one…meh, not too bad either but… sexy choker, fishnet gloves and platforms on a seven-year-old?  What’s the point?  No, really… what’s the point?

Me? Yeh, I wore a French Maid costume once for two reasons.  As an experiment and because it went with my husband’s Marquis de Sade costume.  Other than that one Halloween… I find National Hooker Day quite… uncreative.

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Mama Freaky Shoppin At Whole Foods

Yep, I’m a mom and I shop Whole Foods Market.  I love Whole Foods more than a Mac addict loves their Iphone.  Anyway, in a nut shell…. here’s what happened.

When I stepped into Whole Foods this morning… Rick James’ Super Freak was playing (which I immediately tweeted on my ML Twitter page).*  I don’t know what happened…maybe it was the other lady shaking her hips while shaking her produce bag, maybe it was the produce guy nodding his head but all of a sudden I felt the urge to buy some freaky produce.

The next thing I knew I was looking into my shopping cart thinking… man, my kids are gonna love this stuff.  And boom.  It came to me in a golden light with harps and trumpets playing…New Mama blog video series (see below) called… I’m a mom and I bought some food today at Whole Foods.  Should be pretty awesome because everyone wants to know what mom bought at the grocery store.  Yes, I was being facetious.  But only towards anyone who does NOT like the video.

Oh yeh, I haven’t received anything from Whole Foods for this post but they need to update their blog anyway.

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New Ways In Coloring Gray Hair… Sorta

The hardest thing about coloring my gray hair is making it happen.  I should cover my gray at least 12 times-per-year… but it’s more like six times. I love coloring with Clairol’s Natural Instincts semi-permanent because it isn’t damaging.  But I’m too lazy busy to keep it up.  I have the brush-in color wand to cover gray roots for my in-between-color but it washes out immediately.

Last week, I found myself staring at my long gray roots thinking… “Isn’t there a marker that lasts for a week? Why yes, it’s called a Sharpie and I’m going to use one right now.”   Aside from accidentally drawing liver-spots on my hair line, the Sharpie marker covered my gray hair.  And voila, I was out the door gray-hair-free.

That evening…my new Sharpie hair color washed out and the silver returned.  Big. Sad. Face.  Apparently, permanent doesn’t always mean permanent.  Crazy.  Even crazier is my sudden vision of my daughter getting a lower back tattoo while telling herself… “Hey, I read somewhere Sharpie Markers wash out so maybe this tattoo isn’t really permanent.”

Moving on… here’s a list of things to try:

• TouchBack – basically a marker with a wider tip…  though, probably more efficient than a Sharpie.
• Mr. Sketch Smelly Markers – Markers that smell like licorice and cinnamon.
• Orando Brandi – Washes out.

Maybe I will check out Whole Foods next.  Basically, I want a marker that doesn’t wash out.  Is this a biological gray hair issue?

Disclaimer: I did not receive any products nor was compensated to review any products.

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Bringing Back My Noggin + Two

OK, should have said trying to bring back my noggin because I think I’m spending more time trying to decide on a blackberry wordpress blog app than I am writing any content.  Meh, no worries because if there’s one thing I know… there will be plenty of content going around  our three noggins.

Yes, I said three.  This won’t be a mom blog… I’m adding my son and daughter to the blog mix, at their request.  I always wanted to make them their own blogs but I didn’t because… something about writing in 3rd person freaks me out.  Now that my little munchkins are old enough… we’re gonna get things rolling with a Sillly Boy Blog and Sweet Girl Blog.*

Just as soon as I find how to consolidate all of my online media stuff and decide how I want to blog mobile.

*Boy Blog and Girl Blog will not have their own email address so no funny business.

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