December 2008

Jeanasina here! Body Beautiful Wednesday gets busy with Christmas Magic and Urban Decay's Marshmallow Sweet Body Powder! Oh ladies, welcome to a total smile inducing experience at the home of Jeanasina! Urban Decay's Marshmallow Sweet Body Powder is sooooo bewitching, enticing, delightful, special and absolutely awesome! This little box of magic has proved to be one of my favorite products to reviewso far!

The powder comes in a sweet little white box with a white tassel on the top! When you open the box there is a indented plastic section on top of the powder where you rest one completely adorable, square leopard powder puff which is even more off the charts in the cute department as the puff is topped with a little black ribbon which you can hold on to when using the puff!

NOW. For the fun part...oh ladies...inside the box, is this ultra whimsical almost fairy like silvery white dust power - the sparkles are infinitely teeny so it's just magical and when you glide it over your skin it leaves magic traces which stay and stay and STAY on your skin until you wash it off and even then, ladies...we are talking lasting magical power! Now, have I mentioned the fragrance? Oh....it's like being inside the very middle of a marshmallow - it's heavenly and you just want to cram that sweet little powder puff all the way up your nostril because you will just adore the smell! This stuff makes me smile! The Urban Decay Marshmallow powder is fun incorporated for SO many reasons! You can add sparkle over the holidays or whenever you are feeling extra enchanting over your makeup- on your chest when wearing a low cut dress - glide is across the top of your foot when you wear those strappy sexy shoes of yours for double take feet! Imagine lying provocatively in a situation where your significant other looks you in the eye and then dips the leopard puff in the enticing powder and then begins to slide that puff up the inside of your thigh...hypothetically of course. In my mind you would both love this! LOL!

Kate here! Get it while it's hot! Saturdays at Sephora!Say good-bye to 2008!!! I can't believe its the end of the year. I just can't! 2008 went by just way too fast. I know that I really did accomplish a lot this year...I rang the new year in in Paris with one of my best friends, I graduated from college, saw two good friends get married, got into and started grad school, and fell in love with about 50 new cosmetic products all at the same time! And I still didn't feel like it was enough---the accomplisments were plenty, but there's always room in the train case for more product. (Or in my case, the train case, two 8x8 plastic crates, a mini three-drawer plastic thing, and a couple of vanity drawers....)

In case you haven't gotten your fix yet either there's some great markdowns in store and at Sephora.com to be aware of--especially if there were special sets or palettes you had your eye on. Many are $10 or $20 or more off the original price. Stock up!

Meg here! I have to admit my Christmas Eve has left a lot to be desired. Ex-husband wanted to go away for the holidays, he lives in a house that is up in the hills and rather secluded. We have three older dogs, it's kind of like dog nursing home at this point. There's a deaf one, one that has bad arthritis and then the cataract queen. I could never kennel them, I never have and now they're old and would probably have coronary heart failure from the shock of being in a cage. I agreed to come stay at the lonely house (which is so cold for some reason) while he is out of town. Then I get sick. So now I'm alone, sick and hanging out with my geriatric dogs (who I love- but it's Christmas Eve!) I was having a pity party for my self and then..Something happened that made me feel like I was starring in its A Wonderful Life! Clarence got nothing on you women!

Gigi sent me the email below.

I was stunned. I started to cry. I am so grateful and so shocked, I let out an OMG, so loud I almost gave the 3 geriatric dogs heart attacks. Thanks so much. I love you and really appreciate what you wrote. I'm feeling better already!

Have THE BEST HOLIDAYS EVER! You ladies all rock my world!

Off to have a piece of humble pie! Unreal! Love,Meg

Gigi here--Bah humbug to cosmetics today! Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukah to All! Did I actually just dismiss cosmetics? Too much eggnog for me . . .

I am merely a member of what one reviewer cleverly termed the "Ya-Ya Sisterhood of the Traveling Megettes" (also known as reviewers at Meg's Makeup along with a reader, a gem who used to "lurk" before she reared her lovely head and pen!). We wanted to collectively extend our Christmas and Hanukah wishes to you, Miss Meg, and to the wonderful, incredible readers of this site who make us want to do our best! So here we go, in alphabetical order . . .

Sweetassgal here, to bring you the best of all things natural and organic by way of Green Chi Tuesdays!

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." Sorry Mr. Shakespeare...unfortunately in todays world a catchy name, along with name branding and target marketed packaging tend to go a long way! That's why I always find it remarkable when something with a name like Bag Balm packaged in a funky green can with a picture of cow udders emblazoned on the side seems to have such great staying power. Found in nearly every drugstore in the country, this gooey salve covers everything from a minor cut to major dry skin damage repair. And how do I know this you may ask? Well...if you've ever seen the way the father in "My Big, Fat, Greek Wedding" uses Windex, then you'll have some inkling of how my family has revered Bag Balm for decades.

At any crisis moment in my childhood I could depend on my Aunt Pammie to march me and my accident prone cousin Josh straight to the bathroom for a quick application of Bag Balm to ease our pain and suffering. Scraped knees, sun burnt shoulders from riding our bikes around all day with no sunscreen, no matter what the ailment out came the can and on came the goop! As the years went by I got used to the medicinal smell and began to notice the many other benefits the little wonder can with simple ingredients brought. Just a little goes a long way to cure severe chapped lips overnight. Heat rashes, chaffing, severe dry skin, cuts and scrapes, even use to seal new tattoos...anything that may scab. Bag Balm's antiseptic qualities help heal quickly while minimizing scab size and scarring. It's even known to be the get all end all cure of impossible diaper rash and end dry scaly patches on your elbows forever. Still, at the end of the day I'd have to say my favorite use is simply to coat my feet with a thin layer (that's all you need), put on my warmest, woolliest socks and go to bed. Wake up in the morning and even the roughest, dry heels are soft and ready to exfoliate. Any dry skin just rubs right off. This works especially well after a day walking barefoot at the beach. Dry sand and sea water can do a number on your tootsies and Bag Balm is always the solution.