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Sunday, December 12, 2010

Rally, Dahling............


Are you a makeup snob? Do you think that if it isn't Guerlain or Shiseido it isn't worth discussing?

Then you may be missing out.

There are some fabulous finds in the drugstore; hell--even in the Dollar Store. The whole point here is: you never know until you try it for yourself. If you consider yourself to be a makeup guru, it is pointless that you you don't venture any further than the MAC counter. You cannot consider yourself a true makeup maven until you try everything, from high to low and in between.

There is no use in you turning your nose up at a Garnier moisturizer and favoring Creme De La Mer if you have not compared the two. Texture, ingredients, cost, performance--what are the differences? What are the similarities? If you are giving opinions, it is completely unfair to only give those opinions on the expensive things.

In my opinion, it shows a complete lack of adventure and an extreme case of narrow-mindedness.

If you are a makeup blogger or video maker, it is necessary that you give your audience options--not everyone can afford to breeze by the Chanel counter whenever the urge strikes them; why not give those on a budget some other options?

I have found some fantastic things at the drugstore, dollar store, clearance bins, etc. I am always willing to try (and give honest opinions of) lower-end cosmetics.

'Scuse me deah, I need to go get that last Tartan Tale lip gloss set.............


Grammar Nazis


Yes, I am a grammar and spelling nazi. I can't help myself. When I see you using "you're" in place of "your" it makes me cringe. When I see you using "they're" instead of "their" or "there", it makes me want to go correct your post.

I am not alone in this, trust me. I know it's annoying. I know it gets on others' nerves. I feel like an old biddy schoolteacher sometimes, but it is something ingrained in me. Do I make mistakes? Yes, all the time. I try to catch them and correct them, though.

Using written language correctly is an art form, and a dying one at that. Unfortunately, we now have the texting generation who, instead of using correct spelling, punctuation, and the proper words in a sentence have become lazy and will reduce a sentence to consonants.

U knw wht i meen lolomgwtf!!1111!!1

I cannot imagine these folks filling out a job application.

Education: Ummmmm, i lyk wnt to hyghlnd hygh scool for abt 4 yrs dude
Interests: I rlly lyk musicmovies an othr stuff all that good junk ya know

It's, its.
They're, their, there.
"I" is always capitalized (unless you are ee cummings).
Punctuation is important.
Proper spelling looks like you have more than two brain cells to rub together.
Facebook/Myspace/Twitter doesn't charge by the letter. It's ok to use ALL the letters.
Where you put that apostrophe is important.

Something well-written and spelled correctly can be a beautiful thing. It is akin to a magical tapestry woven with caring hands. Something poorly written causes the reader to stumble over the offending word (or apostrophe, spelling, capitalization, etc) like a speed bump, interrupting the flow.

All bets are off if you are not writing in your first language, though.

The great writers and speakers of our time put infinite care and attention into their works. Can you imagine Dr. Martin Luther King or Maya Angelou getting by on "WTEVA, DUDE"!?

You have an education, look as though you actually paid attention.


My newest addiction.......*sigh*


My apologies. I never got it before. I never understood.

Now, I am amongst the ranks of those with The Gain Addiction.

There I was, in the laundry detergent aisle in Mal-Wart, looking for something new. Hubby seemingly has an allergy to Downy Simple Pleasures fabric softener (can you say, "The Itchy and Scratchy Show"?) As I am a big smell person, and being continually bombarded with Gain commericals, I started my downhill slide into possibly mainlining this stuff.

I sniffed the detergent bottle.

OOOOOOHHH WHOOOOAH! HEY! THIS STUFF SMELLS GREAT!

I picked up the detergent, and left the aisle.

I went back for the the softener, and left the aisle.

I went back again for the softener sheets.

I have my eye on the huge, enormous, enough-detergent-for-the-block-sized bottle.

Someone stop me.

Wild and Mild--which are you?


Ok, most of my eye looks are extreme--here are some options! Which will you choose?