tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post8408176424698287735..comments2024-03-28T23:25:17.414+00:00Comments on Bonkers about Perfume: Mouldy Old Kohl And Broken Bits Of Blusher: The Shameful Secrets Of My Bonkers Make Up BagVanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-61209638599741495362010-10-10T22:15:45.428+01:002010-10-10T22:15:45.428+01:00Like you, I don't care for coffee, but I do do...Like you, I don't care for coffee, but I do do 1) and I will do 2) when the time comes! So far I just have a few silver hairs in the underside of my fringe, but I am sure it is only a matter of time.<br /><br />You could always experiment with lipstick at home first to see if you liked the effect?<br /><br />And does Himself have a view on these matters?Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-15148916148447961802010-10-09T03:15:18.170+01:002010-10-09T03:15:18.170+01:00Yeah, I keep thinking that _someday_, surely, I...Yeah, I keep thinking that _someday_, surely, I'm going to give in and try (1) makeup, (2) hair color, and (3) coffee. But, no, it looks like I'm going to continue to go into the future barefaced, increasingly-gray-haired, and caffeinated with Coke and iced tea. I might, someday, perhaps, try the very subtlest of lipstick. Maybe.Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06115821731964909442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-13851840545326868622010-10-07T22:37:16.127+01:002010-10-07T22:37:16.127+01:00Hi hebe,
That's interesting - I have about si...Hi hebe,<br /><br />That's interesting - I have about six MAC eyeshadows, four years old or younger, and they are all staying put. Though I might ask Santa for a new Green Smoke, for reasons of sheer practicality. It is like a powdery game of ice hockey with the few bits that remain.<br /><br />Sports bras are timelessly useful items, so I quite understand your regret there. Mind you, I Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-51402175506675970222010-10-07T21:12:48.485+01:002010-10-07T21:12:48.485+01:00Interesting! I throw out mascaras past 6months, an...Interesting! I throw out mascaras past 6months, and anything that doesn't look or smell right. My biggest regret is throwing out half a dozen (or maybe 10) mac eyeshadows that were 4 years old, including the cherished green smoke. There was nothing wrong with them, other than being 4 years old. I think this was part of the same misguided clearing-out that saw the disposal of all my sports hebenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-33495503006217594502010-10-07T15:47:44.271+01:002010-10-07T15:47:44.271+01:00Hi CF,
Wow, that is interesting! My naked face r...Hi CF,<br /><br />Wow, that is interesting! My naked face rarely ventures beyond the front door - except for the occasional coat-over-pyjamas dash to the post office.<br /><br />And that makes two of us owning elderly lip balm! If I do go on to develop mouth ulcers as a result, I think I may have an even older tube of Bonjela knocking around somewhere...Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-82915874074280689172010-10-07T06:13:26.598+01:002010-10-07T06:13:26.598+01:00I apparently go further than you in prioritizing b...I apparently go further than you in prioritizing beauty product categories - while the perfume bottle collection has broken my self-imposed ceiling of fifty and is dashing madly for three digits, I have no makeup. Other than lip balm. Which, come to think of it, has been around for a very, very long time...Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06115821731964909442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-49673281725214533932010-10-05T18:30:25.187+01:002010-10-05T18:30:25.187+01:00Oops, I appear to be turning into an unsanitary pa...Oops, I appear to be turning into an unsanitary pariah! : - )<br /><br />Though my late mother always said: "You eat a peck of dirt before you die.", or whatever the mascara wand equivalent of that saying may be.<br /><br />On balance, I think it is time for a new blog post...Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-41233345532796893672010-10-05T14:01:01.734+01:002010-10-05T14:01:01.734+01:00I don't mind keeping old powder makeup - there...I don't mind keeping old powder makeup - there are eyeshadows I know I've had for three years, and liner crayons for FIVE, and they're fine. Fine, I tell you. I'll keep liquid makeup for a year or so, too.<br /><br />But mascara? Six months, and those dudes are outtahere. They grow all kinds of nasty junk. I like my eyes better without infections!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-72322030813745329052010-10-04T19:08:42.437+01:002010-10-04T19:08:42.437+01:00Just toss the junky lot and invest in clean, new s...Just toss the junky lot and invest in clean, new stuff. If you need comfort, have a hot toddy :-)lovethescentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12382961211263766637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-58689951250067375122010-10-03T20:42:09.258+01:002010-10-03T20:42:09.258+01:00It's great to get the view of a health profess...It's great to get the view of a health professional on the matter...yes, we had the input of an astrophysicist on the Night Star post, a social psychologist on the "burning coals" swapping issue, and now a nurse on the the topic of cosmetic hygiene! <br /><br />In my defence I haven't worn the eye pencil since the development of the mould - I am sure I caught it in time - and Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-11151080980224345302010-10-03T19:11:41.437+01:002010-10-03T19:11:41.437+01:00My goodness, it's a wonder you haven't got...My goodness, it's a wonder you haven't gotten all sorts of mucous membrane infections wearing all those mushroomy products!<br /><br />I think it's time to go shopping for some 'fresh' cosmetics.lovethescentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12382961211263766637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-26519586548169727342010-10-03T11:00:39.430+01:002010-10-03T11:00:39.430+01:00"Rancid fat" and "gone-off salad dr..."Rancid fat" and "gone-off salad dressing"? Hmm, you're right - a bit of a putsch may be in order. You are of course my main lipstick enabler, as I have bought several lippies on your recommendation (eg Clinique Sweet Honey and that brown L'Oreal one that is supposed to make me look like a former Miss World).Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-62653882960511330052010-10-03T10:52:06.107+01:002010-10-03T10:52:06.107+01:00Hi Farah,
Between you and me, I also have some ol...Hi Farah,<br /><br />Between you and me, I also have some old cleanser is separating out into brownish oil and other opaque gunk. Those dispersing agents have clearly long since given up the ghost...Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-68259830682147090242010-10-02T23:34:19.592+01:002010-10-02T23:34:19.592+01:00Yes, that one got me chuckling too!
I will confes...Yes, that one got me chuckling too!<br /><br />I will confess that I rarely if ever throw makeup away. I have some lipsticks from the 80s that are frankly a bit whiffy. You know how oils/crisps/peanuts/walnuts get that tang of... well... rancid fat? Hmm.<br /><br />You have encouraged me to weed them out. Better to part with them than spend a day smelling like gone-off salad dressing.Wordbirdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-68819783070695901562010-10-02T20:59:38.397+01:002010-10-02T20:59:38.397+01:00"It comes down to the fact that I can only ca..."It comes down to the fact that I can only care for one category of beauty product at a time. It is probably a good thing I don't have children."<br /><br />This literally made me laugh out loud! <br />FarahXxAlicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08798776433909132781noreply@blogger.com