Abordnet

I have long, straight, fine hair.  All I do with it is (1) bundle it up in a scrunchie and put a hat on top of it,  (2) brush it, leave it down, and wear a hat, or (3) occasionally put it up inna bun w/ my big wrought iron hair sticks.  And I only do #3 'cos I feel ... guilty about having these cool hairsticks and never using them.  But I stop and look at ornate & sparkly hair thingies *all the time*. *whine* How? How do you put long hair into a bun with those sticks? I can barely get my hair into a bun as it is! I have to use atleast 4 clips to get it to *kinda* stay. Can anyone explain to me how do I get my super long, fine, straight hair into a bun with sticks? ~Bunny

get it to *kinda* stay. Can anyone explain to me how do I get my super long, fine, straight hair into a bun with sticks? 1. Pull your hair back in a ponytail 2. Wrap the tai of hair around itself. 3. Take a hairstick and weave the stick into the hair - don't just poke the stick through, but wiggle the stick under and over _layer_s of hair. 4. Do this with the other stick. This is how I get my hair to stay inna bun w/ sticks.  However, I sometimes have to resort to using those long u -bend hairpins in addition to the sticks. I have also found it helps if the sticks aren't super slick - that's why I like my wrought iron ones so much.  They have a wavy pattern hammered into them that helps them grip my hair. -Jilli Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/

Purple nail varnish. I never find the shade I want, yet I keep buying every damn one I see. I want a real blue-violet. Not pastel. Not too dark. Really vivid. Doesn't appear to exist. Yes, it does. The colour you want is: ...crap.  From a one-off line. Sweet Georgia Brown - the grape scented line - Grape Surprise. I have a 1/2 used bottle here that is exactly the perfect blue-violet. And I've never seen it since the time I bought it. I will *scour* stores for you, in case I ever see it again. pixie, who thought it was another brand, then checked in the nail polish bag, but... there is hope since I have a no-name shade that is an exact match to another colour from that line, Grapeful Dead... Don't touch the monkeys, they got diseases...

So what are some of your this doesn't work, but I want it! products? Well, I have to agree with you on the hearts and stars kinds of nailpolishes.  I got some at Walgreens that would have been attractive had the little holographic stars not flung themselves off my nails before they were even dry, like little lemmings... plus, the stuff *smelled*.  It was scented, but it was desperately unpleasant.  It was as if cinnamon had met some disaster with turpentine or something... I've found out from bitter experience that any glitter lipstick just isn't going to work, and glitter lip gloss doesn't, either.  I've given up on trying, despite desperately wanting glittering blue lips right out of a tube.  Given the effort I've had to put in to generate glittering blue lips otherwise, compared to how much I'd leave of said glitter on each cigarette, multiplied by my level of smoking... let's just say I'll never have glittering lips, but I could certainly have glittering cigarette butts.  I'll have to pay for much more expensive lipstick for anything close to my ideal. I also tend to get lotions that smell like things - strawberries, etc., and then realize sometime later that I smell bizarre that way, the smell makes me feel somewhat ill, and that it doesn't even work very well.  I've curbed that problem, for the most part, though. I have a lot of nailpolish, too, that I don't wear.  Somehow, I think new nailpolish will balance my checkbook, solve my romantic dilemmas, and somehow cure all my ailments.  Of course, if this were so, it probably wouldn't have been on sale 2 for $3.  I don't know if I'll ever cure myself of that problem.

(re Heidi's search for looking for comfy, supportive ankle-covering professional shoes) I second the riding-boot idea! They're classic, and look great with long skirts. I found some black leather Ariat brand ones for $30 at Ross (you can also find this brand discounted on Ebay a lot) and they are *ubercomfortable*, with a wonderfully supportive arch and bouncy sole. I think they make ankle boots as well... Sparky