Do these pants make me look fat?
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Posts: 8698 (02/02/09 2:00 AM) Breezy Cheese |
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Posts: 5981 (02/04/09 4:50 PM) Indecisive Cheese |
Wasn't totally sure where to put this, but here's a blog that focuses exclusively on Michelle Obama's fashion.
Not sure why it's .org, though.
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Posts: 31880 (02/04/09 5:29 PM) Reporter Cheese |
As a Michelle stan, I've been all over that blog for weeks. It's fun!
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Posts: 31938 (02/07/09 8:50 PM) Reporter Cheese |
I had a happy shopping experience and a sad shopping experience today.
First of all, one of the local blogs I follow was raving about a consignment store in Arlington that is supposed to be really great -- it's called Current Boutique for local folks. So I decided to go out there. It is indeed a really, really nice consignment store, and I've been to many of them. It was well-edited, everything was clean and seasonal, you could easily take in all the offerings without having to fight with overpacked racks, etc. Everything was quite stylish; there were hardly any out-of-date duds. The problem is that, unlike any other consignent store I've ever been to, there is no automatic markdown based on the length of time the items have been there. Which I think is crazy. There was a beautiful necklace there that was made out of rough chunks of turquoise and gold links. I wish i could describe it better, but it was a really striking piece. It was $50. The tag said it had been there since August. So I thought, yippee, it should have at least some percentage discounted by now, right? Right? Wrong. Very disappointing. There were other less pricey and nice designer brands there, but I just didn't feel like buying anything after I knew that everything was priced as marked. Part of the fun in consignment shopping for me is feeling like I've gotten a real bargain. They were marked down from buying things new, but I want a REAL bargain. I'll just stick to other consignment stores closer to home though to be honest, I saw more things that were immediately appealing to me in the Arlington store. Sigh. Maybe when I'm feeling more rich. They had many cute dresses. But in happy news, I dropped off some stuff at the thrift store near my house and ended up buying a pair of Nine West brown ankle boots for $5. They're a nice soft leather and look barely worn. They're also a size 8 and I wear a 7 1/2, but whatever. $5! |
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Posts: 6991 (02/08/09 12:58 PM) Turtle Cheese |
A half size bigger probably won't make much of a difference. If your feel slide around too much, you can add insoles and that will probably take care of
it. (says the girl who has one foot a bit more than a half size smaller than the other). But yes, score!
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Posts: 4634 (02/18/09 2:18 AM) al-Jubna al-Raaqisa Cheese |
I just made my first Etsy purchase, and I'm super nervous about it. But I couldn't resist--it was for this gorgeous looking red bustle skirt, and
I've decided I absolutely need a bustle skirt for steampunk costuming purposes (now where I think I'm going to wear a steampunk costume, I don't
know. But apparently there's a new trend of steampunk belly dance, so maybe I can get in on that.)
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Posts: 7033 (02/19/09 4:26 PM) Turtle Cheese |
This is a combination fashion/money question, but I think it fits here better. Say you bought a dress last year that in the store, you were sure was an
abstract floral print on a black background. And say you wore the dress and when you saw it in actual light, you discovered it was actually dark brown. You
don't own any brown shoes because all of your business/dress clothes are either black, grey, or navy blue. You really like the dress. So is the better
financial choice:
a) keep the dress, buy a pair of brown shoes to go with, bearing in mind that your business wardrobe is likely to need to expand in the next 6-12 months, and it's entirely possible you'd buy pieces to go with said shoes or b) put the dress in the donate pile and not spend $70 on shoes (I go quality over quantity with dress shoes because higher end shoes fit me better) Let's say all things being equal and not take my perpetual brokeness into account. |
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Posts: 6094 (02/19/09 4:29 PM) Choose Your Own Cheese |
Well, you can already wear the brown shoes with your grey or navy blue stuff, so if you want to invest, I'd buy the shoes. You can always wear brown shoes.
And if you do buy a good pair, you'll have them for the next 10 years. But, if you simply can't afford it, I'd just hang on to the dress until you
can. Is there any reason you HAVE to give up the dress? Can you just fold it up and put it away somewhere until it's time?
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Posts: 32160 (02/19/09 7:02 PM) Reporter Cheese |
I'd buy the shoes.
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Posts: 6494 (02/19/09 9:16 PM) Travelling Cheese |
Without knowing how much the dress cost, I'd probably save up to buy the shoes, and save the dress until I did so.
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Posts: 32164 (02/19/09 11:04 PM) Reporter Cheese |
Especially if the dress still fits and all and the shoes are the only issue. If you donate it, that's just wasted money.
I got the Michelle Obama Vogue! Now my little stan heart is happy. |
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Posts: 7037 (02/20/09 9:06 AM) Turtle Cheese |
Oh, the dress was like $25 on sale at Kohl's. I suppose I don't have to get rid of the dress if I don't buy the shoes, but I'm on a reducing
possessions kick right now.
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Posts: 32173 (02/20/09 10:12 AM) Reporter Cheese |
You really can wear the dress with black shoes too. You don't need brown.
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Posts: 6102 (02/23/09 3:20 AM) Choose Your Own Cheese |
Non-tragic non-dilemma of the day: I got my hair cut yesterday, and as the stylist was putting product on my hair, she commented that my hair really seemed to
like it, and when she dried it, it curled up really well, so I asked how much it was. She said they didn't even sell it there, that it was a product she
was trying out that she'd picked up elsewhere. She didn't say where, so I didn't ask. Anyway, I've been searching for it, and it appears they
sell it on Amazon, but I can't find it locally, because it's British! British hair product! Even my HAIR is an Anglophile! Sigh. This does not bode
well for its cost-effectiveness.
So, if anyone wanders into a store that carries fancy hair products, will you see if they have it? I already checked Sephora. It's called kevin.murphy motion lotion. Because I wouldn't want to put anything on my hair that doesn't sound vaguely saucy. (For some reason, curly hair products often have vaguely dirty names. Perhaps the straight hair ones do, too, but I haven't checked them.) I won't ask you to buy me some. Just tell me the name of the store so I can see if there's one here. Thanks! Ooh! I'm going to check Ulta next. |
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Posts: 5 (02/23/09 11:15 AM) |
kero, it's most likely that the product your stylist used on you in a professional product, meaning you can only
get it in salons, or a professional beauty supply house if you have a cosmetology license. If you find it in a drugstore, Target or any place like that
(including on-line), it's been illegally diverted.
Illegal diversion is so rampant, the companies can't keep up with it. That's why you can get Sebastian, Rusk and other products at CVS etc. /gasbagging "as a former cosmetologist" mini-rant over/ |
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Posts: 6105 (02/23/09 7:19 PM) Choose Your Own Cheese |
Yeah, the hair person at my show today told me to check a couple beauty supply places that sell to the public. Though I think one of the ones she recommended
doesn't anymore. Anyway, I'm still on the hunt. Thanks!
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Posts: 3527 (02/23/09 9:49 PM) SpongeBob SquareCheese |
Could you ask your stylist to buy you some of the stuff and you'd pay her for it? Like, she could be your hair stuff dealer.
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Posts: 6111 (02/24/09 1:36 AM) Choose Your Own Cheese |
I could, except she tried to suck me into her Acai berry side business since I told her I'd be unemployed soon, and now I don't want to call her until
I need a hair cut. Don't you guys want me to talk about Acai berries all the time?
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Posts: 6 (02/24/09 11:40 AM) |
I could, except she tried to suck me into her Acai berry side business since I told her I'd be unemployed soon, and now I don't want to call her until I need a hair cut.Hairdressers are a crazy bunch. I love the stylist I have now. She's great with curly hair, and the salon is almost completely devoid of drama. |
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Miss Moppet |
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Posts: 32214 (02/24/09 11:55 AM) Reporter Cheese |
What is the deal with Acai berries? I see them all the time and I have no idea what illness they're supposed to fight off.
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Posts: 12235 (02/24/09 12:09 PM) Bigger Cheese |
The illness of fat, if I'm not mistaken.
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