Comments on: Friday fluff: Window shopping

By: Linda

Linda — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:41:13 +0000

Oh my gosh, the fig leaves site is great! Thank you!

By: La di Da

La di Da — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:28:06 +0000

How could I forget?

http://www.weddingharper.com/harplust.html – which lists all known harp makers with websites. DROOL.

By: RoseCampion

RoseCampion — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:25:07 +0000

Whenever I have spare moment or three, I go to overstock.com and look at watches. I have a serious “thing” for watches and can spend hours looking at them and dreaming about the next one I’m going to buy. I also look on ebay for Swatches, which i always wanted when I was younger, never got one and am now making up for it by buying too many.

By: i-geek

i-geek — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:07:36 +0000

Emerald: “OT maybe, but just a warning, in addition to what i-geek said: Bravissimo do have tons of fabulous bras – but they don’t go above a 40 back. (Actually, as I’ve discovered as a 40DD, they have precious little in a 40 compared to what they have in a 38. I’m afraid I do still walk into their stores and have to wonder what will fit me…well, actually, I don’t any more because so little does.)”

Yeah, that is a big pain and you’re right, Bravissimo could have worded that a lot better. I really wish there was more overlap in the market and the bra manufacturers and sellers would realize that there are indeed women out there with small ribcages+bigger breasts, or large ribcages+smaller breasts, or larger ribcages at all (I know I’ve heard women say that finding a band size over the mid-40s is near impossible). I wear a 30 back with an E or F cup, which isn’t made by US manufacturers, so after about 15 years of wearing what I could fit into and not flop too much (and wearing permanent dents into my shoulders) I was thrilled beyond belief to have bras that fit. Here in the US, small bands only come in A or B cups, and big cups almost always only come in a 36 or higher band. Even Intimacy, the closest thing in the US to Bravissimo, stops at a 32 band on the small end (according to their website, at least). I would love to be a true 34 or 36C- shopping would be both easier and less expensive.

Figleaves.com is another good site that has a wider range of sizes. They’re great in the US because shipping is reasonable and return/exchange shipping is free.

By: i-geek

i-geek — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 23:55:01 +0000

@ sweetmachine: Yeah, I’m not too skillful with makeup myself, and I haven’t had too many problems with this. Once you get the color and formulation right, it pretty much disappears into your skin unless you really cake too much on. You do need a big, fluffy brush like a kabuki or powder brush to put it on correctly, and a dish that you shake the powder into (start with a small amount until you get a sense of what you need), then swirl your brush around until it’s evenly coated before applying. You can usually find good brushes at Target or similar for $5-$10, or you can do what I did and use an old blush brush to try it out. Once you’ve got the hang of it, it only takes a couple of minutes. I don’t generally fuss with blush and eyeshadow every day. I do the Sunlight concealer under my eyes (with a small eyeshadow brush), maybe a little of the Mint on red spots (with the big brush), then the foundation and that’s it.

Oh, and try the shades out in natural light if at all possible. Take this from someone who learned this the hard way.

By: Constance

Constance — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 23:46:36 +0000

Gotta put my vote in for Amazon. I’ve been shopping with them for the past 10 years. Love getting free shipping and it is now my “go to” place for items I can’t find in stores.

By: Freeamanda

Freeamanda — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 23:44:11 +0000

usually i frown upon things that tout themselves as “luxury” only because i prefer having ONE well-made thing rather than five plastic craps that will break, but i’ve always drooled over Anna Sova “Luxury Organics.” Everyone should go there now b/c they ar FINALLY having a big-ass sale that made me able to afford a duvet (not $300 like normal, but $60!).
See what they have left- it’s going fast!
http://www.annasova.com/catalog/ascollections2.asp

Umm, sleeping on organic sheets!

By: ladyjaye

ladyjaye — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 21:09:12 +0000

Add one for thinkgeek.com. Lots of useless toys there, but oh! so fun… :)

By: sweetmachine

sweetmachine — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:19:48 +0000

i-geek, is the Everyday Minerals makeup fairly easy/no-fuss to use? I have never been much of a makeup person (mostly because I’ve had acne trouble since I was a teenager and was afraid of making it worse), so I’m kind of a novice when it comes to makeup, but the sample kit on that is awfully tempting… Any advice?

By: LilahMorgan

LilahMorgan — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 18:43:07 +0000

We’re just dysfunctional that way in my family, Sweetmachine. :-)

That is pretty cringeworthy from Bravissimo, Emerald. I do appreciate the substance of the message – that big cup sizes and big band sizes don’t always go together and that you can’t compensate for big cup sizes by increasing the band size the way a lot of stores try to get you to – but I wish they had rephrased it.