Where did my foundation go?

Did you know your skin loses the ability to hold moisture as you get older? When you apply foundation, your skin can drink up foundation as if it were water.
Ok, so what do I do?
Put on a lot of moisturizer before applying foundation and choose a longer wear foundation. Ok, which longer wear foundation? Colorstay by Revlon or Lorac Natural Performance foundation. Don’t touch your face during the day. Touching your face makes a big difference in preventing makeup from getting rubbed off.

AA Batteries were tested

Best rechargeable bateries:
Duracell rated best


Best AA for digital cameras:
Energizer Ultimate Lithium took the most snapshots at the best value

Best AA for toys and flashlights:
Kirkland alaline Signature (Costco)


tested Jan.2010

Flower power perfumes

Flower Power
During tough economic times, sales of floral perfumes spike, because we find them comforting, according to Givaudan, a Swiss fragrance house. Try these new bloomers.

1. Subtle and sweet: Gardenia and jasmine plus a sprinkling of peach keep In Bloom by Reese Witherspoon ($34, avon.com) light and airy.

2. Fashionably fragrant: A sexy night-out spritz, Very Hollywood Michael Kors ($85, sephora.com) mixes florals like ylang-ylang with raspberry.

3. New classic: Much like the 1956 original, Dior Diorissimo Eau de Parfum ($72, saksfifthavenue.com) is concentrated with lily of the valley and lilac.

4. Petal pusher: Peony and magnolia in Faith Hill Parfums ($31, walmart.com) are suitable for day.

5. High notes: Mariah Carey Forever ($55, Macy's stores) is laced with lotus blossom, tuberose, and gardenia, the singer's favorite posies.

apply a mask to exfoliate

Use an artist's fan brush (available at art supply stores), not your fingers, to apply a face mask, says Laura Hittleman, director of corporate beauty services at Canyon Ranch in Tucson. "The bristles lightly exfoliate, helping the mask's ingredients penetrate deeper." Mash half a banana and combine it with one tablespoon each orange juice and honey, says Sharon Ronen, owner of Skin Haven Spa Studio & WellSpa in Los Angeles. Apply and rinse after 15 minutes

Sip Super Water

Get your eight glasses a day the spa way by adding five mint leaves and 10 thin cucumber slices to a pitcher of water, suggests Pam Ouellet, spa director of the Willow Stream Spa at the Fairmont Banff Springs in Alberta, Canada. Mint oil helps flush away complexion-dulling toxins, and vitamins A and C in cukes keep skin healthy

Rub Off Wrinkles.....

A face massage not only feels fab, but "it also relaxes muscle tension -- smoothing lines -- and increases luminosity," says Shelley Bawiec, global skincare education director for Aveda. To do, apply a thin layer of lotion to your face, place your palms against your cheeks, and rub in fast up-and-down motions, Bawiec instructs. Repeat along your forehead. Next, use your index and middle fingers to make small circular motions against the sides of your nose and around your mouth. Finally, press down on the area just under your brows and above the bridge of your nose for three seconds

Float Away Stress......

Taking a bath before hitting the sack can help you snooze better, notes a study in the journal Sleep. Add a few drops of bath oil or a moisturizing fizzy ball (see our picks below). For a more organic feel, toss in flower heads, such as those from roses and dahlias, and lime slices (as many as you like) while the tub is filling. The oils of the buds moisturize skin, and the vitamin C-rich fruit acts as an astringent, says Gerard Bodeker, author of Health and Beauty from the Rainforest.

Pamper your skin with these luxe tub treats:

Fruits & Passion Foaming Bath ($30 for a set of three, fruits-passion.com)
Jo Malone Red Roses Bath Oil ($60, jomalone.com)
Carol's Daughter Sugar Coated Shea Bath Bombs ($7.50 each, carolsdaughter.com)

Terrible Wreck

A blonde had just totaled her car in a horrific accident. Miraculously, she managed to pry herself from the wreckage without a scratch and was applying fresh lipstick when the state trooper arrived.
"My God!" the trooper gasped. "Your car looks like an accordion that was stomped on by an elephant. Are you OK ma'am?"
"Yes, officer, I'm just fine" the blonde chirped.
"Well, how in the world did this happen?" the officer asked as he surveyed the wrecked car.
"Officer, it was the strangest thing!" the blonde began. I was driving along this road when from out of nowhere this TREE pops up in front of me. So I swerved to the right, and there was another tree! I swerved to the left and there was ANOTHER tree! I served to the right and there was another tree! I swerved to the left and there was ...."
"Uh, ma'am", the officer said, cutting her off, "There isn't a tree on this road for 30 miles. That was your air freshener swinging back and forth."

Mother-Daughter Duet

This book was suggested to me because it discusses building the Relationship You Want with Your Adult Daughter. My daughter that I once was so close to, has no need or use for me now that she is married. It has almost destroyed me as a person and has been the cause of many a sleepless night and such a broken heart as no one but a mother, shut out by her daughter, could understand. If anyone can help me with this, please do.
I was told that anyone who reads this book will find their own story in its pages. All of us have had to conflict with our mothers in one form or another. This book will provide you with the tools necessary to bring about resolution
and understanding, to re-build trust, to find the ability to forgive, and to transform your relationship that you once may have thought was so complicated. Often the principles and wisdom that are taught in this book can be applied to other relationships as well. The dreams that you had of having a loving and close relationship with your mother, or your adult daughter, can become real when you learn the Mother-Daughter Duet.

What city has the ugliest people? Sorry Philadelphia

Survey says: Philadelphians are the ugliest (and perhaps the fattest) people in the U.S, while the beach-loving residents of San Diego and Miami are the most gorgeous.
"Philadelphia is home to the least attractive people in the United States, a survey of visitors and residents showed on Friday. The city of more than 1.5 million people was also found to be among the least stylish, least active, least friendly and least worldly, according to the 'America's Favorite Cities' survey by Travel & Leisure magazine and CNN Headline News."
"About 60,000 people responded to the online survey -- at www.travelandleisure.com -- which ranked 25 cities in categories including shopping, food, culture, and cityscape, said Amy Farley, senior editor at the magazine."
"Philadelphians' self-esteem has been undermined by national surveys showing they are among the fattest people in the United States. The American Obesity Association ranked the city in the top 10 for overweight people every year between 2000 and 2005."
"For unattractiveness, Philadelphia just beat out Washington DC and Dallas/Fort Worth for the bottom spot. Miami and San Diego are home to the most attractive people, the poll found."