A sad, constant bid for attention - Page 216

bold_n_brazen · 10-06-2006, 05:34 PM

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Originally posted by NotFromHere
You people can wear sandals still? Now I'm jealous. It rained all day yesterday and today is just cold and cloudy.

I live in South Florida. It's 87 degrees at the moment. I wear sandals all year long.

greatwhitenorthchick · 10-06-2006, 05:38 PM

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Originally posted by NotFromHere
I get pedis year-round, but I give my toes a paint break in the winter and just have them buffed. They seem to like that.

That seems like the wise and healthy thing to do. Unfortunately I don't want to unleash my bare toes on an unsuspecting world.

dtb · 10-06-2006, 05:38 PM

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Originally posted by ltl/fb
What do you do when you get all sweaty from working out? Just rinse? Does that work? I wash it every other day or after each workout, whichever comes first, but I don't like washing it 2 days in a row so much because it doesn't feel as good. It tends to be somewhat oily, so I think the less-frequent washing works better for me here in LA than it did in, say, Dallas (more humid and hot).

The sweat stays in the picture. I know, I know... that's probably gross, but meh. No one close enough to smell my hair ever complains, so I'll stick with my patented regimen.

The dirtier it is, the better it "holds". There is a point at which even I can't stand it, so then it's time to break down and open up the shampoo bottle.

patentparanyc · 10-06-2006, 05:39 PM

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Originally posted by dtb
The sweat stays in the picture. I know, I know... that's probably gross, but meh. No one close enough to smell my hair ever complains, so I'll stick with my patented regimen.

The dirtier it is, the better it "holds". There is a point at which even I can't stand it, so then it's time to break down and open up the shampoo bottle.

wait wait
both of you work out like fiends. so let me get this straight no shampoo? ever?

Shape Shifter · 10-06-2006, 05:42 PM

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Originally posted by patentparanyc
wait wait
both of you work out like fiends. so let me get this straight no shampoo? ever?

Some people like it dirty.

ABBAKiss · 10-06-2006, 05:42 PM

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Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
I get pedicures year-round. I do not like having non-pedicured toes.

Exactly. I also really like foot massages, and having pretty toes helps me get them from my many many MANY suitors (as the hippest divorcee in Minneapolis). In fact, I think I hear a gentleman caller right now! 'Tis PLF, offering me an unsolicted foot massage.

Pretty Little Flower · 10-06-2006, 05:43 PM

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Originally posted by ABBAKiss
I got a pedicure two days ago - shiny black polish with Jolly Roger skull and crossbones painted on the big toes. I highly recommend it. My toes are so hip!!!!

Halloweeny, perhaps. But hip? Ever since that NYT article a few months back talked about how skull-related fashion has evolved from dangerous biker to suburban soccer mom, I don't think hip.

Pretty Little Flower · 10-06-2006, 05:45 PM

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Originally posted by ABBAKiss
Exactly. I also really like foot massages, and having pretty toes helps me get them from my many many MANY suitors (as the hippest divorcee in Minneapolis). In fact, I think I hear a gentleman caller right now! 'Tis PLF, offering me an unsolicted foot massage.

O.K., but I am going to have to cover up your big toes. On principle.

Sparklehorse · 10-06-2006, 05:47 PM

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Originally posted by dtb
The sweat stays in the picture. I know, I know... that's probably gross, but meh. No one close enough to smell my hair ever complains, so I'll stick with my patented regimen.

The dirtier it is, the better it "holds". There is a point at which even I can't stand it, so then it's time to break down and open up the shampoo bottle.

My previous hairdresser recommended this regime and I tried it for about 6 months. Not only did my hair smell dirty (at least to me) but it actually got drier. It was oily on my scalp and drier on the ends.

Then I changed hairdressers. Now I use a shampoo for dry hair and a heavy duty conditioner. I use Kerastase products, which is a L'Oreal line. I only get my hair cut about twice a year but when I do, I also get a "gloss." It's some kind of salon-only deep conditioner. There is an option to get a tint, if one is so inclined.

I think the factor not being considered in this conversation is water. My place seems to have extremely hard water which is in turn hard on my hair.

PPNYC, another thing to try is using Neutrogena for 2 weeks and then go back to the tired products. Or use the Neutrogena once a week on a regular basis.

For those who will moan about a long, boring post about hair products, I give you U2's new Penis Building:

Pretty Little Flower · 10-06-2006, 05:48 PM

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Originally posted by patentparanyc
Mine are red. As is my nails. I like bright red.

Subject-verb agreement is a cornerstone of mental precision.

tmdiva · 10-06-2006, 05:50 PM

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Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
Halloweeny, perhaps. But hip? Ever since that NYT article a few months back talked about how skull-related fashion has evolved from dangerous biker to suburban soccer mom, I don't think hip.

I have a skull on the front of my tshirt right now. QED.

tm

greatwhitenorthchick · 10-06-2006, 05:50 PM

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Originally posted by patentparanyc
wait wait
both of you work out like fiends. so let me get this straight no shampoo? ever?

No shampoo. Ever. Just like the cave men. For some reason the sweat just rinses out. (sweat actually cleans my hair!)

Well, not entirely true about the no shampoo. My hair is so short that I get it cut every six weeks. It gets washed at the salon.

eta: to be honest I think this is kind of gross. But I take it over straw-like hair that loses its color in a week. So there you go -- whatever works.

Shape Shifter · 10-06-2006, 05:51 PM

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Originally posted by tmdiva
I have a skull on the front of my tshirt right now. QED.

tm

Where is the rest of it?

Oliver_Wendell_Ramone · 10-06-2006, 05:52 PM

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Originally posted by bold_n_brazen

My father has excessive disposable income.

Runs in the family, no?

dtb · 10-06-2006, 05:54 PM

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Originally posted by patentparanyc
wait wait
both of you work out like fiends. so let me get this straight no shampoo? ever?

I use shampoo in my weekly hair-washing toilette. GWNC does not, because she has much shorter hair. I don't think I could do the rinse-only thing, though I confess I've never tried it. However, I don't use conditioner, and she does (isn't that right gwnc?). So between us, we have one full-range-of-hair-care- product-using sort of person.