Can we talk about makeup for a minute?
I just discovered Rimmel Vinyl Lip Gloss. Have you tried this stuff? It's got pretty impressive staying power for a gloss; the shine lasts longer than anything else I've tried. I thought it would be really sheer, but the color is very true. If you happen to try some, shop for a color close to a lipstick shade you would wear. It's also very smooth; not tacky at all, so my hair doesn't stick to it when the wind blows.
I'm finally at the end of this tube of Almay One Coat Nourishing Thickening Mascara, thank God. They changed the formula and now it takes forever to dry. By the time I'm done applying two coats of Blackest Black, I have to swab my eyelids with a Q-tip and brush on some more eyeshadow. I hate to say it, but I may have to go back to Cover Girl Fantastic Lash. Does Proctor & Gamble still kill bunnies? This anti-leather vegetarian is telling herself no.
I bought a fantabulous Sue Wong dress yesterday at Marshall Field's. However, after a brief chat with my sister, I'm suffering a bit of buyer's remorse. I had perfectly justified the $350.00 price tag after telling myself that I could wear it at two upcoming functions: a wedding reception at which I am a Guest of Honor, and my high school reunion, which I planned. Now I'm thinking it's too dressy. And maybe I should find something more reasonably priced. But seriously, you gotta see this dress. Oh hell, here it is:
PROS:
- Perfect for a wedding reception (I'll wear something different to the ceremony)
- Timeless design
- I look pretty good in it
CONS:
- Too dressy for the reunion, which is at Kieran's
- Sets me back $350.00
- Finding shoes
Perhaps I should go try my luck at scratch-offs and see if I can't win about $200, making this particular expenditure a non-issue. A friend called Monday night to inform me that he'd just won $10,000.00, $500.00, and $50.00 off of three Texas Hold 'Em tickets. He's obviously taking me out to dinner this week.
Keep it... You look smashing in it...
Posted by: Ken | July 13, 2005 at 06:18 PM
Damn Alexis you look HOT!! I mean, you always look hot, you deserve it!
Posted by: Jerry | July 13, 2005 at 10:50 PM
Wow! You certainly would catch my eye with that dress!
Posted by: Scott McGerik | July 14, 2005 at 03:57 PM
J. Lindeberg cream colored suit...today...yum!
Posted by: Paul | July 14, 2005 at 08:51 PM
Hate to say it, but you and your sister are absolutely right about it being too dressy for the reunion.
...Unless you find PERFECT shoes for it, in which case you can just be over-dressed and show everybody up... but if that's the case, your date should probably be pretty sharp-dressed as well. (I would be happy to volunteer for it if you're dateless and need a man for an "arm accessory." I can shine up pretty good when I need to.)
The right shoes for that dress are probably really going to set you back, too. Good luck solving your wardrobe dilemma. It's a tough one.
Posted by: Dave | July 14, 2005 at 09:30 PM
Since you look so good in that dress, and I really do mean that, add a third occasion, by having Mr BigBucks take you out.
Posted by: Thepef | July 14, 2005 at 09:56 PM
your date should probably be pretty sharp-dressed as well.
I refuse to subject him to the reunion.
Posted by: Alexis | July 15, 2005 at 03:54 PM
Found you via cupcake. Can we be long-lost sisters? My closet is filled with buyer's remorse!
Posted by: PLD | July 22, 2005 at 11:15 AM
Get rid of it. It makes your ass look fat.
Posted by: Joan Rivers | July 28, 2005 at 04:06 PM
You look stunning!!!
Posted by: Danielle Lenae | July 28, 2005 at 04:42 PM