Hello SOA folks!
Just so you know----I picked up this Revlon gloss last week in the shade of 'Pink Bikini'. That's the closest I'm going to get to a real pink bikini, by the way. It smells great, and it's a light, natural pink when you put it on with lots of sparkle. Did you find a gloss? A new song? Anything else you want to share? Tell me in my comments and include a link if you'd like!
Someone asked me about bangs today, and that reminded me.....you don't have to have bangs to have bangs. Or a ponytail. Or a tan. Or cleavage.
SOA Tip for June 13th: GAUX FAUX!!!!
We might get all deep and philosophical and warm and fuzzy later, but for now, let's kick things off with some lighthearted summer fun.
***SELF TANNER!*** I'm super duper pale. Now, while I usually don't mind my ivoryness, there are times where I think it's fun to be a bit bronzier. Especially in the summer.I think I'm going to wear tanner this week, even though my husband hates the way it smells. (Sorry honey---I'll put it on in the morning and shower before you come home from work. Is it a deal?) Do any of you have a self-tanner you like that doesn't reek and isn't exorbitant?
Don't forget the sunscreen! Wear suncreeen!!!! I mean it!
I'm thinking this....
rather than this....
...or for the love of all the terra-cotta-pot-colored-sorority-girls out there....this!
If you're naturally deeply tanned or have darker skin---yay for you and be glad you'll have fewer skin cancer scares in your future! If you're pale, though----don't go for orange. It's just yucky.
***A LITTLE EXTRA SUMPIN SUMPIN FOR YOUR HAIR***
Getchoo some Bumpits.
Play around with some of those poofy up-dos.
They're seriously big, but they're fun whether you have short, medium, or long hair. They make smaller ones just for bangs if you have really short hair. Channel your inner sixties bouffanted beauty.
So lovely.
Make it big, make it bold. Stick some fake hair in there. Go with it---it's summer!
I'm not typically a bangs kind of gal, but occasionally I want them for a Mad Men inspired hairstyle. So....I pop on a fake set. These were about $8.00 on eBay. I just could not take a focused photo today. Too much coffee? Oh, and the vintage dress was a $3.00 thrift store score in my size. Thanks, thrift store gods.
Let me point out the sad ugly hole in my wall on the left. Our new air conditioner that was just installed a few months ago is being bad. Very bad. So it looks like the AC guys will be around for a while to fix it. Boo hoo to workmen in the house and no AC for days. Yay for a working AC in the Texas heat!
Truth be told, this hairstyle is not the most flattering look on me. (No kidding, you say?) Who cares, though? It's temporary, and it's fun. I just hope Violet doesn't grab and pull during her next piggy back ride. Ha ha, AC workmen! Joke's on you---that's not a rodent on the floor, it's my bangs!
Not that you can tell from my crappy photo, but the color is a really good match. They have lots of shades available these days. Thanks, China!
***BRAS***
Perhaps we should add a Wonder Bra to our arsenal? Barring that, go finally buy one that fits. Really fits, ladies! No more tattered bras. Do yourself a favor----get rid of the stretched-out elastic uglies languishing in your lingerie drawer. I'll come to your home and check at the end of the summer. (You don't want that, do you?)
All right, then.....off you go! Get a tan, get some big hair, buy some cleavage. Pick one or all.
I painted my toenails lacey lilac and bought a rockin bathing suit coverup but the piece de resistance is my new gigundous fake ring from Ross that gets at least a compliment/day....it takes a special person to wear it & you would rock it out too Miss Armadillo!
Posted by: Jill James | June 13, 2011 at 06:12 PM
Way to go, Jill!
Tell me more about this ring, please.
By the way---Ross has great shoes, if you dont mind digging.
In Texas, the store always looks like its been torn apart by wild beasts.
Posted by: Laura Irrgang | June 13, 2011 at 06:23 PM
I came back on to clarify "special" - it really means extra faux! I will photo it for you.....Ross has its good days & its not so great days (wild wolves attack ours) My husband buys me fabulous jewelry and is always slightly amazed at how I combine faux with real (tastefully, of course!) ha ha......I was gardening in my pajamas the other day & thinking how much I don't care what anyone thinks any more - who are these "people" we have to conform to? (a little ranty) anyhoo!
Posted by: Jill James | June 13, 2011 at 06:32 PM
Whew, my head is spinning with it all. You big hair Texas gals sure know how to tease (hair, get it?). Oh, honey, those pics of you dressed up, with baby doll dancing and hanging all over you...PRICELESS. My faux tan recommendation is Jergen's Natural Glow, fair to medium skin tone for me. And only on the legs. I figure my arms get a bit of sun exposure. And a good powder bronzer for the face. Off to suffer through another watermelon margarita. HUGS to you.
Posted by: Charlotte | June 13, 2011 at 07:52 PM
I've never fake tanned (and because I'm about as white as they come, I've never real tanned either ^^;), because I'm just so terrified that I'll apply it wrong and it'll turn out blotchy, or that it just won't look good on me. Just this year I decided that I will wear SPF 110 every single day, and make sure that I absolutely remain as white as a sheet. I figure because of the Twilight craze, people will think that I'm even more attractive than I really am because I glow in the sunlight. The Cullens are supposed to do that, too, right?
I will, however, be figuring out a voluminous 'do that works for me ^_^ and then (if all goes well) I'll post pictures and link to you :D
Posted by: Carlin | June 14, 2011 at 02:37 PM