Only in my dreams
Now that 2007 is underway, I've started thinking about my beauty resolutions this year, and how they are the same resolutions I made last year, and the year before that, and the year before...
So this year, I'm finally going to solve my three most persistent beauty problems:
1. Find the perfect foundation. Year after year, I've searched in vein for a flawless foundation. Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation (#7) came close. Love the texture, and the glow it gives, but the shade is slightly off. Shu Uemura Nobara Cream Foundation is not bad as an evening option, but offers a little too much coverage, and too made up a look, for everyday. And Bare Escentuals Mineral Foundation in Medium Tan only looks natural when I apply it very sparingly. If I actually apply enough to get some coverage, the shade isn't right. The final frontier? Custom. I finally contacted Beauty Insider Giella, who hooked me up with an amazing textured foundation in my perfect shade. She has this color classification system that's the most sophisticated I've seen. It's only January, and I can already cross one of my resolutions off my list! She can hook you up too at www.giella.com.
2. Get rid of fine lines around my eyes. I'm tired of dutifully applying eye creams that claim to be better than botox or to "freeze" lines away. Let's face it. If they were better than Botox, women wouldn't be lining up for the real thing. I've been craving Botox for the last couple of years, and this year, I'm finally going to go for it. At my age, it's more about prevention than anything else. I'd rather be preventing crows feet in my 30s than vainly trying to erase them in my 40s and beyond.
3. Flatten my tummy. This has been my new year's resolution every year since I turned 14. Amazingly, despite my otherwise scrawny frame, I've always had a bit of a pooch. I used to think it was mildly annoying. Now, following the birth of my first baby, the pooch has turned into a pouch, and it's gone from being annoying to downright embarassing. Even though I've lost all my baby weight, the stomach stubbornly remains. So I resolve to take walks with the baby, do crunches every day, and invest in the Wellbox to tone my lax tummy. www.wellbox.com
So this year, I'm finally going to solve my three most persistent beauty problems:
1. Find the perfect foundation. Year after year, I've searched in vein for a flawless foundation. Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation (#7) came close. Love the texture, and the glow it gives, but the shade is slightly off. Shu Uemura Nobara Cream Foundation is not bad as an evening option, but offers a little too much coverage, and too made up a look, for everyday. And Bare Escentuals Mineral Foundation in Medium Tan only looks natural when I apply it very sparingly. If I actually apply enough to get some coverage, the shade isn't right. The final frontier? Custom. I finally contacted Beauty Insider Giella, who hooked me up with an amazing textured foundation in my perfect shade. She has this color classification system that's the most sophisticated I've seen. It's only January, and I can already cross one of my resolutions off my list! She can hook you up too at www.giella.com.
2. Get rid of fine lines around my eyes. I'm tired of dutifully applying eye creams that claim to be better than botox or to "freeze" lines away. Let's face it. If they were better than Botox, women wouldn't be lining up for the real thing. I've been craving Botox for the last couple of years, and this year, I'm finally going to go for it. At my age, it's more about prevention than anything else. I'd rather be preventing crows feet in my 30s than vainly trying to erase them in my 40s and beyond.
3. Flatten my tummy. This has been my new year's resolution every year since I turned 14. Amazingly, despite my otherwise scrawny frame, I've always had a bit of a pooch. I used to think it was mildly annoying. Now, following the birth of my first baby, the pooch has turned into a pouch, and it's gone from being annoying to downright embarassing. Even though I've lost all my baby weight, the stomach stubbornly remains. So I resolve to take walks with the baby, do crunches every day, and invest in the Wellbox to tone my lax tummy. www.wellbox.com
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