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Review: Clinique Hi Def Lashes

October 27th, 2008

I have used the Clinique High Definition Lashes mascara for a wee while now, having received as a gift with purchase. The wand is half brush, half comb – the idea being that you brush through the mascara with the brush and then comb out any clumps or bunching. I found that the comb actually clumpifies though.

In the pictures below, I have benchmarked the Clinique (see left) against a previous winner of a mascara challenge – the Lancome Vitruose (see right). I recommend both for every day wear. The Clinique made my lashes look fuller and curlier, but those benefits are slightly offset by it also being messier and clumpier. It does last well through the day, with minimal smudging.

The dual brush/comb gives more choice on how your lashes can look. Using the brush alone works quite well for a subtle look, and the comb makes lashes much fuller and darker. The end of the wand is tapered nicely too so that you can easily get the tricky little lashes in the inner corner of your eye.

It may not be perfect but I’ll use it again, and maybe purchase it if I see it on sale.

You can also check out many other reviews of this mascara here.

Gymnasts, Gypsies and Vampires – Country Club Romania

September 16th, 2008

I’m having a party on Saturday and I’d like you pretty ladies to come along. It’s not PPP-themed, but I believe that dressing up falls in line with the things that we like doing, so I am extending my invitation to you and your friends. It would be lovely to see you/meet you.
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Pretty Pretty Us

September 12th, 2008

So last Saturday we had a party, and you were invited. Some of you came along, and shared in the delights of lights, makeup, pina-colada cupcakes and many, many photographs. Here’s my picks of the pics:


alexis

Alexis is a gypsy
kowhai

Kowhai is an exotic geisha, from the land of the long white cloud
amy

Amy is also a geisha, from the land of the moon


I am a soul mama at Studio 54

Reminder: PPP Photo-Posing-Party tomorrow

September 5th, 2008

Don’t forget that we’re going to be getting all gussied up and taking many pictures of each other tomorrow from 5pm at Amy’s house in Newtown, and we would really really love it if you came along. Leave us a comment, send us an email or text me on 0212127920 for the address. I’m going to go and bake some cupcakes for the event now, if that helps persuade you…

PPP Photo Posing Party

August 27th, 2008

me on the couchHave you ever wanted to dress up to the nines, and have a whole bunch of photos taken of you in ridiculous poses? Here’s your chance! We’re having a Pretty Pretty Pretty Photo Posing Party on Saturday September 6, and we’d like you to come along. We’re going to hold it at Amy’s house and it’s going to be fantastic.

Here’s what you should bring along:

  • Something to drink, and snacks to share
  • Your makeup collection
  • Your most fabulous clothes (costumes that you have are welcome) as well as accessories like hats, boas, canes, snakes, parasols or anything else like that
  • Your camera – we want to have a couple of people shooting each girl at the same time

There’ll be music, make-upping, modeling and mayhem, so leave us a comment if you’d like to come along.

Pretty Pretty Pretty’s Next Top Model

August 9th, 2008

I make no secret of the fact that despite being a feminist I enjoy watching soul-crushing, deeply unhealthy television, so naturally last week’s final episode of America’s Next Top Model (Cycle 9 ) was a banner occasion, which the delightful Kowhai came over to share with me. One of the challenges that the girls faced in this episode was shooting a video for Covergirl – specifically for Covergirl’s Wet Slicks Fruit Spritzers, and naturally, some of them really really sucked at reading their lines. Thanks to the magic of editing, their attempts were cut into a reasonable ad, but it made us wonder – exactly how hard can it possibly be to remember a tiny little speil and smile at the camera? Well, as it turns out, after a couple of glasses of wine, it’s actually bloody hard. The humiliating video after the jump.
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Post-PPP party pics

July 21st, 2008

It’s already been nine days since the PPP party! It seems like only yesterday we were swapping clothes, eating cupcakes, supping cocktails, and singing our little hearts out on singstar.

Here’s some pics for those of you who missed it…

Cocktails & cupcakes

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Pretty nails & candy corn

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Pretty nails and a PPP cocktail

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Kelly & Maria (I think) steaming it up

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Brenda & blogging

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Post-PPP party post #1

July 13th, 2008

I had the awesomest time at the 3-month anniversary party, mainly thanks to Jo’s fabulous party hosting. I’m bound to post heaps more about the party ’cause I’m still buzzing about it. But for now a couple of quick thanks to our guests.

And check out this fabulous bag Megan gave me (and also one to Jo). I love it!

And we did a dud-swap, where everyone brought along products they didn’t quite like. But a few them found a welcome home in my bathroom. Anti-frizz stuff, shampoo & conditioner, eyeliner, and Revlon make-up (that i was gonna buy anyway because it’s really good for night time).

Short bits and wordy considerations

July 8th, 2008

1. Zebrano, home to designer clothes for the curvy lady is having a sale. Pretty much every garment in-store (well, at least in their Johnson Street branch anyway) is reduced, often up to 50%, and arranged in size order for easy shopping. While I’m at it, how do you feel about the term “curvy lady”? I personally don’t like the word ‘lady’ very much so I’m not entirely sure why I’m using it. I ask partially because when Martha wrote about us, she said she doesn’t like the word ‘girly’. How about ‘girlie’ with an ie? But yes, I favour ‘curvy’ over ‘plus-size’, because it celebrates my lovely lovely breasts while we’re at it.

2. If you’re still not reading Jezebel yet, maybe you could start with this post on Badvertising, which demonstrates all the reasons that I pretty much hate magazine advertising (and most magazine copy, for that reason). As a sample, in response to a
Dove campaign for “It’s time we girls cooled off more and freaked out less”, Jezebel writes:

“You know what else makes me freak out? When someone suggests that “we girls” should freak out less. We make less money than men, are expected to be thin and hairless and we have the crampy bleeds every 26 days. A body wash solves nothing. Fuck off.”

And to continue my wordy-thoughts, I pretty much HATE advertising that pretends that the product is “one of us”. I don’t think that the Dove ad was written by someone who has anything in common with me, so they can take their over-familiarisation and shove it.

3. I know we’ve mentioned it before, but Amy and I worked on the giftboxes for our party (which starts at 4pm this Saturday in Newtown, tell your friends!) last night, and man, they are pretty damn awesome if I do say so myself. We’ve also got some foot spas for soaking your tootsies in, the signature cocktail has been designed, and there are piles and piles of clothes for the swap, and all kinds of tasty goodness and decorations have been purchased. We think that you will enjoy yourselves. For those of you who can’t make it because you’re not in Wellington, there will be some giftboxes to be won at a later date. We have many many cunning plans taking shape.

Tonight, you’re cleaning out your closet

July 4th, 2008

Don’t forget that your homework for this weekend is to clear out your wardrobes of any clothes, accessories, beauty products and magazines that you no longer want, so that you can bring them to our Pretty Pretty Pretty Party next Saturday to trade for fun new-to-you things! And also, please RSVP on our Facebook page – we’re making goodie bags (oooh exciting!) and we need to know how many to make…