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I’m so glad I picked up the Sally Hansen Maximum Growth Cuticle and Nail Moisture Treatment Pen ($6) on a run to Target a couple weeks ago. It basically does the same thing as the Sephora Cuticle Pen I’ve been using (and liking) but for half the price.
Like the Sephora doohickey, it’s a clicker pen filled with an oil for softening and moisturizing cuticles, and it totally works.
How about making nails grow faster?
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Waikiki Beach, Oahu, Hawaii
I hope you’ve been maxing and relaxing today. I’ve still got a hella long list of really boring (but totally necessary) things to do like cleaning the cat’s litter box, doing the grocery shopping and preparing food for the week, HUZZAH!
And it’s still all kinds of cold and gray outside… Methinks a bowl of chicken noodle soup is in order. While I stir the pot, here’s a look at the sites I surfed this afternoon.
Welcome to my world
This looks like fun
Check out the face closeups at 1:30, ha ha!
Enjoy the rest of the weekend! 🙂
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Teeth grinding, or bruxism, is no laughing matter. While it’s something most of us do from time to time and doesn’t usually become a health problem, a bad case can ruin a perfectly good smile.
The pressure we put on ourselves even while asleep can be such a pain, ladies. Jaw pain, chipped teeth, smashed molars, earaches, toothaches, headaches, accelerated tooth decay and tongue biting are some of the worst pains severe bruxism can cause.
Mine started about a year ago. I’d wake up with a sore jaw and had no idea why. My dentist clued me in on my next visit, seeing telltale signs of tooth wear that revealed the culprit: I was grinding my teeth.
“Karen, how’s your stress level?” he asked.
Stress level? Well, I hadn’t won the lottery yet, and we were worried about the recession and El Hub potentially losing his job. “Not awesome,” I said.
According to the American Dental Association, experts aren’t sure what causes bruxism, but stress and anxiety are at the top of their list of suspects, along with allergies, sleep disorders, ear infections, an abnormal bite and crooked or missing teeth.
My dentist had a mouth guard made for me from a custom molding of my teeth, a rather expensive solution that cost a few hundred dollars out of pocket, but I didn’t want to wear my teeth down to stumps so I agreed. I wore it every night to bed, and before long my jaw soreness disappeared.
If you suspect you might be grinding your teeth at night (your SO might even be able to hear it), a visit to the dentist might be in order. If they tell you “You’re bruxing,” ask about less expensive options to custom-fitted nightguards like…
‘Sup, ladies? Happy Saturday. 🙂 I was wondering if any of you MACaholics have tried the new MAC Mineralize SPF 15 Foundation ($32) yet.
The new solid cream foundations just launched, and they’re supposedly great for dry skin.
Chock full o’ minerals, they offer medium, buildable coverage with a lightweight consistency.
The distinctive Chanel logo on the top of each Rouge Coco lipstick is easy to spot, but there’s also a hidden engraved double C logo inside each cap.
Meet five the 30 lovely Rouge Coco ladies (from left to right): Cambon 31, Legende 11, La Pausa 08, Mademoiselle 05, Perle 02
Chanel Global Director of Makeup Peter Philips and his team revamped the shape and material used to house the new lipsticks, choosing metal cases that would cool down quickly…
For more info on the Rouge Coco line check out:
Why? Because they want women reaching into their purses for their lipstick to get a fresh sensation when they wrap their fingers around a Rouge Coco tube. 🙂
I think the sky was mocking me when I took ye olde Tabby cat out for his morning promenade around the circle…
Among other things, Friday’s also garbage day!
Those ominous clouds make everything creepy. Like those two garbage cans? Hella creepy. Even my favorite tree looks a little Sleepy Hollow.
While Tabs nibbled on grass, which I guess is his idea of salad al fresco (only the freshest, dewy green shoots will do), I spotted this punchy pink flower. It would’ve been the brightest thing out there if it hadn’t been for my lipgloss. 🙂
I can’t wait for summer, ladies, and Estee Lauder’s shimmery fuchsia Exotic Lip Gloss in Wild Orchid ($18; available now at Nordstrom) is only making things worse. I think it’s fueling my winter denial. I mean, how can it still be winter with Wild Orchid on my lips??
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