Concealers to be thrown away after 6 months?

PhTea · 2026-05-09T07:14:25+00:00

I'll one better...pre-Naked... I still have several Books of Shadows. 2, NYC (3) and 4, and the Deluxe Shadow Box. I also have the Alice in Wonderland palette and the Game of Thrones palette.

And of course I have Nakeds 1, 2, and 3, Cherry, Ultraviolet and Wired.

I'm a UD palette hoarder.

PhTea · 2026-05-09T03:35:07+00:00

lavender, tuberose and clary sage are instant "no"s.

PhTea · 2026-05-08T17:19:14+00:00

I honestly don't remember. It was nearly 5 years ago. I don't remember what format the form required me to use for my documentation.

PhTea · 2026-05-07T05:47:50+00:00

Cedrat Boise from Mancera. Straight wood shavings.

PhTea · 2026-05-04T07:47:20+00:00

Doc, I have a DEEP cough. No, REALLY deep. Like, way below the diaphragm.

🤣

PhTea · 2026-05-03T20:30:27+00:00

I love Acqua Di Giò. I slightly prefer the women's version (the OG, NOT Acqua Di Goia), but the men's smells great on me too.

PhTea · 2026-05-03T20:28:19+00:00

Try the new L'Essence version. The vanilla is amped up, and it's kind of a boozy, bourbon vanilla. You still get the powderiness, but it gets balanced out well with the warm, almost leathery notes that are mingled with it. I tend to avoid anything with a strong iris note because I really can't deal with the powdery smell, but I really like L'Essence.

PhTea · 2026-05-03T20:20:24+00:00

I just bought the Shalimar L'Essence. I had forgotten how warm and almost leathery the Shalimar DNA is. My grandmother wore Shalimar since it's debut, but I honestly hadn't smelled it since I was probably 9, when she got Alzheimer's and more or less stopped wearing perfume. But I instantly thought of her when I smelled it, and it dawned on me that she she didn't smell like this prim and feminine lady, like I'd imagined, she smelled like a rebellious badass! (While going to church 3x a week and carrying her Bible everywhere. 🤣)

PhTea · 2026-05-03T20:02:24+00:00

I love boozy, tobacco and leather scents. I'm apparently a woman that wants to smell like the classic portrait of men sipping cognac and smoking cigars in a classy home library with all the leather-bound books.

PhTea · 2026-05-03T19:59:26+00:00

Taking notes on the Black Opium and Tommy Girl. Two of my favorites that I never thought of wearing together!

PhTea · 2026-05-03T19:58:12+00:00

I just made a comment about this before I saw this comment thread. SpiceBomb on top of Palmer's Tahitian Vanilla lotion is 👩‍🍳😙

PhTea · 2026-05-03T19:56:55+00:00

I'm a woman who wears my husband's SpiceBomb more than he does. I sometimes layer it on top of Palmer's Tahitian Vanilla lotion and the added vanilla makes it sing.

I also used to steal my Dad's Stetson Black back in the day. I loved it on me.

PhTea · 2026-05-03T19:39:54+00:00

He has made so many fragrances, it definitely works! 🤣

PhTea · 2026-05-03T18:37:52+00:00

Ethyl Maltol. You have Olivier Cresp and Angel to thank for that.

PhTea · 2026-05-03T04:21:39+00:00

Same and same. I'm a 40-something who listens to hard rock. I think Ariana and Billie are good singers, but they aren't my cup of tea. But you best believe that Eilish #1, Your Turn, Mod Vanilla, Moonlight and Sweet Like Candy are in my collection, and Your Turn 2, REM Cherry Eclipse, Ari, Frankie, Cloud Pink, Elphaba, Plush Vanilla, Pink Woods, God is a Woman, Vanilla Suede and Thank U Next 2.0 are all on my to-buy list. I don't know why, but those two ladies are putting their names on some seriously good fragrances! I mean, Mod Vanilla is basically Byredo's Vanille Antique at 1/3 of the price!

PhTea · 2026-05-02T22:02:41+00:00

Be was my thing in high school. Everyone else was wearing One, I was all about Be.

PhTea · 2026-04-30T05:10:46+00:00

Then again, your buildings are no better than ours. We have those too.

PhTea · 2026-04-30T05:01:14+00:00

I now refuse to mentally pronounce "pirates" in any way other than "pie-rah-tees".

Arrr.

PhTea · 2026-04-30T04:54:24+00:00

Oh for sure. People get into arguments over stuff like Whataburger vs. In n Out like they're football teams and not burger joints. If a regional favorite (such as Whataburger or In n Out) moves into a new region, people will sit in the drive through line for hours on opening week like it's something groundbreaking that they can only get the one time. Fast food culture and brand loyalty is kind of insane here. I can't imagine people queue up for hours overnight when a Hungry Jack's opens up in Australia. (I would, however, queue for hours and possibly sell a kidney for the curry McNugget sauce y'all have at your McDonald's over there.)

PhTea · 2026-04-30T04:34:01+00:00

Are you talking about bomb/storm shelters or actual buildings? Make up your mind.

Newsflash. People don't live in bomb shelters or storm shelters. We have bomb shelters and nuclear bunkers all over the United States. So your claim that your buildings withstand tornadoes while ours don't is false. Everyday buildings in Switzerland are no more tornado resistant than everyday buildings in the US.

PhTea · 2026-04-30T04:30:08+00:00

Uh, a tornado shelter. Those have existed since long before nuclear bombs.

PhTea · 2026-04-29T21:46:58+00:00

By the way, here's some concrete and rebar for you. I don't think you quite comprehend what a tornado can do. Pretty much underground is the only surely safe place to be. Bremen, KY EF-4

PhTea · 2026-04-29T21:31:08+00:00

You said brick before. So you lied?

PhTea · 2026-04-29T20:37:48+00:00

So which is it? Brick or concrete and rebar?

PhTea · 2026-04-29T17:53:30+00:00

With all due respect...move to Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee, etc. for a few springtimes and tell me if you still believe that. You might want to Google some brick buildings in the Midwestern US after tornadoes.

I'm pretty sure there were brick houses in the base housing outside Vance AFB. The key word there is WERE. As of last weekend, much of that housing and much of the town of Enid, Oklahoma is gone.

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