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Q: I'm starting a new makeover thing for myself and I need new make-up, face wash, hair ideas, etc. what are the best but cheapest face washing scrubs? I need acne scrub and just face washing stuff. Also, what is the best kind of make-up stuff to get for my eyes (shadow, liner, mascara, and anything else) what kind of lip gloss is best? i dont want lip stick just gloss. what is the best face stuff (powder, foundation, and anything else.) and last I need hair ideas. I have short choppy hair i usually only wear it down. I never really do anything fun with it which is what I want to do. I wear it straight and have it flip out which looks cute and I scrunch it too which looks really pretty and everyone loves it. i just want style ideas. thank you to whoever helps me.
listen i have a beauty site on myspace that has most of that stuff on there. check it out at http://www.myspace.com/acid_beautytips

Q: Hi. I really want my belly button pierced. Just my mom won't let me. I'm 14, and have 2 holes in my ears and a cartaledge. My boyfriend is getting his eyebrow pierced this weekend by his friend that does piercings professionally. He is the best in my state. I'm going with him, but I want to get my belly button done too.

Any ideas on how to talk my mom into it?
the basic idea is to tell your mom what she wants to hear.

you need to tell her that;
-you will clean your piercing and take care of it
-its your responsabilty and if something happens its not your moms fault.
-if something does happen [infection ect.] that you will tell her and not hide it. (parentslovethatstuff)

now if she lets you get it done. you have to follow through with the above responses or next time you want something done she wont let you.

you shouldnt use excuses like;
-but mom all my friends have it done
-mom its my body.

both of these responses will lead to a fast remark that you are her daughter.

good luck!


Q: I have a question about what to wear with skirts. I am very new to this. I haven't worn a skirt by choice before. I was thinkin of wearing one to school for the first time, because my boyfriend has only seen me in pants since we have been dating haha (11 months) and i have decided to wear a skirt for him. My question now is what kind've shoes would you wear, like i find it weird to wear boots with a skirt or running shoes with a skirt, could ya help me out? Also any other advice for wearing skirts. Wow, im very embarassed... haha
it really depends on what type of skirt your going to wear. skirts are about accentuating the legs.
ive provided some do's,donts,and the ones you need to be careful with.

DO WEAR:
-flats *i recommend flats with leggings &a skirt
-heels
-platform shoes
-flip flops [depends on where you live]
-uggs
-wedge sandals
-kitten heals [usually a rather delicate style of shoe, so they can work very well with short skirts. Thongs, slides, and strappy sandals with a small, low heel help accentuate the "leggy" look you hope for with a mini skirt.]

BE CAREFUL WITH;

-ankle boots - they make womens legs look bulky
-stiletto heels - might be too sexy with a mini
-High Heeled Pumps - the shoes are a little heavy looking

DONT WEAR;
-Oxfords
-Bulky Shoes
-Cross-Trainers
-Clogs
-Socks

as for the whole skirt part choose one that your comfortable in. it sucks when you have to go a day of school in something really uncomfortable. try walking in the outfit the night before to get used to it. be careful not to fall and have fun!




Q: i have really chapped lips. anyone know of any good home remidies that i could try or inexpensive chap sticks that work? thanks!
okay i saw this on the tyra show =]
you need-a cup of water, vaseline, & an old
toothbrush

1. take the old toothbrush and dip it in the water

2. take vaseline with your finger and put it on your lips

3. brush your lips with the toothbrush

4. when your done wipe it off

do this once a week and you will have soft & smooth lips

Q: im going to six flags/hurricane harbor on friday in chicago. its going to be hot out so im planning on wearing my swimming suit, but i was just wondering what to wear over that..i was thinking soffees? but idk, ive never been there before. also, do you wear flip flops or tennis shoes to a place like that? thanks in advance for everything!
you should deffinitaley wear a bathingsuit and wear flipflops and just in case i would bring a bag like a drawstring bag and bring a towel sunblock even if its not sunny a change of clothes & id wear sneakers nd bring flipflops with me -- over that you should just wear a t-shirt & like sport shorts

Q: Anyone know where I can buy arm warmers/fingerless gloves?
delias
pacsun
hot topic
claires

Q: hey you answered my question about freckles and you said..* Lemon juice is a time proven freckle fighting remedy. It is not necessary to rub your skin with a piece of lemon. Applying the juice with your fingers will do the job.

yea i did that but then my face started like burning and i got red bumos on one part of my cheek. i dont know if thats supposed to happen or should i not do that anymore?

redhead6154
i wouldnt do that anymore just incase it either a) damages your skin or b) burns your face severly

Q: 13/f
ok so i have freckles pretty much everywhere. all over my face, my arms, legs, everywhere. is there any kind of makeup or anything that could cover them up on my face or even get rid of them?? i really hate them and people make fun of me all the time. any advice would help.
thanks in advance!!
i found a few articles online--

Freckles. Considered cute by some, they are a real problem for others. Freckles, a.k.a. ephelides, are small brown or tan patches common in individuals with lighter skin, blond or red hair, and blue, green or grey eyes. They appear early in life, increase in number during summer months and fade in winter. After the age of 40-45 they disappear, but who wants to wait? * Wash your face with sour milk. Lactic acid will provide gentle peeling effect without irritating or drying your skin.

* Lemon juice is a time proven freckle fighting remedy. It is not necessary to rub your skin with a piece of lemon. Applying the juice with your fingers will do the job.

* Fruit and vegetable masks (apricots, strawberries, cucumbers, red currant).

* Sour cream mask. Do not rinse this mask completely, just remove gently with a facial tissue, then apply a moisturizer. For oily skin - use lemon juice before applying the mask.

* Natural parsley juice (or parsley infusion) mixed with equal amounts of lemon juice, orange juice, and red currant juice under your favorite cream will help you keep your freckles invisible.

Last but not least - increase your Vitamin C intake! It makes your skin less sensitive to the sun. Foods rich in vitamin C include citrus fruits, apples, green onions, black and red currant, rosehip tea.

Please note that some types of skin discoloration are due to internal disorders. Poor liver functioning, hormonal or metabolism disorders, overactive thyroid can be the underlying reasons for unsightly cosmetic problems. If this is the case, start your treatment from the inside.

However, if you have decided to start the battle against them, keep in mind that several dermatologists strongly recommend prescription-strength retinoids for the treatment of freckles, while other modern treatments for lightening freckles suggest also freezing them with liquid nitrogen, as well as the use of strong chemical acid peels, dermabrasion, or forceful ablative laser treatments. Chemical peels are two main different types, superficial, and deeper. Superficial peels, including glycolic peels, are able to remove freckles after many repeated treatments while deeper peels will get rid of freckles all at once, but at the cost of a more significant recovery time. Resurfacing may get rid of freckles and age spots, but usually are painful and may damage healthy skin, cause scarring and require lengthy recovery times.

On the other hand, one of the most conventional and used treatments for freckles is the use of bleaching agents, which the main function is masking the appearance of freckles in an attempt to fade the freckles to a color approximating that of the surrounding skin, but sometimes their use may result in an undesirable appearance lightening or darkening the skin surrounding the spots, calling even more attention to the area than getting rid of the freckles.

Occasionally, bleaching agents cause chemical burns or rashes, particularly in people with sensitive skin, even causing unpleasant irritation and breakouts, although some individuals have had success using alpha hydroxy acids on a regular basis, combined with sun avoidance and the use of sunblock factor 15 and above to getting rid of freckles while protecting their skin. In fact, the sun causes the darkener risk factor using chemical or natural bleachings such as lemon juice.

Spending too much time outside in the sun may help cause freckles in some individual or make them darker. Kids who have fair complexions and their skin and eyes are light in color are most likely to have freckles as well as people with fair skin light complexion who has less melanin in his or her skin to begin with, but some of their melanocytes make more melanin than other. Melanin is a chemical produced by the skin cells called melanocytes and responsible to protect the skin from sun damage by reflecting and absorbing ultraviolet rays. The more melanin individuals have in their skin, the tanner the look. Such fair skin people when are exposed to the sun instead of getting a suntan, they may easily get freckles.

Today getting rid of freckles is easily achieved with lasers treatment because the treatment can be pinpointed at even a very small spot causing very small lesions to the skin. Other methods used in the quest to getting rid of freckles include the intake or topical application of Retin-A, which is a good treatment, but may take several months of use of the product before seeing good results.
Tips for Freckles - Prevent freckles by taken some of these preventive measures

* Wear a hat to keep the sun from directly hitting your face.

* Use sunscreen or sunblock with UV factor 30+

* If you can avoid peak sun hours, between 10 am and 4 pm when the sun is most intense wherever you live.

* Check out your medications since some things you apply to your skin or take internally may cause skin sensitivity such as antibiotics, birth control pills and some topical products that cause sun sensitivity including alpha hydroxy acids and benzoyl peroxide.

* Ask your doctor to determine if what you use on your face or take internally would make your skin more sensitive to the sun.

* Stay as far as you can from tanning beds because these devices expose your skin to lots of pigment-inducing UV radiation; one tanning bed session is equal to a whole day spent at the beach without sun protection.

* Look for over-the-counter fading creams containing hydroquinone and follow the directions and precautions on the package carefully.

For getting rid of freckles you need to be consistent because even a few minutes of unprotected sun exposure each single day will add freckles to your face and/or other parts of your body.
Natural and home remedies to get rid of freckles

There are also several natural remedies to fade or get rid of freckles such as washing your face with sour milk because lactic acid provides a gentle peeling effect without irritating or drying your skin. Also lemon juice is a time proven freckle fighting remedy but do avoid the sun directly after application. It is not necessary to rub your skin with a slice of lemon, just apply the juice with your fingers as if it was a regular lotion.

Fruit and vegetable masks made with mashed cucumbers, apricots, strawberries or red currant improve your chances to getting rid of freckles the same as sour cream mask, but do not rinse such masks completely, just remove them gently with a facial tissue, then apply a non-chemical moisturizer. If your skin is oily, use lemon juice before applying any mask and never leave to pay attention to control sun exposure.

Finally, a mixture of natural parsley juice or parsley infusion with equal amounts of lemon juice, orange juice, and red currant juice under your favorite cream will help you keep your freckles invisible while you get rid of them.

hope i helped

Q: what are some good eye shadow colors for brown eyes that make them like really pop? kthanks in advance
okay you should start off by applying black eyeliner to your top eye lid .. as for eye shadow you should stick with purples and pinks pretty much colors in that region also it can depend on what color shirt your wearing that can bring out your eyes -- i also got this info about eye make-up online

1. Use eyeliner only on the outer rim of the eyelids, not the inner rim. (Image 1)

2. Blend eyeliner with a cotton swab rather than leaving it as a harsh line.

3. Avoid drawing eyeliner on the inner corner of the lower lid; instead, start the line at the beginning of eyelash growth or even closer to the middle of the eye.

4. Use a light shade of eye shadow on the upper lid leading up to the brow, which will open up the eye. A darker color can be used in the fold of the eye. (Image 2)

5. Consider wearing false eyelashes to give your eyes a more wide-eyed, innocent look. Be sure to use natural-looking eyelashes.

6. Curl your eyelashes with an eyelash curler before applying mascara to give you the same effect as false eyelashes. (Image 3)

7. Try a black mascara if brown does not bring out your eyes enough.


its to make your eyes look bigger

well i hope i helped =]

Q: What colors of eyeshadow would look really really good for green eyes? I tried one of those almay ones that say they are really good for green eyes, with the purple on the lid, then dark green then light green, but it makes my eye look bruised. I use these colors already- pink,silver and green sometimes a skintone/goldish color. Any advice? i rate
okay i know this isn't eyeshadow but it deff. will go good with your eyes and make them look better because it works on mine but i have blue eyes but it still works the same i bought chanel earings [ they were eight dollars at a flee market how can you say no ] and it made my eyes look so much better they have like little diamonds in them its these ones only not real http://cgi.ebay.com/aUTH-CHANEL-CC-crystal-EARRINGS-
1000-authentic_W0QQitemZ270017406978QQihZ017QQcategoryZ86069QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
hope i helped

Q: when you have an eyelash curler and you also use mascara, do you put your mascara on then use the eyelash curler? or use the eyelash curler than put your mascara on?
i do mascara then curler but my friend does it curler, mascara then curler again i pretty shureee your supposed to do the curler then the mascara becase it like rips out your eyelashes otherwise so umm id do it curler then mascara

Q: im looking for places that i can look for cheap bathing suits, ones that are $20 or less but still cute. if the place has a website i can look on thats even better. any ideas?
pac sun , walmart , target , or like aeropostale ♥

Q: Does anyone know any stores that sell billabong clothing/hats? thanks
pacsun or like tjmax &hearts

Q: so, i have dark brown eyes, i was wondering what color eyeliner would look good with them? thanks
brown . blue . or black but with any of those just dont put to much on to think ♥

Q: Does anyone know where I can get a good sized messenger bag for going back to school? I want one that looks good, but it can't be too pricey. (I'm 15/f)
i got mine at hot topic and decorated it with cute pins and patches there about $20 ♥

Q: I think I'm gonna pierce my own ear.


I have it pierced twice and my cartilage...but yea...how do I make the needle or w.e clean?
rubbing alchohal
peroxide or
putting it over a flame ♥

Q: u told me how to make them but a few question what kinda of a triangle? how big of a triangle? n what do i put in the middle? Thanx
about maybe 5" long and the width gets smaller and smaller & put a tooth pick in the middle so it keeps a hole ♥

Q: Is it true that if you print out a picture, can you iron it on to a shirt? I would think it would burn. o.0
yes you can but you need a special paper .. you can probably find it at either a craft store.. micheals or joannes fabrics or a computer store.. office max or staples ♥

Q: k so my mom is FINALLY letting me get highlights.(at a salon) :) my hair is like, a medium brown so i was wondering what color highlights would look good. i was thinking like,a reddish brown color or maybe light brown? i have no idea what color i should do. what do you think would look good?
a reddish color or a nice honey blonde ♥

Q: for high school, we're aloud to carry around a backpack during the day. do you reccomend this (because our classes could be in seperate buildings & i don't know where my locker will be related to my classes)? also, where are some places you can get backpacks that are cute and not to big? or, what are your recommendations for types/styles of backpacks? thanks
I get a LLBEAN bag every year its got a garentee on it so if you rip it you get a new one free .. or i have a sholder bag from hot topic and i decorated it with pins and stuff its cutee ♥

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My name is Jessica ; i have brown hair, but i died it reddish ; I love my friends: ; my best friend is hailey mattson, idk what i would do without her. ; i love pink & green & black ; I love Hanging out with friends & Shopping ; i make mistakes. ; i have regrets. ; i hate being alone. ; i can't go a day without spilling something on myself. ; i hate school. ; i never call anyone back. ; i don't like being wrong. ; im a huge procrastinator. ; i act a lot smarter than i actually am. ; i hate being ignored. ; i cry. ; im shy. ; i can't start a conversation with anyone. ; i have enemies. ; i can't sing, but i try anyways ; i'm horribly uncoordinated. ; i laugh way too loud. ; i can't look anyone in the eye. ; many things just seem to get to me. ; i get annoyed easily. ; i'm not even close to perfect. ; i cut. ; i dont know how to deal with problems. ; i have low self esteem. ; i've been in two mental hospitals. ; i love the movies not like everyone else , augusta gone , && odd girl out. ; i'm such a sucker for lifetime movies ; i like the religion wicca.

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