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Oh Teppy. I'm glad Hec called you. I wish there was something I could do. Please please please take care of yourself, and treat yourself gently.

The amount of lipstick I've accumulated while looking for the perfect dark pomegranate wine shade sometimes even frightens me.

When you find it, please let me know! I've been on this quest for many years.

Right now the top two colors for me are either Besame's "Noir Rouge" or Wet 'n Wild's 907B.

For those playing along at home, MAC was the answer. I think. I'm up a tube of Cyber and a bottle of Vintage Vamp.

Cyber! I bet that will look really good on you. I always pick up the tester of Cyber, only to have one of the sales assistants at my local MAC store say "Honey, that's Cyber. I know you have that color already". They're not wrong.

Right now the top two colors for me are either Besame's "Noir Rouge" or Wet 'n Wild's 907B.

Making a note to look for these this weekend.

Thanks!

I knew we could trust Hec to call. Panic attacks are no joke.

Jilli, that article made me think all the companies would have decent wines, but no. MAC was the only one with choices, and the only one with deep nail polishes--this was at Nordies, not Sephora though.

Okay, time to do my nails and try on the lipstick.

Take a look at the Besame website. They're clearing out product because they're ... changing packaging or something? So you can get 4 tubes of the same color for $20. Why yes, I now have multiple tubes of "Noir Rouge". I also have 3 tubes of "Bing" by MAC, because that's the color I wear when I want something darker and more blackberry-ish.

Thanks for reminding me I need to get another tube of "Bing".

Oh, Tep--

Oh... Tep. I'm afraid to even cyberhug you. I'm glad Hec called and got bossy on your ass.

And sweetie, please don't think of calling Tim as ruining his night. Think of it more as "I need you," and trust me, in a relationship, there's no more powerful feeling. Let him know you need him.

In the lipstick chronicles, I just bought a Chanel brush on lip color in Canalé. [link]

I like these for blending-- they're nice and rich and smooth, but not high gloss.

Jilli, that article made me think all the companies would have decent wines, but no. MAC was the only one with choices, and the only one with deep nail polishes--this was at Nordies, not Sephora though.

Sephora probably would have had more choices. I know a bunch of the Big Name companies have been putting out dark wine or berry colors, but I think they've all been limited edition specials except for MAC.

If you want the rundown on dark polishes, ask Plei. I refuse to acknowledge nail polish that isn't black. Unless it's black with red micro glitter.

Tep, can you go for a walk? Take one of the dogs and have Tim go out with you? The times I've dealt with panic attacks, being able to go for a walk has helped.