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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
I think it's a generational thing. Definitely a lot more young guys are doing it.
I have seen so many guys who almost completely dispel their appeal with too-thin, obviously tweezed eyebrows. I actually think too much grooming there looks bad on women as well, but at least there's a tradition of it for them.
Well, too-thin is definitely feminizing, but too-thick is just scary. Plus, when the brow hairs fall well below the bony brow ridge and actually partially obscure the eye? Time for a little neatening of the line. Paul Wesley, paging Paul Wesley to the manbrow salon!
Boo, Tommy! I will miss your posts.
Does anyone have any tips for how to clean vintage faux pearls? I scored an enormous motherload of them today, but I need to make them less dusty and gunky.
Jilli, I've placed pearls into clean nylons and then dunked the whole thing into a sink with mild shampoo. I just massaged the pearls within the nylon for a while and it worked really well.
Whip mild dish soap in warm to tepid water. Let pearls soak for a few minutes, place in cool water, twice or more times till the water stays clear. Lay carefully on a soft towel to dry. Some of the string, if it's cotton or silk, may be rotten and break, but better at home than when you're out. If you need to restring, use dental floss, and knot between each bead.
ETA: java's method works fine. But with pearls of unknown vintage and quality, the string is always suspect and should be treated as fragile.
I knew you people would have answers for me!
I assume I should clean them before I reassemble the assorted strands into the giant necklace I'm making?
Yup, I did it with loose pearls - allowed me to clean each individually with the nylon without losing any of the little suckers. Once dried, I re-strung.
So my next question, which I don't expect anyone to be able to answer, is when did mainstream fashion start taking its cues EXPLICITLY from me? I was in Macy's today, and there was a whole section (and not the teen section!) that was racks of fitted boleros and cardigans, in black & pink stripe.
With ruffled trim.
Yes, I'm going back there on Saturday and getting one. But seriously? When did mainstream fashion pick up my colorways?
So my next question, which I don't expect anyone to be able to answer, is when did mainstream fashion start taking its cues EXPLICITLY from me?
4/9/09
But it takes awhile for the designs to filter down to the mainstream.