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willwriteforfood
09:19 PM

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Isn't it more accurate to say makeup sales are rising because women can no longer afford to buy anything more expensive than a $20 lipstick? #makeup
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JessickerFletcher
06:57 PM

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I'm curious how the Telegraph was able to jump from rising making sales to "women aim[ing] to look their best in [the] recession," I mean, that's quite a leap. What's next, "Sky Begins to Fall as Acorn Hits Local Chicken's Head"?
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morninggloria
06:49 PM

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That's not makeup; that's consumption. It's back, baby, and I got the fevah like a Parisian hooker circa 1910! #makeup
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bocadelperro
11/03/09

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Poppy King?
[www.lipstickqueen.com] #lipstickentrepreneur
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funzette
11/03/09

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"Whatever, Avon. Now, who here's interested in investing in my closet organization/life coaching company?"
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Rooo sez BISH PLZ
11/03/09

@funzette: I've PM'ed you. #lipstickentrepreneur
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whats_in_a_name
11/03/09

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E) a person who starts their own successful business melting down empty lipstick tubes to make items to be thrown at people who honestly use the term lipstick entrepreneur. #lipstickentrepreneur
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Nancy Sin
11/03/09

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I envision "Lipstick Entrepreneur" as another line on Orly Taitz's business card. You know, along with Dentist, Lawyer, and Real Estate Agent. #lipstickentrepreneur
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Kivrin
11/03/09

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I went to one of those cheesy Pure Romance sex toy parties awhile back, and the saleswoman told me that she was about to quit her "real" job and do Pure Romance full time. I'm guessing that qualifies as Lipstick Entrepreneurship, too—although Lubricant Entrepreneurship would be a more appropriate moniker…
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femmina
11/03/09

@Kivrin: Honestly, it's a market that isn't experiencing the kind of crunch some others are, or at least that seems to be the case. The sex shop I work in is pretty consistently making significantly more money than in previous years, and many people say that in lieu of spending money on vacations or whatnot, they send the kids to their grandparents'/friends'/etc house for the weekend. That said, I would so never buy anything from one of those parties. Marked up like woah, and the people selling it (by and large) don't know fuck all about what they're doing. #lipstickentrepreneur
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Kivrin
11/03/09

@femmina: Yeah, I bought some lube and a cute little hummingbird-shaped vibe (my first). Now that I'm no longer a sex toy virgin, I'll go to a shop (and support local businesses!) for future purchases. ;) #lipstickentrepreneur
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Kivrin
11/03/09

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I'm trying to imagine what complexion would look good with that orange lipstick in the middle of the photo. It would look ghastly on my pale self, but I can't imagine it looking good on my darker skinned friends, either. #lipstickentrepreneur
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Nancy Sin
11/03/09

@Kivrin: Actually, orangey-corals look pretty good on some pasty blond types. Okay, maybe not THAT one. #lipstickentrepreneur
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Nancy Sin
11/03/09

@Nancy Sin: (the phrase pasty blond type was a self-deprecating term if it didn't come across!) #lipstickentrepreneur
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la.donna.pietra
11/03/09

@Nancy Sin: January Jones, for instance. #lipstickentrepreneur
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Hana Maru
11/04/09

@Kivrin: I have chocolate brown skin and I have a bright tangerine lipstick that looks fantastic on me. It's a little bit sheer.

I saw Rose McGowan once with bright vermilion lipstick and it was stunning. It was actually what spurred me to check out some orange/corals, even though I thought it might be just for pale people like her. #lipstickentrepreneur
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sweet_communist
11/03/09

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Do lipstick entrepreneurs reside in lipstick jungles with their lipstick lesbian life partners? #lipstickentrepreneur
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prettycool
11/03/09

@sweet_communist: yes, and they own lipsticked pit bulls too. #lipstickentrepreneur
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boxspelunker
11/03/09

@prettycool: And pigs. Don't forget their lipsticked pigs, too. #lipstickentrepreneur
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rhfactor12
07/24/09

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I went to college with Darby, the actress pictured. My husband and I were in the theatre dept. with her, he had a crush on her (before I knew him). I tease him about it, but don't blame him at all. Let me say - her skin can totally live up to anything HD can throw at her.
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PICKLES_IN_MY_TUNA
07/24/09

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In the early/mid 80's I went to a symposium at UCLA on HD. At the time it was futuristic, yeah they were already doing it on film but the idea that we would all have HDTV was what seemed far off. Now I can't watch a non HDTV it's all fuzzy and looks like shit.

Maybe the reality check of what actors/celebs really look like will do us all some good, get rid of all this unobtainable perfect crap so many aspire to these days.
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PoisonPixie
07/24/09

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I don't like HD. I guess I'm not that visual? I dunno...it's kinda gimmicky to me.
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07/24/09

@PoisonPixie: It's really great if you like Sci-Fi and Fantasy. I have never seen LOTR look or sound better than it does on my DLP.
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lisas
07/24/09

@PoisonPixie: It's gimmicky like having a faster processor is gimmicky. Or a smaller phone. Or a higher-resolution monitor (ok so it's basically the same as that last one).

Gimmicky is a weird way to describe an advance in technology is what I"m saying.
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CurtCole
07/24/09

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HD is pretty, but I hate looking at close-ups now. I don't want to look at my favorite star's pores.
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save jinger
07/24/09

@CurtCole: I know, celebrities shouldn't have pores!
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ellaesther
07/08/09

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If you buy nothing else from Avon (and I personally don't, but my habits were set when I lived in a foreign land, so my habits don't really say much about Avon, where was I going with this? Oh yes), make it Skin So Soft, as a mosquito repellent.

Shit's the motherfucking BOMB!! And it smells purty, too. (Unless you don't like smelling purty, in which case, what the hell is wrong with you and your smell-neutral-privilege?)
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andonthatnote, JOC
07/08/09

@ellaesther: SSS is totally the hotness. My mother slathered it on me since the day I was born to keep bugs away. I was 15 before I found out it's actually a bath oil.
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Laulau
07/08/09

@ellaesther: Also works as an industrial strength remover of tar and such. No kidding - that stuff was specifically recommended when I did one of those Appalachia volunteer trips.
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ellaesther
07/08/09

@andonthatnote, JOC: Just the other day, on her way out the door to camp, my not-quite-6 year old said to me "Mommy? Why do they call it Skin So Soft if it's for bugs?" She was channeling you! (Also, I'm proud to report that for now, my not-quite-10 year old boy likes the smell. Fingers crossed!)

@Laulau: I did not know this. This, my friend, is being added to my list of Mommy MacGyver skills.
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Spaceman Bill Leah
07/08/09

@ellaesther: The only problem with the awesome that is SSS is that if you slather it on a teeeeensy bit too heavily, it doesn't really repel the bugs, it just encourages them to smother to death in it on you skin.
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