Epinions Recent Reviews for lucypiggie

Modern Love

Mon, 18 Jul 2005 16:16:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lucypiggie - About three years ago, I was unemployed, needed money, and had the first inkling of wrinkles. I spent an obscene amount of money that I didn't really have on four dermabrasion sessions because I was young and vain. In a word, I can sum up my...

Yelch.

Wed, 1 Sep 2004 20:47:22 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author lucypiggie - You know when your skin is dry and you scratch it, and it leaves a white mark? That's what my hands can be like. Not only dry but old-looking. I decided to take better care of my hands because it was starting to be such a turn-off to look at them...

The Gingerbread Man Left Me Unsatisfied

Wed, 10 Dec 2003 16:13:19 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author lucypiggie - I love sweet smelling body products and when I heard about Philosophy's The Gingerbread Man, I was excited. I love that smell of warm gingerbread cookies during the holidays, and the thought that someone had bottled that scent in a scrumptious body...

Who Are We Fooling? This Is Just Glorified Vaseline!

Mon, 23 Jun 2003 16:05:13 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author lucypiggie - History of Kiehl's Kiehl's, which has been around since 1851, is famous because of word-of...

I Paid $50 for WHAT?

Fri, 20 Jun 2003 18:40:44 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author lucypiggie - I first heard about Prescriptives Vibrant Vitamin Infuser for stressed skin from Sharon Stone...

Burn This Matchstick! Burn!

Thu, 19 Jun 2003 15:46:23 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author lucypiggie - I'm going to get right to the point: I HATE this foundation and at $37 plus tax, so did my pocketbo...

I Can't Deny It -- My Lips Are Loving It!

Thu, 19 Jun 2003 04:41:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lucypiggie - Preamble About three years ago, while I was in NYC on a job interview for a position on Wa...

Without Complete Radiance, I Had To Settle For Illumination!

Mon, 16 Jun 2003 19:53:01 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lucypiggie - PreambleI thought I had a lifelong pal with Oil of Olay's Complete Radiance Powder Foundation...

Strawberrynet Online Store: HOLY COW! Did you say FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING?!

Thu, 5 Jun 2003 17:44:02 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lucypiggie - I have been wanting to buy Borghese's Cura-C Creme for a few years. It glides on the skin and your skin feels wonderful. It's also $66 for 1.7 oz. When I finally decided to buy, I thought I would try looking online because of potential deals.
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It Made My Eyelids FAT

Tue, 3 Jun 2003 19:35:46 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author lucypiggie - Preamble

Maybelline's Expert Eyes Twin Brow and Eye Pencil is cheap. For less than three bucks, you get two pencils that double as an eyeliner and a brow filler. It seems like a great deal, and hey, what woman can pass up a great...

Look Ma! No Foundation Line On My Jaw!

Mon, 2 Jun 2003 20:50:52 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lucypiggie - Preamble: Foundation or Mask? Or, Hooker or Kabuki Singer?

I started dabbling with foundation at the wee age of 13. I had zits and I thought, "Foundation, cool. It'll hide EVERYTHING." So, for years I went out looking either like a...

Heaven Scent!

Thu, 29 May 2003 20:07:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lucypiggie - Mmmm. Imagine chocolate, caramel, honey, vanilla, sandalwood and patchouli all mingled into the most heavenly scent you can dream up, and you have Thierry Mugler's Angel, which was created in 1992.

I first smelled Angel on the wrist of a...

The Literary Guild Online Store: It may not be Amazon, but it does offer some good deals.

Thu, 29 May 2003 19:31:37 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author lucypiggie - This may not be the most user-friendly store, but with 50% off all titles (hard covers) all the time and special promotions like free shipping, this store can offer great deals.

Preamble

In order to shop at Literary Guild,...

Can I Look Now?

Thu, 29 May 2003 15:59:08 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lucypiggie - I was lucky enough to watch a free preview of the movie Wednesday night at the Majestic Crest Theatre in Westwood, California. The movie opens Friday.

Outside of the theatre there were ambulances, gurneys and EMTs taking our blood pressure...

Spider-Man: An Amazing Movie!

Sat, 27 Apr 2002 23:19:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lucypiggie - Oh, I love LA! Not only do I see celebs very frequently, I also get fun perks, like advance movie screenings.

I saw Spider-Man at a press screening a couple of weeks ago at the Grove Theatre in West Hollywood. Not being a big comic...

Slick Face

Sat, 9 Feb 2002 21:24:13 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author lucypiggie - Ying/Yang

My roommate and I have vastly different skin types. She has blemish-free, dry skin. I have blemished, oily skin. She wears little, if any make-up. I am a make-up harlot. Together, we're ying and yang. We make a great...

brilliantine is not that brilliant! (more like, greasy dirty)

Fri, 8 Feb 2002 20:27:44 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author lucypiggie - I am a sucker for marketing. I can go into a hair care or beauty store and actually believe the miracles that the bottles or tubes promise. That said, I was in a very chic hair care boutique and stumbled across a gold-colored tube of Bumble and bumble...

From Riches to Rags..From Digital to Analog

Thu, 7 Feb 2002 05:32:53 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lucypiggie - How Two Broke Girls in LA Decided to Splurge on Cable

One night last November, at around eight p.m., a strange man with a tool belt knocked on my apartment door. He had on an Adelphia embroidered workshirt and a clipboard in hand. When...

leopard face woman no more!

Wed, 13 Jun 2001 22:12:05 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lucypiggie - i was born with this terrible cross to bear when it comes to my skin. i have hyperpigmentism, which means anything from a mosquito bite to a zit will heal to leave a little dark spot. when i was a kid, i used to get eaten alive by mosquitoes on my legs...

Takes your breath away!

Mon, 11 Jun 2001 22:20:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lucypiggie - TAKEN was given to me as a gift from a dear friend who definitely understands my taste in books.

TAKEN is the story of a woman, Marina Benedict whose marriage is failing. She's a would-be actress who, like most women, notices babies. One...

the sex god has landed!

Thu, 10 May 2001 14:06:38 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lucypiggie - I am ashamed that although I am in my mid-twenties, I found myself searching the Young Adults section at Borders for Angus, Thoungs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison.

The paperback is small and a snappy lime green color...

when a bug dies on your lips--what are its last thoughts?

Wed, 21 Mar 2001 23:01:41 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lucypiggie - I was badly wanting MAC's Lip Glass, but it was sold out, so I settled on Elizabeth Arden's Crystal Clear Lip Gloss, which looked basically the same: same type of product and very similar packaging.

Crystal Clear Lip Gloss comes in a clear...

no, i didn't rub canola oil on my face

Wed, 21 Mar 2001 16:33:32 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author lucypiggie - Perhaps I have gotten just plain spoiled with the superior quality of Oil of Olay's Complete Radiance Compact Foundation (SPF 15, too!), that I'm making it tough for Cover Girl's Fresh Look Oil-Free Foundation to compete.

First, let me...

my face is no boozer!

Tue, 6 Mar 2001 21:59:29 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lucypiggie - I specifically bought Neotrogena's Alcohol-Free Antiseptic Cleanser because it is alcohol-free. I'm the kind of girl who likes her tequila now and then, but my skin is no lush. It is sensitive and any facial regime that contains too much alcohol makes...

madonna's pointy bras...on my eyes!

Wed, 24 Jan 2001 13:53:11 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author lucypiggie - Like most Asians, my eyelashes sort of point downwards. Before learning how to properly use an eyelash curler, I was forming strange right angles with my lashes. Now that I know better, I can "open up" my eyes properly. Typically after curling my...