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I have my usual "daily" look but it's always fun to play with eyeshadow colors on the weekend when I go out.

So I am just looking for some new ideas to change things up.

I have blue eyes, long reddish-brown hair, and lighter features (although I do like to use only black eyelines and mascara versus a brown).

I have the side-swept bangs and use hairspray to help keep them in place since I have a cowlick that tends to make them part in the center. I currently use Tresemme Two Extra Hold hairspray.

It works well to prevent the cowlick from parting my side-swept bangs. However, I usually wear my hair straight and don't require hairspray on any other part of my hair besides the bangs. But of course, when I spray the bangs, some of it mists over the rest of my hair which is okay except that it seems to make my hair appear frizzy! I know it is the hairspray because if I ever pin my bangs back (without hairspray), my hair won't look frizzy. It will stay looking nice and smooth and straight.

Does anyone else have this problem? If so, what hairspray do you use?

My hair is fairly fine and it is long (past my shoulders). If it makes a difference, before I blow dry my hair I always use Paul Mitchel Super Skinny, Big Sexy Hair root boost pump, and Pureology color-protect Volumizing Spray (since I do color my hair).

Serious answers only!

I already use "Its a 10" leave in conditioner, Paul Mitchel super skinny, and Purology Volume and color-protect spray.

However, none of these things really help out when my hair gets static in the dry winter months! Especially when I try to only wash my hair every other day, instead of every day. The in-between day often has static when I brush it out in the morning.

I've tried a couple different leave-in conditioner that were specifically okay to use on dry hair (not wet or damp out of the shower) such as Garnier Fructis, but they seem to leave my hair looking and feeling grimey and/or oily.

Of course, I've done the little trick of running your hands through your hair after you put on hand lotion to get rid of the static, but I was just wondering if anyone knows of a good product on the market that can be used on dry hair.

Thanks!

I usually try to go as long as I can without dyeing my hair or putting in highlights/lowlights to be gentler on it and to keep costs down, but it just starts to drive me nuts when I can see "dull-looking" color growing out of my roots.

I don't dye my hair drastic colors. I always have my stylist match the base/overall color to my brown roots as close as she can, and then I usually have her put in tones of red finely dispursed throughout my whole head of hair so it looks as natural as it can ... but with some COLOR.

The last time I had a full cut and color like that was in July.

I did a cut and red highlights only at the end of August (I didn't do the overall base color).

Now that the color has faded some, I can notice that I can see where my natural dull hair color has grown out from my roots and it drives me bananas. But I try my best to take care of my hair so I was mostly wondering how long your should wait in-between dyes that is best?

Or since it has been colored before, then it doesn't matter?

SERIOUS AND PROFESSIONAL ANSWERS ONLY.

Just looking for some ideas to mix with Powerade Zero orange. I never realized they had no sugar in them before, and of course the no calories is a plus. I think most of my hangovers are worse because of all the sugar I ingest from diet pop rather than the alcohol I drank (because I pretty much don't drink pop or eat sugar otherwise). So I thought I would give this a try!

Any ideas on what to mix with it? Do you think regular vodka would work? Or maybe a flavored vodka?

I've always seen a Mr. and a Mrs. listed as a "host couple" at many of the weddings I have attended; or have several host couples.

What exactly do the "host couple" do?

I just purchased Microsoft Windows 7 home premium full version so I can upgrade my computer. The software came with 2 CD's -- one for a 32bit system and one for a 64bit system. My computer is a 32bit so of course, I only need the 32bit CD.

It seems rather wasteful to me to have this extra 64bit CD lying around that I will never use. Can I sell the 64bit CD separately or is that considered pirating software or something like that? The software was quite expensive and I am a student, so anything I could get for the 64bit CD would be helpful.

I will be keeping the 32bit CD, of course, in case I ever have issues down the road.

I have a replacement computer that is on its way to replace (obviously) my current computer that is having issues. Since it is a replacement computer, I can't change the fact that it is going to come with Windows Vista because that is what my current computer has.

However, I want to upgrade to Windows 7. The computer company, of course, wanted me to buy their full software version (even though they would not intall it for me right off the bat) and send me the CD and I install it on my replacement computer myself, which is fine.

However, he was telling me that if I buy the full software version, then if anything happens to my computer that is all I have to re-install. But if I only buy the upgrade, I would first have to re-install Vista and then the Windows 7 upgrade, in the event my computer would ever have issues.

So besides that fact, is one way "better" than the other?

Should I just buy the upgrade or should I buy the full software version?

Thanks!

I do the showing side of horse shows for something different every once in a while than just speed events for my horse. I feel it is good for their minds to do a variety of things.

Anyway, I spotted this show halter and the leather is quite dark. I know that I read a while ago that light show halters were out (at least I think anyway) so I was just wondering if the shade of the leather matters based on what color horse you have or if it is just on the current trend?

If it does matter, my horse is a chestnut.

Here is the halter. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item...

Thanks!

We were talking about the Beatles song today where "you can get a tan from standing in the English rain." Someone said there's a certain day of the year in London where the sun is closest to it, based on the Earth's rotation and orientation.

Any truth in that? If so, what day is it?

So I've always been told that normal adult body temperature is 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit, give or take a degree.

However, I've been taking my temperature every morning once I wake up for personal reasons. I've been doing this for 6 days now and my highest reading so far has been 95.4 degrees ... My lowest was 93.2 degrees ...

This got me wondering so I started taking it at random times throughout the day. Not much difference. I just took it now actually (9:30 PM) and it read 95.0 degrees.

I am using a basic digital thermometer and check the temperature orally. I do know that oral temperatures tend to 1 to 2 degrees below your real body temperature, but that still makes my readings below the "normal".

Is this maybe a slight hypothyroidism or something? (My hands and feet are cold most of the time...)

Or is this just a variation of normal?

And note I am careful to not have eaten anything hot or cold that could affect my mouth temperature as well as avoid taking it after any activities (like working out) that may also affect the reading.

When I was about 18, I started reacting to regular sunscreen. I was always outside a ton in the summer, and thus used a lot of sunscreen. I never had a problem when I was younger, but I all of a sudden started getting this blister-like itchy raised rash on my face, neck, and chest. After about a month, I figured out it was because of sunscreen!

I haven't been able to figure out WHAT I am allergic to in the sunscreen. I know it is not PABA because my mom is allergic to that so we've never had a PABA sunscreen in the house. I will also react to the spray-on sunscreens. So I usually spend a good 15-20 minutes each year before the summer reading sunscreen label after sunscreen label and trying to pick the sunscreen that has the least ingredients. This usually turns out to be the baby formulations with very high SPF, but not always. Because they never have the same sunscreen with the same ingredients two years in a row (stupid companies), I always buy a couple to give it a shot.

I can usually wear the sunscreen about 2 times without a reaction, but then if I am going to have one, it'll come. But it's a real hit-and-miss.

And note that it is just my face, neck, and chest that break out. I can use sunscreen on any other part of my body (arms, back, legs, etc) without a problem.

Does anyone else have this problem?

Is there a sunscreen out there that is hypoallergenic? Price does not matter to me. I just want a sunscreen that won't bring on this hideous and uncomfortable rash!!

Thanks!

I don't wear lipstick very often; just on special occasions. However, I pretty much CAN'T wear lipstick even for a couple hours for that because it dries out my lips so much. I've tried several different name brands, the typical ones like CoverGirl, Maybelline, etc. but they all just dry them out!

I do have dry lips in general, but I just keep Chapstick handy and that does the trick fine. But it doesn't work with the lipstick on.

I guess I haven't tried every type in each brand, but it gets expensive trying all these lipsticks!

So, does anyone have the same problem but found a very hydrating lipstick out there that works for you?

Thanks!