Jeffrey Morgenthaler

Just discovered the best blog ever about bartending. jeffreymorgenthaler.com is amazing. The guy has incredible knowlegde and the drive to continue to make interesting, delicious beverages, either updates or completely new. I am a bit obsessed with this man's site.

He revisits the Old Fashioned with commentary on the Wisconsin Brandy Old Fashioned which is what I think most people are serving when they serve an old fashioned. Nice to read about since everyone makes them slightly different. And really muddling a marachino cherry with a good bourbon seems like a crime so someone needed to enlighten me.

Photowonder

Love the photowonder photo editing app. It's free and easy to use. I found it on the playstore on my droid phone.

Loungefly

My very favorite brand of bag is Lougefly. I buy them from ebags.com. Below is a picture of my lastest purchase. Great durability and very hip. I also love that they provide Hello Kitty merchandise. So cute.

Been gone a while...

Well, I've been gone a while but now I'm back. Don't worry! My love of Sally Hansen Salon Effects has not faded. I've got lots of new stuff to review and chat about.

Gel Nails #2

Just an update on gel nails... Had to go back to get them redone. They were still in perfect condition until I worked an outdoor bartending event where I had to crack beer cans open. Gah! Total mistake. Ruined righty's index and middle nail. But those were extreme circumstances. If I hadn't done that I think I could have gone another week. So, I didn't know what to expect to get them redone. It takes longer than regular polish to remove the gel. But it was still rather quick and didn't seem to damage my nails. Pretty much they soak your nails in acetone and then file the gel off. They just scrape the last remnants off by hand. Then they redo them after a quick mani. And voila! I love how shiny they are. Surprisingly they have some cool colors. It may be hard to tell but these are like a slate gray.

Mascara #2 L'Oreal Volumious Carbon Black

As I've said before I'm sort of obsessed with mascara. Tried a new one, L'Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black. Very good. It gives fuller lashes with quite a bit of added length too. Nice dark color with a matte finish. One downfall, and to me its kind of a big one, it flakes pretty badly. And it can not handle any moisture. I went and played tennis after applying and I had black marks under my eyebrows afterwards. But still a very good mascara with the flaw of low durability.

Update on Botox

The botox treatment I had slowly took effect. It took about 7 days for it to completely set in. Now I can NOT wrinkle between my eyebrows. It feels weird a little and my face definitely looks different to me when I get a look in the mirror while I'm talking but for the most part no one notices the lack of movement there. I am really glad I did it and I plan on keeping it up.

Here is a pic. I swear I am trying very hard to frown my brow. The only thing that really happens it that my eyebrows come down at the arch.