L'oreal Telescopic Explosion Mascara

The new mascara (new to the U.S. anyway) is a new take on the mascara wand.  The design is a round ball with spikes all over it.  It's similar to the Givenchy Phenomen'Eyes mascara.  The first time I wore this mascara I was a little annoyed because on one eye I had some really long spiky lashes and on the other eye I had regular looking lashes.  I was not happy but I figured I need to get use to this new wand before I go making any rash decisions.  The second time I tried the mascara, I was much more happy with the results.  Although this mascara doesn't give my lashes great length, (actually it probably does have the potential to since I ended up with a few long spiky lashes the first time) or great volume, I like this mascara because it does get to those hard to reach lashes and it gives a nice no-clump coating to the bottom lashes.  Overall, the look is pretty natural.  I haven't decided if I would re-purchase this but it's definitely worth a try.

Books! Books! Books!

I just got done reading two really good books.  The first one was Joie De Vivre by Robert Arbor.  It's about everyday life and food according to a french chef.  It's got lots of recipes and gives you a little glimpse inside the everyday life of a French family.  Very well written and entertaining.  Check out amazon.com to read a few pages.

The second book was What the Bleep Do We Know.  I don't really know how to describe this one.  It talks about quantum physics and it's kinda new agey, and it talks about how we create our own reality but it's more scientific than the straight new age stuff.   Some parts are confusing cause I mean damn quantum physics.  Really?  And some stuff is pretty abstract but it's still a really good book and I  got a lot out of it. 

No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency

Has anyone seen this show yet?  If not you should check it out.  It stars Jill Scott as the detective.  I knew she could sing but she can also act.  The show is set in Botswana, Africa and it's about a woman named Precious Ramotswe (Jill Scott) who's father dies and leaves her a bunch of cows.  Apparently in Botswana owning a bunch of cows makes you very rich.  Precious sells the cows, moves to the city, and opens up a detective agency.  She solves everything from kidnappings to lost dogs, to cheating men, to men eaten by crocodiles.  And she does it all with the help of her feisty secretary and a friend who owns a auto repair shop.  I love the plots and all the characters, especially their accents.  The show makes you want to visit Botswana and become a detective at the same time. It's only on it's second episode so there's still time to get in on the ground floor.  Aires Sundays on HBO.

Rimmel Sexy Curves Mascara

I got a coupon for a free Rimmel Sexy Curves Mascara so I decided to give it a try.  I really don't have anything good to say about it.  It clumped.  I have never had a new mascara clump.  That's just ridiculous.  The mascara didn't really do anything for my lashes.  Also, it was really weird cause the second day I used it I had these weird fibers flying around my eyes.  And when I went to pull them off they were stuck to my eyelashes.  So, I don't know what that was all about but whatever.  I'm just glad I got it for free because it was very disappointing.

(The before and after, I can barely tell a difference)

Knowing

I saw the movie Knowing this weekend and OMG that movie was crazy good.  I think this is Nicholas Cage's best movie by far.  The ending was messed up and the whole thing was creepy but somehow it was sort of comforting.  I guess for me if the world is gonna go out then that's a good way to go.  There was a lot of symbolism and allusion in the movie which really made you think.  The acting was great and one thing that made the movie stand out is that there was a woman who had a daughter and then the daughter had a daughter and they all looked alike, which I appreciate because the young version and the old version never look alike and the family members never look alike either.  Of course Nicholas Cage's character and the girl who plays his sister don't look like they would be related but that's ok.  That might be asking for too much.  Definitely a must see.