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On Being A Girl

I splurged recently and bought some skincare items; the amount of money I spent on three items could have fed a family of fifty in Somalia, but my skin is soft and smooth and wonderful and any Somalian children are welcome to come caress it.

Intense Moisturizing Cream.
I have dry skin. Uncontrollably itchy dry skin. Skin that would love to be slathered in Vaseline all day just so it would stop cracking in the harsh Fairbanks winters (note to skin: no longer in Fairbanks any more, so you can stop with the cracking!). But! This moisturizer! Is heaven! And it lasts a very long time, especially when you're looking at the price tag and thinking how many cans that would buy for the food bank.

Oil-Free Eye Makeup Remover.
In my quest to find good eye makeup remover, someone (Babs?) suggested this Mary Kay product. And since I was needing more moisturizer, and they give full refunds on products one doesn't like, I went for it. And it works really well! I'll have to see how long it lasts to see if it will be worth its price tag, but for now I like it.

Extra Emollient Night Cream.
This stuff? Is super bright pink and has some heavy-duty ingredients: petroleum, mineral oil, paraffin, beeswax, candelilla wax, carnuba wax. And red 17. I'm not sure why it's only supposed to be used at night, but my dry skin luuuuurves this stuff.

In other news, I've been all sorts of productive.

I've got copies of my latest CD swap in the mail. It's filled with all sorts of indie songs no one has ever heard of, but I can't stop humming them. Anyone want a copy?

I've also got my federal tax return in the mail (Woo! Refund! Let's blow it all on Vegas!).