Finding The Perfect Mascara

I'm always in search of the perfect mascara.  My lashes need a lot of help!  I found the Maybelline Full 'n Soft Waterproof Mascara in Very Black at Rite Aid.  It sounded like just what I need.  I have to curl my lashes and a lot of mascaras I've tried are too heavy and just flatten them out again.  So I was very happy with the Maybelline Mascara.  It felt soft, gave some volume, lengthened and kept the curl.  If I have the time and can apply several coats, it really does a good job on my lashes.  So I would buy this again.  The only down side is, that I would like more volume and the tube didn't last as long as some of the expensive mascaras.  But for under $7.00, I really can't complain:)

I have to admit that my daughter and I loved the tv commercial for L'oreal's Miss Manga Mascara, and this inspired me to buy it.  Of course my lashes did not come out as full and beautiful as the model on the commercial (I'm sure they used fake lashes on her), but it was comparable to the Maybelline Full 'n Soft.  My lashes were able to keep their curl and if I applied several coats, I could get the length and volume I wanted. But unlike the Full 'n Soft, Miss Manga mascara gave my lashes a more spikey feel.  I didn't like this or the bendable wand.  A couple times the wand bounced too much when I wasn't expecting it to and smeared Mascara on my eyelid.  Plus, there is a problem with flakes during the day. So I'm not so sure I will buy L'oreal Miss Manga Mascara again.

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Etiquette Series - Things You Can Eat With Your Fingers

For today's post on etiquette, I turn to "The Little Book Of Etiquette" by Dorothea Johnson.  Dorothea is the Founder of The Protocol School of Washington.

I was surprised to find that in Chapter 5, Eating Various Foods,  there is a section of foods that you are allowed to eat with your hands.  I always think of dining with proper etiquette involving an unusually large amount of silverware.

Artichokes:  Eat with your fingers.  Remove each leaf seperately, dip the soft end in sauce, and then pull it through your teeth to remove the edible portion.  Discard the remainder of the leaf on the side of your plate.  Secure the heart with a fork and scrape the thistle away with a knife.  Then cut the heart into pieces and eat it with a fork.

Asparagus:  Cut into bite-size portions and eat wit a fork.  In Europe it is eaten with the fingers.  Individual asparagus tongs may also be used.

Bacon:  eat with a fork and knife.  Only very crisp bacon may be eaten with your fingers.

Strawberries:  Eat with a spoon.  Large strawberries are often served with the stem.  Hold the strawberry by the stem, dip it in sugar, and eat it in one or two bites.  Discard the stem on the side of your plate.

Bread and Butter:  Do not pull the roll in half.  Break off only one bite of your bread or roll at a time, then butter it with your butter spreader and eat.  Do the buttering on your plate, not in your hand.  When butter is passed, take a portion onto your butter plate with the butter server.  If pats are used, pick them up with a fork and pace on our plate.

Celery, Olives, Pickles, and Radishes:  Remove from the serving tray with your fingers and place on the side of your dinner plate or bread and butter plate.  All are eaten with the fingers.  Eat large olives with a pit in several bites, discarding the pit on the side of your plate.  Small stuffed olives are eaten whole.

Cherries, Kumquats, and Plums (raw):  Eat with your fingers in one or two bites.  The stones are dropped into the cupped hand and put on the side of the plate.

Chicken, Duck, and Turkey:  Eat with a fork and knife.  Fried chicken is only eaten with the fingers at a picnic or a casual family gathering.
                        - taken from The Little Book Of Etiquette

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