The Life of A Ladybug

The "Twilight" phenomenon has broken its way into the beauty industry! (Talk to me, Yes'n or no v'n)

*insert eyeroll here*

Anyone who knows me knows how much I love vampires.  As a matter of fact, I love fantasy and fantastical creatures of all kinds, but the creatures of the night - the ones that skulk, that hide, that dwell in the shadows - those are the ones that really tickle my fancy.  So vampires, werewolves, bad elves ...yessir.  Lovement.  However, the vamps of the "Twilight" series.  No, ma'am.  No thank you.  I keep being told that, if I was a teenager, I'd probably love the series.  Not so much, though.  Even when I was a teenager, teenaged romances made me want to barf.  And honestly, the entire "Twilight" thing is like a Harlequin romance for teenaged girls, where the leading man just so happens to be a vampire (and I use that word loosely as homeboy doesn't even drink from people - what's the difference between him and any other carnivore, I ask you?).

Anyway, if you're alive on this planet, there's no way in the world you can get away from all things "Twilight", though I have tried mightily.  Today, it got even worse.

Celebrity fragrances: yes'n or no v'n

So, it seems that Beyoncé is joining the bajillions of other celebs who have decided to put out their own fragrance line (Jennifer Lopez, Mariah Carey, Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, Queen Latifah, Halle Berry, P. Diddy, 50 Cent, just to name a few ...).  I don't know how I feel about that.  Back in the day, I jumped on J.Lo's Glow just like everybody else, but quickly got tired of it when I realized that I was only wearing it because everyone else was.  I actually thought it kind of ... stank.  Now, I find that I instinctively shy away from any fragrance put out by a celebrity.

What do you think on this issue?  Talk to me!  Celebrity fragrances: yes'n or no v'n???

Yes'n or No v'n: High-end deodorants?

I was reading Bon Bons in the Bath today, and Christina had posted in answer to a reader's question about whether there are high-end deodorants.  It never occurred to me that one might purchase deodorants anywhere other than a drugstore or market.  Shows how much I know (and how much I don't think about deodorant - it's a necessity, not a luxury, IMO).  Christina did find that there are high-end deodorants, made by companies like Kiehl's and Fresh.  This is intriguing to me.  I like Fresh a lot and am enamored with the fragrances, including the Sugar one in all its variations.  The Fresh deodorant comes in the Sugar scent, which makes it quite enticing.  The $18 pricetag isn't enticing at all, though.  I mean, seriously?  $18 for a deodorant when I can get one for $5 in the drugstore.  Uh, no.

But, wait.  I'll leave it up to you guys.  Yes'n or no v'n: High-end deodorants?  Are they worth the price or are you sticking to good ole Secret, Dove and the like?

Yes'n or no v'n: Louboutin manicure

Okay, I'm doing my very first "yea or nay"!  Henceforth, they will be known as "Yes'n or No v'n".  Those of you who know me personally know why already, but let me explain for the rest of my readers: When Sarai was younger, she couldn't say "yes indeed" or "no indeed".  I say both of those phrases all the time and, when she'd try to imitate me, they'd come out "Yes'ndeed" and "No v'ndeed".  Now, though she can say them both properly, we still say "Yes'n" or "No v'n" to each other.  So, there you go.

Onto the first "yes'n" or "no v'n": the Louboutin manicure.  I first heard about this over on the Sephora blog.  There is a new manicure out wherein the tops of the nails are painted black and the bottoms are painted red to imitate the iconic Louboutin sole.  Now, I'd love to have a pair (or twelve) of Louboutins, but to paint my nails in such a manner?  For me, that'd be a "No v'n." 

It's up to you now!  Vote - "Yes'n" or "No v'n"?