Be as specific as you can.
1. Rosemary-mint body wash.
2. Black cardigan.
3. Jeans.
4. Pashminas.
4. Perfume (L’Artisan Tea For Two or Yuzu Rouge by Parfum 06130)
5. Moisturizer (REN or Philosophy)
6. Eye cream (ROCA at night and Garnier with SPF 15 for day)
7. Gentle facial cleanser by REN or that organic line I get at Whole Foods.
8. Cowboy boots.
9. Stila creme eyeliner.
10. Revlon cream blush.
Two #4s is cheating.
And it’s remarkable how many (more than zero, really) of these I have on my list.
I’ll play!
10. Spanx
9. ridge filler (can double-duty as beige polish in a pinch)
8. tuxedo pants
7. crisp white shirt
6. diamond (or cz) studs
5. waterproof plum eyeliner (I like Revlon’s)
4. blistex ointment (not the stick, the tube)
3. Cetaphil face cleanser
2. moisturizer with self-tanner in it
1. Visine–after years of caking on the concealer, I tried a new strategy: just outdo those circles. Makes me look 10 years younger (OK, maybe 3…)
1. Ginger-whipped body souffle from the Body Shop, but only if your spouse thinks it’s cute when you crawl into bed smelling like a cookie.
2. Soap & Glory Calm One, Calm All Body Soak: It’s bubble bath that makes your skin feel good.
3. Black Cardigan
4. Jeans
5. Black slacks that can be paired with a sweater that live in the closet for business casual emergencies.
6. Black knit dress for less casual emergencies.
7. Mac Lipstick. These days, I wear “Spice is Nice”
8. The awesome shoes of awesome that make me feel confident and that everybody loves. I don’t wear them too often as to maximize their impact. They go with the black dress.
9. Chapstick, because you don’t always feel like lipstick and it’s breezy out there.
10. A decent dark gray/light gray set of eye shadows to do a smoky eye, subtle or not, when you need one.
1 Shampure shampoo and conditioner by aveda
2 Clinique aeromatics elixir perfume
3. metrogel (for rosacea)
4. mascara–black, not clumpy.
5. Neutrogena tinted mosturizer and concealer
6. rosy cream or gel blush and lipstick
7. brown or plum eye liner and eye drops
8. underwear that truly fits me
9. pashminas of all sorts
10.Jewelry I like–all gifts from my husband.
Ok, some of these are more categories than products 😉
Madge! I am SO allergic to Aromatic Elixir! I start wheezing when I’m anywhere in the room with it. Now you know how to keep me away if you need to — it’s like garlic to a vampire!
1. Avon super shock mascara.
2. philosophy micro delivery face wash.
3. a great nude lipstick.
4. a good supportive bra, gotta keep the girls in place.
5. aveeno lip balm
6. smashboz halo foundation, my new favorite.
7. rare minerals blemish treatment
8.jeans
9.neutrogena norwegien formula hand cream.
10. philosophy body washed, I love all the graces
that was fun. 🙂
Allrighty, let’s see. In no particular order:
1. Vaseline Intensive Care Dry Skin body lotion. To avoid feeling like an alligator during New England winters.
2. Frizz-Ease anti-frizz hair serum.
3. Dark denim trousers. The pair I’m wearing now are from Eddie Bauer.
4. Black cardigan.
5. Large, long necklace.
6. Black knee-length skirt (I just got a PERFECT one from Talbots, with a cute little flip at the hem).
7. Dressy V-neck sweater that will go with skirts, trousers, under a jacket, etc.
8. Ultra-comfortable sandals that don’t look like Birkenstocks. The pair I’ve been wearing for the last 5 summers (I’m actually on my second pair, identical to the first) is from Mephisto.
9. Berry or wine colored lip gloss.
10. A winter hat that flatters my freakishly large head.
1. Pearls.
2. Flats.
3. Summer Dresses.
4. Cardigans.
5. Cashmere Sweaters.
6. Black Pants.
7. Clear Mascara.
8. Smoothing Iron.
9. Coat in a classic cut and fabric (currently wearing a trench-style houndstooth coat)
10. Tailoring and dry-cleaning.
1. tweezers
2. black ballet flats
3. aquaphor healing ointment
4. flexible hold hairspray
5. dark jeans
6. mascara
7. Neutrogena mineral sheers powder foundation
8. colorful scarves/pashminas
9. white, black, and nude camisoles
10. navy peacoat
1) Camisoles.
2) Cardigans.
3) Black Macara–Loreal’s Volumous, Full Definition, Blackest Black.
4) Black Liquid Eyeliner–Rimmel!!
5) Plain old Ivory Soap (yay for sensitive skin)
6) Red Toenail polish
7) Blush–Right now Rimmel’s Berry
8) Polyester-Rayon Dresses (the ones you throw in your suitcase and never get wrinkled!)
9) Black, pointy toed, patten leather 2.5 inch heels.
10) Ballet flats in lots and lots of pretty colors for when the heels hurt!
1. Origins Never A Dull Moment face polisher followed up with Origins Make A Difference rejuvenating treatment
2. Black mascaras – 1 for lengthening & 1 for thickening – right now I like Max Factor
3. Long wearing nude lipstick
4. Body Butter – any kind that smells good
5. Coco Mademoiselle
6. Jeans (many pairs!)
7. Paul Mitchell hair wax
8. Boots in brown, black & cordovan, of varying heights (to the knee, ankle, etc.)
9. A great suit in charcoal gray that can be mixed & matched with other pieces
10. Big diamond stud earrings (fake or otherwise!)
Do we have to stop at 10??
For winter in the upper Midwest:
1. Noxzema (I’ve tried to use grown-up cleansers but they just don’t work as well)
2. Copious amounts of moisturizer in various forms for skin and lips
3. Pressed powder to help with shiny skin
4. B&B Works Plumeria body splash
5. Camisoles
6. Cardigans
7. Scarves, especially in rich, saturated, striking shades
8. Knee-length black skirt
9. Tights (more often worn under jeans or slacks than with skirts!)
10. Warm, sturdy shoes like my Lands End All-Weather Mocs when I need to walk instead of drive
For summer, gauzy (but not too gypsy-mama) skirts and cute but comfy sandals would replace the tights and mocs.
1. Dr. Bronner’s Liquid Soap (Peppermint and Lavender are my favorites)
2. A Salicylic acid acne spot treatment
3. OPI nail polish
4. Thistle Farms body balm
5. The Maybelline mascara that comes in a green and pink container–but this is owned by the evil Nestle so I’m conflicted.
6. Auric Blends Egyptian Goddess perfume oil (Amazing stuff!!!)
That’s it. Can’t think of anything else.
1. Anti-acne face wash (Neutrogena or anything with AHA)
2. Volumizing shampoo
3. heavy duty deodorant (Right now Suave Clinical Strength)
4. Black mascara and eyeliner
5. Bare Minerals foundation
6. Any top that does not require ironing
7. Any shoes by Born
8. My flat iron and ionic hairdryer
9. Venus razor
10. My scarves – for decoration only
1. fun scarves
2. Miss Dior perfume
3. Jeans
4. Cream Talbots v-neck pullover
5. Lancome lipstick in varying colors
6. Bath and Body Works shampoo
7. Bumble and Bumble hairspray
8. Bass black ankle boots for jeans
9. Navy Talbots blazer
10.Buxton red leather tote
1. moisturizer with sunscreen
2. black dress pants
3. Navy skirt suit
4. long-wearing lipstick
5. unscented hairspray
6. bright cardigans and unstructured jackets
7. tweezers
8. dress shoes you can wear all day and walk a few blocks in.
1. Origins Checks & Balances face wash
2. Neutrogena combination skin moisturizer
3. dark, flattering jeans
4. cropped, belted black jacket
5. funky gray/black striped jacket
6. black wedge heels (with Dr. Scholls toe pads!)
7. tea tree oil toner
8. black cardigan
9. tinted lip balm
10. cocoa butter
1. clinique almost lipstick in black honey or burt’s bees lip balm, depending on the formality of the occasion! I’ve also recently discovered a new colorless lip product–Lypsyl Lypmoisturizer–got it at CVS when I was without the above two and love, love, love it.
2. foot lotion (curel or gold bond are my faves)
3. tweezers (Revlon Expert are the best best best. Tweezerman are good, but spendy, and sometimes break off the finer hairs if you’re not extra careful)
4. Neutrogena Acne Stress Control Power Foam
5. Neutrogena 3 in 1 concealer for eyes
6. a good salon haircut
7. Aveeno stress-relief body lotion
8. a bag or briefcase that holds what it needs to hold and is appropriate for the occasion.
9. dressy shoes with rubber soles/heels (or that otherwise don’t clomp on the chancel during worship)
10. scarves and wraps for warmth and/or pizazz
Wow, you really made me think. It’s stuck me so much, in fact, I posted to my own blog as a result: http://nezumiko.livejournal.com/231939.html
Here is my list excerpted from that post:
1. Levi’s 501 Dark Stonewash Original Fit Button Fly Straight Leg Men’s Jeans.
2. A nice leather belt to hold them up: current fave is the smooth black one with a black metallic buckle.
3. Black long-sleeve button-down shirt with a black tank-top underneath
4. L’Oreal QuickBlue bleach and Jerome Russel Punky Color Turquoise hair dye
5. Black no underwire cotton knit bra
6. Black leather jacket
7. Ariat boots
8. Ring for my right ring finger
9. Old Spice Swagger deodorant
10. Really good conditioner for my long turquoise blue hair
Oh, fun! I wasn’t sure I’d have 10, but then I realized that I have to have that particular soap.
1. Lace up motorcycle boots
2. Birkenstock Milano sandals
3. Curvy fit dark wash jeans
4. Cotton print long sleeve shirts
5. Cacique plunge bras
6. Ulta waterproof eyeliner
7. Maybelline Great Lash mascara
8. Red nail polish for my toes
9. CZ studs and gold continuous hoop earrings
10. Chandrika Ayurvedic bar soap
1. Burt’s bees carrot day lotion. Rich, smooth and smells like something to eat!
2. 10% Benzoyl peroxide lotion Every day. Twice a Day.
3. A pinch of baking soda in my face wash once a week to exfoliate
4. Black fishnets to be worn with pants or skirt and boots.
5. Black kitten heel pumps
6. Jersey knit dresses
7. A solid pair of casual shoes…must find. I threw the ratty pair out last spring and it is COLD out now!
8. a body shaper that neither rolls down my tummy nor bows out at the boning when I sit. Any recommendations?
9. Mascara, dark brown, Great Lash is my most common choice.
10. Lip gloss or balm. I love Burt’s Bees, L’occitaine and BeFine. No sickly sweet fake smells for me.
1. Spanx.
2. Flexees camisoles (white, black, and nude.)
3. Skinceuticals CE Ferulic serum, best anti-aging stuff on the planet. [Here, here!! – PB]
4. My famous animal print wedge shoes!
5. Banana Republic black wide leg pants.
6. Black patent heels by Sofft.
7. White cotton shirt w/ hint of spandex by Jones New York.
8. My Diane von Furstenburg wrap dress, which I bought for $40 in 1976. Still looks great and is in a pattern which she has re-released, which now costs gobs of money. (Yes, I’m that old.)
9. Smashbox cream eyeliner in Midnight Green.
10. Mabelline instant age rewind foundation. I get it in two colors to blend according to how tan the rest of me happens to me, since I never tan my face. (Don’t freak; I only use self tanners for the body.)
1. My Aquatalia boots. Dressy, comfortable, waterproof, awesome.
2. A default pair of black heels that go with everything.
3. Mascara (currently Maybeline Define-A-Lash) and Eyeliner (Revlon ColourStay)
4. Scarves/Shawls
5. A great fitting pair of jeans
6. An uncrushable, fits-across-my-chest dress shirt
that goes with
7. A good suit
8. Underwire bras 38 DD) with good shaping, comfort and support
9. Handknit socks
10. A fab bag or purse
1. Sensitive skin sunscreen – Eucerin SPF 30 facial moisturizer & Neutrogena Dry Touch SPF 45.
2. Cover Girl Lash Blast mascara
3. Clinique Almost Lipstick in Black Honey
4. L’oreal Feria Haircolor in various red shades – currently in Cardinal
5. Cetaphil – cleanser and lotion
6. cordovan Dansko clogs
7. jeans
8. black slacks
9. black blazer
10. green cashmere zip-up hoodie
1. Stila Smudge Pot eyeliner
2. Neutrogena 3-in-1 concealer
3. Clinique Almost Lipstick in Black Honey
4. Dior Addict
5. Pearls
7. Black slingbacks
8. Pencil skirts
9. Tweezerman tweezers (need to get mine sharpened)
10. Burt’s Bees Tomato Garden Soap
Oh, my GOD, these are amazing (especially to a younger lady still building her wardrobe)!!
1. Great, great, GREAT jeans.
2. Great black slacks (I have lightweight, cotton/rayon/etc ones for summer, uncut corduroy for winter)
3. Cashmere. As much of it as I can afford, which isn’t much, sigh. I’m a Boston girl born with poor circulation; cashmere is my secret weapon.
4. Camisoles (both skinny strap and tank style). Great for summer heat, fabulous for layering in the winter.
5. Cardigans. Of every style, sleeve length, color. Love them. Will possibly be wearing one for my wedding day, even.
6. Knit dresses. Breezy fun ones for the dog days of summer, great sleek black ones for winter and professional/dressy moments.
7. LUSH products. I’m still working out my perfect hair and face combinations, but their products make me feel pampered; a $5 bath bomb turns a bath into a true Zen moment (me, soothing cocoa butter in the water, a glass of wine, some Jane Austen…).
8. Fragonard’s Miranda perfum/eau de toilette. I got it the first time I was in France in high school, and haven’t worn anything else since. Love it.
9. Classic heels, slightly pointy toe, mid-height heel– in black AND red.
10. Flats of all colors and styles: loafers, ballet flats, the Dreaded Dansko Clog– they each have an undeniable place in my closet, whether for work or for running around the cobbles of Boston and Cambridge.
This has been absolutely inspiring; I love reading everyone’s answers.
NEXT: What’s in your purse/bag/tote? What MUST you carry around? Mine is Bare Necessities (wallet, keys, phone) painkillers (migraines, ahoy), lip balm, tissues, pens, iPhone headphones, hair elastic.
1) good fitting bras. Defenitely #1
2) good fitting black pant-suit
3) white blouse
4) comfy pumps with 3 cm heel
5) great Jeans
6) cardigan(s)
7) natural coloured lipstick
8) moisturizer
9) concealer
10)pearl-earrings
1. Flattering dark jeans
2. Heels (my current faves are my summer wedges and knee-high brown boots)
3. Lancome JuicyTubes lip gloss in pink
4. Clinique Touchbase for eyes in petal shimmer
5. Pumice stone and foot scrub
6. Nice suits for preaching in (I’m trying to work my way up to two for summer, two for winter)
7. Wool skirts that hit just above the knee
8. Biolage shampoo and conditioner for color-treated hair
9. Coffee
10. Good food & exercise
Let’s see…
1. A supportive underwire bra with straps that don’t fall down (nothing worse than straps sliding down my arms under my clergy shirts!)
2. Silver hoop earrings
3. Frizz-ease
4. Revlon colorstay lipstick
5. Petite boot cut jeans by Lane Bryant
5. Black pants (petite) with a slightly flared leg and a little stretch
6. Covergirl tinted moisturizer
7. Secret deodorant
8. A good pair of tweezers
9. A good nail file
10. Really comfortable but attractive black flats
1. The perfect “I Celebrate in This Special Occasion with You”/”I am so Sorry for Your Loss” black dress
2. Dark denim jeans
3. Classic white blouse
4. A Statement Necklace that is both young and fun but also classic
5. Mousturizer with an SPF (Clinique)
6. Unscented lotion (it leeps me from having alergy attacks)
7. Concealer
8. Waterproof mascara–so you don’t look hard up at the end of a hard day
9. Black heals that give the gams a work out with out giving the back and feet a work out
10. Cute matching pjs to slip into at the end of a long day
And if I were cheating or honest, there are these additional essentials…
11. Well fitting, properly hemmed black slacks
12. Black cardigan
13. Black wide belt to belt any clothing article/ cardigan combo
14. Tinted lipgloss
15. An appropriate coat for each season
Cheating! I know!
1. Dressy-but-not-fussy black pants. Several pairs required.
2. Flats with a pointy enough toe to be unfrumpy.
3. Pull-on, no-iron, beautifully patterned tops. I don’t know what I did before I discovered Chico’s.
4. Excellent moisturizer
5. Handkerchief (Vermont Country Store sells pretty white-on-white embroidered ones by the dozen)
6. Matte black Danskos. (Am anxiously wondering if PB approves them for church work. Not Sundays o’course.)
7. Linen untailored pants.
8. Hoop earrings in silver and gold (I have a pair that are both, such lifesavers, can wear them with anything)
9. An earcuff.
10. For time off: fabulous fair-trade jeans from Fair Indigo.