Maintenance costs?

[Pussy]

That much?

It's because he's such a good looking bastard to start with...

[Pussy]

Oh god - I am totally high maintenance. Funnily enough we were talking about this on the trip to Manfield over the weekend. My male friend was shocked!!!

$32 - fortnightly nails
$80 - monthly brazillian
$20 - monthly leg wax
$20 - monthly underarm wax
$8 - monthly eyebrow wax
$8 - monthy top lip wax
$180 - 6 weekly hair colour and cut

This is not counting shopping, facials and other things I do to feel 'pretty'!

Eeeeek, oh well, it's my money so I guess a girl will have it a girl will spend it ha

Actually... forget the Nair. I reckon Roundup is your friend...

[jrandom]

Oi...where's my free doz Steinies???

I've been a bit too distracted to call the brewers over the last wee while, believe me!

[PirateJafa]

IMO they're more economical by the hour.

[bezajel]

O.H. M.Y. G.O.D!!!! My children are right I AM old I had no idea what that even was

'O' for ORsome idea

Strangely, they've been around since the twenties or something, yet no-one's heard of them (until they have)...

Love my mooncup! Initial outlay was accompanied by a sharp intake of breath but I reckon I've saved a fortune in tampons in the last three years. Only downside I reckon is you don't get much warning that you need to empty - you know how you a tampon gives you a five minute warning 'gurgle'? Well if you feel a gurgle with a mooncup it's probably already too late!

Cool to see there are other users on here... (hesitated about bringing it up, but thought I'd share the love). Haven't had gurgling problems so far - whew!!

Sorry - I have to ask.....isn't it gross to clean it out? I mean how do you make sure it is clean and hygienic to use next time???

I can't watch when I have a blood test, but no problem with the cleaning! Just rinse, and sterilise between cycles if required...

[Her_C4]

Strangely, they've been around since the twenties or something, yet no-one's heard of them (until they have)...


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I said I was old... but not THAT old!!!!

[bezajel]

I said I was old... but not THAT old!!!!

Hehe... I didn't mean to imply!!!

[klingon]

I'm not just low-maintenance, I'm CHEEEP!

On the rare occasions when I get my hair cut, I get it done by the trainees at Serville's Academy. $20 for the cut, and it's just as good as you would get in a top salon (in fact better than a lot of the salons I've been to, due to close supervision by the tutors).

I've also just discovered that I can get a FREE manicure every Friday at the shop under the Rialto Cinema in Newmarket. They are promoting a certain brand of ceramic nail-file and have a manicurist on site to demonstrate, and she does a full manicure while giving her sales pitch!

I don't dye my hair. It's too dark to show dyes anyway and I'm not keen on bleaching it to death just so I can re-dye it.

I buy my hair and face products from the specials bin at Living Nature (near Kerikeri). http://www.livingnature.com/ Amazingly wonderful, top quality products, but I don't pay more than $10 an item! The exception is my moisturiser (since Living Nature stopped putting sunscreen in theirs). Now I use Skinfood SPF15 ($7.50 - lasts me a few months).

I hardly ever wear makeup. Just Living Nature eye liner ($10 special again) and Trilogy Everything Balm for the lips.

My skin's too sensitive for waxing, so I shave my legs using my partner's Primal Earth Organic Shave Gel (from the supermarket - less than $10 a tube, lasts for ages coz you only need a tiny bit).

I make my own soap. Ingredients are cheap and I can choose what they smell like by using different essential oils. As a body lotion I use almond oil with a couple of drops of essential oil mixed in. (Also means I don't need perfume.)

I buy clothes second hand, or from outlet stores (I have one near my work that often has Max and other brand-name clothes, but removes the labels for sale).

Oh, and if you're not keen on the mooncups, I can recommend trying moontime products: http://www.moontime.co.nz/ It's like the difference between using disposable nappies for a baby and cloth ones. We're slowly waking up to the idea that cloth products are healthier and more sustainable for our babies - here's the same princliple for women.

[bezajel]

As a body lotion I use almond oil with a couple of drops of essential oil mixed in.

Ooooh, I like that idea.....!

[prettybillie]

Check it out !!
HERE

Do you have more than one? The question comes from what if you are in a public toilet and need to change it?

[Nasty]

Do you have more than one? The question comes from what if you are in a public toilet and need to change it?

use the disability loo .. quite often they have a sink in them.

[MsKABC]

Do you have more than one? The question comes from what if you are in a public toilet and need to change it?

I don't think they have to be washed every time, just emptied and re-inserted.

[klingon]

I don't think they have to be washed every time, just emptied and re-inserted.

This is true... you can just wipe them out with toilet paper.

Why are we whispering? I think the boys can still hear us.

[MsKABC]

This is true... you can just wipe them out with toilet paper.

Why are we whispering? I think the boys can still hear us.

I know...in fact, smaller font always makes me want to read something more. I simply wanted to appear to be discreet

[Number One]

what???? Speak up ladies i can't make out a word you are saying!!!