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Is this jacket authentic Rick Owens or Rick Owens "Style"?

Judging from the pics, it seems to be the latter.

homemade pasta with tomato sauce (made of oven-stewed tomatos)... simple meal in perfection

Noodles look overcooked.

brocolli soup, w/goat cheese and walnuts

Gordon Ramsaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay.

I have this Rolex and I'm not sure if it's real. I got it several years ago as a gift so.. I'd like to know if there are Rolex experts on here that can tell the authenticity by only looking at the appearance. If anyone's interested in buying this, I'll go down to the Rolex store and get a written appraisal..

"I'll go down to the Rolex store and get a written appraisal"..

You'd probably be better served asking the experts in regards to the authenticity of your watch.

Alright, while I really dont have any new acne or anything like that, and my skin is virtually clear, there are red spots from way long ago when I had things there. and no matter what I do i cant get rid of these red splotches.blemishes whatever they are...? any ideas anyone?

Hyperpigmentation is a bitch. Either used a retinoid (retinol, tretinoin, adapalene, etc) or use AHA (alpha hydroxy acid). Hydroquinone (Obagi) or Kojic acid products seem to work too.

I personally use a combination of AHA and retinoid (tretinoin - Retin A Micro) to increase cellular turnover of my skin. Marks go away much quicker.

Check out MaMa lotion. A lot of before and after pictures of people using the product for 1 month.

I never took care of my skin before, but recently I've started to shave more often (didn't have beard before) and my skin has gone quite shitty (not sure it's related to shaving). I've been told my skin is freakishly dry, but I still have a oily forehead at times...

I'm looking for recommendations to ameliorate to appearance (smooth, moisturize, etc..) of my skin as I'm completely clueless as to what to do.

Thanks

Exfoliation is key.

No bumps (clogged pores).

Start by using a BHA (beta hydroxy acid - salicyclic acid) or AHA (alpha hydroxy acid - glycolic, mandelic acid) in your regimen. Could be achieved by using toners that contain either ingredients or lotions, serums, gels, that contain either ingredient.

Also start using a retinoid in your regimen. Retinoids speed up the rate at which are skin sheds which results in less clogged pores and beautiful radiant skin.

Commercial products (OTC - over the counter) are easy to find these days. These products contain an ingredient called retinol. Retinol and retinyl palminate are much much much milder forms of retinoids compared to prescription forms. Two commercial retinol products I used before moving on to prescription retinoids were Green Cream and Diacneal.

Prescription form retinoids include tazorac, tretinoin (retin-A), and adapalene (differin). I used Differin (1.0 formulation not the new 3.0 formulation) before moving on to my current retinoid, Retin-A Micro.

Here's a sample regimen:

DAY

Wash face (Non-abrasive cleaner)

Tone (Paula's choice 2 % bha liquid or DDF glycolic tonic)

Serum, Lotion, or Gel (Search for non-pore clogging formulations.)

Sunscreen

NIGHT

Wash face

Retinoid

If dry, apply moisturizer.

I really recommend registering for makeupalley.com and looking at the product reviews section before buying. If you do, you will see that most of the products offered by your local drugstore, Sephora, fall short on promises.

For entry-level AHA usage, try the Alpha-Hydroxy Brand. I personally never used this line but based on the reviews on makeupalley.com, it seems to do the job.

I personally have used most of the AHA, BHA products offered by Sephora (2.5 year trial and error) and found the products to be ineffective for the most part. A lot of gels and serums were too thick and just sat on my skin resulting in more clogged pores because I have oily, acne-prone skin. I recommend Jan Marini.

When I lived in New York, I use to order off skinstore.com. Exceptional service. Free shipping. I have also ordered from dermstore.com and it is reliable as well.

PM me if you need more help. I personally would've never done all this experimenting and research had it not been a bout with adult acne. And it some ways, I'm glad it did happen or else I would've never learned to take care of my skin the way I do now.

Anybody know of a good tonner?

Depends what type of skin you have. Sensitive, oily, dry, etc. 2 toners that have consistently gotten decent reviews from many users are Paula's Choice 2% BHA liquid and DDF Glycolic Tonic.

Both are exfoliants. The Paula's Choice BHA liquid is a non-alcohol formula that provides deep exfoliation (beta hydroxy acid). The DDF glycolic tonic is more abrasive since it contains alcohol (for those that enjoy the tingy-cool sensation) and glycolic acid (alpha hydroxy acid) have larger molecules and stay on the upper layers of the skin as opposed to BHA's which penetrate deeper into the pore.

Both acids (beta and alpha) have pros and cons.

If you want the benefits of an alpha hydroxy acid but find glycolics (sugarcane) to be too abrasive, look into mandelic (almonds) acid. Mandelic is an AHA with larger molecular structure compared to glycolic so it is less abrasive.

Mandelic acid users like Vivant 15% mandelic serum (some find too harsh due to high alcohol content), Nucelle 15% mandelic serum (much gentler than Vivant), and MaMa lotion.

Retin-A Micro. Total face transformation. Takes a year to see full results. A LOT of bumps along the road. The changes last forever as long as you keep using the product.

If you have acne, I recommend Jan Marini's line. Much much much better than the products (ie. Peter thomas roth, ddf, dermalogica, skin medica, etc.) offered at your local Sephora.

Cheap alternative to Jan Marini would be Alpha Hydroxy line. Personally never used this line before. But this line of products have consistently good reviews from users at makeupalley.com.

Sign up at makeupalley.com and check out product reviews before you splurge and drop 65 bucks for a 2 ounce bottle of crap.

What boots are those?

LV.

Grey ones are awesome too. Soft Kangaroo leather. I got Cocoa brown. Still can't upload photos to photobucket (still stuck on 0%) or imageshack. I guess maybe the pictures taken on my cell were too big.

Kangaroo Skin - Cellphone pics

Keepall PM and Doctor's Bag

EDIT: Having problems uploading photos to imageshack, tinypic, photobucket. Using Imac (leopard) and all 3 sites seem to be stalling. Will resize the pics once I figure out why I am unable to upload photos to the aforementioned sites.

i know srrsly. i just bought two pairs in the past weekD:

BOOYAH!!!!!

Dotch No Ryori

Favorite Show...God bless reruns...

"Tastes like burning........." - Ralph

Doubt it. Fortunately, most can't afford it. And if the typical "hypebeasts" have money to spend, I assume they would rather invest in Limited Edition Nikes where the resell value is higher than the purchase price (ie. Jordans VS Lanvin Hightops).

Haven't seen a pair of Lanvins being sold for more than the purchase price.

astroglide + anal

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God Bless KVA.

NOT!!!

Just purchased a Nokia Arte 8800. Was using the Nokia 8800 prior to recent purchase.

Needed 3G function due to visits to Japan.

trash roolz shopper droolz

Hmmm. Haven't been to Sapporo in a while. Tonkotsu at Men Kui Tei and Shio at Setagaya.

http://diabro.net/product_info.php/cPath/193_336/products_id/8146

Are these MII or MIJ? I know they say MIJ but i thought brut was MII denim?

Made in Japan. The MII's are around 250 USD. MIJ's are more expensive.

Both are available on diabro.

I've made 10+ purchases via Diabro. I've yet to receive an item from them that was mislabeled on the product page.

i think its the way im standing makes the jeans kinda look poofy or maybe b/c im pretty short maybe need to hem them?these aren't that loose IRL

I don't think you need to hem them. Doing that would defeat the purpose of owning Dior's (the stacking effect).

I don't know how one would get rid of the pronounced "triangle effect" that I see in the pics that you've posted.

Triangle effect meaning the excess material in the thigh region to the bottom of the pants.

I have chicken legs and the material around the thigh area doesn't "poof" up. I would post some pics but my digi cam is broken at the moment.

Sorry can't be of more assistance on this matter.

Fits off. Can't really pin point what though. Kinda looks "boxy".

Thought those were the S/S 07 slim leg grays? If so, the thigh area seems real loose which creates that "boxxy" look from the waist -> crotch -> knees.

Great jeans btw. I own two of the same pair.

no idea when you went or where you looked, but as of about an hour ago,

in the little alcove right in front there were:

tons of white anoraks

shorts in S

button-downs in S and XS

no polos

no vests

For button-downs, are you referring to these:

http://store.uniqlo.com/L4/getitem.asp?hdnItemMngCD=u39069

If so, did you see if both black and white were available (S and XS)? Strange how Uniqlo doesn't offer XS for sale online in jp. One would assume it would be in more demand over there. Btw, thanks in advance.

Sell it to a tabloid, since you say nobody's heard of it, I'm sure you will get $$$$$ because the tabloid you sell to will "break" the story. Exclusive photos. It's more mulah than you'll probably get from an anonymous poster from this board.

Hi everyone, here's an update.

So after sending numerous e-mails regarding the Dior Homme products that I want, I finally got a response earlier this week on Thursday.

They will only ship FedEx. They do not know what the duty charge will be. So I called FedEx trying to find out only to be directed to their web site since they supposedly can't give that information out over the telephone. I registered for a FedEx account and the process of figuring out the duty is very very tedious (at least for me it was).

The clothing material is taken into consideration (fur, cotton, nonsynthetic, etc). I had no idea so I eventually gave up. I live in Manhattan so I figure it will be around 10% of the purchase price.

I am pretty psyched considering two of the three items that I ordered were the last ones. Got a Dawn Sports Jacket, a Fleece Chine'hood (last small), and a scarf (last one) from Dior Homme section.

Reason why I got the scarf was because the total for me came out to be 970 Euros after VAT deductions so I was going to be charged the 50 Euro shipping fee. I looked through the accessories section and found the scarf.

I had contemplated getting the Dior Homme trench coat. It's very form fitting and trendy. But I had to be realistic with myself and think about the occasions that I would actually sport the coat.

Btw, I ordered from Browns and it's been over a week and I've yet to hear from them regarding the Dior 19cm jeans. Oh well. Probably clearing customs.

I'll let everyone know how much Duty was levied against me for the purchase from Luisa.