Comments on: Friday Fun Thread: The Thrill of the Shill

By: Retiring Your Old Bras…For a Good Cause - The Pursuit of Harpyness

Retiring Your Old Bras…For a Good Cause - The Pursuit of Harpyness — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 02:31:30 +0000

[...] my post about Brallelujah bras—in which I confessed I’d be ditching my tired old bras—I [...]

By: Sara

Sara — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 18:13:25 +0000

I’m glad I decided to read this post – I may have to try that Spanx bra, although it looks expensive, because I also generally hate bras and my size is the same as yours. The most comfortable bra I’ve found to date is Victoria’s Secret’s “Body by Victoria” wireless, but it’s still not really outstanding.

I guess I have at least one enthusiastic product recommendation. My hands get really chapped in the winter, as a result of a general propensity toward dryness combined with my habit of washing them frequently. Aquaphor, an ointment made by Eucerin, fixes my skin absurdly quickly. It is kind of expensive but worth the price, because even a small amount will revert my hands to factory settings (ha ha) overnight, no matter how bad they are to start. I can even rub some in my skin and wait just an hour or so to see marked improvement. At first I was reluctant to try it because it basically looks and feels like Vaseline, which I find kind of gross, but the first time I used it I stopped caring about that because it just plain gets the job done.

By: Mackey

Mackey — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:45:36 +0000

things to shill:
* Toby’s Estate Coffee (for more info check here: http://www.tobysestate.com.au/ ) My favourite cafe in the whole world, with the amazing barista Tony, uses this coffee and it tastes so good.

* Adidas Predator boots for playing football (or soccer as it can also be known). They are so comfortable, good to kick and run in, require no breaking in, and are quite beautiful. I feel like when I put them on I could Lionel Messi. (http://www.adidas.com/football/au/products/predator/ )

* the recently acquired stainless steel Breville toaster and kettle – beautiful, and they work so good!

* I would like to do a shout out for my hairdresser Steph, who is a 3rd/4th year apprentice. If any harpies come to Sydney Australia, and would like a great hair cut, I would take you to her.

By: BeckySharper

BeckySharper — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 15:27:12 +0000

@MsM: The SodaStream is hands-down my very most favorite kitchen toy. I drink at least a liter of seltzer every day and not having to schlep and recycle (and pay for!) all those bottles from the store has made my life so much easier (and well-hydrated!)

I also really love my juicer, which is a Breville (obtained at a deep discount from Overstock.com). I make a lot of fresh veggie juice which is very healthy and cheap, and have perfected watermelon-lime coolers for the summer.

By: Ms. M

Ms. M — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 04:24:12 +0000

I love the SodaStream. Got it about 6 mo. ago. I loved carbonated stuff, and this helps me make my own, easily. I don’t use any of the SodaStream flavorings (I heard they were gross), instead I carbonate juices (1/4 juice to 3/4 water) and Monin flavorings (1/5 syrup to 4/5 water) to make Italian sodas. I’ve got a liter of carbonated water in the fridge at all times now to quickly mix up a bubbly beverage.

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 03:33:54 +0000

Bounce sent me one of those stupid stick-it-in-your-dryer bars as a sample and although I didn’t WANT to I frickin love it. Their commercials are idiotic – the amount of time in my day it’s saving is less than 3 seconds, not exactly life changing – but my clothes are soft, dog/cat hair free and I no longer end up with a zillion used dryer sheets all over the house. I even bought a bunch of refills today. My husband said it’s like drugs (the first one is free but then you’re hooked) and I laughed at him…but it’s kind of true.

By: Hilary

Hilary — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:53:20 +0000

The best recipe book(s) that I have found are the Cook’s Illustrated series. I got the vegetable one last year and now it’s an absolute pleasure getting five to ten servings a day! Now I have The New Best Recipe and it’s saved my holiday season. Anyways, the great thing about them is that they test as many possible permutations of the recipe before deciding on the final formula, and everything is laid out very clearly so even baking klutzes like me can take on complicated dishes without messing it up.

By: annimal

annimal — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:51:16 +0000

oh yeah, and bras….I hate those rubberized elastics too. They itch like crazy! I had to stop buying my favorite Victoria’s Secret bras because of it.
I’m a 38D/40C and I highly recommend the Bali “passion for comfort seamless minimizers”, which you can find at outlet stores or online. They’re comfortable, unpadded, flattering, don’t have the annoying rubberized elastic, don’t slide off my shoulders, and come in a wide range of colors and sizes. oh yeah, and cheap ($18/each if you catch one of the 3 for $54 specials)

By: annimal

annimal — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:26:45 +0000

I have very fussy skin – ultra-sensitive, acne, rosacea, the works. I was never able to find a cleanser/acne reducer that worked and usually had several different soaps/cleansers and had to rotate between them. A few years back a friend tipped me in about Paula’s Choice products. Now I shameless shill for them any chance I get. The ‘skin balancing cleanser’ and 2% beta hydroxy acid gel have kept my skin clean, soft, and blemish free for about 7 years now. They cost about the same as the pricier drugstore products and last a long time.
I got a friend hooked on Paula’s Choice. She got me hooked on Smartwool socks by forgetting a pair at my house and them telling me to keep them. They’re pricy but so warm and comfy. I highly recommend them if you live in a cold climate. (Note – I used to be someone who just bought the cheapo 6-pack cotton gym socks, and still wear them in the summer, so I’m normally pretty cheap about socks)

By: baraqiel

baraqiel — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:24:59 +0000

Unfortunately, the magic bras above come only in a limited set of sizes. Along the lines of new bra discoveries, however, for those of us who can generally only find either very expensive or very utilitarian, Wacoal has recently come out with a new line (apparently for younger ladies? I don’t know) called b’temptd (which is kind of dumb, but whatever). They actually have really pretty things up to an E/DDD in 30-36 bands. And I’ve found their sizing very consistent — all four bras I’ve ordered from them (all in different styles) fit correctly in the same size.