I live with three boys.
Well, two boys and one man if you want to get all technical about it.
I am the only female.
The only hoo-hoo in a land of peep-peeps.
It is no secret that I want to have a little girl. I’m a little resigned to the fact that that will never happen. Why? Because I want it to, and my life seems to be a textbook case of ‘Let’s give Loralee the exact opposite of what she wants and see how she deals with it”.
That’s a bit whiny, isn’t it?
I see people who have at least one of each and I am bitten with a major moment of jealousy. I know that it is likely that if I had a girl she would end up being a towering, bass-voiced, tom-boy that would curse me for giving her cankles and need help shaving her back, but if we decided to have another one, I still want a girlie.
I read a study that claims that “Optimists are more likely to have boys”
HA, HA, HA, HA!
Now, THAT is funny. I am NO optimist. I think that my condition actually goes beyond pessimism and the age-old adage “The glass is half-empty”. I tend to be more of a“There IS no glass!! The glass is all a FREAKING LIE!!!” type of person, so I just find this particular study amusing.
Optimist or pessimist, it doesn’t change the fact that I am still daughterless and live with a bunch of guys.
So here I sit in the land of toilet seats that are perpetually left up and UFC Fight Nights. Action Movies and basketball sneakers with nary a pink, sparkley barrette or tule tutu to be found.
That gets rather lonely, my friends. It really does.
So what do I do to combat all this testosterone?
Me? I have friends that are girlie. Not TOO girlie, but they all definately have Hoo-Hoo’s. Not that I’ve personally verified that. Or anything.
Ehem.
We do girlie things. Last night? I hauled my “Still sick but SO much better” little butt up to my friend Michelle’s and we played with the Ultimate Estrogen Weapon: MAKEUP.
Chelle had a makeup party. She was also brilliant and had loads of chocolate. Because, dude: Girls + Makeup + Chocolate=NIRVANA. I wouldn’t have been shocked if Mr. Kurt Cobain strolled in with his cardigan and unwashed hair. If he had stopped by he would have looked dang pretty when he left because the person that was doing the makeup was amazing.
She is a good friend of Chelle and has worked in LA as a makeup artist for the last 20 years. More important than that, she is 45 and does not look one DAY over 35. She and a fellow makeup artist assembled a collection of their favorite products and decided to sell them to people with their stamp of recommendation.
She came to Chelle’s and slathered that product all over us and turned me from a rather corpse-like, sickly chick into someone who didn’t look like they had leprosy of the face and tuberculosis.
See:?
Before:
After:
Best part? She hardly did ANYTHING to me. There was this amazing “Primer” (Which I bought) and a mix of mineral powder foundation (Which I also bought) and some “Lip plumping” lip gloss that felt awesome (Which I SO bought).
It took her about 5 minutes and about 4 products to make me look good. FOUR. In FIVE minutes. That’s it. And it didn’t even feel like I was wearing anything!!!
It rocked.
So did being with my friends. We hardly ever all get together any more, so it was really nice to see everyone and just laugh and eat mountains of white chocolate popcorn and chocolates.
So, while my wallet may be crying a little bit, it was totally worth it.
Totally.
Bring on the testosterone, boys. I can totally handle it.
Stumble it!
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She did a good job, I can’t believe the difference in skin tone and as for the lips, all I can say is wow.
You look smashing! I’m inspired to make a trip to the department store makeup counter, maybe swap out my Wet-N-Wild lip gloss for some primer.
I really like that shade of lip gloss on you but I have to say, “lip plumping” items scare me. Last year I got attacked by this woman at Bath and Body Works who, without really asking, applied quite a bit to me and a friend. Within 5 minutes we were both felt like our lips were on fire. It was awful. But I am glad yours felt awesome.
No one ever smiles in the “before” pictures.
Heidi is the QUEEN! She covered my many spots and made me feel like a princess in less than 5 mins. Actually less I spent about 2 in amazement that she was able to make my spots go away. I cannot wait for my primer to get here! I don’t want this to sound mean, but I ADORE having a little girl. Lily is better than an icy bottle of coke on a hot summer day. I am totally in love with her. Don’t give up you never know what will happen!
Looks great!
gah, you look GORGEOUS. new here, looking forward to getting to know you. ;)
awesome
Holy hotness, Batman!
Also – I need to get me some of what you bought.
That sounds like so much fun!!! I need girlie friends. It’s just me and my girlfriend and much as I love her she is just like a guy dressed in girls clothing.
Hot!
OMG, I totally could have written every word of this. Well, except for the spending $ on totally awesome makeup part because I can’t even afford GAS right now. (But I still want some of that mineral makeup and it’s totally on my Christmas list) I also live among three boys. I’ve learned to embrace the pink for myself (cuz I may not get to buy it for anyone else) and we’ve got girl dogs so at least I have THEM on my side. But yeah. Sure would be nice to buy a little frilly dress once in a while, wouldn’t it?
i’m a big fan of the mineral makeup…
Amanda Regan:
It really helped even me out. It got rid of the circles under my eyes and made everything look smooth. I love this lip stuff. It looks GARISH in the tube, but it goes on much lighter. Plus, I can use different lip pencils with them and make any color I want.
rimarama:
Oh, I love this stuff. I have some really great things that I buy at drugstores, but there are some SPANKIN products out there that you just can’t get at Wal-Mart. I plan on mixing and matching. ;)
MacKenzie:
We had that conversation. I have used products that make my lip feel like it’s breaking out into a million coldsores. This just has a slightly nice little tingle. It feels awesome.
Kevin:
I know, isn’t it sad? I actually meant to not smile in the “After” photo, too, but my friend was making silly faces at me and I just couldn’t help myself. Besides, I felt all pretty and started tossing my hair, so it’s just a good thing that I didn’t go “Pose crazy” for the camera. :)
Cricket:
She is pretty dang amazing. AND I FREAKIN LOVE THE PRIMER. It was my “Must have”. It felt so cool on.
Can I say that I have wanted a Lily for years! It’s totally the name I have had since like, 1992. Sigh. Your little one is so freaking adorable, too. what a cute dumpling. I hope I get to meet her some time!
Holly:
It’s amazing what a bit of product can do for you, isn’t it?
Sarcomical:
Thanks much and WELCOME! I love getting to know new people. There are still a few that popped in during heavy cough syrup use that I have to say howdy to as well!
Kyle Johnson:
It did turn out pretty cool.
Angella:
It’s awesome, that’s for sure. Mainly I love how it feels so light. It’s not goopy and thick on my face.
SparklieSunShine:
It is fun to have girlie girlpals. I love
hanging out with them. It’s a nice break.
Rachel:
Thanks!
Marilyn:
I so knew you could feel my pain. I love this mineral makeup she used because it isn’t uber shiny. Bare Minerals have crushed abalone in it so it gets a bit reflective.
Jess:
You posted while I was writing this, so I’m using the edit tool. I like the feel of the mineral stuff, but the Bare minerals was too shiny for me (See above). It doesn’t have quite the concealing ability of my liquid, but I have a concealer that I can use under it when I break out (Which pisses me off, but there you are.)
you are a hottie! i need some of that miracle makeup! you look great!
and isnt it nice to know that being surrounded by boys makes you the queen! and a beautiful one at that!
i’d come and hang out with you, if i even lived half way close. i’m a used-to-be little girl tomboy who’s grown up and into hair dye and blush now… ;)
(hug) you do look fabulous in both shots though. just sayin.
You’re like a real! live! QVC! model!
It’s been a pretty week for you my pretty.
You look absolutely awesome!
As for having a girl… we adopted a girl 5 years after Colin. She ‘allowed’ me to dress her in ‘girly’ things till about the age of 4…then she wanted jeans, T-shirts, etc. A dress just every once in a while. So you never know…
Awesome makeup. You’re purty. I need to spend five minutes with a makeup artist who can introduce me to a lip gloss or lipstick that doesn’t (a) make my lips shrink perceptually (reds), (b) make me look like a local news co-anchor from 1986 (pinks), or (c) make me feel 40 (mauves).
Oh, and my sister-in-law sympathizes with the testosterone thing, I’m sure. She also has two boys…and her mother-in-law is fond of saying that men in her husband’s family “don’t make girls.” Since they haven’t so far, not since the ’50s. She just found out on Sunday that she’s pregnant again, and we’re rooting for a girl, if only to prove our mother-in-law wrong. :)
I’m sure this is a controversy in and of itself, but if I were in your shoes, I would so totally go for MicroSort or something similar to up my chances of having a girl. Hey, sometimes science has to fill in where luck just doesn’t!
i’m sorry: i win. i live with four males!! gaaah!
you look amazing… and you need to tell us the name of said product! I’m all for looking good and *feeling* like you’re not wearing buckets of gunk on your face :)
Vx
and can i just say i *hate* the word ‘primer’!!! it sounds like we’re getting our faces ready for a heavy-duty paint job!
ok, i’m just jealous. shit it just looks so good!
i’ll stop commenting now :P
Oh! Gorgeous make-up! I want to have a make-up party! And a girls night. And chocolate. And a tulle tutu. And a pony.
Really I think it’s time I made my little one a fluffy tutu to play in. Maybe for Christmas.
That is great, you look great, everything is great…WHY DIDN’T YOU TELL US WHAT BRAND OF MAKEUP THAT IS? WHERE CAN WE BUY IT? Do we have to have some fancy makeup artist from LA sell it to us, or is it online???? Please help me look beautiful like you, LL! (Can I call you LL in your blog?)
it IS totally awesome to have your makeup done professionally. My sister in law had a make up artist do ours on her wedding day. I had never looked so good!
Kudos to your makeup purchases! Nothing says “girl” like lip gloss!!
I so wanted a girl when I got pregnant. But after Holden, there is no way I’d want a girl. It helps that he is just like me. If he were ALLL football and knuckle cracking, I might be singing a different tune!
If you do decide to have another go at it, let me know, and I will put on my prayer hat for you every single night!
You need a girl. We have seriously considered adopting (Jeremy’s sister is adopted) a few times since Hali was about 18 months old, but it just never felt right. It’s cheaper than we expected, especially if you go through the state foster system, I believe.
Just so you know, Hali is four in a few weeks and totally LOVES all things girlie still- dressing up, princesses, ballerinas, the whole bit. She even gets herself dressed in a skirt on occasion. Little girls are generally a little older than four before growing out of the girliness.
You look great, but I couldn’t really SEE any difference between the after photo and many of the photos that you have posted of yourself. I guess the big difference is in the way the makeup feels? I guess I just always thought you’ve done your make up well. You actually wear it, and as an enhancer, not face paint (ala Tammy Faye).
“optimists are more likely to have boys.” that totally explains all the females in my family.. and it increases the chances of me having another girl if it’s possible that I could even have another child.
Faith calls the plumping stuff I use “the burning stuff” and since I let her use a drop of it and it plumped her entire head – she is mortified of it. if I get anywhere near her while wearing it she can smell it and she asks if I’m wearing the burning stuff. I have to use primer with my crazy foundation. you look AWESOME (AIHTW) but look at what she had to work with. hello.
[...] Loralee: Because, dude: Girls + Makeup + Chocolate=NIRVANA. I wouldn’t have been shocked if Mr. Kurt [...]
Has anyone told you you look kind of like Ann Coulter, but without that despairing anorexic look? Natasha says I like to kick over other people’s sandcastles, and this is just one of those moments.
So there. Hah! There goes your sandcastle.
On a more positive note, I added your blog to my blogroll on jonathanhatch.com. That’s kinda why I’m here.
I have checked back a few times in hopes you would have responded to a request to know the name of the wonder-product. but there is no information as of yet so, i am going to post again and echo my dear friend camille. What is the good stuff called and where can an ordinary (and much in need) person like me get it?!? you look superb
Sounds like a fun girls night. The makeup looks great. I so would like to have a little girl but I know Bob want’s a boy. Ever since reading Holly’s blog I’ve been in love with tutus and would love to have a girl to play dress up with.
raygon:
Yes, being the resident Princess (They’re younger than Queens. Hee.) does have its perks. :)
bee:
Awe, sweetie! Blush? I’m so proud of you!!! Seriously, I would adore a tomboy because until elementary? I have wardrobe control. Tee HEE.
moosh in indy:
OMGOSH! A QVC model??? I never thought to aspire to such greatness!!! Sniff. It’s too much…really…sniff, sniff, sniff.
:) I miss you.
Sharon:
Yup. That is why until they are 5 or so? TOTALLY MY WARDROBE CHOICE. I will just try to get my ruffled underwear penchant out before then.
Amber:
GAH! MAUVE!!! EEEK! Stay away!!! You need a nice neutral shade for your lips. With your coloring, a little warm would be good, too. Try “Think Bronze” from Clinique the next time you’re in the mall. Or “DeLovely”. Both are really pretty and go with pretty much anything.
Schnozz:
Oh, DON’T think I haven’t thought about it!
Vanessa:
YOU crack me right up! I hate the word “Panties”. I’ve adapted to the Brit slang of “Knickers”. Fave saying? “Don’t get your knickers in a twist”. Love it.
And yes, four boys means that you win!
hairyshoefairy:
I think that if I have a girl, her wardrobe will mainly consist of tutu’s.
Like HERS
Camille:
Oh, yes, LL is a name of mine on here, actually. Feel free! I promise to post what the name is when I, um, find out. I am afraid that part of it slipped my mind. :)
jen:
I know that if I had another boy I would be estatic and adore them as well. I still want the pink tutu, though. Sigh.
Charli:
Yup, it’s pretty much the easy and speed with which it went on, the difference it made and how it felt like I was wearing nothing!
holli:
The thing that I love about the lip plumper is that the tingle is MILD but it works so well. I have had the “Flaming lip” experience as well and it sucked a duck.
Jonathan:
Oh, my hell. Ann Coulter? And here I thought being told I looked like “George” from “The Wedding Singer” could never be topped!
Thanks for the add. I am going to have a whole bloggity roll thing when I revamp this site. Which will hopefully be soon. You will so be on it.
raygon:
I am so flippin’ embarassed, but, um…I don’t know yet! EEK! I am putting a call in to her tonight so I will find out and post it in my sideblog. I totally promise. I’ll also play with it and let you know how it is living with it from day to day (Cause it is a bit pricey and I would want to give it a firm “Thumbs Up” before having someone spend the money. Although I personally think it will ROCK.)
Justme:
Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE having boys. LOVE IT. I just desperately want a girl. And, HELLO? Holli’s site? GAH!!! I want Faith’s wardrobe for MYSELF, let alone a girlie of mine!!
Ooh!! I think my babe definitely need one like that.
Faith is the QUEEN of TUTU’S!
I LOVE the way that Holli outfits her. You should tool around that blog. You’d DIE at her clothes.
[...] “A lonely isle of estrogen floating in a sea of testosterone” from Loralee’s Looney Tunes. Boy, can I relate to her here. I too have three boys at home (one of them being a husband) and often feel like the only female representation (as our dogs hardly count, I think). It would be awesome to have a little girl to buy dresses for, no? As wonderful as boys are (and they ARE), there are times when a woman wants a daughter. [...]
i can guess you really hate my family then. my mom had 2 boys and 2 girls. my brothers have 1 girl and 1 boy (well, my youngest brother has 2 boys but they’re 16 years apart in age), and my sister has 1 girl and 1 boy. can we say a little odd? oh, and get this…the person who gets preggers next has the opposite of what the last had. it’s totally true. here is the roster – bryan, megan, brock, chelsea…..then 16 years later, hannah, cameron, (i was supposed to be next so we’ll omit that b/c i so am not getting married and having a kid just so i can keep with numbers intact), and then ethan. and it’ll stay that way until the day i decide i want kids and want to get married. then, with my luck, i’ll have twins, a boy and girl.
I’m reading your archives, so yeah, I’m very late.
I can totally relate to the whole testosterone overload. I have 4 boys and a man-child. But hey, I did have a little girl. The man-child always wanted one, but the timing was deathly. She was born 1 year and 3 days after her brother. I was about to close up shop, and there she was. Oh, and you’re right about the tom boy thing. She is beautiful and looks all girly for ll of 5 minutes after you tackle her an stick a bow in her hair, and then she is off to make a mess of herself, ditch the bow and turn all the pretty pink pants into a blackened mess.