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Is it OK to apply lipstick at the table?

A new line of lip gloss professes to be healthy for your body, inside and out.

Food-themed scents.

Avocado the deep-fryer. Nirvana ensues.

Users of eGullet had a snarky field day with Nora Ephron’s kvetchy New York Times op-ed that ran a few weeks ago, ruthlessly mocking her call for salt on the table, free tap water, and dessert spoons.

So my dad was right. When those high gloss Chanel lip glosses first came on the scene, he said to me and my sisters "$26 a tube?! Why don’t I just take you all out and we can share a braised pork leg?"

something specific they want to see. Be a sport and show it to them. Rather than second guessing and showing them an ad for lip gloss. Even if you insist on believing that annoying potential users is a viable, long-term strategy...

was preoccupied with chatting with someone and maybe checking her lip gloss and nails. Would we ever return? No way. This place borders on rude if not unschooled in basic manners such as concepts like please thank you hello etc.

to some kind of pollen that blows around in the Santa Ana winds. Go figure. I never found out what set me off that night. Maybe it was someone’s perfume or could’ve been that pesky pollen. I’ve also been having...

I’m pretty sure it’s related to the reason I keep buying more lip gloss.

I admit that I’m addicted to 7th grade lip gloss..you know, the glossy shiny roll stuff.. I have learned through the years to apply it in a stealth way..no one ever sees it and no mirror is necessary..just like cherry...

., but it,.like most places in Austin is lip gloss optional. While you were in NYC did you ever make it to Per Se?

of fashionistas — but who knows what palate lurks behind Chanel lip gloss #13? Yes, you can go just for drinks, although you’d be making a mistake. The menu (see link) is wide ranging. From looking around, the dishes...

I have some lip gloss from Rocket City cosmetics (Sephora) that smells exactly like sugar/vanilla/lard icing. I let a friend smell it just this weekend and “icing...birthday cake icing” came out of her mouth w/ about...

Tell me, what are your criteria? Do you feel better if you see little vanilla seeds? What kind of sugar? A slightly maply taste, a hint of cognac or ???? Mexican vanilla? Will your lips feel like you’ve used gloss? Will it...