TV Dreams

When Philips wanted to promote their ice epilator they chose this guy to do it for them - great choice!

 Go see

I nicked this link from my BNO room-mate Victoria - she’s the star of the clip.

It’s brilliant, enjoy…

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Not sure how it got from criticising my purchase of a book about lighting for digital photography, but it ended up in money-saving makeup tips. Oh, yes, it’s coming back to me. My partner had been looking for an odd sock in my drawers and pulled out the bottom one to see if it had fallen down the back. Having pulled it out she rummaged round in what I had stored there - wipes, nail varnish remover, brush cleaning fluid etc.

So here goes, a few tips from a real girl:

1. Don’t buy brush cleaning fluid - it’s just a con to get more money from you via inflated prices for “specialist” products - use hair shampoo to on your brushes. Same goes for cleaning makeup sponges.

2. If you use wipes to clean off makeup, don’t use branded products like pampers, go for supermarket own-brands. Beware of sensitive eyes though - you may need to use eye makeup remover.

3. When your mascara brushes get clogged up, use shower gel or shampoo and a nailbrush.

4. Clean the top of your mascara tube to get rid of the build up of dried mascara. If you don’t it won’t seal properly when you screw in the brush and the fluid inside will dry up.

5. Don’t use brands like Max Factor - they’re over-priced.

6. Use Collection 2000. Most of it is very good, with the exception of the eye shadows which are too powdery and wishy washy colour-wise.

That’s all I can remember. I explained that I didn’t like mentioning this stuff to her because I thought she didn’t like me talking about it, but it seems when it comes to saving money she’s more than happy to give me the benefit of her advice - so I thought I’d pass it on…

Do you have any practical advice on makeup, money-saving or not?

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Nothing desparate, just a generally apathetic approach to dressing up. You know, too hot, can’t be bothered - and why should I now the summer curfew on defuzzing is in place.

Also, going by Sunday’s sunny example, too hot to don extra hair, makeup combined with a distinct lack of suitable summer attire. You see you can’t count half-length cotton trousers when your legs are hairy, too gross to bear thinking about.

And in all honesty I’ve been having a great time out with friends doing the sort of things blokes do. Last Sunday, for example, me and a mate photographed a Local sporting event. We walked round, me with my new dSLR, getting used to the controls. Did feel sorry for those guys in that heat.

Next on the agenda is a 190 mile walk next month, a few of us guys. It’ll be a challenge and a break all rolled into one.

After that its family summer holidays, probably in south west France.

So at the moment the next planned trannie activity won’t be ’til September, a double photoshoot I’m really looking forward to. No, I’m not hanging up my skirts for good. :)