I tried something that feels pretty good

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I'm going to keep doing it say two or three times a week at least. I love the way my skin is feeling. I was doing exactly that, making it just about four drops of Argan oil and patting it into the skin. Night Treatment went first. Neat trick!

Please Please Tell me why you want to escape CA soon?

On 8/19/2014 Lucky Charm said:

Please Please Tell me why you want to escape CA soon?

I was asked that once before and it got zapped. I wasn't rude or using profanity and it got zapped so if I do this I hope nobody will attempt to zap me.

Okay. First the highest taxes in the country. I can also no longer take the intense heat in the summer months. I'm originally from Washington State. For what I am paying for a one bedroom apartment in a Los Angeles suburb I can rent a three bedroom house in a small town in Wisconsin. Next, I am a divorced female with no living relatives that are shall we just say "law abiding citizens." Its become very dangerous for a single woman on her own here in Los Angeles. Especially with no family. I'll skip the story I told last time I was asked but lets just say women in Los Angeles that are alone are just not safe. Its a more self involved City area and state than ever. I moved here from Washington State in 1983 and its much, much worse. A lady I know in my building had passed away and nobody even knew she was in the hospital until her rent had come due and the landlord had to get the police to look for her. I don't want that to be me. There are smaller towns in other states where the neighbors will knock on your door and check on you if they don't see you for a few days. Where if there is a storm someone will knock and see if you have alternative lighting. Not very many people even talk in my building. I think I've only had two neighbors say hi to me in passing in the last few months. You try to be nice and they look at you like "What do you want?"

That is why I'm gladly escaping California very, very soon. I have to keep telling myself it will be soon. I'm just working a couple of things to finish before leaving.

On 8/20/2014 WillEscapeCAsoon said:

On 8/19/2014 Lucky Charm said:

Please Please Tell me why you want to escape CA soon?

I was asked that once before and it got zapped. I wasn't rude or using profanity and it got zapped so if I do this I hope nobody will attempt to zap me.

Okay. First the highest taxes in the country. I can also no longer take the intense heat in the summer months. I'm originally from Washington State. For what I am paying for a one bedroom apartment in a Los Angeles suburb I can rent a three bedroom house in a small town in Wisconsin. Next, I am a divorced female with no living relatives that are shall we just say "law abiding citizens." Its become very dangerous for a single woman on her own here in Los Angeles. Especially with no family. I'll skip the story I told last time I was asked but lets just say women in Los Angeles that are alone are just not safe. Its a more self involved City area and state than ever. I moved here from Washington State in 1983 and its much, much worse. A lady I know in my building had passed away and nobody even knew she was in the hospital until her rent had come due and the landlord had to get the police to look for her. I don't want that to be me. There are smaller towns in other states where the neighbors will knock on your door and check on you if they don't see you for a few days. Where if there is a storm someone will knock and see if you have alternative lighting. Not very many people even talk in my building. I think I've only had two neighbors say hi to me in passing in the last few months. You try to be nice and they look at you like "What do you want?"

That is why I'm gladly escaping California very, very soon. I have to keep telling myself it will be soon. I'm just working a couple of things to finish before leaving.

Thank you so much for answering! It's a shame it's turned out like that. We go to CA to visit with my parents in Indian Wells. Hot Hot Hot! No one is outside enjoying their yards. Everyone goes straight from the garage to their car and they're gone.

Where I'm from it's different. You see your neighbors all the time, most of the year. You can even hear people laughing inside their homes. My neighbor last night had a card game going (about 4 ladies in their 80's) They were laughing so loud I was afraid the (seasonal) street cop was going to knock on her door for a noise violation!

I wish you well and hope you get out of Dodge soon. There are many great places to go. Even in California.....maybe it's just your particular area. Be safe!

You might want to check out the Poor rating of the BM night treatment on beautypedia. Here's an excerpt:

There is no substantiated research proving that minerals, whether concentrated or not, exfoliate skin or have any effect on pore size. Any perceived reduction in pore size from using this product is solely from its reflective quality and natural opacity, the same as any other powder foundation. It can work to temporarily fill in large pores, but when it’s washed off any potential benefit is washed away at the same time.

In fact, all of the BM skincare products have Poor ratings on beautypedia. I've used BM products for years, and do like the eye shadows and mascara. Even though they don't include a lot of the bad ingredients, their lip products and skin care contain many irritants. You'd probably be better off with just the argan oil.