#Avon Beauty Box

[barbielore]

Victorian Tea Barbie was an Avon-exclusive Barbie themed around, well, a Victorian-era Barbie having tea. However, this was not the only Barbie that Mattel used the phrase "Victorian Tea" for.

The Victorian Tea Porcelain Collection Barbies were two Barbies from the late 1990s depicting rather more elaborate Victorian-era fashion - and, of course, tea.

The two dolls in the collection were Orange Pekoe and Mint Memories.

I can't speak to exactly how accurate these fashions are, but they certainly look a lot more detailed and, well, less cheap than the Avon collaboration. Plus, as with all Barbies in the Porcelain collection, they came with absolutely beautiful box art.

Interestingly, the special care instructions enclosed with Mint Memories proclaimed that she was the first porcelain Barbie to have a moveable head so she could be posed with different "attitudes".

It also details that the teacup contains 22 karat gold paint and that, although her hand is posed to balance the teacup, they recommend adhering the cup and saucer to her hand with adhesive.

[enfyswanders]

Stratford-Upon-Avon: June 26-29, 2024

As an English major and theater nerd, I pretty much had to visit Stratford-Upon-Avon, the hometown of William Shakespeare. Surprisingly, though, the highlights of this part of the trip for me weren't actually Shakespeare-related, though the Shakespeare tourism was really cool.

My first day there, I wandered around near my hotel and found a Ferris wheel to ride. I bought a ticket and got the whole ride to myself.

(Above: View from said Ferris wheel.)

After riding the Ferris wheel, I heard a four-piece band of preteens out busking in the plaza and absolutely slaying "Killing In the Name" by Rage Against the Machine.

I stayed to listen to their entire set, a set which seemed to be curated specifically to part Boomers through Millennials from their money. I wrote down all the songs I could remember at the end of the day:

"Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana

"Zombie" by The Cranberries

"Glory Box" by Portishead (?!?!?!)

"7 Nation Army" by the White Stripes

"These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" by Nancy Sinatra

"Sweet Home Alabama" by Leonard Skynyrd

I can't overstate how incredibly talented these kids were. I feel so blessed to have been able to catch their show. I tipped them £5 and asked them to promise never to stop making music.

Also: Look at the geese by the Ferris wheel and River Avon! (Fun fact: Avon means "river," so it's the "River River.") (Another fun fact: "Stratford-Upon-Avon" means "The Street Where You Cross the River.")

Another non-Shakespeare highlight was my visit was the MAD Museum, full of mechanical art, automata, and Rube Goldberg-style devices. It's fairly small, but I had an absolute blast wandering around and admiring everything.

But, of course, I also did Shakespeare things. My first full day in town, I bought a ticket for one of those open-top, hop-on/hop-off bus tours, which was recommended in the Rick Steves guide as being the best way to get out to see Anne Hathaway's (Shakespeare's wife's) childhood home, which is just a bit outside of town.

It was well worth the money and the trip. Her cottage is beautiful, and was in her family for several generations. You can see some sections that are fairly authentic to when she would've grown up there, and then there's an enormous garden, which includes a lot of really neat sculptures.

I also visited Shakespeare's grave, inside Holy Trinity Church. At the time Shakespeare lived, it was common practice to dig up people's graves about 20 years after they were buried, to make room for new bodies. Shakespeare was appalled by this, and not only arranged to be buried inside the church, he also wrote a curse to be placed on his resting place:

"Good friend for Jesus sake forbeare, To dig the dust enclosed here. Blessed be the man that spares these stones, And cursed be he that moves my bones."

While I was in town, I was hoping to see a performance of something by Shakespeare, but apparently I visited when there were no Shakespeare performances to be had. Instead, I visited the Royal Shakespeare Theatre and saw a production of Kyoto, a gripping political thriller based on a true story about the UN Climate Talks.

The protagonist(?) in the play is an American lawyer who served under Reagan, who after Reagan's second term was hired by OPEC to sabotage the UN Climate Talks. I never thought someone could make UN parliamentary procedure gripping, but I was wrong. I was on the edge of my seat for this play. If you ever get a chance to see it, do.

The theatre itself was beautiful, and almost completely in-the-round. I had a fantastic seat on the second level, only slightly off-center from the midpoint of the stage.

I don't have photos of them, but I also visited Shakespeare's New Place (which is mostly just a fabulous garden) and saw the exhibit for Shakespeare's Birthplace (the latter had a super long, slow line to get into the birthplace itself, and a lot of people in line were coughing, so I opted not to go in).

The most important Shakespeare-related thing I did during my visit, however, was having high tea at the Shakespaw Cat Cafe.

All the cats there are named after Shakespeare characters. Above, Horatio is trying to steal Hamlet's treats, and I'm holding Raven, an adorable kitten who blessed me by crawling into my lap and snoozing for a bit. 10/10, would drink tea and pet kitties again.

Things that made me giggle during this part of the trip:

[mandaloria314]

The Wire s3 ending was so good, but also so unsatisfying on some arcs in such an accurate, true to life way.

Avon and Stringer breakup? Aaaaah. That last beautiful convo at the downtown penthouse showed the widening gulf between them. That hug was so long too…I knew it was a goodbye hug. The growing distrust, the difference in goals and views despite coming up together…so raw. They each gave up on the other.

And Kima saying McNulty was taking Stringer’s death like he was kin? I’ll just famously quote “shiiiiiiit.” If McNulty could bring that handsome target back from the dead he would faster than he could chug a cold one.

The drug trade amnesty zone showed some of the best and worst of humanity. Sadly it reminds me of the current stand of the open air drug market in Philly right now—you know the one you can watch a live video of, after they cleared up the underground of Broadway and brought it to light. Like society just gave up on them. Hurts to see. In the show, we saw Bub’s friend finally die of OD. And yet in the show, it was also a social experiment that had some silver linings, like Carver showing some genuine care for the young boys caught up in the game. Corvin, my man, damn…

Happy for the prosecutor and major. That sweaty fuck we got to see that was synced up with the boxing was hot. She really did better than McNulty ha. Speaking of, I’m worried about how he taught Kima how to cheat on her wife better. And I’m worried about Bunk’s drinking. He might be the next to keel over on a stair master. For a moment, I even thought McNulty was standing on the train tracks with a death wish. That train whistle sounded and he turned toward the light…. But he got his ass sober’ish and went to see the nice dock cop. Good on him.

Prez….how real was it when he admitted there might have been unconscious bias at play (in shooting a fellow officer who was black) without knowing those words?

Marlo watching Avon and his crew at arraignment whooo.

The surprise team up between Mr bow tie and Omar was badass. And deadly. Call me Jimmy bc I too was obsessed with Stringer. Did a lot of it have to do with the actor Idris Elba being ridiculously hot with such intense presence? Of course. But I enjoyed the chase too. Sucks he got made, so close to touching the dream like he told Avon.

[yesnancycraigposts]

[verydesperatehousewife]

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[goldenbeautyavon]

It is official! I finally got all my socials, blogs, and streaming services all set up & set in stone in this doc I made for all of you! All next month I'll be reviewing new Avon products and i'll be documenting the whole journey using them! any products I can't use due to my skin type, will be in my personal at home inventory used for giveaways, freebies, New customer appreciation gifts, & my curated/mystery/beauty boxes. & in my Avon Yard sale for all my local ladies! If you live in Michigan, you're more than welcome to come I will have details on all this later! (If you are a new customer please don't forget to send me your contact info so I can add it to my contact list! This will allow me to send you Avon Exclusive Offers/discounts to save you money on every purchase you make in my Avon Store plus FREE Shipping!

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[posherup]

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[enderockz]

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[tammie1984]

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[yanderefairyangel]

坂上なち + Drop/ 箱庭ロンド/ The Rondo of the Miniature Garden

ガラスの壁にうつる　　　　欲心の赤い薔薇 ベールに包まれていた　　　羨望を呼び覚ます 甘い蜜の香りに　　　　　　誘われ堕ちて行く 恣意の波にさらわれた　　　浅はかなそ��心 さあ一緒に踊りましょう　　罪に濡れたロンド 移ろう時　　　　　　　　　狂気への舞台が幕を開けた 美しい箱庭の空　　　　　　暗闇に閉ざされて 酔夢に飲み込まれてく　　　拙い希望でさえも 委ねた快楽の海　　　　　　甘い夢に焦がれては 深く深く溺れていく　　　　光さえも見えぬ世界へ

The wall made of glass reflect a greedy red rose

Wrapped in a veil, it awakens my envy

Its sweet scent of honey tempts me and thus I fall

My shallow heart is swept away by waves of arbitrariness

Come now, let's dance together a rond drenched in sin

At the passing of time, the stage of madness opens its curtains

The sky of the miniature garden is beautiful, entrapped in the deep pit of darkness

Swallowing up even the humbliest of hope

Entrusted to an ocean of pleasure, I am yearning for a sweet dream

As we drown deeper and deeper in, we fall in a world were light is no longer visible

開いた禁忌の箱　　　　　　戻せない時の針 きつく固く締まって　　　　ゆく戒めの死の鎖 もう引き返せないの　　　　終わりのないロンド 侵されていく　　　　　　　足が千切れるまで狂い踊れ 美しい箱庭の空　　　　　　羽ばたくこともできぬまま 描いていた夢の終わりを　　受け入れることもできずに 滲みだした　　　　　　　　爪先は欲望の色に溶けてく 黒い十字を身に纏い　　　　囚われの真紅の世界へ

We opened Pandora's box, the needles of time cannot turn back now

The warning of the chains of death tightens more and more around us

There is no way to return, we can only dance an endless rondo

Defiled again and again, entranced in a mad dance until our legs are being torn apart

The sky of the miniature garden is beautiful, but I cannot fly to it anymore

Unable to accept this is the end of my dream

My toes begin to oozen, dissolving into the color of lust

Decorating my body with a black cross, I am trapped into a world of crimson

「なぜなの」　　　　　　　そう嘆いても朽ちた歯車は戻らず 罪と罰に抗うことも　　　　許されずに堕ち続けて 委ねた快楽の海　　　　　　甘い夢に焦がれては 深く深く溺れてく　　　　　廻る血に染まった世界へ

"Why" I lamented, but even doing this won't turn back the rotten gears of time

Sins and punishements are too much for me to endure, thus, unforgivable, my fall continues

Entrusted to an ocean of pleasure, I am yearning for a sweet dream

As we drown deeper and deeper in, we fall in a spinning world stained by blood

Les murs de verre reflètent une cupide rose rouge

Habillé d'un voile fin, elle éveille en moi l'envie

Sa douce odeur de mielle me tente, et je succombe

Mon cœur vaniteux est englouti par des vagues arbitraires

Allons, dansons ensemble un rondo souillé par le péché

Le temps s'écoule jusqu'à l'instant d'ouvrir les rideaux d'un théâtre dément

Le ciel du jardin miniature est magnifique, mais les ténèbres crée une cage autour de lui

Elles dévorent tout sans laisser de trace, jusqu'au plus humble de mes espoirs

Je m'abandonne à une mer de plaisirs, en quête de doux songes à rêver

Nous nous noyons encore et toujours plus vers un monde où la lumière ne nous atteint plus

Nous avons ouvert la boîte de Pandore, les aiguilles du temps ne peuvent revenir en arrière

L'avertissement des chaînes de la mort se resserre peu à peu sur nous

Il est impossible d'échapper à ce rondo sans fin

Souillés encore et encore, nous dansons comme des fous jusqu'à en avoir les jambes déchiquetées

Le ciel du jardin miniature est magnifique, mais maintenant, je ne peux plus voler vers lui

Je ne peux accepter que c'est ainsi que ce conclut mon rêve

Mes pieds commencent à disparaître, se dissolvant dans la couleur du désir

J'orne mon corps d'une croix noire, je suis prise au piège d'un monde couleur pourpre

"Oh mais pourquoi", j'aurais bon me lamenter, rien ne pourrait remonter les engrenages rouillés du temps

Péchés et châtiments, je ne peut les supporter, impardonable que je suis, ma déchéance continue

mes espoirs

Je m'abandonne à une mer de plaisirs, en quête de doux songes à rêver

Nous nous noyons encore et toujours plus vers un monde qui tourne souillé par le sang

[yesnancycraigposts]

[verydesperatehousewife]

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[unleashed-passion]

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