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3 minutes ago, laylalex said:

THANK YOU!!!! Now you just need to convince all the men posting in here that they are WRONG. :P I have been telling them for at least six months and in other threads that they are not doing themselves any good.

Not at all!!! Body wash does NOT do what the face and hair needs! And I cannot even imagine not using conditioner. My husband uses the 3-in-1 too and I'm always pointing out how bad it is but most men don't care as long as it says "soap" on it 😂

Our CR1 Journey:

 

USCIS Stage:

  • Feb 14 2019: NOA1 (NSC)
  • July 31 2019: I129f NOA1
  • Sep 19 2019: I129f NOA2 (Denied - 50 days from NOA1)
  • Sep 19 2019: I130 NOA2 (Approved - 217 days from NOA1)

 

NVC Stage:

  • Sep 27 2019: Sent to Department of State
  • Oct 31 2019: Case number received (34 days since sent)
  • Nov 1 2019: IV & AOS fees received & paid
  • Nov 14 2019: IV & AOS submitted
  • Dec 18 2019: All docs accepted, but one additional doc requested (5 weeks from submission)
  • Dec 18 2019: Requested doc submitted
  • Feb 19 2020: Documentarily Qualified (9 weeks from 2nd submission, 14 weeks from first submission)

 

Interview Stage:

  • Mar 11 2020: Interview letter received
  • Apr 1 2020: Interview date
  • Mar 17 2020: Interview cancelled due to COVID-19
  • August 3 2020: Rescheduled letter received, new appointment August 25 2020
  • August 25 2020: Visa approved at interview! (558 days from NOA1)
  • September 10 2020: Embassy received passport in mail
  • September 15 2020: Passport with visa in hand

 

October 11 2020: Arrived in US!

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Sometimes it is best not to take makeup hype at face value, literally. Having read several articles and multiple reviews online of the lash-growing serum GrandeLash, I got a deluxe sample to see what

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Well you may have been well suited for tbone.  But he does cheap out on food so if a coupon accompanying date to Burger King sounds up your alley, at least you know of a good alternative if things don

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I know! All it took was throwing money at the problem. I'd have done it a while ago if I had known that's all it took.

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I have abandoned the co-washing and returned to my Kerastase Discipline shampoo and conditioner. Much, much better. I had a free deluxe sample of a hair primer which I used today with the Schwarzkopf cream on my ends and it looks great (YES!). It's this stuff, and it smells amazing. https://www.kerastase-usa.com/collections/resistance/ciment-thermique-blow-dry-primer.html Just blew it dry and ran a hot brush through it, so shiny and smooth and NOT greasy.  Co-washing is for people with way curlier hair than me.

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Reading all this foreign-to-guys stuff tempts me to say, "English-only outside the regional forums!"

I conclude that "It must be really tough to be a girl."

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

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10 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

Reading all this foreign-to-guys stuff tempts me to say, "English-only outside the regional forums!"

I conclude that "It must be really tough to be a girl."

Believe it or not, this stuff is actually strangely enjoyable while also being a pain in the butt at times. :lol:

 

Okay Beauty Threaders -- I am looking for a lip liner recommendation! I have been using the Bite Beauty ones for a while, which I like because they are food grade and not tested on animals. The color range is good as well. But..... I go through them so quickly, because they tend to be on the softer side and break as I'm applying. Any thoughts?

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A  beauty vlogger is under fire after she posted a video in which she bragged she beat the hell out of her 2-year-old daughter for ruining her makeup ... adding her hand hurt from the beating.

The "influencer" is Michelle Grace, and people are now calling for an intervention or at the very least a Child Protective Services check  ... but Grace is defending her actions.

Here's what happened -- Grace shared a video titled "My Toddler Ruined My JSC Alien Palette|Now I'm sad..." on her YouTube channel, and went on to say "My 2-year-old just got her ### beat" ... all while her child can be heard crying in the background.

Grace continues by explaining her daughter found her Jeffree Star Cosmetics eye-shadow palette and another palette and ruined them ... even though she's told her in the past to not do such things. Reminder -- the daughter is 2.

 

https://www.tmz.com/2020/02/28/beauty-influencer-michelle-grace-beat-#######-toddler-ruining-makeup/

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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Poor parenting... the child should have been taught better long ago.

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

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Disgusting -- (1) there is no reason to hit a child, especially a child that young, particularly for something so dumb as a palette and (2) WHY ARE YOU PUTTING THIS ON YOUTUBE????

 

I was never physically disciplined as a child, nor was my sister. We had consequences for our bad behavior. I learned how to be a good girl very early on because I saw how it made my life easier. I learned how to ask questions, when I could get some compromise and when I couldn't. The biggest problem my parents had with me is that I cried a lot. But I understood I needed to give them respect, and they also gave me respect too. It's a virtuous cycle. 

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I am sort on envisaging a certain situation, I have not looked her up, perhaps all she has in perceived self worth is her on line presence and has lost touch with reality.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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On 2/21/2020 at 11:59 AM, laylalex said:

I was reading this on my phone and I swear I thought you wrote $25,000 of ELF products and I was deeply impressed. :lol: 

 

On 2/21/2020 at 9:18 AM, ledingham said:

Just bought $25.00CDN ($16.00USD) worth of ELF products. They have free shipping on all orders and a free gift when you spend $15.00 so why not? Been needing corrective concealer anyways!

UPDATE: I still dont have these products yet... I am not ordering from ELF online again, I'll go to a store if I want more

Still we rise, here and now

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1 hour ago, ledingham said:

 

UPDATE: I still dont have these products yet... I am not ordering from ELF online again, I'll go to a store if I want more

Ohhhhh, that sucks!!! No explanation from ELF?

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Here they are -- and they respond to complaints if you look at the tweets and replies: https://twitter.com/elfcosmetics

 

Edit: I love this (I will take it as an order for generally living my life)

 

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