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Lip gloss that packs a punch

Stila's lip glaze in Fruit Punch is a great coral shade. It answers the spring's trend of coral lips without being too overpowering. I paired this gloss with my MAC lipliner in Spice (soft pink shade) to add more depth.

The attached brush provides for an easy yet precise application, but be careful not to wind too much product into the brush. It can get a little messy if you do.

All and all

Lip gloss that packs a punch

Forgotten Movie Songs #6: "In My Own Way" from SHOCK TREATMENT

In 1981, I was just discovering pop music, having been a classical music fan up until I was about 12. I was about to reach my 15th birthday when I was thumbing through LPs at my local Turtle's Music and heard this rocking, magnificent song playing over the store's PA. As we are all likely to do when we hear music we love, I asked for the tune's source. And I found it was being sung by

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Teething pains. In a six year old.

We all know about the teething that happens in the first year of your child's life.

But not too many people are familiar with the teething that happens when a child in 6.

At the age of 6 years old, or so, your child will get in their first adult molars.

They are called, 6 year molars.

These teeth are the largest teeth that anyone will ever have in their mouths.

These teeth are not the little pointy teeth that little kids get in the front of their mouths.

These teeth are large and flat.

They need to place more force in order to break through the gums then the little ones do.

Therefore, if your child is around the age of 6 years and they complain about pain

way in the back of their mouth they may just be teething all over again.

Its always a good idea to get things checked out by a dental

professional just to insure that they do not have active cavities causing this ache.

But more often then not it will simply be the child's first molars coming in.

The best thing to do is treat this case of tooth eruption just like the others.

A mild over the counter pain killer such as Tylenol or ibuprofen and

then some orajel at the spot the tooth is coming in.

Monday, April 25, 2011

Its called Pericoronitis

That's right. You may have a Pericoronits.

It simple terms it is a little flap of skin that is hanging over the top of your last tooth.

Or it may be that the tooth isn't all the way in yet and its half covered by tissue.

Whichever it is, this tissue will tend to get inflamed from time to time.

When it does get inflamed chewing can become very painful.

The problem can be helped by swishing with a mouthwash and ridding the area of debris.

But this is only a short term solution.

What is the long term solution?

# 1 You can get the tooth that is partially erupted taken out.

That works well if the tooth happens to be a wisdom tooth.

But not so well if it happens to be a normal molar.

#2 You can get the tissue trimmed off.

This works very well for normal molars but not so well if the problem is a wisdom tooth.

Whatever the problem happens to be just know that you are not alone

in having this problem and that there are several simple solutions.

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Sunday, April 24, 2011

Forgotten Movie Songs #5: "At The Ball" from WAY OUT WEST

Who doesn't love Laurel and Hardy? Even with their often acrimonious doings on-screen, the audience instantly gets that these two are great friends, no matter what Stan accidentally drops on Ollie's round head. Never was this more apparent than with the little dance they do together when, in 1937's Way Out West, they enter a gold prospecting town and come upon The Avalon Boys (with a later

Forgotten Movie Songs #4: "The Maker" from SLING BLADE

Super-producer Daniel Lanois had twisted the sound knobs for artists like U2, Bob Dylan and Peter Gabriel long before he composed the thoughtful, isolation-flavored score to Billy Bob Thornton's 1996 directorial debut, Sling Blade. As a capper to this movie about the long-hospitalized Karl Childers and his loving and violent adventures outside institution walls, Lanois offered up a forceful

Chocolate-Banana Soft Serve

Χρήστος Ανέστη! και χρόνια πολλά σε όλους!

Well on this lovely Easter morning i made chocolate banana soft serve.

Chocolate-Banana Soft Serve

2 frozen bananas

1 scoop Amazing Grass chocolate powder

In food processor blend bananas, then add powder. Mix until smooth.

This is great stuff; so light & healthy!

I am still amazed it didn't rain today..can't remember an Easter when it didn't!

Saturday, April 23, 2011

CINEMA GALLERY: The ABCs of Cult Movies

In the interest of the recent worldwide blogger call to contribute the ABC's of any given category, I offer now a possible lexicon of cult movie magic:

A is for The Apple. (Menahem Golan, 80)

B is for Belle Du Jour. (Luis Buñuel, 67)

C is for Cutter's Way. (Ivan Passer, 81)

D is for The Devil Rides Out. (Terence Fisher, 68)

E is for Eating Raoul. (Paul Bartel, 82)

F is for The Fall. (

Friday, April 22, 2011

Fitness Friday.../Saturday morning

It is now 1:24am & i got home from work few hours ago. It was a stressful night at work; i will most likely talk about this job more when i no longer work there, but for now i'll just say there is a resident there that makes life hell for the girls who work there & people get written-up over the most ridiculous things. All that = stress!

source: google image

I have been working on my abs a lot lately trying to get them in better shape for summer.

source: google image

I do a few crunches/side crunches, then mostly pilates based moves.

A few sets of 8 reps. & i've really been working on that whole not eating after 8pm thing but its really hard when i have to work.

I'm always in the market for new exercise moves & i love to share em here's an ab video.

I Hate, Hate, HATE Morgan Spurlock

When Morgan Spurlock's desperate, I'm-dead-broke-and-this's-my-last-chance-to-succeed "documentary" Super Size Me erupted in 2004, it seemed to many as if the film was an homemade, impassioned outcry to the world. "This corporation called McDonald's," the movie appeared to say, "is exploiting the poor, the uneducated, the underfed. And I'm here to condemn it." That is, as long as you guys in

Caudalie Beauty Elixir

OMG!! This product is my new obession. Caudalie is a natural beauty line with lots of other skin goodies. The beauty elixir is infused with essentials oils. It also boosts circulation. Apparently, one of Beyonce's go-to-makeup pros uses this product on the R&B diva. Naturally, I had to pick it up on my last trip to Sephora. (If it's good enough for Beyonce it's good enough for me...LOL)

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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

RIP Michael Sarrazin (1940-2011)

With an unassuming face, not so unworldly and yet not so evil, he sometimes seemed like a blank slate, and was often used as such. But Michael Sarrazin remains an interesting icon from the 1970s, even if he'd faded from view by the 1980s. For me, he'll always be the wide-eyed innocent caught in the middle of Depression-era misery, often at the mercy of the suicidal Jane Fonda, in Sydney

Forgotten Movie Songs #3: "Take Off With Us" from ALL THAT JAZZ

One of the biggest gob-smacking scenes from any movie I've even witnessed takes place at a crucial juncture for Joe Gideon (played by Roy Scheider). He's a director and choreographer, working at once on a new musical called NY/LA and a new movie about a troubled comedian, played here by Cliff Gorman. The musical he's toiling away at is a veiled version of the now world-famous Chicago, and

Forgotten Movie Songs #2: "Something in the Air" from THE MAGIC CHRISTIAN

SIR GUY GRAND (over an image of a 10-pound note): Ladies and gentlemen, this is what is commonly known as money. It comes in all sizes, colours, and denominations - like people. We'll be using quite a bit of it in the next two hours... luckily I have enough for ALL of us.

First off, you have to love a movie that gathers the talents of so many far-flung geniuses. Even if it seems too 1960s for

Cosmetic Bonding Case

Case completed this morning.

No shots.

No drilling.

No pain.

30 Minutes.

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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Clear, Removable, Braces.

Everyone calls these types of braces Invisalign.

However, another product is out on the market that

does the exact same thing except less expensive.

This product is called Clear Correct.

The trays are still clear.

Your teeth still move.

You can still take them out.

If you have orthodontic insurance you are still covered.

The bottom line is you simply pay less.

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NARS SUMMER COLLECTION 2011

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Monday, April 18, 2011

It's called a apicoectomy.

Its called a what!?

Okay, its not something you hear everyday but its something that can

be very helpful if you find your self with a failing root canal.

Root canals do not always work.

If my tooth hurt I would get one tomorrow.

So you know they are still very predictable.

However sometimes an infection can begin at the end of the tooth

even though a root canal has already been performed.

You could re-do the root canal but that can be difficult.

You can try to re-medicate but that may not be the answer either.

More often then not the best treatment is called an apicoectomy.

A small access to the root of the tooth is made and the infected area is removed.

This will allow the root canal and tooth to remain intact while still removing the infection.

After the infection is removed the gum tissue is re-sealed and the healing can begin.

This procedure is very effective and does no further harm to the tooth.

This is especially important if the tooth was crowned after the root canal was finished.

It is not possible to preform this procedure on all teeth but for most of them its a great option.

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Beyonce returns

Queen B is about to drop another album! Here are a few photos from the set of her soon-to-be released video for the single, titled "Girl". The album is rumored to come out in June.
You probably can't see Beyonce's makeup up close in any of these photos, but I know it is going to be fierce!
I am so excited. I can't wait for the video to come out. I will definitely be creating video tutorials on

Beyonce returns

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Drinking More Water

Geia sas ladies!

I have been in the market for a water bottle with a built in straw for months, & randomly last week at HomeGoods it appeared to me. $4.99 with my favorite color (green)!

Exactly what i was looking for because is it just me or is it way easier to drink water when there is a straw? Its way more motivating haha.

Voilà!

I've also been wearing this Estée Lauder blush palette all the time lately.

I really have no idea what its called because it was a free gift, but they're the perfect colors!

Forgotten Movie Songs #1: "Je T'aime Tant" from BEFORE SUNSET

Welcome to the first in what is meant to be a very long series of short posts dedicated to my favorite forgotten songs in movies--that is, the songs that did not become hits or get nominated for Oscars. In my heart, I'm as much of a music fan as I am one of the movies. In fact, one of the things that helped me LOVE movies is that they combined so well with music. The two loves have gone round

Saturday, April 16, 2011

The 200 Best Insults In Movie History

Courtesy (and that is definitely a misnomer here) of the supremely talented Harry Hanrahan, here is an absolutely stunning collection of the 200 best insults ever heard in motion pictures. Though in this overview I wish there were more classic-era put-downs achieved without the use of vulgarity (which, I warn now, is plentiful hereforth), I cannot deny that these are, indeed, some of the most

Friday, April 15, 2011

Happy Birthday, Charlie Chaplin!

In celebration of Charlie Chaplin's 122nd birthday on April 16th, here are ten of my favorite Chaplin clips. Of course, his genius needs no explanation other than what you see here:

(from The Circus, 1928; Chaplin did over 200 takes inside the cage with the lion, and never trembles once. My favorite moment: when the dog comes up barking, and Chaplin puts his fingers in his ears as if that'll

Thursday, April 14, 2011

My Movie Poster Collection: The Rarest of the Rare

Finally, we arrive at the final entry in my 29-part series covering my movie poster collection. It's a project that's taken 6 months to complete, and now I must move on to other subjects. But I'm extremely glad to have finished this project. There are a LOT of unusual things to see here, and I have to thank, again, the estimable Tim O'Donnell for taking photographs of these extremely rare

MAC Summer Collection 2011

I love summer collections because they always have such bright and vivid colors. This summer collection from MAC is the epitome of summer makeup. I cannot wait for this launch. These products will be in MAC stores and counter on May 26th. Mark your calendars!

Blush ($18.50)
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Eye shadow SaffronSwell BabyShort ShortsSurf USASun Blonde

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What is a sealant?

A sealant is a protective covering that is placed over a tooth

so that it is harder for the bacteria to attack it and cause a cavity.

Material is flowed into all of the cracks and grooves to protect

them and then the material is cured to a hard state.

99% of the time the teeth that are

sealed are the 1st and 2nd adult molars.

These teeth come in at ages 6 and 12 respectively.

Any tooth can be sealed but it is typically these two teeth

because they are the most likely to get cavities and they

are the ones the the insurance companies will pay for.

You children don't need sealants but it sure does help.

Adults can get sealants on their back teeth but you will pay for it all yourself.

If you are interested, talk to your dentist.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

But I brush?

Happens everyday.

I tell people they have cavities and they look at me

with this questioning and confused look and say,

"How do I have cavities? I brush my teeth."

This is probably just an eternal battle for me as a dentist.

For a person to say...

"How can I have cavities? I brush"

Is like saying...

"How did my engine overheat? I put water in the radiator."

Good job on the water.

That is a very necessary part of helping keep your engine cool.

However, so is adding oil to the engine itself.

Adding the water is nice but its not enough.

Just as brushing is nice but it is not enough, on its own, to prevent tooth decay.

Moral to the story.

Brush AND Floss

Got it?

Good.

Now have a wonderful day.

Keri Hilson Nude

Ms.Keri Hilson, pretty girl swags naked for Allure magazine's recent issue. The R&B diva talks validation and letting it all go.

In the photo, the pretty girl rocks minimal makeup so the focus is on her silhouette. The key to makeup for a photo like this is sculpting not only the face, but the body as well.
My two cents: I think this is a gorgeous photo. She looks amazing. It takes a lot of

Keri Hilson Nude

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Yet another reason to go to the dentist.

Say someone kidnaps you.

Say they then put an end to your life.

Say they don't want anyone to be able to identify you.

Say they cut off your fingers so no fingerprints can be taken.

Say they then set you on fire so you can't be visually identified.

This may seem extreme but it happens.

If you have been watching the news you will know they have found

about 13 bodies on a beach in New York dumped by a murderer.

So why is this on a dental blog?????

Because, one of the last lines of identification for

otherwise unidentifiable remains is the teeth.

No murderer thinks to take someones teeth out and

they will not typically disintegrate in a fire.

Forensic dentists will do a visual exam of the teeth and x-ray them as well.

They will look at how many teeth you have, which ones are missing,

how many crown you have, how many root canals, how many fillings, etc. etc.

These will all help the police find out who the victim is

and help reunite the body with the family.

And help bring the murderer to justice.

However, if you have not gone to the dentist for years and years no one

will have any records of you. No x-rays, no records of crowns, fillings, or anything.

The more often you go the more exact the records will be.

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Monday, April 11, 2011

An April Day in My Life

I came home this morning to dog puke all over (thanks Louie) ...after taking a hideous math test. Needless to say the morning was not off to a good start, but the day managed to improve; i worked out, took my yiayia/grandma to a doctor appointment, watched some DVR'd tv including Dancing with the Stars & Coming Home on Lifetime. *sidebar* <-- Seriously the happiest yet sad show at the same time, i watched a tribute to a fallen soldier & tears poured, i'm also highly sensitive to that because i have two brothers in the Marines & Army (besides the fact that this young man gave his life for our freedom). I hurt for that courageous family. But there are so many happy stories on there it outweighs the bad.

I hope April goes by fast though i have a lot to do. The weather has been wild this month; storming like crazy & cold one day, sunny & hot the next, repeat. Sometimes all in the same day!

Also Prince William & Kate's wedding is coming up, i'm looking forward to seeing that

...you know you are too!

Elizabeth Taylor and Film #139: Cleopatra

(Herbert Ritt's stark capture of Taylor after she had undergone surgery for a brain tumor.)

The recent passing of that movie icon known as Elizabeth Taylor got me musing on her place in my love of film. I never thought of her of one my favorite actresses per se but I definitely regarded her as one of my favorite cinematic faces. This chiefly arrives as such: throughout my life I think I've

Big announcement!!

For the 2nd year in a row Dr. Jim Ellis will be listed in the

Consumer Research Council of America's

"Guide to America's Top Dentists".

Consumer Research Council's Website

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Saturday, April 9, 2011

A Farewell to Sidney Lumet (1924-2011)

Sidney Lumet died today. Sidney Lumet was one of the greatest filmmakers on the planet and he died this morning and, woe is us, we're in a lotta trouble.

The first time I ever saw a Sidney Lumet movie was in the fall of 1975. I was 9 years old. The film was Dog Day Afternoon and it marked one of the rare instances that my parents and I went to a four-walled theater (we were drive-in mavens at

Friday, April 8, 2011

Handwriting Tag

Get a piece of paper and write the answers to the following questions:

1. What's your name/your blogger name?

2. What's your blog's name/URL?

3. Write "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."

4. Favorite quote?

5. A word in another language?

6. Your lip print?

7. Anything else you want to say?

(click to make bigger)
Note the original tag's # 5 & 6 asked favorite song & singer but thats so boring so i made it more me :)

-#4,yes that is a scribble in the 3rd line lol.
- # 5 is Καλημέρα it means 'good morning' in Greek.
-#6 is a Victoria's Secret lipstick in Hot Spot.

I tag all my followers!

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Thursday, April 7, 2011

My Movie Poster Collection: Odds and Ends

These are the odd-sized posters in my collection. None of them conform to the American standard of 27 X 41 inches (or 40 inches, post 80s). They are all either half-sheets (22 X 28 inches), inserts (11 X 17 inches), TV-related posters, or odd-sized indie or foreign posters. I haven't measured each piece, as of this posting, but will do so soon. As far as I can tell, this is the first

Why does my root canal still hurt!?

Dentistry is medicine.

Although nothing i will ever do, more then likely, will ever rank

up there with treating cancer or preforming heart surgery the

procedures done in dentistry are still medical in nature.

Sometimes I get people coming to my office from other dentists

and they are angry because their teeth still hurt even AFTER

getting a root canal procedure preformed on it.

This is what I tell them.

Although root canals are a very successful procedure there are

still a certain number of them that will not work.

Consider going in for knee surgery to clean out a defective joint.

Months later you still hurt and you go back to the doctor.

You tell him that your knee still hurts.

He does and exam and tells you that there are still some particles in the knee that

didn't get taken out the first time and that he will have to go in again and

get the knee cleaned out for a second time.

This bums you out but you think nothing of it.

In dentistry people sometimes feel like it should be a one and done.

In pain to out of pain in one visit.

In most cases this is true. However, just like the knee surgery, there are times when

the first surgery on the tooth just doesn't work.

There are a few options here.

You can get the root canal re-done by the dentist who did it in the first place.

You can get it re-done by a root canal specialist (endodontist).

The trouble with getting it re-done is that it may not work the second time either.

You are then out another chunk of change and still have the same problem.

You could have the tooth taken out and have a bridge or implant put in.

That would assure the tooth never hurt again but you would have to go

through getting the tooth taken out.

Just talk to your dentist before you get your root canal.

Ask questions.

Feel comfortable BEFORE any treatment is given.

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Wednesday, April 6, 2011

How long will it last?

When I inform people that they need a crown due to their

tooth cracking I usually get the same response.

How long will it last if I don't get the crown.

The answer to that is usually the same.

It depends.

Your tooth is cracking because of the pressure being placed upon it during chewing.

Therefore, if you went on an all liquid diet ( thus no longer chewing )

your tooth will last for a long time.

However, if you like to eat nuts, carrots, or anything else that is a

little hard then your tooth could fracture tonight.

There is no way to tell.

If all depends on how you use your teeth.

Cracks will not heal themselves.

They will continue to progress as you use the teeth to chew.

The eventual result will be a fracture.

Black Opal Stick Foundation

This product is one of celeb makeup artist Sam Fine's staple products. I have used it to contour in a couple of my makeup tutorial videos.

This full coverage formula has really rich pigments. The creamy texture allows you to move the product around to cover the skin. You can apply it directly on the skin, but this may lead to using too much product. When I apply this foundation, I use a Beauty

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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Grandpa got loose dentures?

It happens all the time.

Grandpa/Grandma/You have a top denture that fits

great but the lower denture is awful.

There is help.

2 implants need to be placed in the lower jaw.

Each one of those implants will have a gold housing on top of it.

These housings have undercuts in them that will serve as retention for the denture.

The old denture then gets holes drilled into it and metal

receptors with o-rings place in the holes.

These receptors with the o-rings will fit down over the implant housings and

secure the denture to the jaw.

It works very well and people are very happy that their denture is

no longer floating around in their mouth.

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Monday, April 4, 2011

The Floss Replacement?

Houston, we have a problem.

No one likes to floss.

Some people to it but even those folks don't find it to be the highlight of their day.

Floss manufacturers know this and so they have been coming out with floss alternatives to try to entice people.

One of these alternatives that is really catching on is a little thing that looks like a piece of pipe cleaner. You take this little pipe cleaner job and push it back and forth at the base of you tooth.

These things are called inter proximal brushes, proxi brushes, etc. But they all do the same thing.

Here are some examples.

So what's the problem?

The problem is that although they do a great job of getting things out from the space right above the gum line, they absolutely do not get to the most important spot in between the teeth.

This most important spot is the spot where the floss snaps.

That spot that snaps is where the bugs that cause the cavities are hiding.

They wedge into the hardest spot to get to in order to cause cavities.

If you do not feel that snap then you are not getting that spot clean.

Don't get me wrong here.

I love it when people use the little pip cleaner jobs.

However, I am starting to see more and more folks that are getting cavities that say to me, "how is that possible?! I am using those pipe cleaners all the time."

Use these cool new gadgets just don't let them replace the floss.