Dear Heloise: I keep a long-handled ice scraper in my car in the summer to prop up the sunshade over the passenger side of the windshield. I love reading your hints in the Roswell (N.M.) Daily Record. -Charmaine M., Roswell, N.M.
Charmaine, you just taught me something! I hate that floppy sunshade! Say hi to everyone in Roswell for me. I had such a wonderful time when I was there to speak at the library event. Invite me back! -Hugs, Heloise
MAKEUP HINTS
Dear Heloise: Here are some of my favorite makeup hints I've learned over the years:
I blot my face with a tissue between moisturizer, primer, foundation and powder. It absorbs extra product, so there's a less cakey appearance.
Warming a hard eyeliner pencil between my fingers softens it so there are fewer harsh lines.
When I'm done, I take a step back and look in the mirror to get the whole "picture," and many times see that my eye shadow or blush may be a little too much.
-Antoinette B. in California
Readers, do you open your mouth to apply mascara? I do, and don't know why. Anyone? -Heloise
NO-MESS ICE FOR COOLER
Dear Heloise: I make ice for a small cooler by freezing water in small plastic food-storage bags and laying them flat in the freezer. The cooler will not have water in the bottom as the ice melts, and you can reuse the bags. -Ruth in North Canton, Ohio
EMAIL PROBLEM
Dear Heloise: When I find a product I really like, I use it for a few years, and then it's discontinued on every store shelf in town! I go online, only to find that I have to sign up and build a file with my email address so they can fill up my email with offers and sales on almost a daily basis!
It's either live with it, or do without a product you really like. ARGH! -Darlynn in Salem, Ore.
Open a "dummy" email account that you use ONLY for internet sites such as you described. The unwanted email goes there! -Heloise
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