Last updated: June 21, 2002
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Newbies ... have you ever find yourself confused trying to decipher who the heck TIA is ?
NM ? LOL ? ROFLOL ? BE QVC TSV ? Well, you came to the right place then ! We were all once
a newbie too, and this page for all MUA newbies out there. In no time at all, you'd be
speaking like a real MUAer ( that is, MakeupAlley ) !
Sometimes a term can refer to completely different things. For example, NM means "No
Message" but it can also be "Neiman Marcus". So, it all depends on the context as well.
If you see any terms or acronyms that you think should be added, please let me know.
| General Term | |
|---|---|
| Term | What is it ?? |
| AFAIK | As Far As I Know |
| FYI | For Your Information |
| DH | Darling Husband Dear Husband Dumb Husband .. 8D |
| SO | Significant Other |
| BOGOF | Buy One Get One Free |
| GWP | Gift With Purchase |
| PWP | Purchase With Purchase |
| RIS | Received in Swap |
| NIB | New In Box |
| HTH | Hope This Helps |
| IIRC | If I Recall Correctly |
| IMO | In My Opinion |
| IMHO | In My Humble Opinion |
| LOL | Laughing Out Loud |
| ROFLOL | Rolling On Floor Laughing Out Loud |
| OMG | Oh My Gawdd !! |
| NM | No Message |
| TAB | Thanks A Bunch |
| TIA | Thanks In Advance |
| RO | Read On |
| RR | Rants & Raves |
| CTP | Cream-to-Powder |
| PPP | Pale Porcelain Princess (for pale-toned skincolor) |
| LLL | Lovely Light Ladies (for light-toned skincolor) |
| FFF | Foxy Fair Female (for fair-toned skincolor) |
| MMM | Marvelous Medium Mademoiselle (for medium-toned skincolor) |
| DDD | Darling Dark Diva (for dark-toned skincolor) |
| Brands and Their Relatives | |
|---|---|
| Term | What is it ?? |
| AG | Annick Goutal |
| BB | Bobbi Brown |
| BBW | Bath & Body Works |
| BE | Bare Escentuals |
| QVC | Quality, Value, Service ( the shopping channel ) |
| TSV | Today's Special Value ( on QVC ) |
| CG | Cover Girl |
| CSP | Comptoir Sud Pacifique |
| DDF | Doctor's Dermalogic Formula |
| EL | Estee Lauder |
| LSC | Luminous Skin Color (from Becca) |
| LSF | Luminous Silk Foundation (from Armani) |
| LM | Laura Mercier |
| MMU | Makeup Mania |
| MUFE | Makeup Forever |
| MF | Max Factor |
| MK | Mary Kay |
| NE | Natural Escents |
| NM | Neiman Marcus |
| PD | Paula Dorf |
| PC | Paula's Choice |
| PTR | Peter Thomas Roth |
| PX | Prescriptive |
| QH | Queen Helene |
| RL | Ralph Lauren |
| SD | Sue Devitt |
| TM | Trish McEvoy |
| UD | Urban Decay |
| VL | Vincent Longo |
| VS | Victoria's Secret |
| WNW | Wet 'N Wild |
| WTF | Who's The Fairest |
Last updated: June 21, 2002
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