Thursday, August 12, 2010

More stuff

1. Bare Minerals: This isn't news to anyone, but I still love the stuff. No oil slick on my face, no "line" around my jawline, no fake look. It just makes you look better. And it's naturally SPF 15, to boot.

2. Benefit concealers and brow products: These are a perfect partnership with my Bare Minerals. I dab on the concealing and highlighting products first, then dust the Bare Minerals on top of that. I especially like the brow kit and the Eye Bright product. And if you use the Boing cream concealer and then set it with a little bit of the wonderful Bare Minerals Bisque powder concealer, you can hide ANYTHING, all day.

The brow kit contains a wax that you brush onto your brows, then a powder that adheres to the wax. (I use a Bare Minerals charcoal colored powder instead of theirs--brown powder doesn't blend at all well with my black eyebrows.) But I love the way the wax stuff keeps my eyebrows neat and in line all day, and the combo of the wax and powder hides thin spots and graying eyebrows and stays on all day. It's amazing how nice eyebrows make your eyes pop!

And as little of these products as you need to use, these kits are probably a better approach than buying full-sized packages of the products.

I love makeup. But you knew that.

11 comments:

Catz said...

I like the Bare Minerals. I heard about through you and Blu. They are good products.

schell said...

I love makeup too. But, have never tried eye-brow wax. Although recently, I started doing my brows with a powder and brush, instead of the old-fashioned pencil.

Gail said...

I got the Aquafor and Vaseline lotion today and am expecting miracles based on your recommendations :) You wouldn't think I'd need moisturizer of any kind since I live in the humidity capitol of the world, but for some reason, I do. Thanks for the tips. If I wore makeup Bare Minerals would be my choice too.

Brenda said...

my goodies for badger body care came today. i got the sleep balm that you recommended,the anti bug balm to keep away the skeeters, the 4 pack lip balm and 2 bottles of massage oil, health and sleepy time. looking forward to using them all. (not all at one though) ;)

vq said...

Hm....Spidey might not be able to tell us about how she uses SOME of those products...after all, this is a family-friendly blog!

UrbanStarGazer said...

I only use mascara and blush but as I get older, I contemplate face makeup. I've thought of trying Bare Minerals but everytime I go into the shop they're packed so I walk back out.

I don't do anything with my brows other than pluck them but this post has me wondering if I should be.

Brenda said...

any massaging will probably end up with me sleeping. fear not.

Brenda said...

i have to say once again.. thanks for the recommendation. i have slept like a baby for the last week.

vq said...

I know--the stuff is amazing. I'm afraid to examine too deeply whether it's the placebo effect or not--I'm just grateful to sleep so well.

(p.s. WV-gratedis) haha

Brenda said...

i don't care what it is. it is working. i look forward to going to bed. ;)

Brenda said...

2 weeks later and i have had a good nights sleep every night. thanks!