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Beauty Blog (Archive)
Thursday, August 28, 2003
posted by TheBroadroom.Net at
4:51 PM (Pacific)
Hummm...I wear makeup on and off. It's also why I can't stockpile too much stuff; it'll never get used up.
Oddly it doesn't bother me to toss stuff. If it's bad, it's bad. If I'm not using it, I'm not using it and it's taking up space.
Recently I pitched my MAC Rizzo. sigh Let's have a moment of silence. lol Singularly the most expensive thing I've ever tossed. Yes! I understand about the MAC madness. I myself somehow thought, that paying that much for something...it would have to work (or else I'd feel so guilty I'd just will it to work?). And Rizzo...was great for a fling.
I think it is the same with Nars. I've never Nars'd. I never even thought about buying Nars. We don't have a Nars counter...the closest would be either the City or Walnut Creek. A pilgrimage, a haj if you will. (Haj means going to Mecca :) .) It would be more practical to buy it online. For me it's a big deal.
I am very, very cheap. That helps. I loathe spending money. Yet when I do spend it, I don't care. It's just money. Does that make any sense? If I bought that Nars duo, I wouldn't feel guilty. Because...I'm looking at it. I would ponder for weeks, months even, which duo to get. I'd consult Dain, LP maybe, I'd go through all the descriptions, I'd think about it...for me that's half the fun. If I just went and bought it, it would lose half its meaning.
Then, when I got it, I would just look at it for a while. (No, I'm not this silly about everything.) I would take a brush and touch it to a little corner of the shadow. It would just become this cool shadow for me. But that doesn't mean I'd ever buy any more Nars. Even if I adored it. I don't have the money. If I don't have it, I don't spend it.
Carol...I'll bet you can swap the Magical Mushroom with someone on LP. Since it's been discontinued, and it is a unique shade, I'll bet someone would be interested. Or...? Wonder how much you could Ebay it for?
Likewise, your MAC's...they're quite new (my Rizzo was pretty old). Oh wait. Should I save the container? You have to have six MAC's to get one free, right? Criminy. I'll never have six MAC's. Or...on second thought. I'd better go get that tube outta the trash.
I don't wear red lipstick either...I love it, I just don't wear it. :) I think you have to wear enough makeup all around, to balance off the red.
Hummm...everything Bobbi Brown seems so elegant and wearable. We don't have a BB counter either. We've got jack! Just MAC, Lancome, ummm...BeneFit...Fashion Fair. I'm not even sure if we have Estee Lauder although I think we do.
Hence my interest in MAC. I like to see and touch it before buying it. Oh well. Call it a generational thing.
I don't think I've seen an orange eyeshadow lately...I'm trying to think. The likely suspect is L'Oreal. They're constantly cranking out limited editions of stuff. Sometimes the colors are unusual; I'd check out the new makeup aisle.
Milani or Black Opal might have it. "Ethnic" makeup sometimes has intense, different shades. Or Fira.
And...Sallys Beauty Supply. Mine has Savvy Eye-Lites shadows...some unusual colors...and another brand that has loose shadows.
I'm checking out our descriptions of MAC Veluxe...there is Samoa Silk, described as "polynesian peach." That could be quite orange. Not low end, but better price than Nars. In fact MAC might have it. I'll check if I go to the MAC counter.
Hummm...I'd keep the UD shadows though. I think there's a way to keep the glitter from migrating. I'll bet you could find out on MUA.
--Josephine
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