Tuesdays Tribute

This is a weird one ---this week's tribute is something sort of frivolous for me.

It is to Bare Minerals makeup, which you can buy here http://www.bareminerals.com, as well in the real boutiques, Sephora and I think some department stores. I always thought it was a neat idea, but I was sure it would not work for me, because it would not offer very much coverage. In order to get decent coverage, I have to slather regular foundation on, and then it drives me crazy. I usually wear Estee Lauder or Lancome. The thick ickiness leads me to almost never wear makeup at all, unless I am going to court or something dress up. I spend all the time counting the minutes until I can scrub that mess off. The rest of the time I feel like a messy ugly frump.

Jenna started using it and kept trying to get me to come over so she could do me up. I finally did, but her skin is so much lighter than hers, it was way too light, but I was surprised at how well it did actually cover. Even odder than that, it did not feel like it got greasy within an hour and I could actually forget it was there. I am so glad she got me to try it.

I decided to buy the stuff and see what happened. First you buy the starter kit, which includes two shades of the foundation, and the brushes that go with it, as well as a powder called "mineral veil" that you put on last, and this stuff called "warmth" that is sort of a bronzer. The kit comes in about 7 shades--I got medium. I also bought the concealer which is called bisque--I did not know that it comes in a few colors, but it does. The lady at the boutique sold me the summer one, since she said that was best for medium complexions.

All that was only $100--way less than had I bought foundation and powder, etc at the Estee Lauder counter--and my brushes that I already have cost way more than that. Even I know that good brushes make a difference.

Off I went to Vegas, and lo and behold, Amy uses the same stuff! The bisque they sold me was too light, but she needed some, so she bought me the next color. That worked well--but required visiting Sephora, which I love even though I don't wear makeup. Strange isn't it?

She convinced me to try this weird cream eyeliner, which I will probably like once I get better at it--so far I have been making a mess of myself. I got some Smashbox of some of that and some other eye makeup, and damned if I did not actually wear it all weekend, like some kind of girly girl.

So that is my tribute--this stuff is great, works really well to cover blemishes surprisingly, and is inexpensive. Maybe this goes along with all this other work I am doing on myself, and before we all know it, I will be dolled up like regular people instead of walking around looking like I just got out of bed all the time,.

But probably not.