proud

Okay. This is actually really sad. Talk about shopaholic...

The reason why I'm proud of myself is because last week I only bought one thing. Dammit! I totally just lied to you. I actually bought two things, but both from the same category...

Makeup!

It all started when I got an email from Smashbox advertising glorious items that were marked down! When I saw the GlamBox set full of neutrals, I had to have it! Eye color, mascara, cheek color, gloss and brushes. Oh my!



And did you know that if you order during specific hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays you'll get a little something extra for free! I got a free full size lip gloss.

Then one day, I hopped over to my neighborhood Nordstrom and picked up a new Nars lipstick in Belle du Jour to replace my Giorgio Armani nude lipstick. So really, in this case, I really wasn't shopping. I was just replacing something that I had run out of.

You want to know what's really depressing? (Since I'm in the mood to confess, I might as well put it all out there.)

I've been watching a lot of HSN and QVC.. I love watching all the makeup sales. I saw this one called Ready-to-Wear and really, really, REALLY wanted to order this magic lash extender. After the demonstration, the models all had lashes that looked like spiders! MUST HAVE.

And then there are all the presentations by Tarte and Smashbox and Philosphy. I can go on and on.

So far I've been able to resist picking up the phone and actually ordering. As much as I enjoy my "research", I don't want to be one of those people.

Then again Tyler Florence was on the other night and he was selling his new fancy cookware. I was soooo close to calling in just so I could talk to him.

I need help. Because now I've also admitted to watching non-cosmetics presentations!

Oh the shame!

need a new vibrator

I don't know why I didn't hear about this sooner! Take a peek at this
New York Times article (photo by Tony Cenicola/NYT).

Estee Lauder and Lancome just came out with mascaras that have vibrating wands. That's crazy! I'm such a messy mascara-applier, I'd probably get it smeared all over my face!

At $30+ each, I don't know if I am willing to pony up the dough. Hmm. I guess it kinda makes the Givenchy mascara I've been thinking about sound cheap.

At the moment, I'm back to using good ol' L'oreal Voluminous mascara. It was buy one, get one free at Walgreens a while back and of course I couldn't say no! It doesn't go on quite as smoothly as DiorShow but for the price, I don't mind combing my lashes a bit - it's every bit as volumizing though, if not more so. My lashes almost feel heavy!

Thanks Nicole!

i want to try this

But daaayaaam! Givenchy's Phenomen'Eyes mascara is $27!

You there! Reading the blog. Yeah you! Buy it for me. Thanks!

I've read some good reviews and am rather curious about that little knobby wand. But do I want to drop that much cheddah on mascara? Heck no. Will I buy it? Probably. I'll just wait until I have a bad day and need a pick-me-up.

wink

I'm not sure if it's that magical lash elixir that my friend bought me from Japan or if it's this Rimmel mascara. My lashes are just incredibly long these days! But don't look at me yet.. My brows are a danger zone right now.

Yikes.

I need to go threading!

goo

I finally opened Revlon's 3D mascara that I bought last month.



I do not like it at all. The bristles are supposed to be short, but they're so short that the product just coats the entire wand. My lashes are so heavy and stiff!

But I'm still going to use it because I paid for it and I don't want to waste it.

sucka

Walgreens is having a buy one get one free special for Revlon cosmetics this week. I'm going to get more mascara.

I'll tell you how it goes. Maybe I'll look more like Jessica Alba after I use it since she's the one slangin' this new formula. HA!

UPDATE: I bought the Revlon 3D Extreme mascara and also the Luxurious Lengths mascara. Now I have four mascaras on the waiting list. I don't have to buy mascara for a year! But I will anyway just because I'm a hyper-consumer. d'oh.

blast off!

I think the name of Covergirl's newest mascara is lame... But I bought it over the weekend, per my cousin's recommendation, and it works fabulously! No clumps and my lashes are long and fluttery. At under $7, I don't feel guilty buying it.

(LeiLei, you might want to try this! My lashes stayed soft.)

thanks veen!

and the eyes have it

For those of you who don’t know me, I have an obsession with all things eyelash. Having spent nearly all my life with barely-there lashes, I am willing to try anything and everything that may boost my cils. The ones I’m using now include Rimmel Maxxx, Lancome L’Extencils, MAC Plush Lash and L’Oreal HIP High Drama Volumizing Mascara. But at any given moment, I also have three unopened tubes of mascara in my bathroom. I say unopened because I can’t justify having more than say four mascaras in use at once! It's like new underwear and socks - I always have at least one new pair for a special occassion. Waiting in the wings, I have a Diorshow, MAC Fiber Lash and Rimmel Lycra Lash Extender.

I always seem to go back to Diorshow but I love trying new ones. The L’Oreal HIP one is also one of my favorites although I don’t think the tube has staying power. It tends to get goopy after a few weeks. But the product itself really plump up my lashes.

I like to mix my mascaras too. For a while I was using Rimmel Maxxx, Lancome L’Extencils and L’Oreal at the same time, in that order. I do that when I’m not wearing much else on my face.

MAC Plush Lash works the best if you roll the wand upwards as you apply. It really curls. It has this dual action brush that's a little bit awkward at first but you get used to it. (I have to give it to MAC though, they have great mascaras that are really reasonably priced - think drugstore brands!)




The willing-to-sell-my-soul-to-the-devil-for-lashes product is hands down the Jan Marini Age Intervention Eyelash magic potion. I’ve been using it for a little over a year now and you can ask any one of my friends and they’ll tell you that my lashes are super long compared to before. I don’t know how it works but it does. I must warn you though, it’s pretty expensive at $160 a tube (you apply it like you would liquid liner). But SkinWest always has random discounts that range from 20-30% off so I recommend that you sign up on the mailing list and buy it when they have a promotion. *wink wink*