Foundation Fixation.

Most of us beauty fanatics find our selves constantly in a search for the "Holy Grail" of each makeup category.

This is my primary purpose (outside of general experimentation, like with color) for trying absolutely everything I can.

Recently I've found what I think constitutes my new HG(s) of foundation.

Back in May, when I decided to switch to Lancome from Clinique (stupid.), Morgan decided she should show me the beauty of my new line. And while Clinique always contended that "Everything [they] know about skin care goes into [their] foundation." Rather than enticing me to try or love their foundations actually hinted that they might be as good as they're cracked up to be.

Anyway, Lancome, for me, was a revelation. I had felt "light weight" foundations (Perfectly Real, Almost M/U, etc.) And it seemed hat rather than the formula actually being light, you were just putting less on than the other products.

Which to me, is stupid, because if I wanted to wear nothing, that's what I'd do... I wouldn't bother with the foundation. Or for goodness sake I would buy a tinted moisturizer and not risk clogging my pores.

That was all pointless, my revelation: A foundation can still have coverage and feel light.

YEAH. I know.

It was amazing to me too. 

Miss Morgan introduced me to Teint Idole Ultra. Not only was the foundation light enough (in color) for my sub-ivory complexion, but it felt divine.

I have been wearing this religiously ever since my introduction, and it faced no competition up until today.

Yesterday I took a (TINY) scraping of our new foundation Photogenic Lumessence.  We have gotten no dramming bottles unfortunately, so my sample was highly prescious... 

Fortunately, I'm glad I took it.

I put it on this evening before dinner with my mom, and I noticed a difference as soon as I started smoothing it on to my face (with my crappy mini-foundation brush that's standing in for the lost Paula Dorf, R.I.P.). My foundation felt more like moisturizer... but better. It felt kind of like skin.  Is that weird? 

I keep touching my face (I know, bad) and thinking: "What is this feeling?" And that's what it is-- skin.

Lumessence is meant to smooth lines and have a radiant finish, but it's still oil free! So even for my greezy face it seems to be an option. Despite this AMAZING texture I was scared that my skin would feel oily, and to my delight I encountered no more greeziness than I do on an ordinary day. Just reaaaaally wonderful coverage and skin-like texture!

Way to go Lumessence!

Damn Man-TAN!

So I was just sitting at my computer, casually watching Next Food  Network Star and ready my usual beauty blogs (ad nauseum). 

When all of a sudden....

Bobby Flay!

He came out to introduce the finalists and looked like he had actually been schelacked with orange foundation!!!! 

And then, so had EVERYONE ELSE!!!

Whoever did the makeup for this show needs to be FIRED. ASAP.

Bob Tuschman, that bitch whose name I can't remember, and all the contestants! It looked like bronzer and pancake makeup attacked them all! oh geez!

Pale is beautiful people!

SEE!!!!

Mascara of the Day: Part 1

Today I tried out Estee Lauder's newest (pre-turbolash) release: Sumptuous.

Unfortunately I am not amazed. 

It's billed as a "bold" volume and "daringly" lengthening/curling mascara. For me it's a loser. 

The brush when I pulled it from the tube was lumpy to begin with, and even after cleaning some of the excess mascara I was skeptical.

The result was not as clumpy as I had feared, but the brush reminded me too much of magnascopic's and the liquidous formula attacked my orbital area with splotches of black.

When the mascara dried I did have a fair amount of volume and curl, but the look was too flaky for me, and my lashes looked like, weirdly the same length... i don't know. not a fan.

I have to pass.