Elnett Error

Why do I keep forgetting to buy Elnett? Is the US version as good as the European version?

Product Review: Tarte Clean Slate

I'm shocked that in my 20-some years on this planet that I JUST started wearing primer. When and where did I miss this primer memo?

My first introduction to primer was from Tarte Clean Slate. I decided to give it a go based on it's natural ingredients. My consultant was very knowledgeable on it and she sold me (clearly, I'm a Sephora Sucker - I think that's a new term we are going to need to implement on this blog). When I got home, I did some reading and learned that it has natural fruit and plant derived extracts to treat, protect, soothe and hydrate the skin. Hydrate - key word for me as my skin goes from dry to oily to normal to semi-dry and back again all in a week.

A few weeks ago I decided to do a test - I put primer on half my face and left the other half bare. I applied make-up as usual. Throughout the day I would examine my face, touch it (not a lot) to decipher if there was a difference. To the touch there was a difference, noticeably. The side with primer felt softer and smoother whereas the other side felt a bit dry and rough. I had Lauren and Melissa get up close and personal with my face to see if they could tell a difference and they both nailed which side I had primer on.

Maybe it's the Sephora Sucker in me or maybe it's my lack of experience in primer, but those two "tests" confirmed that I need and love primer.

Any other great primer recos a newbie should know about?

Product Review: Blinc Mascara

Problem: Long eyelashes that "shed" mascara and cause faux under eye circles.
Solution: blinc Mascara

I.Love.This.Stuff. It has saved my eye make-up sanity. My frustration levels would go through the roof as I'd stand in bathrooms trying to remove what looked like sickly dark eye circles caused by flaking mascara.

Until one fateful Sephora trip ...

I presented my problem to my consultant. He immediately took me to the blinc display and simply said, "girl, this will solve all your problems." Oh was he right. Now, this isn't ANY mascara, let me enlighten you.

According to blinc's Web site, "the mascara blinc is the original mascara invented to form tiny water-resistant "tubes" around your lashes rather than painting them like conventional mascaras. Once applied, the tubes bind to your lashes and cannot run, smudge, clump, or flake, even if you cry or rub your eyes. Whether your daily activities take you from the office, to your sweaty workout and then out to dinner, your lashes will look as good in the evening as they did when you first applied blinc in the morning."

It's true. It works. And I'm in love. The one downside is that it is kind of messy in the removal process. The tubes even freak my mom out a bit, but that's her problem.

I HIGHLY recommend blinc mascara if you suffer from flaking issues like me. Unless someone can show me something better, I'm a blinc lifer.