Skin type:
Oily
Hair color:
Red
Hair type:
Curly kinky or highly textured,
Coarse ,
Colored
Ingredients I hate or am allergic to:
Alcohol, Ammonia, Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate, Cobalt Chloride, DMDM Hydantoin, EDTA, Formaldehyde, Formaldehyde-based Resins, Formaldehyde-releasing Preservatives, Gallate, Imidazolidinyl Urea, Mercury, Methanol, Nickel, Octyl Dimethyl Paba, PABA, Parabens, Phenylenediamine, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Talc, Tannin, Tertiary-Butyl Hydroquinone, Tris Nitro
My brand obsessions:
nars, bare escentuals, urban decay, LORAC, sterling minerals (non mica-based foundations for problem skin)
I'd bawl my eyes out if this product was discontinued:
burberry perfume
Save your money! Here are 5 products I bought and regretted:
make up for ever hd finishing powder, any LORAC mascara, pop beauty eye palette for smokey eyes, any liquid foundation (problem skin), chanel lumieres d'artifices sparkling eyeshadow palette
From shower to "out the door," how long I take to get ready on an average day:
one hour
Beauty trend I'd really, really like to learn or try:
colored liner without looking like a club kid
What makeup thingy is always in my purse:
lip glosses. multiple.
Ah, memories... My biggest junior high beauty mistake:
estee lauder-heavy clown makeup/black eyeshadow and lipstick
Most cringe-worthy beauty treatment I've ever endured:
none, really. a hairdresser refused to wash or condition my curly, product-laden hair before a cut once. a skincare line made my eyes swollen and red. nothing too noteworthy.
The most $$ I've ever shelled out for a beauty product:
$40. including hair and skincare, upwards of $100.
About Me:
I'm a makeup junkie, and a semi-freelance makeup "artist." I am a connoisseur of lip glosses and eyeshadows. My skin is problematic, so I've been sticking to mineral foundations for years. I am pretty skilled in discriminating between a quality product and a product that attempts to sell itself with a gimmick.
