Whew - Part I

I haven't posted in so long it's embarrassing! School and work have been hectic, but don't we all have jobs, work and obligations that suck up all of our time? Yes, of course. But I've made getting back into the blogosphere priority of mine. This is the first in a series of updates about me and what I've been up to in my hiatus, so sit back and enjoy my musings on cosmetics & beauty, politics, and the world as I see it.

So on to one of my favorite topics, Beauty.
I love makeup and beauty products, but there hasn't been a lot that has tickled my fancy in the recent MAC Collections. Fafi, for me, was a yawn. I purchased one lipstick (Flash-N-Dash) and two Paint Pots (Rollickin' and Nice Vice) but nothing else in the collection really jumped out at me. The blushes were too light for my taste. There might have been a way to "Make it Work" as Tim Gunn (Project Runway) would say, but should you really have to make a $17.50 blush work? I think not. The Beauty Powders also seemed light to me, and weren't anything special or more importantly, anything that I needed. And the eye shadow quads were a huge disappointment. I know beauty bloggers went crazy over this collection, but not me. Just one girl's opinion. Fafi is old news anyway.

Now there is a waste of space collection and it's called Heatherette. Admittedly I haven't seen Heatherete in person, but the collection isn't very big so there isn't a whole lot to get wrapped up in. I have seen swatches of the shadow trios and the lipsticks and again I wasn't impressed. That isn't to say you wont be. I am a eye shadow and face product type of girl. I can do without eye liners, and nail polishes, and lip gloss (especially Lipglass, the sticky formula and it's applicator suck, yuck!). That being said, I didn't care about the eye liners or Lipglasses. The lipsticks look too pale, with the exception of Hollywood Nights which is another "Make it Work" shade. The Trio 1 contains a light pink shade, Couldburst (Repromote from Blue Storm) which I already have, and a teal shade that looks like Aquadisiac and Turquatic's love child. Trio 2 has two pink shades (and let me just add, that Twinkle and pinks are just not friends. I can do the occasional Passionate, Swish, or Stars 'N Rockets, but that's about it) and a purple shade. Now I LOVE purple, but not enough to cough up $32.50 for a shadow in a funky pink compact.

And then there is the Beauty Powder Blush Collection. I walked with only one blush from this collection, Serenely. I was sad that it was the only shade that worked for me because I love blush and am always looking to add to my collection. Oh well. More pennies in the piggy bank.

While MAC has been a disappointment (for me) in 2008, I have found other favorites, mainly from my tried and true, the first true love of my makeup life, Prescriptives. I am a HUGE fan on Prescriptives Custom Blend services which includes powder, foundation, lip gloss & lipstick, concealer, and now tinted moisturizer and bronzer. I indulged and got the tinted moisturizer and bronzer and words can not express how pleased I am with them both, especially the tinted moisturizer. I want to wear it every single day. My poor foundation has been neglected. In addition to the coverage and texture of this product being great, there is also the option to add additives such as oil control or a clarifying and evening formula. I have the later, and I have seen a difference in my skin. I love the additive so much that I went back and had a tinted moisturizer made without the tint, and with extra clarifying additive. Crazy, I know. That's me.

Prescripives also finally came out with a *magic Illuminating Cream Potion in Deep Translucent. Actually, I don't know when this was released, but I do know that it wasn't always available in the Deep Translucent or Red Neutralizer shades. Ladies and gentlemen, I love this product. It is less shimmery and obvious that it's sister, the Illuminating Liquid Potion. It glides on effortlessly. I wear it under my powder, tinted moisturizer or foundation and it gives a soft radience, a glowing from within look. I love it. Prescriptives should pay me for all of this free advertising. Did anyone catch that? Send me a check. Or give me a discount one. I'd take a discount.

Up Next:
* My love affair with CNN
* Face products I'd love to try.
* Personal Reflections, Revelations and Resolutions
* Bittersweet: Kinky Hair