Boys Keep Out - Girly Stuff

Unless you're a boy who wears make up.

I was having a conversation with two my sisters and a friend about make up.
The friend mentioned that I had such beautiful smooth, flawless skin.
Ha!
Not true. Underneath the layers of foundation, I have red, blotchy, uneven skin with hugemongous pores.
I hate it!
But thanks to the modern cosmetic technology of make up, I look like I have great skin.
They proceeded to ask me what make up, face powder, moisturizer, eyeliner, make up remover, etc I use.
Now, had they asked me this question a few years ago, when I was less worried about paying bills and more worried about buying fabulous department store products, I would have given them some pretty expensive answers.
Today, however, I get by just fine on items I can buy at Walmart or Target.
What ARE those items, you ask?

I start in the morning with Loreal's Active Daily Moisturizer and the Equate version (Walmart's brand) of Loreal's Eye Defense.
I use a little under eye concealer by Rimmel.
Then I smooth on a layer of Cover Girl's Continuous Wear foundation. I even put some on my eyelids as a foundation for my eye makeup.
Then, to maximize the coverage and further hide my many imperfections, I dust on a layer of Cover Girl's Simply Powder Foundation.
To finish, I dust on Rimmel's Stay Matte Pressed Powder.
For my eyeliner, I've discovered my favorite is either Revlon's Color Stay Eyeliner in Vixen or Almay's 16 Hour Eye Pencil in Definite Brown.
It certainly doesn't last 16 hrs but it's better than some of the other products I've tried.
I am not picky about eye shadow. I'll buy whatever color I like and the same goes for mascara. If there is a new type of wand or waterproof, smudge proof, rub your eyes raw proof, I'm in.

To wash all that stuff off in the evening, I use Olay's Deep Cleansing Face Wash and for my eye make up remover, I use something our grandmothers probably used, Ponds Cold Cream.
I've found that it gently removes eye make up, while moisturizing the skin under the eyes and I just tissue it off to leave the cream under my eyes. It's a great idea I picked up from that Jillian Barberie chick.

So there you have it girls: How to look like you have decent skin on a budget!

Posted by De at May 25, 2005 01:50 PM