Reviews

Well I took old Head of Hair's advice and fixed said roots. I dragged my tired butt into Ginormous Eagle last night at 8pm on my way home from work and beelined straight for the hair-dye and chilled bottle of Reisling. Now that is my kind of Tuesday night! Here is what I came out with:

Clairol's Natural Instincts "Pecan", a medium golden brown hue. I have always been a loyal customer of Natural Instincts for their ammonia free hook. The hardest decision wasn't which color to choose but which to tear into first...the color or the wine?

As I stood in the tiny bathroom blow-drying my pecaned locks I decided what this here day's blog would include. While I'm at it, here are two other products I just can't say enough about. Both have been referrals and both have not let me down. Oddly enough they are both Maybelline products. [insert obvious "maybe it IS Maybelline" joke here.]

First up is Pure Makeup in Sandy Beige Medium tone. If you know me, I hate buying makeup. I'm just not seasoned in it...and being indecisive doesn't help either. It's no surprise that you need to change up your makeup tones come summertime. Once the sun has kissed your temples and cheeks with a bronzed smackaroo you can't get away with using your winter-hued coverup...unless you are trying for that raccoon look. And that just looks ridiculous. This is undoubtedly one of the best products for a base I have ever used. It goes on smooth and blends so perfectly well to my skin tone that it's literally like my own skin...only the better version. It feels so clean, so light and relatively matte that it banishes any shine or unevenness. I rarely even need to do a once-over with my loose powder. Try it...you can thank me later!

Lastly, my dear friend Tessa B., with lashes long enough to poke your eye out, referred me to this yellow and purple gem. The Colossal Volume Express mascara became an immediate go-to favorite in my sparse makeup bag. My five minute morning makeup routine is pretty basic but I have to say some of the above pure makeup and a few good shimmies of this wand on your lashes and you're ready to go. This particular Wednesday morning I have done this very routine, to at the very least, look alive. And call me crazy, but the mascara actually smells good. But maybe I've just been sniffing too many wands and maybe just maybe some of that afformentioned hairdye went straight to what's left of my brain cells.

Tammy Faye would be proud!