I love it when my trip to Duane Reade for paper towel turns into a euphoric makeup odyssey. Those sneaky layout schemists had to put the makeup in the front. It's like when I step into Sephora or Mac -- I get that crazy glazed look in my eye -- I am in sheer ecstasy. In any event, I'm cruising the aisles of Duane Reade when I suddenly feel the urge to buy lip gloss and mascara. My old L'Oreal mascara, which was the Extra Volume Hydra Collagen Plumping one (long name I know), was very disapponting. It produced major clumpage (it literally looked like I had one big eyelash), so I was not a fan. I came across Maybelline Falsies Mascara, in a pretty purple tube. I had already used this mascara once or twice before from my mom, and I loved it! So therefore, I had to get my own. My ultimate favorite luxury mascara is Diorshow. I was first introduced to it while in Paris. One of the staples in a French woman's beauty routine is to have a great mascara. This mascara was so good that I had several people come up to me and compliment me on my lashes. Some were even in disbelief that the lashes they saw in front of them were not false, but real. That's how good it is! Maybelline Falsies comes very close to the $24 Diorshow. It creates beautiful, dark, luxurious thick lashes without the clump, and without the hefty price tag. I give this mascara two thumps up, way up!
And, finally the lip gloss. I have been wearing L'Oreal Infallible lip gloss for the past week, and I am a huge fan! It is also said to last 6 hours. I am not sure if it makes it to a full 6 hours without reapplication, but the color does last up to at least 2 1/2 hours. And the great thing about this gloss is that it does not dry out your lips, like some other glosses. If anything, you will have 6 hours of soft lips. The consistency is a bit tacky, but it gives me some type of mental validation that it's sealing in lasting color and moisture. In any case, I give it two thumbs! Also, their nude glosses are great. I am wearing Barely Nude.
* Urban Decay eyeshadow in Half Baked.
(I love gold eyeshadow, scratch that, gold everything).
(Maybelline Falsies Mascara $5-$7)
(L'Oreal Infallible Lip Gloss in Barely Nude $9.99)