Strobe is more an illuminator than a dazzler, which is why I like it in me old age.
Lancome sold tiny vials of Micropailettes when I worked there in 96, which was the best truly sparkly, not irritating iridescent, silver glitter I have come across. It's discontinued, and I hoarded that vial like it was from Bolivia for almost 10 years. You could safely use it around the eyes, and it was so potent, I used a toothpick to apply it.
Nowadays, I use Origin's Ginger sparkly body powder layered on top of Strobe if I am tarting myself up for a club, but that happens so damned rarely anymore.
See, all of this is why I don't wear makeup. Even reading it is exhausting me!
ION, I knew this woman in college, and boy does she have a weird life. [link]
Lancome sold tiny vials of Micropailettes when I worked there in 96, which was the best truly sparkly, not irritating iridescent, silver glitter I have come across
God, I loved that stuff. That, and the Lancome liquid eyeliner that came in the tiny glass bottle.
Heee! Apparently Monistat Chafing Gel is as good as Smashbox: [link] (that sentence, by the way, cracks me up for its potential irony.
MAC Prep & Prime SPF 50 is still the best stuff I've found.
I have to admit, I don't love the feel of it but it's fantastic when I need extra sun protection on my face.
I was outside all day in the scorching Southern California sun three days in a row during their recent heat and that layered with a tinted moisturizer (also with a sunscreen) and Aromaleigh power (barrier sunscreen) over it and I didn't burn. At all.
They sold the Lancome stuff for like, 1 year? I was so sad.
They also has Macquieclat concealer which had a sponge applicator and the PERFECT yellow for concealing undereye circles. Why they discontinued that I'll never know.
Sorry, flea! High end makeup is the only designer thing I can sometimes afford, and I luuuurve it. Almost as much as books.
Heee! Apparently Monistat Chafing Gel is as good as Smashbox
You know, this really does not surprise me. I've half considered it when using the Chafing Gel wearing skirts and dresses in summer heat because sweat will start some chafing on my legs like yucky whoa.
I finished grading all my papers! Now I need to enter grades into the e-grade book and I'll be done for last week! So excited because Edmodo, a social networking site we use for classwork, says I have nothing new to attend to. That's the first time this school year.
Why they discontinued that I'll never know.
The whole universe of discontinued makeups always fascinates me, particularly when it's a much loved brand.
I know that styles change, but it seems like there's no institutional memory about worked.
I wonder if they could market it the way the Warner Brothers Archive does DVDs of OOP movies to-order, or Rhino's Handmade series.
