I’m not sure if it’s because the weather is changing or because I’ve been going through a throw-out-everything-you-don’t-use phase, but I recently did a little overhaul of my regular hair ‘n’ makeup routine.  I’ve been wearing full makeup on a daily basis since I was about 12 years old (okay, let’s not count the whole horrific American Apparel era where all makeup was strictly forbidden), and I’ve mostly gotten it down to rigid regime, but every once in awhile I get a little bored… Here are some new favorites:
Physician’s Formula Shimmer Sticks Bronzer
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Hooray for cheap drugstore makeup!  But the real reason I like this is because I’m a redhead with very pale skin.  Normally, bronzer is traumatic fiasco for us.  This is the only bronzer I’ve found that comes in a rosier shade that actually doesn’t make me look like a clown.  Bonus: the ivory strip doubles as a highlighter for the mornings after you’ve had too many screwdrivers.


MAC Studio Finish Concealer
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It’s been a lifelong hunt for concealer that doesn’t cake up.  I love it when people assume I have naturally perfect skin (almost as much as I love it when people assume this is my natural hair color).  This one is the ONLY concealer I’ve found to last through the whole day (and the night…and the morning after) without caking up, rubbing off, or creasing.  Bravo to the salesgirl who picked this one out for me.

Kerastase Elixir Ultime
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If you knew me really well, you’d know that beachy hair is my jam.  I’ve always preferred texturized (okay, slightly messy) hair to shiny hair.  In fact, I usually hate when my hair is shiny at ALL.  But I started to realize that whole bedhead look I was going for was actually just really dry, damaged hair.  Whoops.  Enter the Elixir.  I put it on before I blow dry, after I blow dry, before bed as a treatment, while the water is boiling for my pasta dinner, during the commercial breaks for SNL…yeah, you get it.  All the time.  Best. Hair product. Ever.


Giorgio Armani Eyes To Kill Mascara
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I want to wear false eyelashes all the time.  I know it’s not realistic.  I know it’s not sane.  This eases the constant craving for drag queen-worthy lashes.  Plus, it smells reeeallll purty.  No, really.  Next time you see me, take a whiff of these eyelashes.

Neutrogena Moisture Shine Lip Gloss
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So many betrayals.  1) I hate wearing lip gloss almost as much as I hate wearing nail polish.  I think I skipped those days in girl school. 2) Neutrogena is evil. 3) Pharmacy makeup is just in general a bad idea.  HOWEVER, this is not much of a stray from just wearing lip balm, it is super cheap, and (the real reason why I like it) it tastes like a freshly mixed tropical drink.



There, I mentioned girly beverages TWICE in this post.  I feel this compensates for the lack of nail polish.