Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Info about me- to put my musings in context



So, in order for my reviews/tips/tricks/whatever to mean anything to you, I've got to give you some info about myself (that's me to your left).
Firstly, I am a college student. Anti-aging stuff is a little ways off for me (I hope!!).

I have medium-dark skin as you can see from the picture. In my M.A.C phase I wore Studio Fix NC45 foundation. I'm currently on Chanel Teint Innocence in Walnut 8.0. More on those later.

My skin is normal, I get the occasional zit and my biggest complaint is the eternal prescence of those goddamn dark circles under my eyes. Without gobs and gobs of concealer, I look like I got sucker-punched by a weight lifter. My HG (holy grail) would be something to rid me of this pestilence forever! -Still searching...haven't been brave enough to fork out the $95.00 for Hylexin. If you have been that courageous- Please let me know how it turned out!

My hair is a cross between black and some reddish-brown streaks that the sun planted. Due to my heritage and my PCOS (sigh) I have a problem with dark facial hair. I have tried (and continue to try) several things to help the mustache problem, which I will elaborate on in later posts.

My two toned lips (my upper lip is darker than my lower lip) are another minor source of distress for me. I gather that many coloured women have this issue of the two toned lips distorting lipstick colours...and I am currently searching for a quick fix. I have a lead on this one, so expect to see a post on it soon.

Personally, I am a Chemistry/French double major and I work in a Biochemistry research laboratory. And I love makeup! At my tender age, I believe that I may have found the guy I'll marry. We've been together for a few months short of two years and living together for some time now. So ladies, I don't really hit up the clubs that much anymore, but if you're interested in clubbing looks etc. let me know and I'll dig up my slightly rusty party tricks.

So...that's it for now...anything else you guys want to know- just give me a shout! And remember- comments are always welcome!

Stay tuned for the beginning of my reviews etc.

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Tuesday, April 29, 2008

The First Post!

So...my first post...

I am a confessed beauty junkie...my stash of products was formidable, but it had to be scaled down a little for me to move to college. Fear not, I've been working overtime to rebuild! I'm always searching for the best products out there ( my current quest is the perfect concealer for my evil dark circles) and in my searching I've found some great stuff, some OK stuff, and some downright crappy stuff. It is my mission to give you guys the low-down on all the stuff I've tried. While I am aware that what works for one person may not work for another, I hope that my contribution to the blogosphere will help save you time, money and agonizing in the search for your Holy Grail.

Hope you enjoy!

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