Maybelline Dream Smooth Mousse

For years I have struggled to find a really great foundation. Usually they leave me feeling greasy (even the oil free products) or caked up...

However, with a little maintenance, Maybelline's Dream Smooth Mousse really isn't a bad foundation at all and can be found in nearly any aisle where they sell makeup. Another perk? It's not expensive at all.

While many people complain about this product, it's really a matter of your skin type. If you have incredibly dry or flaky skin, forget about it (you're better off using liquid makeup). Otherwise, use a primer such as Rimmel's Foundation Primer! It's completely worth it and will save you from using a lot of foundation. You wouldn't paint your living room without priming it first, would you?

I hope not.




As for cover-up (used around the eyes to lighten dark circles), I don't even own one! I got a nice [fading] brown tan over the summer, so I just use a lighter shade around my eyes. Hopefully I can finish the pot of Smooth Mousse I'm using now before it's winter and I'm back to lookin' pale and pasty again.. Remember ladies, indoor tanning will make you look leathery, wrinkly, and old (not to mention orange), and we simple girls? We'll probably be laughing. Save it for proms only.

Sally Hansen's Nail Art Pens

If you've ever waltzed down a beauty aisle at your local CVS or supermarket, you've seen these bad boys (girls?).

And believe me... They're bad.

I used to have a friend who was incredibly decorative with her nails. Her mom was a manicurist and my friend was a bit of a diva, so naturally, she had every nail brush and warm bright color known to womankind. I let that slide for a while until a couple years later when I jumped for these.

1) They aren't cheap. For so little nail polish, I could easily buy the same thing from Claire's or Icing at half the price.

2) They're WATER BASED! If you don't know what this means, it means that you need to put an extra coat of clear nail polish over the pattern immediately after doing it, otherwise it will wash or rub off. For lazy people like me (and for people who know that too much nail polish will cause peeling..) that's just not going to happen.

3) It's not even a brush. It's a pen. Hence the name. Expect dig marks in your base color.

4) Sometimes the color doesn't come out... Some times too much comes out. The entire color-disposing pen system is just a pain in the ass.

Watch the video below to see a tiger or zebra patterned nail style that I did recently using a discounted Claire's duo-brush nail polish.



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