A while back, I wrote that makeup is a new fascination/hobby for me. How new? I mean, N-E-W. Less than 12 months. I know this becoz the last time I visited Asia, BB creams were just starting to take the continent by storm... and I had no interest in them.
I've come a long way since then and am oddly fascinated by BB creams now. So much so, I bought a mini set of the famous 'Skin79' brand to try. Now, the caveat is that I've got nothing to compare their efficacy to. Many blogs and youtubers describe their efficacy in terms of 'coverage', especially in relation to foundation.... but I don't use foundation. Not just "don't use" but have never used. Never. I've never even purchased foundation.
Wha???
Frankly, I was put off foundation by the number of women walking around with a disparate colored faces and necks. I wasn't sure I could blend the stuff properly... and have also come to realise that since I have oddly clear skin, I really don't need any. Goths abhor the sun...and I never stopped avoiding it... I think this avoidance has, on it's own, contributed greatly to my even, blemish-free skin. (yeah, and the rest is luck and genes)....
What the hell am I saying?... I'm saying that I don't think anything of the 4 BB creams I've tried. They came out of the tube in beige-grey. All were the same shade. They were already perfectly matched to my face when I stick 'em on there. I rub 'em in with my fingers. How does it look? The way it did before. I actually tried a different BB on each cheek and left my forehead bare for comparison. No difference.
I'm not sure what the point of these is. Sorry. I'm gonna try to finish all 4 tubes so I can perhaps make a few more useful comments though :)
On to CAKE EYELINER...
This former goth has a 90% unused Clinique cake eyeliner from her heyday. A year ago, I bought a squeeze tube of Napoleon Perdis' Cake Eyeliner Sealer becoz I was thrilled to discover that cake eyeliner still existed as an entity.... Then, I recently watched a youtube video abt tightlining and cake eyeliner... WHOA! *brilliant idea*
;)
I didn't have too much success with this stuff the first time around.
I only ever mixed it with water and was clumsy - it was invariably watery and would sting my eyes when it dribbled in. Hey, I wasn't one of the goths with gorgeous makeup. *Sigh* But many years later, with a push eyeliner brush + sealer and I'm impressed. Cake eyeliner is dry stuff. Even more so than some eyeshadows IMHO. Some may disagree but I have no reason to think this has been cultivating anything sinister during its premature retirement. At any rate, it goes on beautifully this time around and does not sting.
Of all my eyeliners - and eyeliner is one of the few makeup items I've continued to use with reasonable frequency since goth-hood - this is one of the best. It doesn't smudge on my tightline and it stays all day. It's non-irritating. And I'm glad I have 90% of it left so I can start trying the brands that are around like Ben Nye, Stargazer.
;)
Ok gang, till next time!
PS: Anyone out there have any BB cream or cake eyeliner thoughts/comments?
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