Saint Salvage

I received three pots of concealer from NARS, as part of a freebie giveaway. I was surprised to see that I was sample #13 out of 100.

I was inspired by Va-Voom Vintage's Vintage Lipstick Refill Tutorial: How to refill a vintage lipstick tube   Va-Voom Vintage's "BEFORE"     Va-Voom Vintage's "AFTER" I also had a washer/dryer accident with my dupe for Tom Ford's "Wild Ginger" lipstick . It was melted all over the clothes in the dryer! Sniff.... Instead of crying over melted lipstick, I went into my vintage lipstick collection. I have a tube from Revlon's "Futurama" collection. The color inside was Lustrous Lipstick, named "Queen of Diamonds", similar to "Schiap" by Nars.       So, here's what I did. I bought a brand new tube of Revlon's Colorstay Ultimate Suede in 075, Cruise Collection. I wanted a great dupe of the Wild Ginger to fit into the vintage tube. I froze the whole tube for 3 - 4 hours. I also sanitized the vintage Colorama tube.   I unscrewed the tube all the way after freezing, and...

The Hunt for the Perfect Dupe for NARS Orgasm Blush Ah.... another cult favorite.... "Orgasm" blush by NARS Every woman wants a blush that gives her that "freshly f---ed" look. "Orgasm" is long-running favorite that spawned a lipgloss, nail polish, and some blush sets.   I'm too cheap to pay the asking price of $29 for blush. Time for a "perfect" dupe!   I did a lot of testing, and I came up with Milani Cosmetics' Baked Blush in "Luminoso". If you pay full price, it's $7.99.     My pasty-pale arm, in two different angles:       Nars Orgasm (left)   Milani Luminoso (right)          Nars Orgasm (left)   Milani Luminoso (right) Apparently, I'm not the only one who thinks this is a good dupe. Luuux's Comparison of Nars Orgasm vs Milani Luminoso Chicago Tribune