Saint Salvage

I was doing some cleaning and organizing this weekend in my makeup area, and I found a BB Cream Sample from  Pond's Luminous Finish BB Cream (Light) ,  Urban Decay's Naked Skin Beauty Balm Broad Spectrum SPF 20  and  Boscia's BB Cream Light Broad Spectrum SPF27 . I also had a partial tube of  Garnier BB Cream Skin Renew Miracle Skin Perfector .  I also just finished a tube of  Philosophy's Miracle Worker Dark Spot Corrector . I had a "brainstorm" moment.... instead of throwing out the used up (airtight) tube, how about I repurpose it for my BB creams? I used a pair of vise grips, and grasped down on the bottle where the top joins the rest of the bottle. I applied just enough pressure to remove the applicator (top) off the bottle. Then, I used a pair of tweezers to depress the floating bottom of the tube, and I cleaned out the tube. I depressed the nozzle, to make sure no product was left behind. Then, I empti...

Last night, after work, I gave myself a LED light gel manicure. The colors and products used: Layer 2:   OPI for Sephora in Metro Chic Layer 3:   Harmony Gelish Magneto in Don't be so Particular Layer 3:  SuperNail ProGel Polish in Trophy Cup Base and Top Coat:  SensatioNail Clear Transparent Here's the finished Gold Fingers (indoor lighting). Here it is, in outdoor lighting.

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

 I am like a lot of other cosmetics-crazed females. We get obsessed with certain things of beauty, and won't rest until we get it.       I developed an unrequited long-distance love affair with Tom Ford's Private Blend lipstick in "Wild Ginger". I kept seeing it in different fashion magazine, taunting me.   (as seen in Allure Magazine ) I saw it on other blogs. I spotted this in Lauren's Beauty Blog: I found this in Fruity Beauty : I found this one on Design Scene: Ack!!!! I was seeing it everywhere. I felt that I was excluded from a special, elite club; one that shops at Nordstrom (source of the photo below), and can drop $48.00 on a lipstick. Of course, there are plenty of fans of Wild Ginger on Pinterest So, I began the quest for the "Perfect Dupe". This Revlon Colorburst in Coral is on Amazon . Of course, I can't swipe it. I went to Ulta, and I saw these from Revlon.... can't swipe them. ...