Makeup Overhaul

  I'm wondering how many other women suffer from this disorder? Is anyone else a makeup "hoarder?" 

Ok, well I am. I might have to blame this partially on Leslie over at Bare Minerals, with her mineral makeup that can last practically forever. I had gotten into the habit of never throwing anything out. Unfortunately, Bare Minerals doesn't do it for me anymore. I've graduated to IT Cosmetics' line, so it was time to overhaul my makeup cart. 

This was all brought about because of an itch I got to try out blue eyeshadow, which led to an overhaul of my eyeshadow drawer 

So now here we are. It's probably good that these events came to pass, everything is orderly, the stuff I use most is easily accessible & my impulse purchases in Walmart's makeup aisle have been curtailed. Also, I did end up finding a great blue pallet from Revlon's CustomEyes; the greyer leaning smoky blue one.

HUGE Makeup Don't!

 

  I'm not going to post any pics with this post as the following events that I'm about to record for your edification, are ones that I want to forget & never, ever repeat again! Well, that was a bit dramatic but have you ever tried a new look, or thought to see if doing things in a different order would be a good idea? I will admit that I was intrigued by the Wayne Goss technique of applying powder, then liquid foundation. So you can see how this happened then.
 The order that I apply my sunscreen moisturizer ( Cerave spf 30) & makeup primer had been bothering me for a while. The sunscreen (moisturizer) was going on, then the primer. Was this removing my moisturizer's sunscreening capabilities?  This question was beginning to really weigh on my mind. It had occurred to me that I should try applying my primer before the spf, to prevent any loss of sun protection. Actually I thought about it for a week before I proceeded. Yesterday was the day. I broke my routine, I applied the primer after my serum, then I put the Cerave spf 30 over the top. My makeup went on just fine. Everything I was expecting from the primer was there as per usual. The day went on as normal....then I started to feel the breakthrough oil. I do not have oily skin. I used to have normal to combination skin, which has changed into normal to dry skin as my 30s progress, but my skin hasn't ever been oily. Well, this was my first experience of having to hit up Starbucks, for their napkins, to blot the excess sebum off of my greasy mug. I had attempted to powder with IT Cosmetics HD Micro powder in the car, but that was like trying to plug the whole in the dam with bubblegum. When I checked my makeup I was in shock. My normally trustworthy IT Cosmetics powder foundation had oxidized to a shade of cheap-drugstore-foundation-orange! Every pore & line (I hadn't previously known existed) was emphasized. I realize that this is because the primer normally seals in all the benefits from the moisturizer & evens the texture of your skin. When I reversed the order I was sealing OUT my moisturizer & creating a greasy mess sitting on my face that my foundation couldn't deal with. The headline to this story is to please be innovative on a day in. I was walking around town doing my errands all while rocking this horrible makeup don't!
  I'm not Wayne Goss, I know that now. His reversal of powder & liquid foundation was innovative & inspiring, but I think he would be horrified if he knew that he had inspired yesterday's hot makeup mess.