Madame Walker’s

I go the email today and of course I had to go look and check out the colors so that’s what I did and concluded that I would go ahead and try this out. I picked the shades of polish that I already have so it was ok to do this experiment ;).

I put on two coats and it took about 2 minutes and 15 seconds to dry. That equals 135 seconds. I was hoping it would take 100 seconds since this polish is supposed to dry in 50 seconds and that’s per coat. Or was I not supposed to do a double coat?? Everybody does a double coat so I think Maybelline’s plans for this nail polish didn’t actually work out right. Just my honorable opinion.

I will say this though, I love my new color and the polish is thick and rich. I’ll using mine instead of giving them away as Christmas gifts this year. I’m enjoying my new polish!

I broke down and bought the Bare Escentuals BareMinerals starter kit and I must say I love it. I watched the little DVD and found that only the first three minutes of it (after the introduction from Leslie Blodgett) pertained to me since I was only “covering up” my facial flaws. That was fine, but then I wanted the other kit…you know, the one for the eyes.

Although I am happy with the foundation and warmth, I am not too enthused about the brushes I got. I bought the kit from Sephora so that means I didn’t get all of what I could have gotten if I had order the kit directly from the manufacturer. I really wanted that feather light brush. Anyway, I had to go to the store to see if I really wanted it so I ran over to Sephora to talk to one of the Sephora girls. I’m one of those people who must try it on first before I buy it.

To make a long story short, I love my new foundation and it’s easy to put on. I like the fact that I have two shades of foundation to play with so I’ve been mixing both and it matches my skin perfectly. The brushes are nice, but I was not wowed by any of them. The instructional DVD was OK, but it would have been nice to see a darker skinned person be made up. After I did my covering I didn’t know if I had done it right or if it looked the way it was supposed to look. If any of you Bare Escentuals people are reading this please put a model with darker skin in the DVD please!

Last but not least, I also left out of Sephora with a sample of Clinique’s pore minimizer. I don’t know if I like it yet, but I definitely need it. I’ll report back on that later.

That’s all for now.

Yep, yesterday was my birthday and the only Happy Birthday! I got was from Clairol so they get a really nice plugging today. Here is the generic image they sent and the link to my birthday wish. I am subscribed with a lot of fashion and beauty and makeup product companies and Clairol was the only one that took the time to send me a birthday card, but I am not complaining. THANK YOU CLAIROL!!!

I traded in my Clean and Clear for this product. I have oily skin and this facial wash cleans out my skin and drys it out. Feels so clean and light. I can even see a difference in my pores…they are shrinking fast. I just had to comment on this today. I’ve been using this for about three weeks now. So far, so good! I think I’m going to trade in my Proactive for this too…ut oh!!!

Official description from Neutrogena:

Neutrogena^® Oil-Free Acne Wash Foam Cleanser is an effective yet gentle acne-fighting cleanser.

This maximum strength formula gently cleans deep down into pores for clear skin. It contains Salicylic Acid to get rid of the acne you have now and help prevent future breakouts. Its light, airy foam lifts off oil and impurities, while special skin soothers help prevent irritation and over-drying.

Skin is clean, without a heavy residue–and never oily.