I Need New Face Stuff

I know, I'm shallow. Here I go - on and on about glorifying God and my next post is about make-up. But I need help.

So here's the scoop: I have been a personal use consultant with Mary Kay for years. I just bought it for my mom and myself and a couple friends so I could get the discount. I haven't been able to get a big enough order together for a while though so it's looking like my Mary Kay days may be coming to a close. It's ok though - I really don't think I mind as I've only been using a few Mary Kay products over the last few years. Their concealer is one - and their powder. They discontinued my blush a couple years ago - HATE THAT! And I never liked the smell of the lipstick in the first place. I stopped using their skin care a little over a year ago as I was wanting something with more natural ingredients.

So then I tried using Burt's Bees products. I love, love, love their baby products, lip gloss and lip balm - but I couldn't seem to find the right combination of skin care products. Now I've been using Aveda stuff. I like it - love the smell of it - but am not convinced it's as natural as I would like it to be. And to be honest, I'm not convinced that with the zits I've been getting that I absolutely have to have natural. See how vain I am? I'll sacrifice chemicals leeching into my body as long as I don't have zits. I've considered Arbonne but that's a whole other story that I won't get into now. I'll just say I am so not into the whole home business, multi-level marketing thing. It actually pretty much makes me want to gag. And I hate what it turns my friends into - except Trina 'cause she's cool like that.

And as far as make up - who knows. We've all read the articles saying that drug store make-up is just as good as the make-up counter. But how do you possibly even begin to find the right colors? I guess I should explain here that I really don't wear a lot of make-up. On most days I wear concealer under my eyes and around my nose, a little blush, maybe some powder, mascara, lip gloss and I'm good to go. But you see, I have this weird Mexican skin that is actually pretty fair but has yellow undertones and is a little ruddy around my nose and mouth (I'm so proud of myself that I at least know this info.) - so even finding the right shade of concealer is a challenge. I bought some Sonja Kashuk stuff at Target the other night and while it's the right color - it sort of caked up after a few hours of wearing it and made me look like I had wrinkles. Yes, you read that right: look like I had wrinkles. 'Cause you know I don't actually have them.... ahem. I'm only 32. Just like I'm not starting to go gray.

I talked with my beautiful sister-in-law Meghan the other day and she said she went to the Chanel counter and loves the make-up she got. She also suggested Bobby Brown or Smash Box. The thing is, I'd have to go down to Seattle to get that since Macy's here doesn't carry it. But we both agreed that it's way too expensive. I mean, she works at Microsoft so I can kind of see - but me? Well, we all know that Chanel and kid snot or Chanel and dripping sweat just doesn't seem worth it all. This morning I saw an ad for Sheer Cover. I know Martha loves Bare Minerals. I really have been drawn to mineral make-up lately - it just seems like it should be the right thing. I tried some Bare Minerals at Sephora and liked the look of it at first - but then it did that cakey, settling thing too.

So, anyway - all that to say... any suggestions? My face will thank you for it. Nobody else will probably notice - but my face will love you.