I have officially been 26 for 21 minutes now and since my boyfriend (who has been 25 for 21 minutes) is sleeping, I thought I'd do a little update post. Things have been pretty hectic around here this past week. As I mentioned before my younger sister is having a baby in 2 weeks and will be staying with me because I live 2 blocks away from the hospital and she knows nothing about child care. She and her boyfriend came over to help get my house cleaned up and make room for them to move some of their stuff in. My makeup room will sadly be taken over as a guest bedroom/nursery for the next few weeks and I'm praying that nothing happens to any of my stuff. On a brighter note, I was able to get all of my older sister's junk out of the closets in here and actually got her to pick up some of her stuff that was taking up valuable space in my basement. I also purchased a beautiful daybed and trundle on craigslist for a very reasonable price which fits perfectly in here. The only thing I have left to get is new bedding for the daybed to match my room. I found the most perfect duvet on PBTeen.com. Yes I know I'm in my mid/late 20s but I haven't found anything that works as well and it's Pottery Barn so I'm going to make an exception here.
It's hard to describe the color of the walls in this room but basically there's a chair rail in the middle of the wall that goes all the way around the room. The top half is a light aqua color and the bottom half is a few shades darker. I have little pin up girl pictures around the room and there's a general beachy/aqua theme going on in here. My Sigma Brushes are the aqua ones and I have an aqua yoga mat so I think the bedding will go perfectly in here. It's girly enough in here for me but the colors are still gender neutral so my new nephew shouldn't feel bad about sleeping in here when he's old enough to care. I'll post pictures and everything when this room is finally set up and looking how it should.
Project 10 pan has been moving along slowly. I've been good despite my current obsession to find a night sky nail polish. It's surprising how hard it is to find a navy blue nail polish with silver glitter. If you know of any that are readily available and won't be discontinued in a few months, please let me know. It is the very first thing on my list to buy once I finish the 10 pan.
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It really is amazing to see how much I have left over from my paycheck when none of it has been spent on beauty stuff. It's actually really nice to know that the money that I have for the next two weeks will last me because I know I'm not buying anything I don't need. I haven't used anything up yet but I honestly haven't been really trying either.
I did receive two items that I had ordered from Makeup Forever before the project 10 pan. I did end up purchasing the Smoky Lash Mascara and the Mist & Fix. I like the Smoky Lash Mascara. I think it does a good job curling, volumizing and lengthening. I don't think it's worth the $22 price tag that comes with it but I'm satisfied and I might repurchase. I have mixed feelings about the Mist & Fix though. Compared to Fix+ from MAC it's ok. I like the packaging better on the Mist & Fix but I like the formula and the smell of Fix+ much better. The Mist & Fix has a great spray pump that evenly mists the product over your entire face in just one pump. With the Fix+ I feel like you have to spray it 5-8 times before your face is evenly misted and you end up with these larger spots where the spray has spurted out. Initially the Mist & Fix has a nice scent but then after a few seconds it starts to smell like dying flowers to me. I don't know, I really love the smell of Fix+ so maybe I'm not being fair. Mist & Fix is supposed to set your makeup and make it stay on longer. I can say that it does the opposite. I apply this after I finish my makeup and it makes it look like I've been wearing it all day. No longer am I poreless and matte but my foundation and powders have somehow mixed with this formula and created a noticeable layer on my face that makes me look disgusting. It also makes me look greasy. This might be a great product for someone with dry skin but it definitely does not work for me. I'd return it if I could but I think for the time being, it's just going to hang out in my kit for when I do other people's makeup. I think when I run out of the Mist & Fix, I'll just buy Fix+ and put it in the other bottle instead.
My Airbrush is coming on Tuesday so I'll be sure to do a post on that. I'm really excited for it. I saw a tweet that the Luminess airbrush system was on Hautelook.com for $132.50 when it usually sells for $229. I got the BC200 kit which comes with the 4 foundations (I got fair), a blush, bronzer, highlight and the compressor. I've wanted an airbrush system for about a year now and I've been looking at the Dinair one because it is supposed to have the best foundation but if I'm unhappy with the Luminess foundation, I can always purchase the Dinair foundation and use it in my compressor because they're both water based.
Anyway, it's late and I've been rambling for over two hours now and I need to get some shut eye. Goodnight all.
