Falalala la la la Retraction

The enthusiasm from my last post has waned, majorly.  I feel like I have let my readers down and must now issue a retraction, I apologize.

Boo on The POREfessional.  I applied it as I would any primer, small pea-sized amount all over my face prior to my foundation...big mistake on several fronts.  Initially it felt very similar to my other go-to primers and was consistent with my use  of it on clients so I didn't think twice.  Problem number one, within the hour I was literally wiping grease off my face.  This was not just oil, I could have fried a Twinkie with this stuff, very disgusting.  I will try this again, using maybe a half-pea size and see the results but I'm not optimistic...we'll see.  Problem number two, my pores are not noticeably large so the alternate use of this (only applying it to problem areas) really doesn't apply and/or help me much.  I wanted this to be a great mattifying primer, and it still might be, in tiny doses, like doses for babies, but should not be used as you would most other primers.

I can not for the life of me remember why I thought this was my second favorite foundation.  Maybe it's been reformulated since I last used it?  Perhaps it went all over the place because of the load of POREfessional underneath?  Whatever the reason, I just had to quit my face today and cover that hot mess up with LORAC Porefection powder foundation.  I like at least a medium coverage and this was less than light coverage.  I remember this having a gorgeous buildable powder finish, um, no.  Not buildable, not powder.  After I had this on over the POREfessional, my skin tone still looked uneven and my skin looked almost wet...not luminescent or illuminated from within...just greasy.  I'm incredibly sad, my heart hurts.  I am going to keep playing with this, I am determined to make it work.  On a side note, the sponge applicator that comes with this is pretty much equivalent to a wadded up tissue...oh, the sad.

Eeeehhh on the BAD Gal Waterproof.  I won't judge the non-waterproof off of this but, just, ehhh.  This mascara didn't give me 1950's starlet lashes like I was hoping for, it didn't even give me lashes comparable at all to They're Real or Voluminous Lashes.  My lashes were a little darker, maybe a little longer but that's about it.  I'll use this because I have it now but definitely won't buy it again.  I generally don't choose waterproof mascara anyway, but if I need it for outside work when it's boiling outside I'll stick with my Voluminous Lashes Million Lashes Waterproof.  Yes it flakes, but at least my lashes look fab while I'm sweating like a pig (it's HOT in Alabama!).

In other news, I'm growing out my bangs!!!!!