Dizzy Dee

I usually hate cosmetic adverts… They always try to convince people that their specific product will instantly increase beauty, personality, and popularity. Why can’t they just tell you the truth about their products, and let THAT be good enough to sell it?

I hate hearing the sentence “because you’re worth it”. Its stupid. I’m worth much more than a box of hair dye or luscious lipstick?

What I have found though, is that Revlon’s cosmetics are really good. I’m not a Revlon evangelist or anything, but I like to buy things that work. If it says its quick dry nail polish, I don’t want to wait 5 minutes?

I bought their nail polish before, but again on Tuesday, and found again how effective it is. It applies perfectly, with no uneven tones, no bubbles, and it dries QUICK. I started with my right hand’s thumb, and when I reached my left hand’s pinky the right thumb was dry already!!! Now THAT’s quick dry!

I also found a sample of their lipstick in a magazine some time back, and after using it I had to buy it. Though its not colorstay, it is extremely moisturizing, which is more important to me. There’s nothing worse than to wear lipstick which dries out your lips.

So for those of you who were looking for advice on cosmetics, you just had it from my side.

For those who I bored, I’m sorry. Maybe I’ll tell you about my cool new tyres next time

I installed an ‘e-mail’ plugin on my blog just now. Its suppose to put a little envelope icon next to my comments link for each post, but it doesn’t!

I’m kinda doing this post to see if it only works on new posts, and if it doesn’t, can anyone help? There is an e-mail address in the readme file, so I will e-mail that eventually if I can’t figure it out.

Other than that things have been a bit hectic at work. Sorry for neglecting you this week. I try to catch up in the evenings.

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Other than work I’ve been messing on Photoshop - always remember to make backups of your .psd images - you might just want to edit one of the someday, and if you lose you harddrive, you will be very thankful for backups. I can kick myself for not making backups, because I can’t edit a certain image really - and I don’t have time to make a new one. Listen to the little voice in your head saying: “MAKE BACKUPS”… ALWAYS.

For now I’m going to get ready for bed. I got new facial cleansing lotion & what not - even eye cream *blush*… Things like this are necessary when you go over 24 :/
Its really nice products though - so if any of you girls are looking for something high quality - try Annique - its really great!!

By the way, the image doesn’t have any relation to this post - in case you were puzzled. I couldn’t find a nice fitting one, and thought this one was kinda cool

“Don’t be surprised if very soon your toiletry kit contains not only shaving cream, deodorant and toothpaste, but concealer, oil-absorbing face powder and brow gel.

That’s because guys are relying on an increasing number of made-for-men products like these to put their best face forward.

“I think men are much more receptive to the whole grooming concept from start to finish. Makeup is sort of the final frontier,” says Wendy Lewis, a beauty consultant and author of The Beauty Battle: An Insider’s Guide to Wrinkle Rescue and Cosmetic Perfection from Head to Toe. “They’re certainly concerned about camouflaging imperfections. The idea of a little light dusting of powder is no longer an extreme measure.”

In Pictures: Makeup For… Men?

Experts say it’s only natural that men would turn to makeup to look their best. Grooming, after all, has never been more acceptable. Last year, $4.8 million was spent on male grooming products in the U.S., a 7% increase over the year before and a whopping 42% increase from 2001, according to Euromonitor, a London-based marketing and research company.

And while still not the norm, makeup–including products from Clinique, Clarins and Jean Paul Gaultier–has become a more common part of the male beauty routine. Walk into megastores like Sephora or Macy’s and you’ll find a variety of masculine beauty products including bronzer and face masks. Clarin’s Self-Tanning Gel for Men, for example, amps up skin color while evening out skin tone.

Buff And Bronzed
KenMen, a Montreal-based cosmetics line founded in 2004 by Lee Gilbert, includes skin tints, body and face highlighter, and skin correcting sticks (otherwise known as concealer).

“My makeup artist friends were looking for a product for men that didn’t scream, ‘Look, I’m wearing makeup,’ ” she says. In the past year, she has seen a nearly 30% increase in online sales at www.kenmen.net, which also serves as an anonymous forum where men can ask about cosmetics without having to approach a salesperson at the beauty counter. Gilbert says makeup, not skin care products, account for a greater chunk of those sales.

“Men don’t want a ton of choices,” she says. “What they’re really, really interested in is education.”

That includes learning more about the beard and eyebrow corrector–filler that disguises sparse patches of hair–or learning how to apply KenMen’s best-selling bronzer.

Can You Keep A Secret?
Holly Doss, a Los Angeles-based makeup artist with an eponymous cosmetics brand, also believes discretion is the key to introducing men to makeup.

“Most of the feedback I’ve gotten,” she says, “is that they want to buy makeup without ever having to leave their home. They don’t want to go and try anything out in ‘real life.’ “

Doss, who has worked in the entertainment industry under the tutelage of celebrity makeup artist Trish McEvoy, primarily sells foundation and concealer from her unisex line to men who want to look polished, but not pretty. She says they like that they can use their fingers for a fuss-free application.

Polished and Powerful
OK, it does the job. But is manly makeup here to stay? Gilbert thinks so.

“In order to get that competitive edge, they have to look better,” she says. “They’re going to do whatever it takes–and there are products out there that can help them achieve this.”

Source: MSN