Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

Have you ever noticed how much better you look when your hair looks fabulous?  It’s like you don’t even need make-up when your fro looks fierce.  If you hair looks assy, you can pile on the paint all you want, but you just won’t achieve the same results.  Why is that?  I mean, do you have any idea how much money I could save, in cosmetic expenditure, if I could just master the art of consistent follicular fabulosity?

*Product Review:  Becca Beach Tint
                           Water-Resistant Colour for Cheeks and Lips

Well, on those days when my do just don’t, I can’t live without this blush.  It just seems to brighten and gussy up my face better than anything else.  I use it nearly EVERY day.  Initially I found it at Sephora, but they stopped carrying it, so I get it straight from the source now:  BeccaCosmetics.com.  You can pick it up for $25 for 0.24 fl. oz., and the shipping is way reasonable.  Don’t worry, that doesn’t seem like a lotta product, but a little goes a long way.  It’s a sort of a cream-stain, so once you apply it, it lasts and lasts.  For that reason, I use it as a base coat and go from there.  This rouge is totally buildable, and some days it’s enough on it’s own. Others, I top it off with a little Bare Minerals powder blush in “I’m Amused Rouge”. It sets the look and I’m good all day.  When I first discovered this product, I used it in Watermelon.  It’s a lovely, natural dusty rose.  I still like it, for a more neutral look, but have since discovered the Raspberry shade.  It’s a deeper, bolder plum/berry shade that is a bit more versatile for me.  If you’re melanin-impaired, you’ll likely be content with the Watermelon.   I love the fact that it contains absolutely no shimmer, so it’s easy to go light and achieve a very natural look, or build it up and go for bold.  Unlike other stain-type blushes, it leaves a matte (not dewy) finish.  (If you’re a dewy kinda dame, you won’t be impressed.)  Also unlike most stains, it gives you more than 2.5 seconds to blend before it sets indelibly.  Furthermore, I seem to always be in a hurry and absolutely adore anything multi-tasking.  This super-goo is water-resistant, and serves as you lip and eye color as well.  Hellooooo!  Truthfully, I don’t use it for my lips, ‘cuz I’m so in love with my CoverGirl Lip Stain (in Sassy Mauve), but you could.  It’s a vacation must-have.  Swore by it in Florida.  Here’s the kicker, though:  you know I’m obsessed with all things food-scented, and this doesn’t disappoint.  Heck, why not have your blush smell good too?  The Watermelon shade smells like … well, watermelon, Fig smells like fig, and the Raspberry … you get the idea.  How fantastic is that?!  OK, the fragrance serves no real purpose, but it pleases me.  What can I say?  For a sweet-scented, versatile, everyday staple … 4½ Stars.

Becca Cosmetics Beach Tint 0.24 fl oz.

Beach Tint