Presto Change-O!!!

Okay. You know Yours Truly is a big sucker for {{{unique}}} products (read that "gimmicks," boys and girls). I've been eyeballing this Revlon Foundation championed by the lovely Jessica Alba that starts out white and changes to your exact skin color. "Yeah, sure it does, Jessica. Of course I believe you." The ever-practical me just knew it couldn't be so. However, finding myself in CVS the other day. . . well, there she was, Jessica, her beautiful countenance just begging me to prove her wrong. So of course I HAD to buy some. (That's my story and I'm stickin' to it!!!)

Now it is NOT all one color. There are, I believe, five color ranges. I chose #210 light. (I have paled out to almost ghost white this winter. Not sure why.)

Got it home, ripped it out of the blister pack and squirted some on my hand. My first thought was Ewwwwwwwwwwwww!!! It looks like Breyers Vanilla Ice Cream, you know, the stuff that's off white with black flecks of vanilla beans. My skin color? Hardy Har Har. So I rubbed a little in and ya know what? It turned into a nice very pale beige color. My, my, my. I then tried it on my face. Did the same thing. I wouldn't say it's my exact color, but it's dang close. It gives you a nice, dewy look. It's very soft with pretty good coverage. I wouldn't have believed it but, hey, would Jessia Alba lie? I think not.

One point here. For drugstore makeup, it's NOT cheap. This tiny tube of Revlon Beyond Natural Skin Matching Makeup (Says 1fl. oz. but sure doesn't look like it) was $12.99 in CVS. For that price, you can start thinking about foundation in the department stores. However, if you're in CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens, et cetera, and you want some unique foundation, this may just fit the bill. It may be a gimmick, but it does what it says.

Fix Your Face And Go. . .

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An Oldie But A Goodie

No, I'm not talking about me, although I certainly fit the bill. . .

I'm talking about Cover Girl Clean Makeup. According to Wikipedia, it has been around since 1958, formerly known as Noxzema Medicated Makeup. It came into national prominence in the ad campaign of 1976 with Christie Brinkley's face and turned into the longest running cosmetic contract in history between Ms. Brinkley and the now-named Noxell Corporation. Back in "the day," every girl had a dark blue jar of Noxzema on her dresser. It did it all. Where did you keep yours?

I have to admit to being a bit surprised that it was still around in its original form, but it is. . . and, come to find out, with darn good reason. I just got some from a friend so I gave it a whirl. Yeah, it still smells like Noxzema but other than that, all I can say is. . . WOW! This stuff is good. I tried the Classic Ivory in both the Clean Makeup Liquid Foundation and the Clean Pressed Powder in the brown case. The smell dissipates quickly and you are left with good coverage and a nice, soft matte look. I wore it to work and it lasted all day. It still looks good after 12+ hours. I admit to being mightily impressed, especially when I found out the price. Would you believe $5.34 at http://www.drugstore.com ? No, I'm not joking. The pressed powder is the same price. You can't even buy a pencil sharpener at most department store counters for that!

So if you need a good, basic foundation and you're short of cash, check out Cover Girl Clean Makeup. Catch it on sale and it's an even better bargain. Your face will thank you.