Glam Slam and Day Faces

It's been soooo loooong....

Let me tell you, Astute Readers, I have had quite the winter. I have birth to my second precious girl, Baby JJ, who joins sister Bubbles, though not in the conventional way. Read about Baby J.J. here.

I don't wear makeup on the reg right now...I'm just a person who can't make myself bother if I'm not going anywhere "fancy." Makeup gets applied (usually) for coffee with friends, meetings, school functions, dates, etc. It's freeing for me to be without makeup,  even though (I'll say it) I just like my face better with a little color. I have pale eyelashes and no cheekbones, and a slightly patchy, VERY pale complexion. So hey, a little evening of color on my face is nice when I take the time to do it. Lately, it's a dab of Lancome Teint Miracle (fuller coverage, I like that now), a nice little palate of NYX "Love in Rio" palette, Michelle Phan Clean Volume in Black, whatever blush I grab, which is either a Smashbox bronzer (the only one they have) or a Clinique rose. (Both are fine and I prefer designer blush to drugstore blush, but I don't think either of those are particularly special.) I finish it with this with a clear Smashbox gloss. That routine? WAY TOO MUCH WORK FOR ME. But I like the way it makes me look, and that's worth a lot. What's your day face? Do you change it up, or is it the same every day?

Way back in the mists of time, which was last fall, I wrote that I was going to order the Ipsy Glam Bag. And I DID. And it is FABULOUS. Every month, I get a cute little mini-bag filled with full-size versions of FUNNESS!!! (Use of fake words and lots of exclamation points makes you seem young. I'm sure I'm right about that.)

The November Glam Bag! (colors are tailored to the subscriber) 

I wanted to blog to promote the Glam Bag, because it's a little bundle of happiness at my door every month. Bubbles and I look SO forward to it every month. It always has fun, shiny stuff for her that I can borrow if I need to do a drag show, (in...female drag, I guess) and is customizable to your skin tone and style.

Here ya go:

http://www.ipsy.com/

Ipsy was founded by Michelle Phan, whose mascara came in one of my bags, which is now my favorite mascara. Y'all, you KNOW the right mascara is key. It's also a highly personal choice, dependent on needs and lashes. Anyway, ten clams a month! DO EET.

More reviews coming soon!