DRUGSTORE COWGIRL

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I love make-up but I don't love spending my life savings on it. Thus I present to you my weekly Drugstore Roundups to offer up some better cheaper choices. ps. All of these were confirmed to be great products by the drag queen next to me who was extremely helpful so you KNOW these are winners.   1) Sonia Kashuk Foundation I had heard rad reviews about this one so I went for it. This foundation is a little bit thicker than Revlon or L'oreal True Match and the colors were MUCH more spot on for me. I chose Vanilla which roughly translates into "sickly pale but trying desperately to look like I have been sun kissed" skin tone.  …
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The Bermuda Triangle of Concealer

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"I AM NOT A CLOWN" MONDAY I spend a lot of time thinking and contemplating make-up concealers. (note: I know this makes me sound like a huge asshole) But it's because the art of applying good concealer is actually similar to an artistic technique that has always fascinated me: "Tromp L'oeil" otherwise known without the sassy French accent as Trick of the Eye. "Trompe-l'œil is an art technique that uses realistic imagery to create the optical illusion that depicted objects exist in three dimensions. Forced perspective is a comparable illusion in architecture." (Just FYI I am citing Wikipedia here UNLIKE someone we know...I'm looking at you Rand Paul) Below is a terrifying example of Tromp L'Oeil. Why is his face…
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