earth shattering

i wouldn't normally stop to blog about something completely random when i am leaving in less that 12 hours to move half way around the world, however this is an extreme circumstance.

let me preface this story by letting you know that when i got back in the car my mother said, "oh i forgot that buying makeup is traumatic for you." i gingerly reminded her that indeed that is why i was hoping she was going to get out of the car and follow me in as moral support.

speaking of support. i think there should be a make up counter support group.

its that time of year again. i need new concealer. my little pot of laura mercier eye concealer is empty at the bottom and just lingering around the edges of the circular dish. so before i ran off to dubai i thought it would be in my best interest to go ahead and purchase new. but i knew what i had was not going to be a second time purchase, which puts me of course, back at square one. kassi- the well informed sister in law about had my head 6 weeks ago when she saw me do my make up, so i thought that since she does have her cosmetology license then i should take a shot at what she uses. so i stroll up to the lancome counter and of course its a nice woman there to help me. she has a beautiful accent, perfect make up. i tell her what i need, new concealer, she starts working. i say i am not buying both those even though she is trying two things on my eyes at the same time. and no i am not buying eye cream either.

well to make a long story short she asks in reference to the dark shadows on my skin below my eyeballs, " is that from lack of sleep or is it like that all the time?" an innocent question. i am sure you have all been dying to ask me the same thing for the past 26 years of my life. if you don't recall the other traumatic experiences i have had with makeup artists you should look at this PSA . and yes it is all the same.

so we are looking at the different options and trying the different types and colors and combinations. well we come to the conclusion that the combo of a corrector AND an undereye concealer clairII is very noticeably better than any one by itself. anyone of you could have been able to tell the difference. i asked one of the other make up ladies at the counter. it didn't take her two seconds to notice. my mother noticed at dusk with just the dome light of the car and my sister in law noticed in the odd lighting in her laundry room an hour and a half after application. well of course i had to buy both.

as kathryn would say.....
i.die.