latest and greatest

Not wearing mascara, as my first stop of the day is going to be the gym, and frankly I think wearing makeup to the gym is stupid. I also woke up about three hours earlier than I planned to, and finally gave up and got out of bed and got going after an hour of not falling back to sleep, which is the kind of start to the day that usually warrants makeup.
I won't wash my makeup off before I work out if I'm wearing it through my day and then go workout, but putting on makeup expressly to go workout is just dumb, I'm sorry, it is. (Unless you're making a workout DVD or something, in which case MAYBE it's okay. Scratch that, it might be OKAY, but it's still DUMB.)

My drugstore favorite these days is definitely CoverGirl Lashblast, which I need to replace, as I just tossed my tube that got passed around while I was performing in 'The Vagina Monologues' this year. I was honestly a little surprised by just how much I love this mascara. It gives great volume and length, is a nice, rich black, and doesn't really smudge or run, at least not the water-proof version, which is the only kind of mascara for which I ever have any use. I'm thinking of trying one of the exciting new variations on the product, such as the shimmery, eye-color enhancing kind, or LashBlast Length.

My high-end fav right now is Imju Fiberwig. It goes on well, and looks AMAZING. It can flake a little bit if I'm sweating a lot or touch my eyes too much, but basically has good staying power, to the point of needing very careful and meticulous removal.

I'm also really loving tarte revjuelash. It perks-up my mascara in the middle of a long day, a transition from day to night, or in between performances without really adding more makeup per se, and doesn't create clumps or an over-done look. It makes my eyelashes look fresh and fabulous. I picked it up as part of a Sephora Beauty Insider deal with some other great, eco-friendly tarte products. The eyelash curler is absolutely the best I've ever tried. I didn't think there was a whole lot of difference amongst eyelash curlers of the same basic design, but this one definitely outperforms the myriad of inexpensive ones I've tried over the years.

I recently got e.l.f.'s mini eyelash curler. I don't think I've gotten the hang of it yet. It seems like a great and brilliant tool - to target smaller portions of the lashes, but I keep making mine look too angular and weird when I've tried to use it. More research to follow.

DYING to try L'Oreal Telescopic Explosion. It looks a heck of a lot like Givenchy's Phenomen'Eyes.

I know, I've said it before, but honestly: I will start posting reviews with pics on a regular basis.