A while back I bought some of that Almay Smart Shade makeup and I really like it. It adjusts to your skin tone and according to the advertising it gives a perfect color match. I am using the Light -Medium and I've been using it for maybe six weeks now. I have my little routine where after I put on my moisturizer I let it fully absorb before I put on my makeup - foundation first, well after concealer if necessary. Yesterday morning was no different except maybe the humidity level in the bathroom, so after brushing my teeth, etc. I started to put on the foundation. I typically start with my forehead, and didn't notice anything unusual until I moved down to my nose and applied more. The color came out a little darker than usual, but I blended it in more and moved on. When I applied the makeup to the right side of my face I knew something was wrong. The more I blended it, the darker it got until it just wouldn't blend anymore. I don't know why, maybe just thinking I got a blob of unmixed color, but I went ahead and put it on the left side of my face...and it was worse. It looked like a self tanning episode gone awry. I began to wash it off of my hands and had a moment of panic because it didn't seem to be coming off. I got more soap and then it started to come off so I proceeded to wash my face, happy that it all washed off. After re-applying my moisturizer, I decided to try it again to see if it was just a fluke or if I needed to throw the rest of it away. This time I shook it up a little first to see if that helped, and I guess it did because it didn't happen again.I tried it on my nose first, just in case but nothing unusual happened. It was almost like I dreamed it all. I say "almost" because my husband was there to witness the whole thing. The only thing I found shocking about his behavior is that he didn't try to take a picture. Men! This morning I was cautious while applying my makeup, but nothing happened, so I guess it was just a fluke...hoping, here!
In other news, it is that time of year again in my community; City-Wide Pick-Up. Not to be confused with City-Wide Yard Sale which happens twice a year in Spring and Fall, also known as stuff swap (keeping it PG here). Pick-Up is a phenomena that happens once a year here and if you put your stuff out on the curb, the city will come haul it off for free. Great deal, right? What makes this even more fantastic is the people who go through the stuff you leave out at the curb. Looks a lot like cockroaches swarming over scraps in the trash out back of your favorite restaurant. Can you still call them dumpster divers? I think so.These dumpster divers get to make a mess of your neatly piled junk and make off with the broken flotsam of your life while you get to lie in wait and secretly video them. Yippee! Unfortunately for us, it was broad daylight when they swiped our junky old dog house. We saw them driving off and no time to grab the camera. Darned it!
In other news, it is that time of year again in my community; City-Wide Pick-Up. Not to be confused with City-Wide Yard Sale which happens twice a year in Spring and Fall, also known as stuff swap (keeping it PG here). Pick-Up is a phenomena that happens once a year here and if you put your stuff out on the curb, the city will come haul it off for free. Great deal, right? What makes this even more fantastic is the people who go through the stuff you leave out at the curb. Looks a lot like cockroaches swarming over scraps in the trash out back of your favorite restaurant. Can you still call them dumpster divers? I think so.These dumpster divers get to make a mess of your neatly piled junk and make off with the broken flotsam of your life while you get to lie in wait and secretly video them. Yippee! Unfortunately for us, it was broad daylight when they swiped our junky old dog house. We saw them driving off and no time to grab the camera. Darned it!
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