Fashion, Photos, Reviews

MAC cosmetics blush

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I’ve been in the mood to order a nice peachy blush for summer. I have only owned one blush for a good long time and it’s a blushcreme by MAC cosmetics. It’s called  Blossoming and it’s an absolutely terrifying to color to new blush users. It looks so vibrant in the pot, but when you dab your finger in just ever so lightly, and rub it between your two ring fingers, it applies so lightly and very flattering.

This time though, I decided to go for a powder blush. I’ve been thinking about it for a good 6 months to a year and the MAC makeup artists always recommended one color in common (along with several others), and that is Peachykeen powder blush!

I tried applying the Peachykeen (powder) blush on myself after a full days work and after most of my makeup rubbed off my face. But I don’t notice that much a difference between Blossoming (cream), and Peachykeen. Sure, blossoming is a smidgen pinker than Peachykeen. Then again, peachykeen has a sheen/shimmer to it. At least I know what colors work for me. But I’m a tad bit disappointed in myself for ordering the same shade and not getting something different. Maybe next time…

Blushes and primers last me such a long time — I’m talking a LONG time. I don’t even remember when I ordered Blossoming Blush Cream. I don’t think I had braces on at that point, so I’m thinking 2007? Is that gross? I don’t care. I only recently “hit pan” (you can see the bottom of the blush starting to end!?) and it’s doing well!

Using my MAC paint tubes as a base for my eye shadows (again, which I don’t wear on a daily basis) has lasted me a good three years as well. I mean, check out how tiny the tube is. Obviously this is the old tube and squat to death, but you get the jist.

I decided to try something different in regards to the paints and to keep my eye shadow from creasing during the day. MAC Paint pots and I picked up something that I normally wouldn’t go for: a peachy/pink on my eyelid. Sure, I’d use this color as an eye shadow. I have dark eyelids and I used to like to brighten them up with either concealer (that would rub away or crease during the day) or my go-t0: Paints, or now Paint Pots by MAC. The Bare Canvas paint that I used was a flesh toned color that suited me quite well, and I decided to just try out Rubenesque paint pot. It was an intimating color to swatch on your hands as it looked more gold with some pink and peach undertones to it. However, when I applied it to my lids, it just … did something, and looked fabulous on me!

Have you tried out any new makeup colors or products? It doesn’t even have to be MAC related. Just anything in general!

(View my other MAC Cosmetics reviews here)

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Health

Boy, it’s tough getting old :)

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Luckily I haven’t been in a position to require a back brace, but I’ve known people who had to wear them — even throughout high school. I can’t imagine the pain they must be going through in order to straighten up their backs to relieve themselves with the back brace support.

I used to move my bedroom furniture around as a child and teenager, and often lifted things the wrong way and dragged furniture across my bedroom. I remember one time that I felt a sharp pain in my sacral/tail bone area and couldn’t move for days without excruciating pain. Throughout the years, certain things I did ended up aggravating it. Nothing ended up helping and I couldn’t describe the pain. It wouldn’t show up on Xrays and I went to an Orthopedic surgeon (who happened to be my cousin) and he couldn’t find anything wrong either. For years I just ignored it because it happened so infrequently — I’m talking a year or two would go by and I’d be fine. Then it flared up again for a day or two and I’d just have to deal with it.

Eventually I went to a Chiropractor to get some back pain help, and while he did fix my back I stopped going to him because I figured I was 100% healthy again. Anytime I feel the tweek a bit more painful than usual, I stop that movement immediately and take it easy. Thankfully, I haven’t had this back pain issue since I quit visiting my chiro. Knock on wood, huh?

Have you had issues with your back? Or, do you go see a chiro regularly?

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In the Kitchen, Photos, Soccer

Pineapple tips and footie

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We bought a pineapple yesterday at the grocery store for $1.99. I never bought a pineapple before in my life, but I remember when Kristin from Iowa Girl Eats posted on her blog how to pick out a decent pineapple, and when it was ready to eat.

Quote from one of her blog entries:

Pineapple buying tip: the ones that are more yellow than green, are usually the sweetest. Also, try plucking out one of the fronds from the top of the pineapple. If it comes out easily, it’s usually ripe and ready!

Kristen also posted on how to cut a pineapple. All these years I never bought a pineapple because I thought it’d be impossible to cut. Little did I know how easy it was.

This will be my fuel before tonight’s first soccer game of the season. I should have been smart and planned ahead for my ankle brace and tried it on and kick the ball around. But I never did get around to it. Oops. I hope I’ll be okay!

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