Lots of makeup goodies

The gift with purchase Estee Lauder is running at Macys that I referenced in an earlier blog is happening now, and my Macy's Estee lady was kind enough to call and remind me. I use the Advanced Night Repair Serum, and swear it makes my neck look softer and smoother but it is pricy stuff. The smallish size bottle is just under $50. That price does, however, easily clear the $28 minimum one needs to spend in order to receive the gift with purchase and having been out of the serum for months now and too cheap to replenish; this was a good time to do so. Also, I almost forgot, this time the serum came with two good sized samples along with it and since lotion is the over 40 y/o's friend, why say no?

The warm color palette was softer and more neutral and thus was the one I picked, which made my gift include a neutral day lipstick, soft shimmery lipgloss, small eyeshadow palette, travel mirror which stands up and is a good size, larger then expected. Then, to my surprise my counter lady also threw in the gift which was intended for customers spending $55 or over, which included a mascara and primer, black pencil eyeliner, and- makeup remover! Yes, so I can again put off buying the stuff. Everything happens for a reason.

I happily packed a small after shower at the gym makeup bag with eyebrow powder, the neutral lipstick and gloss, pore spackle (see below) and lotion. Ahhh. Speaking of the gym, today was a no-lifting day, so I went to 6am Spin and really got into it. On the way there I had half of a chocolate chip cookie and drank a Gatorade during class to keep an even glucose level as I was basically working out fasted and I have low blood pressure. Well, it didn't work. After class in my truck preparing to depart the gym parking lot I became totally light-headed and faint, and sweat beaded off me. It was bizarre and shouldn't have happened. Of course I didn't have my phone, so I just sat there for a little while with the air conditioner blowing on me and decided to take a quieter route home.

Makeup Remover Wars!

Running out of your favorite face cleanser is never a good thing, especially if you are like me and tend to get little white bumps on your skin (milia?) with lots of products. The one that doesn't do that is the Estee Lauder in the blue or pink tube. Luckily, it is Gift With Purchase time, and when your face soap in $20 for a tube of it, getting free stuff helps. So I ran over to Dillards to restock and included in the gift is Take It Away makeup remover. Just like cleanser, I've gone round and round looking for a good remover, even trying olive oil. The olive oil works but it's messy and got in my eyes so not ideal. It is also something I forget I need until late at night when an eyeful of water-proof mascara is heavy on the lashes and bugging me. So, finding the remover in the gift was awesome, and it is okay. Truly, the best I've used is Lancome's, it takes every bit of makeup off quickly and rinses completely clean. However, $23 for makeup remover? When they have GWP and I'm out of the Estee then it is on the list, unless someone has another suggestion.