…over at the Tumblr blog Defunct Fashion {the two-piece image at top left is from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, while the others are uncredited}.
A Good Makeup Primer For Under $10?
From top left: Monistat Soothing Care Chafing Relief Powder-Gel, $6-9; Avon MagiX Face Perfector SPF 20, $10; Hard Candy Sheer Envy Skin Perfecting Primer, $8 (also with SPF); L’Oreal Studio Secrets Magic Perfecting Base, $12.95.
One beauty frontier I haven’t crossed is the use of primer. By all accounts, primer is magic, smoothing over wrinkles, filling pores, and making foundation last all day. It’s the difference between cakey and airbrushed, the plebeians and the celebrities. I need some of that.
Even so, most of the name primers are expensive (the one I hear most about, Smashbox Photo Finish, is $32 for 1 oz). I found I couldn’t bring myself to spend $$$ for a tiny tube of goo that would probably make me break out, if it did anything at all. For years, then, primer stayed on that long list of things I think about occasionally but never do.
Lately, though, I’ve come across budget primers (see above), and not only are they cheap, but they’re supposed to be good. I bought the Hard Candy primer during a recent Walmart visit, and will report back; the one I’m most interested in, though, is the Monistat Chafing Relief Powder-Gel. Users swear the product (which has nothing to do with yeast infections) is a drugstore double for Smashbox Photo Finish. And it’s under $10. Heck yeah.
Have you tried any of these primers, or their more expensive cousins? Is primer worth the hype?
Budget Finds: Guess Who Edition
Clockwise from top left: strappy leopard wedge,$32.50; ruffle clutch, $14.50; red pencil skirt, $16.99; petal charm necklace, $6.50.
Well, hello Charlotte Russe! I haven’t worn you since high school. I might have to change that, though, given these lovelies.
The accessories section has the best stuff, by far. The clothes are cuter than I remember, but most still fall into the too short/shiny/sheer pit of doom. Still, give CR a look-through: those bright colors & dripping necklaces say summer to me.
Miss Farfalla Vintage
Clockwise from top left: pink sequin blouse, $55; yellow box handbag, $45; paisley sunshine coat, $65; plaid sneakers, just sold; all from Miss Farfalla Vintage.
I’m loving everything in this Etsy vintage shop. Not only is the presentation excellent (it even seems like the shop owner has a color story), but the individual pieces are covetable & affordable. Click on over!
Vintage Finds: Brights & Stripes
Yellow lace mini, $69, and Paul & Joe striped skirt, $69, Mime Vintage; cropped jacket, $20, Alicja Vintage.
After days of gray skys, I’m ready for bold prints and bright colors. Also check out this very Kate Spade-ish sun dress, $20.
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