the river heights gazette

Jouer Luminizing Moisture Tint - I'm super pale (like a shade below albino or whatever) and I thought this was a little too orange for me (the shade in the box was called glow). I prefer the Dr. Jart's I tried a while back to this. (Apparently Clinique also has something close to this that I might try because they actually seem to carry my "barely pigmented" skin tone.)
blinc Mascara - The fun thing about this is that the mascara turns into tubes around your lashes and after that it's supposed to be waterproof and smudgeproof. However, if you're like me and you apply mascara with hands as steady as those of an alcoholic coming off a three-day bender, you'll have to keep a tissue ready to wipe off the mistakes (mine gets all over my cheekbones, my already-applied eyeshadow, etc). But it gives my lashes great definition and I can confirm that at the end of the day, when I went to take it off and splashed my face - it didn't go anywhere. I kind of pulled it off like spidery false eyelashes, and that was fun. I do recommend it.
Tea Forté® minteas
Alterna BAMBOO® UV+ Color Protection Fade-Proof Fluide - Eh, this seemed okay but my hair has two textures: oily and frizzy. This seemed to help it go from the latter to the former.
Harvey Prince Hello - this smells really nice and summery. I like it a lot.
Birchbox Exclusive Earbuds

So I joined Birchbox! Someone on here recommended it (I forget who, because of course when I have that many tabs open I inevitable hit a Flash-related browser crash) but I just got my first box. I am going to keep a list so I can keep track of what I liked and what I didn't.

Dr. Jart+ Water Fuse Beauty Balm - There was only enough for one use, but this is tinted moisturizer/sunscreen/treatment-foundation, and I wore it for 11 hours without needing to blot, so I definitely recommend it.*
Kérastase Cristalliste Bain Cristal Fine (shampoo) - There's enough for me to use this twice! First use, it has a nice scent and my hair feels soft and silky.
Kérastase Lait Cristal conditioner - There's enough for me to use this twice! First use, it has a nice scent and my hair feels soft and silky.
Kérastase Cristalliste Lumiere Liquide
Color Club Foil Collection nail polish in Disco Nap
stila sparkle waterproof eye liner, curacao

leftover from Christmas
Benefit Stay Don't Stray primer
Benefit girl meets pearl for face


*I am extremely fair, and I burn with minimal exposure to the sun, so my face is red year-round. The Beauty Balm went on an almost putty color, but it blended well to cover the red on my face, which is one of the qualities I look for in a foundation. The other is not turning oily after an entire day's wear. When I got home and checked it after 11 hours, my nose was just a little shiny, but it held up extremely well. It didn't work well as a primer, though; my eye makeup had settled into the creases like it normally does, but that's okay.

What I've generally been wearing to work every day is Clinique spot concealer (to cover the purple shadows under my eyes, due to my perpetual lack of sleep), Clinique dramatically different moisturizing lotion, Clinique superbalanced powder makeup, Clinique translucent facial powder, Clinique or Benefit eyeshadow, Clinique mascara, Benefit Hollywood Glo (this gorgeous coppery liquid that I use instead of blush), and Clinique lipcolor.