Spring Budget Buys: Rimmel 60 Seconds Nail Polish

Spring has finally returned to Oregon - and by "returned", I of course mean we have intermittent days of sunshine and torrential downpours. I'm not going to lie, I've definitely caught the sun bug and my normally dark and moody preference for nail varnishes has been replaced for bright, poppy colors to either reflect or remind me of the wonderful bright days of spring!

Polish shades from top to bottom: 120 Hot Chili Pepper,  311 Caramel Cupcake, 410 I Lilac You,  210 Mintilicious 

My latest voyage to the drugstore brought me to the Rimmel stand at a local Walgreens, and the 60 Seconds polish line certainly caught my eye (especially since the whole brand is 50% off this week). I'll shoot straight with y'all (like always), and say that this line isn't without fault, but for under $2 a bottle, I'm willing to overlook a few boo-boos.

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How much is my "Work Face" worth?

My typical "work face" is pictured above. I tend to keep it pretty simple and neutral for personal ease and a professional appearance. Normally I skip foundation for a bare face or I substitute in tinted moisturizer because my position is pretty demanding and I don't have much time to touch that up and I certainly don't have the time to worry about patchiness or oxidization. 

My eye look consists of 4 very neutral eyeshadows:

Iron Maid-In in the inner corner, Adagio under the brow and all over my mobile lid, Allegro in the crease, and Presto softly smudged along my upper and lower lash line. 

And now on to the tally!

Face products:

• Sonia Kashuk All Covered Up concealer: $9.99
• Rimmel Match Perfection 2-in-1 Highlighting Concealer: $5.99
• Benefit Hervana Boxed Blush: $28
• Maybelline Dream Matte Powder: $7.49
• Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray: $12 (travel size price)

Eye products:

• Urban Decay Original Primer Potion: $9 (travel size price)
• theBalm Balm Jovi Face Palette: $39.50
• Maybelline The Rocket Mascara: $7.99

Lip products:

• Benefit Posie Tint: $30 (couldn't find a price for mini)
• Victoria's Secret Beauty Rush Lipgloss in Candy, Baby: $7

Brows:

• Urban Decay Brow Box in Brown Sugar: $29

Total: $185.96

Hoooooooo-eee! That's a lot more than I was expecting! It makes me wonder how much a full-on "Going Out" face would be worth...

How much is YOUR face worth?

The Science of Chic over and out!

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Beauty Purchases of January 2013

I purchased a landmark number of products last month. Anyone want to guess a number? $20 it's significantly lower than what you're imagining.

Here is a hint: It's more than 2, but less than 4. I'm even a bit baffled by my lack of usual product splurging! I can't really remember a time that I've bought so few items, but hey... if I really want to keep my makeup "collection" as condensed as possible after a loooooong journey of de-stashing (which you can follow here), sacrifices MUST be made, i.e. no more willy nilly product snatching.

Since this month has a very manageable number of purchases, why not do a little bulk review? Sounds fun, right?

Revlon ColorStay Longwear Nail Enamel in Bare Bones, Physicians Formula Conceal RX in Natural Light, and Rimmel Match Perfection 2-in-1 Concealer & Highlighter in Light

I'll admit, this is a pretty pedestrian "haul", but hey... at least I'm happy with 2/3rds of the purchases. 

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