Airbrushed in a compact

Anyone who knows me knows that I receive the most compliments on my skin. I am fortunate enough that while I take care of my skin much of my gratitude needs to be given to genetics. Both my parents have great skin. No telltale signs of age sipping through. (knock on wood) I don’t suffer with bad acne. I still get carded when I go buy cigarettes. (yeah…I know…that will kill my skin faster than using sandpaper as a washcloth), but without giving out my age…I AM WAY PASSED the legal age.

So when it comes to foundation I don’t tend to be too picky because it isn’t something I really need. My skin is clear, firm and has a glow that comes from within (glow=the need for anger management courses, LOL) but foundation is makeup. And if it’s makeup…I want it!!!

For the past 7 years I have been a faithful MAC StudioFix users. StudioFix is a powder foundation that gave me medium coverage without the mess of liquid. StudioFix also boosted my glowing to angel status. But SF was also heavy on my skin and rubbed off on EVERYTHING. SF didn’t last that long on me either. By mid-day I had to reapply . With all of my complaints I’m sure you are thinking “Why have I used it for 7 years?”

Because the color matched. As an African American woman finding a foundation that matches my skin tone, to as close to perfection as you can get, is like trying to find a bathing suit you will be happy with when you are PMSing…Impossible.

I will and have tried other foundations, but I always come back to SF. Recently I learned that Px (Prescriptives) came out with a new compact foundation. Back in the day, when I was getting my mkup fix 2 to 4 times a week, I used a few of Px products. One of the products I used was a compact foundation called Photochrome. But it was discontinued a few years back, hence my marriage to SF.

In comes…Anywear Multi-Finish Compact Foundation Spf 12. A mouth full to say, but on the skin it is worth my body weight in gold.

Prescriptives’ claim to fame is that at any Px counter you can get a custom blended foundation and powder for a somewhat pricey amount. I have used their custom blended foundation…Wonderful stuff…. AAA++++.

So again you ask “why is she using SF?” Because the custom blended powder comes in a mfugly compact and crappy puff. This flaw is due to the fact that the machine that presses the powder is still prehistoric and is shaped like a rectangle…Hello Px…circle wins the star. The rest of their compacts are circular…Eat the cost and redo the pressing machines…argh!
*side-note- if the compact, or casing isn’t appealing to my eyes I don’t care how wonderful the product…I can’t use it. Mfugly doesn’t work in my world.*

Not only does Px come out with a powder foundation that gives just the right amount of light to medium, meld into your skin coverage, they put it in a circular compact…and they have expanded their color range. What’s not to love???
Prescriptives, second claim to fame is that they break their products into color groups depending on your skin’s undertone. Blue/Red for cool undertones and Yellow/Orange for warm undertones. The great thing about the expanded shades is that my undertones can vary by season. Fall and Winter I have warm undertones. Spring and Summer I have cool undertones.

There are at least 4 different shades that I can use and still be very happy with. Usually any foundation that has SPF in it with break me out with cystic acne and (knock on wood) that hasn’t happened. I have been using the product for about a month and it has reached “holy grail” status.

It does however come off on EVERYTHING, but because of the perfect color match and flawless look I will ignore that small fault. The foundation last without a touch up mid-day…NOW that says something, considering I started using it mid summer.
So if you are in the market for airbrushed skin in a compact give Px Anywear a chance.

If you are an African American woman, or a woman having trouble finding a color match give Px, in general a chance. Their color selection in foundations have surpassed MAC’s IMHO.

Happy Shopping~~~~

Proceeding with caution

How do I make sense of the fact that I just told someone, whom loves me very much, that I can’t be with them? That I don’t want to be with them, not because I don’t love them back…but because I love them too much to stick around and watch me screw things up.

Screw things up by continuing to carry around fear and anger. I tried to explain it to him, but unless you have been hurt to the point that your only sense of recovery is cowering in a corner like a scared animal you won’t know how fear and anger can take the place of being able to love.

And when I say “love” I mean being able to be okay with allowing someone to get close enough to you so they can learn all of your secrets and your quirky ways.

It’s a game I have bet on over and over at this age I want to stop putting my chips on the table.

Because I never walk away a winner.

The house always wins…and I feel as if I have no home.

So I proceed with caution