Wow! I used the Blinc mascara yesterday for the first time. The only problem I had using it is that if you curl your eyelashes (and I do) you have to do that before you put mascara on, which is the opposite of my normal routine. The only problem with that is that the lashes are closer to my lids then and I got a little bit of mascara on my lid. But a wet swab cleaned it up with no smearing. Sometime during the day I totally forgot that I was wearing the new mascara, so I forgot to check before I went to bed to see if the claim that it stays put with no smearing was accurate. And I'm a bad girl - I often go to bed with my makeup on, which I did last night. I wash my face first thing every morning, even before I shower (helps wake me up). Well, after I washed (still not remembering I had used the Blinc) when I looked at the towel I saw a couple of black squigglies and I remembered the Blinc. So I washed my face again, lightly rubbing my fingers across my lashes. Like magic, the tubes all came off and there was no residual smudges you sometimes get with regular mascara. Jamies, you don't "pull" on your lashes at all, so there is no worry about losing lashes. I think I'm going to like this product.

I will call tomorrow and add the mascara. I ordered the cc cream, a lip liner, a cream blush, and the les beiges powder. I wanted to get a new lipstick shade. She recommended the long lasting double ended tube type. There were only two shades I liked. The first looked awful, it was way too light/ bright and the other one was too dark though it looked light in the tube. I ended up with two Nars lipsticks from Sephore along with a Nars concealer, the YSL Touché Eclat, and Nars multiple stick. I should be fairly well stocked for a bit though I can't resist a new lipstick when a shade catches my eye. ETA: the BT is notorious for running out of stock especially in their makeups. I used to purchase almost all my makeup from them but got so frustrated with them being out of what I needed. Now once I find what I like I usually end up ordering it online from Nordstrom or Sephora.

I would think that if eye makeup is always flaking and smudging, that you are probably starting with an eye that isn't ready for makeup. Maybe you have some oil or moisturizer on your face. You should first put a setting powder on your eye to make sure it's not oily. I always start with a concealer above and below my eye and then set it with translucent loose powder, then I apply the eyeshadow, the liner and then mascara. I never have any flaking or smudging at all.

She's adorable . . . and very talented! Here in New Mexico, with our bright, clear skies and high altitude, makeup applied badly (or too much) shows up very obviously. In my teens and twenties, I lived by and in the water elsewhere, and never had much time for anything but a bit of mascara, lip gloss and blush. Fast forward to having a beautiful daughter in a sorority at college. They all seemed to watch a LOT of these how-to videos, and became makeup experts! As a result, DD was always buying me new makeup things, like different applicator brushes for everything, and one of those liquid makeup applicator egg sponge things. OMG, I even sound like an amateur (LOL)! I still am, but I do use the egg sponge thing, wet like you're supposed to, whenever I do actually apply liquid makeup . . . which is only in the evenings if we're going out someplace special. And then, only when I remember to use it! I did enjoy learning here how to apply contour powder the correct way. DD has shown me before, but she put it on me and her hand was always blocking me from seeing much. I was fascinated with how this gal applied her mascara, but need to watch it again to make sure I got it right. Cat-eye eyeliner is so NOT me, but DD did teach me to apply it along the waterline (under my upper lashes) and gently smudge it in between the upper lashes. That is a makeup trick that I now use all the time! Thanks Annie for the great video. I enjoyed it a lot. BTW, did anyone else see the strong resemblance between this makeup expert and Sandra Bullock? I thought that without makeup, they could be sisters.