makeup rant!!

warning: extremely girly entry ahead!

keeping in mind that i’m the girl who once railed against falsity and unnaturalness in most forms, it is difficult to explain my current obsession with makeup. no, i don’t really wear makeup. i don’t even really know how to use it. but oh! it’s so much fun to look at! and play with! the only thing is that it’s like dealing with computers: it’s usually pretty darned expensive. it’s not like brian’s ‘i’m replacing three of my scsi hard drives’ expensive,’ but it does get there, especially when you are shopping for the good stuff at a store like Sephora. An Urban Decay lip gloss runs about $16; a kit of ten Smashbox eyeshadows sells for $38, and so forth and so forth.

My current obsession is with these Tony and Tina glitter pencils. Have you heard of Tony & Tina? Cuz I never did until recently. =P Anyhoo, their glitter pencils are pretty darned amazing — they have tons of glitter, but they are very comfortable to wear because the formula is so smooth. I tried a Too Faced glitter pencil a long time ago, but the quality really doesn’t compare — Too Faced pencils kinda scratch up the skin around the eyes a little bit, and the color doesn’t go on as easily as the T&T one.

So these Tony and Tina pencils sell for $18 on Sephora.com. $18!!! for ONE PENCIL!!! it’s INSANITY! so i’ve been trolling Ebay for the past couple of months trying to find a good deal on these darned things, but they never have the one i want (baby blue with silver glitter). I found a set of pencils up for auction the other day — something like 12 pencils (9 eye, 3 lip) — but what the hell do i need 12 pencils for?! I just want a baby blue one!! okay, and maybe the green/green glitter one cuz the one i had (purchased for 6 bucks off ebay.. so there!) broke in my makeup bag. =(

ok, that’s my makeup rant for the day.