Ok, I wasn’t going to tell this little story, but because I had such a fun evening-in which I went to see Mamma Mia! with the woman I work for who decided that she’s so in love with Pierce Brosnan that he feels the same way about her-that ended so hilariously, I have to share.
The other day I went to Sephora to look at makeup and maybe buy a little treat. I go to Shopper’s a lot, like, a LOT, and wind up playing in their makeup section but I don’t really trust the makeup ladies there, so I thought I could ask more questions at Sephora about Smashbox Cosmetics. There’s this anti-shine stuff that’s so awesome, really, I hate wearing powder and I really hate wearing foundation. So I was kind of drooling over that and the magical blush stuff (will someone please tell me how this works) and across the room I saw the most incredible person ever: a man wearing makeup. Not that it’s that huge a deal, I guess. You see dudes with eyeliner all the time, right? Well, this guy was one up on those guys. He had foundation, bronzer, perfectly waxed eyebrows and…what can only be described as makeup sideburns. His head was shaved very closely (not bald, though) and he’d filled in his hairline with some kind of soft black makeup. It was subtle, yes, but it was SO crazy obvious.
And I laughed. I laughed and laughed and called Emily, who wasn’t home so I told her mom about the guy. Then I laughed more and tried to hide but he kept wanting to look at the same stuff as me and I finally bought what I wanted and left with no further browsing. I was super tempted to say something to one of the employees there (something clever like ‘holy, I dig his burns!’) but what if they know him? What if he’s a regular customer that spends tons of money and they all love him? What if he’s a personal friend of one of them?
I resisted. It was hard. I have been laughing about it since and everyone I tell this story to is quite jealous and wish they’d seen him irl…
Lucky me, I ran into him again tonight. I was laughing my head off again, at something else, and there he was out of the corner of my eye, Sideburn Makeup. He must think I am crazy. I know, I should have followed him, but I didn’t…
Yah, YOU’RE the crazy one!?! Maybe he is following you?
i….cant imagine how that would look, i mean i read your description, and my brain tried to show me a picture, but it didnt work :(
He looks like a guy I know in Windsor, sort of. But since no one that reads this blog knows him, it’s pointless…
I’m a Smashbox rep and I can tell you the O-glow is horrible. I have not seen one person it looks nice on. Don’t waste your money!
The anti-shine is amazing, as well as the photo finish primer (two things I never leave home without!)
That’s good to know. I have tried it a little and like the crazy pink-ness of it, but I have always had something else on at the same time so maybe it’s not what it really looks like. I am a girl who likes bright pink blush, though, so maybe it’s just me.
1) I totally want to be a Smashbox rep. What an awesome job thatwould be!
2) I have big (I guess I should say full) lips and so if I wear lipstick, no matter what colour, people always go, “WHOA! YOU SURE GOT DOLLED UP TODAY!” So I got some Smashbox lipstain instead. Wow, that shit is amazing. And subtle!
I WANT SOME!!! I hate lipstick! I love lip goop!
If you want a good pink blush, try Smashbox Radiance. I know some of my stores just discontinued carrying it, but none of my Sephoras have yet.
It is an awesome job! I just go around to different stores and do makeovers. I get to play with makeup and make people feel good!