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Kracked and Knackered.

(ooops, I’m just tired, I meant ‘Lacquer-ed’)

Well, a trend is a trend is a trend.

So far, I’m not budging (or buying)—not to say that my ‘hold fast’ is a guarantee. It’s not. If spotted at Sally Beauty Supply, I’d probably grab the basket full and run to the cashier now that I’ve seen this bottle of polish sport so much press. It even has a video to call it’s own.

I’ve investigated my options online line and ‘baldguy’ (no kidding, I promise), an ebay seller in the UK, will sell a bottle of the stuff to me for $14.95 plus shipping.

It looks like a coat of something that shrinks as it dries revealing another ’secret’ (uh, right) colour that you’ve applied prior as a base coat.

Temptation. I’ll let you know when mine arrives in the mail…..

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Iris? Not as in the colour….more like surrounding your retina.

Okay. Forget Ophthalmology — welcome to Don Quixote.

In search of something–it’s probably on floors one to five…..

Lenses? Wanna make those brown eyes blue? Well Lady Dulcinea,….they are probably on the first floor.

Interesting selections of hues to brown down and turn more western in a pastel sense.

The scores of stock are Sized to Asian eyes (and yes, there is a difference) and the selection is vast.

Now, how accurately you can see anything after insertion remains to be seen. But who cares?

Of course, with the current trends in Tokyo, your eyelashes alone may prohibit any vision. It’s kind of like wearing venetian blinds.

Enjoy

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Benefit Cupid’s Bow Dual Lipliner Set** (**including worthless smudge tool)

Naturally (and primarily, I’m convinced) due to the fact that I have grown to love this product, it has become systematically discontinued.

One side of this product is/was: mauve/dark beige/brownish pink pencil matte, the other side is/was a pale pink/beige with a slight frosty sheen (something between the Benefit High Beam and the frosty pink pencil still a popular item–apparently I don’t depend upon any of them enough to merit the cessation of production….) sigh.

The q-tip wand thing shoved in the box–ostensibly to boast more value than a mere crayon could merit (prix fixe…)–is good for removing pieces of lettuce from the front of your teeth with a touch of bravado. That’s about it.

Anyway, this dual liner served multiple purposes–which is handy when you travel and want to consolidate—also when your $5K Hermes Croco Clutch Bag is the size of a small can of tomato paste. Voila.

The darker of the two featured hues was perfect to both line the lips as well as contour cheekbones, narrow the nose (add a cleft to your chin), etc.—the lighter shade could accent brows, chisel jawlines, widen eyes, and strengthen brow lines.

Indeed, while these tones are not specifically rare, the packaging was convenient and the texture lent itself well to overall blending.

As alternatives, I find that Anastasia’s dual brow pencil Brow Duality, featuring one matte and one frosted highlighting shade ($23)–opt for the Camille as the Shell shade is too yellow paired with Nars Bahamas chubby pencil ($24 a pop), can substitute. Fortunately, they both can be honed with the same sharpener.

Of course, as I type this, I realize that they will both now be subsequently axed in production. alas

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