The Red Cross Knows What’s Up:

 

 

I got to do makeup on a few of these fine folks–
I love me some fresh zombie.

Also?

Tell the Boyo that he did a good job–
he spent the last couple of weeks working 16 hour days,
editing and rotoscoping and tweaking oh my.
I think it turned out great!

Kiss My (mostlytoxinfree) Face:

Relieved to know that switching to mostly organic makeup has been a good call on my part.

Thoroughly disturbed that the FDA doesn’t police ingredients in cosmetics–
if I’m going to put something on my face, every day,
I want to know that it’s not going to screw with future babies,
or cause my cells to go ape and get all cancerous on me.

I went to Skin Deep: Cosmetic Safety Reviews
and entered the product name in their search field–
it found almost everything I use regularly,
except, strangely enough, my MAC lipstick.

Here are the products I use daily and their score from Skin Deep:

(the higher the number, the greater the potential toxicity)

Dr. Bronner’s Organic Lip Balm: 1/10
Good thing, too–Boyo doesn’t call it my “crackstick” without reason.

Kiss My Face Peaches & Creme Moisturizer: 6/10
(this lotion alone has been almost entirely responsible for my
teenage acne abandoning ship, so at the moment, I’m willing to go with a higher number)

Crystal Body Deodorant Spray: 0/10
WOOT! And? No nasty deodorant stains on my pretty clothes, either.

Physician’s Formula Organic Wear Tinted Moisturizer: 4/10

Neutrogena Healthy Skin Liquid Makeup: 4/10
(I only use one or the other between the tinted moisturizer and the foundation)

Physician’s Formula Powder Palette: 5/10
I will probably phase this out in favor of something from Bare Minerals.

Boots Organics Loose Powder: Not Shown
One of the ingredients, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, scores a 9
on their scale–but I don’t know how much this product *has* in it.
…
Regardless, I wear powder every day, and often re-powder if I’m going out at night–
I think the time has come for a friendlier version…

Maybelline Great Lash Mascara: 5/10

Maybelline ExpertWear Eye Shadow: 5/10

It’s a fascinating study,
and frankly,
it’s about damn time someone figured out what in the heck BHA’s and…um…iodopropynyl butylcarbamates are.

If you can pronounce and identify the ingredients in whatever you stick in and on your body, you’re probably doing okay…

Well, unless you’re getting all Elizabethan with good ol’ loose lead powder and them sweet belladonna eyedrops, that is.

In Brief:

You know those times when life not only kicks you in the ass,
but laughs maniacally while doing so?

I honestly believe I could handle the ick better
if only my hair would cooperate,
and my skin didn’t look like it got cozy with a team of lepers.

…

Maybe wine will help.

Dragon Scales:

So I happened across this wonderfulness last week,
and I just couldn’t help myself–
the Dragon Scales Magic Dust eye shadow called out to me,
and oh, I answered.

*squee!*

Lime Crime’s tagline is “So Bright, it’s Illegal”,
which gets my theatre-loving person all warm inside.
The genius behind the awesome is Doe Deere,
who sells her Magic Dusts for $12 per 0.14 oz,
and ships in a crazy timely manner.

(seriously, i ordered early last week, and it arrived on Friday–good night!)

I picked up the package today,
and immediately swiped it on:

yay!

light application

it sparkles! but not in a candy-raver sort of way!

I didn’t want to go craaaazy bright for this evening;
but you can see the little flecks of green even with a very light touch.
The Magic Dust can be applied with a brush, or your fingertip;
it’s very similar to using mineral shadows, if you’re familiar with those.

Purchasing Magic Dust was not a “need”,
but having pretty makeup at my disposal is a sure-fire way to feel better in my book…
so maybe it was a need, after all.

Dear Lime Crime,

Thanks–you’ve made my week!

(i wonder if i can talk my director for “Midsummer” into letting me wear this at Faire… :O )