NARS Yachiyo Brush by Lazy Girl

NARS Yachiyo Brush


Recently, I committed an intervention on a friend’s blush. She usually has such great makeup, that when I sat with her one hot Saturday in her amazing store, I couldn’t keep it in any longer....her blush was wrong. I am the type of person that if you have something in your teeth, I will ALWAYS tell you it’s there. So, when I saw that my friend was wearing a too light pink blush and had applied it all the way up to her temples, I had to say something. We agreed to meet at Blush to find her perfect color.

I got there early and recruited one of the Blush girls to be my conspirator. She sat my friend down and helped her find her perfect (for now!--I AM a makeup junkie, after all!) But here’s the thing--finding the blush was wonderful, but what my friend got out of the session with my Blush girl was the fact that she had been putting her blush on totally incorrectly.

As a girl of a certain age, I was first taught to put my blush on from my cheekbones up to my temple, all the while sucking in my cheeks. Ok ladies, we aren’t in the 80s anymore! Enter my FAVORITE brush. The NARS Yachiyo brush. It has this interesting gently tapered spiral dome head, and a hand-spun black wisteria thingies around the handle. This brush is perfect for application of powder and color. Its multi-functional design is excellent for defining cheekbones, highlighting the complexion, as well as blending and diffusing color on or around the eye area. You just lightly brush it over the apples of your cheeks and voila! perfect blush every time. Add some bronzer in your T-zone, and you have a great, healthy look. My philosophy is that you just need to look like you’ve run around the block....not like someone has just slapped your face. (Which I am very grateful my friend did NOT do during my intervention!)

By Lazy Girl

NARS Orgasm Illuminator by Lazy Girl

NARS Orgasm Illuminator

The NARS Orgasm blushes are stuff of legends. It’s always touted as the one color that looks good on everyone. I gamely bought my blush, used it faithfully, and realized one day that it really didn’t look that great on me. Sigh. So when the Orgasm Illuminator was announced and all blogosphere was gaga, I wasn’t in any hurry to buy it. I didn’t want to spend my hard earned cash on another product that disappointed. But being the makeup junkie I am, I had to try it--not expecting a thing.

Ok. I am wrong.

It’s great.

I was expecting it to be the same corally color as the blush, but it’s not. It’s surprisingly easy to use...just a small dab smoothes on my skin with just a hint of color. As I learned from my makeup maven, Dawn, it works really well under my foundation--the glow comes through. I can also use it as a highlighter over my foundation--the glow sits as quiet and elegant as can be.

So, while I won’t be using my Orgasm multiple or blush, I will be using the illuminator. Finally!

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Gettin' Down With Primers

Lazy Girl's 411 on Primers:
I’ve been testing out several makeup primers in the past few weeks. First of all, I am incredibly lazy with makeup--hence my moniker. I like to put it on, but I don’t like to reapply or even give it a second thought once it’s on. So, when I was able to test drive a few, I was excited to have my makeup last all day. When I use primers, I usually put on my usual moisturizers and then apply. I will go put on my clothes for the day while it sets. After that, I like to apply my makeup to see how its settled on my face.

Girlactik Beauty Skin Primer


I like Girlactik’s products a lot and use a few of their products daily. The primer looks like moisturizer and doesn’t smell too flowery. It goes on well, but my one complaint is that the makeup doesn’t go on all that smoothly on top of it. The makeup lasts, though. I have used mineral makeup and regular foundation and it works pretty well.

Bare Escentuals Prime Time


Full disclosure....I really hate this line. I barely like their mineral foundation.....so take my review with a grain of salt. If you love Bare Escentuals, you’ll probably love this. However, I don’t like the petroleum jelly-like consistency and the smell is just yucky. Despite those qualities, it sits pretty well on the skin--very silicone-y. As you can tell, it won’t be my go-to primer.

NARS Makeup Primer with SPF


So, this one is just great all the way around. I love the fact that it has an SPF. I wear a moisturizer with an SPF, but it’s good to know that if I am in a hurry I can put this on alone and I’ll still have coverage. The consistency is like moisturizer and it settles really nicely into my skin. Putting my foundation over it is easy and it makes my makeup look natural.


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