Make-up

First order of business? Get rid of old make-up! I'm a bit of a pack rat so this means getting rid of anything I don't remember buying in the past year (conjunctivitis anyone?). And anything I hate -- like the mascara that makes my eyes water and the eyeliner that's so soft that the pigment breaks off every time I use it.

So today I bought two new lipsticks and so far I'm pleased with the color and wear of both of them. The trouble? Kissing. My husband doesn't like to mess up my make-up by kissing me on the lips and I don't want to get lipstick all over my son. But I'm a demonstrative person and I can't go without kissing. I might have to try one of those new lip stains I've seen advertised.

But I still need to buy new mascara and eyeliner and research brushes. My mentor here is Paula Begoun because she is a font of information and I also am too intimidated to go to a beautician for lessons. Besides, anyone else feel like they sometimes just lie to you to sell products? At least with Paula I have the distance of it being over the internet or in a book. Especially since I can't see anything without my glasses so when someone else is being made up I can't follow the instructions.