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natalie wood - again - here from the movie she was making when she, unfortunately, 'drowned.' (don't get me started - i'll never stop believing good ole r.j. had a bit more than nothing to do w/ it. 'nough said.') i can see that, at my current age - only - i do look just like her. i'm a tad thinner and less jowl-y. this is how i looked, especially the hair, right before my perm was burned off. (please see 'my most mortifying....') eyeliner i take to desert islands at all times. now if i'd only had it on catalina island....eyeliner review/s:imNho, you can't beat prestige brand's plain 'kohl' type pencils. my mainstay is color 'sage'- a khaki green. i can also wear their's/ other brands in burgundy/ plum, all shades of green, drabbed-down turquoises, and taupe-y, not-too-dark browns - in that order. hey, they're cheap, found at most chain drugstores, and last....forever.the cat-eye look is all the rage now. at my age, i've revisited that look many times. i can accomplish this look FAR better using the above prestige pencils, than i can with ANY of the too many ultra-expensive. chi-chi liquids i've bought. just fyi, i'm a trained artist, so if anyone has a steady hand, and can draw a line - slim to wide, inside or out, both, or all - it's me.if you insist on a liquid, the best i've found are - believe it or not - cover girl's new LineExact eyeliners. they're correct that their compact (short) barrel makes them an a++++. the drawback is that, although there are many, there is not one good color for me. question for others: how do you feel about the bright & metallic eye & eyeliner look? i can't stand it! ha.

i try out way too many blushes, all types: creams, stains, powders. i inevitably go back to powders. i've jumped on the mineral make-up craze, too. rather than B.E., or the newer every brand in grocery or drugstore ones, i'm firm that the absolute best, purest, most reasonably priced, and - added pluses - they've great customer service and always send free samples is: Aromaleigh.(that's Aromaleigh ANYTHING, not just their blushes..or as they call them, rouges (i like that!) kristen, the maker and owner, and her team are great. they even have their own forum. i've ordered off and on, since their inception, but only because i keep trying so many other lines of whatever, beauty-wise. everytime i return to try something new, i'm never disappointed. blushes for a cool fairs i'll recommend, in this order are:'merlot' (my favorite, just bit on dark side, - use a light hand; totally matte - often a must as we age); 'ethereal' (lightest color usable as a blush); 'candy'(name says all); "frosting' (ditto), and, lastly, 'pashima'(beautiful, but not quite cool enough - for me).

(i don't need a thing on my lips but a colorless emollient. for staying power, i like crabtree & evelyn's jojoba oil lipbalm.) when i do use color, tarte's 24/7 in color nightcap is no less than perfect in color, texture, you name it. it just feels so good. i have to have that over any other feature. i look best in colors that, for lack of a better description, i'll simply call 'lavender-toned.' more cool than any roses, mauves, or berries. (clinique's always had several lavenders, too)i realize many won't relate, and may even think 'ick'/ 'this is extreme,' but these are very soft and highly wearable colors for fair cools. all other colors now hold zero appeal for me. give 'em a try.