The Luxe Mix

I wanted to let you all in on a new beauty regimen that I’ve been hoarding to myself.. I feel I should share it with somebody! Do you all prime your face before you start layering on your makeup? Well, if you don’t, take the advice that I was dished by one ultra fab gay makeup artist named Umberto at Napoleon Makeup in the San Francisco Center: "Not to prime is a crime." At first, I was a little taken aback by the price of the primer I think it was around $50 or $60 dollars. I’m guessing they dropped the price though bc it’s on $39 on their website.

So.. how was it?? Well, to tell you the truth it was more than I expected. I’ve used primer in the past and usually ditched out after a few weeks of pretending it did something to my skin. For the first time ever, I’ve used this primer to the absolute last drop. I’m out now and actually about to buy my next bottle! It glides onto your skin.. and really feels like an extra coating. My foundation goes on smoother and lasts longer through the day. Also, I used to break out once in a while on my cheeks from my blush but this hasn’t happened once since Napoleon came into my life! Umberto, wherever you are, bless you for opening my eyes to the world of real priming. You can count on me not being a repeat offender! Everyone else out there - give it a try!

Napoleonm Perdis Auto Pilot Pre Foundation Primer

I don’t normally blog about beauty here but anything luxe is game so I wanted to share with you the most amazing eye pencil / pencil eyeliner I’ve ever used…

iRobot and I were aimlessly lolling around the makeup counters of the new Bloomies in San Francisco a few months ago… iRobot was looking for some blush and so we hunted the aisles for something she wouldn’t turn her nose to. We ran into a fabulously gay makeup counter attendant. Gay men make the best salesmen to women, wouldn’t you agree? He introduced us to this new line we’d never heard of before — Scott Barnes. Scott Barnes is apparently a high profile makeup artist who created his own line of products.

I gave into the powers of gay persuasion and bought 1 Scott Barnes Eye Pencil in Chocolate and 2 bottles of Eye Ice, one in Glitterachi and the other in Burgundy. Let me tell you, I’ve worn liquid liner ever since I started wearing makeup due to the fact that I could never find a pencil that was thick enough but wouldn’t smudge. Scott Barnes’ Eye Pencil breaks every stereotype I had on pencil liners! First off, it goes on thick and velvety — so important if you ever want that dramatic line. Amazingly, I don’t end up with racoon eyes by the end of the night. It also has just enough firmness to it that it doesn’t break in the pencil sharpener. I’ve sharpened down an entire eye pencil in one sitting when the tip kept breaking off. I loved this eye pencil so much I went back and got it in Moondance (a smoky black). Both are equally luxelicious. At $18.00 they aren’t cheap but to me they’ve been worth every cent.

Eye Pencil in Chocolate — $18.00

The Eye Ice is great too but was not as earth shattering to me as the Eye Pencil.

iRobot ended up getting the Eye Pencil, along with the Chic Palette, a trio of pressed blush powder. Haven’t had a chance to get her reviews on this but hopefully her Scott Barnes experience has been as great as mine!

Chic Palette in Posh — $45.00

The pictures do not justice but the packaging is seriously slick.

I also found a pic of Scott online. I support you Scotty!