Friday Flotsam XVII

At the risk of spoiling the ending of Melati's eventual (ahem) recap of this year's Tequila Stakes Croquet tournament... let's just say that California did itself proud.

The little Ninja didn't know her dad was such a croquet MASTER.

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Watching America's Next Top Model this week, Dave asked if Cover Girl was the worst of the drugstore make up brands.  Oh, Dave.  It's not that simple.  My feeling is that, although better than Rimmel and Wet-n-Wild, Cover Girl is inferior to Neutrogena, L'Oreal, and probably Revlon, too.  On par with Maybelline, is my understanding.  Do you agree?

Not that I'm knocking drugstore cosmetics.  I love Maybelline mascara - Lash Discovery, Full-n-Soft, and of course Great Lash - though for a big night out it's got to be Yves Saint Laurent Effet Faux Cils.  And I have this one midnight blue Cover Girl eyeshadow with a little super fine-milled silver shot through it.  It makes an outstanding powder eyeliner.  Not so much for work, of course.  It's not that kind of firm.  L'Oreal Lineur Intense is a fabulous gateway liquid liner for those interested in exploring the wet side.  Oh, and speaking of wet, Wet-n-Wild lipliner #666, a.k.a. Satan Stick is a great punched-up nude.  For 99 cents!

Those are my best drugstore recommendations.  What are yours?  Gentlemen?

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I'll be rocking the YSL mascara and midnight blue liner, along with a faceload of other makeup, this weekend at a bachelorette party in Vegas.  I'm stoked because this is finally a bachelorette party that I didn't organize, so I can just show up, bring my biggest energy, and have fun without worrying about executing. 

Clever Dave was extremely liberal in the amount of Vegas naughtiness he said was tolerable.  So of course that takes all the fun out of naughtiness, and now I'll be tamer than I would have been if he attempted to impose restrictions.  Darn you, reverse psychology!!! 

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Happy Mother's Day to moms across the land, but especially mine.  I love you, Mama.

Comments

[TasterSpoon]

Rimmel is cheap-o? I just thought it was "surprisingly affordable for a foreign brand." And they shell out for Kate Moss, no?

I think Neutrogena is waaay overrated. The soaps and the makeup always make me sting/itch/pimply.

In ascending order of quality (or perhaps just quality of marketing?), I'd go
MaryKate & Ashley (WHAT?)
W&W
Cover Girl - Maybelline
Revlon - Max Factor - Olay
Almay - L'Oreal - Physician's Formula

Actually, this list also seems to be in order of the age of the user.

[Bri]

I personally prefer Neutrogena and Almay. Although if you want the glitsy over the top slutty stuff, it tends to the cheaper side of things. I have really testy sensetive skin, and I swear by Neutrogena, plus they have some really gleamy but natural looking eye shadows. Perfect for a healthy summertime glow. But who knows, I think I represent that "younger" genre spoon is talking about. Ce'est la vie.

[Fraulein N]

I second the love for Maybelline's mascaras. I also have a couple of their Expert Eyes eyeshadows, that are on par with Clinique.