For those with more oily/combo skin - the Armani Lasting Silk foundation is also incredible.

Magic Nude is actually a near-perfect dupe for the Armani Maestro foundation, which is also a great foundation (Armani is GOOD at the base makeup)

Yep, it’s hard to miss when they actually go bad and they should be thrown away.

Keeping your brushes clean-ish is also super important to prolonging the life of powder products. I am a loon about germs so I don’t like to use a brush twice unless I at LEAST spot clean it, but I’ve also never once had that issue with the oils from your face forming a film over a powder product.

A lot of people mistakenly get rid of MAC lipsticks (and Tom Ford ones, too), because they think that they’ve gone bad and “turned,” when they really just lost that light vanilla smell. It’s fairly common, but I’ve bought MAC lipsticks off the shelf with a manufacturing date within the previous three months that…

It’s not sold in most stores at all! You have to get it online - you can buy it from NYX directly but I just buy mine from Amazon for a few dollars more.

Bobby! You’re missing the best part here - this is the line that Dolce and Gabbana were talking about when they said, “The only family is the traditional one.” WHO will be the first Fox News lady to buy this terrifying bag?

I have some gastrointestinal issues, and they put me on nabumetone (and a few other ones that sucked and did nothing) since they apparently are less harsh on the stomach.

Be sure to click my link on my Facebook page to buy the magical healing essential oils!!!

Yep! They’ve actually done those for the last two years, but the one in August was the first time they really promoted them so way more people were trying to get them. I’ve cashed in points before for some big perks and got TONS of free stuff, but you really have to refresh the website endlessly to get them. Two of my…

Have you tried nabumetone yet? That’s the only one I’ve tried where I feel a significant difference - if I miss a dose or take it late, I feel it. Biologics are not fun and very annoying to deal with, but helpful when you need them. There’s tons of anti-rheumatics that they’ll usually try before that, so hopefully you…

Ulta has a VASTLY superior rewards program to Sephora, as they do a points system that actually gives you credit towards a purchase instead of Sephora’s dinky samples. I’ve actually been able to cash out Sephora points for Mega Rewards in the past, and I still think Ulta has a better system. If you buy a decent amount…

I’ve actually always eaten very well - I grew up mostly vegetarian and ate a heavily plant-based diet, plus my mother didn’t allow processed foods at all, ever. I still ended up with a severe autoimmune disorder in my early twenties. Of course what you eat affects your overall health, and I don’t think anyone would…

My rheum told me that things like the “autoimmune paleo” diet are stupid as hell and a large percentage of people who claim that it “cured” their autoimmune diseases probably were self-dxing and never had one anyway, if that helps. I hope your progression is a slow one and you aren’t hurting too much!

Ha! I get the opposite - people telling me that I need to “go paleo” and insinuating that all the toxins I willingly put into my body are the cause of my illness so it’s my fault for not being enlightened. Silly me!

Right? LOVING the trend of idiots claiming that inflammation is the source of all evil while simultaneously claiming that autoimmune disorders can be cured with pseudoscience. Why did I gain all that weight from the prednisone when I could have just avoided certain foods and done cryotherapy?

I’ve been unsatisfied with most white mixers (including the Illamasqua Skin Base, Manic Panic Dreamtone, Face Atelier Zero Minus), plus it’s a huge pain in the ass to do every day. I also think Nars Sheer Glow is kind of a crap foundation. My favorite yellow toned pale foundation is $$$, but Make Up For Ever just…

I embarrassingly have like one hundred brushes, including a gazillion from fancy Japanese brands, but the solid Dr. Bronner’s castille soap is THE BEST EVER for deep cleaning - super gentle but actually cleans my brushes. I use watered down Mac brush cleanser to spot clean between washes.