So far, I've been enjoying the discovery of different products in the Paul & Joe Makeup Collection 2021, even though I ended up not using several items and passing them on to friends and family. Among all the things I like and did use was this 4g tube of Nail Oil Limited 001 on Day 22.
Funny how I fell in love with liquid, gel, cream blushes and then fell out of love with them. But when it comes to cream eyeshadows though, no matter how I try to love them, I just can't even, thanks to my oily eye lids that melt and crease everything. And sadly, this Paul & Joe Cream Eye Color was not an exception either despite my high hopes for it to work :( It came from the Makeup Collection 2021 on Day 8, the color is 002.
Lipstick Queen pulled out of North America years ago, so this Lip Restore Balm I bought from Look Fantastic which is located in Europe (I actually would recommend *against* purchasing from this online store: they make many mistakes when fulfilling orders, often send me expired products, their customer service is nonexistent, and they will lie through their teeth just to get you off of their backs). I actually bought two 2.5g/0.09oz. tubes and sent one to a friend, although I don't remember who.
For more than a decade, I'd stayed away from powder blushes and used exclusively liquid, gel, or cream blushes. And then sometimes last year, I started to notice more and more freckles and sun spots on my face. At first I didn't understand why, because my sunscreen habits have not changed. If anything, I reapply more often now thanks to those super convenient sun sticks. Sure, I'm getting older and aging skin is more prone to freckles and sun spots, but if that were the case, why did those spots appear only on the apple of my cheeks, where I usually apply blushes?
So I experimented a bit: for a period of 6 months, I stopped using any liquid, gel, or cream blushes and switched back to powder blushes. Sure enough, no new freckles and sun spots. So it seems the liquid, gel, and cream blushes were corrupting my waterproof sunscreen wherever I apply them. Boo. Hiss. Anyhoo, I'm so glad I didn't get rid of all of my powder blushes. In fact, I'd gone back and picked up those pretty Suqqu powder cheeks I'd been eyeing for years now but thought I'd never use them.
Of course, Paul & Joe Powder Blush enjoyed a revival with me as well (and I get to play with the pretty Face Colors again!). Here's a lovely one from the Makeup Collection 2021 on Day 5, Powder Blush 012, and the Compact L02 that comes with it, on Day 4.
Another thing I was excited to try from this Paul & Joe Makeup Collection 2021 was the two 10mL/0.33fl. oz. trial bottles of Sparkling Foundation Primer 001 on Day 2 and Foundation Primer Limited 002 on Day 16.
Here's another small goodie from Day 3 of Paul & Joe Makeup Collection 2021: this Lip Lacquer in the color Limited 001.
Without fail, these Paul & Joe Lip Treatment Balm has been my nightly lip mask for the past 5 years. Since I first tried the LE Treatment Balm L 004 Vin Chaud way back in the fall of 2020, not once did I waiver, not having even the slightest curiosity about any other lip balm, whether I'd find another that would be thick enough to use as an overnight lip mask, and not once was I bored and wanted to try something new. These are so good I will happily buy any and every limited edition or new flavor. As you'll see below, I didn't love every one of them, but you bet I'll at least try it.
