Mirenesse

My holy grail moisturizer/mask for at least the last decade. It visibly brightens my face after one use and smells heavenly (like rose water). I don't use it every day- 2-3 applications a week is enough for my combination hypersensitive rosacea skin. The only downside is that everyone else has now discovered it so Mirenesse jacked up the price.

This mascara is pretty incredible, but I fear it may have been discontinued-? Not sure, but that’s pretty typical of my (apparently esoteric) favorite products. Brush: just like IT Tightline= awesome!!! Formula: similar to Kiss Me (tube mascara), but oddly THICK. Goes on like three coats, with one coat. Color: SUPER BLACK (similar to Loreal’s Blackest Black) Sensitivity: I’m the canary in the coal mine, since my eyes are the most sensitive on earth, and I can tolerate it. I wore it in the mountains, so my eyes were dry while wearing it, but I don’t think it was the mascara, per se. Luckily, it’s a tube mascara, so it isn’t likely to get in your eye. Pretty sure this would be smudge free, on matte skin. Not sure how, but it gives the tiniest hint/shadow of smudge, when I have on my greasy sunscreen + vitamin c + moisturizer combo. No actual running, & nobody else would notice, but I did see just a hint of black. I find it bizarre, since it’s a tube mascara, which usually doesn’t smudge...Anyway, it’s better than most, since I have yet to find a mascara that won’t transfer when I’ve got all my sun protection on. I deducted one lippie, but (like I said) it may just be that no mascara can 100% survive emollient under eyes. I’ll try putting Clinique bottom lash over it & see if that helps bring transfer to 0. Update: the website doesn’t say anything about it being discontinued! Yay!!! Update: I’ve stopped wearing it. I think it’s too dark for me. Wearing Clinique’s Glossy Mascara, instead.

I am always on the look out for that "miracle" foundation and change foundations quite often but this I have kept for summer and now winter. I do like a reasonable coverage and always use a brush rather than the terrible little pad that is supplied. Why bother, Mirenesse? Great idea with being able to buy the refill as that certainly saves money and better than throwing it all in the bin, after it's finished. One issue is the lack of colours but Mocha does seem OK for me.