Am I the only person who noticed that Estee Lauder brands completely dominated the Winner’s Circle in the Allure Magazine Reader’s Choice Awards? The conspiracy theorist in me actually wondered if someone had figuratively "stuffed the ballot box", so complete was the Estee monopoly. M.A.C., Clinique and Aveda each won in multiple categories, while the Estee brand only won one category. If you haven’t read the article, don’t forget to buy the June issue of Allure. Allure is my own personal beauty bible.
But the Reader’s Choice Award Winners are not why I am writing. Allure asked their readers to mail their VERY USED product to be photographed for the article. I was shocked to see people had been toting around blush cases with broken chunks of blush. There are better options!
When a favorite blush or eyeshadow breaks, you don’t have to part with it. After all, there’s still plenty of product left. Rather than keep it in its original case and make a mess, a great option is to buy the Sephora Powder Jar with Sifter sold for only $4 at Sephora. You can place the broken powder-based product into the jar, break it up until it’s completely in powder form, and then continue to use it by tapping a little product at a time out into the lid. An even more inexpensive option for you Bare Escentuals users is to save the containers your product comes in. They are reusable!
Interested in voting for your own favorites? Don’t forget to vote in the Best of Sephora!
