There were amazing discounts on the makeup at the grocery today – about half price or more. I hadn’t planned on buying anything but I found what I thought was going to be THE color of lipstick I was looking for and a waterproof eyeliner … together under $5 total. Regular price $14 or so.

Maybelline Wet Shine Fushion lipstick in Honey Glazed I thought MIGHT look like MAC twig. When I got home and tried it on it was way too pale. Good consistency and application – totally wrong color out of the tube. Held up next to my face in the tube it was perfect… blah. Just wish this one had been the color I was hoping for on.

Maybelline Ultra Liner – Black waterproof. Ha! Waterproof! Looks awful on, flakes if the skin is stretched (pull the corner of an eye just a little once it was dry) … MIGHT be waterproof in the rain but smudged when wet with my hand (doubt it would hold up to swimming which is what I think of when I see waterproof.) Simply AWFUL!

I should have bought a backup of the CoverGirl aquasmooth I always wear … that would have been a better use of my $5 (and usually it’s more expensive … I may yet go back and get it.)

I found out a little bit more about the Jesse’s Girl brand AND, per the request of a reader, went and took photos of the Jesses Girl cosmetics at Rite-aid.

“CRL Marketing, Inc. is relocating from Suffern, New York to the Premier Quilting Building on Industry Drive in Oxford, North Carolina. CRL Marketing was founded in 1999 by Jesse and Cathy Lawrence. The company markets color cosmetics and accessories under both the Jesse’s Girl and Yakity Yak brands as well as specializing in Private Label for mass merchandisers such as Rite Aid, CVS and Walgreens. The new location in Oxford will act as a centralized distribution center handling the entire United States and Canada.” from http://www.granvillecounty.com/news.htm

::removed information… moved and address and phone number did not belong to the business anymore::

They don’t have a listing with the Better Business Bureau but they do have a Dunn & Bradstreet listing (but I’m not going to spend the money to find out more about them that way.)

BUT there’s not much more about the company online (though someone asked if they do animal testing … it would be great if someone could call and ask – if anyone does, post a comment here please. I may eventually end up doing it it no one else does.)

Now for the fun stuff – photos:

Eye Dust $3.99

Brushes $2.99-$3.99