purrsonality’s author had posted the contents of her purse in one of her posts from awhile ago. I thought it would be fun to follow suit.

1. my faux animal skin wallet (from Target)
2. small card wallet
3. key card to get into my work building
4. a Nokia 7610
5. camera case w/ Nikon Coolpix cam
6. sunglasses
7. blue drawstring bag that houses my earphones and iPod connector cord
8. iPod 20 gb video (my 3rd iPod. told the Apple peeps that if this breaks, I will be switching to Zune. LOL.)
9. a pair of scissors
10. small bit of body lotion
11. small bit of hand sanitizer
12. Sheer Cover travel brush with Aromaleigh mineral makeup
13. Hello Kitty mirror compact (my mom got this for me in Japan)
14. lip balm tint, lip gloss shimmer (never know what I’m in the mood for)
15. my car key, valet key, and house keys
16. movie stubs
17. bits of paper and such containing driving directions, coupons, or shopping lists, etc.
18. emergency female hygiene products (always prepared for the crimson wave!)
19. a Shagbag I use to carry things I buy when I go shopping (instead of plastic bags)
20. an ecojot notebook and cute pen

I know that I’m not the only one to get caught up in the mineral makeup “revolution.” Seems like every major cosmetics brand now offers their own version of mineral makeup.

I think Bare Escentuals was probably one of the first to “revolutionize” with their bareMinerals line. I remember seeing their informercials all the time. They got me curious about them since I’m primarily not a makeup wearer at all because I don’t like the feel of it on my face. My friend, Jade, hit up Sephora and bought herself a starter kit. (Current online price: $59.98/$60 + s&h) I was more reserved and she swore up and down about how awesome it was. I tried it and was kinda underwhelmed by it. It made my face shiny…

I did some research and found Sheer Cover. It offered similar promises that bareMinerals did, but at a lower price point of $29.95+ s&h for their starter kit. That appealed to me so I promptly ordered it online. I liked the goodies that came with the kit. They are plentiful and worth the $30 or so…

However, what turned me off from this product is its insistence that I join its “subscription club” where I am automatically sent a new Sheer Cover kit in a certain time period. Each additional kit costs up to $90, a far cry from the $30 I originally paid and I didn’t use the makeup enough to warrant a subscription so I left Sheer Cover and went searching for another mineral makeup provider.

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