I had never tried a mineral based eye colour before, so I didn’t really know if it would be good or not. My friend is selling Mary Kay products, and I went to one of her parties, mostly because she was my friend, not because I wanted the products. But one of the items I saw demonstrated and wanted to know more about was the Mineral Eye Colour. The shades looked very nice, and each one was $7. 50. She told me that the mineral-based formula absorbed oil so the colour lasts longer, looks great on any skin tone, is enriched with vitamins, and that it doesn’t crease or fade. When I do wear
eye shadow, I find that it usually lasts only a few hours, so I thought I would give her a sale while trying out a new product. I have plenty of neutral-colour eye shadows, like browns, tans, and greys, so I wanted something to spice up my makeup a bit. I decided to live dangerously and buy two shades I normally would never try: Ivy Garden, which is the exact green colour of my eyes, and
Blue Metal, which is a grayish blue shade. I had never worn either shade before, and I thought I must be crazy to buy blue eye shadow, which went out in the 70s.
My order arrived a ...