found myself at Neiman Markus over the weekend in a trip up to san francisco to get my new prescription sunglasses (which are fabulous, by the way). i seem to have acquired a 'personal shopper' there who alerts me to sales and free gifts. What i love about it is that they carry makeup lines that just can't be found anywhere else and the service is out of this world.

i had my choice as to where i wanted a makeover and i picked the Becca counter because i've read great things about them, but have never experienced http://www.beccacosmetics.com/index.html.

They have a new product which is a mineral based primer with a spf of 30/ it went on great over my dry skin and i loved the fact that i could skip a sunscreen.



and the ingredients (may not work for everyone, but did for my sensitive skin)

active Ingredient: Zinc Oxide 17% w/w (Purpose: Sunscreen)
Inactive Ingredients: Aqua (Water - purified), Cyclomethicone, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glyceryl Distearate, Ceteareth-20 (Cetomacrogol 1000), PEG-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben (Methyl Hydroxybenzoate), Tocopheryl acetate (D-Alpha-Tocopheryl Acetate), Parfum (Fragrance), Carbomer (Carbomer 940), Camellia Sinensis Extract (Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract), Oenothera Biennis Oil (Evening Primrose Oil), Sodium Hyaluronate, Propylparaben (Propyl Hydroxybenzoate), Ubiquinone 10 (Ubidecarenone).


i wish i could find a way to justify purchase of a new primer when i already have two partial tubes at the ready. worse than that is my overwhelming desire to buy their foundation, but i already have 3-4. oh the pain, the agony.... can anyboyd help me justify this insanity>

anyway, if you get a chance to check out Becca products, i'd recommend it.