There's a desert on my face...

I have naturally dry skin and I'm the only person I know with this diagnosis other than my mother, which is quite odd. Everyone else I know has "oily," "greasy," or "combination." Maybe it's a Puerto Rican-Irish mix thing? Mixed ethnicities tend to result in fantastic skin.

Anywho, I've spent the passed few weeks on a perfect-foundation hunt since learning that it's beneficial to wear make up so that your bare skin has a small layer of protection from sun and air toxins. Good idea, thought I.

Yesterday Friend and I drove to a Glendale mall for two things 1.) my foundation, and 2.) so Friend could reintroduce her lip ring that's been vacant of metal for quite a while. First I sat down at a Benefit counter (I hate it when you get stuck with those one-branders) and got some make up put on my cheeks and nose. The woman and I noticed my face was rather dry that day, resulting in little flakes around my nose and forehead. She moisturized me but it was still a little visible and the wet foundation she put on didn't have much coverage, so I politely abandoned Benefit as an option.

Sephora was was where I finally felt saved. An accented woman helped me in my search and first put their Sephora brand make up on my face in the lightest shade (I don't mind being pale). I still wasn't seeing the evenness I wanted, so we tried Stila. Stila foundation looked more like I had make up on. Then, thankfully, we resorted to Laura Mercier tinted moisturizer with SPF. I'd read about it's amazingness online. She put it on with one of those smooth spongey things and it was immediately cooling and refreshing and dewey. Oooh! It made my face all one color, like there were no flaws whatsoever. Mine. So mine. I grabbed it even though it was $42. Oh well, where else would I get something like this? And to help with the flaky dryness, I also grabbed a microexfoliater from Philosophy for $32. The two together pretty much make face magic.