OMG, I Can't Wait...

Everyday Minerals posted up a new picture of their upcoming items arriving in late January of next year. And oh my gosh, I just can't wait! They'll finally have a stippling brush that's 100% synthetic and you know it's going to be super soft and of good quality, not to mention super cheap if ordered in a kit.

They'll also have recyclable pressed powder compacts that look like a regular plastic compact that snaps shut and not that cheap cardboard packaging. No more depotting their pressed powders into a MAC compact for me. LoL. Hopefully it will have a mirror in it but I'm disappointed that it doesn't have an extra area on the bottom of the compact to put a brush or disc sponge like you see in a Studio Fix compact or a Physician's Formula blush compact. =( I'm not too fond of the baby blue color either because it looks a little childish but it's all about function.

I guess I'll wait next year for my next order and pass on their current special called "Yulelikethis." (Enter the code "yule" until Dec. 24th and receive 17% of your order. For orders over $17, before shipping and the discount, you'll receive 3 free sample sizes of a blush and 2 eyeshadows, not to mention a special extra surprise gift that they're keeping a secret. Hmm, pressed powder compact? Probably not though.)

And for those of you who didn't already know, EDM always has a special going on and they post it on their website under the "community" section and under the "specials" section. Hope this helps!

Dust-Free Brushes

I had to make another brush holder and decided to reserve my old one for eye brushes and my new one for face and lip brushes. Yes, I'm a germ freak and a neat freak. And I don't use every single brush everyday so some of them will get dusty. After spending so much time washing and drying them, plus the money spent, I might as well take care of my brushes and give them their own dust-free home to rest in. They are also protected from any aerosol can spray like air freshener or Lysol...Oh, and spiders too. LoL. Spiders seem to pop up in my room.

I get asked all the time where I got the clear plastic box from. Well, I got it from a little craft store called Beverly's and have not seen these at my local Michael's or Joann (why are all craft stores named after somebody? LoL) It's just called "Craft Box" and the brand name is Darice. This was only $2.99 and the dimensions are about 7" tall by 4"wide. A lot of them in the store were scratched up or cracked so I had to spend some time looking for a nice one.

The clear little cylindrical-shaped beads that appear white are called Colorfill and a bag of it is around $5. It's used in floral arrangements and I give all the credit to YouTube's EnkoreMakeup.
I added some black ribbons with white polka dots to hide the top line of the Colorfill because it's a little uneven at times. I also keep the clear plastic brush sleeves on most of my face brushes. Since I didn't have enough Colorfill (I used leftovers from last time) I have to reach down into the box to get my flat top buffer brushes and I don't want to touch the bristles and add germs. So the sleeves protect them.
Have you made a brush holder yet? What does yours look like? =)

*UPDATE*
Here's a current picture of my brush holders. (June 10, 2009)