Today’s blush (and eye shadow) was Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick in Copper Diamond. I bought it a while ago at a Cosmetic Company Store outlets.
I’m not wild about this. I bought it because I’d always wanted to try the Shimmer Bricks and I didn’t want to pass this up at the great price of $28.
Well, it might have been $28 wasted. I just cannot figure out how to use this. On my cheeks, it doesn’t show up, except for a trail of glitter, and on my eyes, it creases like nobody’s business, despite using primer and Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy. I’m sure a huge part of the problem is that I just do not know how (or why) to use this kind of shimmery makeup. I’m so ridiculously oily that putting this on my face makes me look even greasier. A little shimmer, sure, but a ton, no thank you.
Now, on to the workout.
Now that I’ve done Insanity a couple of times, I can see why this workout is the first. It’s tough, but manageable. After a 9-minute warmup (which could totally be a workout in itself) with increasing intensity, there’s a nice stretching period, then about 20 minutes of plyo, but with 30 second breaks between sets. Those breaks are what powers you through the workout before another stretch.
The first time I did an Insanity workout, I could barely get out of bed and took Advil all day long. I didn’t get past Week 2. Today I was breathless and sweaty, but I could (mostly) keep up. I guess once you get fit from these workouts, you can stay pretty fit. That’s not to say it’s not still incredibly challenging; I’m just glad I won’t be limping around discouraged like I was the first time I tried it.
