Hello? Kitty!

Well, in my defense, I'm an Asian girl.

Isn't this kind of what we do??

Yes ... I ... hmm ... I needed the brushes! Let's go with that.

In case you're a) not a girl b) living somewhere far, far away from a big city c) do not care a single whit about make-up, let me back up and explain.

MAC (I hate that it's called MAC. A 'Mac' is an Apple computer. Let's just call it Make-Up Art Cosmetics, shall we?) came out with a special, limited-edition Hello Kitty set.

I like playing with make-up, but I don't wear it every day (I should, because I look so much better with make-up on), so I've been trying to limit spending money on such frivolities. Seriously, do I need more than one shade of blush? Do I need four different shades of off-white eyeshadow? (I have more than one blush and at least four different shades of off-white eyeshadow.)

I took one look at the colors for the Hello Kitty collection, gagged, and dismissed it. I don't do neon colors, particularly on my face. I don't wear fuchsia blush, I certainly do not use glittery liquid eyeliner, and I'm not a particularly huge fan of big chunky plastic jewelry.

Then I saw the brush set:























Cute much??

Not only cute, but I have a problem. I love brushes! Not hairbrushes, make-up brushes. They are fun and useful and everlasting. I probably have about thirty or so. (Trish McEvoy makes some delicious brushes, as does Bobbi Brown.)

But I did not have the 187, which is the stippling brush (known colloquially as the skunk brush ... ew). I needed that brush. Needed.

So ... I had to do it. Gave in to my baser urges and purchased my first cosmetics in 2009. (I'm not counting any everyday facial products- I need toner and cleanser and moisturizer and essence, I use them every single day! Those are necessities, not trivialities).

For the record, I tried the 187 brush and it is fantastic. Worth the price (so much cheaper to buy the set than the buy the three brushes separately- hey, I saved money!)