I have trust issues, beauty trust issues that is; whenever I fall in love with a beauty product, be it a lipstick, eyeshadow, blush or heck even a foundation I live in fear of one word - discontinued. Ever since I began indulging in MAC make-up collections (Barbie Loves MAC was my first and damn I miss those bright pink blushes and lip colours) this grey cloud (or should that be smoky - geddit") has marred a few of my purchase decisions.

If a product is clearly marketed as limited edition I know where I stand; I can either purchase one of said beauty item, savour every use or become a little reckless and purchase a few backups - this is not the real issue here as I don't feel hoodwinked. It is when my favourite foundation and/or lipstick, y'know that shade that you can rely on any time, day or occasion is yanked from the shelves with no real explanation nor chase to stockpile a few surplus tubes/bottles. I'm pretty sure I'm one step away from becoming the focus of a bizarre make-up documentary - Extreme Make-Up Preppers.
My first real taste of make-up disappointment was with budget beauty brand Seventeen, for years and I mean years, I wore a milky pink lipstick by the brand. I'm almost sure it was part of their mirror shine collection and the shade was called Flirty, or something along those lines - it was over five years ago and pre-blog when I last owned a tube of this glorious, made-for-me pink. I would typically purchase a tube or two a month, more if it ...