In an effort to reduce waste and increase mindfulness, I set a goal for myself not to buy any HABA (Health and Beauty Aids) until I ran out of something and needed a direct replacement. It took me until mid-May, and the thing I ran out of was concealer. I've been using the same Mineral Fusion concealer duo for a long time and wanted to try something new, and had my eye on the new concealer from Kosas, one of my favorite clean beauty brands. I also decided to order a new lip color because I used up my only light/nude/MLBB shade over the winter. I still have some reds and darker mauve-y colors but they feel like too much in warmer weather.

My first order -- concealer in shade 3.5 and lipstick in "Vegas" -- was a bust. Both formulas were too light for me, and had that chalky sitting-on-top-of-my-skin effect. I contacted Kosas customer service and they graciously sent me replacements right away. I went with shade 4 for concealer and "Stardust" for a lip color (warm sheer pink), and the replacements arrived within a week completely free of charge. Both colors are perfect and natural-looking on me. Having a fair complexion, blue eyes, and dark hair, it's tempting to self-diagnose as cool/winter, but the more I play around with makeup, the more I realize my undertones are definitely tan/olive, however light; cool-toned cosmetics, and even some "neutral" formulations don't really suit me at all, especially during the sunny half of the year. It took me years of wondering why most red lipsticks turn pink on me to figure this out.  

I'm almost out of facial cleanser now, so I finally placed an order for the Ordinary's Squalane Cleanser, which has been on my wishlist for a while. I'll report back when it arrives!

ETA unfiltered selfie with the new colors.