Makeup and Beauty Blog: Monday Poll, Vol. 639

This week's Monday Poll:

1. Brush or Beauty Blender? Brushes, always. To be fair, I don't use liquid makeup, so I never had a use for a Beauty Blender. (Applying powder with a Beauty Blender is super cringy to me, for some reason.) But I'm also old-school. I learned makeup with brushes, I studied makeup with brushes, I became a makeup artist with brushes, and it was that way for over a decade. I tried using Beauty Blenders on myself and on others, and I just don't find the application or the look of makeup to be easier or better. So, nothing against Beauty Blenders, but personally, I just like application with brushes. And frankly, paying $26 for a fucking sponge that you'll have to throw out after six months is ridiculous. 
   
   
2. Apples or oranges? Apples in pastries and desserts, but oranges clementines to eat on their own. I'll go either way when it comes to juice, though.
   
   
3. An old-school makeup product you've used for-ev-er? MAC Studio Fix Powder Foundation. I mean, granted, I haven't worn makeup in months now (the pandemic look is no-makeup), but prior to this year, I used Studio Fix Powder every single day for well over a decade. Basically, I wanted medium-to-full buildable coverage with a matte finish that also came in my shade... but didn't want the inconvenience and feel of a liquid foundation. And this was the answer.
   
   
4. A fancy beauty product you love? Fresh Sugar Lychee Eau de Parfum. It's been my staple perfume for nearly 15 years. It's $118 CAD for a 100ml bottle, but I can't give it up. Also, more recently, I've fallen in love with Sunstar Ora2 Me Stain Clear Toothpaste in Peach Leaf Mint. It's a Japanese toothpaste that costs nearly $14 CAD a tube, and I totally bought it on a whim, but I've become obsessed with it. The flavour (it's like a minty peach iced tea, which sounds weird, but trust me, it's the most awesome thing ever), the foaming ability, the mouthfeel, and the whitening ability without making your teeth ultra-sensitive... It's A+++, would 100% buy it again. (I may actually just stockpile four tubes next time so it'll last me a year.)
   
   
5. River, lake or ocean? I love the visual grandeur of the ocean, but realistically, the closest I get to a large body of water is a lake 'cause I don't live on a coast.
   
   
6. Do you wear makeup to the pool or beach? Right now, I would say no. Prior to this year, I would probably have said yes. But this is all assuming I go to pools or beaches, which I don't, so this whole answer is moot. 
   
   
7. Something on your to-do list today? Watch the last episode of It's Okay to Not Be Okay, which has officially entered my Top 3 K-Dramas of All Time.
   
   
8. Do you trim your nose hairs? When I actually notice them, yes. It's not often, though.
   
   
9. You've got this! Ah, thanks. I'm moving in less than a month now, and I gotta prep a lot of stuff that I'm totally procrastinating on. LE SIGH.