http://www.viewpoints.com/aboutme/Caprig Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:28:40 GMT Reviews by Caprig http://www.viewpoints.com/MAC-Neon-Pro-Pigment-Red-Electric-review-a0c10 WHEE! I am so excited- Finally someone has come out with an entire array of neon type pigments that are very versatile if used carefully. — — One of the six neon colors just officially released by MAC today is RED ELECTRIC. And WHAT a color it is! — — WHAT IS MAC RED ELECTRIC NEON PRO PIGMENT LIKE? — — MAC NEON PRO PIGMENT IN RED ELECTRIC is a fantastic color. It is the true warm very hot pink red that I remember from the 1980s florescent craze. — — This is one of the MAC NEON PRO PIGMENTS that is truly neon in color. Some of the others are not quite neon in my opinion. — — The texture is very light and feathery in consistency. It is easy to sheer way out or build up to use as a vivid neon type color. Its consistency allows for a certain translucence that makes the colors pretty and not gaudy when applied to the skin. — — — — HOW TO USE MAC RED ELECTRIC — — Just like... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:28:40 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/MAC-Neon-Pro-Pigment-Red-Electric-review-a0c10 Caprig 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/MAC-Neon-Pigment-Full-Force-Violet-A-Brilliant-Purple-Blue-Worth-Seeing-review-a7c94 In case this is your first review you have read of MAC Neon Pigments, MAC just released a set of six different neon colors of professional pigments made official today. The colors are brilliant, and surprisingly useable even by shy people who are not fond of bright colors. — — One of the colors in this collection is called FULL FORCE VIOLET. — — WHAT IS FULL FORCE VIOLET LIKE? — — MAC NEON PIGMENT IN FULL FORCE VIOLET is a beautiful purple/violet/blue color that is unlike anything out there that I have seen. It is really intense and reflects light like a glowing vibrant appearance- not many pigments out there are like this. — — Despite its lovely intense nature which makes me love to stare at it, the one thing I am not fond of is its powdery texture. The others all have the same kind of texture, but for some reason, FULL FORCE VIOLET is harder to make stick to the skin than all of the others in this NEON PIGMENT collection.... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:41:10 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/MAC-Neon-Pigment-Full-Force-Violet-A-Brilliant-Purple-Blue-Worth-Seeing-review-a7c94 Caprig 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/MAC-NEON-PIGMENT-Neo-Orange-review-37f32 Have you ever walked by those cones they use on road construction- those neon orange ones- and wished you could have a makeup item like that? How about hunting vests- that neon orange color - does that make you wish you had a lip color like that? — — If any of that appeals to you, then you have to have MAC NEON PIGMENT IN NEO ORANGE. It is one of six new neon pigments that MAC officially released today through the MAC Pro stores. — — — WHAT IS NEO-ORANGE LIKE? — — MAC NEON PIGMENT IN NEO ORANGE is one of the six neon pigments that MAC released today that truly IS neon in nature. I have not tried it yet, but I have been told that this will react to black lights thus making it even more fun for clubbing and over all color and black light fanatics. — — NEO-ORANGE NEON PIGMENT is the same bright orange you see in Crossing Guard Strips, some hunting gear, and in most "LOOK AT ME" neon orange things you can think of. — ... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:01:24 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/MAC-NEON-PIGMENT-Neo-Orange-review-37f32 Caprig 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/MAC-Neon-Pigment-in-Rock-It-Yellow-review-a2e41 One color that MAC has not come out with to my liking has been a true lemon yellow. They have come out with colors that SEEM to be lemon until I get them home and they are always too goldish in hue for me, or else they are like lemon pudding in color. — — However, that has all changed with the release of MAC's new NEON PIGMENT in ROCK-IT YELLOW. FINALLY! MAC has come out with a true lemon yellow color that I can use for accents in makeup. — — — WHAT IS ROCK-IT YELLOW NEON PIGMENT FROM MAC LIKE? — — The color of ROCK-IT YELLOW NEON PIGMENT from MAC is what I would call a true LEMON yellow. I would not say that it is neon, however. I am including a comparison photo for you with a TRUE NEON yellow and MAC's other favorite yellow (in lieu of a true lemon) Chrome eyeshadow. — — The color is a nice clean lemon color, although bright in the container, it is very sheer when applied- leaving the transclucence to give more of a... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:21:21 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/MAC-Neon-Pigment-in-Rock-It-Yellow-review-a2e41 Caprig 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/MAC-MAC-Neon-Pigment-Green-Space-review-e6940 I am a lime green fanatic. I LOVE lime green. — — It is quite difficult to find true lime green pigments or makeup to use that is not too yellow or too kelly green. But finally MAC has done it- MAC NEON PIGMENT IN GREEN SPACE is a true bright LIME GREEN! — — WHAT IS MAC NEON GREEN SPACE LIKE? — — MAC Neon Pigment in GREEN SPACE is not what I would call a true neon pigment. It is more of a true bright lime green- the likes of which I have not seen from hardly any cosmetic line so far. Usually they are too yellow or too blue for my liking. — — GREEN SPACE is LIME GREEN! — — The texture of this pigment is finely jet milled - featherlight. It can be used very sheerly or it can be built up. The bledability is wonderful, if used over a base. — — — WHAT DO YOU USE MAC NEON PIGMENT IN GREEN SPACE FOR? — — Although MAC has listed all of their neon pigments as not being eye safe, they have... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:38:28 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/MAC-MAC-Neon-Pigment-Green-Space-review-e6940 Caprig 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/MAC-Neon-Pigment-Magenta-Madness-review-0c2a4 I have been in love with neon pink since I was a young girl- although at that time, it was very difficult to find any makeup products that supplied my neon fix to my liking. At last, MAC has released something that many have been waiting for- NEON PIGMENTS! — — WHAT IS MAGENTA MADNESS LIKE? — — Because every color behaves and appears differently than the others, I will be reviewing these separately. MAC Magenta Madness Neon Pigment is my first review because I am CRAZY about this color. — — MAGENTA MADNESS NEON PIGMENT is a true neon pigment. Unlike some of the others in the MAC NEON PIGMENT COLLECTION, it truly does show up neon on the skin and it looks delightfully brilliant but not overwhelming. — — MAGENTA MADNESS is a matte pigment, but with a new jet milled texture which makes it feather light, but very buildable. That means that you can use this pigment as a blush or layer it on for a true neon look on face art. — ... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:55:00 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/MAC-Neon-Pigment-Magenta-Madness-review-0c2a4 Caprig 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Setting-the-Record-Straight-American-History-in-Black-White-review-f1384 When David Barton was on a talk show recently, he was garnering such response from the audience from all kinds of people that they kept on recording for quite a few hours and played the shows over a several day period. — — One of the things that a dark skinned man in the audience asked him was what kind of reaction did he have when presenting the information about Black History to the Black Communuity. — — Mr Barton told many different stories of Black/ African American pastors and laymen he had taken for tours in the Capitol buildling while enlightening them on the corresponding history of the paintings, statues, and different inscriptions they were seeing. — — Many broke down crying, some were speechless, some were angry for not being told these things before, but one thing stood out in my mind that came forth in this interchange. A black man had understading dawn on his face and said something to the effect of: — — " I always... Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:12:40 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Setting-the-Record-Straight-American-History-in-Black-White-review-f1384 Caprig 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/MAC-Lipmix-in-Crimson-review-9b6f1 What I am about to review here is one of MAC's best kept secrets. — — Have you ever wanted that perfect color lipstick, but nothing out there works for you? — — Well, Lipmix from MAC Pro could be just the thing for you. — — — WHAT IS MAC LIPMIX? — — MAC LIPMIX is a clear tube of pure lipstick pigment. It is very thick and pigmented and you get 10mg (.33 fl oz) of product- which is a great deal since you can mix up a long lasting lipstick from these products. — — Lipmix is designed for use by professional makeup artists to mix on site any color they want to use for clients. They are intense pigments, longwearing, and do not have the additives the lipsticks do. — — — WHAT IS MAC LIPMIX IN CRIMSON LIKE? — — Because each color has different properties I am going to review them each separately to make it easier to read the reviews. — — MAC LIPMIX in CRIMSON is a... Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:33:06 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/MAC-Lipmix-in-Crimson-review-9b6f1 Caprig 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/MAC-Reflects-Gold-Glitter-review-6cdf1 One of my most exciting discoveries has been MAC REFLECTS GLITTER. Microsized particles make up this product, and for the first time you can wear glitter and not look like you fell into a vat of craft glitter at Michaels Arts and Crafts Store! — — I have several of these colors and found them to be a vital part of my makeup kit. — — — WHAT IS GOLD REFLECTS LIKE? — — MAC GOLD REFLECTS GLITTER is an interesting cloudy white translucent glitter that flashes gold when the light hits it in certain directions. It is very small in particle so that it looks very beautiful without looking gaudy. — — The gold color is not overly yellow, but is more of a cool metallic yellow- like you would see in lighter gold jewelry. — — MAC GOLD REFLECTS GLITTER has a capacity to adhere to skin very well. — — — HOW TO USE GOLD REFLECTS GLITTER — — Gosh, the uses for this stuff are almost endless. Here... Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:12:16 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/MAC-Reflects-Gold-Glitter-review-6cdf1 Caprig 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/MAC-Reflects-Red-Glitter-review-7d262 The problem with glitters in the past has been large particles not only cause problems, but they make one look like they just came from a 5th grade slumber party glitter fight. — — MAC introduced Reflects Glitter some time ago, but I was not interested.  Knowing my obsession with unique and useful duochrome products, many friends tried to get me to purchase some reflects glitter. — — I did not have any interest until I saw MAC TEAL REFLECTS GLITTER which captured my heart.  I picked up the blue and I was smitten with these little jars of glorious fun. — — My latest acquisition was the REFLECTS RED GLITTER.  It is a MUST if you like glitter, but don't want it to be obvious that it is glitter.  It is beautiful in eye looks as well as in lip products. — — — WHAT IS MAC REFLECTS RED GLITTER LIKE? — — MAC REFLECTS RED glitter is a very small particle duochromatic product that is not recommended for... Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:06:19 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/MAC-Reflects-Red-Glitter-review-7d262 Caprig 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Too-Faced-Galaxy-Glams-in-Moonbeam-review-278c0 Too Faced hit a home run when they introduced Galaxy Glams. GALAXY GLAMS in MOONBEAM is one of a collection of four colors released in this collection. — — WHAT IS MOONBEAM LIKE? — — GALAXY GLAMS are a domed shaped cake of eyeshadow housed in a gleaming silver screw top container with a magnifying clear domed top. — — The shadow itself is a combination of several colors. The base is a black semi matte (closer to a very dark charcoal gray). The swirls of color have white pearl with a very metallic green micro shimmer in it. — — The interesting thing about MOONBEAM is that the dark blackish background shows through a bit matte which contrasts beautifully with the green metallic shimmer particles that twinkle from the black background.  It is very striking because the green does not overtake the black. — — — HOW TO USE MOONBEAM — — If you pick a container with large swirls of color, you can... Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:55:44 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Too-Faced-Galaxy-Glams-in-Moonbeam-review-278c0 Caprig 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Too-Faced-Galaxy-Glams-in-Shooting-Star-review-377c5 If you happened to miss out on the MAC Solar Bits in Black Ore, or if you just love dramatic eye makeup- especially smokey eyes, I have a product for you to check out. — — TOO FACED came out with a new product some months ago now called GALAXY GLAMS. This is a collection of four colors with a black base, and a swirl of other colors in them. When you mix them on a brush or sponge applicator, the effect is absolutely gorgeous. — — — WHAT IS SHOOTING STAR GALAXY GLAM LIKE? — — Out of the four colors- each being different in behavior, I have decided to review them each individually. It is important that you know how to apply them and what colors might be good with them as well. — — SHOOTING STAR GALAXY GLAM comes in a little silver rounded container with a magnifying clear cap on top. They are Italian baked multi-dimensional iridescent eyeshadows. — — The cake of makeup inside is an interesting swirl of color. ... Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:07:11 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Too-Faced-Galaxy-Glams-in-Shooting-Star-review-377c5 Caprig 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/MAC-MAC-Solar-Bits-in-Bronzescape-review-68a81 Okay, I am having fits here. MAC has come out with more things this year that I have wished for than any other year I can remember. WHY did it have to be all in one year? — — I did a review for another color in the Solar Bits line of makeup from MAC and that color was called BLACK ORE. That color is absolutely divine. — — There is another color that I was able to get my hands on called BRONZESCAPE. — — — WHAT ARE MAC SOLAR BITS LIKE? — — MAC SOLAR BITS are a new product release- limited edition at the moment- which is very unique. Clumps of pigment are housed in a flat screw top jar with a liner in the lid. — — Once you open the jar, you can see all of the little clumps of metallic particles all nestled in the pile. The color of BRONZESCAPE SOLAR BITS is a rosy copper color with a twist of yellow gold in it. — — — HOW DO SOLAR BITS WORK? — — SOLAR BITS are very unique. ... Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:01:51 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/MAC-MAC-Solar-Bits-in-Bronzescape-review-68a81 Caprig 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Lamas-Shampoo-Rice-Protein-12-oz-review-a6b14 When I first saw Peter Lamas on a talk show quite a few years ago, I was surprised at how much the women he did makeovers on raved about certain products that he had them try for three days. They seemed very genuine and they did look very good. I was willing to give it a try. — — I stopped using Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (and many related derivatives of it) quite a few years ago when I did a lot of research and interviews concerning a common eye problem that many women over the age of 30 seemed to be having. It was getting so prevalent that I knew that I had to find a common denominator to see if I might help them. — — When I became one of them, I was in absolute misery with eyes watering and burning all year long. It was awful. — — I came to the conclusion through a long extensive research and interviewing countless women that sodium lauryl sulfate (from here on will be called SLS) was most likely greatly adding to the problem. So, I decided to... Sat, 07 Jun 2008 12:08:00 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Lamas-Shampoo-Rice-Protein-12-oz-review-a6b14 Caprig 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/MAC-Pleasureseeker-lipstick-from-Neo-Sci-Fi-Collection-review-ba155 When I first saw MAC's new Neo Sci Fi collection which hit the market recently, the only thing I could say was "Bright Orange Containers?" — — That is pretty much what many people said. The neon orange containers for the products were a bit overwhelming at first exposure, until you got used to them and were able to look at the product inside. — — PLEASURESEEKER LIPSTICK from the NEO SCI FI collection promised to be a creamy peach color- and I was expecting it to be very nice for summer. — — WHAT IS PLEASURESEEKER LIKE? — — Pleasureseeker lipstick is a very sheer color. It is reminiscent of a translucent creamscicle if that makes any sense. — — It is one of the GLAZE versions of lipsticks that MAC makes which means that it goes on very sheer, but does build up more color if you want. — — The shimmer in this lipstick is light peach- nothing special or unique. — — — HOW DOES THIS... Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:51:04 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/MAC-Pleasureseeker-lipstick-from-Neo-Sci-Fi-Collection-review-ba155 Caprig 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/MAC-Port-Red-Lipstick-Naughty-Nauticals-Collection-review-21d54 Wow, this year is a banner year for MAC - at least for all of us out here who crave unique color drenched products. — — MAC came out with the Naughty Nauticals collection in the last month and their selection of items was very interesting. One of the most breathtaking so far in that collection is PORT RED lipstick. — — WHAT IS PORT RED LIKE? — — Port Red lipstick is listed as a frost, however, it is like a brighter red version of Queens Sin lipstick from last fall's jewel-toned collection, which was a runaway hit with its intense metallic dark red appearance. — — Port Red lipstick is also listed as a yellow based red. Although it does have a slighter brighter appearance, I would not say that it is as yellow based as I expected it to be. It still can be pushed to the cooler side of red using a cool dark lip liner. — — The appearance of this lipstick was something that I had to determine for myself before sending for... Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:33:07 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/MAC-Port-Red-Lipstick-Naughty-Nauticals-Collection-review-21d54 Caprig 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/MAC-Solar-Bits-in-Black-Ore-review-3f510 When I first saw the promos for MAC's new innovation called SOLAR BITS, I was not sure what to think. Many times in the past MAC has had gimmicky things that I have gotten all excited about and then once I got them, the performance was awful or I had an allergic reaction. — — This time, however, the appearance of one color in particular called BLACK ORE intrigued me. Surely they would not be anything too great, but I just HAD to try Black Ore. — — Boy, was I surprised. — — — WHAT IS BLACK ORE LIKE? — — Black Ore Solar Bits is a very unique product. Instead of being a pigmented powder,Black Ore is a congolmeration of little crunchy nuggets of color- reminiscent of Grape Nuts in size and appearance. — — They are called pearlized pigment clusters, but Black Ore is so much more. — — The basic color is a charcoal gray bordering on black with an antiqued gold shimmer/glitter in it. The balance is... Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:15:24 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/MAC-Solar-Bits-in-Black-Ore-review-3f510 Caprig 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Pain-Is-Good-Jamaican-Bloody-Mary-Mix-review-8cc52 One of the most interesting discoveries we have made in the last few years has been the PAIN IS GOOD line of mixes and sauces. — — One of the more unique items we have tried from the PAIN IS GOOD line is the Jamaican Bloody Mary Mix. — — This mix combines the traditional Bloody Mary flavorings with the zing and BAM of Jamaican spice and heat. — — Although we tend to make our mixes for drinks fresh, there are times when we have to fall back on cooked and preserved things so PAIN IS GOOD JAMAICAN BLOODY MARY MIX is a nice thing to have on hand. The Jamaican Jerk twist on the Bloody Mary is a really nice change. — — The one thing I am not as fond of as I would like is that it tends to be a bit heavy on the celery seed flavoring which I think competes for the Jamaican twist, but I still like it very much. — — — INGREDIENTS — — Ingredients: Tomato juice, vinegar, worcestershire sauce,... Wed, 28 May 2008 19:48:56 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Pain-Is-Good-Jamaican-Bloody-Mary-Mix-review-8cc52 Caprig 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Pain-Is-Good-Jamaican-Style-Hot-Sauce-review-2f2c3 My husband is nuts. He LOVES habanero. — — There is nothing wrong with that- but he actually eats them from the garden. But then again, so do the deer (yep, they really do eat them out of the garden- hotter the better).----They are all nuts! — — I wonder if they are related?  Although I have suspected that perhaps the deer are immigrants from Mexico--;D — — — HOW I FOUND MY FAVORITE HOT SAUCE — — One thing that I have set myself out to do is to make the perfect hot sauce. We tried many sauces for grilling, salads, etc, but most of them were so hot that the did not have much taste to them. — — One day I came upon a bottle of very unique sauce called PAIN IS GOOD JAMAICAN STYLE HOT SAUCE. — — The price was right (only $4) for a 6.75 oz bottle, so I purchased one. — — When I got home I stuck it on the shelf next to the other gazillion hot sauces waiting for testing. It did not... Wed, 28 May 2008 19:32:12 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Pain-Is-Good-Jamaican-Style-Hot-Sauce-review-2f2c3 Caprig 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/August-Rush-review-58ea2 When we first saw August Rush advertised, it was one of the few times that both my husband and I declared that it was a movie we HAD to see. — — Once it hit Netflix, we ordered it and much to my astonishment, I found us both riveted to this movie. As an artist and musician, I found this film to be haunting and delightfully addictive. — — The story is about a young orphan boy who is a musical genius in an orphanage. He is mocked because he is different and because he has hope and faith that something good will happen to him despite his horrible circumstances. — — The movie then winds through the account of a well known cellist that plays for the Philharmonic who has a chance encounter over night with an Irish musician from a rock band. Through unfortunate circumstances they are forced apart after only one night, but they continue to hold each other in their hearts after that. — — The young boy is their love child, and believes... Tue, 20 May 2008 23:44:03 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/August-Rush-review-58ea2 Caprig 5