Photo by Zach Behrens/LAist Not only was the lovely and feigned Johnny Depp buying makeup at the Hollywood & Highland MAC store, but he was also getting tips on how to best smudge black eyeliner and what kind of makeup remover to use. To pay, he lifted his treasure chest to the counter and opened it, handing her magical gold coins. To have your work featured on LAist, submit photos to the LAist Featured......

Having once been employed "Sephora-adjacent," I spent almost every lunch hour smudging, applying, testing, and sniffing my way to beauty heaven. In my younger years, I broke beauty rules with abandon: avoided sleep, smoked, drank, and wore tons of makeup (to bed!) without a care. I'm now in that precarious position of aging skin - a hormonal roller-coaster that brings three unwelcome guests: wrinkles and zits, with the odd allergic reaction. Like Ebenezer Scrooge,......