Get Your Glam on at Cinema Secrets

A devastating email from my neighbor Dalbert left me in a panic. NARS, wrote my makeup artist's friend, was no longer producing my all-time favorite foundation. Santa Fe Firming Foundation was forever out of stock.

This may not sound like a tragedy for you fellows, but finding the perfect foundation takes about as long as locating a husband. Once the right match is found, women commit to it for life. As I was driving to get a piece of lemon meringue pie from Marie Calender's to lift my mood, I saw the Cinema Secrets sign in the distance.

I had heard about the store’s fantastic Halloween costumes and makeup for years.  While enjoying my pie, I found dozens of rave reviews on the Web about their foundation.

I walked down the block and found aisles of brushes, eyeshadows, mascara, blush and other products inside the store. I wandered over to the foundation section where makeup pro Enoch Jim immediately found my shade out of the 40 on display: Ultimate Foundation PS402-12.

Enoch expertly applied a few sprits of the Cinema Secrets Moisture Spray to my skin and then dipped a sponge into the pot of waterproof crème foundation. A few minutes later -- perfect coverage.

Founded in 1984 by legendary makeup artist Maurice Stein, Cinema Secrets has its own line of professional grade cosmetics, brushes, brush cleaner and other products.

They also offer all types of special effects makeup, prosthetic tools, makeup kits and a long line of hair and nail products. It’s a one-stop beauty store for anything a girl needs, including an occasional color touch up, trim or mani-pedi in the back salon.

For those into glam, you can sign up for a variety of makeup classes offered at the store.