Allie ~ Have you tried a cosmetics line called "Prescriptives"? Pricewise, its a bit on the steep side but the consulatants do something called "color printing" where they analyze your skintone and recommend that you choose products from one of their three color groups based on that. They have a fantastic selection of lipsticks and glosses and I'm sure if you go there you can find something that will look great on you! I'm not sure where you are, but some department stores that might carry Prescriptives include Nordstrom, Hechts, Macy's or Belk.

Getting away from Clineque, who I'm mad at right now... What does everyone think of Perscriptives? It was recomended to me a long time ago because they custom blend colors for you & I have such fair skin that most foundation is to dark for me. I've never been but want to. It's kind of scary going up to a counter where you've never been. Depending on what yall say, maybe I'll get the nerve. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif
Thanks
Heidi

Prescriptives is great. Actually, so is MAC. And you gotta love Stila and Shu Uemura. Damn, I'm addicted to being a diva.

Love you gals!

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Heidi, I am a big believer in Prescriptives and I highly recommend that you give it a try. Not only will the custom blended foundation match your skin so much better than anything else you've tried, but you can also specify the amount of coverage, if you want it oil free or moisturizing, etc. One thing I definitely recommend is that you make an appointment because, at least in the store where I shop, there isn't always a Prescriptives consultant working and the people from other lines who cover the counter aren't trained to do the colorprinting (which helps determine the correct colors for you)

Best wishes!
Tracy

i dont buy any expensive makeup except:
1. estee lauder foundation, lucidity in cool beige
2.black eyeliner, OMG i cannot live w/o it, from anywhere but especially like maybelline budgeproof, the blackest u can buy
3. blush from N.Y.C. you know the really cheap brand
4. bonne bell lip smackers in diamond icing
5. and lastly black wondercurl mascara by maybelline
yeah im cheap, but i still look great!!

I love makeup http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif! Visit www.icompact.com - such a great place for reviews of makeup, hair care, sknicare, etc. plus such an awesome messageboard!!!!!

Though I wear very little makeup (concealer and mascara) on a day-to-day basis, I definitely have some faves:

Fave e/s - Stila (though expensive!) I have the colors Pewter (dark grey/black, great for lining) and a very subtle light baby blue named "popova" that is sooo amazing - usually i won't wear color, but this subtle (can't even really tell it's baby blue) color brings out my dark eyes!

Fave mascara - Neutrogena Full Length Defining - though it smudges http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/frown.gif. However, it gives me the most amazing long lashes!

Fave concealer - Maybelline Shine Free (heard it was discontinued though http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/frown.gif) - only color that fit my skintone!

Fave lippies - MAC, Clinique, Stila (though overpriced IMO), and also the new CoverGirl Outlast Lipcolor (the color Forever Fawn is soooo awesome on me - I've found the best lipcolor http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/wink.gif!)

Fave blush - I wear Clinique on special occasions!

For the eyebrows - I like Clinique Browshaper




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A friend is one who walks in when the rest walk out.
- Walter Winchell

OK now I have a question, since I said my fave mascara smears on me by the end of the day http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/frown.gif, how have you gals dealed with the smudges???

Have you guys ever tried sealers like EL's Raincoat (which is supposed to waterproof lashes), or Benefit's sealer which supposedly makes the lips, brows, and eyes waterproof?

I have naturally long eyelashes, so whenever i wear mascara they look really fake. I only wear mascara on special occasions, and even then i dont put any on the bottom lashes. What i do use is cover girl clear mascara. It works great for an everyday use. It doesnt make them thick like black mascara does, but it just gives them an extra "umph"! It says it can also be used to tame your brows, but i never use them for that. Newbie, maybe you should give that a try if you havent already and save the "real" mascara only for special occassions.

Does anyone know if Clinique makes a clear mascara?

Speaking of new makeup findings.... recently i was in clinique looking for blush and i wanted a new shade. I am very fair skinned so in order for the blush to look natural i have to buy light colors. This time, however, i wanted to get like a rosy color because i wanted to create the "flushed" or "just came back from working out look", and i found this kind of cream blush. They didnt have it on display for everyone to see, but the lady showed me a box of samples she had. The color i got is called Rosy Blush and you basically can put it on with your finger or cotton ball. It comes in a small compact- and i recommend. Its different from the regular blush and i love the color. They also had a gel blush, but i didnt like they very much.

BTW, i got an email from clinique about two days ago, and they are selling a pink fluffy purse from Legally Blonde. I really want to buy it, but its 35 dollars, and i dont know if i would actually wear it out in public! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif

cheap girls unite! LOL
I'm a Cover Girl for foundation (liquid and powder) blush and eyes. And..these great lip glosses called Lip Slicks.
My Mom is a Mary Kay consultant so I've grown up on watching ladies put on make-up, all my lipsticks are all MK
herbal essence oil free moisturizer..all the way
all in all tho I don't usualy wear a lot...

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God, I love makeup..Sephora is like, my heaven, I could spend hours in there just playing http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif

These are my faves http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif
Powder & concealer- Laura Mercier & Prescriptives magic water based powder..(it just feels really cool when you put it on http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif
Blush-Laura Mercier & Benetint(by benefit)
Eye Makeup Base- Benefit-Fyeye
eyeshadow-ulta, bobbi brown
mascara- maybelline full & soft

It's got to be MAC makeup all the way! I sometimes use SmashBox, but being in the industry, they all use MAC pretty much, it's fabulous!

I've read about Urban Decay makeup a lot, so I decided to try it. They sell directly from their site, but were sold out of the "Face Case" I wanted. I ended up ordering from sephora.com The two face cases I got were rockstar and first date to pin-up. The face cases come with 4 eye shadows, 4 lip sticks,and a blush all designed to mix and match. The rockstar has a pink, purple, black and shimmery nude for the eyes. I got it because I can't turn down pink, and I didn't think I'd wear it much. Turns out that I love it! It's edgey-er than I'm used to but I have no problem changing my look a bit. It actually matches my messy shag that I just got. The 1st date to pin up case is browns and neutrals but it's too heavy looking on me, so I rarely wear it. The lip colors are mostly their "lip gunks" which are flavored glosses. Those are great too! I really recomend Urban Decay to anyone. I'm going to order more soon. I really wish it was sold here, my mom's an impulse buyer & I'd be stocked in no time.
Heidi

Bucutie, thanks for your advice! But, yes, I've tried clear mascaras and also, you know, those "lash darkeners," for example - Cover Girl makes that, and so does Origins...but they do nothing for me! Hopefully someone will tell me if they've tried those sealers before http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif. Also Bucutie, I LOVE those creamblushes that you mentioned which are from Clinique!!!!! I have the one in Natural - and it looks awesome on!!! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif I also like their powder blushes, too.

BTW, Bucutie, to see if Clinique sells a clear mascara (which I don't think they do - I don't remember hearing of it), log on to www.clinique.com - pretty cool website there, tells you which colors are supposedly your best! (Though for me, experimenting is the best way of choosing the "best" color - recommendations sometimes don't work for me!)

Also, about Urban Decay - I love their Lipgunks! Very cool...I also love their sparkly eyeliners http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif!

urbandecay.com They didn't have the newest colors for sale there when I ordered about 2 months ago. Why? I don't know. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/confused.gif
sephora.com This is who I ordered from, I think they have the entire line.
Heidi

Heidi, the Urban Decay face case sounds interesting! I'd love to have everything in one package like that. Can you tell me Urban Decay's web address so I can see it?

Thanks!

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