Clinique eyeshadow blows. Seriously. You put it on, and within half an hour you'd never know it was there. Where does it go? Who knows...it didn't even settle in the crease in my eyelid, it was just gone. I'll stick with my Maybelline eyeshadows, thanks.

I've been noticing this lately and I'm really annoyed by it - I thought it was because I normally wear lighter colors, but even the darker ones seem to be fading. :(

Me too, for the most part. I have a pair of shades in a taupish color that I purchased recently, and i use the cream base stuff, and that stays on great. But i have the one lilac duo with the base as well, and that's gone by lunchtime!

I'm not sure what to do... i'm brand loyal on some items, an di'm not sure who to turn to!

Me either - I am really finicky with eyeshadows because I wear contacts and I don't like the really powdery ones.

Quoting myself to 1-reiterate that Clinique does indeed suck, and 2-state that I no longer use the foaming mousse cleanser as it sucks as well. :)

I've been fairly satisfied with Clinique. My main problem with them is that they insist that the 3-step skin program is the way to go and that Everyone.Needs.Moisturizer. It's wrong to paint everyone with such a broad brush... there are people out there, such as myself, who do not react well to moisturizer of any sort. I use their soap and clarifying lotion daily, though.

The Quattro razor. They gave them away free in my school's bookstore, so me and the sisters all went and got one. The shave didn't even last overnight! When I put on my lotion after shaving, my legs BURNED.

I do agree with you on Clinique's skin care. The foaming cleanser works pretty well for me and I like the way the astringent makes my face tingle, but the moisturizer seems like it just sits on top of my skin and makes it look greeeeeeasy. It never seems to sink in the way it's supposed to. Half the time, I don't use it.

And for eyeshadow, guys, it's Maybelline, I'm telling you. I'm so picky, but I've been very satisfied with them. The colors are pretty nice and it stays on! I don't use their other products very much, though, so I can't really say anything about them.

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Off topic-I have large pores on my cheeks and nose (seriously, I think I could be mistaken for a strawberry-especially since i have redcheeks:P) and it's gotten to the point that if i put makeup on, it looks 1) flakey, and 2) on my nose it looks like my pores are clogged. At first, I honestly thought that maybe I just needed to exfoliate-so I tried. Over and over and over, lol. Actually, the other day I used a scrub, then turned around and used those exfoliating cloths from st. Ives, for like 5 minutes- and it helped...some. lol. Anyways, I know there's no magic treatment to make my pores shrink, but does anyone know what I can use to be able to wear makeup AND not look like I need a pore cleanser pronto?:P

Anyways, back to the subject at hand;)
I absolutely hate just about everything from covergirl that I've tried. Powder, foundation, mascara- none of it seems to hold very well! Literally, within an hour or so i need to reapply. One powder I really dig though is the Loreal True Match. It definetely covers my redness and it holds for hours!

This is probably obvious, but I hate La Mer. Quite possibly THE most overrated product. Fortunately I didn't buy it, I only got a sample. My trusty St. Ives 24-hour moisturizer works much better, and it doesn't cost over $100 a bottle.

However, I do love my Laura Mercier foundation. It's got great coverage without being overly heavy.

I usually don't like any covergirl makeup, but I found this CG stuff(cant remember the name)it is one of those "rewind time" types of foundation. It is FANTASTIC. Smoothest coverage I have ever used, and I really think it helps smooth out some lines. I even got a compliment from my boyfriend about how great my make-up looked, yeah, kinda creepy, but still. He noticed! and I have had compliments about how I look "glowing". So I have found a new one!
Now, my least favorite-Rimmel Lip Boosting lipgloss crap. It is supposed to plump up your lips, but the colors(i have tried 3 different ones) are all very severe colors and very goopy. I do like most of Rimmels other stuff though. But that lipgloss stuff is terrible.

Have you ever tried LM's tinted moisturizer? If not, I recommend getting a sample from the counter because it's excellent in place of foundation.

Personally, I find that Soft Lips chapstick stuff to be kind of mediocre...I LOVE C.O. Bigelow My Favorite Lip Balm from Bath & Body Works. Shea butter! mmm so nice.