Favorite makeup
 

Sorry boys, this is one for the girls again! Just curious what is that ONE makeup thing that you cannot live without--like that you wear every day and have a hissy fit when you run out of. Or I guess you could do one make up and one body thing! I'll go first!

Makeup--
Urban Decay lip pencil in Glam

Body--
Clinique exfoilating scrub--I LOVE soft skin!

One?! Oh, dear. If I *had* to pick only one thing, it would be lipstick. My favorite right now is the color Ribbons by Chanel -- the most gorgeous pink color.

For the body, I love those "earthy" soaps by Kiss My Face that are made with olive oil.

Yes!!! Elizabeth Arden flawless finish sponge-on cream makeup. I can't use any other foundation. I will not wear make up unless I have this on under all the other stuff.

I don't wear a lot of makeup but I couldn't pick just one thing.

* Showering with B&BW loofah and great smelling shower gel
* A little Neutrogena oil free moisterizer
* Next I HAVE to cover my face in foundation (Clinique Superbalanced - probably a left over from when I had acne)
* Finally - can't leave the house without mascara!! (Maybelline Great Lash)

But I'm not high maintaince at all, really! ;)

I don't leave the house without my Lancome Magnificils Full Lash Precision mascara. Normally, I don't wear much makeup during the day but if I don't have my lashes curled and covered with mascara I look about 15 years old and I get all those "eew, look at that young unwed mother with the two kids" looks from people in the grocery store. So, I always wear that. Oh yeah, and Cherry Chapstick...cheap but good :D

I just picked up some new foundation - Clinique Gentle light Makeup and Gentle Light Powder are FABULOUS!!!!! They look so nural on my skin and honestly make my complexion glow :D

Body: Lancome Aroma Calm Body night cream - it smells SOOOO good and makes my skin really soft

Face: Chanel Waterlights Sheer Makeup Stick (a foundation stick that goes on so easily and blends really well)
MAC pro-lash mascara
Nars orgasm blush
Smith's Rosebud Salve

I'm NOT high maintenance, I just like to wear makeup!!!

Where can you buy this? I've heard great things about it but never seen it anywhere!

Body-Vanilla Fields body lotion-I promise you ladies-if you were this, guys FLOCK to you! It has worked for me! PM me and I will tell you the secret!!


Face-anything sparkly for my eyes-caboodles eye shadow in glitter.

But I absolutly MUST have my Vanilla!!!

All my make up is MAC, I couldn't go without any of it, but when I'm out of my clear lipglass, I have issues!

Estee Lauder Automatic Lip Pencil in Chocolate
Lancome Lipstick and matching Nailpolish in Foret Magique

I'm extremely picky when it comes to color of my lipstick- it's rarely perfect! It's gotta be brownish...

MAC cosmetics...
 

I love Estee Lauder's cosmetics. Anything and everything. Clinique has great lipsticks.

Let me ask you ladies...

I hear celebs talking about MAC all the time. I've been tempted to try (but I am so brand loyal) what do you think--is it great stuff or hype? I'd love to hear what you think...

Thanks!

Jen

Well, it'd definitely HAVE to be Clinique. Right now I can't live without my Sugar-Sugar Eye Shadow!

Re: MAC cosmetics...
 

MAC products are excellent and they're incredibly well-priced! Not much more than the "high end" drug store stuff like L'Oreal. Ecukd is right on the money with the clear lipglass; it's the best lipgloss I have ever tried and it's only $10 a tube. Wear your hair back if it's windy though, because your hair will stick to your lips if you don't!

OHH and let's not forget how to get the stuff off! I can't sleep with makeup on so I always wash my face before bed. Oil of Olay foaming face wash and Lancome effacil eye makeup remover are also a must along with my EA foundation

I got my Smith's rosebud salve at E6 Apothecary on Newbury Street in Boston. It's such a good all-purpose thing - like you can use it as eye gloss if you have no makeup or lip gloss or whatever...

I am addicted to MAC eye makeup and lipstick... it is definitely the best.

Almay Milk moisturizer is the absolute best. Its got sunscreen to keep me from getting old looking :) and somthing in it to make me look all glowy.

I also couldn't live without Clinique's lipgloss in Tenderheart. That stuff is so great :)

I am all about Origins right now. I love their colors and their scents! I am addicted to Origins Lip Gloss in Sheer Crystal. I don't leave home without it!

Re: Re: MAC cosmetics...
 

This is so true about MAC LipGlass!

I love Garden Botanika. I was so upset when they went out of business. All of my make up is from there. Right before they went out of business, they had a huge sale where they marked down everything like 75%. I must've bought about 4 of each thing that I wear.

Re: Favorite makeup
 

Do you really like that? I have been wanting to buy some the the Clinique bodywashes, but I havent yet.

I also want to try what IowaHawkeye mentioned and the Almay milk moisturizer that juniorgrrl has.

As for me, i cant live without powder. I have the average oily t-zone and it gets on my nerves so much. Is there anything that can help an only t-zone??:rolleyes:

Also, I love my clear mascara for daily use.

Okay..so I can't pick just one thing I can't live without, but i'll narrow it down to 3 :) :

1) mabelline full & soft mascara in black waterproof
2) benefit shelaq over the mascara, this is probably one the greatest products ever invented, i've gone out and partied, slept, and cried with this stuff on, and my eye makeup still looked as if I had just put it on
3) benetint by benefit blush, it looks really natural, like a flush from a cold windy day..its great

BuCutie--Yeah, I really do love the exfoilating scrub from Clinique. Its just enough to get your skin clean and give you that fresh faced look but not where it feels to harsh. And I really like their shampoo, too!

Ooh, Nucutiepie, I love Smith's Rosebud Salve, too! :D

I got mine at Pure Beauty - my fave store for hair products.

Alright, I know this has to do with makeup - but I honestly don't have a fave makeup product except for the Rosebud Salve and maybe Vaseline (does that count?).

Now, I definitely have fave hair products :D, so....

(all of these are expensive but well worth it.)

1) Alterna Hemp Seed Shampoo and the Hemp Seed Conditioner for Dry, damaged hair - it has done wonders for my way-too-many-times chemically-dyed hair!! My hair is so soft after this!

2) Joico K-Pak Shine Serum - great for smoothing out the frizzies and putting in some shine, also a great moisturizing treatment

3) Terax Crema Conditioner - I alternate between this and Alterna

4) Biogenol Color Care System, Ultra Deep Masque - deep conditioner that makes my hair feel like SILK! It does wonders! I use it about once a week

But seriously, I love these products all so much that they really don't deserve a numeric rating.

And since I'm in the mood for favorites :D (hope you don't mind AOPiLaLa!)

Fave perfumes:
CK Truth
any nice pink grapefruit scent
Clinique Happy
Px Calyx
Dolce and Gabbana Feminine
Ralph
YSL Babydoll

I have more makeup than the average drugstore but the one thing I absolutely cannot live without is Bonne Bell Lip Smackers.

Everyone who wants to talk makeup (and boys who want to be very scared) should check out http://www.icompact.com. But be warned, your makeup purchases will increase!! :)

where could i buy this? I love the flushed look on cheeks! :)

www.benefit.com or
www.sephora.com :)

I refused to go without lipstick and eyeliner!!

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For foundation, I like Prescriptives Traceless. Supposedly, it doesn't add color, but it adjusts your skintone out. It comes in six levels (light to dark); I use Level 3.
Powder: Sephora Artist, neutral, no color.
Eyeshadow: Stila. I have three of them, Sun, Jezebel and Twig. Sun is a light golden color, Jezebel is copper and Twig is a dark brown with copper highlights.
Blush: Prescriptives Desert Rose or Clinique's Nearly Naked.
Eyeliner and mascara: Strangely, I use L'Oreal and Oil of Olay. I just don't spend major caiche on these items.
Lipstick: Club Monaco Copper or Shimmer. But I also have old Prescriptives colors, some of which aren't made anymore. that still haven't been finished after many years.
Lip liner: Prescriptives.

Okay so I ordered the benefit blush and lipgloss from sephora.com today! I cant wait until i get it, i'll let you guys know how I like it.

Oh the benefit webpage is www.benefitcosmetics.com :)

bucutie02: Keep us posted. I want to try something new--but I am not sure what. I am eager to hear your report! :)

Jen

Okay, since everyone else is listing more than one thing, I will too.

You know what I like even more than benetint? Benefit also has this cream blush called "cheekies" -- it comes in a little tube and is awesome. It is so easy to apply and also looks very natural.

I also love this new powder I got -- it's called Magic by Prescriptives. It has a very, very subtle sparkle to it, and when you put it on, it feels wet and is very cooling. It's the neatest thing, and it looks fresh and not too powdery.

I also love Clinique eyeshadows, and their lipstick in Bamboo Pink is an awesome color.

Yes, I love makeup!

Okay...I can't live without Mascara, Blush, and Powder.

As far as makeup goes I have to use either Avon, or Max Factor. I really can't leave the house without a Covergirl Compact though. I think everyone has one of those- I love Avon though, because they have a million different kinds of lipstick- from gloss to irridescent to matte, to barely-there...in a million different colors. Nail Polish too... :)

As far as skincare goes- I use the old standards of Noxema (but I use the cleansing cloths)..then a light Clinique moisturizer..

Haircare- well I really like John Frieda's sheer blonde or Biologe...a bit expensive, but hell, it's worth it, right?
lol

Always,
Jess

Hehehe, no way can I narrow it down. :)

Clinique Happy, I wear every day...lovelovelove that smell.
BeneFit BeneTint lip balm
Christian Dior Mascara Parfait
and Urban Decay lip gunk...I have sooo many colors. :-P

I'm an addict, I admit it!

Yeah, I got the benetint blush that xoxo mentioned and i couldnt resist the lip balm!! I cant wait to get them both!! By the way, how did you all find out about BeneFit cosmetics? I had never heard of it until you guys started talking about it.

Although the products might be good, i thought they were a little expensive. The blush was 26dollars and the lip balm was 18. I always buy from Clinique, and I guess their products cost about the same too, but when i go to the mall to buy from Clinique i never look at the price and just get what I want!

No wonder I always think I buy too much when they give me my total! :eek:

Do you prefer Urban Decay Lip Gunk or MAC LipGlass?

It really depends on if you prefer your lips to be glossy or GLOSSY if you know what I mean. Lip Gunk gives you a nice shine but LipGlass gives you the megawatt shine. Also, I have found that LipGlass lasts longer, but it feels heavier on the lips.

Personally, I think you should buy both! ;)

Well I got the benetint and benetint lip gloss on Monday. I do like the benetint because it makes my cheeks look like im flushing, and its a natural look. When I first put it on nothing showed up soi kept putting more and more on. I didnt know you have to wait a few seconds- minutes later my cheeks were really really pink! Anyway, i do recommend it if you want the natural pink-look on your cheeks.

As for the lipbalm, well i thought that too adds a natural looking rose color to your lips, but its just like other lipglosses I have used. It smells like roses, which im not too found of. I like the smell of flowers, but not on my lips. Plus, i paid 18 dollars for it which it ridiculous. Its not something amazing- so i wouldnt recommend that. I put it on after my lipstick for the "shiny" affect because since it was so darn expensive, i want to get my money's worth!;)

I just bought Christian Dior- Diorific Plastic Shine in Charming Brown...it's awesome!! Best lipgloss out there!

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I wear Elizabeth Arden flawless finish foundation.
I wear Clinique lipstick...I think cherry cola.
When not wearing lipstick I wear Carmex or Softlips.
I get cheap eyeshadow from the grocery store or I use the free gift ones. I just use whatever neutral shade.
When I wear mascara it is Lancome Magnificils in Brown.

I do not chemically treat my hair. I use Aveda Rosemary Mint and Shampure. I rotate them. It works well that way. Sometimes I use the Curessence or Sap Moss...My mom is an Aveda junkie, so this is always available.
I always use Farouk silk protien on my hair after I wash it. I swear it can make anyone's hair look like a you just had it blown straight at the salon. I love it.

Also, I really like the Origins Salt Scrub. It is so awesome. We sell something like that at BBW but don't buy it...get the real thing!