Love of makeup thread

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by Xidelt

Has anyone tried a setting spray? I'm headed to Orlando at the end of this month and am looking at Urban Decay De-slick setting spray. My skin is pretty oily and heat and humidity tend to make it even slimier. I use Bare Minerals for foundation and I prime with their oil control primer.

I didn't even know setting spray was a thing! But my skin is also pretty oily, so maybe I'll have to look into it.

I'm learning so much from this thread!

Originally Posted by irishpipes

Estée Lauder Artist's Eye Pencil in soft smudge brown. My mom gave this to me (she got it free as part of a set or something.) oh my gosh it is as hard as a real pencil. I thought I would gauge my eyes out trying to apply it. I couldn't get any kind of smooth line and then of course it wouldn't smudge at all since it was like I used a Ticonderoga on my eyes. That is going straight to the trash.

Looks like there's a reason it was free…

Although, sometimes makeup freebies are great, but sometimes they're just downright awful.

[Shellfish]

Bringing up this old thread because I only just found out that the Becca brand is being discontinued in September, which saddens me. They did seem to focus a lot lately on very shiny highlighters, but they had good foundations, and the Ultimate Lipstick Love lipsticks are great.

I have a bunch of the lipsticks, which I got on National Lipstick Day sales at Ulta and Macy's, and a stash of foundations acquired at Marshall's. I wonder whether to stock up on things now or wait until there are clearance sales, though by that time the good stuff might be gone.

[Cheerio]

Originally Posted by Shellfish

Bringing up this old thread because I only just found out that the Becca brand is being discontinued in September, which saddens me. They did seem to focus a lot lately on very shiny highlighters, but they had good foundations, and the Ultimate Lipstick Love lipsticks are great.

I have a bunch of the lipsticks, which I got on National Lipstick Day sales at Ulta and Macy's, and a stash of foundations acquired at Marshall's. I wonder whether to stock up on things now or wait until there are clearance sales, though by that time the good stuff might be gone.

If you really like it and will use it, Always Buy Now when you find it! Especially a product that won't easily get old/glummy/faded in temporary storage over time.

You never know who will try to buy-out something that's being discontinued, then how much they will try to get you to buy it for later over the interwebs.

Comparing apples to oranges, but as an example: I looked for and now own two extra, workable, clean but discontinued clock radios purchased at thrift stores just because I loved the brand and its features so much I couldn't see myself waking up in the morning to any other style of alarm/music.

[summer_gphib]

Originally Posted by Shellfish

Bringing up this old thread because I only just found out that the Becca brand is being discontinued in September, which saddens me. They did seem to focus a lot lately on very shiny highlighters, but they had good foundations, and the Ultimate Lipstick Love lipsticks are great.

I have a bunch of the lipsticks, which I got on National Lipstick Day sales at Ulta and Macy's, and a stash of foundations acquired at Marshall's. I wonder whether to stock up on things now or wait until there are clearance sales, though by that time the good stuff might be gone.

Noooooo! I did not know this and I absolutely love their Beach Tint. (Especially the watermelon shade!) It's perfect for days I just want a hit of color.