Love of makeup thread

Still BLUTANG · #1 07-03-2007, 09:53 AM

moisturizer with SPF: i swear by dramitcally different moisturizer by clinique. the gel works well with my oily skin. i know they also make it in a lotion, so that would go well with people with normal skin.

update on studio mist: i ordered some from the website, but then sunday i trekked out to georgetown to go to the mac store to make sure this product was something i wanted. i LOVED it. you spray it on a foundation brush then apply to the skin. it goes on damp then dries in a couple of minutes. it is light and non-smeary. it evened out my skin tone, it was more like a tinted moisturizer than an actual foundation. it will be great for me during the summer - not too heavy. did i mention i LOVED it? in addition to getting the one frome online, i bought another in the store. yeah! (note: i normally wear nw45. "deep dark" matched perfectly.)

btb87 · #2 07-03-2007, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Still BLUTANG

moisturizer with SPF: i swear by dramitcally different moisturizer by clinique. the gel works well with my oily skin. i know they also make it in a lotion, so that would go well with people with normal skin.

update on studio mist: i ordered some from the website, but then sunday i trekked out to georgetown to go to the mac store to make sure this product was something i wanted. i LOVED it. you spray it on a foundation brush then apply to the skin. it goes on damp then dries in a couple of minutes. it is light and non-smeary. it evened out my skin tone, it was more like a tinted moisturizer than an actual foundation. it will be great for me during the summer - not too heavy. did i mention i LOVED it? in addition to getting the one frome online, i bought another in the store. yeah! (note: i normally wear nw45. "deep dark" matched perfectly.)

Awwww, dangit! Now I gotta go try it. . . I have some MAC (that I haven't been wearing) and as of late I've been doing the Bare Minerals thing, now you're gonna make me try this stuff! But there's no rule that you can't have two different foundations, right? btw, my studio Fix shade is NW45 as well.

Munchkin03 · #3 07-24-2007, 08:19 PM

I am loving Stila right now...and have pretty much for the past year.

I really wish someone had taught me how to put on makeup properly when I was 12 or so...my mother's not so into that stuff and I'm the one who's into it...

ZTAMich · #4 07-24-2007, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Munchkin03

I am loving Stila right now...and have pretty much for the past year.

I really wish someone had taught me how to put on makeup properly when I was 12 or so...my mother's not so into that stuff and I'm the one who's into it...

Stila is my life. Great eye colors (KITTEN!!!!) & the lip glazes are awesome too.

My mom showed me some stuff but I think it was the girls at the Stila counter at Bloomingdale's who taught me the most!!

adpi*violet · #5 07-29-2007, 08:36 PM

Need help finding a tinted moisturizer!
I don't wear make-up- usually just some tinted lip gloss like the burt's bees shimmer wand things. But I do use a moisturizer every morning or else my skin is very dry. I was hoping to find one that is not too heavy or oily that will help blend my skin tone more, still look natural, etc. Any suggestions? I went to the mall the other day and sampled an Aveda one on one side of my face. After walking around with it for a bit i decided it was too heavy/oily- unless she just put it on me too heavy or something. The Clinque counter swiped a thin line down my other cheek and it seemed to be ok, but I think she didn't put enough on...
What other brands are out there? I was hoping to not buy something quite as expensive as Aveda or Clinque- but if there is nothing else- those prices $25/26 are my limit, so please don't recommend something else any higher!

AOIIalum · #6 07-29-2007, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by adpi*violet

What other brands are out there? I was hoping to not buy something quite as expensive as Aveda or Clinque- but if there is nothing else- those prices $25/26 are my limit, so please don't recommend something else any higher!

I haven't tried it myself, but Sephora has a house brand tinted moisturizer for under $20.00.

ThetaPrincess24 · #7 07-29-2007, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by adpi*violet

Need help finding a tinted moisturizer!
I don't wear make-up- usually just some tinted lip gloss like the burt's bees shimmer wand things. But I do use a moisturizer every morning or else my skin is very dry. I was hoping to find one that is not too heavy or oily that will help blend my skin tone more, still look natural, etc. Any suggestions? I went to the mall the other day and sampled an Aveda one on one side of my face. After walking around with it for a bit i decided it was too heavy/oily- unless she just put it on me too heavy or something. The Clinque counter swiped a thin line down my other cheek and it seemed to be ok, but I think she didn't put enough on...
What other brands are out there? I was hoping to not buy something quite as expensive as Aveda or Clinque- but if there is nothing else- those prices $25/26 are my limit, so please don't recommend something else any higher!

Philosophy has two tinted moisturizers both containing sunscreen. Supernatural SPF 15 i often use as a primer for make up during the day and recently at the beach and the pool and I loved it. Their Shelter moisturizer/sunscreen for the face is SPF 30 and also comes in tinted. I havent tried that myself personally though (but it's on my agenda!). YOu can check out the prices on that as Sephora.com or philosophy.com

justabeachbrat · #8 07-29-2007, 10:36 PM

Maybe I missed it, I have been reading thru posts....

Can anyone recommend an overnight tanner for skin, I don't want to be stripey. I've almost always had a tan, growing up at the beach. But having a spot just below by nose removed, it was the first stage of skin cancer, last year ended that. I am going to an event next weekend, and look like a ghost.

I have never been into makeup, my sister isn't, nor is my mom. I may have to join the world of makeup, beyond lip gloss and eye shadow. What I have is way old, and have read/heard enough to know it must go.

etahannah · #9 07-11-2007, 02:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Still BLUTANG

update on studio mist: i ordered some from the website, but then sunday i trekked out to georgetown to go to the mac store to make sure this product was something i wanted. i LOVED it. you spray it on a foundation brush then apply to the skin. it goes on damp then dries in a couple of minutes. it is light and non-smeary. it evened out my skin tone, it was more like a tinted moisturizer than an actual foundation. it will be great for me during the summer - not too heavy. did i mention i LOVED it? in addition to getting the one frome online, i bought another in the store. yeah! (note: i normally wear nw45. "deep dark" matched perfectly.)

i tried this at my last visit to my MAC guy, Drew! it was great but i didnt end up getting it! now i want it!! haha!

instead i got 9 new colors, 4 new brushs, a new lipgloss and a new lipstick
(i was buying a birthday present too but the majority of that was for me!)

I LOVE LOVE LOVE MAC!! it's the only brand i use any more!!

btb87 · #10 07-11-2007, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by etahannah

i tried this at my last visit to my MAC guy, Drew! it was great but i didnt end up getting it! now i want it!! haha!

instead i got 9 new colors, 4 new brushs, a new lipgloss and a new lipstick
(i was buying a birthday present too but the majority of that was for me!)

I LOVE LOVE LOVE MAC!! it's the only brand i use any more!!

*sigh*
Probably will be hitting the MAC counter Saturday or Sunday with another MACaholic, delph998!

And I definitely want to get another eye shadow from Bare Minerals.

ThetaPrincess24 · #11 07-16-2007, 07:26 PM

I recommend the new Bare Minerals eye shadow quad and the Blendable Camoflage eye color collection(for green and hazel eyes).

AOIIalum · #12 07-16-2007, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by ThetaPrincess24

I recommend the new Bare Minerals eye shadow quad and the Blendable Camoflage eye color collection(for green and hazel eyes).

What colors are in your iQuad? I just got Meet the Greens in the eyeshadow club shipment.

My favorite collection is the Camoflage, and I have dark brown eyes!

Educatingblue · #13 07-16-2007, 08:34 PM

Here are some of my favorites:
*MAC or Clinique pressed powder
*Avon eyeshadow
*Rimmel lipgloss and mascara

ThetaPrincess24 · #14 07-16-2007, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by AOIIalum

What colors are in your iQuad? I just got Meet the Greens in the eyeshadow club shipment.

My favorite collection is the Camoflage, and I have dark brown eyes!

iQuad colors: chenille, citrus twist, camp, and climbing ivy(also a great liner!).

I want the Blendables in Watercolors and Wine Country. I also want Meet the Stones. I looked at the greens but they looked too green for me.

epchick · #15 07-16-2007, 10:35 PM

Ok, so I love makeup, but there is just one problem....I dont know how to put it on (at least to look good).

I am a folklorico dancer so we have to put on makeup all the time...but its always overly done and p.s. I use my mom's shades. Everyone always tells me "just use less than you would if you had a performance" but it doesn't look good. I dont know if its just cause i dont know how to put it on, or if they are just bad shades for me (they are really dark blues/grays/browns) or both.

I've tried to watch shows where they teach people how to do it...but I can't do it...I need like "hands on" training! lol How did you all learn?