For those of you who wear make-up - Page 3

HopefulProspective · #31 02-27-2002, 04:35 PM

Excuse the naive question, but what is MAC?

I have been wearing make-up since jr. high. When I first started using it, I painted it on. But now, I wear it a whole lot lighter with many natural pencils and shadows from Mary K. I don't use their foundations because to me it makes black women look ashy. The same goes for foundation from Fashion fair. It has too many orangy undertones for my complexion.

ClassyLady · #32 02-27-2002, 06:56 PM

M.A.C., or Makeup Art Cosmetics, is a cosmetic brand. It is normally sold in its own boutiques or upscale department stores. Many people, black and white, love MAC cosmetics because of the variety of colors that they provide. They literally have something for everyone.

Check this website for more info MAC Cosmetics

Steeltrap · #33 02-27-2002, 07:09 PM

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Originally posted by ClassyLady
M.A.C., or Makeup Art Cosmetics, is a cosmetic brand. It is normally sold in its own boutiques or upscale department stores. Many people, black and white, love MAC cosmetics because of the variety of colors that they provide. They literally have something for everyone.

Check this website for more info MAC Cosmetics

I have M.A.C.'s "The Blot" powder, which I need to buy a new compact of. I also have one M.A.C. lipstick, the purplish shade called Stiletto. It's good stuff.

Azul · #34 02-27-2002, 10:25 PM

Mood lipstick, dang that takes me back.

My mood never changed either,
my lips were always a bright pink

thesweetestone · #35 03-08-2002, 01:10 AM

I REMEMBER I WAS A SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL WHEN I STARTED WEARING LIP STICK. I DO NOT WEAR EVERYTHING ELSE. LATELY I HAVE NOT BEEN WEAR ANY LIP STICK AND I THINK I LOOK REALLY YOUNG. I'M 24 BUT WITHOUT LIP STICK I LOOK MUCH YOUNGER. I'VE ALWAYS HAD CLEAR SKIN SO I NEVER USED FOUNDATION OR ANYTHING. I REALLY LIKE WEARING LIP STICK. I JUST WANTED TO SEE IF I WAS STILL CUTE WITHOUT IT AND I AM.

btb87 · #36 10-06-2004, 11:37 AM

Went to the mall the other day and passed by the Prescriptives counter. They had some powdered foundation out there, and I'm thinking about going back to get it. I tried some on and liked it. It was very lightweight, and my Mary Kay foundation is old and probably needs to be thrown away (I do makeup probably twice a month and I've had the MK foundation WAY too long).

I noticed in an earlier post that Soror Steeltrap was using Prescriptives. Soror, are you still wearing it?

Somebody please help me before I go spending $28 on that stuff!

Steeltrap · #37 10-06-2004, 12:03 PM

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Originally posted by btb87
Went to the mall the other day and passed by the Prescriptives counter. They had some powdered foundation out there, and I'm thinking about going back to get it. I tried some on and liked it. It was very lightweight, and my Mary Kay foundation is old and probably needs to be thrown away (I do makeup probably twice a month and I've had the MK foundation WAY too long).

I noticed in an earlier post that Soror Steeltrap was using Prescriptives. Soror, are you still wearing it?

Somebody please help me before I go spending $28 on that stuff!

Soror, I'm still wearing Prescriptives Traceless, Level 3, the tinted moisturizer and still enjoying it. Oddly, I don't wear makeup much in the office anymore, since I don't go out on assignment as much as I used to.
It's lightweight and pretty long-lasting.

aephi alum · #38 10-06-2004, 01:01 PM

Interesting thread. I wouldn't have posted on it in 2002 because I was still in my "I can't be bothered with makeup" phase...

When I was in middle school, I noticed some of my classmates wearing makeup. (We're talking 11yos here. A lot of them didn't know what they were doing, and wound up looking like they should be working a street corner.

) So naturally, I started bugging my parents about wearing makeup. I never knew there were so many variations on the word "no".

I was allowed very pale lip gloss and that was *it*.

When I turned 13, my mother took me to the Clinique counter at the local Macy's for a makeover. I was restricted to light colors, but got foundation, powder, blush, eyeshadow, eyeliner, and lipstick (as well as some things from the skin care line). I was shown how to apply it, and my mother said I could wear it as long as I wore it correctly - if she saw me looking like a hooker, no more makeup.

I stuck to Clinique through high school. When I got to college, I found I didn't have the time to "put on my face" every morning, and gradually stopped wearing makeup at all. Only within the past year or so have I gotten back into it. I save the full eyeshadow/lipstick/blush thing for special occasions, and just throw on some lip gloss most days. (I wonder what my 11yo self would have thought of that ... lol)

I have no brand loyalty, though. I have a mixed bag of Clinique, MAC, Prescriptives, Estee Lauder, a couple of no-name items, and even a tube or two of the dreaded mood lipstick (I love it, it's very long lasting!).

MeezDiscreet · #39 10-06-2004, 02:20 PM

i was using the MAC foundation and one day i saw a photograph of myself and had to ask all my folks why they let me walk around like that!! i love MAC but the foundation just isn't for me. i found the perfect powder at sephora. it's their brand and it's a little cheaper but still is perfect for me. i also tried the maybelline matte mousse and i must say that it covers really well without me looking too made-up.

sdj26 · #40 10-06-2004, 02:22 PM

I first wore make in 6th grade. Wet and Wild lip stick and eye liner. My mother was not strict on that. She said make yourself up but do not leave the porch. I was wearing foundation by high school but not daily. Now. with three young children I barely have time to wash my face let alone make it up.

Wine&SilverBlue · #41 10-06-2004, 02:51 PM

Hmm.. I think somewhere around the beginning of Jr. High I "borrowed" an old lipstick from my mom's bathroom drawer -- I'd put it on secretly in my room, wear it around a little and then wipe it off. I always had chapstick and lipgloss though.

When I was in Jr. High a lot of girls wore really really dark lipstick and lined it in an even darker color (a la "roastbeef lips" as I called them). I remember in 9th grade I used to wear white eyeliner and body glitter (AAHH!! What was I thinking?) and my best friend would wear gobs of black eyeliner and blue eyeshadow... scary.

When I was 13 my mom took me to the clinique counter to get makeup for my bat mitzvah -- and she forced me to wear lipstick "so it would look good in the pictures." I HATE LIPSTICK and still never wear any. (However, I have a bunch of lipsticks from free-gift things, and because I used to work at Ulta and bought 4 Oil of Olay light shimmery lipsticks because they came out to 6 cents each after my discount -- we stopped carrying them and had them on superclearance).

Now I wear brown eyeliner on the bottom, blush (I'm really pale) and taupe eyeshadow. I curl my eyelashes if I have extra time, and add L'Oreal black/brown mascara. I don't wear foundation-- still haven't mastered the art of applying it (you can always tell if I'm wearing it) but luckily I've always had clear skin. Still workin' on learning to cover those undereye circles

Have any of you used Tony&Tina universal color dust? ITS AMAZING! You can use it as eyeshadow or mix the pigment into nail polish or lip gloss -- it's extremely vibrant and comes in beautiful colors. I like energy trail (an irridescent beige) and a light green one.

(I have L'oreal mascara, clinique blush/concealer/liquid foundation, ulta eyeshadow, prestige eyeliner, lancome powder foundation)

ambición6 · #42 10-06-2004, 02:51 PM

I started wearing makeup and plucking my brows at around 13. and not just lip gloss....but fullblown makeup (blush, foundation, eyeshadow, lipstick, etc etc). but only on weekends bc i went to an all girls school and there was no need for the makeup.
what sucked though was when we would go to mexico for vacation the whole summer, my mom would not let me out of the house w/o makeup on!
(i have alot of family there and we have a house there so its like living there for 3 mos out of the year)
According to her, i had to always look presentable to society.
but i will say that i learned to put it on properly and not cake it on.
now that I am older and work in a bank i save the full blown makeup for special occasions and only wear powder and blush for work.
the only negative thing about wearing makeup at such a young age is that my brows became so thin and eventually stopped growing bc of overplucking. and just about a year ago i finally had cosmetic tattooing so now i dont have to "put on" my eyebrows every day.

aephi alum · #43 10-06-2004, 02:56 PM

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Originally posted by ambición6
what sucked though was when we would go to mexico for vacation the whole summer, my mom would not let me out of the house w/o makeup on!
(i have alot of family there and we have a house there so its like living there for 3 mos out of the year)
According to her, i had to always look presentable to society.

This reminds me of my husband's grandmother. She always has to look "presentable", so she won't set foot outside her house without full makeup on - even if she's just getting the mail.

Proverbs31 · #44 10-06-2004, 04:22 PM

Sometime last school year I bought some foundation from MAC that I wore to a formal event and it looked great. I wore it again outdoors and it looked way too light for my skin. Now that I've gotten a tan from the summer I really can't use it! I still use and love other MAC products (lip liner and lip glass) but I think I need to find another brand of foundation for my skin.

Confucius · #45 10-06-2004, 05:09 PM

Proverbs31,

Hey, I feel you about the change in skin tone/change of makeup. I hate that and yes I have to purchase two different types of makeup depending on the season.

But I purchased Sephora brand pressed powder and I have to say that it doesn't look bad BUT there super shiny lipgloss is WHACK!! Stick with MAC lipgloss. Also today I purchased Oh baby lipgloss and Chustnut lip liner (I apply lightly).

Also for the season, I switch my cleaner and moisterizer. I switch to good old Noxema and Mary Kay products.