I feel pretty--NOT! THE COSMETICS THREAD

oh, i give up.

http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P109941&categoryId=B70

^^ black gold here?

i think i need a different eyeliner.. i have one of the crayon kohl from lancome, and it's great but a little too dramatic for every day, i think. (also JUST figured out how to apply eyeliner without it looking horrific)

I don't want black in my eyeliner, though. I want pure gold.

ladies if you want a great set of brushes for a good price:

http://kandeethemakeupartist.blogspot.com/2010/12/make-up-brushes-for-christmas.html

they're crown makeup brushes - apparently really good - and she has organised a discount with them but it ends tonight i think.

got mine today - haven't used them yet but they seem really nice.

I got my sister MAC brand makeup brush cleaner for xmas. My mom said she cried when she opened it. "Abbs knows just what I want."

Christine, I have green eyes too. I've been using the sub-pharmacy brand eyeshadow for years called Milani Golden Green.It is a fantastic non-glittery gold with hints of a muted olivey green. I use it as liner on my bottom lashes and on the lid. I found some pics online but they do it so little justice I think I'll just put it on tomorrow and post a photo. btw i think this commentor on makeup alley is otm:
"I use this wet out of a little sample container and it works beautifully. In the pot it seems like a dull blackened olive. However, applied wet, it turns into a beautiful gold-foiled deep olive. The pigmentation isn't as strong as MAC, but it is pretty good. On the medium-high caliber. The color is not too bright; it's amost a smoky-eye color."

Oh also looked great when I was blonde and still does now im brunette

Milani? I can get that at CVS (only place around here that stocks it). My eyeshadow is Neutrogena's Simple Sheers in Pebble, and the darker half has a slight gold sheen, so it should look OK with it. Thanks!

Instead of watching the state of the union address yesterday I watched makeup tutorials on youtube. Themakeupgeek is helpful and not annoying! Two thumbs up.

I picked up two new mascaras at CVS, too: CoverGirl Exact Eyelights Waterproof in the color for green eyes (mine are actually hazel) and Maybelline Full and Soft Waterproof in Very Black. Will report my findings.

In other makeup news, I really want some new blush.

I really enjoy watching makeup and skincare tutorials. I find it v relaxing.

eye make up makes me look like a squinty clown. I can pull off lipstick sometimes.

I'm opposite. Can't pull off lipstick.

Quincilicious: TZA recommended NARS blush in Orgasm once and I've never looked back. Zephyrs has a new set out with the following:

- 0.08 oz Mini Orgasm/Super Orgasm Blush Duo (peachy pink with shimmer/ peachy pink with gold glitter)
- 0.5 oz Orgasm Nail Polish (peachy pink with gold sheen)
- 0.14 oz Super Orgasm Lip Gloss (sheer warm pink with golden shimmer)
- 0.28 oz Mini Orgasm Multiple
(peachy pink shimmer)

Tbh the nail polish looks pretty gross

'Zephyrs'??? Good one iPhone spell corrector. That should have read 'Sephora'

lol i was about to google for zephyrs in case I was missing out on some hot new store.

I still alternate between Milani Luminous, Orgasm and some Sephora brand w/o shimmer.

Update: I finally realized that what I needed was smudgeproof mascara, not waterproof. Smudgeproof mascara is surprisingly hard to find, but I finally got Cover Girl Professional in Very Black. If I put 2-3 coats of it on it comes close to the superdramatic effect I wanted. Sigh. And the CVS didn't have the Milani Golden Green, so I'll need to keep on looking.

I only dye my lashes. makes life so much easier.

I asked about dying lashes upthread but didn't get any answers. Where can I get or make safe lash dye?

It's illegal in the USA but you can order it from Australia and probably England? It's called 1000 hr lash. I would suggest getting blue black. My eyes are green and it looks a treat

It's illegal in the USA

That tells me all I need to know. I think I'll pass. (I value my eyesight much more than I value having nice dark lashes.)

I've been using it for years and I've never had a prob. Some asshole probably poured it in their eyes of something hence the ban.
Anyway ilxors allyzay, laurel and others have used it and still have use of their sight iirc

iirc I saw some eyelash tint kit at Sally's, it was maybe $25? Mys sister says it is worth getting someone to do for you, and that "it is cheap and safe to get done at a beauty school."

Yeah, in the UK you can get this done on pretty much any shopping street, in the mall, etc.

aw ally, laurel, Lauren, and I had a lash dyeing party years back. It didn't really take for me, but what a fun day! Memories <3

Awwww that's awesome. Whatever happened to laurel (maybe I need to consult jaymc)?

Sunny will you do an updated rundown of illuminators? Good/bad/ugly?

Makeup Alley is all about the blushes these days, it is a thing. Benefit Dallas and a bunch of Nars get mentioned a lot.

Oh and I totally want to dye my eyelashes--the tips of mine are blond and don't show up at all. Will try the Sally's kit and if that doesn't work maybe sunny will help me smuggle aussie stuff.

Oh and a report on the CoverGirl Exact Eyelights Waterproof: kinda thin, I need something goopier to get good coverage of my blond tips. Seemed to do more lengthening than thickening. Despite being a maroonish color when swiped on hand, looked more or less black on eyes and didn't seem to do much to accentuate eye color. But it did not flake/run/smudge all day! I give it a B.

I'm here!! I loved having dyed lashes, afaic it's the perfect solution. (Mine are blonde.)

Ally orders/ed the kit from Australia, I think, and it lasts her like a year or so.

Oh yeah it lasts forever

I'd rather have it done by a professional if I do have it done. Is it done anywhere in the US?

my eye has been really irritated since this morning and i am concerned i might be developing a little infection. plus side: i get an excuse to buy all new eye makeup?

we all need to find a day to go to some fancy department store and buy makeup. i think i need some kind of lightweight pressed powder.. maybe an eyeliner that is not so dramatic..

if i wear eye shadow every day (well, every work day) my eyes start getting irritated. maybe it's the weather?

if its contacts related i never replace my makeup

Or did I just infect everyone on ILX with my conjunctivitis via the Internet?

ew

I've never had pinkeye. It sounds pretty horirble.

horrible, even

I got that Kat Von D eyeshadow base on rox's recc in this thread & that shit has finally defeated my oily lids of doom! Shit stays in place all day. I am in <3 with it.

It even keeps cream eyeshadow in place – something I thought would never be possible for yours truly, I was p convinced cream eyeshadow was some joke conspiracy to get me to buy stuff over & over that doesn't work. Fucking crazy!

yes!!! it is the best!!

Wowwww gonna check that out!

Yeah, it's very good.

yeah urban decay seems only so-so to me, will try this Kat stuff!

I did feel like 10% silly buying something w/like "tattoo artist reality tv show: the brand," who cares.

In my mind, that post turned out sounding like Dr. Steve Brule.

lol tbh that's why i've always passed over that line in sephora. also bc the colors are too insane and glittery.

yeah i was embarrassed to buy it (the primer) bc of kat von d, but i was on a mission to try all primers and it sadly ended up being the ultimate primer

feel like i should put it in some kind of sleeve to hide what it is, like a fake chanel label or something

I was p convinced advertising was some joke conspiracy to get me to buy stuff over & over that doesn't work.

Fixed.

On my mascara situation--I finally figured out that what I needed was smudgeproof mascara, not waterproof. The only drugstore brand I could find was Cover Girl Professional in Very Black. It's not as dramatic as I want (I wish it lengthened. I've got nice long lashes already, but I still want more), but if I put two coats on, it comes close to what I was looking for.