I feel pretty--NOT! THE COSMETICS THREAD

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.

btw, the 28 day lash dye is available in the US. Amazon carries it, for one.

...and, yes, I've only just realized that I posted two messages about the same product a few days apart. *puts dunce cap on and sits in the corner*

you were consistent tho!

But while we're on the subject, can anyone suggest a good smudgeproof mascara?

ok i just made like a very upsetting discovery

i do not
look good
in shimmer powder

:( :( :( :(

oh, surm <3

what kind were you using and how????

dont worry, we're here

Face or body?

well. i was using like a sparkling moisturizer sometimes, and that revlon pink shimmer powder. i thought soo cute and everything. yup. that was until i took a couple of pictures on my phone. there is something about the way it reflected off my skin. i looked old :/ i decided i do better with a matte complexion. you know how some people just don't look good shiny? yeah.

I don't look good shiny, either. I don't think I look old, but I don't look all glowing and lit by the light of my own inner beauty or whatever shiny make up is supposed to make me look like. I even had to stop using Benefit Sugar Bomb blush after like two years because one morning, instead of making me look perky, it made me look like I had too much sparkly blush on. Sad.

Anyway - matte for life! High five!

I think matte makes me look old! But I also hate too much shine/shimmer. I think it's bc i'm super pale. No win.

I have been turned on by so many to Jane Iredale cosmetics, their base in particular. It's brilliant. All mineral and a 1000 times better than Bare Minerals. The packaging and ad campaigns may seem a little midwestern in tone, but the makeup's incredible.

I have been using Urban Decay's 24/7 eyeliner in Zero(blackblack), and it is too creamy for my taste. It gets lost in the crease of my eyelid:(. In order to prevent that, with a brush I go over it with MAC black eyeshadow. That keeps it in place for more than a few hours. Still, I must say that I'm on the lookout for a replacement...

I'm devoted to L'Oreal's "Lineur Intense" with the brush tip, not the felt tip. It's less than $10, and it makes a solid line that stays ALL DAY.

It's pretty binary, though -- you can't shade it or blend it.

Rad. I'll try it.

I'm also devoted to the "Lineur Intense" but I use the felt tip because I find it easier to control. It's my favorite liquid eyeliner by far.

Yeah, usually when I replace my liner, it's because the brush got too soft and broken down and flippy, not because the makeup actually ran out. They package the product with the wand NOT screwed into the tube, so the brush is dry when you buy it, and the bristles are really stiff. Still lasts me prob 4-5 months, though, so no sweat.

whats this sparkling moisturizer, surm?

did you use a flash? might have made it look weirder than it really did in person

also im like tza - matte makes me look old, i have to use shiny/wet stuff

uh based off what tza said upthread btw -- im not accusing tza of looking old in matte stuff lol

OK so in my drug store mascara competition, the winner is Cover Girl Lash Exact Waterproof, which has good coverage and manages to provide serious volume/length without looking too dragqueeny. And it doesn't budge!

Only problem: it doesn't budge! Now I need eye makeup remover recommendations.