I feel pretty--NOT! THE COSMETICS THREAD

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.

I think that's what I have Quincie, and you're right - it's insane how hard it is to get off. I always thought makeup remover was a waste of $$$ but now I see why it's made!

Secret sidenote: I got a job with a company that distributes $m@$h b0x & I am very very very excited! Discount! Just gotta wait out my 3 month probation.. but then mega yay! Primer! Have already been handed a few samples, loving the tinted moisturizer.. stopped needing to mix up my usual Cover Girl foundation + a dab of moisturizer as I used to!

woah! jealous!!

roxx it was actually that stila stuff that i recommended before. it's really great just not for me. and YES i did use a flash and i swear to god i'm not kidding i looked 38.

i'm 27.

Why did you have to pick 38? ;_;

haha there are so many 38 y/os on here atm. me for one!

xp Matte paint tends to bring out any and all imperfections in walls, so it's not surprising that matte makeup would do the same for human faces.

I'm 40! Do I win a prize?

I'm 37! I had no idea all was going to go to shit for me next year!

oh jesus

it's not about that age in particular. it's about the fact that i looked 10 years older.

11, actually.

i suspect you 38-year-olds don't feel like looking 48 anytime soon, either.

haha yeah i was just thinking that

39, not at all ready to look 49. Can't tell how old I look to other people. I used to look young for my age, now I suspect that my 40th won't be a shock to too many people, except maybe the 80-year-old stranger who asked me in Starbucks the other day whether I planned to have children some day

lol. was that just a random question?

Yes, it was a 'hello, I am a kindly old gentleman who is going to push this persona slightly too far' question.

I've realised I look a lot better with more eye makeup and my plan is to very very slowly add a bit more every day to avoid the 'whoa, did you do something to your eyes?' effect.

I ordered the "1000 hours" eyelash dye from their website today!! No idea when it'll get here from Australia. Looking forward to the fabulosity, though.

just don't get latisse

can i tell you what i do to my eyes? i add just a DASH of brown liner to the outer corners - it's like barely visible! but it picks up the brown and makes them look deeper. but like i got to my friend's place last night and she goes "u look surprisingly masculine - are u not wearing any makeup?"

which i think is good for me since i'm a guy

Wait, what's wrong with Latisse? Did I miss some shocking revelations about health probs it causes, or something?

actually no - there was this rumor about how claire danes' eyelids were turning weirdly purple but it seems to be false

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/15/claire-danes-latisse_n_797031.html

and tbh if you look at their website - at the upclose pictures of their lashes after use - claire's look kind of gross. brooke's look good tho.

Decided not to wait on the gold eyeliner until I could find some of that Golden Green stuff upthread and bought some Maybelline Modern Metalics Golden Halo to use. I think it looks garish but my husband tells me that I don't look like I'm wearing any eye makeup at all, so I must be wrong.

that's exciting!

you know what i sometimes do with my gold? put it on the inner corners of my eyes. just like a touch.

i need new make-up... well, new foundation/cover-up - maybe this jane iredale stuff? my skin is the most reactive biz around tho. and i am very pale, and even paler because of winter! ohman. i'm going for a facial tmrw at a dermatology place so maybe they will recommend something but i have my doubts.

i actually like the stila makeup that surm uses, the tinted moisturizer? it seems to work ok for me though has a little shine, i use a bit of powder to try and cut back on that. i'm also very pale. and i've started to kind of worry about aging, there are little fine lines under my eyes now which is weird.

quincie, you need an oil-based eye makeup remover. i have some from almay that seems to do the trick w/ waterproof things but it's v v greasy...

i wish i could do stila, but their shades are too yellow for me.

i bought a lighted makeup mirror! it is so fantastic! in fact, i went all-out and bought a couple of small white vintage tables and a few other things for my girly corner of the bedroom ;)

hey quincie, try a little olive oil for getting your makeup off. i haven't had much luck with decent makeup removers, esp for waterproof mascara, but OO works well for me - it does make my eyes feel filmy afterwards, but 1. that's mostly my sloppy application and lack of caution and 2. it's not painful at all, just makes it hard to read for a bit.

I will try that, thanks!

yea daria it is totally good stuff.

guys i did not have time to do my makeup this morning :/

me either :/
8am silvics lab = a pretty wan face tbh
i did moisturize tho

and tbh if you look at their website - at the upclose pictures of their lashes after use - claire's look kind of gross. brooke's look good tho.

― i like lucy (surm), Wednesday, March 9, 2011 6:22 PM (Yesterday)

i thought brooke's eyelids looked weird! claire's lashes perhaps scarily long

My friend is learning how to do eyelash extensions. I'm gonna try it out just for the hell of it once she knows how.

i dont understand how those work!

Me neither! lol I'll let you know once I find out.

They're glued to the base of actual eyelashes, iirc. So they kind of double what you actually have in terms of density, but are longer? They last as long as the eyelashes that they're glued to, so they fall out when your lashes naturally die off and are shed.

I don't know how I know that.

tbh you seem to know a lot about eyelashes in general!