I feel pretty--NOT! THE COSMETICS THREAD

xp There were subscription (grocery) sample services in the Seventies, but those were scams to get you signed up to junk mailing lists. I'm assuming that this is a little different, though.

totally stoked - apparently they shipped me a may box so i don't have to wait til june :)

!!!

I am gonna do this, I think.

I wonder if I could still get a May box. Might just wait a couple weeks so it doesn't seem like too long a wait.

birchbox is pretttty. the wrapping is so nice and luxurious. the packaging is super well-done.

i got a stila eyeshadow, bulgari perfume sample, a travel size hand cream, and a travel size bar of some fancy soap. plus some other marketing cards/offers. from a business standpoint, i'm so impressed by this company. it's so genius. i will need to see if i can tweak my preferences a bit because i think i said i'd be open to trendy things and this eye shadow color is def trendy (mimosa!) but i don't know if i will ever be able to use it.

nice! i knocked my stila palette off the counter this morning and all the shadows just shattered into dust. i almost cried.

;_;

oh noooo :(

scoop them up. add a few drops of alcohol to make a paste, smush them back into their holes and let dry.

dang. too late :(

I am on a make up message board, and all the posters are sad they didn't get the stila eyeshadow, tehresa!

But it is BRIGHT ORANGE! I feel like only those with skin 6 shades darker than I would be able to use it. Maybe I am wrong?

no i think you're completely right! not an easy color to wear

the bulgari scent, though, is lovvvely. jasmin noir. floral, but not overpoweringly so.

welp. just joined the birchbox bandwagon.

I just bought the Smashbox Softbox eye palette that Sephora sent out an email about and it is so pretty! There's always one color in a palette that I would never wear but these are all really nice.

yay! I love their stuff so much.

I've never used it. It came with primer and cream eye liner. Scary but exciting.

oh the primer is SO good!! I find it really makes the stuff stick around for a long time. I have a pencil eyeliner by them that I like enough but next purchase is liquid liner.

Any white liquid liners to recommend?

ladies upthread you mention dermablend re: tattoo coverup. My sister has a big TWLOHA tattoo on her arm and just got a job in an amusement park. She bought a few long-sleeve shirts but it's going to be hot working outside this summer so I'd like to pick her a tube up.. is this what we need? Any better options?
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http://www.dermablend.com/foundations/foundations-severe-flaws/leg-body-tattoo-primer.htm

& I guess she would put regular concealer over that? Does it need to be used in conjunction with proper dermablend concealer? What did y'all do? thank you!! /untattooed

I recently read an article somewhere about a spray-on tattoo cover up, but now I can't remember what it was or where I saw it. The author loved the stuff, however.

PS I am in love with this Smashbox palette! It is super fun. Who would have guessed I would end up a superfan of taupe cream eyeliner?? Not me!

Jenny which palette is it?

FFM I this I used this stuff to cover up one that was visible in my wedding dress:

http://www.dermablend.com/foundations/foundations-severe-flaws/leg-body-cover.htm

It worked amazingly.

hmmm! well I guess I will have to make my First Trip to Sephora 0_0 thanks ladies!!

OMG YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN TO SEPHORA?!

I can't find a better pic right now but

http://i53.tinypic.com/5ajs3p.jpg

You can't see anything on my upper back, right? That's because Dermablend is AWESOME.

Oh and I hear the lol Kat Von D one is supposed to be good but idk from experience.

crazy!! man I should buy that stuff for my pimples! ;)
no I have never been to Sephora.. just walked past.. too expensive for my tastes! I got lucky: I was a CoverGirl girl all the way then I got this job that gives me free SBX, so I get to grow up makeup wise without paying retail! hahaha. sadly Dermablend is not one of our clients!

and I love whatever is going on with your headpiece there! :D

so jealous of your job

man

it's not daily or anything.. but new products get distributed and we get $500 (rtl) worth of product of our choice twice a year! So I am going to have to stick around here for a few years and stock up ;)

x-post - oh thank you!! It was a satin ribbon that the hairdresser used as a headband and then tied into this neat bow thing at the back. It was sort of poofed up 60s style at the top/back. Last minute idea that worked really well in the end.

yeah it looks super cute! creeping on your FB wedding photos now tbh. heh. love how you look(ed)!

Aww thanks lady. :)

ENBB, I didn't know you were married!

It's the Softbox palette. Sephora sent out an email last week and got me during a period of low consumer resistance.

ooh can't wait for my new birchbox!

MONTHLY excitement!

T, me niether! I just wish they shipped them out on the 1st instead of the 10th now. We'll have to compare what we got or is it always the same for everyone? Thank you for cluing me into it!

I think it differs based on your selected preferences. I changed mine a bit in hopes of not getting more orange eyeshadow.

I went to a party type thing at a Benefit store last night, where we got made-up and a couple of treatments. It was fun! Although I got my eyebrows waxed, which I've never done before (I tweeze a lot so there wasn't much to wax) and it took off all the "peach fuzz" between my brows and now feels super strange.
I've always thought Benefit was a bit style over substance, but I was impressed by a couple of the products they used. Not enough to buy them all, though...

I like Benefit. What did you buy?

Just the Boi-ing concealer but kind of wanted some of the eyeshadow creams too!

Boi-ing is my favorite concealer. That shit is like spackle.

Sounds kind of icky.

Does it blend ok?

this month's birchbox is nice! i got a weleda wild rose facial cream sample which is great because i've always wanted to try it. i also got what appears to be a full size laura geller bronzer. as i've mentioned before, i'm too pale for bronzer. now i feel compelled to experiment w/ it, but i'm afraid i will look really dirty.

Does it blend ok?

Oh shoot, I missed this. I think so! It's a little dense for under eyes, but it's good for spots.

T - interesting - I also got the full size l geller which is sort of amazing because that's like 30 bucks! I've always also thought I'm too pale for bronzer but this seems more like a blush/highlighter combo? In any event I LOVE it. It's sorta bronzy but I think it's working for me. I didn't get the moisterizer which is a shame cause I've always wanted to try that too. Let me know what u think.

i will definitely give it a host. i'm just nervous!!

i also got a skin hydrator (tbh i don't know what the real purpose of these is) that smells delicious. and some nail polish remover gloves? haha. and a nice kate spade perfume sample.

a host? a try. no idea where that came from.

Any white liquid liners to recommend?

― Christine Green Leafy Dragon Indigo, Sunday, May 29, 2011 4:13 PM (1 week ago) Bookmark

Christine, TOKIDOKI have a white liquid eyeliner with a chisel tip that gets pretty good reviews on sephora. waterproof too!

Sephora brand also has one but its sheer opalescent white.

Ulta have something that looks like it would be white but maybe not?

Stay away from NYX and Mistique