I feel pretty--NOT! THE COSMETICS THREAD

not sure how much it cleans them but that is what i've always been told to do when testing things in places like sephora or dept. stores.

This seems like a good place to promote a website started by a friend of mine for people to compare/discuss/recommend skin care products:

http://www.beautystat.com/

The guy who started this has been working in the cosmetics industry for something like 20 years now; it's not really my bag but maybe y'all will find it interesting/worthwhile?

http://www.cosmopolitan.com/style/beauty/beauty-blog/Ramy-eyebrows-tweezing?src=rss

BREAKING NEWS STORY

seriously what is this

Frozen yogurt is her weakness? Yeah I'm sure she's a giant fattie.

I picked up a cosmo the other day for the first time in years. I really don't remember that magazine being so stupid.

the O-gloss sounds a bit bs-ish

The first intuitive lip gloss, this innovative formula goes on clear and then reacts with your personal skin chemistry to instantly transform into your own custom shade of pink. O-GLOSS is packed with our exclusive microcirculating Goji Berry-C Complex™(...)

still want to try it tho

I'm really liking the O-Gloss. I could see the color being too pinkish for some but it works out well for me. Like I think I said above, what I love the most is its staying power and un-stickiness. Big thumbs up.

Also have decided Smashbox's tinted moisturizer is mine for good.

Does anyone use any DDF or Boscia skincare products? Worth the money?

i have a DDF moisturizer and its so globby and sticky and heavy that i washed it off 5 minutes after putting it on and never used it again.

OK ladies I need recs for moisturizers and pref something I can find at CVS as I have some extra bucks I want to use. Has anyone used any of the higher end stuff they sell there - La Roche or Vichy? Any good? I am open to all suggestions though. Would prefer something anti-aging. I have separate sunscreen so it doesn't need to include SPF. THanks!!

i'm really liking La Roche-Posay's toleraine fluide moisturiser. and i have v v sensitive skin. i had tried the toleraine riche but it was too riche... this is pretty good and feels very light yet actually moisturizes! and isn't totally full of weird stuff. i think it might be my fave moisturizer ever except for estée lauder's idealist, which is $$ and has a slight perfume to it and might not even exist anymore

i bought mac blush 'dollymix' (briight pink) - now i own a total of two blushes! i love blush now. not as much as mascara, but close.
and i bought mac technakohl liner in 'graphblack'

i think this is happening partly b/c on new year's i half-jokingly referred to 2009 as my 'year of feelings. and glamour' - it is all coming truuue!

i just bought mac penultimate liner which is the best liquid pen liner ive ever tried. also a pigment that reflects 'antique gold'. nice.

what is the technakohl like, robyn?

antique gold, ooh

the technakohl is great - glides on beautifully, very black, maintains black colour when purposely smudged (doesn't go blue or whatever like some eyelines) - and whoa, stays on - definitely need makeup remover to get it off.

the blush seems to be fooling everyone into thinking i get enough sleep and am at one with the universe

Yeah, I really need an eye cream. I look like Mick Mars.

Somebody please tell me what nail polish Beyonce was wearing on the ball tonight. Must have. . .

what did it look like? just curious

can't find any pictures. This fierce, shiny silver.

hi there -- i just got some lipstuff called WetSlicks

it's not awful.

cover girl, right? what is it like? i want a new set of everything, esp new foundation.

yeah CG -- it's kind of pasty (like not goopy), smooth and shimmery. not bad for the price.

i want a new set of everything too! but i'll come clean: i've stopped wearing powder/blush for the time being. it was clogging my pores too much. now just moisturizer, concealer and eye stuff.

is wetslicks the little squeeze tube gloss? I have some of that, it's the only stuff I can stand! I still swear by my CG outlast lipstick though
I have been wearing blush this week and feel I look so healthy!

pasty is not ideal to me. i like a sheer stick but it's hard to find one that will last longer than 5 min :(

well it IS sheer -- i just mean it's not like gross, you know? it doesn't go on like cheap sticky gloss.

i know glosses are rly tricky

PS ya it is the one in the tube, finefine

So I won $100 today and I'm going to stop by Macy's after work. I want to get one nice cosmetic item around $30 but can't make up my mind what. Anyone really like any benefit products they're recommend?

has anyone tried benefit's erase paste? any good?

That's what I bought! I also got suckered into buying this blush:

http://www.benefitcosmetics.com/gp/product/B001L1OGWU/sr=1-2/qid=1234488613/ref=sr_1_2/184-6410987-5563141?ie=UTF8&n=164982011&bcBrand=core

Will report back on both.

What is erase paste? explain pls.

The only benefit I use is Benetint, mostly as a blush, occasionally lips. I want to try Tarte cheek stain though.

Lately I've been using a "deluxe" sample of Photofinish deciding whether or not I want to buy a primer. It's okay. I think it makes my skin look a bit smoother and I don't have to use any powder. Also (wait, it's Benefit!) Eye Brightener. That's pretty awesome. Mostly b/c it's a big pink crayon I get to mark on my face with.

i was looking for an under eye concealer and found a make up artist reviewing another product but recommending erase paste as not falling into lines etc

im going to look into this eye brightener biz

i also badly want the MAC hello kitty brushes + holder but $50...ugh. i dont know.

hmmmmmm

oh btw fyi when i said i want new everything i lied bc i still <3 nars orgasm blush

sounds like i need me some erase paste, brightener and Benetint. oy, one day. til then i get to pull off the tired but sexy, ashy look ;)

i am also a fan of benefit eye bright instant health stick.

ooo...i also want to try oscar blandi root touch up/highlighter pen

woah that sounds scary.

i think it just covers (doesnt dye). i THINK.

Have not used at home yet but the benefit blush I got and linked to above is pretty much exactly like Orgasm with a little less sparkle. The amount of sparkle in Orgasm is the only thing that I less than love about it.

oh no, i just rubbed my eyes and i forgot i was wearing eye stuff

could be worse, the eyeliner is white.

ooh and i got some mascara in royal blue, which is so fun in the morning

i srsly still think that my discovery of blush has made me a better person

rrrobyn, i bought that mac blush you mentioned upthread. i made the guy try it on me first because it looks so pink in the packaging. as soon as he put it on i blurted out 'oh my god! i look like im alive!'

hahahaha

oh no, i just rubbed my eyes and i forgot i was wearing eye stuff

― Surmounter, Friday, February 13, 2009 3:45 AM (8 hours ago)

I do this all the time. One of the reasons I don't like wearing eye make-up. Shit is itchy.

The only benefit I use is Benetint, mostly as a blush, occasionally lips. I want to try Tarte cheek stain though.

This is the exact switch I made; I love the peachy shade of Tarte.

I accidentally got addicted to that stupid AmazeMint covergirl lipgloss with Crest in it.

tarte cheek stain made me break out
it was kinda...gummy? i thought it was the best shit ever at first, then i noticed a sad blush-area constellation of red bumps and had to discontinue immediately

aw u_u

i never break out on that part of my face for some reason

only places the phone touches

I needed a replacement for Chanel's Instant Lash mascara which I've used for like 15 years but has been discontinued and a Dior saleslady convinced me to try DiorShow Blackout, claiming it would give me big 80s style lashes, which I dig, and it would be super dark black. It's a rip-off. It's not inky black and the formula is pretty thin. I liked the look of the giant brush but overall, I wasted 30 bucks on it. I'm not sure where to turn now. I haven't had to try any new mascaras for a long time. I did try Chanel Exceptionel (sp?) and it's ok, but not great.

Good stuff for puffy eyes: Clarins eye contour gel. This stuff actually works! It tones down the puffiness and darkness underneath and makes you look refreshed and years younger.

Deep creases around the eyes: LiftFusion Transdermal Eye Lift and LiftFusion Triple Threat Wand. Both worked wonders on the wrinkles around my eyes which were so deep. The former is more expensive and works better, but the latter is a lighter formula which might work better for some. The eye lift might not be the best bet for sensitive skin as it produces a tingling sensation as it starts to work. I have the hide of a rhinoceros so nothing fazes me. :) In either case, the effects are almost immediate.