I feel pretty--NOT! THE COSMETICS THREAD

Oooh I finished my tube of Smashbox Camera Ready and scooped the last of it out with a Q-tip yesterday, but I must say, it worked really well.

i can't imagine wearing vaseline on my face. wtf

(many xposts)

not apropos of anything but I will go to the mat for Smashbox Eyelid primer. that shit WORKS. I have the greasiest greasepit eyelids and eyeshadow's usually long gone by lunchtime but my shit stays put all day, it's like magic!
only downside is it's a bit chemical-feeling since my skin's kinda sensitive. has a very mild tingle to it which is a bit unsettling. I dunno that I'd wear it every day. I try to keep it for special going out occasions

I randomly bought a $4 wet and wild eye primer by Fergie (lol) and I like it better than the urban decay one!

(also this is that lipstick I mentioned upthread: http://tinypic.com/r/xqhnye/5)

I've said this before but I adore it

Oh yeah, that's gorgeous!

yeah gurl gimme a break
it looks excellent! we all know that. so do you!
wear that shit.

omg LOVE

i can't imagine wearing vaseline on my face. wtf

I've read that the ELF primers are supposedly the best cheap ones for eye makeup but I don't own anything of theirs.

Makeupalley loves that WnW Fergie primer! I have been using ("using" meaning I have one, but have not actually applied it for like er six months, lol rural Mexico) the Kat von D that Roxy recommended; I like it, but will try the WnW next why because cheap.

I feel like a makeupalley reporter for this thread. Actually, I think I will keep it up, as it will give me an excuse to be on those boards too much. They have been a go-to procrastination tool when I'm supposed to be writing papers for skool.

Is it wrong that I want to buy a Nars lipstick because it has the name of a Serge Gainsbourg song?

No, not wrong at all! I have wanted to get Schiap for similar reasons!

I also feel like a Bad Feminist because it's from the controversial Guy Bourdin line.

Nars always gets me with the names of their colors.

They had an eyeshadow named Zardoz!

no way

whats the line?

NARS Guy Bourdin Holiday Collection

I keep misreading Bourdin as Boudin and thinking of sourdough bread bowls lol

lol "full frontal"
that is a good product name

I like the purple eyeshadow but I always want all the purple eyeshadows.

i am intrigued by future red

I found my much love green Smashbox primer at ulta the other day. I'm so thrilled. No one carries it anymore. Not even Smashbox.

am experimenting with makeup looks for my brither's wedding in Feb. here are my new drugstore cosmetic recommendations

Milani "baked" blush in Luminous - super soft, v shimmery without being ott. love! $8

Loreal Infallible eyeshadow in amber something - cream to powder shadow. rich pigment, great metallic look. goes on super smooth & stays put forever, it seems. $8 - which is high for one pot imo but it works so well it's worth it.

Wet N Wild gel liner - maybe my best purchase of all. $3! little pot & a brush. goes on super soft & smooth, is waterproof, deep black. need a smaller brush imo, the one it comes with is kinda big & janky, lines go on a bit too fat

I just splashed out on some Shu Uemera eyelash curlers (they were <$20) after years of thinking there's no point as they don't look any different from my crappy drugstore ones.
They are sooo good! Totally worth it - curling my eyelashes is kind of important for me as they are long but either stick straight out or down which can make me look like I'm falling asleep - NAGL at work. These make me look wide awake without that sticky-uppy spiky eyelash look.

also I am back to using primer after remembering how good it is and it's making a real difference

I have been using the same Shu eyelash curler for nigh on fifteen years! Should it ever die or go astray, I will definitely replace it with the same thing.

I haven't worn make up since October 28. I think I forgot how.

I'm a new convert to benefit's " they're real" mascara. the$10 travel size is perfect - it's cheap and it didn't la st long enough to get clunky (I don't wear it often enough to use it up in a timely fashion).

I got a bunch of lip stuff from my MIL for Hanukkah+bday+xmas:
- dior creme de rose lip balm: it's ok, I use it at night.
- fresh sugar rose lip treatment: also ok, nice tint

glad I didn't fork out$50 of my own money f or those BUT I also go t:
- dior addict lip glow: love this, great colour, perfect nude lip

ha yeah me too re 'they're real'. I don't think it lasts that long anyway.

Benefit erase paste: TERRIBLE. No coverage on dark circles, cakey, settles into lines.

Seashorea classic stippling brush: sheds like crazy. Not impressed, considering it was over $30

lol ph typing: that should have read "sephora classic stippling brush"

thebalm bahama mama bronzer: a+ would buy again. looks pretty dark in the pan but and lots of pigment gets on the brush at the lightest touch, but it blends out really well and is matte and not orange.

benefit highlighter stick: eh, it's ok i guess. i got a sample of it from sephora. it's too shimmery and not glowy enough, if that makes sense.

While on vacation I saw my sister's bathroom and realized that by some standards I have very little make-up, by which I mean I don't need a storage unit to hold it. Jeez louise. And I was begrudging myself a new mascara to replace my dried-out one (but maybe not the $30 version).

I reupped my mascara this week -- tossed the urban decay big fatty which has now kinda dried & was starting to make my eyes itch, and got the classic Great Lash which I have tbh never used before now. Hot damn it's a good buy for v little $

thebalm mary lou-manizer: pretty nice. i think i like it better than benefit's high beam.

i've been on a makeup kick lately, not buying lots of shitty stuff that i'll never use just to fill my makeup box, but trying to get reasonable quality replacements for the stuff i actually like to use a lot. got a set of real techniques brushes coming soon, too. if only i could truly master the concealer/foundation game :/ :/ :/

These are helpful reviews, just1ne! I have been not-buying makeup these days to save $$$, but I am gonna have to bite the bullet and re-up on my Chanel foundation to the tune of $50, ouch.

And oh man I am in Tokyo and yesterday I saw these Hakuhodo makeup brushes that have a cult following on makeupalley and they looked amaaaaaaaazing.

I bought a few NYX eyeshadow pencils to try out. I know, you envy my life of excitement

I got a drugstore gift card for Christmas and I can't wait to go pick up a few cheap pieces!

ooh fun!

I need a cheap lip marker. I love my Smashbox one and wear it daily but I can't afford it :P

omg you guys

read the first paragraph of this review. this is amazing/insane

O_o

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sinful colors

Tomorrow I'm going to find an excuse to say "I was tragically beautiful."

im a little bit in love with harmony tbh

that's fucking amazing tbh

that she's even checking her makeup in that sitch at all, I mean

Hey Ladies! I forgot to tell you I got my Pantone "skin IQ" at Sephora over the holidays. Took five minutes with some crazy digital skin reader but, woah, so many choices! Also, the Sephora lady6 did the rest of my face and cured my phobia of bronzers

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