I feel pretty--NOT! THE COSMETICS THREAD

My wedding dress was a black and white short dress found on the internet with an aviator style jacket over it.

When I was in high school, there was a Jessica McClintock/Gunne Sax outlet nearby, and we would occasionally go there and try on wedding dresses.

More on topic - braved a bright orange matte lip today for the first time and found it surprisingly wearable.

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that sounds awesome!

Even just reading "Jessice McClintock" I can smell what Seventeen magazines from the early 90s smelled like.

baby soft
exclamation!

guys i'm in the market for a new blush maybe? i dunno if i should go coral or baby pink for spring

x-post Navy by Covergirl

x-post - Surm think it depends on your coloring though both might work. Do not like all of their products but I do think the Glossier Cloud Paints are nice and there is a pink and a peach that you can even mix.

I love Bobby Brown Pale Pink (not actually pale) and Nars Orgasm for peachy.

ohh good tips

yeah you know, i love both colors but sometimes pink makes me look like i have a fever? lol. maybe i will get BOTH! treat myself! heard really good things about Glossier's masks too

Exclamation! Make a statement without saying a word.

I feel the same way about blush. Like I am always embarrassed or drinking so my cheeks are pink anyway. These Glossier Cloud Paints look nice. I had never heard of them before.

Yeah, they're fun. I'd recommend them as well as the highlighter but not the glossier lip sticks. I didn't like those at all. I also have a gel stain from Sephora (their own brand) which is great but a little harder to work with because it really stains if you don't work fast. I love blush.

xp Yerac, I'm the same re pink cheeks! I did recently discover the concept of "contouring" (hey, I just started being femme-y a year ago after decades of not) and I like that effect

I really only ever do my eyes (i'm allergic to a lot of lipsticks), but I've watched 8 seasons of RuPaul Drag Race in the last two months and now I am suddenly interested in contouring.

hahahahaha. same for most of us i think. i am finally using bronzer effectively for the first time in my life! it's like, not too dark, which is good.

I also want some wigs but that's a whole other thing.

SAME! there is no way i would ever go blond but i want to BE blond for a second

i'm having a bit of a problem with my concealer

Has anyone tried Fenty yet?

Yes. OK before I go on let me just say that you know how some people buy bags and shoes and that's their thing? Makeup and skincare are obviously mine. Also, I take full advantage of Sephora's return policy and prob return something if I don't absolutely love it. Case in point, the Fenty matte lipstick I bought. The formula was excellent (and I'm not really into matte lips mostly because I hate how they feel) but the color didn't work for me. I do have the universal gloss thing and I like that a lot. That's all I've tried. So far. The packaging is gorgeous.

I have a makeup/skincare buying problem. AMA.

Tell me about your concealor woes, Surm.

concealER

Sometimes I want to start that whole beauty blog that we tried ages ago up again.

I would love a concealer and base (B.B. cream, tinted moisturizer, or foundation) rec - I have really uneven skin bc of splotchy freckles, and also really bad under eye darkness/puffiness. I bought clear frames a while ago and now the under eye area is more visible.

OK obviously what works for me me might not for you because everyone is different etc. but I really love the following for myself.

Foundation - Loreal Pro-Glow. It's not full coverage but it's just enough for me when I feel like I need it and it leaves you looking glowy. Concealer - every day without fail because I have deep set eyes and bad circles - The only one I've bought for years now is the Tarte Maracuja Creaseless Concealer. It's full coverage and it's amazing. You only have to use a tiny bit so it lasts ages.

I've heard people raving about the IT Cosmetics CC cream but I bought a small size and it was a little too thick for my liking. Returned.

I have a little sample of the IT concealer but it’s a little too dark I think. My big problem is getting the right color in a base bc of my unevenness- it always seems too light or too dark.

Yeah the IT CC cream I bought wasn't the right color either. I'm really fair so sometimes have a tough time finding things light.

with foundation I think it's just a case of trying samples for a while (often means taking politely to sales assistants which isn't actually that bad :p) to see how they get on in combination with your moisturiser etc.

I liked ysl touche eclat foundation although I don't think it lasts that long. Also dior forever glow or whatever it's called.

I am so clueless on foundation or concealer that when I went to sephora I just had the salesperson do that weird camera image of my skin to find a match. She recommended makeupforever powder foundation and it was fine. I used it several times, broke the powder, put it back together with alcohol and then shattered it again. The end.

With all the potion and lotion buying I've seen never found day and night moisturizers that I've been happy enough to remain loyal to. I'm currently using some Peter Thomas Roth stuff I got on sale in a set and it's nice but not enough to repurchase. Hmmmmm. Any good recs? Also looking for a good facial sunscreen.

that should have read "With all the potion and lotion buying I do I've still never . . . "

Peter Thomas Roth was the only facial sunscreen that I ever liked, but it's too pricey for the amount. Everything else makes me too shiny/cloggy. I think I said above I used Kiehl's ultra moisturizer for like 10 years and in the last two years switched to First Aid Beauty ultra repair. I feel like I can slather both on and it doesn't ever feel heavy for me. I'll be 40 soon and maybe I will have to get something different in the next couple of years but these both really work for me.

Oh maybe that was the skincare thread...

I do keep hearing lots of good things about FAB. Maybe will try that. I use Retin-A for anti-aging stuff so I just need a good basic moisturizer. Thank you! Also, 40 is the best. I think you'll like it.

i love my st ives moisturizer - collagen elastin. it's pretty amazing in the morning.

soooo my concealer works perfectly for run of the mill coverage, but when there's an actual BLEMISH, it's like not the right color. i'm thinking about getting a powder concealer. just always so hard to find the right color.

maybe i'll try a sephora consult again? the last time i wasn't vocal enough about what i wanted so i returned the product.

I like the Tarte concealer ENBB posted above but need to moisturize well under my eyes and on any spots before I use it. There’s a NYX one in a tube that pretty decent and cheap. And people rave about the maybeline one with a sponge thingy on the end? I haven’t tried it though (it has ingredients my skin doesn’t like) and don’t know if it will cover blemishes. I’ve been using mineral makeup powder for a while and use a small brush to put it under my eyes and on any blemishes before I go over my face with a bigger brush. Not everyone loves mineral makeup though!

I do want to try the Fenty foundation!

I just bought a Maybeline superstay matte ink liquid lipstick in “lover” and it’s such a good colour (on my fair-cool-pink-neutral-what-agh skin tone). It will likely dry my lips out but we shall see...

I love lipsticks so much and have absolutely no clue what I am allergic to in most of them. It's super annoying that it only happened in my 20s and also that a lot of people have this issue and have posted about it on the internet but the last time I checked there was no clear defined answer. The fenty foundation is what I was most interested in recently. That and the iipsticks used on Riverdale.

Riverdale lipsticks are so goooooooood omg

oh no I’ve only watched one ep of riverdale but I appreciate good lipstick enough to watch more!

p.s. the beauty-internet has convinced me to grow my eyebrows out. And they were right.

I love Veronica's lipstick although when I looked it up I didn't realize it was purple/berry (not my normal thing). I would still try.

Is there a foundation that is good for sensitive skin? I don’t go to Sephora bc it is too big and overwhelming for me. Maybe I should try Kiehl’s? Their size is more my speed. I have no idea what shade to get.

I have sensitive skin, rosacea etc, and struggled with foundation for a while. I finally settled on Estee Lauder double-wear. I don’t get breakouts or itching, it lasts forrrrrrever, and gives my skin a v pleasing dewyness.
They have a normal formula & a lighter formula, if you don’t have blemishes etc you could try the light formula to start? idk.
And this might be corny & oldschool but the makeup counter women at Macys/Nordstrom etc know their shit, they are good at finding yr shade, and the experience is way less annoying than Sephora or (ugh) Ulta.
ymmv tho

soooo i never wear foundation. i just buy liquid makeup in the bottles for evening out. i don't think i NEED foundation but it is a nice idea for bad skin days maybe? it's always scared me!

"liquid makeup in the bottles" isn't foundation?

It is.

ok i didn't know! so i don't like USE it as foundation though, i just use it as concealer/where needed. am i crazy?

surprise, you are wearing foundation

lol right now even :) for YEARS

sort of takes the "fear" away eh?

i try not to wear it in the summer but sometimes i do if i want to look/feel extra good