I feel pretty--NOT! THE COSMETICS THREAD

That's how I feel too. But I guess it makes sense that you want the eyeliner to look good/not disappear when you are staring straight ahead and neutral and not while the skin is pulled.

and yours are good! i'm impressed xp

I've always used liquid liner, never pencil! Not a pencil fan for the cateye/wings although I appreciate the slightly softer smokey line it offers. Liquid is hard to get perfect, admittedly. My preference is for a really thin and long brush like https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTBN2j22oZ3ZNX2yA3QTjuv0jWbRQA8V2qhW6GULDz4QdXkAq_VHQ

oh yeah i meant liquid when i said i pull my lids out to get a straight line

i rarely use pencil liner. if i want a softer look i use eyeshadow like its a liner if that makes sense

I rarely use liquid but did today and I'm loving it.

i need to start doing that^^ works well for guys.

in awe of anyone who can so much as hold a liquid pen. it's like the martini of makeup.

(doing that meaning shadow)

I've never had good luck with the brush (I like felt tip) but maybe I was using a bad formula. I think it was too wet, so it would travel to my upper lid when I blinked during application.

I use a soft pencil for the day/work, I used to use wet eyeshadow but I think I needed to go towards something waterproof.

I had suck good luck with the Kat Von D felt tip that I am leery to try another. But I like all those metallic liquid eyeliners now.

suck-such obv

Heading to Sephora tonight to take advantage of the VIB sale and i too like the felt tip kind so I'm going to maybe try the KVD.

Loooool I got my first Birchbox yesterday and one of the products was a liquid eyeliner- I had a go and OMG WHAT A MESS

I seriously look like a 4 yr old did my makeup whenever I attempt eyeliner. Doesn’t help that I have very hooded eyes

Actually, I think I have the ink liner and not the tattoo liner.

I was looking at the website and was disappointed that sephora doesn't have glossier or lorac.

Ulta has Lorac but I think Glossier is only available through their site.

xpost The hooded eye thing is a bitch. The below is the Alexa Chung video that finally had me get liquid eyeliner right.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2D7RtPEVwI

Thanks!

The sot of crease part of my hood comes down past the corner of my eye so trying to wing eyeliner is just impossible. I’ve watched plenty of tutorials and still can’t make it work. Last night I ended up with massive messy triangles on my eyes.

doing my eyeliner is by far the most time-consuming part of my makeup! I use a soft ish pencil but the fine wrinkles make it impossible to get a smooth thin line. sometimes I go over it with a pen liner like Stila or Eyeko. Pen liner alone though still suffers from the same wrinkle problem.

I get the wrinkling problem too

mine are hooded too. and my lashes are quite fair so it looks weird if I don't get the eyeliner right up to the base of the lashes. maybe I should tint my lashes :/

I have a Stila felt-tip eyeliner that I love, I use it every day & it doesnt budge & is easy to control btw thin & thick lines etc

this is the one:
https://m.sephora.com/product/stay-all-day-waterproof-liquid-eye-liner-P253818

I have that, but it's a bit old and flakey so I should replace it!

This is pretty funny. That Kat Von D tattoo liner has a bunch of reviews of people who had serious accidents and the eyeliner looked fine (it is seriously really good). *warning some blood*

https://www.buzzfeed.com/remysmidt/eyeliner-review-car-accident-makeup-tattoo-kat-von-d?utm_term=.qn3gOqBD#.navxvWN8

And I now realize it's not a felt tip but a brush, which may be why it seems easier to work with.

yeah I have terrible trouble with felt-tips. Brushes all the way for me.

I keep looking at these pics of the Crayola make-up line. Who's ordering?

it looks super fun!

I think I am going to do one of the palettes, a highlighter, a mascara and one of the face crayons.

Oh these are so neat!

this may be slightly off topic but hoping for some advice on facial cream

I have dry skin in general and a couple of months ago bought some cream because my face was getting... very dry. I ended up with a very fancy (and very small) bottle of french cream which I believe contained water from some enchanted spring https://www.avene.co.uk/face/products-for-daily-use/face-essentials/hydrance-intense-serum

It worked very well but it was also quite costly (30 euros!)

bottle is now empty and I'm wondering if it's likely I'll find a product with similar effects for less money or if I'm better off shelling out for one of these again

any advice appreciated

Looks like their trademarked ingredient Cohederm does the same thing as hyaluronic acid (grabs water and keeps it there, making your skin plump and hydrated) so I’d look for something which contains that. I like Vichy Aqualia serum, don’t know how much it costs where you are.

thanks, I'll try that!

I'm in a permanent search for a mascara that I love ever since Fresh discontinued their Supernova mascara. All else is inferior.

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/31bVGoh1o3L.jpg

What else is very conditioning and goes on like silk but doesn't flake or rub off?

I genuinely love Glossier's new mascara and I am really picky about mascara. It doesn't smudge or flake and it looks natural and separates but also adds volume.

It doesn't appear to come in brown? Botheration.

Adding that on to my glossier shopping list.

Aw, boo at no brown. It's new though so I bet they add brown soon.

It really is good and that's coming from someone who has been loyal to L'Oreal Voluminous (waterproof) for years. I've tried so many mascaras and this is the only one I've liked.

That Voluminious waterproof was my go to for years too. I haven't been wearing much make up recently so have just been using all these clinique mascara samples my mom gave me. But I should probably toss everything because I am sure most are over a year or 2 old now. I am way bad about tossing old make-up.

I have Voluminous right now and I like the formula but the brush isn't tapered and every time I do my inside corner baby lashes the wide tip gets mascara all over my eyelid and the side of my nose. Two thumbs down.

Maybe I can just trim the brush with nail scissors, come to think of it.

holy crap, is that the reason for tapered mascara brushes?

I am reading up on mascara brushes now.

Hey niels

If you live in a dry climate, avoid anything with hyaluronic acid because it’ll pull moisture from your skin if it can’t pull it from the air.

If you don’t live somewhere dry, I’d suggest CeraVe moisturizering lotion.

I believe I'm in a relatively humid climate, and that CeraVe looks very reasonably priced. thanks for schooling me on hyaluronic acid!

CeraVe is a fantastic drugstore moisturizer imo.

Has anyone used the weleda skin food before?

Yep. Some people buy shoes and bags, I buy makeup and skincare.

I love it but it depends on what you're using it for. It is very thick and heavy but it's the only thing that leaves me feeling soft and moisturized when I wake up in the morning. You can't really rub it in like a normal cream so I warm it and rub it around in my hands and then sort of press it into my face. Also, it has a strong herby scent that I love but that might be a prob for some people.

I was seeing that Katie Jane Hughes is a fan too. I put it on my list. I usually dislike heavy cremes but I am getting older so I need to revisit.

She is indeed. I don't use it every night just when I think I need extra moisturizing. It's great for feet and elbows and stuff like that too.