I feel pretty--NOT! THE COSMETICS THREAD

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.

niels, google Sali Hughes and how to tell if your skin is dry or dehydrated - there is apparently a difference. serum will help for sure. I also cleanse with a cleansing oil rather than foaming stuff (although my skin is 'oily', which oddly is made worse by foaming stuff and better with oil cleansers)

re mascara, I like Lancome Hypnose, think it's the Volume a porter one

Lancome Definicils - doesnt smudge or flake, goes on very smooth

thanks kinder, checked https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jan/22/deyhydrated-skin-beauty and I believe my skin is indeed dehydrated

sephora sale. I got 2 Huda mini palettes to start experimenting. I am feeling inspired.

I was just telling someone that I have been using a little fenty highlighter (work makeup has been only the highlighter, rose's lip balm, sephora waterproof eye pencil and i can't remember drugstore mascara) and when I get to work I think I look really sweaty and then realize it's the highlighter. I am probably also just really sweaty. But I like the look. I feel like I look healthy.

It is with great difficulty that I manage to refrain from highlighting my entire face to its shining limit every day. I totally agree that it helps with looking healthy though. There’s this amazing Tom Ford blush/highlight stick that I sneak swipes of every time I go to a department store (too expensive to afford on current budget).

Very jealous of anyone who has access to Sephora.

i got a free tube of glossier cloud paint and i love it. it has been ages since i used blush and it def helps me look alive

I haven't been in the US in over a year so I am going nutty ordering stuff from places I normally don't have access to. I am trying to be very minimal with the highlight. Just little dabs across my cheekbones and tiny streak along my nose, dab on my lip bow, eyebrow bone.

Every so often I encounter something that I'm so impressed with that I'm like "MUST TELL ILX COSMETICS THREAD," and then I forget.

I'm super impressed with L'Oreal Lash Paradise (lol @ name) in both the regular and waterproof formulas. It's like Voluminous Carbon Black turned up to 11. I saw a friend recently and she asked, "did you get. . . lash extensions?" in a confused sort of way because apparently I am not a person she ever thought would get lash extensions (she's right). The waterproof is super hard core waterproof. Iirc I saw it recommended by an olympic synchronized swim team and that's what led me to it.

Hey tangent, have you tried something like MAC’s strobe cream? It’s basically a highlight for the entire face - you can mix it in with your foundation or apply it underneath. I like it, it’s pretty subtle.

i might have to try that mascara, quincie!

i have little benefit highlighter/bronzer powder duo & i kinda love it. but i only use the highlighter if i’m going out, i don’t give enough if a shit about my job to bother using it for daytime looks lol. but it can double as an eyeshadow in a pinch!

I like Strobe Cream but don’t wear it much because it’s yet another step in the routine. It doesn’t seem to show up flaws in my skin like some highlighters do though, possibly because of it being an under-foundation thing.

I just bought two new mascaras (voluminous waterproof and the full and something one) but I want to try this one. Mascara lasts me forever, probably longer than it should. I kind of don't follow the guidelines about when to throw out make-up.

xps thanks! I have not tried it and now definitely will. I used to mix one of the Benefit highlighters with moisturiser but it still always ran out too quickly.

L’oreal Lash Paradise didn’t work for me but maybe I just got a bad batch because my friends eyelashes always look amazing. Their Roller Lash however is incredible for me - like a budget version of L’ancome Doll Eyes, but it lasts WAY longer (like 3 months compared with 6 weeks).

*Friend’s. I’m not always surrounded by people with amazing eyelashes, thank god.

My mascara lasts over a year. I am doing something wrong. Anyway, I want to get eyelash extensions again, mostly to keep me from rubbing my eyes so much, but they just don't look natural enough yet.

I went to Sephora about two weeks ago for the first time in ages and bought the Fenty pro filtr foundation and the universal red lip paint - both so good. I am in love with the foundation though and will be buying a lighter shade once my so-called tan fades. It stays on, stays all day even without powder, doesn’t break me out. I’m in shock tbh.

I like Lash Paradise a lot but it’s still not quite right for me. I may just revert back to Clinique eventually.

I’ll try the Roller Lash!

Let us know what you think! It takes about a week to reach its best state, but stays that way for a while. Ha, I don’t think you’re doing it wrong, Yerac. My mascara never runs out per se, just loses a good consistency through over-use.

Another favourite discovery of late - Urban Decay’s optical illusion primer. It’s much thicker than most primers, but doesn’t clog everything. It is literally like a second face and I love it.

For anyone with access to Boots, I’ve just bought their Stay Perfect mascara, which is one of the polymer/tubing ones (which I need because of my eyelashes’ mystical smudging powers) and it is A+ and way cheaper than my previous one (Estee Lauder).

I couldn’t get the waterproof lash paradise off and it flakes on me! Lol Yerac I also took advantage of the sale to get one of the mini Huda palettes. :)

The L’Oreal/Isabel Marant display at my nearest Boots had been heavily attacked by the time I got there but I picked up the last smoky eye palatte and lipsticks in La Butte Marshall and Palais Royal Field, all of which I’m pretty happy with. Thankfully north London seems to prefer paler lipsticks, leaving me with the ones I’d have chosen anyway.

Deciem/The Ordinary. Kind of didn't think it would blow out this crazily. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/krishrach/deciem-ordinary-skin-care-brandon-truaxe-shut-down?origin=thum

I just placed my first order like three days ago! Fuck!

The stores here in NY are showing as closed until Thurs.

Brandon has been losing the plot for a long time now and needs serious medical intervention

The first I had ever heard of the Ordinary was from the previous Instagram drama.

what's like the opposite of highlighter -- I have way too much healthy glow and need to look good for goth night LOL

try a matte primer mb? & full coverage matte foundation obv

thx!

rimmel makes a cheap one u can get at cvs

I think I am going to try to depot some of my eyeshadow palettes.

I decided to switch up from
Estee Lauder Double Wear to my old classic fave foundation MAC Studio Fix. I still love DW but I was getting a little tired of liquid foundation & i love SF’s coverage & silky texture.

i think i have finally hit a good spot where I am happy with my makeup generally, and can just tweak brands here & there without meandering from dissatisfying product to product like i was 10 years ago.

I found an unopened perfect magenta Marc Jacobs lipgloss at Winners (Canadian discount fashion store) yesterday for $13. I love it.