Bimbos unite!

[Miss QQ]

It's all right, I wasn't sure how to use Fix+ at the beginning too. It is versatile and there are many ways to use it, depending on your skin or preference. Some like to spray it on the face before applying makeup so that the makeup will stay on better. I think if you spray a lot then perhaps you need to dab some off. I spray it only after I finish my full makeup, 2 or 3 spritz, and it dries off within a minute I think, so I don't need to dab. Oh the Fix+ nozzle tends to be powerful and expel the liquid strongly. lol It took me a while to get it right, I need to hold it at least 15cm away.

Thanks for the info about the white bits! I think we don't have dandelions here so those I see should be milkweeds.

 

[LMD84]

It's all right, I wasn't sure how to use Fix+ at the beginning too. It is versatile and there are many ways to use it, depending on your skin or preference. Some like to spray it on the face before applying makeup so that the makeup will stay on better. I think if you spray a lot then perhaps you need to dab some off. I spray it only after I finish my full makeup, 2 or 3 spritz, and it dries off within a minute I think, so I don't need to dab. Oh the Fix+ nozzle tends to be powerful and expel the liquid strongly. lol It took me a while to get it right, I need to hold it at least 15cm away.

Thanks for the info about the white bits! I think we don't have dandelions here so those I see should be milkweeds.

and yes you can use fix+ any way you want. there is no right or wrong really unless you drink it of course!

 

[ElvenEyes]

lol The Milkweed is coming to get you! Ha ha! Just a wildflower that makes you sneeze, but pretty and enchanting to watch it flutter across the yard, like a miniature white ballerina! When I was little we all played a game by picking out a milkweed in the air and following it as far as we could until it landed!

Okay, I will get Fix + . I bet it will be awesome in the summer to refresh me!

Battle of the Eyeshadow Day here. I started off feeling funky and very natural with my Tenderling blush and my Nico as a soft natural highlight. Then I thought, hmmm...eyes! What to do? I decided to try the Romantic Eye palette by Two Faced. Something gentle, right? Good grief. First the white highlight which was about 10 times more glimmery and fluffy than Albatross! Instant scary eyes. Tried to sooth it down with the pink and soft grey colour. Good...doing better. Then the dark plum colour. One eye came out great The other eye had a mind of its own, or at least the shadow did. It globbed up in one section and refused to be put on another. I used tissues. I used various brushes. I used fingers! No luck!!! It would not budge, it would not take shadow! What is up with this? I finally gave up, grabbed my Beautiful Iris by MAC and just swooshed it across 3/4ths of the lid. Now I look ready for a disco. Yeehaw. And I was going for a natural look....

 

[LMD84]

lol The Milkweed is coming to get you! Ha ha! Just a wildflower that makes you sneeze, but pretty and enchanting to watch it flutter across the yard, like a miniature white ballerina! When I was little we all played a game by picking out a milkweed in the air and following it as far as we could until it landed!

Okay, I will get Fix + . I bet it will be awesome in the summer to refresh me!

Battle of the Eyeshadow Day here. I started off feeling funky and very natural with my Tenderling blush and my Nico as a soft natural highlight. Then I thought, hmmm...eyes! What to do? I decided to try the Romantic Eye palette by Two Faced. Something gentle, right? Good grief. First the white highlight which was about 10 times more glimmery and fluffy than Albatross! Instant scary eyes. Tried to sooth it down with the pink and soft grey colour. Good...doing better. Then the dark plum colour. One eye came out great The other eye had a mind of its own, or at least the shadow did. It globbed up in one section and refused to be put on another. I used tissues. I used various brushes. I used fingers! No luck!!! It would not budge, it would not take shadow! What is up with this? I finally gave up, grabbed my Beautiful Iris by MAC and just swooshed it across 3/4ths of the lid. Now I look ready for a disco. Yeehaw. And I was going for a natural look....

lol!!! sorry to chuckle at your bad eye day but this made me laugh so hard just now!! 'instant scary eyes'!!! hee hee hee! but it happens to us all at points, i once applied push the edge pigment (super dark purple) to my crease, but in the process had too much on my brush and it fell all down my face! and because i do my foundation and stuff first i had to wash everything off and start again! but at least beautiful iris came to the rescue! i love that shadow! mine has a big old dip in it!

 

[ElvenEyes]

lol It IS funny! Thank goodness I was not trying to get out somewhere. I will have to be careful to pick out tried and true items when I am on the go and leave the experimenting for free days! It is so funny that an eyeshadow can look so pretty and tame in the palette and then become an absolute disaster when you put it on. Fall out city, too. OMG, the pink was like chalk. I was showing my husband my eyes..."Honey, look at this," stuffing my face in his, closing my eyes, ignoring the fact that he is trying to work, "One side isn't working right! That little corner of my eye refuses to accept any shadow. Isn't that weird?" lol After I swooshed the Beautiful Iris on he said "Ooh, purple! Hey, that spot is covered now!"

My motto now is when all else fails, swoosh on a bright, bold colour or a ton of pigment. It can only make it better!

Sending milkweed across the pond to visit Lou ::::::: * * * * :::::::

 

[Nzsallyb]

Sally~Good to know that you and your family are okay. The pictures and video are heartbreaking. I keep checking in with my friend who lives about 2 hours south of Christchurch. Her niece lives up there and is missing. We are all praying that it is just a lack of being able to communicate as everything is so chaotic. So much destruction and death. Watching those buildings fall apart like a deck of cards was heartbreaking.

im yet to hear back from a few friends, but i am just so so glad that blair is ok, for a moment i had to consider what id do if i lost him, as all the reports was that there were just bodies been pulled from buildings. and there are heartbreaking stories, like a lady dying in the street with her baby in her arms (reading that made me cry).

it so horrible, how much more devastation can NZ take? Christchurch is where my partner is living and he has just brought a house there, so im aiming to get a job there! lucky im used to earthquakes

its times like these when u really figure out what is important, and it certainly isnt makeup!!

how are you all ladies?

 

[LMD84]

im yet to hear back from a few friends, but i am just so so glad that blair is ok, for a moment i had to consider what id do if i lost him, as all the reports was that there were just bodies been pulled from buildings. and there are heartbreaking stories, like a lady dying in the street with her baby in her arms (reading that made me cry).
it so horrible, how much more devastation can NZ take? Christchurch is where my partner is living and he has just brought a house there, so im aiming to get a job there! lucky im used to earthquakes

its times like these when u really figure out what is important, and it certainly isnt makeup!!

how are you all ladies?

honestly it is such a terrible thing. and somebody dying in the street like that with her child is heartbreaking. i can only imagine the roller coaster of emtions you must have been feeling until you got in contact with Blair. and i really hope you hear from your other friends soon.

 

[ElvenEyes]

Lou~I'm going to package up some milkweed and send it to you. lol

I am on edge. My friend's niece, who lives in Christchurch is still missing. No one has seen her or heard from her since the earthquake. The family is so shaken up. I've been glued to FB waiting to hear if she received any good news. Nothing yet and they have now reported her to the police. Lots of prayers going out.

 

[Nzsallyb]

Lou~I'm going to package up some milkweed and send it to you. lol

I am on edge. My friend's niece, who lives in Christchurch is still missing. No one has seen her or heard from her since the earthquake. The family is so shaken up. I've been glued to FB waiting to hear if she received any good news. Nothing yet and they have now reported her to the police. Lots of prayers going out.

it is horrible watching it on tv. there are over 300 people missing, 75 confirmed dead, and they have abandonned a building which had alot of people in it, as there was a fire in it too, and it is just getting way to dangerous for search and rescue, and they are saying that the people in the building are dead from the gases and smoke.

keep us informed if they find her debi!

 

[shadowaddict]

Sally, I am so so sorry you are having to go through this. I was looking at the pics on yahoo today and was just shocked. I sat here with my hand either over my mouth or my heart. It is just unbelievable and so sad. You and your loved ones are in my thoughts and prayers.

And not knowing is so hard, just waiting to hear something and praying it is good news. The first time my son was in Iraq in 2006 when it was so very bad there I was just a mess everytime I heard a marine was killed. I was in a state of panic until I heard from him.

Debi--I hope you hear from your loved one as well and hope all are safe.

 

[LMD84]

Sally, I am so so sorry you are having to go through this. I was looking at the pics on yahoo today and was just shocked. I sat here with my hand either over my mouth or my heart. It is just unbelievable and so sad. You and your loved ones are in my thoughts and prayers.

And not knowing is so hard, just waiting to hear something and praying it is good news. The first time my son was in Iraq in 2006 when it was so very bad there I was just a mess everytime I heard a marine was killed. I was in a state of panic until I heard from him.

Debi--I hope you hear from your loved one as well and hope all are safe.

I have stopped looking at pictures and videos now. It's just terrible. But is is good that the emergancy services are doing everything they possibly can. Are you going to go there Sally to help at th hospital? or are you on standby at the moment? It is so good of you to offer to help the people in need.

i hope everybody is doing ok. today me and nick will be going shopping in the city centre. not for anything exciting though! we need things like a new mop, new laundy basket and boring house stuff like that! oh and possibly a new bookcase too but it depends if i can find a nice looking one that is also a reasonable price!

 

[vintageroses]

Hey everyone! How are you guys?! I've been away for way too long! Hope everyone is doing good! I have 265 post in the thread to catch up on!

Love your new pic lou

 

[ElvenEyes]

I haven't even turned the tv on today to see what is new, but I do come with very good news. They found my friend's niece and she is fine. Her electricity was off, her cell was crushed from being flung from a table across the room, but she is well. What a relief. There are so many still trapped that I feel like we are going through 9/11 again, only this time it is a natural disaster rather than terrorism. Watching all the videos and seeing the pictures are just heartbreaking. I hope they will be able to rescue many more and that the missing people numbers will drop considerably with the hope they are fine or just in various hospitals mending or staying with other people. Prayers to all involved.

 

[LMD84]

I haven't even turned the tv on today to see what is new, but I do come with very good news. They found my friend's niece and she is fine. Her electricity was off, her cell was crushed from being flung from a table across the room, but she is well. What a relief. There are so many still trapped that I feel like we are going through 9/11 again, only this time it is a natural disaster rather than terrorism. Watching all the videos and seeing the pictures are just heartbreaking. I hope they will be able to rescue many more and that the missing people numbers will drop considerably with the hope they are fine or just in various hospitals mending or staying with other people. Prayers to all involved.

oh that is fantastic news indeed! i am so pleased that she is alive and well. you must be so relieved!!

me and nick had a nice time in the city centre. we bought a new mop and various other house stuff. no cheap but nice bookcase though! i think we will have to save up for one. i prefer solid wood ones rather than the ones that are build it yourself out of ply wood ones! they last much longer. we also had a nice lunch out i was a little naughty again and me and nick shared a piece of chocolate cake for dessert! it was sooo good! after not really having chocolate and no cake this year it felt like it was well deserved! i shall work out extra hard tonight though to make up for it. and then tomorrow we are staying home so i shall be able to eat healthy again. also nick has just sorted the garage on his own. it was soo cold outside and i just wanted to be indoors with the kitties! lazy me!!

 

[Miss QQ]

^^ Hi! Good to see you again! Enjoy catching up at Specktra!

Sally - What a terrible, heavy feeling it must be. You are right, makeup will be the last time on anyone's mind there! But you people are strong and will be able to rebuild.

Debi - Hope you friend's niece is all right.

The milkweeds are weeds so no wonder I see quite a lot of them when I play in the grass field when I was a kid. lol Lou maybe lots of them are growing outside now because Debi sent them over to you. Lou - Did you find the bookcase? Hope you enjoyed shopping and managed to clean the garage.

I didn't have the terribly bad eyeshadow day today, but my left eye makeup was darker and more intense, and I brought the dark colour too high up the crease, than my right. I kept adding colours to the left eye initally because the right was darker. So I went shopping and watched The King's Speech with unbalanced eye makeup. I used the MUFE diamond powder #15 which is a brown with multi-coloured glitters. It has micro brown shimmers and slightly larger multi-coloured glitters. I love the effect and took pics but the glitters didn't show up with the camera at all. I also used MUFE HD foundation and the finish was very natural. But it takes more work to blend it out evenly as it goes on streaky in the beginning. The lift concealer is awesome, I only need to use a tiny amount on my undereye lids and it covers my dark circles (not completely because I have serious dark circles). The texture is very light!

The King's Speech is nice to watch! I like the way it is filmed and there were funny bits throughout the film. Didn't feel bored at any scene. And I finally bought the kenzo perfume that I chanced upon and like, L'eau de Kenzo Amour. It is LE and there are only 4 bottles left in one counter, but I bought it at another counter which had more stocks as the counter is giving a free pouch and mini Floral Amour lotion with the purchase.

 

[LMD84]

^^ Hi! Good to see you again! Enjoy catching up at Specktra!

Sally - What a terrible, heavy feeling it must be. You are right, makeup will be the last time on anyone's mind there! But you people are strong and will be able to rebuild.

Debi - Hope you friend's niece is all right.

The milkweeds are weeds so no wonder I see quite a lot of them when I play in the grass field when I was a kid. lol Lou maybe lots of them are growing outside now because Debi sent them over to you. Lou - Did you find the bookcase? Hope you enjoyed shopping and managed to clean the garage.

I didn't have the terribly bad eyeshadow day today, but my left eye makeup was darker and more intense, and I brought the dark colour too high up the crease, than my right. I kept adding colours to the left eye initally because the right was darker. So I went shopping and watched The King's Speech with unbalanced eye makeup. I used the MUFE diamond powder #15 which is a brown with multi-coloured glitters. It has micro brown shimmers and slightly larger multi-coloured glitters. I love the effect and took pics but the glitters didn't show up with the camera at all. I also used MUFE HD foundation and the finish was very natural. But it takes more work to blend it out evenly as it goes on streaky in the beginning. The lift concealer is awesome, I only need to use a tiny amount on my undereye lids and it covers my dark circles (not completely because I have serious dark circles). The texture is very light!

The King's Speech is nice to watch! I like the way it is filmed and there were funny bits throughout the film. Didn't feel bored at any scene. And I finally bought the kenzo perfume that I chanced upon and like, L'eau de Kenzo Amour. It is LE and there are only 4 bottles left in one counter, but I bought it at another counter which had more stocks as the counter is giving a free pouch and mini Floral Amour lotion with the purchase.

nope, no bookcase we shall save up for a nice one though. we need something solid because there are quite a few heavy hard back books that need putting somewhere!

oh and yes that has happened to me before as well - having one eye darker than the other or the crease colour too high! it is very frustrating! sometimes i i realise what is happening early on during application i am able to use a q tip to wipe some of the make up away! and i am pleased you like the hd foundation. i still havent tried it! mainly because i;d have to buy it online and i am not sure what colour i would be! for now i shall stick to my revlon colour stay! it is great in winter when i need more coverage - but because it sets quite quickly i have to blend it quickly! and that is good news that the concealer is doing a good job too!

i need to see the kings speech! everybody is raving about it! and i love it when you get free gifts with perfumes! enjoy!

 

[Miss QQ]

Hi Lou! I saw your post after I posted mine. I'm 117 for the hd foundation because I have slight yellow undertones. You could be 110 (more pink) or 115, but yes, it is much safer to match it in person. We don't want to be walking around with a face that is a different colour from the rest of our body! Foundation matching can be so troublesome. Not sure if you already know, but the hd foundation gives very light coverage, and dark blemishes show through. I like my foundation light to medium coverage, so on days when I need medium coverage, I will not use the hd foundation.
I just checked the MUFE website and it is supposed to give medium to full coverage. Perhaps it can be built up! Interesting! I will try it next time when I'm not rushing to leave the house.

It's better to get a solid wood bookcase because those plywoods will sink and bend very quickly with heavy books. Mine was like that and it didn't look good or stable. Go watch the King's Speech. It gave me some insight of royals at that time. And I like Colin Firth too. He is very charming in Mamma Mia!

 

[ElvenEyes]

I just love watching the trailers of The King's Speech and know I will get the DVD as soon as it comes out! I also want The Black Swan, HP 7 part 1, Narnia and I am forgetting one. I am behind in the viewing! My two tarot book transactions are complete, so now I can start selling off some decks. I love doing this. I try to price them decently so they will sell. But at 100.0 to 150 per batch, they go quickly and that helps pay for my other obsessions! My hubby is always amazed at how fast they get snapped up! I'm already adding more goodies to my next Sephora order, which won't be until March! Does anyone have those multiples by NARS? I have been going back and forth on them, only because of the price, but the more I watch them being used on YouTube the more I want a few! What a handy thing to have in my collection to smear on at a moment's notice or carry in my purse during day trips. I'm doing a fine job of talking myself into this!! I can't wait until my Bobbi Brown stuff comes and my bronzers. I hope they all work nicely!

Lou~glad you are still having such a fun and productive, yet relaxing vacation. It sounds just like the kind hubby and I take! It feels great to get things accomplished! I have a lot of books, having been an English major with a concentration on Victorian Literature and society. I used to run book chats, tutor and hold lectures on various novels, like Wuthering Heights, Dracula, various Hardy, Eliot, Gaskell and Dickens novels. I now own 4 huge Victorian styled barrister bookcases in mahoghany. Costly and super heavy, but they hold so much! Still, I am forever weeding out my collection!

<~~Loves freebies and little trial sizes as presents when I buy from places!

 

[LMD84]

I just love watching the trailers of The King's Speech and know I will get the DVD as soon as it comes out! I also want The Black Swan, HP 7 part 1, Narnia and I am forgetting one. I am behind in the viewing! My two tarot book transactions are complete, so now I can start selling off some decks. I love doing this. I try to price them decently so they will sell. But at 100.0 to 150 per batch, they go quickly and that helps pay for my other obsessions! My hubby is always amazed at how fast they get snapped up! I'm already adding more goodies to my next Sephora order, which won't be until March! Does anyone have those multiples by NARS? I have been going back and forth on them, only because of the price, but the more I watch them being used on YouTube the more I want a few! What a handy thing to have in my collection to smear on at a moment's notice or carry in my purse during day trips. I'm doing a fine job of talking myself into this!! I can't wait until my Bobbi Brown stuff comes and my bronzers. I hope they all work nicely!

Lou~glad you are still having such a fun and productive, yet relaxing vacation. It sounds just like the kind hubby and I take! It feels great to get things accomplished! I have a lot of books, having been an English major with a concentration on Victorian Literature and society. I used to run book chats, tutor and hold lectures on various novels, like Wuthering Heights, Dracula, various Hardy, Eliot, Gaskell and Dickens novels. I now own 4 huge Victorian styled barrister bookcases in mahoghany. Costly and super heavy, but they hold so much! Still, I am forever weeding out my collection!

<~~Loves freebies and little trial sizes as presents when I buy from places!

the black swan has been my favourite film this year so far. i absolutely loved everything about it and i cant wait to buy it on blu ray! and congrats on selling more of your tarrot things! that is great news. and i have the nars mini multiples set which includes orgasm, malibu and copacobana they are really nice. and a nicve change if your cheeks are a little dry. i really want to try the new liquid illuminators from nars next!

and yes i love reading. my mum is an english teacher so she has always encouraged me and my brother to read lots. my brother no longer reads but i always have a book on the go. i even have a sony reader which is good for taking away with me! sometimes though i do tend to read young adult books! at the moment i am just finishing up the pretty little liars book series!

and i guess we all love freebies! or loyalty gifts as i prefer to call them!

 

[ElvenEyes]

the black swan has been my favourite film this year so far. i absolutely loved everything about it and i cant wait to buy it on blu ray! and congrats on selling more of your tarrot things! that is great news. and i have the nars mini multiples set which includes orgasm, malibu and copacobana they are really nice. and a nicve change if your cheeks are a little dry. i really want to try the new liquid illuminators from nars next!
and yes i love reading. my mum is an english teacher so she has always encouraged me and my brother to read lots. my brother no longer reads but i always have a book on the go. i even have a sony reader which is good for taking away with me! sometimes though i do tend to read young adult books! at the moment i am just finishing up the pretty little liars book series!

and i guess we all love freebies! or loyalty gifts as i prefer to call them!

Lou~You enabler! Now I have to check what an illuminator is. lol Shame, shame... And now I have to get a few multiples because I think I would wear them on my cheek and lips, though probably not on my eyes! Mostly cheeks for me, really.

I am like you. A book always (presently a reread of A Room With A View), but I also love reading children's classics and YA books. I like to mix it up and if I finish a book I can't go bed until I have picked out my next read and started a chapter or two. I also love rereading.

When I was an Avon Lady from age 17-21, in only 3 months I became the highest seller in our district. One thing I did a lot of was use some of the money I made to get a lot of those trial sized perfumes and lipsticks and make up special goody bags for my customers. They really appreciated it and it did make sales rise. But even if it didn't, it was a nice gesture and fun to do for others. And I would buy a ton for myself, too! I sold all my stuff when I stopped selling Avon. I wish I had kept it, but I made a lot of money off of my samples. The two reasons I left was because I needed a real job after graduation from college to pay my student loan off (at that point I had to get it paid in 2 years so I could enter the convent. Ha!) and one that would give me my full health/dental benefits. But we were also supposed to always wear Avon and I didn't. I loved Maybelline and Loreal and was wearing those on my face more than my Avon products. So even now, as much as I love my MAC, I have to mix it up and be free to go to any line I want. But Sephora does get some extra points for all their samples and goodies!