The Chanel Ratonas Off-topic Thread

[Miss QQ]

It's a shame we don't have LMdB here. The eyeshadows sounds good.

almus - I think you should wait for the summer collections to arrive before doing your goodbye shopping. The summer collections are awesome, from the info we see so far. Hope they don't disappoint.

Strange thing: I see Smashbox products everywhere and yet, despite the fact that they're readily available, I've never tried one of their products. Everyone goes on to me about how good they are and yet somehow, they keep getting pushed down my list of things to try.

At the moment, I'm going through a complete high over Shu Uemura eye shadows. I got one, really liked it, went back and got another... it's seriously taking all my willpower not to go back to the counter and tell the guy there "one of everything, please". They also gave me some samples of skin care products, which seem absolutely ideal for my skin... Just what I need.

Yeah I think there are always other things that want to be bought first in our list and it's a mystery how we subconsciously rank the items. I have an old SU e/s and the hinge cracked when I dropped it. Now it cannot close properly. Have the packaging improved? I find it quite flimsy and dislike it.

Any of you experienced Becca products? It was a my Sephora for a short while and removed too quickly, before I could even buy a thing. Some of the products attracts me.

 

[Shypo]

^^ I had a Becca foundation once, and still have a bit of it left - I haven't tried anything else in the line. The foundation was ok, but nothing I would repurchase.......

 

[Almus]

I have read wonderful reviews about the cream blushes and I'd love to try the beach tints, which are meant for lips and cheeks.

 

[User38]

C! I don't like the foundation too much .. but the powder is dreamy. I have bu's of my powder.

 

[elegant-one]

Strange thing: I see Smashbox products everywhere and yet, despite the fact that they're readily available, I've never tried one of their products. Everyone goes on to me about how good they are and yet somehow, they keep getting pushed down my list of things to try.

At the moment, I'm going through a complete high over Shu Uemura eye shadows. I got one, really liked it, went back and got another... it's seriously taking all my willpower not to go back to the counter and tell the guy there "one of everything, please". They also gave me some samples of skin care products, which seem absolutely ideal for my skin... Just what I need.

Hey Katred

I have a fair amount of Smashbox. I love everything that I have ever gotten from them. The double ended lip pencils are great. Halo face powder is really nice as well as a lot of their gloss colors. I buy the TSVs on QVC which are awesome deals. And I buy from their .com site because its always free shipping & they give you lots of extra freebie goodies. I love their jetset liners - (I think I have every color - Lust is one of my faves.) with that angled lining brush. I also really like the shadowliners. I also have a bunch of their brushes which are nice.

Just about anything Shu is very good quality imo

 

[User38]

well..I am going to spoil the party again.

Smashbox is part of EL now.. and their line was bought out because of the many different proprietary technologies which now belong to EL. I too have a lot of Smashbox and find that their products are of excellent quality.

I have the ls in most of the colours and to be honest, the colour payoff is lovely and light -- no fragrance and beg nothing from other HE lines.

I love the Halo powder for summer with nothing but my TM underneath.. and it looks perfect all the time.

 

[elegant-one]

HG - I agree on the Halo powder. I really do like it. And I think C does too.Yeah, I'm sure there were issues.

 

[User38]

the only trick to the Halo powder is the right choice of shade and a lot of buffing.

 

[elegant-one]

Well I lucked out then because the shade I have is perfect. I really love the double ended lip pencils - Gossimer (sp?)

I bought bunches! of the Bourjois double ended lip pencils - OMGosh those were amazing on. Do you remember those?

 

[User38]

You probably have the Fair.. it is the lightest shade.. I have the same. The next shade is good for levels 2.5-3.0 ..

the pencils are excellent.. oh, the Gossimer.. yes.. excellent!

on another note.. I went insane again.

I just came from the salon, where my hair was put back to my original blonde colour.. omg.. I have come full circle. Wait till Ramon seems me at the end of the month -- he will KNOW I am a crazed female.. lol

 

[elegant-one]

REALLY! Do you like it? Well, I thought you looked hot as a blonde & they are SUPPOSED to have more fun. SO what made you change it?

yes, I have the fair color. I was afraid that the Halo powderw as really going to freak my skin out but it didn't. Surprise surprise

 

[User38]

lol.. yea, I had more fun as a blonde.. and will proceed to do so again

dark hair on me is good.. but blonde is mo betta

 

[katred]

Thanks for all the info, ladies!

lol.. yea, I had more fun as a blonde.. and will proceed to do so again

dark hair on me is good.. but blonde is mo betta

I'm going through the same dilemma. I really like the black, but my whole adult life I've been blonde with brief pit stops at redheads-ville. So it still feels vaguely strange to see all that dark hair in the morning. I also find it trips me up when I'm trying to picture how things will look on me...

 

[Shypo]

HG!! Blond!! Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrramon will love it!!! Pics pics pics!!! Purty please??????

I am going a bit lighter meself........I'm toying with 'almost blond' for the summer - quite a change from my natural salt and pepper, which is really more salt now - or really silver. I'm lucky in that my silver is very pretty and vibrant vs dull, but I have to admit I like my warm brown color. My colorist wants me to go red, but I'm not digging that too much. I feel it would be too limiting given my current wardrobe. And then there are my eyebrows.....well, what are supposed to pass for eyebrows anyway.......

I'm going to have to check out the double-ended pencils from S/B - I've never tried them. But yes, I like the Halo powder as well - and several of the shadows are great. I too get the QVC TSVs cuz you can't beat the deal.

Katred, I hope you are able to get some LMdB - I depotted all of mine and just love them. They fit into a Graftobian palette (thank you Winthrop) but the little cases they come in are very lightweight. I just like having my stuff together. I was a depotting fool today and depotted all of my R&R shadows, so now I just have to wait for the palettes to get here.

Off to look at S/B.......

 

[katred]

No word of a lie- I have never depotted anything. I'm terrified. I can make a mess of anything, so I have a feeling that depotting would end up with me losing all my shadows and setting the place on fire to boot.

Wish me luck, ladies- The Great Enabler and I are going in to pitch our film to a festival booker tomorrow...

 

[Prettypackages]

I don't think I really care for smashbox.... I end up returning everything I buy. Halo and I did not get along well at all. The color made my face look dirty. I loved the concept of it though.

Did you guys get the email from Smashbox with the $39 New Limitless kit? You get an es palette with 5 shades, lipgloss, eyeliner, blush & primer. The colors look amazing & that Java eye pencil in the kit alone is like $24 - unless they are smaller sizes in the kit, but nevertheless its still a great deal - so I ordered it. I thought the es colors in the palette looked lovely & everything is waterproof which I love. Just hope I like them in person.

 

[bis]

Happy Birthday Michelle! Hope you have a great day ompom: :ymca: :cheers: Sending some sun your way. I never liked Smashbox, they were one of the brands that are ridiculously expensive in Europe where they are available. So I rather stick with Dior, Chanel and the likes. From the palette I like the look of Truffle, but I am never a fan of powder and cream products in the same palette. Cheryl, thanks for all the info in MdB, but for the moment I am very happy ignoring their great eyeshadows Shu makes the greatest eyeshadows, but is a pain to get here. MissQQ, Almus, I am very curious about the Becca shadows and tints as well. Especially interesting in their primers with SPF, this year all SPF products burn on my skin. Maybe I'll indulge in one of their primers.

 

[Almus]

Ooooooh Happy happy birthday Michelle!

I hope you have a wonderful day!

bis - primers with spf sound very interesting for this time of the year. I might have to go and check again. Yesterday I got stuck at the BECCA's cream blush section of an english website that delivers to Spain for about 30 minutes. I had a couple of products in my cart but eventually, I just turn the computer off and left in sorrow

 

[Miss QQ]

^^ Yeah Becca's shadows and tints look so pretty, at least in pictures. Hope you have luck with the primers, and let us know if you buy it. There are the new bb base/cream from dior, lancome and bobbi brown which are essentially primers with spf. Not sure if these are asia exclusives, since bb creams started from japan/korea brands. Do your counters have them? I tried the one from dior and it is a beige colour, too dark for me, but with it I can almost skip foundation. Maybe it will work on me during summer when I'm slightly more tanned. I haven't try Lancome's but at the counter I tested it and it seemed lighter but more grey. Got a sachet and probably will try it tomorrow.

Is it Michelle's birthday? Here's wishing you a happy birthday!

I had a little makeup accident today - dropped my Tentation Cuivree quad on the floor. It was opened and hit the ground in the shape of an inverted "V", if you get what I mean. I thought the mirror or the hinge will break, but the entire quad was intact! Felt very lucky!

 

[Shypo]

Happy Birthday Michelle!!