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Medgal07

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Aradana, Sage & Glammy!!!
Amen to that sisters! Makeup is about what YOU think looks good on you and what you're comfortable wearing! Everyone has different tastes and therefore so many opinions. Everyone is beautiful and has a right to do what makes them feel most beautiful! And if that means dunking yourself in a barrel of glitter then so be it
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Sage, bring on the shimmer shimmer lol
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AMEN
 

Medgal07

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Really loving the Beauty Blender also right now...
Awesome Glammy! I see you went with Samoa Silk. Did you like the outcome? I sounds really beautiful!
Would you believe I've never tried the breaty blenders? I've heard all good things about them too---I just never
got around to it. I'll have to add it to my list of things to try!
 

glammy girl

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[COLOR=0000FF]     Awesome Glammy!  I see you went with Samoa Silk.  Did you like the outcome?  I sounds really beautiful![/COLOR] [COLOR=0000FF]     Would you believe I've never tried the breaty blenders?  I've heard all good things [/COLOR][COLOR=0000FF]about them too---I just never[/COLOR] [COLOR=0000FF]     got around to it.  I'll have to add it to my list of things to try![/COLOR]
Thanks Medgal! :) I love Samoa Silk, such a pretty color and it blended really nicely, only thing I would change is use another color paintpot under it, because Groundwork was a bit too dark so it didn't show up as much as I wanted it to, so next time I'll probably go with something like Soft Ochre.
 

Medgal07

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I finally got out of my eyeshadow 'color' slump and wore pink one day and blue another, but today I was back to a neutral eye----Dark pigment from lid to brow, Deep Brown pigment in the crease and Era to highlight the brow. It's just so easy! I wore Mac's Ablaze lipstick and got numerous compliments on it from the SAs at the Chanel counter. I'm going to commit to wearing more colorful eye looks for the remainder of the month!!!
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MissTT

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I've been wearing neutral eyes as well simply for the ease of things. I'm always running late.I did try a neutral cut crease last Sunday and it was okay. I didn't end up getting it fully finished; thought I'd have time to do it at work, but I barely had time to get my lipstick on. I'm going to bring out Ablaze as I've neglected it for a few weeks. Thanks for the reminder. Based on the eyes you paired with the lips I may do something similar w/ my Rimal Dahabia quad (which i am wearing today.) It's actually tough to do my makeup for Sephora. The eyes are where I should be doing it up, but I honestly just don't have the time. It's easier to do a bold lip. The lips, however, seem to wear out quickly b/c we are talking all day long. No one wants to see crackled lips and white ickies from the gloss. I'm certain Ablaze won't hold up for 5 hours. I'm really not in the habit of checking my face either. I feel like the makeup bar is now set a little higher, but I don't have time to achieve the looks I want.
 

Medgal07

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I've been wearing neutral eyes as well simply for the ease of things. I'm always running late.I did try a neutral cut crease last Sunday and it was okay. I didn't end up getting it fully finished; thought I'd have time to do it at work, but I barely had time to get my lipstick on. I'm going to bring out Ablaze as I've neglected it for a few weeks. Thanks for the reminder. Based on the eyes you paired with the lips I may do something similar w/ my Rimal Dahabia quad (which i am wearing today.) It's actually tough to do my makeup for Sephora. The eyes are where I should be doing it up, but I honestly just don't have the time. It's easier to do a bold lip. The lips, however, seem to wear out quickly b/c we are talking all day long. No one wants to see crackled lips and white ickies from the gloss.
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Well since you put it that way!!!! I'm certain Ablaze won't hold up for 5 hours. I'm really not in the habit of checking my face either. I feel like the makeup bar is now set a little higher, but I don't have time to achieve the looks I want.
Glad work is going well MissTT. I agree---the neutral eye is so easy and doesn't require much thought or work! Ablaze holds up pretty well for
me---the Mattes usually do. Today I opted for a bronze eye look & wore YSL's Rouge Couture Le Orange---awesome color and amazing formula.
Wears pretty long too.
 

MissTT

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I've been slapping on Eclair p/p most of this week. And holy cow that YSL lippie is hot. It reminds me of Scarlet Ibis, though, which I am too chicken to wear. However, since I will be wearing almost all black at Sephora it will be much easier for me to work. That's it; it's decided! I'm just going to go through my lip drawer and force myself to wear a new lippie each time I go to work. So far I've done it easily, but I'm going to consciously do it so I can wear everything in public. Some lippies have never seen the light of day.

Today I just repeated the same Rimal Dahabia eyes I did yesterday: Shroom - inner 2/3 lid, Beautyburst outer 1/3 lid, Najm el Lail crease, Soft Brown - transition. Groundwork p/p as the base. I used Buxom Hold the Line waterproof eyeliner and I have to say so far it's better than Urban Decay liners. I've been finding the UD liners to bleed throughout the day. I couldn't use mascara b/c get this: I accidentally overcurled one eye and the lashes folded over onto themselves.
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I've never had that happen. I was testing a new curling technique and I guess it works. On my cheeks I'm wearing Ripe for Love. As a base I'm using Hourglass products Veil Mineral Primer (ashy so beware) and Immaculate Liquid Powder Foundation in Sable. I spritzed w/ UD All Nighter spray applied the cheek and eyes and then spritzed with All Nighter again. After spritzing I realized I'd forgotten to powder. I used Ben Nye Topaz because the foundation is a bit too beige on me. On my lips I'm wearing... nothing; just nipple balm. I have to work tonight so I'm trying to make my makeup last for 14 hours. I'll apply Ablaze when I leave the office. Trying to keep my lips perfectly moisturized and smooth in the meantime.
 

sagehen

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I haven't loved any of my faces enough to post for a minute, but here goes with today: Face: Smashbox Primer Fashion Fair creme-to-powder foundation in Tender It Cosmetics Bye Bye Undereye in deep under eyes and on a couple of dark spots Silica Powder to set, MAC pressed powder in NW 43 to set face Eyes: Maybelline Color Tattoo in Painted Purple on lids and just above UD Last call on lids, with a little Grifter blended into inner 1/3 Stila Rain (taupe) in crease, blended out with Dahlia (matte purple) UD Oil Slick in outer crease to smoke it out Lips: CG lipliner in Raisin (might be a queen collection color?) Rimmel Kate Moss l/s in 05 (warm pink)
 

MissTT

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Loving the purple, sage. I need to wear more purple eye shadows. I made a MUFE quad of them, but never reach for it. I am wearing RiRi Boy today though.

Can anyone here recommend some good transition colors for brown girls? I'm not sure if the Soft Brown I'm using is too light. The other day I used Buck in the Naked palette. I was so excited to finally have a use for that shade.
 

sagehen

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Thank you! I like purple shadows but I always make sure to line in black. Sometimes purple shadow/liner makes me look ill or tired. And then I feel that way lol. For transitions, I like and use: Soft Brown Brown Script (blend it well) Symmetry (may be dc'd) Shag Trax (trust me - when you are wearing purple or bronze this is the business) Club (this works at times) Swiss Chocolate Corduroy there is another in a MAC palette I made but cannot remember. I will come back and note it if I find it tonight after work.
 

glammy girl

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Lovely look Sage! :) I need to pull out my purple shades too, they haven't been getting any love for a while now. Thinking of doing a really smokey brown eye wit a dark purple lower lashline. Will try and do it this weekend and post it. Miss TT, I think Saddle and Swiss Chocolate make perfect transition colors. Also for an inexpensive alternative, the Sleek Storm palette has the prettiest colors overall but the brown matte shades make really good transition colors. I've had my palette for a while now and I reach for it ALL the time!
 

sagehen

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Lovely look Sage! :) I need to pull out my purple shades too, they haven't been getting any love for a while now. Thinking of doing a really smokey brown eye wit a dark purple lower lashline. Will try and do it this weekend and post it. Miss TT, I think Saddle and Swiss Chocolate make perfect transition colors. Also for an inexpensive alternative, the Sleek Storm palette has the prettiest colors overall but the brown matte shades make really good transition colors. I've had my palette for a while now and I reach for it ALL the time!
SADDLE - that's the other color I was trying to remember! Thanks Glammy Girl!
 

MissTT

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Thanks, ladies. I will be looking a few of those up. Trax, Saddle, and Swiss Chocolate will be the first ones I check out.
Miss TT, I think Saddle and Swiss Chocolate make perfect transition colors. Also for an inexpensive alternative, the Sleek Storm palette has the prettiest colors overall but the brown matte shades make really good transition colors. I've had my palette for a while now and I reach for it ALL the time!
 

MissTT

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Well ain't that the way it goes? As I was walking to my office this morning a jogger told me he liked me dress.
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This dress was literally trash. I had thrown it on the floor of my closet to be thrown away b/c it was faded and pilled. Too fuzzy to even donate. It was on the floor for months and I decided to wear it today b/c I wouldn't see anyone. Go figure. Now yesterday my dress was cuuuuuuutttttte! And guess what I got? Crickets... Oh well, made me smile this morning and feel good.

FACE
Hourglass Veil Mineral primer [leaves white cast so use sparingly]
Hourglass Immaculate Liquid Powder foundation- Sable [runs beige]{UD Optical Blurring brush}
Bobbi Brown Corrector- Dark Peach {Sephora Pro Airbrush Concealer Brush #57}
Dermablend Smooth Indulgence Concealer- Spice {Sephora Pro Airbrush Concealer Brush #57}
Ben Nye Banana Powder – set concealer {Lancome Declaring Indigo blending brush#4}
Ben Nye Topaz Powder – set face {Sephora Pro Airbruish #55}
NARS Seduction blush- sangria {NARS Yachiyo brush}
MAC Spiked brow pencil
EYES
Too Faced Shadow Insurance primer
MUFE 92- matte bright purple; lid {Chanel large eyeshadow brush}
MUFE 121 or 142- dark purple shimmer; crease and outer V {Chanel large eyeshadow brush; NARS Small Dome brush; MAC 217}
MAC Soft Brown- transition {MAC 217}
MUFE 126- tan beige shimmer; highlight {MAC 217}
Stila Stay All Day waterproof liquid liner- intense black
YSL Mascara Volume Effet Faux Cils Shocking- black {Shiseido eyelash curler}
Buxom Hold the Line Waterproof eyeliner- Call Me (jet black); lower lashes [seems to stay better than UD and always come with sharpener!]

So… I forgot to grab something for lips today and unfortunately have to work tonight. Any shade recommendations you think would go with this purple-eyed look? Sephora-sold recommendations would be great b/c I can just apply when I get there.

Oh and here is the cutie dress I wore yesterday:
 

sagehen

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Well ain't that the way it goes? As I was walking to my office this morning a jogger told me he liked me dress. 
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 This dress was literally trash. I had thrown it on the floor of my closet to be thrown away b/c it was faded and pilled. Too fuzzy to even donate. It was on the floor for months and I decided to wear it today b/c I wouldn't see anyone. Go figure. Now yesterday my dress was cuuuuuuutttttte! And guess what I got? Crickets... Oh well, made me smile this morning and feel good. FACE Hourglass Veil Mineral primer [leaves white cast so use sparingly] Hourglass Immaculate Liquid Powder foundation- Sable [runs beige]{UD Optical Blurring brush} Bobbi Brown Corrector- Dark Peach {Sephora Pro Airbrush Concealer Brush #57} Dermablend Smooth Indulgence Concealer- Spice {Sephora Pro Airbrush Concealer Brush #57} Ben Nye Banana Powder – set concealer {Lancome Declaring Indigo blending brush#4} Ben Nye Topaz Powder – set face {Sephora Pro Airbruish #55} NARS Seduction blush- sangria {NARS Yachiyo brush} MAC Spiked brow pencil EYES Too Faced Shadow Insurance primer MUFE 92- matte bright purple; lid {Chanel large eyeshadow brush} MUFE 121 or 142- dark purple shimmer; crease and outer V {Chanel large eyeshadow brush; NARS Small Dome brush; MAC 217} MAC Soft Brown- transition {MAC 217} MUFE 126- tan beige shimmer; highlight {MAC 217} Stila Stay All Day waterproof liquid liner- intense black YSL Mascara Volume Effet Faux Cils Shocking- black {Shiseido eyelash curler} Buxom Hold the Line Waterproof eyeliner- Call Me (jet black); lower lashes [seems to stay better than UD and always come with sharpener!] So… I forgot to grab something for lips today and unfortunately have to work tonight. Any shade recommendations you think would go with this purple-eyed look? Sephora-sold recommendations would be great b/c I can just apply when I get there.
This look sounds pretty. I would wear a pretty sheer, innocent pink lip with that.
 

MissTT

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I meant to grab a pink, but when I was switching out purses I forgot it at home. I don't even have a gloss on me. LOL
 

glammy girl

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Oh that dress is adorable Miss TT :) And your eye look sounds so pretty. I've been meaning to do something different with my makeup lately but have just been wearing neutrals so nothing to post about. Love the purples you used though :)
 

Medgal07

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MissTT I LOVE that Eclair PP---it's so, so nice. I think the YSL lippie formula is the best that I've worn in ages, and the formula is beyond!! I like the orange one
so much that I also picked up a hot pink one! Your neutral eye look sounds really great!
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I've been slapping on Eclair p/p most of this week. And holy cow that YSL lippie is hot. It reminds me of Scarlet Ibis, though, which I am too chicken to wear. However, since I will be wearing almost all black at Sephora it will be much easier for me to work. That's it; it's decided! I'm just going to go through my lip drawer and force myself to wear a new lippie each time I go to work. So far I've done it easily, but I'm going to consciously do it so I can wear everything in public. Some lippies have never seen the light of day.

Today I just repeated the same Rimal Dahabia eyes I did yesterday: Shroom - inner 2/3 lid, Beautyburst outer 1/3 lid, Najm el Lail crease, Soft Brown - transition. Groundwork p/p as the base. I used Buxom Hold the Line waterproof eyeliner and I have to say so far it's better than Urban Decay liners. I've been finding the UD liners to bleed throughout the day. I couldn't use mascara b/c get this: I accidentally overcurled one eye and the lashes folded over onto themselves.
rofl.gif
I've never had that happen. I was testing a new curling technique and I guess it works. On my cheeks I'm wearing Ripe for Love. As a base I'm using Hourglass products Veil Mineral Primer (ashy so beware) and Immaculate Liquid Powder Foundation in Sable. I spritzed w/ UD All Nighter spray applied the cheek and eyes and then spritzed with All Nighter again. After spritzing I realized I'd forgotten to powder. I used Ben Nye Topaz because the foundation is a bit too beige on me. On my lips I'm wearing... nothing; just nipple balm. I have to work tonight so I'm trying to make my makeup last for 14 hours. I'll apply Ablaze when I leave the office. Trying to keep my lips perfectly moisturized and smooth in the meantime.
 
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