Theme Makeup with a Purpose

[aradhana]

Yes! I do the same thing with the avatar. I get all excited and then realize it's someone new. I even get fooled by my own avatar. I need to personalize it. PP is very busy at work and moved recently so she's just - you know how that goes. Send her some prayers and good vibrations for serenity and patience plus a good job opportunity. She texted me yesterday and today. I'll tell her to check in with us. CC, too. We text, but I miss having her here. She's doing big things now and she should come by and share with everyone. I'm proud of her. She was all sweet the other day saying I inspired her. Girl tryin' to make me misty-eyed. I'll tell them both to stay off the rest of the boards so they aren't tempted, but come by here PLEASE.

I have Minealize concealer and I've put Light Boost in my cart several times, but just left it for whatever reason. I'll try Mineralize out again tomorrow to see if I like it better than NARS but I don't think I did. They gave me NC42. Is that wrong? I should have NW? MAC's system always messes w/ me. Especially b/c their employees don't give me NW either.
aradhana - do you have any video links on using the Secret Camouflage that are good? I was looking for some earlier today, but got bored. The LM rep was in the store Tuesday, but she didn't speak to me.( How you gonna walk into a breakroom where you don't work and not speak to the person standing in there? Or sit back there during someone's hour dinner break and not acknowledge them?) Anyway I don't use or sell SC b/c mixing on a daily basis sounds like a PITA, but it's probably what I need to do. Especially since I feel like my face is in a constant state of tanning/fading. So what's the deal exactly w/ the two shades? Is one a corrector? Which palette do you use?

Medgal I use an SA now, too, and it really helps b/c I'm not really stalking the websites and impulse buying. I get to wait a week or so and see what's working on folks and edit my order accordingly. (Often to BU lol.) But I do dismiss items, too, plus I'm earning Nordstrom Notes so I tell myself that's earning a discount.

Sagehen - wrong thread, but I am now eating the Reese's at a ridiculous rate. Opened the bag today.

yes! this thread is DIFFERENT...it's definitely less time consuming, and much more like a real conversation...! and it has us of course

mineralize concealer - i use nw35 under the eyes. i don't usually use this elsewhere on my face, though in theory if there were somewhere equally as light that i needed to counteract blue undertone i guess i could use it....but there isn't. using an NC concealer is not wrong, but in that case the concealer either needs to be heavy enough coverage to conceal the blue, or you need additional corrector. the NW takes care of the pinky peachy colour corrector business...

I also have NC42 in select cover-up, but I would use that only on undereye (too light for the rest of my face), for that yellow highlight/halo effect, whereas the NW35 is dark enough to look more 'naturally' like my skintone.

Not all the SA's will give me NW...it sort of depends partly on their experience with darker (esp. indian) skintones, and personal preference (if they espouse the 'match-the-skin-next-to-the-under-eye' ideology, or the 'highlight-the-undereye' ideology.) Sometimes I find what they suggest depends on what I ask for as well, and how much effort they think i feel like putting into the look. For example, no SA has ever recommended to me to buy two foundations so that I can contour my face or match the different toned areas...but if I went in and asked for it, I'm pretty sure they'd be able to help me out!

As for the Laura Mercier, i use SC-6. the lighter shade is ever so slightly pinky but i don't know whether it actually has a corrector in it. I go through phases of using it, but overall I think the usefulness outweighs the PITA factor, because it has such good coverage (and mixing it with lightweight eyecream allows you to vary the consistency and converage) and you don't need to reach for a bunch of different shades.

I don't have any video links for the SC unfortunately. I had a Laura Mercier SA show me how to use it back when I was getting married and wanted to have a flawless complexion for the big day. basically you use a brush (i have the LM concealer brush for this as well) to mix the shades on the back of your hand, and hold it up to your face to compare the shade with whatever area you're trying to match. then apply. in the case of undereye, you mix first with the cream, then apply. It sounds harder than it is...in fact nowadays since i'm often crunched for time but have a few discolourations to conceal, i sometimes mix directly on my face. playing with fire, i tell you!

hmmm maybe i should do a video for you. but it would really suck....

oh so yesterday i went to a l'oreal warehouse sale, and picked up the true match lumi foundation in n7-8. have any of you ladies tried it before? This morning I was a bit concerned that it looked a bit too dramatic, but I think it might be because I got accustomed to wearing tinted moisturiser all the time. colourwise it seems pretty good...maybe a hair on the dark side but not much.

i also got an infallible shadow in golden emerald 335. Love it! I wore it today on the upper and lightly on lower lids with MAC buckwheat eyeshadow on the outer corners and MAC bronze as the crease/transition. oh and i threw on a light dusting of loverush (wore it on my apples this time!) and some heaux with currant. gotta love that lipstick...it's something truly magical...the way it wears off looking like you ate popsicles or something!

anyway, hope you ladies are off to a great start on your weekends!

 

[Medgal07]

yes! this thread is DIFFERENT...it's definitely less time consuming, and much more like a real conversation...! and it has us of course

mineralize concealer - i use nw35 under the eyes. i don't usually use this elsewhere on my face, though in theory if there were somewhere equally as light that i needed to counteract blue undertone i guess i could use it....but there isn't. using an NC concealer is not wrong, but in that case the concealer either needs to be heavy enough coverage to conceal the blue, or you need additional corrector. the NW takes care of the pinky peachy colour corrector business...

I also have NC42 in select cover-up, but I would use that only on undereye (too light for the rest of my face), for that yellow highlight/halo effect, whereas the NW35 is dark enough to look more 'naturally' like my skintone.

Not all the SA's will give me NW...it sort of depends partly on their experience with darker (esp. indian) skintones, and personal preference (if they espouse the 'match-the-skin-next-to-the-under-eye' ideology, or the 'highlight-the-undereye' ideology.) Sometimes I find what they suggest depends on what I ask for as well, and how much effort they think i feel like putting into the look. For example, no SA has ever recommended to me to buy two foundations so that I can contour my face or match the different toned areas...but if I went in and asked for it, I'm pretty sure they'd be able to help me out!

As for the Laura Mercier, i use SC-6. the lighter shade is ever so slightly pinky but i don't know whether it actually has a corrector in it. I go through phases of using it, but overall I think the usefulness outweighs the PITA factor, because it has such good coverage (and mixing it with lightweight eyecream allows you to vary the consistency and converage) and you don't need to reach for a bunch of different shades.

I don't have any video links for the SC unfortunately. I had a Laura Mercier SA show me how to use it back when I was getting married and wanted to have a flawless complexion for the big day. basically you use a brush (i have the LM concealer brush for this as well) to mix the shades on the back of your hand, and hold it up to your face to compare the shade with whatever area you're trying to match. then apply. in the case of undereye, you mix first with the cream, then apply. It sounds harder than it is...in fact nowadays since i'm often crunched for time but have a few discolourations to conceal, i sometimes mix directly on my face. playing with fire, i tell you!

hmmm maybe i should do a video for you. but it would really suck....

oh so yesterday i went to a l'oreal warehouse sale, and picked up the true match lumi foundation in n7-8. have any of you ladies tried it before? This morning I was a bit concerned that it looked a bit too dramatic, but I think it might be because I got accustomed to wearing tinted moisturiser all the time. colourwise it seems pretty good...maybe a hair on the dark side but not much.

i also got an infallible shadow in golden emerald 335. Love it! I wore it today on the upper and lightly on lower lids with MAC buckwheat eyeshadow on the outer corners and MAC bronze as the crease/transition. oh and i threw on a light dusting of loverush (wore it on my apples this time!) and some heaux with currant. gotta love that lipstick...it's something truly magical...the way it wears off looking like you ate popsicles or something!

anyway, hope you ladies are off to a great start on your weekends!

Very sweet comment about the thread Aradhana! I find it interesting that we all have numerous products---concealers & foundation as we strive to find our various holy grail match. I've never tried the L'oreal foundation, probably because I have way too many that I now vow to finish before I try anything else. I'm actually satisfied with my current 'best match' foundation and will likely stick with it unless/until it's discontinued or someone convinces me that there's a foundation that I shouldn't live without.

Now you've gone and mentioned something that I don't have, but about which I'm aware there's some buzz. Now I'm tempted to check out the ISs. Like that lip combo!

I was somewhat bad in the shopping department---I ordered the new MAC Masterclass brushes...the ones that look like tooth brushes and a few of the Dior holiday nail lacquers. I'm a work in progress...be patient with me!

Ladies, I've decided to start making bows for Abby's hair because the ones that I like for her are way too expensive for me to purchase. So that's how I'll be spending at least a portion of my weekend. My daughter is coming over later for M & MT----that's mommy & me time, as she likes to call it. We'll do our nails, watch movies and eat ridiculous junk food!

I hope you all have a fun weekend too!!!

 

[aradhana]

   :kiss: [COLOR=008000]Very sweet comment about the thread Aradhana!  I find it interesting [/COLOR][COLOR=008000]that we all have numerous products---concealers & foundation as we strive to find our various holy grail match.[/COLOR][COLOR=008000] I've never tried the L'oreal foundation, probably because I have way too many that I now vow to finish before I try anything else.  I'm actually satisfied with my current 'best match' foundation [/COLOR][COLOR=008000]and will likely stick with it unless/until it's discontinued or someone convinces me that there's a foundation that I shouldn't live without.[/COLOR] [COLOR=008000] [/COLOR] :nono: [COLOR=008000] Now you've gone and mentioned something that I don't have, but about which I'm aware there's some buzz.  Now I'm tempted to check out the ISs.  Like that lip combo![/COLOR] [COLOR=008000]I was somewhat bad in the shopping department---I ordered the new MAC Masterclass brushes...the ones that look like tooth brushes and a few of the Dior holiday nail lacquers. [/COLOR][COLOR=008000]I'm a work in progress...be patient with me![/COLOR] :thud: [COLOR=008000]  [/COLOR] [COLOR=008000]Ladies, I've decided to start making bows for Abby's hair because the ones that I like for her are way too expensive for me to purchase.  So that's how I'll be spending at least a portion of my [/COLOR][COLOR=008000]weekend.  My daughter is coming over later for M & MT----that's mommy & me time, as she likes to call it.  We'll do our nails, watch movies and eat [/COLOR][COLOR=008000]ridiculous junk food![/COLOR] [COLOR=008000]I hope you all have a fun weekend too!!![/COLOR]

wow! I'm surprised you don't have any infallible shadows actually. But, I also don't think they're going anywhere, so you can probably take your time checking them out! And apparently there are similar products by other companies too. It's a great idea to make your own bows. My ex-husband's mom use to have different kerchiefs for their shi tzu which was nice...especially around holidays and things he had like a Christmas themed one etc... M&mt sounds like a great way to spend time together and super relaxing too!

 

[Medgal07]

M&mt sounds like a great way to spend time together and super relaxing too!

Frankly, Aradhana, I don't deserve any ISs! I have more eyeshadow than I'll ever live long enough to use!!! But, I'm curious so I'll check them out, leisurely as you
suggest!

I ordered holiday themed ribbon (oh I'm a hopeless sap) because we observe both Hanukkah and Christmas. This year Hanukkah begins the day before Thanksgiving

which creates an interesting decorating scenario. I have fall colors and a beautiful Thanksgiving table cloth out now. I've decided to go full-speed with the Hanukkah decorations the day after Thanksgiving! I'll bring out the Menorahs now but save the brilliant Hanukkah blue that I love after Thanksgiving.

 

[Medgal07]

I decided to play around with golds today..in a soft fall Sunday kind of way!


EYES:
UDPP
CHANEL Illusion D’ Ombre, Initiation (Platinum Bronze) cream shadow
Bronze gold e/s to lid over Chanel cream shadow, MAC Her Cocoa Quad
Warm Antique gold above crease, MAC Her Cocoa Quad
Chocolate Bronze to crease, MAC Her Cocoa Quad
Soft Peach to brow highlight area, MAC Her Cocoa Quad
Blacktrack gel liner to upper lash-line
Bronze Gold e/s to lower lash line
Black Ice Pro Long Wear pencil eye pencil to water line

FACE:
La Bella Donna Coexist to prime
Chanel Double Perfection Lumière Powder Foundation, 80 Beige
P & P Light Boost Highlighter in triangle below eyes, set w/Ben Nye Powder, Banana

MAC Richly Honed Pro Sculpting Cream topped w/Earthshine MSF to contour
MAC Bad Girl Gone Good powder blush
MAC Diamonds CCB topped w/Estèe Lauder Heat Wave Gelee to high-points. .
Chanel Les Beiges # 30 powder to finish the look
Eminence Sweet Red Rose Tonique to set THIS FEELS LIKE A ROSE GARDEN PARTY ON YOUR FACE

LIPS:
MAC Cork lip liner
MAC Nude (Riri) lipstick
MAC Wet Wild & Wonderful lip glass




NAILS: Dior nail lacquer in Gold, Holiday 2012

 

[aradhana]

I decided to play around with golds today..in a soft fall Sunday kind of way!


EYES:
UDPP
CHANEL Illusion D’ Ombre, Initiation (Platinum Bronze) cream shadow
Bronze gold e/s to lid over Chanel cream shadow, MAC Her Cocoa Quad
Warm Antique gold above crease, MAC Her Cocoa Quad
Chocolate Bronze to crease, MAC Her Cocoa Quad
Soft Peach to brow highlight area, MAC Her Cocoa Quad
Blacktrack gel liner to upper lash-line
Bronze Gold e/s to lower lash line
Black Ice Pro Long Wear pencil eye pencil to water line

FACE:
La Bella Donna Coexist to prime
Chanel Double Perfection Lumière Powder Foundation, 80 Beige
P & P Light Boost Highlighter in triangle below eyes, set w/Ben Nye Powder, Banana

MAC Richly Honed Pro Sculpting Cream topped w/Earthshine MSF to contour
MAC Bad Girl Gone Good powder blush
MAC Diamonds CCB topped w/Estèe Lauder Heat Wave Gelee to high-points. .
Chanel Les Beiges # 30 powder to finish the look
Eminence Sweet Red Rose Tonique to set THIS FEELS LIKE A ROSE GARDEN PARTY ON YOUR FACE

LIPS:
MAC Cork lip liner
MAC Nude (Riri) lipstick
MAC Wet Wild & Wonderful lip glass




NAILS: Dior nail lacquer in Gold, Holiday 2012

this sounds so nice...especially that party on your face again!
i missed out on diamonds. hopefully that'll come back at some point.
you know last time you mentioned bggg dupes i thought i had eternal sun, but it's actually eversun that i have. i should probably try to find some comparison pics...

 

[sagehen]

OK, I had a decent face on today: FACE: ELDW Foundation, Rich Caramel with a drop of New Truffle, mixed with a tiny bit of LM Radiance Primer NYX pot concealer, orange, under eyes, then It Cosmetics Bye Bye Undereye on top of that silica powder to set concealer ELDW Mineral Powder, Intensity 5, to set face MAC Lovecrush blush EYES: Maybelline CT, Pomegranate Punk, on lid and just above WnW Color Icon Trio, Knock on Wood (#383): bottom shade on lid, middle shade in crease, top shade on browbone Jordana brow powder, Brunette Maybelline Line Express eyeliner, black, upper and lower lids Maybelline One on One mascara, very black LIPS: Maybelline Baby Lips, Quenched WnW Fergie lipstick, Ferguson Crest Cabernet I wore Essie nail polish in Smokin Hot, but I wish I had worn Sable Collar. Oh well, next time.

 

[aradhana]

I wore Essie nail polish in Smokin Hot, but I wish I had worn Sable Collar. Oh well, next time.

sounds like an appropriately fall look with the wine and the sultry nail polishes...
did a google image search - both of those nail colours look really nice and sophisticated... i don't know why i pictured smokin hot would be an orange red!

is baby lips like a balm type of product? does it mix with your lipstick, or just acts as a softening/conditioning base?

 

[sagehen]

sounds like an appropriately fall look with the wine and the sultry nail polishes... did a google image search - both of those nail colours look really nice and sophisticated... i don't know why i pictured smokin hot would be an orange red! is baby lips like a balm type of product? does it mix with your lipstick, or just acts as a softening/conditioning base?

I saw on the retro matte thread, I think, a tip to use the baby lips as sort of a lip primer, especially in this weather. The Quenched one is colorless and does pretty well.

 

[sagehen]

I saw on the retro matte thread, I think, a tip to use the baby lips balm as sort of a lip primer, especially in this weather. The Quenched one is colorless and does pretty well.

 

[Medgal07]

this sounds so nice...especially that party on your face again!
i missed out on diamonds. hopefully that'll come back at some point.
you know last time you mentioned bggg dupes i thought i had eternal sun, but it's actually eversun that i have. i should probably try to find some comparison pics...

Diamonds is nice but I think you can achieve the same effect with other CCBs & highlighters.
I've never heard of Eversun.

 

[sagehen]

  [COLOR=008000] Sage most of your products sound edible:lol: !  I'm assuming that lipstick is a vampy burgundy????  Love the[/COLOR] [COLOR=008000]   look!!!  I broke[/COLOR] [COLOR=008000]own and ordered another vampy lipstick today....Dior Black Tie.  Shame on me!!![/COLOR]   :lol:  [COLOR=008000]Diamonds is nice but I think you can achieve the same effect with other CCBs & highlighters.[/COLOR] [COLOR=008000]         I've never heard of Eversun.[/COLOR]

Medgal, what happened to your intervention?!? eta - I am sad that Sable Collar looks just like Smokin Hot on my nails. Well, a lot like it - just a smidge warmer. I can't see the duochrome from the bottle on the nails. Anyway, I slapped a coat of glitter on top and called it a day.

 

[aradhana]

  [COLOR=008000] Sage most of your products sound edible:lol: !  I'm assuming that lipstick is a vampy burgundy????  Love the[/COLOR] [COLOR=008000]   look!!!  I broke[/COLOR] [COLOR=008000]own and ordered another vampy lipstick today....Dior Black Tie.  Shame on me!!![/COLOR]   :lol:  [COLOR=008000]Diamonds is nice but I think you can achieve the same effect with other CCBs & highlighters.[/COLOR] [COLOR=008000]         I've never heard of Eversun.[/COLOR]

Eversun was from style warriors, and I think also came out previously with a beauty powder blush collection. It's darker than gingerly and kind of a burnt orange. Not too far from sunbasque. I might still check out eternal sun...it seems more brown and I really like how subtle the prolongwear blushes were. Sagehen -I've been slapping glitter coats on everything myself.... Thanks fie the tip about the babysoft! I will try it next time they're on sale...

 

[Medgal07]

eta - I am sad that Sable Collar looks just like Smokin Hot on my nails. Well, a lot like it - just a smidge warmer. I can't see the duochrome from the bottle on the nails. Anyway, I slapped a coat of glitter on top and called it a day.

Sage, I fell off the wagon before it even left the depot

I was bored so I started exploring web sites. I was
nosing around for a rose gold NP for my daughter. It started innocently enough but I got sucked in by pretty
colors and free shipping.

​ I love the look of glitter NP but I hate how hard and how much effort it requires to get it off....so much so that I
pretty much limit myself to an accent nail with glitter.

 

[sagehen]

  [COLOR=008000] Sage, I fell off the wagon before it even left the depot:lol: I was bored so I started exploring web sites.  I was[/COLOR] [COLOR=008000]   nosing around for a rose [/COLOR][COLOR=008000]gold NP for my daughter.  It started innocently enough but I got sucked in by pretty[/COLOR] [COLOR=008000]   colors and free shipping.[/COLOR] [COLOR=008000]​   I love the look of glitter NP but I hate how hard and how much effort it requires to get it off....so much so that I[/COLOR] [COLOR=008000]   pretty much limit myself to an [/COLOR][COLOR=008000]accent nail with glitter.[/COLOR]

I usually limit to an accent nail too, but this shade I used last night looked so flat on my nails that I just slapped on some glitter because it added immediate dimension. I know I will regret it when it's time to change because I always do when I overdo the glitter.

 

[Medgal07]

Thanks fie the tip about the babysoft! I will try it next time they're on sale...

A couple of blush comparisons, namely Bad Girl Gone Good & Gingerly----pretty close here in natural lighting.



Here are some of my other palettes. Shows how much I favor orange/coral blush

 

[Medgal07]

I usually limit to an accent nail too, but this shade I used last night looked so flat on my nails that I just slapped on some glitter because it added immediate dimension. I know I will regret it when it's time to change because I always do when I overdo the glitter.

Did you use a glitter nail polish or glitter as in plain all-purpose glitter?

 

[sagehen]

[COLOR=008000]   Did you use a glitter nail polish or glitter as in plain all-purpose glitter?[/COLOR]

Oh, just a glitter nail polish. I try to find one that either matches the nail color or contrasts completely.

 

[Medgal07]

Oh, just a glitter nail polish. I try to find one that either matches the nail color or contrasts completely.

Me too. I inquired because some of the ladies in these threads are very crafty & talented and make good use of multipurpose products....me, not so much!

 

[Prettypackages]

yes i was wondering the same thing!
and every time i see that avatar pic, my eyes lit up cuz i think it's PP...but it's not.

​

Hey ladies,

I got my text and had to come check in. Thank you soooo much for the kind words. I feel the same about our little corner of the board. I've missed you all too. I got so far behind I haven't ventured to the mac collex threads. I just logged in to see when Punk couture is coming out. But the idea of catching up was too much at the time. Silly I know. (I'm all caught up here though, and quoted a bunch post but lost them). Things got really busy and stressful really fast. I was sick the second week in October and was coming home crashing out. Then I found out my Landlord sold her place and gave me 10 days to move. I had to move to the boonies, and drive 100 miles a day, and an 1.5-2 hours one way. There has been a lot of changes at work. I don't feel like getting into them, but I need to get out. LOL I even missed the Mac Holiday Collex. I got the nude and red lipppie, and tried to get the purple from someone on here but couldn't check back in quick enough before someone else snagged it. So I'll be back around. Need to get settled here, but not too settled. And if I can pray for a miracle, I'll have a new job and house by 12/14. LOL I'm also looking into going to grad school.
I have barely wore any makeup, I've tried to put some looks together recently, and my stuff is just all over the place, brushes were dirty. It was frustrating. LOL

i'm so anxious to hear what CC is doing. I think I'm going to text her and be nosey. LOL