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[Prettypackages]

In the low buy thread they are going to wear 30 different lipsticks in 30 days. I think I'm going to try that... On the days I wear makeup of course. LOL

 

[Anneri]

Hello ladies! Can I join in? For starters I wore green in some variation for the last week! I also start to need some inspiration to go through that stash of mine!

 

[Prettypackages]

Welcome aboard Anneri!!!

 

[User38]

In the low buy thread they are going to wear 30 different lipsticks in 30 days. I think I'm going to try that... On the days I wear makeup of course. LOL

I am on my 3rd day of the lippie rotation.. lol. I have discovered a brand new/ old colour from YSL and have enjoyed wearing it today.

I only used my Berry duo (Chanel on eyes), black liner, and my YSL no. 6 blush.. skin prep with MAC Illuminate. LaMer powder and YSL no. 52 ls.

I have been doing my eyebrows with a very very fine liner brush (it's thinner than a MAC 110) in upward -outward strokes and it's great. I originally bought the Med brown, but I felt it pulling a tiny bit auburn on me, and that did not work really well. I was then mixing with Tarte Taupe Brow mousse.. and it was much better. BUT, I went and purchased the Anastasia Ebony.. and it's perfect! although my hair is blonde, using with a fine liner brush makes it look like I grew hairs

 

[meka72]

In the low buy thread they are going to wear 30 different lipsticks in 30 days. I think I'm going to try that... On the days I wear makeup of course. LOL

 

[Medgal07]

Hello ladies! Can I join in? For starters I wore green in some variation for the last week! I also start to need some inspiration to go through that stash of mine!

Anneri. You can use your NP in the monthly theme too. Any product that you choose to wear in a month's color is fine, so it looks like you're a shoe-in.
You've already started. BTW, I love your avatar---I look at it and it just feels like home....it's super cool!!!

 

[Medgal07]

In the low buy thread they are going to wear 30 different lipsticks in 30 days. I think I'm going to try that... On the days I wear makeup of course. LOL

LOL . That's pretty cool Pretty. I think I can do that for the color of the month when it's red/pink/orange---said sheepishly w/head hanging. I've found myself
wearing mostly orange or coral lippies with green e/s.

 

[Medgal07]

I am on my 3rd day of the lippie rotation.. lol. I have discovered a brand new/ old colour from YSL and have enjoyed wearing it today.

I only used my Berry duo (Chanel on eyes), black liner, and my YSL no. 6 blush.. skin prep with MAC Illuminate. LaMer powder and YSL no. 52 ls.

I have been doing my eyebrows with a very very fine liner brush (it's thinner than a MAC 110) in upward -outward strokes and it's great. I originally bought the Med brown, but I felt it pulling a tiny bit auburn on me, and that did not work really well. I was then mixing with Tarte Taupe Brow mousse.. and it was much better. BUT, I went and purchased the Anastasia Ebony.. and it's perfect! although my hair is blonde, using with a fine liner brush makes it look like I grew hairs

That's a great tip HG...

Thanks----I'm going to try that. I struggle w/my eyebrows...some days they just don't want to cooperate!

 

[Anneri]

Anneri. You can use your NP in the monthly theme too. Any product that you choose to wear in a month's color is fine, so it looks like you're a shoe-in.
You've already started. BTW, I love your avatar---I look at it and it just feels like home....it's super cool!!!

Thank you ladies for the warm welcome!
Awwwww Med, that's so such a sweet thing to say about my hot roller pic! I should have gone searching for a baking pin that evening so that the picture had been complete - like this!

And would you believe that I don't have many green nps?! Isn't that shocking?!

All right, time to share the looks I did, right?
The first I shamelessly stole from xasperadastra in the Fantasy of Flowers thread (go and have a look if you haven't seen it, it's awesome). I don't have all the FoF products, so I used Lilywhite pigment as an all over wash on the lid, a purple gel liner winged out on the upper lash line and Sassy Grass e/s as a liner on the lower lash line. Lured to Love MB and Perfect Topping on the cheeks and Cut a Caper on my lips. Super easy and so pretty! I wore that for about a week every day.

Yesterday I had a Chanel day and wore all the colours from the Lilium quad (taupe on the lid, dark green in the outer V, light green on the inner corner, light rose as a highlighter), a matching TF liner in Metallic Moss on the upper lashline, Rose Platine on the lower, Frivole Blush and Rouge Coco in Sari D'eau.

I don't know yet what I'll be doing today but I should get it going because I've to leave the house soon! Eep!

 

[Medgal07]

Thank you ladies for the warm welcome!
Awwwww Med, that's so such a sweet thing to say about my hot roller pic! I should have gone searching for a baking pin that evening so that the picture had been complete - like this!

And would you believe that I don't have many green nps?! Isn't that shocking?!

All right, time to share the looks I did, right?
The first I shamelessly stole from xasperadastra in the Fantasy of Flowers thread (go and have a look if you haven't seen it, it's awesome). I don't have all the FoF products, so I used Lilywhite pigment as an all over wash on the lid, a purple gel liner winged out on the upper lash line and Sassy Grass e/s as a liner on the lower lash line. Lured to Love MB and Perfect Topping on the cheeks and Cut a Caper on my lips. Super easy and so pretty! I wore that for about a week every day.

Yesterday I had a Chanel day and wore all the colours from the Lilium quad (taupe on the lid, dark green in the outer V, light green on the inner corner, light rose as a highlighter), a matching TF liner in Metallic Moss on the upper lashline, Rose Platine on the lower, Frivole Blush and Rouge Coco in Sari D'eau.

I don't know yet what I'll be doing today but I should get it going because I've to leave the house soon! Eep!

I love that your "baking pin" is our rolling pin...I'm a Logophile...that's about as nerdy as you can get

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I do find it hard to believe that you don't have any green NP. Does that mean you'll be making one?

Both looks sound really pretty Anneri. I felt lost regarding FOF because I skipped the collection, which is rare for me. You did remind me about CAC so I'm pulling it
out for next week. I also have "Brand Days"----using almost all products from a single brand. That said, MAC (my first love) is the only brand that I can do a complete
look using just MAC products. The green in Lilium is gorgeous, and I see you also like paring green w/ orange & coral, also my fav w/green e/s.

 

[Anneri]

Both looks sound really pretty Anneri. I felt lost regarding FOF because I skipped the collection, which is rare for me. You did remind me about CAC so I'm pulling it
out for next week. I also have "Brand Days"----using almost all products from a single brand. That said, MAC (my first love) is the only brand that I can do a complete
look using just MAC products. The green in Lilium is gorgeous, and I see you also like paring green w/ orange & coral, also my fav w/green e/s.

Oh dear, I garbled the English language again. I genuinely thought it would be 'baking pin' because if you'd translate it word for word from German, it'd be something like 'noodle pin' but I honestly don't know what noodles have to do with it.

I actually have some green polishes (and one I made myself not to long ago and posted in the np thread) - I just counted them and it's 12!

The life of an npa right? To consider 12 'not many'!

Here's a pic of all the stuff I used this morning but I was in such a hurry that I couldn't post it then. I had to throw on something simple and used Epatant, darkened the outer V with some charcoal drugstore e/s, used Rose Initiale as my blush and Out for Passion on my lips. Liner combo same as yesterday.




CaC is one of my fave springtime colours. I love coral with everything, especially with purples and greens!

 

[Medgal07]

Oh dear, I garbled the English language again. I genuinely thought it would be 'baking pin' because if you'd translate it word for word from German, it'd be something like 'noodle pin' but I honestly don't know what noodles have to do with it.

I actually have some green polishes (and one I made myself not to long ago and posted in the np thread) - I just counted them and it's 12!

The life of an npa right? To consider 12 'not many'!

Here's a pic of all the stuff I used this morning but I was in such a hurry that I couldn't post it then. I had to throw on something simple and used Epatant, darkened the outer V with some charcoal drugstore e/s, used Rose Initiale as my blush and Out for Passion on my lips. Liner combo same as yesterday.




CaC is one of my fave springtime colours. I love coral with everything, especially with purples and greens!

Oh I think I like "noodle pin" even better!!! Not garbled...just alternative. I'm adding them to my collection of 'Buickisms.'

Love the color combo!

 

[User38]

Is this a green month? I never read back more than 5-6 posts, just no time..

I will start green (gulp) it's a difficult colour for me to wear. But will do one tomorrow.. promise!

today I did a grey eye but it's such a light grey it's almost taupe beige.. it's called Linen from BM.. and it's a pesky loose powder but applies beautifully and sheers out like a dream. Can you tell I love it? anyway, used some LM light pink under brows..

brows: Anastasia Ebony

foundation: Chanel Vitalumiere B10

no contouring.. but might have used Chanel Accent and may still use it for later when I go to dinner.

blush: New Attitude Nars
highliter: Shiseido 107

lips: Nars Damaged.

 

[Medgal07]

Is this a green month? I never read back more than 5-6 posts, just no time..

I will start green (gulp) it's a difficult colour for me to wear.

today I did a grey eye but it's such a light grey it's almost taupe beige.. it's called Linen from BM.. and it's a pesky loose powder but applies beautifully and sheers out like a dream. Can you tell I love it? anyway, used some LM light pink under brows..

brows: Anastasia Ebony

foundation: Chanel Vitalumiere B10

no contouring.. but might have used Chanel Accent and may still use it for later when I go to dinner.

blush: New Attitude
highliter: Shiseido 107

lips: Nars Damaged.

Nice look HG! Is the Anastasia Ebony black or very dark brown? I was looking at it online today & it was hard to tell.

 

[User38]

TY Medgal!

I just finished my mu for dinner and waiting for Bert to pick me up.. so I logged in.

I re applied my es, and used BB Cement to define the contour a bit more.. and MAC Phloof for highlite, as well as some UD Laced for a transition colour. More mascara, and used the NARS paint in black to reline my eyes.. lol. I used a deep purple from EL for water lining the bottom lids.

I did use Chanel Accent to accentuate my cheekbones and applied some more blush with highliter and instead of powder used my Crazy Meterorites all over. Used my Avene water all over and poof, done on the face.

Lipstick.. changed Damaged for Rayonnante.

my eyebrows have held up amazingly well.. the Anastasia is very longwearing and might be water proof to some degree. Normal usage. Ebony is a soft black -- it is not an intense black but rather a dark ash brown. Med brown is a brown and works well but it sometimes pulls a bit auburn on me. I am liking the Ebony a bit more.

If you are looking for a dark brown with no red tones, Ebony is better imo.

I will try to get some pics of the dip brow that I have but smeared -- that's when the red shows.. lol

 

[User38]

Makeup for today:

NARS eye paint in Mozambique.. all over lid and smoothed out and upward for a heavier smokey effect. UDs Naked on top to lighten and contour. Brule under eyebrow blended with Naked.

Tried Stila Balm (just got it and it seems lovely, but time will tell what tricks it performs), MAC illuminate CC cream underneath it, and then used the CC illuminate powder and Pinch o peach blush. No highlighter today.

lipstick: BB Neon pink posted in the low buy thread as my day's lippie rotation


here are the swatches of Anastasia dip brow:

Ebony, DARK brown (sorry I had written Med Brown), and Tarte Brow mousse in Taupe (the difference is incredible -- Taupe is blonde imo)..

 

[User38]

Side note: The Anastasia dip brow can also be used as a paint pot, liner -- it is excellent. I wore it this morning and went for my swim, and it stayed on..

I am going to try it as a smoked out eye -- the Dk. Brown and see what happens.. lol


I promise to use colour, will use some teal on waterline later for a friend's dinner party

 

[mosha010]

I'm looking for a brow shade that will disguise my black black brows lol. Just to fill them in and I've been hearing so much about Anastasia. I already use their clear gel but I'm wondering what is best : the gel or powder stuff... I know nothing about brows other than mine are super bushy and almost never fill them up but recently a mua defined them and it looked so niceeee

 

[Medgal07]

TY Medgal!

I just finished my mu for dinner and waiting for Bert to pick me up.. so I logged in.

I re applied my es, and used BB Cement to define the contour a bit more.. and MAC Phloof for highlite, as well as some UD Laced for a transition colour. More mascara, and used the NARS paint in black to reline my eyes.. lol. I used a deep purple from EL for water lining the bottom lids.

I did use Chanel Accent to accentuate my cheekbones and applied some more blush with highliter and instead of powder used my Crazy Meterorites all over. Used my Avene water all over and poof, done on the face.

Lipstick.. changed Damaged for Rayonnante.

my eyebrows have held up amazingly well.. the Anastasia is very longwearing and might be water proof to some degree. Normal usage. Ebony is a soft black -- it is not an intense black but rather a dark ash brown. Med brown is a brown and works well but it sometimes pulls a bit auburn on me. I am liking the Ebony a bit more.

If you are looking for a dark brown with no red tones, Ebony is better imo.

I will try to get some pics of the dip brow that I have but smeared -- that's when the red shows.. lol

One of the main things that I love about this thread is reading the products that everyone is using---they're usually gems in my collection that I've forgotten about---like
Phloof---I love that e/s buy haven't touched it in months. Thanks for the reminder HG! I have Rayonnante which I have not yet worn. I'm thinking of pairing it with a teal
look. I think I'll go for the Ebony but first I must finish my MAC gel cream before I buy it----trying a little self discipline!

 

[Medgal07]

Makeup for today:

NARS eye paint in Mozambique.. all over lid and smoothed out and upward for a heavier smokey effect. UDs Naked on top to lighten and contour. Brule under eyebrow blended with Naked.

Tried Stila Balm (just got it and it seems lovely, but time will tell what tricks it performs), MAC illuminate CC cream underneath it, and then used the CC illuminate powder and Pinch o peach blush. No highlighter today.

lipstick: BB Neon pink posted in the low buy thread as my day's lippie rotation


here are the swatches of Anastasia dip brow:

Ebony, DARK brown (sorry I had written Med Brown), and Tarte Brow mousse in Taupe (the difference is incredible -- Taupe is blonde imo)..

Thanks for the swatches---it look alike Ebony will work for me.