Theme Makeup with a Purpose

[PixieDancer]

I f anyone is interested, please join me in a day of PINK in Lele/Alicia's memory, on Friday March 21, 2014. LeLe loved life and she loved makeup.
Let's memorialize our fellow Specktra member in a way we know how...with makeup. You can share the look you create by description or photo or both.
Thank you for joining me in remembering this beautiful young soul.

I am most definitely on board with this! Maybe we could all post a pic wearing our makeup look with a little hand held note (ie "We Love LeLe" or anything you want) and put together a group collage to post to her Instagram (or other media). I think it would be a nice consolation for her family to see the lives she's touched. Anyone think that's a good idea?

OR we could print out this picture of her that you posted Medgal... and hold it in our pic?? Any other ideas?

 

[Debbs]

Definitely will participate as I owe it to LeLe and as a cancer survivor myself.

 

[mosha010]

I like the idea of a cute sign to hold up. That way we can out whatever we want as a message !

 

[PixieDancer]

I like the idea of a cute sign to hold up. That way we can out whatever we want as a message !

I think so too....

 

[Medgal07]

I think so too....

All amazing ideas. Not everyone will want to post their own pic...maybe just describe a look and final acknowledgment----whatever suits your comfort level.

 

[Prettypackages]

I'm in!

 

[Anneri]

Me too!

 

[Medgal07]

I'm in!


Quote: Originally Posted by Anneri

Me too!

Thanks Pretty & Anneri!!!

 

[Audrey C]

Mosha, I am not Medgal, but there is an Anastasia colour in Auburn -- that might tone down the black and give a touch of the auburn to your brows and define them. The chocolate colour is also lovely for brown/redhaired ladies.


Quote: Originally Posted by mosha010


Thank u so much ! I will check out these two. I'm telling u I never thought filling them a bit (just a smidgen) will make them look so good !I

Now that I've gone with a hair colour that's both visibly lighter and redder than my brows, I sometimes use the lighter shade Anastasia Auburn brow set. It helps to warm them up and the staying power is great, but the better colour match is Indie Spirit (the red-brown) from the Marche aux Puces duo. If you have that (or a shade like it), I'd recommend it above the Anastasia set which I find to be a bit too dark.

 

[meka72]

Hey ladies! I hope you're well. I just wanted to stop in real quick. I can't wait to read the looks everyone came up with in honor of BeautyByLeLe.

 

[User38]

For redheads, MAC Strut pencil is good too.. I have become adept at mixing colours from both Anastasia and Tarte.. and get my colour right at least until the come out with a taupe.

 

[Medgal07]

Finally getting around to posting another look as this month & theme come to a close. It hardly seems
like spring because it's snowing.

EYES:
UDPP
MAC Painterly PP to lids as a base
MAC Fabulousness 5 Neutral e/s palette:
Enviable (pale green) to lid
Smut (med brown) to crease & lower lid
Magical Mist (pale brown w/copper sparkle) to transition
Blonde Mink (pale white grey)to highlight brow
MAC Dipdown gel liner to upper lash-line
UD Eye pencil, Junkie (teal w/gold & teal sparkle) to lower lash line, smudged

FACE:
Chanel Bronze Universal to prime (Just started using this /recommendation/Debbs--love it. Mattifies even MAC F & B)
Chanel Double Perfection Lumière Powder Foundation, 80 Beige
P & P Light Boost Highlighter in triangle below eyes, set w/Ben Nye Powder, Banana

Tom Ford Shade & Illuminate # 2 to contour
Tom Ford Flush (orange coral) Blush
MAC Red Head MSF to high-points
MAC Mystery Powder, Dark to set
MAC Charge Water to set

LIPS:
Chanel Rouge Coco Mystique # 47 (Peach)

Nails:
Dior Blossom NP (peach shimmer)

 

[mosha010]

I know. What an amazing winter were having this spring huh!?

 

[meka72]

Hey ladies! Just dropping in to say "hey!" I wasn't on theme much this week, like the entire month. When I first joined the site, and this thread in particular, I said that I wanted to learn how to apply eyeshadow because I was running around looking like Tammy Faye Baker (or so I thought). This week, I got a compliment about the color that I had on my lid (purple) and my application. (Insert cabbage patch here.) Lol. This week I've worn:

Korres anti-aging primer (as usual)
Hourglass liquid-powder foundation in chestnut OR Sleek BB Cream in Medium
Nars creamy concealer in amande as undereye highlight
Ben Nye powder in topaz to set undereye highlight
Koh Gen Do finishing powder to set face
Mac blush in stylish me
Mac extra dimension skinfinish in superb
Cover Girl gel eyeliner
Milani pinky-purply lipstick (I forgot)
I forgot my mascara

Did ya'll come up with a theme for April?

 

[Medgal07]

Hey ladies! Just dropping in to say "hey!" I wasn't on theme much this week, like the entire month. When I first joined the site, and this thread in particular, I said that I wanted to learn how to apply eyeshadow because I was running around looking like Tammy Faye Baker (or so I thought). This week, I got a compliment about the color that I had on my lid (purple) and my application. (Insert cabbage patch here.) Lol. This week I've worn:

Korres anti-aging primer (as usual)
Hourglass liquid-powder foundation in chestnut OR Sleek BB Cream in Medium
Nars creamy concealer in amande as undereye highlight
Ben Nye powder in topaz to set undereye highlight
Koh Gen Do finishing powder to set face
Mac blush in stylish me
Mac extra dimension skinfinish in superb
Cover Girl gel eyeliner
Milani pinky-purply lipstick (I forgot)
I forgot my mascara

Did ya'll come up with a theme for April?

Meka, you're a riot. Yay for the eye-look----sounds like you nailed it!!!

How is that HG foundation?
I think I'm always looking for that holy grail product. I'm also interested in what you think of the Koh Gen Do
finishing powder. As if my list of products to try isn't long enough!

Spring, April in particular is a much easier time in terms of color because there's a myriad of colors, shades and
hues that encompass spring. The sky is the limit for makeup looks for the spring season. I have a photo of
my sisters flower boxes from last year and the colors are endless. I'm using that, and my own garden (if it's ever
warm enough here to bloom) as inspiration for makeup looks for the spring season. I've given this some thought
and within this mix of colors I'm going to focus on using a few products for an entire week. For example, I
have a ton of blushes and highlighters so I'm going to select a different one in my stash to use each
week. I think it's easier for me to make a dent in the product if I'm using it for several consecutive days.
Interestingly, I have only completely used a highlighter once ever, (EL's MM) and I've made impressive dents in
only two others---MAC's Earthshine & Red Head.

Any other thoughts & ideas????? Is using multiple colors for a month preferable to a single color?

 

[meka72]

Thanks for your consideration but I'm in for whatever the thread decides. Plus, the upcoming Sephora sale will give me an excuse to buy some more eyeshadows. Lol. That said, I do like having more color options. But again, I'm in for whatever the thread decides.

I liked the Hourglass foundation. It definitely kept my oily skin in check. Some days, I didn't set it with powder (because it is liquid to powder), other days, I did set it with powder. Oddly enough, I liked the foundation better with the setting powder. It gave me more of an airbrushed finish (or at least I thought so). As I'm typing this, I realize that perhaps I should buy the foundation since I liked it so much? I just had my eye on the Chanel perfection lumiere or the Givenchy photo perfexion. Do you have an opinion on the Givenchy foundation? I need to see if there's a Givenchy thread.

 

[sagehen]

Thanks for your consideration but I'm in for whatever the thread decides.  Plus, the upcoming Sephora sale will give me an excuse to buy some more eyeshadows.  Lol.  That said, I do like having more color options.  But again, I'm in for whatever the thread decides. I liked the Hourglass foundation.  It definitely kept my oily skin in check.  Some days, I didn't set it with powder (because it is liquid to powder), other days, I did set it with powder.  Oddly enough, I liked the foundation better with the setting powder.  It gave me more of an airbrushed finish (or at least I thought so).  As I'm typing this, I realize that perhaps I should buy the foundation since I liked it so much?  I just had my eye on the Chanel perfection lumiere or the Givenchy photo perfexion.  Do you have an opinion on the Givenchy foundation?  I need to see if there's a Givenchy thread.

OMG you wear the Hourglass Foundation? WHAT SHADE? I didn't know where to start.

 

[meka72]

Hey Sage! I had the hourglass foundation in chestnut. Although I'm a smidge darker than you, I think that color will be a good match for you too.

OMG you wear the Hourglass Foundation? WHAT SHADE? I didn't know where to start.

 

[sagehen]

Hey Sage! I had the hourglass foundation in chestnut. Although I'm a smidge darker than you, I think that color will be a good match for you too.

Hey! Happy Weekend! Thanks for this. I might consider this during Sephora's VIB sale.

 

[meka72]

I have too many foundations on my wishlist for the sephora sale. I need to start whittling things down.

Hey! Happy Weekend! Thanks for this. I might consider this during Sephora's VIB sale.