Enabler-ville

[NaomiH]

Beyond!!!

I want to make it my ring tone. LOL

 

[Vineetha]

I want to make it my ring tone. LOL

Do that ! Total crowd puller! That horse neigh is the highlight!!

 

[pandorablack]

I received my first beauty box From The Lab. They sent a body serum, a hair cleanser and a face scrub. All have high end ingredients (I know enough about ingredients from school) and they are amazing! My skin and hair are silky smooth!!!!! Totally worth it. If you love subscription boxes, give this one a try.

 

[NaomiH]

Do that ! Total crowd puller! That horse neigh is the highlight!!

Agreed! LOL

 

[Periodinan]

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO studying!

So true... studying in the summertime is the worst.

 

[Periodinan]

Slight random rant: I keep having people say "you're prettier when you don't wear makeup" since I'm not an every day makeup girl. I usually go bare faced 1-2 days a week. It's so irritating! I didn't ask for their input and I like makeup. It just makes me feel really insecure when people make those comments.

I know what you mean... I don't wear a lot of make up but I wear it every day (most of the time I only wear some mascara and a little bit of powder/concealer + since not long ago lipstick). Yesterday someone said to me:"Ah, you wear lipstick on a daily basis now." She didn't add anything like: "I like that." or not even a "I don't like that.". That's really strange and confusing when people say something like that.

 

[DarylandCarole]

I have been on a lipstick buying spree and I am so disgusted with myself right now. I really need to stop. My mac lippies now total 100 and then there's all the others I own. Here's a list of what I purchased just this summer: Dodgy girl x 2 Riot house Kelly yum yum Strip poker Violetta Peachstock Fleshpot Faux Smoked purple Nars train bleu Melt by starlight Melt space cake Lime crime coquette KVD Poe KVD forever and never KVD Lolita KVD Lovecraft KVD Agatha Mac Brave I think that's it. Damn, I need to stop. I'm skipping ANR and trying to just enjoy and use what I already have. I know this is enablerville, but do any of you ever feel guilty about buying more than you could possibly use up in your lifetime? Lol

I'm right there with you, girl. I have 137 lippies, most are MAC, with a few Nars and UD too. I think it will easily take 15 - 20 years to use them all. Maybe more since I don't go out often.

 

[DarylandCarole]

Slight random rant: I keep having people say "you're prettier when you don't wear makeup" since I'm not an every day makeup girl. I usually go bare faced 1-2 days a week. It's so irritating! I didn't ask for their input and I like makeup. It just makes me feel really insecure when people make those comments.

I know what you mean... I don't wear a lot of make up but I wear it every day (most of the time I only wear some mascara and a little bit of powder/concealer + since not long ago lipstick). Yesterday someone said to me:"Ah, you wear lipstick on a daily basis now." She didn't add anything like: "I like that." or not even a "I don't like that.". That's really strange and confusing when people say something like that. :sigh:

When people say things like that it's like a unspoken insult. She noticed your wearing lipstick, but doesn't say more. Why bother saying it at all?

 

[Melrose]

Good morning ladies!

 

[mel33t]

Good morning ladies!

Good morning!!

Anybody have anything fun planned for today? I'm heading to Sephora since I'm out of toner, might pick up a few things.

 

[Melrose]

Good morning!!  Anybody have anything fun planned for today? I'm heading to Sephora since I'm out of toner, might pick up a few things. 

I thought about going to sephora as well but I'm gonna try and be good. I've done too much damage lately, lol. It's my last weekend of vacation before heading back to work to begin another school year so I might just stay home and chill.

 

[Periodinan]

Good morning ladies!

Good morning

 

[Anaphora]

Good morning, everyone! I'm glad some of you have fun things planned today! I work weekends and have been stuck with the 1-10 shift lately. It really has my spirits down. I also have a question. The redness in my face seems to have gotten worse, probably due to stress. I've been using prolongwear concealer, but I feel like it sinks into all my little skin inperfections. I'm planning to go to a derm soon, but I hate them because they always make my problems worse it seems. Any ideas on what would be a good coverup for this keeping my mind my skin is super super dry and inflamed at all times? Here's a super embarrassing picture. I can't believe I'm posting this, but I'm desperate.

 

[Melrose]

Good morning, everyone! I'm glad some of you have fun things planned today! I work weekends and have been stuck with the 1-10 shift lately. It really has my spirits down. I also have a question. The redness in my face seems to have gotten worse, probably due to stress. I've been using prolongwear concealer, but I feel like it sinks into all my little skin inperfections. I'm planning to go to a derm soon, but I hate them because they always make my problems worse it seems. Any ideas on what would be a good coverup for this keeping my mind my skin is super super dry and inflamed at all times? Here's a super embarrassing picture. I can't believe I'm posting this, but I'm desperate.

Have you been using any new products that could possibly be causing the redness or has this been an on going problem? Does your foundation cover it up or seem to make it worse?

 

[Anaphora]

Have you been using any new products that could possibly be causing the redness or has this been an on going problem? Does your foundation cover it up or seem to make it worse?

The only new thing I've been using is Tarte Maracuja Oil, which actually seems to be helping. The redness has been a problem for years and I think is getting worse as I get older. It can be covered, but as I said, I feel like the products I've been using are drying and make it appear cakey. I've thought about getting something full coverage and applying it with a beauty blender, like Laura Mercier Silk Creme, but I've heard mixed reviews about how that acts on dry skin. Almost everything makes me look flaky or just overly made up. Ugh.

 

[mel33t]

Hopefully the dermatologist will be able to give you some good tips! Maybe try an overnight moisturizing mask, one that has some aloe in it as well? I don't have any that come to mind, but I like the Origins overnight mask.

I recently had a chemical burn from using a product and my skin is dry and can be inflamed at times. It was 10000x worse with the burn and I didn't risk wearing makeup because 1) it looked horrible and 2) my skin couldn't heal. I would just go back to the basics. Cleanse and mositurize on the daily and if you have to wear something I would opt for under eye concealer and mascara.

Hope you feel better

 

[Melrose]

Well, I know what you mean about going to the dermatologist. It's pretty much true that your skin will at first get a bit worse before it gets better but it will get better. I finally saw a derm about a month and a half ago because my skin started changing over the last 6 months or so. I was getting a lot of dry patches on my nose and chin and small little bumps on my cheeks. Turns out the bumps are a type of acne that never come to the surface. And the flaky patches were from over exfoliating my skin. He said the changes in my skin could be due to stress, which I suffer from a lot with my job. I've had to totally change my skin care and foundation routine. Long story short, even though I only see a subtle change in my skin so far, others seem to notice a big difference. See the derm. What have you got to lose? See what he tells you as far as foundations go. I was using total full coverage (KVD) to hide my problems and I wouldn't recommend going that route. It may cover it up but it might add to the problem as well. Skin needs to breathe. I switched to mufe mat velvet because it is completely non comodegenic and now I research everything before I buy and look at all the ingredients. It's a bit of a hassle but once you figure out your condition and what aggravates it, avoiding those ingredients will make such a huge difference in the condition/ appearance of your skin. I know your skin will improve. Hang in there! It's hard when it's your face, trust me I know how you feel. See the doctor. It will get better

 

[veronikawithak]

Good morning, everyone! I'm glad some of you have fun things planned today! I work weekends and have been stuck with the 1-10 shift lately. It really has my spirits down. I also have a question. The redness in my face seems to have gotten worse, probably due to stress. I've been using prolongwear concealer, but I feel like it sinks into all my little skin inperfections. I'm planning to go to a derm soon, but I hate them because they always make my problems worse it seems. Any ideas on what would be a good coverup for this keeping my mind my skin is super super dry and inflamed at all times? Here's a super embarrassing picture. I can't believe I'm posting this, but I'm desperate.

Has your diet changed recently? That can have a big impact on your skin as well. I know when I'm stressed I tend to eat poorly which adds to the problem. Lots of water, fruits and veggies is the best skincare IMO. Hope it improves for you soon!

 

[Vineetha]

Two good coverage concealers I can think right off the bat are the MUFE and NARS Creamy concealer. I have used both and never had issues with it going cakey or patchy! I have also heard reviews about the It cosmetics one.
A really good overnight mask option is First Aid beauty one. That stuff is just awesome.
I do think a visit to Derma can help as do some diet changes with lot of fresh fruits and veggies. Also the high humidity & summer could have aided the same. So probably as the temp cools down a bit, it wil help? But at any rate a visit to Derma would be the best for a long term solution. hth

 

[Melrose]

Two good coverage concealers I can think right off the bat are the MUFE and NARS Creamy concealer. I have used both and never had issues with it going cakey or patchy! I have also heard reviews about the It cosmetics one. A really good overnight mask option is First Aid beauty one. That stuff is just awesome. I do think a visit to Derma can help as do some diet changes with lot of fresh fruits and veggies. Also the high humidity & summer could have aided the same. So probably as the temp cools down a bit, it wil help? But at any rate a visit to Derma would be the best for a long term solution. hth   

You are right on about those concealer! Those were two that were recommend for sensitive skin. Both work very well too.