(HAA): Highlighter Addicts Anonymous
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DLuxJessica
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If I don't have any of the theBalm's Manizers... do I need them? Do I need all three? Is Betty-Lou different enough from Beccas SSP pressed powder Topaz?
Hautelook has me feeling all overwhelmed.
ETA- F*ck it. I bought all three. And then some. (Also got Cabana Boy blush, Hot Mama blush, a few things for my sister, and Illamasqua Surge Liquid Metal.)
Hautelook has me feeling all overwhelmed.
ETA- F*ck it. I bought all three. And then some. (Also got Cabana Boy blush, Hot Mama blush, a few things for my sister, and Illamasqua Surge Liquid Metal.)
Twinkle_Twinkle
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I have all of the same questions! Cindy Lou looks a little chalky to me, but I have been going back and forth about Mary Lou and especially Betty Lou for a couple of weeks...If I don't have any of the theBalm's Manizers... do I need them? Do I need all three? Is Betty-Lou different enough from Beccas SSP pressed powder Topaz?
Hautelook has me feeling all overwhelmed.
ETA- F*ck it. I bought all three. And then some. (Also got Cabana Boy blush, Hot Mama blush, a few things for my sister, and Illamasqua Surge Liquid Metal.)
DLuxJessica
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I bought Cindy Lou for myself and my sister because that's what we call my mom when she's being silly/ridiculous (mom's name is Cindi). So for the inside joke, it seemed worth it.
I looked at T's swatches for Betty Lou and Becca SSP Pressed Topaz, and they were different enough for me to justify (I know her swatches can be crap, but they at least are passable for knowing how much two products have in common.)
And at that point, I didn't want Mary Lou to feel left out. So I ended up getting all three.
Twinkle_Twinkle
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I love this logic!I bought Cindy Lou for myself and my sister because that's what we call my mom when she's being silly/ridiculous (mom's name is Cindi). So for the inside joke, it seemed worth it.
I looked at T's swatches for Betty Lou and Becca SSP Pressed Topaz, and they were different enough for me to justify (I know her swatches can be crap, but they at least are passable for knowing how much two products have in common.)
And at that point, I didn't want Mary Lou to feel left out. So I ended up getting all three.
I definitely want Betty Lou, I'm just debating whether to get it from DermStore (20% and free shipping) or HauteLook and it depends on whether or not I decide get Mary Lou. I keep debating over whether or not Mary Lou differs enough from Becca Opal to make it a necessary purchase. Decisions decisions.
DLuxJessica
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Do you really want Betty Lou to be alllllllllllllllll alone?
(Besides... Mary Lou's only $12. That's less than the SK highlighters at Target. C'mon.)
Twinkle_Twinkle
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You are terrible! I'm trying to be a better citizen of the makeup world! Hautelook is how I ended up with a dozen of those UD pigments that I never used and eventually gave away. I have to meditate on this, lol. Nothing is worse than that "Why did I buy this?" moment, you know.Do you really want Betty Lou to be alllllllllllllllll alone?Go with Hautelook and pick up an Illamasqua nail polish or two while you're at it.
(Besides... Mary Lou's only $12. That's less than the SK highlighters at Target. C'mon.)
DLuxJessica
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Oh no, I totally understand. I went through over a dozen blog posts and instagram pics before I decided on what to buy. I figure we all have enough product that we should only buy what we're excited about. It's not like any of us NEEDS anything new, right?
Twinkle_Twinkle
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And then I saw this:
I think it's Mary v. Moonstone, Cindy v. Rose Gold and Betty v. Opal. I hate the internet!!!!!
Medgal07
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If I don't have any of the theBalm's Manizers... do I need them? Do I need all three? Is Betty-Lou different enough from Beccas SSP pressed powder Topaz?
Hautelook has me feeling all overwhelmed.
ETA- F*ck it. I bought all three. And then some. (Also got Cabana Boy blush, Hot Mama blush, a few things for my sister, and Illamasqua Surge Liquid Metal.)
DLuxJessica
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I don't have Moonstone or Opal (I know, I know... one day!) so I never bothered to look for comparisons for those two. But still, they all look pretty different to me.And then I saw this:
I think it's Mary v. Moonstone, Cindy v. Rose Gold and Betty v. Opal. I hate the internet!!!!!
Twinkle_Twinkle
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They do!!! And I just bought all three!!! I hate you all! J/K - Love my Specktralites!I don't have Moonstone or Opal (I know, I know... one day!) so I never bothered to look for comparisons for those two. But still, they all look pretty different to me.
And at half-off, honestly how could I not?? I would have had regrets. I can't wait to play with them! I'm crossing my figures that Cindy Lou is the pink highlighter of my dreams.
ETA: @DLuxJessica you have to get Moonstone and Opal!! I feel like half of the world's population has Opal at this point, lol. Moonstone is so underrated but I use it a lot. I think all of the Becca SPP's are must have, and they really do work on all complexions. I'm so antsy for the next Becca SSP to be released. I mean there has to be another LE release at some point right? Right?? Right?!?!
DLuxJessica
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lol... Peer pressure is real. But then, so are hugs.
DLuxJessica
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I might pick those up during the November Sephora sale. I currently just have Topaz, Rose Gold, and Champagne Gold and I lurve them all, lol.
Twinkle_Twinkle
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It's so real! But I actually have no buyer's remorse because it wasn't exactly an impulse buy. I've been looking at swatches of all three everyday this week. Betty-Lou has been in my DermStore cart for days now, and I just happened peep in here and see that there was a Hautelook sale so I just got really lucky.lol... Peer pressure is real. But then, so are hugs.
Seeing that side-by-side of Rose Gold and Cindy-Lou pushed me over the "I need it!" edge. And I have to adopt all three Lou sister together or they would be sad.
Twinkle_Twinkle
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Oh right! We are the only two people on all of Specktra who like Champagne Gold!
DLuxJessica
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You would feel like such a jerk if you broke up a family!
Twinkle_Twinkle
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I mean what kind of person would I be?YES! I'm already light-med skintone w/ yellowish undertones (and when I tan, there's basically zero pink to my tan, I literally turn goldish-bronze), so it makes my cheekbones look nearly gilded but not TOO yellow.
You would feel like such a jerk if you broke up a family!
Twinkle_Twinkle
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It was really hard to find convincing swatches of Cindy. She was the one I was most on the fence about.after seeing those swatches, i feel bad for leaving Cindy out of the cart.
