Theme Makeup with a Purpose

[Medgal07]

Welcome to the thread! It has really influenced me to use brand new/only swatched products!



Yesterday's makeup:




Face:

MUFE Smoothing primer
D&G Perfect luminous liquid foundation mixed with Chanel Soleil tan de Chanel Sunkissed
MAC Light boost
Chanel Soleil tan de Chanel
Chanel Poudre universelle libre
D&G Tan
MAC Summer Opal
Lancome Rose desir

Eyes:

Zoeva matte primer
CT Jean
CT Mona Lisa
Armani eye tint Rose ashes
Chanel Caroube
MAC Vanilla pigment
MAC Looking good
Chanel Le volume

Lips:
D&G Seduction

Nails:
Estee Lauder Nude pearl - the perfect rose gold colour

Just beautiful!!!! I love the entire look---AWESOME!!!!

 

[awickedshape]

Thank you! CT Jean topped with a bit of Vanilla pigment. 

Very nice combo!

 

[Medgal07]

Very nice combo!

It is and I NEVER remember to reach for my pigments!!!

 

[mkoparanova]

Just beautiful!!!! I love the entire look---AWESOME!!!!

Thank you!! Vanilla is the only pigment I reach for! Maybe that will be my challenge for June. The month is almost over - what are we doing next month?

 

[awickedshape]

  [COLOR=0000FF] It is and I NEVER remember to reach for my pigments!!!hboy: [/COLOR]

It happens!

Thank you!! Vanilla is the only pigment I reach for! Maybe that will be my challenge for June. The month is almost over - what are we doing next month? 

Yes; wonder if the highlighter challenge is continuing?

 

[Anneri]

We need a new challenge! Meddy to the rescue!!!

 

[mkoparanova]

Yes; wonder if the highlighter challenge is continuing?

I think only @Medgal07 here can do the highlighter challenge for 2 months

Maybe we should use products/colours we rarely reach for?

 

[sagehen]

Also, for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, Summer comes in June. One year we did Summer smoky eyes, or we could do something as a nod to Summer, like bronzer or brights? This is the extent of my creativity lol. But this goes with the suggesrion of things rarely reached for because I have been very blah neutral eye/bold lip for a few months ao maybe a Summer challenge will force me to reach for some things I have ignored.

 

[Medgal07]

I think only @Medgal07 here can do the highlighter challenge for 2 months

Maybe we should use products/colours we rarely reach for?
Shamefully, I could do it for three or more. Clearly I have issues

Quote: Originally Posted by sagehen

Also, for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, Summer comes in June. One year we did Summer smoky eyes, or we could do something as a nod to Summer, like bronzer or brights? This is the extent of my creativity lol. But this goes with the suggesrion of things rarely reached for because I have been very blah neutral eye/bold lip for a few months ao maybe a Summer challenge will force me to reach for some things I have ignored.

We can do summer brights if you like----a full summer of smokey eyes may be a bit much. We can do June Brights, July Smokey or 1/2 of the month Smokey & half
Neutral

We can do whatever we want. Within this months challenge, my personal challenge was to use at least one new makeup item per week & I've done well
with that. I guess I'm not doing any victory dance because that says something about how many new and untried products are in m stash.

 

[awickedshape]

I think only @Medgal07  here can do the highlighter challenge for 2 months :haha:   Maybe we should use products/colours we rarely reach for?

[COLOR=0000FF]   We have four more day of our highlighter challenge!![/COLOR]:happydance: [COLOR=0000FF]   [/COLOR]:grouphug: [COLOR=0000FF]I think we can put our heads together to come up with something.[/COLOR]:grouphug: [COLOR=0000FF]   Shamefully, I could do it for three or more.  Clearly I have issues[/COLOR]   [COLOR=0000FF] We can do summer brights if you like----a full summer of smokey eyes may be a bit much.  We can do June Brights, July Smokey or 1/2 of the month Smokey & half[/COLOR] [COLOR=0000FF]   Neutral:dunno: We can do [/COLOR][COLOR=0000FF]whatever we want.  Within this months challenge, my personal challenge was to use at least one new makeup item per week & I've done well[/COLOR] [COLOR=0000FF]   with that.  I guess I'm not doing any victory dance [/COLOR][COLOR=0000FF]because that says something about how many new and untried products are in m stash.[/COLOR]

Lol Yay to us for using our stuff and getting out of our comfort zone!

 

[sagehen]

[COLOR=0000FF]   We have four more day of our highlighter challenge!![/COLOR]:happydance:   [COLOR=0000FF] We can do summer brights if you like----a full summer of smokey eyes may be a bit much.  We can do June Brights, July Smokey or 1/2 of the month Smokey & half[/COLOR] [COLOR=0000FF]   Neutral:dunno: We can do [/COLOR][COLOR=0000FF]whatever we want.  Within this months challenge, my personal challenge was to use at least one new makeup item per week & I've done well[/COLOR] [COLOR=0000FF]   with that.  I guess I'm not doing any victory dance [/COLOR][COLOR=0000FF]because that says something about how many new and untried products are in m stash.[/COLOR]

I'm sorry, I was referring to when we did it for a week during another challenge. I didn't mean a whole Summer. This is what I get for typing on my phone during a Defiance marathon.

 

[mkoparanova]

We have four more day of our highlighter challenge!!

I think we can put our heads together to come up with something.

Shamefully, I could do it for three or more. Clearly I have issues

We can do summer brights if you like----a full summer of smokey eyes may be a bit much. We can do June Brights, July Smokey or 1/2 of the month Smokey & half
Neutral

We can do whatever we want. Within this months challenge, my personal challenge was to use at least one new makeup item per week & I've done well
with that. I guess I'm not doing any victory dance because that says something about how many new and untried products are in m stash.

Sounds amazing to me!

 

[Medgal07]

Yay to us for using our stuff and getting out of our comfort zone!

YESSSSSSSSS!!!!!

 

[Medgal07]

I'm sorry, I was referring to when we did it for a week during another challenge. I didn't mean a whole Summer. This is what I get for typing on my phone during a Defiance marathon.

You're right Sage---we did do weekly challenges. That way we don't get tired of a particular product and we would use even more items doing weekly stints!!!

 

[mkoparanova]

Maybe we can do colour challenges - for example during the first week, everyone should do at least one look with green, then with purple, etc.
I'm relatively new to the thread and I haven't been around for the smokey eyes challenges - that would also be interesting to me.

 

[starletta8]

Today's highlighter: Dior Amber Diamond Shimmer Powder (*sob*)

From my own personal challenge, I used mostly untried items: Armani Eye Tint- Green Iron, Chanel Stylo Eyeshadow- Olivine, Urban Decay Eyeliners- Black Velvet, Lucky (I tend to collect UD liners but never use them!), Guerlain Kiss Kiss- Sexy Coral.

As for a monthly challenges, I have a few ideas:

* Weekly color challenges. Wear a color in some way every day, even if it's just on your pedicure. I'm thinking teal, greens, purples... fun color pops
* Monthly eyeliner challenge- I'm betting most of us could wear a different eyeliner every day for a month
* Bright lips challenge

 

[Medgal07]

Today's highlighter: Dior Amber Diamond Shimmer Powder (*sob*)

From my own personal challenge, I used mostly untried items: Armani Eye Tint- Green Iron, Chanel Stylo Eyeshadow- Olivine, Urban Decay Eyeliners- Black Velvet, Lucky (I tend to collect UD liners but never use them!), Guerlain Kiss Kiss- Sexy Coral.

As for a monthly challenges, I have a few ideas:

* Weekly color challenges. Wear a color in some way every day, even if it's just on your pedicure. I'm thinking teal, greens, purples... fun color pops
* Monthly eyeliner challenge- I'm betting most of us could wear a different eyeliner every day for a month
* Bright lips challenge

We've typically done color challenges that apply to the lips or eyes. I like the idea a specific color in any makeup type---eyes/cheeks/lips/nails.

 

[Medgal07]

I found an example of some of our previous color challenges:
Originally Posted by Medgal07

Lipsticks of the week, by color, for the Month of December. Please note, the list of lipsticks is just for reference and ideas! Be as flexible with this as your individual lifestyle dictates! Above all, just have fun!!!

December 1- 7 RED
MAC
Extended Play (Blackened brick Red, pro longwear) Fav! Hotline
Just A Bite (Mid-tone Blue Red)
Lady Bug (Yellow tomato, Lustre)
Lady Danger (Vivid Bright Coral Red)
Love Goddess (Mid-tone Pink-Red) Marilyn Monroe Collection
MAC Redd (Vivid bright bluish-red, Satin)
Must Be Red (MAC Illustrated)
RiRi Woo (Retro Matte Cool red)
Ronnie Red (Bright Red, Matte) Archie’s Girls Collection

CHANEL
Pirate (Blue-red) 99
La Prècieuse (Matte Red) 317
La Malicieuse (Pk-Red) 46

DIOR
Iconic (Red) 999
Tout Paris (Red) 742
Trafalgar (Red-orange) 844
TOM FORD
Crimson Noir (Red)
Vampire Kiss (Cherry Red)
Velvet Cherry (Deep Dark Red)

GUERLAIN
Rose Grenat 864(red-pink)
Rouge Parade 820 (Red)

NARS
Charlotte (Darl Lush Red)
YSL
Rouge Rock (Red) 203
Baby Doll Kiss & Blush Rouge Libertine (Red) 06




December 8 - 14 Orange/Coral (It's Still Fall here in the US until Dec 21)
MAC
Ablaze (Bright Apricot Cream) Fashion Sets 2013
Fashion Nomad (bright medium-dark orange)
Lady At Play (Midtonal Cool Tangerine) Mineralize
Lady Danger(Vivid Bright Coral)
Morange (Loudmouth orange, Amplified Creme)
Neon Orange (Bright Orange) Amplified Cream
Ravishing (Clean light peachy coral, Cremesheen) Gorgeous!
Reel Sexy (Bright Coral, Amplified)
Riot House (Light Vivid Orange) Matte
Scarlet Ibis (Reddened orange)
So Chaud (Intense reddish-orange, Matte)
Sounds Like Noise ( True bright orange )
Who’s That Chick (Midtonal Orange with Frost)

CHANEL
Excentrique (Orange) 96
Conquise (Med Orange) 144

DIOR
Cruise (Orange) 611
Rendez-Vous (Orange) 543
Trafalgar (Red-orange) 844
TOM FORD
True Coral (Orange-coral)
Sweet Spot (Orange Coral)
Wild Ginger (Orange)

GUERLAIN
Geneva 48 (coral-orange)
Gipsy 41 (Tangerine)

YSL
Le Orange (Bright Red-orange) 13
Baby Doll Kiss & Blush Corail Affranchi 07 (Med Orange)

December 15 -21 Burgundy/Berry/Purple ( Get your vamp on with any deep dark lippie)
MAC
Fixed On Drama (Burgundy)
Flat Out Fabulous (Bright Plum) Retro Matte
Boyfriend Stealer (Blackened Plum) Archie’s Girls Collection
Caliente (Super Dazzle Violet Dazzle)
Diva (Intense Reddish Burgundy)
Hot Chocolate (Dirty Plum)
CHANEL
L’adoree (Burgundy) 45
La Desirèe (Burgundy Red
Êlégante (Deep Burgundy)149
L’ Impatienté Matte (Deep Plum, Red-black)
Foudroyante (Pearlescent Chocolate) 148

DIOR
Black Tie (Deep Burgundy) 987
Pied De Poule (Burgundy) 977
TOM FORD
Black Dahlia (Deep Burgundy) Bruised Plum (Medium Burgundy)
YSL
Grenat Satisfaction (Burgundy) 206
Baby Doll Kiss & Blush Prune Impertinente (Burgundy) 11




December 22 - 28 Pinks/Mauves
MAC
All Fired Up (Bright Fuchsia) Retro Matte
Angel (Soft Pink)
Candy Yum-Yum (Neon Pink)
Daddy’s Little Girl (Mid-tone Pink Violet)Archie’s Girls Collection
Dear Diary (Bright Neon Pink)
Divine Choice (Midtonal Cool Pink Cream) Mineralize
Embrace Me (Bright Fuchsia Cream) Fashion Sets 2013
Girl About Town (Bright Blue Fuchsia)
Girl Next Door (Vivid Blue-Pink, Lustre) Archie’s Girls Collection
Glamapuss (Soft Mauve)
Haute Altitude (Midtone Blue Pink)
Heart to Heart (Mid-tone Yellow-Pink)
Impassioned (Amped-Up Fuchsia)
Innocence Beware (Light Pink)
Kinda Sexy (Neutral Pinky-Rose)
Kelly Yum Yum (Bright Blue Pink) Satin
CHANEL
Craquante (Luminous Pink) 146
Le Baiser (Hot Pink) 54
Viva (Intense Fuchsia) 95
DIOR
Darling (Pink) 775
Deauville (Pink) 671
Dior Kiss (Medium Pink) 578
TOM FORD
Flamingo (Cool Toned Hot Pink) 08 Pink Tease (Deep Muted Pink)
Pussycat (Soft Pink)
GUERLAIN
Geraldine 77 (Medium Pink)
YSL
Rouge Pur Couture Fuchsia Fetiche (Hot Pink) 208
Rouge Pur Couture Fuchsia Innocent (Bright Pink) 27

December 28 - 31
All Nudes, regardless of color (tan, brown, pink, peach, etc)
MAC
A Perfect Day (Light Neutral Pink)
Bad Girl RiRi (Peachy Beige)
Beach Sand (Peachy Tan)
Exclusive Event (Cool Nude) Divine Night Collection
Freckletone (Neutral Peach, Lustre)
Fresh Brew (Creamed coffee, Lustre)
Honey Love (Light Beige Toned w/Rose) B2M Nov 2012
Mulled Cider
Myth (Light Neutral Nude)
Nude (Cool Nude Cream) RiRi Fall Collection
Peachstock (Creamy beige peach, Satin)
Photo (Golden brown, Satin)
Pillow Talk (light medium beige-brown)
Velvet Teddy (Deep Toned Beige)
Viva Glam Gaga 2 (Muted pink-beige)
Warm Companion (Beige w/Gold Pearl)
CHANEL
InTime (Soft Pink) 93
Précieuse (Nude) 114

TOM FORD
First Time (Peachy Nude)
Negligee (Rosy Nude)

CHARLOTTE TILBURY
Hepburn Honey (Beige Nude)

 

[mkoparanova]

I can definitely do a nude or a pink week (I can do a year

), I'd have trouble with red and orange is impossible

 

[Anneri]

I'm on board if we do colour weeks again - but I'd prefer it if it's not restricted to lip products only!

In other news I finished the highlighter challenge today! Woot! My last combo was Guerlain Madame Rougit with Bourjois Poudre de Riz de Java as a highlighter.