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[starletta8]

I'm starting to pull nail polishes- and I like to pull 2 weeks at a time.

To confirm, next week is blue week, then it's what?

 

[Medgal07]

I just pulled out all of my blues (including three blue lippies) for blue week! My JD Glow Highlighter in Ariel will make an appearance. What I'm enjoying about the challenges is that it's helping me purge items (I found three eye shadows that I'm going to give away) and highlighting deficiencies in my collection (gasp!). For instance, I really need more matte transition colors for the crease. I just put Urban Decay's e/s in Beware on my wish list. Any other suggestions?

I'm glad you mentioned this. I need to pull my blues---palettes like TF Cobalt Rush & Emerald Lust, Chanel Lagons & Fascination, Dior 5 Colour Palette, Navy, and
YSL Bleus Lumière palette and my all-time fav liq E/S, Armani Meniut, a deep navy that I love. I'll also pull my MAC 15 palette of blues. I guess I'll also pull my MAC
PP, Imaginary (blackened navy) and Chanel IDO, Apparition (deep navy). I haven't even gotten to the liners and such. I doubt I'll get to wear even 50% of this in a
weeks time.

I looked through my MAC E/S stash for matte crease shadows: Espresso (Muted golden brown, Matte), Handwritten (Rich chocolate brown, Matte),
Embark (Rich Chocolate Brown, Matte), Brown Script (Warm chestnut brown, matte), Corduroy (Muted Reddish Brown, Matte) Soft Brown (Soft golden peachy-
brown, Matte), Saddle (Golden Orange-brown, Matte), and Swiss Chocolate (Muted reddish brown, Matte).

I forgot Wedge (soft muted beige taupe)

 

[Medgal07]

I'm starting to pull nail polishes- and I like to pull 2 weeks at a time.

To confirm, next week is blue week, then it's what?

That's going to be fun!!! The following week is open but we were looking at your suggestion of black/grey as an option for our week after blue.

 

[awickedshape]

I think this is the next look I want to copy when the colour scheme comes around (Donna Karan AW15)

 

[Medgal07]

Which color AWS----pink???

 

[starletta8]

That's going to be fun!!! The following week is open but we were looking at your suggestion of black/grey as an option for our week after blue.

So, I never believe in a total ban on purchasing (for me, if it works for you, good for you). Doesn't work for me. However, I'd call blue nail polish a "slow your roll" color- it's tricky for me in a very conservative office and I haven't met a blue I didn't like yet.

Initial dig-through the nail collection uncovered 124 blue polishes. If you're interested in a breakdown, it looks like this:

13 Butter London, 8 Chanel, 1 China Glaze, 2 Christian Louboutin, 1 Color Club, 6 Deborah Lippmann, 1 Dermelect, 5 Dior, 11 Essie, 2 Estee Lauder, 7 Formula X, 1 Ginger + Liz, 1 Guerlain, 2 Illamasqua, 27 Julep, 2 Lancome, 1 Michael Kors, 2 Nails Inc, 2 NARS, 13 OPI, 1 Revlon, 2 Sally Hansen, 1 Seche, 2 Sephora, 1 Sephora by OPI, 1 Tom Ford, 1 Ulta, 2 Wet 'n Wild, 1 YSL, 5 Zoya

Sigh.

 

[awickedshape]

  [COLOR=0000FF] Which color AWS----pink???[/COLOR]

A plummy scheme, maybe with Plum Attraction JC and NARS Audrey again? I haven't played with PA in a long time

 

[sagehen]

   [COLOR=0000FF]I said no because she already has two and those prolong-wear shadows are huge.  So many people love it!!  It makes you wonder why MAC has opted to d/c it right[/COLOR]

Yes it does make me wonder, but not too hard since MAC seems to be devoid of logic when it comes to dc'ing longtime faves.

:yaay: [COLOR=0000FF]Sage----oh Sage---how did your DMV photo go and were you pleased with the outcome?  I'm doing mine tomorrow.[/COLOR]

I think it looked ok. The worst part is the humidity that day made my hair HUGE. The clerk let me smooth it down amd take the pic again lol. It doesn't look like a mug shot which is a positive. Good luck on yours!

 

[starletta8]

So, blue week is going to be interesting for me. Blue eyeshadow just doesn't work well on me (most shades clash with my blue-grey eyes). So I'll be pulling out the few shadows that do work, but focusing on eyeliners and nail polish, I guess.

 

[Icecaramellatte]

I'm glad you mentioned this. I need to pull my blues---palettes like TF Cobalt Rush & Emerald Lust, Chanel Lagons & Fascination, Dior 5 Colour Palette, Navy, and
YSL Bleus Lumière palette and my all-time fav liq E/S, Armani Meniut, a deep navy that I love. I'll also pull my MAC 15 palette of blues. I guess I'll also pull my MAC
PP, Imaginary (blackened navy) and Chanel IDO, Apparition (deep navy). I haven't even gotten to the liners and such. I doubt I'll get to wear even 50% of this in a
weeks time.

I looked through my MAC E/S stash for matte crease shadows: Espresso (Muted golden brown, Matte), Handwritten (Rich chocolate brown, Matte),
Embark (Rich Chocolate Brown, Matte), Brown Script (Warm chestnut brown, matte), Corduroy (Muted Reddish Brown, Matte) Soft Brown (Soft golden peachy-
brown, Matte), Saddle (Golden Orange-brown, Matte), and Swiss Chocolate (Muted reddish brown, Matte).

I forgot Wedge (soft muted beige taupe)

You have a 15 palette of blues??? I can't even think of 15 mac blue colors. I'd love to see this. I think I should get ready too. I'll go through my stuff. I know I have quite a few blue liners. I will be pulling out my blue nail polish too.

 

[Twinkle_Twinkle]

This is how I used Mac Uninterrupted as a transition color. I also like Mac Soft Brown. I have Beware on my list but I'm waiting for Urban Decay to resolve my lost package issue before I buy more.

You have a 15 palette of blues??? I can't even think of 15 mac blue colors. I'd love to see this. I think I should get ready too. I'll go through my stuff. I know I have quite a few blue liners. I will be pulling out my blue nail polish too.

 

[starletta8]

I think I'm just going to stare at all the blue pretties for awhile....

 

[Shars]

I just pulled out all of my blues (including three blue lippies) for blue week! My JD Glow Highlighter in Ariel will make an appearance. What I'm enjoying about the challenges is that it's helping me purge items (I found three eye shadows that I'm going to give away) and highlighting deficiencies in my collection (gasp!). For instance, I really need more matte transition colors for the crease. I just put Urban Decay's e/s in Beware on my wish list. Any other suggestions?

That's why I love this thread too! We also have a simultaneous challenge for the year - 1 lipstick a day. I know we're already half-way through the year but since you're in purge mode, you can hop on still.

 

[Twinkle_Twinkle]

That's why I love this thread too! We also have a simultaneous challenge for the year - 1 lipstick a day. I know we're already half-way through the year but since you're in purge mode, you can hop on still.

 

[Shars]

You know I actually only have a little over 30 lipsticks. I say "only" but relative to everything else in my collection that is almost nothing. Maybe I can do a one blush a day version instead though?

Really? That's pretty good. Lipstick hoardom is such a rabbit hole lol. We all have our vices. What are your favourite blushes in your stash (brand, finish, whatever)?

 

[Icecaramellatte]

Thank you for the recs! I also have a 15-palette of blue. Here's a pic along with some of my blue's but every time I tried to take a pick I realized I was missing shades so I gave up on one complete picture. Not pictured are a few Urban Decay Shades that live in other palettes and the Stila Blue Smokey Eye Palette. My MAC Shadows don't live in MAC palettes for the most part. I have cheaper 15-palettes that I actually need to replace because they are so cheap and the magnets are so weak.

Wowie! This is beautiful. Oh I forgot I have the Cinderella duo and the mineralize shadows. Oh is that a Stila palette? Love ol' school Stila.

 

[Medgal07]

So, I never believe in a total ban on purchasing (for me, if it works for you, good for you). Doesn't work for me. However, I'd call blue nail polish a "slow your roll" color- it's tricky for me in a very conservative office and I haven't met a blue I didn't like yet.

Initial dig-through the nail collection uncovered 124 blue polishes. If you're interested in a breakdown, it looks like this:

13 Butter London, 8 Chanel, 1 China Glaze, 2 Christian Louboutin, 1 Color Club, 6 Deborah Lippmann, 1 Dermelect, 5 Dior, 11 Essie, 2 Estee Lauder, 7 Formula X, 1 Ginger + Liz, 1 Guerlain, 2 Illamasqua, 27 Julep, 2 Lancome, 1 Michael Kors, 2 Nails Inc, 2 NARS, 13 OPI, 1 Revlon, 2 Sally Hansen, 1 Seche, 2 Sephora, 1 Sephora by OPI, 1 Tom Ford, 1 Ulta, 2 Wet 'n Wild, 1 YSL, 5 Zoya

Sigh.

Hysterical in the realization that, that comment wasn't directed at me. I'd sooner die than go on a makeup no buy!

That's quite a collection of Blue NP

 

[Medgal07]

This is how I used Mac Uninterrupted as a transition color. I also like Mac Soft Brown. I have Beware on my list but I'm waiting for Urban Decay to resolve my lost package issue before I buy more.

You have a 15 palette of blues??? I can't even think of 15 mac blue colors. I'd love to see this. I think I should get ready too. I'll go through my stuff. I know I have quite a few blue liners. I will be pulling out my blue nail polish too.

My 'BLUE' palette is a mix of MAC singles as well as some from MAC palettes that I de-potted:
Aquadisiac (Deep Sea Turquoise)
Banafsaji (Deep Purple Blue)
Contrast (Purplish-blue w/ blue pearl, Velvet)
Deep truth (True dark blue, Frost)
Freshwater (Bright Summer Blue, Veluxe Pearl)
Haunting (Aquamarine/Pale Turquoise)
Indigo Noir (Navy, Matte)
Moon’s Reflection(Blue w/white pearl,Veluxe Pearl)
Parisian Skies (Subdued Grey-blue)
Parrot (Deep Aqua Blue)
Pre-Packaged (Muted Turquoise)
Robin’s Egg (Deep Turquoise)
Steamy (Bluish-green w/gold pearl, Frost)
Tilt (Violet w/blue-green pearl, Frost)
Winkle (Mid-tone Cornflower Blue)

 

[Medgal07]

That's why I love this thread too! We also have a simultaneous challenge for the year - 1 lipstick a day. I know we're already half-way through the year but since you're in purge mode, you can hop on still.
I have done horribly w/ the lipstick challenge. I have enough lippies to go well beyond a year (so I'm a lipstick hoarder---don't judge) but I started feeling resentful about
not repeating some of my favs. I stopped keeping track altogether. Huge fail for Meddy.

Quote: Originally Posted by Twinkle_Twinkle You know I actually only have a little over 30 lipsticks. I say "only" but relative to everything else in my collection that is almost nothing. Maybe I can do a one blush a day version instead though?

I've done that with blush and highlighters---I think we've done a blush challenge as a group, but it's perfectly feasible to run a personal challenge along with whatever
we're doing as a group.

 

[Shars]

I'm inspired by all of this BLUE goodness!!!!

I have done horribly w/ the lipstick challenge. I have enough lippies to go well beyond a year (so I'm a lipstick hoarder---don't judge) but I started feeling resentful about
not repeating some of my favs. I stopped keeping track altogether. Huge fail for Meddy.

I've done that with blush and highlighters---I think we've done a blush challenge as a group, but it's perfectly feasible to run a personal challenge along with whatever
we're doing as a group.

I've been really bad over the last month as well. I still write down what I do wear but I haven't been as diligent in checking whether it is something I wore already - though some of them I know I've worn already. It just goes to show at least one aim of the challenge accomplished - the ones we repeat, we know we really LOVE.