Theme Makeup with a Purpose

[Medgal07]

So when you are using the sponge or beauty blender to set your powder, is it wet? I never thought of using something wet on powder. I can't seem to wrap my mind around that.

I missed out on Bianca B, and I'm hoping one of the light shades Melt is releasing will cure my lemming. I still kinda want to see Eugenie on me though.

For someone who doesn't like blue, I'm having fun with the two looks I did.

This past weekend I did the same peach eye lid (G. Armani eye tint 11 or MAC Tweet Me), but did a muted peachy lip (Mac So Vain) instead of a bright lip like La Vie En Rouge. For blush I used Hipness (why didn't I get Crisp Whites?), and highlight with whatever golden highlight is around. LOL This might be my go to look for when I'm rushing in the Summer.

Now this weekend, I finally got some Sun, some nice blazing hot Sun. So that means I'm turning golden brown, with red undertones. It is so funny b/c you can totally see the contrast between my arm and chest. So I'm not going to mention the foundation used b/c it was horrible and, as always, I can't figure out what shade to use, I think I might move to the "orangey" foundations I can't use during the winter months. Normally I wear Lancome 24 Hr 450 and I think I'll try 460. All I know is that the EX1 mineral powder in M400, Tom Ford Traceless #9, and BB Like Skin golden #6 are too light, especially along the forehead. I was able to mask this with powder, but yeah, I'm at that stage again. I'm always at this stage, finding the perfect foundation/concealer.
I tried the new Sephora concealer, and the color seemed perfect before tan,however it seemed to make my eyes look like I had a black ring at the line where the concealer and foundation meet. It was weird. So I don't know if it is just too thin, and I needed another layer, which I did and it worked, but it was weird...

Ok, so Tuesday I wore

Eyes: shop cook/quad
I wore the blue (online it doesn't look blue at all) shade in the outer corner into the crease. I wore the purple shade on the outer lid, and the purple/silver shade in the inner corner. Loved it. It's no secret that this collex was one of my FAVES by MAC. I think things went downhill after this year. LOL For me at least.
Mascara: G. Armani Eyes to Kill, I only mention this b/c my Manager was like, ohhh nice lashes, I can see them from here. No, no lashes here.
Lips: Lavendar jade
Blush: pink cult...



Wednesday:

real basic (I'm not getting enough sleep, so thinking of a look this AM was not going to happen) but I loved this blue.

Eyes: G Armani eyeshadow Tint in #2. On my lid. Very pretty blue, I didn't think I'd like this one at all. . Now I love these, but I'm noticing they will crease in the inner corner. So, this could be an application thing that I need to improve on, or just how some creams will be on me. even TF cream eyeshadows did it.
Uninterrupted in transition
Dark brown from MUFE in crease...
I wish I thought about this look a lil more, b/c I would have put on a gold liner or something.
Blush: Pink cult
lips: Feed the senses. Oh I love thee... This lip cured my lemming for Bianca B. They are nothing alike, but it is such an awesome color.


Now off to find Thursday's look, I crashed out when I came home, now I'm awake. BOOOO!

Hey Pretty----I'm still up too! I'm glad you're having fun with the blues. You'r making me want GAET #2. I got the navy one instead. I find putting thin layers
on---essentially building to your desired color intensity and almost allowing the shadow to dry between applications might have kept he creasing at bay. It didn't take
me longer to do my makeup, I just did other things while the E/S dried.

 

[Medgal07]

wellllll if we do smokey, and include all colors,are we cheating? I love the idea of including reverse smokey eyes... you know I don't care about color, whatever everyone wants...

I'm playing around with my DGAF, for blue week, and I'm soo mad I got the purple/blue one... UGH! #randomthought.

Pretty, how is it cheating if we're making the rules.

​Another way of looking at it is we're using a wider range of products and allowing some flexibility in a makeup
exercise that's designed to be FUN!!!!

 

[Prettypackages]

Hey Pretty----I'm still up too! I'm glad you're having fun with the blues. You'r making me want GAET #2. I got the navy one instead. I find putting thin layers
on---essentially building to your desired color intensity and almost allowing the shadow to dry between applications might have kept he creasing at bay. It didn't take
me longer to do my makeup, I just did other things while the E/S dried.

thanks for the tips, I kinda thought this might be the case.

Isn't #2 Menuit, the Navy one?

If they want to come out with more of these, I think they need more warm tones... l don't think I'll ever put these down. LOL BBrown, has a cream eyeshadow stick I might look into.

 

[Prettypackages]

Pretty, how is it cheating if we're making the rules.

​Another way of looking at it is we're using a wider range of products and allowing some flexibility in a makeup
exercise that's designed to be FUN!!!!

I'm just saying, if you let me choose, I'm going back to green, that was my best week ever! LOL I found some cool videos for us hoody girls, i'll have to find them and post them...

 

[Medgal07]

Wednesday's Blue Look

UDPP Anti Aging Formula
Chanel Les 4 Ombres Quadra EyeshadowLagons(29)
Sky Blue Slate Blue
Midnight Blue Shimmered Medium Blue
Giorgio Armani Eye & Brow Maestro to fill brows
Mac Midnight Blues to line upper lids

FACE:
Algenist SPF 50
Algenist Pore Corrector Anti-Aging Primer
Estée Lauder Double Wear All Day Glow BB Moisture Makeup mixed w/ Charlotte Tilbury Wonderglow Beauty Flash Primer
YSL Touche Éclat’ Radiant Touch Luminous Pralinein small triangle below eyes, set w/Ben Nye Powder, Banana Visage

Tom Ford Shade & Illuminate Duo Intensity #2, shade portion only.
Charlotte Tilbury Blush, Love GlowCheek Pop Blush (Pink)
Dior Rose Diamond Skin Shimmer (Pink w/Gold) to highlight facial high planes
Laura Mercier Baked Blush Bronzer, Ritual (bronze w/pink shimmer), as a bronzer
MAC Mystery Powder, Dark Secret to set

Guerlain Météorites Compact 03 Medium, (“beige/champagne colors)to finish
Skindinavia Makeup Setting Spray


LIPS:
Chanel Hydra Beauty Nourishing Lip Care
MAC Embrace Me
Tom Ford Paradiso

NAILS:

Butter London Sprog (Periwinkle Blue)

Other:
White High-low tee w/deep v-neck
Blue black & white capri leggings
Changed the second hand & date display on my iWatch to blue for the week

 

[Medgal07]

I'm just saying, if you let me choose, I'm going back to green, that was my best week ever! LOL I found some cool videos for us hoody girls, i'll have to find them and post them...

In this exercise you have the latitude to choose. That kind of flexibility may work better since there are diverse work environments. We'll return to the 'one color family'
weeks once we've exhausted our color options,

I would love to see those vids!!!!

 

[Prettypackages]

In this exercise you have the latitude to choose. That kind of flexibility may work better since there are diverse work environments. We'll return to the 'one color family'
weeks once we've exhausted our color options,

I would love to see those vids!!!!

I'll post them by this weekend. I emailed them to myself, so I have to dig them up. I'm forcing myself ot go to sleep now.

 

[Medgal07]

What number is your touche eclat pen?
How cute.
How is that algenist spf 50? It's on my list to try. HOw is the primer? is it as thick and that silicone texture like the YSL one?
I'll post them by this weekend. I emailed them to myself, so I have to dig them up. I'm forcing myself ot go to sleep now.

It's #3, Peach---it's so cute--It's the Rock Résille' Touche Eclat pen & matches the YSL Yves Saint Laurent 'Rock Résille' Couture Palette.

I love the Algenist Ultra Light UV Defense Fluid---it's really light-weight and doesn't feel like I'm wearing a ton of product.
The primer is a bit think but you only really need a small amount----it thins once spread on your face.

Me too---sleep tight

 

[Shars]

We haven't made a final decision. I think Smokey Eye Week was suggested---we just need everyone to weigh in w/a Yay or Nay. Do we want back /traditional
smokey or do we want all smokey---black, brown, navy, gray and/or reverse smokey eyes??????

I can do an all smokey week.

 

[sagehen]

Too many things to quote so... @Medgal: Smokey Week is fine with me! @Prettypackages: of course colorful smokey eyes can be done. Smoke is about the visual effect, not the color. Don't you remember our "summer smokey" eyes week last summer when people did gold smokey eyes, multi-color smoke, green smokey eyes...it was great! Plus, can MELT please, PLEASE come up off the new shades already? I need them. I feel bad that I bought so many new KvD lipsticks but I have room for more traditional ones in my heart. ladies, I feel some kind of way, is it "smoky" or smokey"? I have caught myself typing "smokey" for the last few months and just noticed that Specktra's spell-check underlines it in red sometimes, whereas "smoky" does not get underlined.

 

[Shars]

ladies, I feel some kind of way, is it "smoky" or smokey"? I have caught myself typing "smokey" for the last few months and just noticed that Specktra's spell-check underlines it in red sometimes, whereas "smoky" does not get underlined.

At first I just figured it was the American English spelling (we use the British English spelling here) but apparently "Smoky" is the new way it's being spelled in the dictionaries and stuff. "Smokey" is now the old-fashioned way of spelling it. Smoky just look soooo wrong to me. lol.

 

[Vineetha]

At first I just figured it was the American English spelling (we use the British English spelling here) but apparently "Smoky" is the new way it's being spelled in the dictionaries and stuff. "Smokey" is now the old-fashioned way of spelling it. Smoky just look soooo wrong to me. lol. 

Same reason now I spell favourite as favorite and colour as color lol!!

 

[sagehen]

At first I just figured it was the American English spelling (we use the British English spelling here) but apparently "Smoky" is the new way it's being spelled in the dictionaries and stuff. "Smokey" is now the old-fashioned way of spelling it. Smoky just look soooo wrong to me. lol. 

See, this is why my old behind just keeps to herself. I am outdated lol. Thank you Shars. I knew there was a reason both ways looked "acceptable" and I couldn't parse it out. I have lived through two whole eras of spelling lol. I will just try and remain consistent. Smoky it is.

 

[Shars]

Same reason now I spell favourite as favorite and colour as color lol!!

Lol! Did you grow up in one of the "colonies"? lol. I always feel so weird writing on these boards with my English spelling lol. Neighbour and Harbour, too! lol

 

[Shars]

See, this is why my old behind just keeps to herself. I am outdated lol. Thank you Shars. I knew there was a reason both ways looked "acceptable" and I couldn't parse it out. I have lived through two whole eras of spelling lol. I will just try and remain consistent. Smoky it is.

We're not outdated Sage.... we're vintage!

 

[Medgal07]

I can do an all smokey week.

Quote: Originally Posted by sagehen

Too many things to quote so...

@Medgal: Smokey Week is fine with me!
@Prettypackages: of course colorful smokey eyes can be done. Smoke is about the visual effect, not the color. Don't you remember our "summer smokey" eyes week last summer when people did gold smokey eyes, multi-color smoke, green smokey eyes...it was great! Plus, can MELT please, PLEASE come up off the new shades already? I need them. I feel bad that I bought so many new KvD lipsticks but I have room for more traditional ones in my heart.

ladies, I feel some kind of way, is it "smoky" or smokey"? I have caught myself typing "smokey" for the last few months and just noticed that Specktra's spell-check underlines it in red sometimes, whereas "smoky" does not get underlined.

Amen

Smokey is a proper noun and first name, whereas smoky is an adjective referring to an object being filled with or smelling of smoke. Until recently smokey was an accepted spelling of smoky in the Oxford English Dictionary. However, it is now thought of as old-fashioned.
Bottom line---either/or
Source/Grammerist

 

[Vineetha]

Lol! Did you grow up in one of the "colonies"? lol. I always feel so weird writing on these boards with my English spelling lol. Neighbour and Harbour, too! lol

I did!! Yes I still spell it that way!! neighbour, harbour, colour, favourite, Programme (unless it's computer program, Doughnut , favour ..... :haha:

 

[Shars]

I did!! Yes I spell do it spell it that way!! neighbour, harbour, colour, favourite, Programme (unless it's computer program, Doughnut , favour .....

We're spelling twins!

 

[Prettypackages]

    :bigthumb:   :bigthumb:   [COLOR=0000FF]Amen[/COLOR]    [COLOR=0000FF]Smokey is a proper noun and first name, whereas smoky is an adjective referring to an object being filled with[/COLOR] [COLOR=222222]    [/COLOR][COLOR=0000FF]or smelling of smoke.  [/COLOR][COLOR=0000FF]Until recently [/COLOR][COLOR=0000FF]smokey[/COLOR][COLOR=0000FF] was an accepted spelling of [/COLOR][COLOR=0000FF]smoky[/COLOR][COLOR=0000FF] in the Oxford English Dictionary. However, it is now thought of as old-fashioned.[/COLOR]
[COLOR=0000FF]Bottom line---either/or[/COLOR]
[COLOR=0000FF]Source/Grammerist[/COLOR]

really?! I'm old fashioned? Lol what about sweetie or is it sweety? I always thought the former.

 

[Medgal07]

what about sweetie or is it sweety? I always thought the former.

Ask the universe AKA Google it Pretty! I think sweetie might be the British spelling???