I'm trying not to think about the VIB sale. I've got everything I want from Sephora so *fingers crossed* I can be strong when the sales rolls around.
Random WOC Makeup Thoughts
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That is when I am getting the Too Faced palette (I swear it was supposed to come out this year)! I have a lot of stuff on my loves list but nothing that can't wait until next year, so I can get a chunk of the way back to Rouge lol
Oops, I quoted the wrong comment, but yes I do love getting packages. My husband usually gets home before I do, and HE loves putting them in random places and not saying anything lol. I refuse to walk in and demand to know where the packages are (I have to feign surprise because I always act coy when he asks if I am expecting any packages).
Twinkle_Twinkle
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Back on the hunt for the perfect foundation. Today I picked up samples of Lancome Teint Idole 24hr, Armania Maestro, UD Naked and Cover FX Oil Free. I want to get samples of Estee's Double Wear and Clinique's Super Balanced. Should I add anything else to the tryouts? What do you ladies love? I'm NW45 in MAC formulations and I like medium or sheer/medium coverage. Thanks!
Twinkle_Twinkle
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Are there any YSL Touche Eclat users here? Which shades are you wearing? I'm trying to decide between 6.5 Luminous Toffee and Luminous Mocha and I wasn't able to find either to swatch.
alle685
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Double wear is my HG, I love that stuff!!! You may also want to try Becca complete coverage..that's a great foundatio too.
Shars
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I was just going to suggest Double Wear as well! Finding a shade may be a lil tricky as they do oxidise but wear time and build-ability is hard to beat on the Double Wear! I also picked up a discontinued line (Double Matte) from a CCO and that ish is amazing. I'm wondering why they discontinued it. I wear the shade 24 Warm Chestnut in the Double Matte but would have been perfect with slightly lighter shade.Back on the hunt for the perfect foundation. Today I picked up samples of Lancome Teint Idole 24hr, Armania Maestro, UD Naked and Cover FX Oil Free. I want to get samples of Estee's Double Wear and Clinique's Super Balanced. Should I add anything else to the tryouts? What do you ladies love? I'm NW45 in MAC formulations and I like medium or sheer/medium coverage. Thanks!
Quote: Originally Posted by alle685
Double wear is my HG, I love that stuff!!! You may also want to try Becca complete coverage..that's a great foundatio too.
Medgal07
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package even came. By then I've put it in a closet to open at a time that I can enjoy it without question.
Medgal07
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I love it Twinkle_Twinkle. I use 5.5, Luminous Praline. I recently purchased 03 Peach from the Rock Resille'
collection but I've not yet used it. ICL and/or Yazmin might also use it but I don't know which shades.
Twinkle_Twinkle
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I settled on Lancome Teinte Idole Ultra 24H but I'm also considering getting the YSL Touche Eclat foundation (it looks and smells so great and luxurious). What looked like my closest match in Estee Double Wear looked too dark and flat. I'm having guilt about tossing my Px and MAC foundations. I'm halfway through each and the MAC is hitting the age where I feel less comfortable using it and I wanted to finish it off but it's just not a great match (too yellow) and I don't want to force myself to finish a foundation when I have others that work and look better. I do want something with slightly fuller coverage for "going out"; although I wouldn't use it often but I kind of feel like more full (but not completely full) coverage for nights out is appropriate but I'm not sure which brands to try for that. Thoughts?
pinkcrush
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Speaking of foundations have any of u tried the bareMinerals BARESKIN Pure Brightening Serum Foundation? I grabbed one after a gf picked it up and I noticed it gives a nice medium coverage with BARELY any product. I picked up shade 19 Bare Expresso which is honestly my face color but a hair less red than I prefer to avoid the dreaded "mask" look. She works out because I go in with a slightly red powder to balance my face to match my body. I am a NW43/NC50/Macao. I think it's a good idea to have different pressed powders to balance out the various foundations we own. For example I use Maybellines Fit Me Matte and Poreless foundation in 355 Coconut which is too red but using a yellow-toned pressed powder tones her right down! We as women of color have to play chemist lol
For real though lol
Twinkle_Twinkle
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Sad but true...
nikkideevah
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I remember on an episode of the Braxton's she said her favorite red is NARS - Dragon Girl and I screamed because thats my favorite as well.. lol
Twinkle_Twinkle
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The foundation struggle bus chugs along. I wore the Lancome today and was horrified. Coverage was masky, my chin looked outrageous. I RAN back to Sephora (but without the foundation because I didn't have it on me) and picked up the YSL Touche Eclat SPF Foundation (I've been loving the sample and the coverage was surprisingly medium-ish). I picked up the Cover FX Oil-Free on a whim but I'll be returning it too. The product is just too thick, I'm not really a fan of squeeze tubes (I feel like it's the company trying to rip you off because you are never going to be able to get all the product out especially because that product is sooooo thick) and a lot of reviews say it doesn't set and doesn't last (I meant a LOT of reviews, and they are consistently saying the same thing so I'm inclined to believe it). I know the Estee Double Wear isn't going to match. I swatched it on my hand and just knew. I don't think the MUFE HD is the answer either. I think I have to stick with the Prescriptives and just get them to tweak the shade until its right. Or maybe I'll try Clinique, but call me crazy but no WOC seem to rave about Clinique. Ever, lol.
The YSL is gorgeous though. Let's hope the wear time is decent.
The YSL is gorgeous though. Let's hope the wear time is decent.
I like the Stay Matte foundation from Clinique, if you can find a shade match. That is the ONLY Clinique foundation I found a match with.
Twinkle_Twinkle
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I decided to give the Lamcome one more go but using a lot less, as in half a pump and it looks really good. Solid medium coverage. I think along with the YSL which has medium-ish coverage it's a good foundation wardrobe. I'm going to try the YSL today with the Kroylan powder to set to see how that extends the wear of it. Last year I couldn't get my NARS Radiant Cream Compact to wear very long until I started setting it with Kroylan and it made all the difference. I still need to play around with the MUFE Face & Body paired with the Cover FX Drops in N100, but it seems to look best with N110 as my summer shade so that may just be retired until June. I guess I'm okay with that because it was my go to over the summer and I made a dent in those products so I feel like I'm going to eventually use them both up. I'm kind of neurotic about this stuff after I had a foundation purge a few years ago where I tossed about 10 liquid, cream and powder foundations, most of which looked nearly brand new because I'd used so little. I never want to go to that dark place again, lol. These days my Presctiptives is half gone (but I may toss it), my NARS is half gone, my MAC MSFN's have dents and I feel at peace B2Ming my Prolongwear because its embarrassingly old. Whew, I think I might finally be able alight the foundation struggle bus. P.S - Last night I dreamt about the UD Naked Skin Foundation. #icant
