Cult Classics!

[Septemba]

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Originally Posted by photogeek I think that thanks to media/advertising and the internet in general (ads, promos, online stores, blogs, etc.) it's getting harder to tell what is just a super-hyped item versus what would have loyal followers without everyone being told how popular it is all the time. Do you know what I mean? Also, a lot of the super-popular promoted items started with their cult following and got picked up by lots of magazines or put in lots of promotional things until either they just stayed big or people started getting a little sick of them for all the hype. Was having trouble figuring out the difference between popular and 'cult' so looked it up like the dork I am: Cult followings are often dedicated enough that many people of similar interest are familiar with one another due to convention gatherings, message boards, Internet chat rooms, word of mouth, or shops featuring related items. These dedicated followings are usually relatively small and pertain to items that don't have broad mainstream appeal. ​ Sorry to start writing an essay here, lol, sometimes I think too far into things and bore everybody ... so on to my list: (Feel free to agree/disagree, some are smaller scale than others and some are repeats..am just going to throw things out there because I'm avoiding cleaning the house..shh!) Queen Helene Mint Julep Mask Nars Orgasm blush ('duh' I know) Nars Dolce Vita l/s Shu eyelash curler OPI 'I'm not really a waitress' Essie 'Ballet Slippers' MUFE Foundations (F&B has had a rep for a long time) FF Glossing Creme Clinique Black Honey l/s Stila Kitten (but they've way over-promoted it imo.) Stila Convertible Colors Duo Adhesive MAC 187 Brush MUFE #92 e/s (just a thought, it's getting there imo) okay, I ran out and have to suck it up an clean house like a good girl am curious to read other people's lists too! sorry for the looong post. meg

Thanks Meg

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Originally Posted by vocaltest YSL Touche Eclat Not a personal fav of mine, but always seems to be mentioned in magazines.

I think I had a dream about Touche Eclat last night.

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Originally Posted by Lizzie I totally agree! I would call it a cult classic even though I HATE it. It's called Great Lash. Why do I know its name even though I haven't touched the stuff since 6th grade? It's a cult classic. Why is it a cult classic? That I couldn't tell you.

Lol.


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Originally Posted by rachybloom The other Orgasm products (the lipgloss is pretty but it feels nasty on the lips, the nailpolish makes my skin look horrid, the only other thing I like is The Multiple, but not enough to buy it)

I wanted the Multiple mainly because I gravitate to cream blushes over powder but I'm not sure if the effect/colour payoff will be the same.

 

[Septemba]

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[photogeek]

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I wanted the Multiple mainly because I gravitate to cream blushes over powder but I'm not sure if the effect/colour payoff will be the same.

Slightly OT-
but you should check out NARS Cactus Flower cream blush

it has more color kick to it than O, but is still that beautiful pink/peach/coral/? with the gold sheen that makes Orgasm so gorgeous (imo). very pretty, I've been totally neglecting Orgasm since I got CF a couple years ago..little goes a long way (thanks NARS pigment.) Also, I've heard that the Multiples have just about no staying power on most people-- and although I haven't tried it in O on my face, I've swatched it in the store several times and it's just so..frosty? It's more of a highlighter than a blush, imo.. but again, haven't tried it on my face.
hths,
m
ps- this blog has great swatches of nars cream blushes if you're interested NARS：Blush色èŸè£œå……(update) & Cream Blushè¦è‰² @ Je suis comme je suis :: ç—žå¢é‚¦ PIXNET ::

 

[Twinkle_Twinkle]

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Originally Posted by Septemba Awesome guys! Oh - LM TM - Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer! I'm yet to try it but it gets heaps of raves as we all know.

I was just going to say this! Also good call with the Dior Show Mascara.

 

[MzzRach]

What a fantastic thread! Here are my "cult" picks:

• YSL Touch Eclat
• Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer
• MAC 187 brush
• MAC Viva Glam V lipglass - I think this one is worthy of cult status at this point.
• NARS - the whole darn blush line. Best in the business, IMHO.
• Shu Uemura Pressed Eyeshadow ME 850 (formerly called ME Silver 945) - truly one of the most beautiful eyeshadows ever created.
• Cetaphil & Baking Soda mixed together for a gentle but effective exfoliator
• Aquaphor

Why Maybelline Great Lash has been called "the #1 mascara in the world" for a zillion years now is beyond me. Honestly, who the @#$ is using this crap? No offense to anyone here that likes it, but it's just so shockingly bad, it makes my head hurt.

 

[photogeek]

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Originally Posted by MzzRach MAC 187 brush

This has yet to make all of the magazines, but I seriously agree that it belongs on the cult list. I'm waiting for my pro card to buy it and it's kiiiillling me..trust me, when my 187-buying-day comes, this will be me:

followed by shouting

and dorky dancing

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Shu Uemura Pressed Eyeshadow ME 850 (formerly called ME Silver 945) - truly one of the most beautiful eyeshadows ever created.

I dropped my ME Silver 945 on my 2nd day owning it (years ago at the beginning of the makeup addiction) but maybe it was a mixed blessing as I have it loose in like 4 different pots now so probably won't lose it/run out. Question (for anyone!)- is ME 850 really the same? (ie:does it deserve the adoration that 945 does? lol)

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Why Maybelline Great Lash has been called "the #1 mascara in the world" for a zillion years now is beyond me. Honestly, who the @#$ is using this crap? No offense to anyone here that likes it, but it's just so shockingly bad, it makes my head hurt.

I'm so glad that so many of us seem to agree on this one, lol...so many poor makeup innocents get sucked into the myth of the ugly tube, it's a pity. I swear Maybelline has to have paid some beauty editors off, really (conspiracy! bwah! lol).
I WILL say that it is a LOTlotlot better with a disposable mascara brush rather than that crappy little spoolie it has-- so I can see MUAs getting it cheaply to use with disposable wands if they go through lots of mascara (eep- I admit to buying totally awful cheap mascara to use for theatre, etc. when I was doing assembly line makeup essentially. A good wand makes more of a difference than formula sometimes) but that's no excuse for the myth of the green and pink tube.

man am a talker today (whoops!)
m

 

[Twinkle_Twinkle]

Anastasia Brow products and maybe NARS Outlaw as well as Exhibit A and Taj Mahal. Those three seem really popular although nothing is as popular as Orgasm (why, I don't know...).

 

[MzzRach]

photogeek - the reformulated Shu ME 850 is almost identical to the original Silver ME 945, they are very close, but are very slightly different, IMO. The ME 945 I think had a stronger shimmer to it, and was creamier, if that makes sense. Both are gorgeous, though.

 

[Lissa]

aspirin mask

 

[photogeek]

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Originally Posted by MzzRach photogeek - the reformulated Shu ME 850 is almost identical to the original Silver ME 945, they are very close, but are very slightly different, IMO. The ME 945 I think had a stronger shimmer to it, and was creamier, if that makes sense. Both are gorgeous, though.

I guess I can stop conserving my ME 945 and actually enjoy it now, if you know what I mean? Am so wearing it to the cocktail party I'm going to tonight- thanks!
me wearing ME 945 after a few drinks =

yay for hot eye-makeup and dorky drunk dancing.

 

[Beauty Mark]

Products that deserve the hype:
-Nars blush (I really do believe there is a color in that line for everyone)
-Clinique Black Honey (I think it does really flatter almost all skin colors)
-MAC fluidline (I wear this almost every day)
-OPI Lincoln Park After Dark and I'm Not Really a Waitress (two really great shades)
-UDPP (It stops my shadow from creasing, and I had tried almost everything)
-Urban Decay eyeshadow (the glitter ones suck, but the rest are amazing and have a wide range of colors)
-Olive Oil (The stuff you cook with. It really works well to moisturize my hair)
-Cocoa butter (Moisturizes skin)

Products that should be cult classics:
-Too Faced Eyeshadows (Severely underrated)
-Stila eyeshadows in general (they're sort of in between cult classic and not cult classic)

Cult Classics that baffle me:
-Diorshow mascara (it made my lashes crunchy and wasn't as good as BadGal, IMO)
-Maybelline Great Lash (it's okay but not the godsend it's portrayed to me)
-Nars Orgasm (I like the Nars line on a whole, but I don't know why everyone thinks this color works on everyone. It does not)
-MAC liquid foundation (the liquids break me out like crazy)

 

[sinergy]

MAC Bare Canvas
and most of the stuff everyones mentioned I agree on too.

lol at all the Great Lash comments..I hate that stuff! I remember the first time I used it, a coworker told me, omg its the best mascara ever made! i bought it and tried it out for the first time when we were going out, that crap made my eyes burn like you wouldnt believe, and everytime they watered I WAS BLIND! also my sis kept telling me, your eyelashes look like cockoroach legs! dont wear that stuff ever again!!

 

[Meisje]

L'Oreal Voluminous mascara. I've noticed that even folks who prefer higher-end makeup overall like this mascara, and I've been using the waterproof formula for years.

 

[emeraldjewels]

Ooooh I really like this thread,

I'm posting the cult favourites I have and love:

UDPP
Nars Blushes
Diorshow Mascara
MUFE HD foundation and powder
187 brush

 

[vocaltest]

This isn't necessarily make up, but it was in the Daily Mail last weekend as 'top twenty beauty products women can't live without'. Most of these are what I'd called the cult classics, and I guess most of it is true to an extent..
source - Lip service: Vaseline tops list of beauty products women just can't live without | Mail Online

Top Twenty:
Vaseline Lip Therapy
E45 Cream
Hair Colourant
Nivea hand cream
Simple face wipes
Maybelline mascara - (I BET THEY MEAN GREAT LASH! ARGH!)
Johnson's Holiday Skin
Herbal Essences shampoo
Olay moisturiser
Palmolive shower gel
Gillette razors
Frizz Ease hair serum
Palmers Cocoa Butter
Vaseline Intensive Care body moisturiser
Yves St Laurent Touche Eclat
Baby Oil
St Ives apricot facial scrub
Nivea aftersun
L'oreal Elnett hairspray
Elizabeth Arden eight hour cream

I myself can say I've tried all 20 of the products listed, and currently own 12 out of the 18 products (excluding hair colour)... doesn't mean I use them though lol

 

[chaffsters33]

I don't feel like thinking right now but heres a couple:

239 brush
MSF's
Urban Decay Midnight Cowboy eyeshadow--why? i have no clue
Urban Decay 24/7 liners
Stila Kitten eyeshadow
Nars Orgasm anything

And what should be a cult classic!
Too Faced Teddy Bear Kabuki Brush!
That thing is so soft its unbelievable. I'm going to marry that brush.

 

[HustleRose]

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Originally Posted by rt66chix My personal cult faves: Shu Uemura eyelash curler Ruby Woo lipstick Kitten shadow from Stila I'm sure I'll think of more later today, and Orgasm was already noted.

ditto on those. i love all three of them.

revlon color stay foundation. great foundation at drugstore price
mac 217 brush
msf naturals
st ives apricot scrub
chi silk infusion
duo eyelash adhesive
mac l/g love nectar
ud e/s urban cowboy
mac l/s russian red

 

[hotpinkanthia]

ok, I have to ask- does anyone really like Maybelline Great Lash? I've tried it before since it is supposed to be such a classic but I absolutely hated it. Anyone agree with me?

I also love mac's barbie collection, and the new penulitimate liner I think is going to become a classic.

 

[HustleRose]

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Originally Posted by hotpinkanthia ok, I have to ask- does anyone really like Maybelline Great Lash? I've tried it before since it is supposed to be such a classic but I absolutely hated it. Anyone agree with me?

i dislike it a lot. my grandma use to use and and i used to play around with it when i was younger and i never liked it. it dries up very quickly.

 

[hotpinkanthia]

ohh, someone agree with me! Thanks! I thought I was the only one who disliked it!