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Shoegal-fr
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Hey! I see all my ladies have been hauling like crazy lately!!
Glad that you're all enjoying your new stuff! In France, they didn't have much stock... everything is GONE!
Glad that you're all enjoying your new stuff! In France, they didn't have much stock... everything is GONE!
Shoegal-fr
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I feel ya, the Mat Velvet + is veryyyy thick... it has to be warmed up with your fingers to make it thin...
Originally Posted by TISH1124
Love your new Avatar ......Is that you? I have a bu MUFE too...but I was thinking of giving the matte Velvet one more go...not sure why when I LOVE the HD...what share are you in F&B |
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| Originally Posted by Face2Mac
I like the Matte Velvet in theory. But it is so thick and covers me so completely and have you ever had a foundation that made you dead, like there was no life in your face. That's how I feel about Matte Velvet, I have to load on blush and e/s to feel I exist. |
I feel ya, the Mat Velvet + is veryyyy thick... it has to be warmed up with your fingers to make it thin...
fintia
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finally bought Night violet!!! and at the CCO!!! at Orlando's Premium outlets!!! I was so excited when I found it, I recognized it just by looking at the lippie. I was like this looks like Nigh Violet!!! and when I turned the thing to see it was so I grabbed it very quick. ;-) later on I'm interested in the grease paintsticks..
LeeleeBell
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I know we each have different experiences with it but for me, it doesn't have the staying power even over TFSI , which is how I use g/p. Sharkskin doesn't make my shadows stand out as much. BTW I think that g/p is especially awesome with MES or foiled looks...
I wrote this post on another board but thought i would post it here...
Why black GP stick=not like a smudgepot or paint pot, fluidline and shadestick
Fluidlines are not the same IME because they are more slippery/crease as a base and don't last as long. The gp seriously lasted all day over TFSI....12 hrs, and it would have stayed on, I know it would have, if I hadn't removed it at that time lol.
Sharkskin shadestick, when I use it(I have dry lids btw), even over TFSI, doesn't have the same density as the greasepaint stick and doesn't have the staying power. The color is also not as rich/pigmented.
Blackground paint pot doesn't have the dense pigmentation either and the texture is creamier....you have to really work it out/blend it longer. But the mineralize eyeshadows over it don't "pop" the way they do over g/p...
The black smudgepots are a lot drier than even paint pots and there isn't a lot of time to "work" with them before they dry on the lids. The texture is a lot thicker and more...dry feeling/looking than the greasepaint. They also don't apply as evenly IMO....and most importantly the black one doesn't "blend" as well (because of its dryness) with the eyeshadows...so it doesn't make the e.s colors *as* vibrant as the g/p does. I think it would take a lot more work to get the smudgepot to do what the g/p does with a couple of swipes/smudges.
I use an angled brush to apply the greasepaint as a liner and I use a 2 dollar brush from Target (studio tools smudge brush) to smudge it out as an e/s base.
| Originally Posted by Susanne
For those who haven't bought the black greasepaint stick - Sharkskin works fine as well! |
I know we each have different experiences with it but for me, it doesn't have the staying power even over TFSI , which is how I use g/p. Sharkskin doesn't make my shadows stand out as much. BTW I think that g/p is especially awesome with MES or foiled looks...
I wrote this post on another board but thought i would post it here...
Why black GP stick=not like a smudgepot or paint pot, fluidline and shadestick
Fluidlines are not the same IME because they are more slippery/crease as a base and don't last as long. The gp seriously lasted all day over TFSI....12 hrs, and it would have stayed on, I know it would have, if I hadn't removed it at that time lol.
Sharkskin shadestick, when I use it(I have dry lids btw), even over TFSI, doesn't have the same density as the greasepaint stick and doesn't have the staying power. The color is also not as rich/pigmented.
Blackground paint pot doesn't have the dense pigmentation either and the texture is creamier....you have to really work it out/blend it longer. But the mineralize eyeshadows over it don't "pop" the way they do over g/p...
The black smudgepots are a lot drier than even paint pots and there isn't a lot of time to "work" with them before they dry on the lids. The texture is a lot thicker and more...dry feeling/looking than the greasepaint. They also don't apply as evenly IMO....and most importantly the black one doesn't "blend" as well (because of its dryness) with the eyeshadows...so it doesn't make the e.s colors *as* vibrant as the g/p does. I think it would take a lot more work to get the smudgepot to do what the g/p does with a couple of swipes/smudges.
I use an angled brush to apply the greasepaint as a liner and I use a 2 dollar brush from Target (studio tools smudge brush) to smudge it out as an e/s base.
elegant-one
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I swatched them. The purple one was gone, so there was the more brown burgundy one & the plumy purple one - that one was pretty, but dupeable. One thing that I'm finding that I don't like with Chanel ls - is the perfume taste...yuck. I'll stick with Night Violet for that plumy burgundy color.
| Originally Posted by Winthrop44
Thanks! Did you get any of the lipsticks? |
I swatched them. The purple one was gone, so there was the more brown burgundy one & the plumy purple one - that one was pretty, but dupeable. One thing that I'm finding that I don't like with Chanel ls - is the perfume taste...yuck. I'll stick with Night Violet for that plumy burgundy color.
TISH1124
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^^ I agree if a lipstick has a perfume taste/smell it just grosses me out...it's like I smell it all day ...I have Givenchy lipsticks like that and as much as i paid for them I can't wear them
I like Sharkskin....But I have to admit....The GPS is like a upgraded model of it...the texture and richness of it makes any color pop and it does not budge....SS also tugs when I apply it as well
I like Sharkskin....But I have to admit....The GPS is like a upgraded model of it...the texture and richness of it makes any color pop and it does not budge....SS also tugs when I apply it as well
DILLIGAF
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I wore Blue Flame this weekend over the B GPS with Glamour Check in the crease to smoke it out a bit more. Rapidblack penultimate liner and Feline on my waterline. Got compliements all night long!
| Originally Posted by LMD84
what have you guys been teaming blue flame with? trying to think of lots of looks i can do with it when it arrives! |
I wore Blue Flame this weekend over the B GPS with Glamour Check in the crease to smoke it out a bit more. Rapidblack penultimate liner and Feline on my waterline. Got compliements all night long!
elegant-one
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^Tish - I agree on the Sharksin - GPS comparison. Nothin like GPS! I ordered another online.
Winthrop44
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The taste of RAs bothered me initially, but I find it's not as long lasting as the color and I got used to it. Have you ever tried YSL Rouge Volupte lipsticks? Much stronger. Those I could hardly stand just for the amount of time it took me to wipe the stuff off my lips! lol
| Originally Posted by elegant-one
I swatched them. The purple one was gone, so there was the more brown burgundy one & the plumy purple one - that one was pretty, but dupeable. One thing that I'm finding that I don't like with Chanel ls - is the perfume taste...yuck. I'll stick with Night Violet for that plumy burgundy color. |
The taste of RAs bothered me initially, but I find it's not as long lasting as the color and I got used to it. Have you ever tried YSL Rouge Volupte lipsticks? Much stronger. Those I could hardly stand just for the amount of time it took me to wipe the stuff off my lips! lol
LeeleeBell
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I love taking pics of makeup when there's natural light in my room in the mornings...so here ya go. Picture comparisons of sharksin vs greasepaint....and purple wet/dry shadow foiled over them (VS beauty rush plum crazy). I didn't alter the pics at all other than to crop them, and I was careful to put the same amt of shadow on each.
Sharksin on top, greasepaint on bottom. First two are with no eye shadow, last two pics are with the eye shadow.
Sharksin on top, greasepaint on bottom. First two are with no eye shadow, last two pics are with the eye shadow.
BaDKiTTy69
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I have to try it! Cause I really like VAE, but I refuse to buy backups of skincare products. So this might be a good option when Im going to run out of my VAE. Thanks.
| Originally Posted by mac_aiken
I may have found a drugstore option for VAE. Today I found Giovanni Organics D:Tox line. The exfolliator is labeled as a "body scrub" but I found it was indeed gentle enough to use on the face (and I have sensitive/reactive skin with rosacea). It is a sugar scrub with volcanic ash and activated charcoal as well as some various antioxidants whose names escape me and I am too damned lazy to go downstairs to the bathroom and look. 
I got a huge tube on sale for $7.99 (regular price $10). HTH someone. 
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I have to try it! Cause I really like VAE, but I refuse to buy backups of skincare products. So this might be a good option when Im going to run out of my VAE. Thanks.
elegant-one
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I have 1 YSL - never buy another because of that.
Oh, I just bought the new Rouge Allure ls in Adorable - its a really pretty soft medium pink!
| Originally Posted by Winthrop44
The taste of RAs bothered me initially, but I find it's not as long lasting as the color and I got used to it. Have you ever tried YSL Rouge Volupte lipsticks? Much stronger. Those I could hardly stand just for the amount of time it took me to wipe the stuff off my lips! lol |
I have 1 YSL - never buy another because of that.
Oh, I just bought the new Rouge Allure ls in Adorable - its a really pretty soft medium pink!
