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[Medgal07]

I saw your haul in the D&G thread. I'm sure you'll love them! I'll admit I haven't worn the lipgloss yet but it's absolutely gorgeous!

Today I decided to try something a bit different but I didn't have time to take a good picture of the makeup:

I'm wearing a nude es on my eyelids; the taupe from Unabashed as a transition shade and a burgundy from the Chocolate Bar to darken the crease. I lined my lower eyelid with Fyrinnae - Purgatory. The blush and the highlighter are from TF Softcore and the lipstick is the Stavros dupe - Kiko Taupe. I love the colour and I really really hope that they make Stavros permanent or at least repromote it asap.

Thanks Nova. Your look is amazing---love, love love your eyes---they go perfectly with the entire look.. I hope some of the most popular lips and boys become men
within the permanent line of TF lipsticks.

 

[aradhana]

Today's lippie was Nars Mayflower. I'd been doing the bold lip for several days running so I decided to switch things up. It's probably the lipstick I'm the closest to finishing, so I really hope Nars doesn't start discontinuing existing shades.

thanks!

i'm also really glad about the AW shadows. i kept in mind that you mentioned they were still online, and ran to order them pretty much as soon as i started my new job. lol.

i've been wearing them every day so far this week, with coffee eye pencil, and pink cult blush. i've been switching up the lipsticks each day, but i'm going to run out of neutrals/nudes relatively quickly, which is all i feel comfortable wearing to this new office!

you know i just realized that i didn't get stony! i don't know what happened, but i bought butterscotch instead. i have no idea why. i don't even know what collection butterscotch belongs to. anyway, excuse me i have to go buy stony....

bah......

 

[Medgal07]

thanks!

i'm also really glad about the AW shadows. i kept in mind that you mentioned they were still online, and ran to order them pretty much as soon as i started my new job. lol.

i've been wearing them every day so far this week, with coffee eye pencil, and pink cult blush. i've been switching up the lipsticks each day, but i'm going to run out of neutrals/nudes relatively quickly, which is all i feel comfortable wearing to this new office!

you know i just realized that i didn't get stony! i don't know what happened, but i bought butterscotch instead. i have no idea why. i don't even know what collection butterscotch belongs to. anyway, excuse me i have to go buy stony....

bah......

Hey there Aradhana!!! Your work trumps challenge! Wear your nudes proudly!!! We totally understand.

I wore a totally neutral eye w/ a black Armani Eye Tint as winged liner. Today's lipstick is MAC Deeply Adored

. I also wore MAC Frankly Scarlet blush and
Dior Gold Shimmer highlighter from the Transat collection.

 

[sagehen]

thanks!  i'm also really glad about the AW shadows. i kept in mind that you mentioned they were still online, and ran to order them pretty much as soon as i started my new job. lol. i've been wearing them every day so far this week, with coffee eye pencil, and pink cult blush.  i've been switching up the lipsticks each day, but i'm going to run out of neutrals/nudes relatively quickly, which is all i feel comfortable wearing to this new office! you know i just realized that i didn't get stony! i don't know what happened, but i bought butterscotch instead. i have no idea why. i don't even know what collection butterscotch belongs to. anyway, excuse me i have to go buy stony.... bah......

Congrats on the new gig! Butterscotch was brought back recently in the By Request collection from 2014. I can't even remember the first time it came out. Anyone?

 

[mkoparanova]

Thanks Nova. Your look is amazing---love, love love your eyes---they go perfectly with the entire look.. I hope some of the most popular lips and boys become men
within the permanent line of TF lipsticks.

Thank you! You can call me Maggie, my user name is my surname. I bought almost all the boys I wanted but I still think that Stavros never even made it to the UK

 

[Shars]

Thank you! You can call me Maggie, my user name is my surname. I bought almost all the boys I wanted but I still think that Stavros never even made it to the UK

I love your surname. If I'm pronouncing it correctly in my head (lol) it sounds like it rings of the tongue! Is it an Eastern European surname?

 

[mkoparanova]

I love your surname. If I'm pronouncing it correctly in my head (lol) it sounds like it rings of the tongue! Is it an Eastern European surname?

Thank you! Yes, it is EE, I'm Bulgarian. It's pronounced just like it's written (the m is my first initial) - no silent letters and the r is strong

Today I wore a quite summery bronzey look with the Zoeva Rose golden palette and MAC Vanilla pigment in the inner corner. Blush - MAC Cheeky Bugger; highlighter - the square part of the Scene to be seen MSF; lipstick - Guerlain Tonka Imperiale.
I know we haven't started the es challenge yet but this thread has already helped me

In the past three days that I've been describing my makeup, I've used 5 products that I've had for ages and never used before!

 

[Shars]

Thank you! Yes, it is EE, I'm Bulgarian. It's pronounced just like it's written (the m is my first initial) - no silent letters and the r is strong

Today I wore a quite summery bronzey look with the Zoeva Rose golden palette and MAC Vanilla pigment in the inner corner. Blush - MAC Cheeky Bugger; highlighter - the square part of the Scene to be seen MSF; lipstick - Guerlain Tonka Imperiale.
I know we haven't started the es challenge yet but this thread has already helped me

In the past three days that I've been describing my makeup, I've used 5 products that I've had for ages and never used before!

Yay! I pronounced it right! I love to hear EE names.

Sounds like you are ready for spring/summer with your look today lol. That's what this thread is all about - finding ways to use your stash!

 

[mkoparanova]

Yay! I pronounced it right! I love to hear EE names.

Sounds like you are ready for spring/summer with your look today lol. That's what this thread is all about - finding ways to use your stash!

I am sooo ready for summer! I have China Glaze Flip Flop Fantasy on my nails

 

[Shars]

I am sooo ready for summer! I have China Glaze Flip Flop Fantasy on my nails

Oooh that is such a pretty colour!! I have to look for that one when next I'm nail polish shopping.

 

[katred]

Thank you! Yes, it is EE, I'm Bulgarian. It's pronounced just like it's written (the m is my first initial) - no silent letters and the r is strong

Today I wore a quite summery bronzey look with the Zoeva Rose golden palette and MAC Vanilla pigment in the inner corner. Blush - MAC Cheeky Bugger; highlighter - the square part of the Scene to be seen MSF; lipstick - Guerlain Tonka Imperiale.
I know we haven't started the es challenge yet but this thread has already helped me

In the past three days that I've been describing my makeup, I've used 5 products that I've had for ages and never used before!

I find the same thing- even thinking about challenges makes me challenge myself more. I've pulled out a few oldies that I'd forgotten to combine with newer colours, so my entire collection is getting more love, while I'm putting less "strain" on the products I always fall back on.

Yesterday, I pulled out Mac Riveting Rose lipstick. It's a limited shade from the "Jeanius" collection a few years back. IIRC, the collection wasn't particularly well-received, but I felt like there were some gems. RR is a deep, vampy purple with a subtle blue sheen and is one of the prettiest deep lip colours I've seen in the last few years. I wore it with Vintage Grape Blush Ombré and the Armani Orient Excess highlighter on my cheeks. On the eyes, I had Mac Artifical Earth over the lid, Very Violet and Contrast in the crease and Creamy Bisque as a highlighter. I also patted a little of Prance Mega-Metal eye shadow on the very centre of the lid for some illumination. Contrast is one of my "forever" shades with Mac. I first bought it about fifteen years ago and have never been without it since. It remains my favourite dark blue (really a dark "blurple") of all time.

Today, I'm back to bold lips (Nars Greta) with neutral eyes (Mac Rondelle, Stormy, Swell Baby and Vanilla, with Armani Emeraude Eye Tint as a liner) and bright-ish cheeks (Nars Boys Don't Cry + Hourglass Dim Light). I felt like I needed something to lift my spirits from the oppressive cold we've been experiencing.

 

[Medgal07]

Thank you! You can call me Maggie, my user name is my surname. I bought almost all the boys I wanted but I still think that Stavros never even made it to the UK

Alrighty, Maggie.

That hardly seems fair

 

[mkoparanova]

Alrighty, Maggie.

That hardly seems fair

It's not fair! I'm not sure though. We had the collection only in Selfridges and I forgot about the release. I checked the website maybe 4 hours after the launch and Stavros was the only lipstick that was missing. The second shade that sold out (Liam, I believe), sold out a week later. So the interest was not that big. I don't think that one of the most unusual shades would sell out in just a few hours. I also haven't seen anyone from the UK on specktra, who has both it. They did have a tester in Selfridges though..

 

[mkoparanova]

I find the same thing- even thinking about challenges makes me challenge myself more. I've pulled out a few oldies that I'd forgotten to combine with newer colours, so my entire collection is getting more love, while I'm putting less "strain" on the products I always fall back on.

Yesterday, I pulled out Mac Riveting Rose lipstick. It's a limited shade from the "Jeanius" collection a few years back. IIRC, the collection wasn't particularly well-received, but I felt like there were some gems. RR is a deep, vampy purple with a subtle blue sheen and is one of the prettiest deep lip colours I've seen in the last few years. I wore it with Vintage Grape Blush Ombré and the Armani Orient Excess highlighter on my cheeks. On the eyes, I had Mac Artifical Earth over the lid, Very Violet and Contrast in the crease and Creamy Bisque as a highlighter. I also patted a little of Prance Mega-Metal eye shadow on the very centre of the lid for some illumination. Contrast is one of my "forever" shades with Mac. I first bought it about fifteen years ago and have never been without it since. It remains my favourite dark blue (really a dark "blurple") of all time.

Today, I'm back to bold lips (Nars Greta) with neutral eyes (Mac Rondelle, Stormy, Swell Baby and Vanilla, with Armani Emeraude Eye Tint as a liner) and bright-ish cheeks (Nars Boys Don't Cry + Hourglass Dim Light). I felt like I needed something to lift my spirits from the oppressive cold we've been experiencing.

I googled Contrast and it's beautiful - the whole look sounds beautiful!
Unfortunately, it's very difficult for me to wear blue eyeshadows because my eyes are blue. It should be a dark shimmery blue and the eyeliner is a must. The first es I bought from MAC (and one of my first es actually) was Atlantic blue. I loove the colour but I didn't consider how ridiculous it would look on me

I've worn it maybe once.

 

[aradhana]

I find the same thing- even thinking about challenges makes me challenge myself more. I've pulled out a few oldies that I'd forgotten to combine with newer colours, so my entire collection is getting more love, while I'm putting less "strain" on the products I always fall back on.

Yesterday, I pulled out Mac Riveting Rose lipstick. It's a limited shade from the "Jeanius" collection a few years back. IIRC, the collection wasn't particularly well-received, but I felt like there were some gems. RR is a deep, vampy purple with a subtle blue sheen and is one of the prettiest deep lip colours I've seen in the last few years. I wore it with Vintage Grape Blush Ombré and the Armani Orient Excess highlighter on my cheeks. On the eyes, I had Mac Artifical Earth over the lid, Very Violet and Contrast in the crease and Creamy Bisque as a highlighter. I also patted a little of Prance Mega-Metal eye shadow on the very centre of the lid for some illumination. Contrast is one of my "forever" shades with Mac. I first bought it about fifteen years ago and have never been without it since. It remains my favourite dark blue (really a dark "blurple") of all time.

Today, I'm back to bold lips (Nars Greta) with neutral eyes (Mac Rondelle, Stormy, Swell Baby and Vanilla, with Armani Emeraude Eye Tint as a liner) and bright-ish cheeks (Nars Boys Don't Cry + Hourglass Dim Light). I felt like I needed something to lift my spirits from the oppressive cold we've been experiencing.

i missed riveting rose. i don't recall why i missed/skipped it, but i wish i got RR instead of acid washed, because i'd probably have gotten more wear out of it. i thought pink cult was definitely a gem from that collection - i've worn that quite a bit lately. it's the perfect understated blush on my skin tone.

i just did a google search for boys dont cry - i couldn't recall what it looked like! i swapped it and rotonde away. i'm feeling a slight pang of regret now, but i know it's getting more love in it's current home!

 

[katred]

your look sounds very pretty. that eye tint is in my sephora basket....

thanks sage!

it must be from the early nineties...i can picture that whole time period when the denim was all earth tones...actually, everything (that wasn't acid washed) was earth tones...

stony is sold out online. i guess that's how i ended up with butterscotch in my cart in the first place. well, it does go nicely with the other three, and it matches my brow bone quite well. i've probably missed the boat on stony, but i will try calling around at the counters round here...

i've been ready for summer since the end of fall.

i think there's still a good month of sub zero temperatures to go around here unfortunately

i missed riveting rose. i don't recall why i missed/skipped it, but i wish i got RR instead of acid washed, because i'd probably have gotten more wear out of it. i thought pink cult was definitely a gem from that collection - i've worn that quite a bit lately. it's the perfect understated blush on my skin tone.

i just did a google search for boys dont cry - i couldn't recall what it looked like! i swapped it and rotonde away. i'm feeling a slight pang of regret now, but i know it's getting more love in it's current home!

You know, I actually like a certain amount of cold weather. Up until it hits -10 (Celsius!) or so I'm happy enough to be outside, but a solid month of -20C is trying my patience. March sometimes gets warmer, but it also gets way windier and there are more snowstorms, so I'm not holding out a lot of hope for the next few weeks.

The stores I saw had Artificially Wild in and out so quickly that I can't imagine they sold through it. Probably worth it to call around to see if any counters still have it sitting around somewhere.

I think it's too bad that the Jeanius collection didn't do well, because RR is a nice lipstick, as is Acid Washed, and Overdyed is a great vibrant blush. But because it didn't sell well as a whole (other than Pink Cult, which was already a repromote), Mac has never brought the shades back. Deep, dark colours have been much trendier lately and RR is quite unique- and believe me, I have a big ol' vampy lipstick stash for comparison purposes.

 

[awickedshape]

  [COLOR=0000FF] Hey there Aradhana!!!  Your work trumps challenge!  Wear your nudes proudly!!!  We totally understand.[/COLOR]   [COLOR=0000FF] I wore a totally neutral eye w/ a black Armani Eye Tint as winged liner.  Today's lipstick is MAC Deeply Adored:happydance: .  I also wore MAC Frankly Scarlet blush and[/COLOR] [COLOR=0000FF]   Dior Gold Shimmer highlighter [/COLOR][COLOR=0000FF]from the Transat collection.[/COLOR] [COLOR=0000FF]   [/COLOR]

Sounds gorgeous!

 

[allthingsglam]

3)today I'm wearing guerlain warm caramel 200 and mac fathoms deep eyeshadow with mac blacktrack and Givenchy phenomen eyes

 

[allthingsglam]

Well! Today I wore Chanel's Muscade poudre universelle compacte and the two pink shades in YSL couture palette no.9 and TF Guillermo lipstick... and Chanel Plum Attraction JC blush applied with a kabuki (fail) and blended with my finger.

Plum Attraction is ahead 3-1 so far lol Will try it when I buy a Hakuhodo blush brush.

Beautiful as always I loveeee this whole look love the hakuhodo j110 blush brush the best Which one u picking up

 

[awickedshape]

Beautiful as always I loveeee this whole look love the hakuhodo j110 blush brush the best Which one u picking up