Theme Makeup with a Purpose

[sagehen]

Hi Medgal - good to see you! Think Pink it is!

 

[MissTT]

Miss you all and looking forward to getting back on a regular basis.

We've missed you!!!!

Didn't this thread start b/c of BCA? Pink it is. I'm gonna paint my nails in Makin' Whoopee by Deborah Lippmann. I've also got some pink lippies I haven't worn like Embrace Me, Daddy's Little Girl, and Pink Pigeon.

 

[sagehen]

OK, so, I have complied (I can't put a smiley here because I am at work): Do nails count, because today I have my nails painted Sinful Colors Oasis. It is a pretty bright pink which reminds me of Embrace Me, which I will wear tomorrow. My accent nail is a grey jelly sandwiching multi-colored glitter. I am wearing the usual foundation, concealer,champagne colored eye from NYX Nude on Nude quad and NYX soft matte lip cream in Addis Ababa (it's a blue-ish pink). Tomorrow I will wear blush (Coygirl, maybe?) and Embrace Me lipstick. Maybe a more adventurous eye.

 

[MissTT]

I think nails count. It was the first thing I posted I was gonna wear. LOL I didn't wear any pink yesterday, but i did wear the Chanel Harmonie du Soir palette and got several compliments on my eyes. Last time I wore it I got complimented, too. It must that beautiful so I'm gonna try to wear it at least once each week. I also wore La Provocante Rouge Allure Velvet and it held it up well to my short work shift. No white line on my lips. My lips were starting to shrivel though.

I think we both should wear Embrace Me tomorrow, sagehen. How do ya'll reapply your lippies after a few hours? Do you wipe it all off and start over or do you just apply on top of what's already there?

 

[sagehen]

I think we both should wear Embrace Me tomorrow, sagehen. How do ya'll reapply your lippies after a few hours? Do you wipe it all off and start over or do you just apply on top of what's already there?

I apply a little lip balm, remove all lipstick, and start again on days with very bold lipstick. On other days I just add a little more (I am straddling the fence lol), but that's how I do it. I will pick out Embrace Me tonight, and plan to wear it tomorrow. It's gloomy, so it will brighten up the dark outfit I planned.

 

[MissTT]

I wipe it off and reapply. Pain in the butt though. I'll probably just wear Embrace Me in the evening when I go to Sephora. I'll go bare lipped during the day with only Fresh Sugar Lip Balm. These mattes are killing my lips even though I care for them each night. Since I don't work with the public during the day I can easily get away w/ a half face of makeup. In my office, no1curr. Now i gotta pick an eye look. I also need to play with my Wayne Goss brushes. More importantly, I need to wash my hair. It's possible none of these things will get done.

 

[sagehen]

I forced myself to wash and condition today. Please come back and tell us about the Wayne Goss brushes. Have not seen too many reviews yet, although I know people are receiveing theirs.

 

[aradhana]

I'm on a the perfect foundation hunt as well, but I try to be really disciplined about not buying them b/c they're so expensive. I'm not sure if the shade will match you, but try Hourglass's Immaculate foundation. It sucks the oil right off your face. What about Lancome Teint Idole Ultra? Becca Ever-Matte is on my list to try. I also should be getting CoverFX Pressed Mineral foundation in the next few weeks. They've got a great shade range. CoverFX and Hourglass both have good primers for oily skin. And what about Benefit's POREfessional? I have a brand new one, but I don't want to have a 5th bottle of primer open.

I feel like a lot of the freebies I get cater to dry skin. So frustrating. Throw a bone to the oily girls...

benefit's POREfessional breaks me out. just sayin.
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I came across this a few times that castor oil helps with eyebrows growth. I'm thinking of trying it myself. Who knows it might work...

i have a massive bottle of castor oil... i might give it a try. is it something you apply at night or something? i can imagine myself with an oil slick on my glasses if i do this for daytime...

 

[glammy girl]

Hi Medgal! Hope you doing well, we all miss you here and reading your look posts I can't believe its October already, I remember us all posting our pink looks for last year that's how you started this thread for breast cancer awareness! Hope to see you here soon!

We've missed you!!!!  :frenz:   Didn't this thread start b/c of BCA? Pink it is. I'm gonna paint my nails in Makin' Whoopee by Deborah Lippmann. I've also got some pink lippies I haven't worn like Embrace Me, Daddy's Little Girl, and Pink Pigeon.

It did, can u believe it's already been a year? I'm in shock lol

 

[aradhana]

It did, can u believe it's already been a year? I'm in shock lol

what? a whole year? that's mad...
oh yeah, now i'm remembering the whole 'autumn' theme...
eeek time flies!

i'm struggling to wear pink...i've just been wearing blue opulash, blue kohl liner, and red lipstick the past three days (sometimes ronnie red, sometimes ruffian red.). it's been quick and dirty...

 

[sagehen]

^^this thread is only a year old? Wow. A LOT of posts in that time. I have to post today's face, just because I was walking around feeling like a pin-up and I loved it: Face: L'Oreal Studio Secrets Perfecting Base ELDW in Rich Caramel ELDW Mineral Powder in Intensity 5 MAC Richly Honed Sculpting Cream MAC BGGG Blush Eyes: e.l.f primer RiRi Her Cocoa Quad: top right shade on browbone, bottom left shade on lid, bottom right shade in crease, top left shade on inner 1/3 of lid, blended e.l.f liquid liner, black, winged on top lid only Jordana brow powder, 04 Brown, to fill in brows Maybelline One by One mascara, blackest black Lips: RiRi Woo PLWLP RiRi Woo l/s I know this is not a pink face, but I offer a bonus - I wore versions of this face below on Thursday and Friday: Face: Some silicone-y primer Fashion Fair Creme-to-Powder, Tender It Cosmetics Bye-Bye Undereye, Deep silica powder to set concealer Clinique Superbalanced Powder Makeup, Natural 7, to set face CG Queen Bronzer, Ebony Bronze MAC Coygirl Blush (this was Thursday, Friday, I wore Iman blush in Peace) Eyes: e.l.f primer MAC Brulee on browbone, Shale on lid, Trax blended into crease e.l.f black liquid liner, winged, on top lid only Maybelline One on One mascara in blackest black Lips: MAC Magenta lip pencil, Embrace Me l/s (Thursday) MAC Magenta lip pencil, NYX Round l/s, Shiva (Friday)

 

[Prettypackages]

how do you like the her cocoa quad?

 

[sagehen]

how do you like the her cocoa quad?  

Very much. It is a great neutral for me, the colors are well-pigmented ( I was worried about this) and wear well. With primer on, I have had it on for about 10 1/2 hours and it is just starting to fade. I have been to church, run errands in 90+ degree weather and cleaned an aquatic turtle tank. I am glad I grabbed it. It was a total impulse buy.

 

[aradhana]

Sagehen...liking the bold lip looks! What color is ELF Shiva? Sounds like a purply pink in my mind, but that's entirely in my head! I didn't get any of the new riri things and it's sold out now anyway... Were there any thoughts on whether her cocoa had perm similar shades if not dupes?

 

[sagehen]

^^oops - I meant NYX Round l/s in Shiva. It is a dark pink with iridescent shimmer. I actually tried to dupe that quad after I got it with the shades they say are in it. Not the same at all. You know how they said the top left was Retrospeck and the bottom right was Mulch (I forget what the bottom left was supposed to be; someone posted a pic in the RiRi thread showing they were not the same). Plus, these shades have such a nice texture. On me, Reteospeck was a glittery nightmare with not much pigment, and these shades are pigmented and not glittery - almost veluxe pearl-like. You know I must like to be talking about it because I do not like Rihanna and I am not trying to sell any product for MAC, but I was glad I gave in to impulse. MAC is doing much better with their shadow palettes lately. Oh, yeah, and my face, which is barely within the guildelines (the blush!)... Face: Sonis Kashuk mattifying primer Fashion Fair cream to powder fdn in Tender Clinique Supernatural Powder fnd in 7 CG Queen Bronzer in Ebony bronze MAC Coygirl blush Eyes: Maybelline Color Tattoo, Tenacious Teal (the ONLY CT that ceases on me...hmph) Sephora Parisian Romance e/s on lid, MAC trax in crease, orb on browbone Jordana eyebrow powder in 04Brown e.l.f. black liquid liner Maybelline One on One Mascara, Very black Lips: NYX slim lip pencil in Purple Rain Maybelline Color Sensantional lipstick in Lavender Voltage umm, I know this thread is supposed to help us use our staches, but I am wondering if reading about all of the looks people are posting is helping mine grow lol. I swear some of these lipsticks are having babies in that drawer. That said, I am going to look at a couple more this evening - I was looking at an old post from Page 1 and thought - why haven't I tried THAT matte lipstcik? I will remedy it tonight.

 

[aradhana]

umm, I know this thread is supposed to help us use our staches, but I am wondering if reading about all of the looks people are posting is helping mine grow lol. I swear some of these lipsticks are having babies in that drawer. That said, I am going to look at a couple more this evening - I was looking at an old post from Page 1 and thought - why haven't I tried THAT matte lipstcik? I will remedy it tonight.

LOL...that made me laugh. i definitely have been craving new products when i read other people's look posts...! esp that quad...for someone who does not want to sell, you did a great job convincing! luckily that thing is sold out, so i'm pretty safe! phew!

your post made me realize it's time to pull coygirl out of the drawer again....

 

[sagehen]

LOL...that made me laugh. i definitely have been craving new products when i read other people's look posts...! esp that quad...for someone who does not want to sell, you did a great job convincing! luckily that thing is sold out, so i'm pretty safe! phew! your post made me realize it's time to pull coygirl out of the drawer again....

Nordstom has it in stock...IJS. Let me know - I will link it for you lol.

 

[Medgal07]

LOL...that made me laugh. i definitely have been craving new products when i read other people's look posts...! esp that quad...for someone who does not want to sell, you did a great job convincing! luckily that thing is sold out, so i'm pretty safe! phew!

your post made me realize it's time to pull coygirl out of the drawer again....

Nordstrom had a restock of the quads as of the day before yesterday...just saying if anyone is interested

 

[Medgal07]

I was on theme today, having worked PINK into my eye look. The total look which was random, was better than
I expected it would be. I wore a vampy lip after spending a little time on the RiRi thread.

EYES:
UDPP
Painterly, paint pot
Chanel e/s quad, Harmonie Du Soir Pale Pink e/s to lids, topped lightly w/berry/burgundy to intensify the pink
Chanel e/s quad, Harmonie Du Soir Medium Berry/Burgundy e/s to crease
Carbon e/s dabbed lightly on outer Vee
Vapor e/s (Peach-pink) to highlight brow
Blacktrack gel liner to upper lashline
Chanel e/s quad, Harmonie Du Soir Medium Berry/Burgundy e/s to lower lash-line
MAC Feline eye pencil to water line

FACE:
LA Bella Donna Co Exist Gel Crème as primer
Chanel Perfection Lumière 54 Beige Ambre Foundation
P & P Light Boost Highlighter in triangle below eyes, set w/Ben Nye Powder, Banana
MAC Earthshine MSF to contour
Dior Rosy Glow Awakening Blush, Petal (I love this blush!!)
Estee Lauder Illuminating Powder Gelee, Tease (pink)Highlighter to high-points
Chanel Les Beiges powder # 30 to finish the look
Fix + to set

LIPS:
MAC lip pencil, Currant to line & fill
MAC Prince Noir lipstick
MAC Flight of Fancy lip glass

NAILS: Dior Nuit 1947 (Deep Burgundy) Nail Polish on fingers
Chanel Vamp Nail Polish (Dark Burgundy) on toes

 

[glammy girl]

Welcome back Medgal! So great to have you back! :bouquet: Yip I understand, when life just gets so hectic sometimes you don't have time for the things you love and enjoy like makeup and Specktra especially because they provide a little escape but what to do, life happens lol (that Brandon and Leah song just popped into my head now hahaha) Congrats on your puppy, I hope she brings you much love and joy! Plz post a pic of her when she arrives All the best for your house renovations, hope they turn out great and exactly what you imagine and more! Dealing with contractors have been a total nightmare for my husband and I, our house is still not done 2 years later:shock: Anyways, looking forward to your posts again