To my Desi/South Asian sisters out there! And everyone else too, actually! :)

Abhayah15

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Originally Posted by M.A.C. head.
NO ONE wears eye liner like South Asian women do.

Some smooth, thick black eye liner on those big brown or sea green eyes...makes me bananas in the best way ever.


SPOT ON!
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macmistress

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Mitzy in NARS is great for a natural sheer look on the lips.

I use Sin Blush in NARS also the Taj Mahal in NARS ..its great i love em both!

I have all of the heatherette collection and the lipglosses and l/s that are like hot pink to flourescent..i use it combine..its great. Milan mode in euristocrats is lovely with lined eyes..and mascara.

Im having trouble with a foundation. Ive always been an NC35 in Mineralise SF and NC37 in Studio Tech. never been happy with a concealor..I went to Dubai and the MA matched me as a NC40..I was not entirely happy with it cos for some reason it made me look orange ..rather than giving me my natural finish..I gave it another chance yesterday - its horrible. I even used a primer but I dunno, ..not agreeing with me. Any recs anyone? I have a combination skin..

Also never limt ureself with eyeshadows n pigments. I use gold,red,blue,orange,green..bright colours..but they really compliment my brown eyes. and my skin colour, and i love wearing lipglosses. i prefer that to ls anyday..but lately ive learnt to combine a l/s and a l/g..

anyone that never wears lipliner? (i dont)
 

kelcia

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I absolutely LOVE this thread couldn't read all of it. I think the last thing was lip colors. I use NC42 so kinda on the tan side (i live on an island it's a constant tan).

But, when I first started wearing make up I only used to stick to neutral lip colors like the Aishwarya browny taupe by revlon and this purplish mauve by L'Oreal recently I bought Russian Red (AMAZING), Lustering (also amazing), and I bought a slimshine in Urgent!

These colors are really bright except for the slimshine which can be bright or just a glaze.
I never thought a color like Lustering would look good on our skintone it's this blue pink with glitter and it looks amazing.

I use Rimmel lipliner in Ravish under the Russian Red to hold it in place but that's about it.. not a lipliner person. Actually I lie I use MAC lip pencil in Soar but as a color under lipgloss 'cause it looks way too dry alone.

To bring back the eyeliner (kajal) talk I absolutely LOVE L'oreal HIP cream liner. MAC fluidline was my first MAC product ever but.. HIP is amazing I use a paintbrush (eyeliner brush) and put it on my waterline ('cause undereye becomes smudged and nasty) and a medium thick line above.. amazing. Great for winged liner too!
 

kelcia

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Originally Posted by nazneen372
lol midget I hate the dark liner-light metallic lipstick look! it is so trashy.

tbh I never lined my waterline (a MAC SA told me to when I had a makeover, but it was years ago and I forgot about it) - I've been doing it for a few days after reading this thread and it looks great!

I always flick out my liner too, it's my signature "thing"!

It'd be good to know what MAC eyeshadows everyone likes too because I've found some don't look good on my skin (Trax is really hyped but it did nothing for me) and some look great (Amber Lights, Expensive Pink). I'd like some more shadows, but whenever I go for a play at MAC, I just can't choose!


I didn't read this before my last post but... I would like to stress how important it is for all of us to have Amber Lights.. it's the best color. Period. Wear it by itself take it a little above the crease and then a highlight if you really want it. Some real indian black liner you're gonna get compliments aaaall day long.
Expensive pink is.. nice?
You know.. what i've learned is that all colors look good on our skintone! EVEN yellow for those of us with yellow undertones (that's me!) Any sort of turqoise blue is awesome I have Clarity (it's kinda hard to use though).
Another color that's a must have like Amber Light is Star Violet. The most amazing pink color. With a little Carbon in the crease you're good.
 

goldspice

Member
I've been on this forums for sometime, but never got a chance to reply to this wonderful thread, so here's my go!

I'm a NW30-NW35, although i was originally matched as a nc42 by a MUA..tht particular shade just looked so horribly artificial and orangish. I've experienced horrible breakouts and needed medical treatments for over 2 years. Little did i know it was the MAC powders tht aggravated my skin condition. Since my switch to mineral makeup my skin is back to its orginal healthy glow and i've hardly had any breakouts since. Here is a list of products i use and would suggest other desi's of my skintone to use. I tend to go for a more natural glowy look. Nothing dramatic.

Mineral Foundation:
Everyday Minerals = Winged Butter(semi matte) and Buttered Tan (matte)
Concealer = Mac NW35 and NW30 studio stick (i use this as a concealer now) and concealer stick from Black Radiance in medium-shade #8001 (it has a orangish hue which works wonders in covering up dark eye circles)

**Liquid Foundation:
(update) recently purchased MAC Mineralize satinfinish in nc40 in this..and again i was matched to a wrong shade by the MUA!!!!!!! arggggggggh i was told to try nc42 again on top of tht!!! which is horribly orangish on me! i went back n exchanged it for nc37 which is a perfect shade..melts right into my complexion.

**Powder Blot :
Mac= mineralize skinfinish natural in medium dark! again this was mismatched by the MUA..i went home with a muddy dull complexion! i exchanged it for the the medium plus shade. Girls...pls pls dont let the MUA push u into a shade they deem appropriate just because we happen to be of a brown complexion!!! we all come in diffrent brown shades..certain shades dont always appeal to the desi/brown complexion...and i noticed the majority of desi women here using nc42 which looks horrible! it gives an artifical oompa loompa characterstic. Pls..dont be afraid to swatch diffrent colors..! dont let any MUA bully or pressure u into a item u'll end up returning!

Blushs:
Everyday Minerals = B&B (coral shade)
Mac = Springsheen (mac dupe of Nars orgasm- too light for my complexion) , Dame (pink wit a blue undertone) , Peachy
**NARS = Torrid (gorgeous peachy pink shade-darker version of orgasm) highly recommend this.

Lipstick:
Mac = Spirit , hopscotch (nude with a hint of coral, similar to Mocha),Lovelorn (pink with bluish hue), jubilee (a bit too sheer for my pigmented lips, so i use a concealer b4 i apply this), and malt.

Lipgloss
**Christian Dior= Dior Kiss lip plumper in mango soda (my HG of lipglosses!) not sticky and moisturizing! its seriously one of the best investments i've mad in lipglosses.
Mac = lipglass in Poetique and Lip gelee in moonstone
Milani = frozen fantasy, and a orange one (forgot the shade)

Eyeliners =
i own all of L'oreal Hip Cream eyeliners = Teal (looks gorgeous on my complexion), eggplant, midnight blue, Black, and brown.

Eyeshadows =
Lancome = creme Lustre (Dupe to ricepaper), suntouched (pale creamy gold), floresque (soft muted pink), Volcano (dark coal grey)
Mac = **woodwinked (beautiful golden brown-perfect for our desi complexion), **Satin taupe (color is a bit muddy but is ok for use on crease), **Expensive Pink (beautiful golden peach/pink) electric eel, pink venus, Gleam, suspicion, crystal avalanche,wait till dark(dark navy), peppier, turaquatic, freshwater
Prestige = Curry (burnt orange), Iguana (leaf green), Love (similar to expensive pink), golden sun, blossom (dupe of beautymarked), flushed( my HG! soft golden muted pink)
Milani = Sun goddess (dupe to amber lights), Spice (reddish brown- similar to mulch/tempting), Flare (dupe of mac coppering), Clover (humid Dupe), blue ice.

Eye paints=
Lancome = Tupai (irradescent orange), Maupiti (irradescent peacock), cape ivy (shimmer light green), chutney (gorgeous luminescent grey)
Mac = Maragerittes, chiaroscuro
L'oreal hip = Lofty (HG!), secretive, steely

Mascara = clinique High Impact! (black)

I hope this list helps to compliment complexions similar to mines.
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bustaboo

Member
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Originally Posted by kelcia
I didn't read this before my last post but... I would like to stress how important it is for all of us to have Amber Lights.. it's the best color. Period. Wear it by itself take it a little above the crease and then a highlight if you really want it. Some real indian black liner you're gonna get compliments aaaall day long.
Expensive pink is.. nice?
You know.. what i've learned is that all colors look good on our skintone! EVEN yellow for those of us with yellow undertones (that's me!) Any sort of turqoise blue is awesome I have Clarity (it's kinda hard to use though).
Another color that's a must have like Amber Light is Star Violet. The most amazing pink color. With a little Carbon in the crease you're good.


After reading that (while at the same time picking some goodies on the mac website) I had to order Amber Light & Star Violet
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I was trying to find a pink that would actually show up on my eyelids unlike Floral Fantasy.

I love Satin Taupe with Carbon on the outer corner upper lids (simple but pretty, I wear it mostly for work when I'm in a rush and don't have time to play with other colours) and rich black eyeliner - if I had to choose just 1 cosmetics item to use it would be eyeliner.

I'm a NC37 in Studio Tech and I love Bronze Universel (Chanel) to add a bit of a healthy glow & colour to my cheeks. This bronzer works so well on so many skintones, even my sister who is pretty much white compared to me! (I'm Anglo Indian
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I rarely use blush, but when I do I use either MAC blushcreme in Ladyblush or sheertone in Hushabye.

And now I play the waiting game for my MAC order
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LatteGoodness

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Originally Posted by ndn-ista
oh what the hell, I read alot of eyeliner and kajal stuff so I LOVE:

MAC Feline Kohl (soo black)
Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliners
MAC Fluidline in black track
LORAC (I forgot the name but its a stubby thick pencil with a hint of glitter in black...I LOVE it, got mad compliments whenever I wore it)


Yes! Urban Decay eyeliners are freaking amazing... so easy to apply, and they don't smudge at all. Highly recommend!

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Originally Posted by nazneen372
However I am still on the lookout for the perfect natural lipstick and gloss as my top lip is dark and my bottom is full and very pink - so any tips on that front would really be appreciated!

*sigh* I have this problem too. My upper lip is darker than my bottom lip. What is up with that?!

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Originally Posted by M.A.C. head.
NO ONE wears eye liner like South Asian women do.

Ain't that the truth! We are so hawt!
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hc123

Member
Quote:
Originally Posted by bustaboo
After reading that (while at the same time picking some goodies on the mac website) I had to order Amber Light & Star Violet
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I was trying to find a pink that would actually show up on my eyelids unlike Floral Fantasy.

I love Satin Taupe with Carbon on the outer corner upper lids (simple but pretty, I wear it mostly for work when I'm in a rush and don't have time to play with other colours) and rich black eyeliner - if I had to choose just 1 cosmetics item to use it would be eyeliner.

I'm a NC37 in Studio Tech and I love Bronze Universel (Chanel) to add a bit of a healthy glow & colour to my cheeks. This bronzer works so well on so many skintones, even my sister who is pretty much white compared to me! (I'm Anglo Indian
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I rarely use blush, but when I do I use either MAC blushcreme in Ladyblush or sheertone in Hushabye.

And now I play the waiting game for my MAC order
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I have to order Star Violet! Another find I'm so impressed by is MAC eyeliner in Tealo. I usually would wear black or brown but this looks amazing.. Nowadays I just wear this alone and it's enough
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nunu

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Originally Posted by ndn-ista
Make Up For Ever has this amazing concelor palatte. I have mentioned it before on here, but it works wonders people!!! First, use the orange one, then mix the browns (whichever matches ur complexion). and u look like u have no circles! and believe me, i have VERY VERY bad dark circles.

You can find it at Sephora:

Sephora: Make Up For Ever 5 Camouflage Cream Palette - No. 4: Concealer

There are other palettes too with different colors, for darker/lighter people.


I am really interested in buying the pallete. How do you use it?

TIA
 

trulyobsessed

Active member
I would love to know what some of your lipliner/lipstick/lipgloss combinations are...i would love to find a good nude lipcolor. I have the same problem...upper lip is darker then my lower lip. would it help to put foundation/concealer on my upper lip to make it more neutral??
 

mocha_queen

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Originally Posted by Abhayah15
ok so i just joined and i never really post but im indian and i think a NC42 and i got the iridescent loose powder in golden bronze awhile ago from MAC and i absolutely LOVE it! i got so many compliments on how glowy my skin looked but no one even thought it was the makeup i had on so i def suggest you give this a try!

Im an NC35 and nothing looks better and gives a nice glowy bronzed look than the iridescent loose powder in golden bronze, it gives the right amount of colour.
Ive tried gel bronzers from clinique and bronzing powder from nars and a couple of drugstore bronzers, but nothing looks as good as iridescent powder
Even the one in Silver Dusk looks fabulous.

As for eye shadows, honestly I can pull anything off.
Deep Truth makes brown/dark brown eyes pop
Electric Eel, Carbon, Mulch, Bitter, Humid, Creme de violet all look great.

Trulyobsessed, you might want to check out Honeylove for a nude lipstick.
 

mehrunissa

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Great thread! I haven't been on here much lately, but tonight I was feelin' a bit restless and wandered back in. So glad I did too!

For me, bronzer is a staple. When I have short trips to go on and can only carry a small amount of makeup, I throw in my mineral makeup & brushes, Shiseido lash curler, tube of mascara (waterproof MF Volume Couture, lately), lipgloss, and the love of my life, my CARGO bronzer. I have it in Dark, so a little goes a long way, especially in daytime. Though I layer it a bit more if I'm going out at night, and add a warm pink blush on the apples - a really beautiful effect.

I'm actually not a fan of liner/kajal. I know, it's sacrilegious for a Bengali girl to say such a thing, but there it is. I love it on OTHER people, but not much on myself. It's weird, but I guess liner, in a way, makes me feel claustrophobic. I can feel it, and I want to rub at it, but I can't, and it drives me nuts. This is only if I do thicker lines. I do lightly tightline my upper lid, to make my lashline look denser.
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Abhayah15

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Originally Posted by nunu
I am really interested in buying the pallete. How do you use it?

TIA




Hey, The salmon color on the far right is used to neutralize gray/dark areas, so put that on first (for dark eye circles) then use the other four colors to mix and blend on top to match your skintone.

Also kinda OT but the palette with the green one is used in the same way but the green neutralizes red skin (acne, blotchy areas) then the others four colors are used to blend on top.

Hope this helps!
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zerin

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hey gurlies....since the sonic chic mineral blushes came out Ive been soo excited...was wonderin if u guys have any recs? I got myself merrily and it looks fab!...but i want sum more!
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malaviKat

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Originally Posted by zerin
hey gurlies....since the sonic chic mineral blushes came out Ive been soo excited...was wonderin if u guys have any recs? I got myself merrily and it looks fab!...but i want sum more!
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I was just wondering this myself. I haven't really been much of a blush person, but I was walking through the mall today (the bf trying, in vain, to steer me away from the MAC counter at The Bay...at least I didn't go into the free-standing store..
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) and I swatched Love Thing. It is soooo beautiful and glowy. I hadn't planned to get any blushes. (Hell...I've been wearing one blush for about 6 years and I was pretty happy with that...) But it's just gorgeous!

Something tells me I'll be back at MAC soon...Would love to hear what others are getting/have gotten!
 

crystrill

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I'm Jamaican/Indian and I wear NC 55. I'm a bit darker than most of you in this thread, so I don't know if this helps, but orange colors look good on me. You know how people usually look "red" or "yellow". A lot of people tell me I look... ORANGE. And I noticed anything orange tinted looks very natural on my skin tone. I have an orangey colored MAC Glimmer Shimmer and it blends into me really well.
 

Belini

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hey ladies, I'm new and I'm Indian, I usually wear NC 42 or 40 in Winter. Was wondering if any of you got any of the Sonic Chich Mineralise blushes?
I like Merrily but I also like all the others too haha so I need to narrow down my list. I also dont want to get one that is similar to the ones I have. I have peach o pinch, plum foolery, springsheen, dollymix, melba, margin.
Thanks!
 

smoohead

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Hi guys
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I've never posted before. I'm pakistani, nc37 in sff. I got nuance in the sonic chic blushes and I love it. It's a nice peachy pink and very subtle but buildable. It's my first non-pink blush! I really recommend it.

I have a question about foundations. I think that MAC SF foundation is making me break out! I have oily cheeks and nose but everything else is relatively normal-dry and I need medium yet buildable coverage. Also, I have heard (and also experienced) that a lot of foundations can oxidize over the course of a day on oilier asian skin. Any recommendations?
 
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