Sample face Hourglass primer and foundation. The foundation is definitely the wrong shade for me so i bronzed my neck and chest to make it work. Cheeks: stila convertible blush in peony Lips: fresh balm (no color). My lips still have that weird patch so I can't do colors yet. It seems to be getting better though.
Eyes: perversion mascara - I love it! I tried the smashbox full exposure sample but it came out terrible. I didn't have time to start from scratch so I put a non sample over it - mally citychick in TriBeCa taupe. I think that was the only non sample I used. Eyebrows: it cosmetics universal brow pencil Eyeliners: UD rock star and mally gunmetal. I really love the mally one so far
I already ordered the hourglass one but was thinking about one of the tarte ones or the benefit one too. Now I will have to weigh this one in the mix. Too many decisions!!
I was running late today, so in the spirit of the sample challenge I pulled out my bare minerals 5in1 shadow stuff for a quick and easy eye...I really still am not sure how I feel about this stuff. Every other time I use it I change my mind. I don't know how many more uses I have in that tiny little tube, but sometimes I love it and sometimes it just annoys me. Maybe if I had a different color? I've got the darker sample that went out in the ipsy bags - divine wine I think? the darkest of them. It's just so hard to control where it goes and how well it gets blended out before it sets, and if I don't get lucky it ends up looking patchy.
the first few times I tried it I was all, "MUST HAVE FULL SIZED" but now I think I'm perfectly happy with my cheap cream shadows (color tattoo, etc) and something that I can't get to work well every time isn't worth $18.
I also opened up my lollitint sample. S'ok. I don't think I really love the various benefit tints. (I have a sample of posi as well) They just don't seem to have much impact on me? I tried it on my lips too and it was invisible. I still have to try the original benetint.
And I'm using a smashbox bb cream sample and it's 10:30 and I'm super shiny. I don't even have particularly oily skin. I also feel like I can clearly see every single one of my pores. So that's also a no.
So basically...my face sucks today. Glad these were all free samples because I don't like any of it. /cranky
Except my ulta lip butter in Vienna. That was in a GWP back in like, march and I still love it and all my other ulta lip butters that I bought after trying out the freebie.
My sample today is YSL Ink Fusion Foundation and I would like to gush about it some more. I LOVE this stuff, it's so fantastic. Goes on very well, need very small amount, build able, feels like silk on my skin, and stays all day. I'm in love. I don't know if I'm going to be able to hold out until the sale in November to buy it though :/
After feeling good about my makeup last week but failing to get any selfie that seemed to be decent it appears things are turning around today. Could be that there was actual sunlight in my office.
Face - usual Tarte primer, MAC foundation.
Cheeks - bronzer and blush from the Too Faced Candy Bar palette.
Eyes - Color Tattoo in brown (forgot the name) as primer. Gold and brown from the TF Candy Bar palette with the pink on the brow bone. Forgot any sort of under arch highlighter. Lined with MAC shadow in Mystery.
Lips - NYX buttergloss in Eclairs.
And yes, I do keep a bulk box of Ramen noodles in my office for cheap, easy, emergency lunches :-)
Samples used: Pacifica Gun Metal Eyeliner (it's okay, I wouldn't repurchase), Tarte Amazonian Mascara (love this stuff and want a full size for everyday mascara), Hikari lipstick in Cabernet (love this color, I'm amazed Ipsy got a color so perfect for me) Face: Tarte 12 hr BB primer, Dermablend concealer for undereye, Nyx Taupe blush for contouring, Tarte pressed powder, UD Naked Illuminating Shimmering Powder for highlight, Nyx illuminating finishing powder Cheeks: Nyx Desert Rose Lips: Hikari Cabernet Eyes: Lorac Mint Eyes/Cheeks - matte side lightest pink/white all over, shimmer side second lightest pink/mauve on lid, shimmer side plum color on crease and outer V. Pacifica Gun Metal eyeliner, Tarte Amazonian mascara, Anastasia Brow Wiz in Chocolate (I ran out right as I was doing my second eyebrow...grrr)
Post by moreace01 on Sept 22, 2014 10:32:00 GMT -5
Product review
I bought YSL Faul Cils Shocking mascara after getting my makeup done at Nordstrom. This mascara is...bad news. It definitely makes my lashes look long and black, but also kind of spidery and fake. There is fallout under my lashes during the day. And this stuff gets clumpy fast. Like, I've had the tube open for three days and its already a gloopy gloppy mess. I actually bought it a few months ago (didn't use it because I had a few other mascaras to use up) and don't have the receipt anymore or I'd return it.
I checked makeupalley reviews and they pretty much confirm what I've noticed. Boo. Anyway. You have been warned.
Oh, also - that sally hansen gel polish that went out in some people's ipsy bags (I think other people got a different brand of polish?) - sucks ass. It started chipping on about day 2 and was a total mess by day 5. The box promises two weeks of wear.
SallyJ: I loved that Hikari Cabernet but I found the wear time to be poor and it wore off from the middle out leaving a lip liner effect around my lips. Have you found this to be the case?
SallyJ: I loved that Hikari Cabernet but I found the wear time to be poor and it wore off from the middle out leaving a lip liner effect around my lips. Have you found this to be the case?
I've only worn it once before and I used UD Ozone with it and had no issues. Today I went without the Ozone to give it a true test. It's holding well so far and I've eaten breakfast and had a coffee. I will update tomorrow for the remainder of the day.
Post by MrsAxilla on Sept 22, 2014 10:43:12 GMT -5
I'm sitting on this $100 Ulta GC because I'm paralyzed by indecision!
I've decided on the LORAC pro palette and the Ulta mineral foundation (I've used it for years and I'm out). I have a few hard to cover acne scars, so what would be a good concealer? I think I also need an eyebrow something. I picked up a Cover Girl pencil, but it don't like it. Recs?
Post by secretlyevil on Sept 22, 2014 10:47:19 GMT -5
I forgot to do my eyebrows! Oy, I feel weird. Anyway, eye shadow, liner, blush and lip gloss are samples from ipsy bags for past two months. Oh, I used a two faced eye liner in black sample that wasn't from ipsy since gun metal gray wasn't cutting it. The lip gloss...color uber pretty, zilch staying power.
ETA: Duh, blush wasn't from ipsy either, MUFE HD blush I picked up from Sephora.
I'm sitting on this $100 Ulta GC because I'm paralyzed by indecision!
I've decided on the LORAC pro palette and the Ulta mineral foundation (I've used it for years and I'm out). I have a few hard to cover acne scars, so what would be a good concealer? I think I also need a eyebrow something. I picked up a Cover Girl pencil, but it don't like it. Recs?
I like Dermablend concealer. However if it's scars, maybe a primer would be better for you? I've heard great things about Smashbox primers.
I'm sitting on this $100 Ulta GC because I'm paralyzed by indecision!
I've decided on the LORAC pro palette and the Ulta mineral foundation (I've used it for years and I'm out). I have a few hard to cover acne scars, so what would be a good concealer? I think I also need an eyebrow something. I picked up a Cover Girl pencil, but it don't like it. Recs?
I like Dermablend concealer. However if it's scars, maybe a primer would be better for you? I've heard great things about Smashbox primers.
I would still love a monthly ipsy only challenge of that month's bag because there are so many of us here and I would like to see what people do with their similar bags.
I would still love a monthly ipsy only challenge of that month's bag because there are so many of us here and I would like to see what people do with their similar bags.
I think whoever gets an Ipsy bag can choose to do an Ipsy only challenge during Samples week. I've been reluctant to do it for the weekly challenges because not everyone gets Ipsy. We also get our bags at different times, with different products. I almost never get all make-up products in Ipsy and my Birchbox shows up at the same time, so I just throw it all together in my make-up drawer. I'm being lazy about it, but you don't have to be!
I'm sitting on this $100 Ulta GC because I'm paralyzed by indecision!
I've decided on the LORAC pro palette and the Ulta mineral foundation (I've used it for years and I'm out). I have a few hard to cover acne scars, so what would be a good concealer? I think I also need an eyebrow something. I picked up a Cover Girl pencil, but it don't like it. Recs?
Does ulta have Cargo? I remember DirtySouth saying she liked the Cargo HD concealer almost as much as the Nars one.
I use a stiff eyebrow brush and just some eyeshadow for my eyebrows.
I would still love a monthly ipsy only challenge of that month's bag because there are so many of us here and I would like to see what people do with their similar bags.
But now that you mention this, I'm going to spend time going through my glambags online and figure out which items are Ipsy products and see if I can create a look from it. So thanks for inspiring me.
I'm sitting on this $100 Ulta GC because I'm paralyzed by indecision!
I've decided on the LORAC pro palette and the Ulta mineral foundation (I've used it for years and I'm out). I have a few hard to cover acne scars, so what would be a good concealer? I think I also need an eyebrow something. I picked up a Cover Girl pencil, but it don't like it. Recs?
Does ulta have Cargo? I remember DirtySouth saying she liked the Cargo HD concealer almost as much as the Nars one.
I use a stiff eyebrow brush and just some eyeshadow for my eyebrows.
You get THREE pictures of me. Even a full body one b/c I am wearing boots and it is "Fall" here in CA. Ignore the bags. I am not a hoarder and I did some purging and that is going to be donated.
So my face today part of it is from my beauty haul this weekend and other stuff I have had: Oily of Olay Regenerist moisturizer (from the Walmart Beauty box) SYTG CC cream Smashbox photo finish primer (I picked up a sample a few weeks ago and forgot I had it) Smashbox 24 hr photo finish shadow primer Elf lip liner Tarte Exposed cheek stain (from my Ulta order) The Body Shop Blush (forgot the color) Tarte Finishing Clay Powder Hello Flawless pressed powder 420 Cover Girl Iced Mauve (Walmart Beauty box) NYX Sable lipstick Eyeshadow from the Too Faced Chocolate Bar: White chocolate on the lids Milk Chocolate on inner crease Gilded Ganache on outer and under my eyes (I can smell the chocolate!) Perfekit lash perfection mascara
Samples used: Pacifica Gun Metal Eyeliner (it's okay, I wouldn't repurchase), Tarte Amazonian Mascara (love this stuff and want a full size for everyday mascara), Hikari lipstick in Cabernet (love this color, I'm amazed Ipsy got a color so perfect for me) Face: Tarte 12 hr BB primer, Dermablend concealer for undereye, Nyx Taupe blush for contouring, Tarte pressed powder, UD Naked Illuminating Shimmering Powder for highlight, Nyx illuminating finishing powder Cheeks: Nyx Desert Rose Lips: Hikari Cabernet Eyes: Lorac Mint Eyes/Cheeks - matte side lightest pink/white all over, shimmer side second lightest pink/mauve on lid, shimmer side plum color on crease and outer V. Pacifica Gun Metal eyeliner, Tarte Amazonian mascara, Anastasia Brow Wiz in Chocolate (I ran out right as I was doing my second eyebrow...grrr)