One of my goals this year was to learn how to apply makeup. How often do you wear it, what are your fave products/brands and why, what do you not like. LAY IT ON ME.
Also, how did I do (no mascara on, my eyes are still a bit dry from lasik)? I'm learning via youtube and had some time this morning (going to Costco, so at least it won't be TOTALLY wasted )
Post by charlielove on Feb 11, 2016 14:55:40 GMT -5
You look great!
I wear make up everyday basically. Favorite brands are Hourglass, Urban Decay, Kat Von D, Laura Mercier, Nars, Benefit, Lorac... I think my favorite eyeshadow palettes, and really great starter palettes if you have none are the Lorac Pro 1 & 2. I love the formula so much. I love Hourglass blushes, bronzer and ambient lighting powders. Kat Von D tattoo eyeliner in Mad Max Brown and Trooper are my favorite because I find them really easy to apply a thin line.
I'm hoping for some gift cards for my birthday that will allow me to go on a Sephora spree. I'm out/low on a few basics and I'm feeling the need to make some changes, so this thread is very well timed!
My go-tos for eye shadow are the Urban Decay Naked palettes I love them to pieces.
I wear it 2-3x a week. I love Maybelline Fit for foundation and Loreal Voluminous for mascara and I really like Nyx and Elf products from Target. I prefer to find drug store dupes for the expensive stuff.
Post by charmediamsure on Feb 11, 2016 15:04:40 GMT -5
I wear make up every day when I'm working or if I go out with H (with or without the kids). When I'm on my own with the kids I rarely wear it because I just don't make time to put it on.
When I wear a full face, I wear Urban Decay eyeshadows, Maybelline eyeliner, Maybelline Lash Sensational is the best mascara (I just found it recently and it blows the expensive ones out of the water), Smashbox blush, Nars or Tart gloss.
Sometimes I just go for eyeliner, mascara, and gloss though.
You look awesome! I look soooo much better with makeup but probably only wear it once or twice a week. It's hard for me to just do a little so it's usually a full face or nothing.
I love my Bobbi Brown foundation Stick when I'm doing full foundation but I like Bare Minerals Complextion Rescue for more of a tinted moisturizer and I like their perfecting veil powder. Nars Orgasm is my go to blush and I like Laura Mercier or Bobbi Brown for concealer. And i have a MAC powder bronzer.
I'm loving my Urban Decay Naked 2 eye shadow palette still and always do dark brown or black pencil eye liner. Mascara I change it up and usually end up using whatever I have a free sample of. Oh and Urban Decay eyeshadow primer makes such a big difference.
You have great skin. I wouldn't cover it up any more than what you've got on, lucky!!
I wear makeup to leave the house, so every day. Revlon Photoready Primer, Revlon Photoready BB cream, MAC blush, a cheapie nude eyeshadow palette, pencil eyeliner, Revlon 3D mascara, MAC lipstick.
Oh and brows always filled in but I don't have awesome brows like you
Post by breezy8407 on Feb 11, 2016 16:05:08 GMT -5
Looks great!
I am not an expert by any means...
My favorite foundation at the moment is Make Up Forever Matte Velvet. I have a lot of discoloration and blemishes to cover up, and it never gets shiny on me. I also use Korres Oak primer, but as I am looking I am not finding it available anymore
Favorite mascara switches between Urban Decay Perversion and Benefit They're Real
You have great skin. I wouldn't cover it up any more than what you've got on, lucky!!
I wear makeup to leave the house, so every day. Revlon Photoready Primer, Revlon Photoready BB cream, MAC blush, a cheapie nude eyeshadow palette, pencil eyeliner, Revlon 3D mascara, MAC lipstick.
Oh and brows always filled in but I don't have awesome brows like you
Agreed! I just started filling mine. I bought a double ended pencil at Target just to try it and I love having a fuller brow.
I always wear makeup to work. I do either a CC cream or just a primer as a base, depending on how my skin is looking. NYX correcting concealer for my dark circles and then set it all with powder. A touch of blush, my new favorite is Tarte, and then a little eyeliner and mascara. My favorite is the Cover Girl great lash in the orange tube. I've been doing a lot brighter lipstick lately, a lot of NYX and Wet n Wild.
I wear makeup only when we go out. When I do, I wear Rimmel mascara, Smashbox powder foundation, Kat Von D liquid eyeliner, and some lumination stick from Josie Maran on my cheek bones.
Like you, I'm not very talented when it comes to applying makeup so I keep it real simple.
6 days a week. I usually wear a full face of I'm going to work. I'm not brand loyal and my products are a mix of high end and drugstore. my favorite brands are Lancôme, maybelline, Nyx, and Palladio (for brow pencils).
Post by browneyedhunni85 on Feb 11, 2016 16:55:23 GMT -5
When I worked it was every day but now it's only if I have to go out. I currently have a few foundations that I rotate (Maybelline Fitme matte and poreless, Revlon Photoready and a Loreal True Match), I love the Maybelline Fitme concealer and it's supposed to be comparable to Nars. I love NYX eyebrow powder, blush and butter glosses. For eyes right now I'm loving Maybelline color tattoo in tough as taupe and barely branded. The Urban decay naked basics is a great starter palate. I also love the UD 24/7 eyeliner. As for mascara I like Clinique, Benefit and Loreal. I use eyeshadow base by Benefit too but I can't remember the name. I would suggest Real Techniques for brushes.
I wear lots of lotions and potions for age wrinkles etc primers
I've been using Clinique even better foundation for years like probably 7 I'm afraid to stop! It's supposed to help reduce brown spots
I switch it up with blush sometimes liquid or stick or powder or a combo of all three in different colors - I like peaches and deep shades. I use nars orgasm a Clinique shade of peach and Laura mercier I look like death without blush I pretty much bathe in it I also use a nars bronzing powder
I also use naked 3 from ud for eye shadow
My favorite mascara is Dior show
I use grocery store eyeliner in espresso it's maybe line color stay
You look so pretty! I wear makeup pretty much daily. I wear a mix of products from different brands. My favorite foundation ever is the Lancôme teint idole ultra 24 hr. It wears so well and one bottle lasts a long time. You can mix it with a BB cream for lighter coverage. I use tarte concealer. I would highly recommend the new Gwen stefani blush palette made by urban decay . It has 3 blushes, two bronzers and a highlighter and they are all beautiful.(I bet you would like it charlielove). I really like the naked 3 palette and the new too faced Bon bons and lorac (I have the pro 2 and unzipped gold). A smoky plum color would look so pretty with your brown eyes. I think things that make a big difference but get overlooked are primers and brushes. Eyeshadow primer makes a huge different as do quality brushes. I love the real techniques brushes (I have the bold metals ones). You can even buy them at Kohl's and use a 30% off!
Something you might like is a subscription box, that way you can try new things easily. Birchbox and Ipsy are 10$ a month and Julep is 24. With Julep you get to pick everything in your box or skip if you don't want anything. They have nail products too. I love all their makeup (especially the eyeliner) . If you want a referral for a free box I can send you one.
6 days a week. I usually wear a full face of I'm going to work. I'm not brand loyal and my products are a mix of high end and drugstore. my favorite brands are Lancôme, maybelline, Nyx, and Palladio (for brow pencils).
Eta: looks good to me!
I think I remember we use the same foundation. Did you see they came out with a stick version? I really want to try it!
Post by chirpchirp on Feb 11, 2016 17:06:49 GMT -5
I usually just stick with foundation and mascara....Maybelline since I can find it on sale and typically have a coupon, haha. MIL gifted me two different UD Naked eyeshadow palettes that I really like when I take the time to put it on. I agree with ladydi that the eyeshadow primer makes a huge difference!
I use Lorac, and once it sets in, I put the eyeshadow right on it. It lasts all day!
fusion I love the lips! I'm obsessed with lipstick. My favorites are the NYX matte colors. I have like 10. I always do matte now, unless I get a sample gloss that I like in my birchbox or Ipsy bag.
My favorite brands are Tarte, Too-Faced, NYX, Benefit, and Lorac.
I don't wear makeup too frequently- like, full on...but when I go out of the house and I just want to put something on, I usually do a primer and bb cream, a bronzer (because i am so pale), my brows, and a lip.
When I go full on face of makeup I do primer, bb cream, bronzer, blush, eyeliner, eyeshadow, mascara, eyebrows, and lip.
What tutorials are you using? I need to get better at it also. I've never used foundation.
mostly Kandee Johnson and NikkiTutorials and just clicking through whatever looks interesting, from dramatic looks to every day looks. Lots of great pointers I never would have thought of.
You look so pretty! I wear makeup pretty much daily. I wear a mix of products from different brands. My favorite foundation ever is the Lancôme teint idole ultra 24 hr. It wears so well and one bottle lasts a long time. You can mix it with a BB cream for lighter coverage. I use tarte concealer. I would highly recommend the new Gwen stefani blush palette made by urban decay . It has 3 blushes, two bronzers and a highlighter and they are all beautiful.(I bet you would like it charlielove ). I really like the naked 3 palette and the new too faced Bon bons and lorac (I have the pro 2 and unzipped gold). A smoky plum color would look so pretty with your brown eyes. I think things that make a big difference but get overlooked are primers and brushes. Eyeshadow primer makes a huge different as do quality brushes. I love the real techniques brushes (I have the bold metals ones). You can even buy them at Kohl's and use a 30% off!
Something you might like is a subscription box, that way you can try new things easily. Birchbox and Ipsy are 10$ a month and Julep is 24. With Julep you get to pick everything in your box or skip if you don't want anything. They have nail products too. I love all their makeup (especially the eyeliner) . If you want a referral for a free box I can send you one.
oo maybe! I'll for sure keep this in mind after I get used to all the products I got already. I already was wanting some kind of plum palette for the eyes so good call
Post by charlielove on Feb 11, 2016 17:54:51 GMT -5
artgal84 Yes the UD Gwen blush palette is on my wish list as well as the new Bon Bons palette. I loooove the Gwen eyeshadow palette, glad to hear the blush palette is so great!