APRIL Randoms

[hoteldweller]

Apr 28, 2018 12:49:31 GMT -5 persa said:

Yall, I'm loving the look I got using the techniques from this video. I don't do the highlighter all over like she did. My MIL, unprompted, said my skin was glowing after I did this technique. The skin prep is super important too.

I mixed some strobe cream with my Fenty and used my UD optical blurring brush (I've seen them at Nordstrom Rack in the past) and used my Sephora airbrush concealer brush for applying shape tape.

youtu.be/GkuTZLDEwDo

Agreed! This tutorial is great; I had that It brush she uses in my drawer and hadn’t really used it much since I’ve been a sponge convert. Back to brushes, or rather, this brush.

[dreamcrisp1]

I bought some new stuff to try in the Sephora sale and love so much of it.

Too Faced Natural Face Palette is so nice. And smells good. It’s perfect for travelling.

ABH eyebrow pencil for under the brow is amazing.

IT cosmetics bye bye concealer is sooo good.

I also bought the Ole banana cream for the undereye, Saturday skin moisturizer, and coola primer with spf30.

I was hoping to not like it all but I do.

[bowies]

I know there are a lot of Paula’s Choice fans here - I randomly received a catalog with a 20% discount code good through some time in June: APR2018.

[tiramisu]

Apr 29, 2018 18:37:18 GMT -5 bowies said:

I know there are a lot of Paula’s Choice fans here - I randomly received a catalog with a 20% discount code good through some time in June: APR2018.

Thank you! I'm sure I'll be to order more things by then.

[centralsquare]

How am I supposed to take her seriously with photos like this?

[tiramisu]

Apr 30, 2018 17:48:30 GMT -5 centralsquare said:

How am I supposed to take her seriously with photos like this?

WTF?

[ESF]

Temptalia always has terrible blush photos. I think she applies it heavily so the color is more obvious. And she is usually testing a different color on the other cheek. I only find her face photos useful for assessing lip shades.

[HRH Queen Dick I]

She's doing God's work I guess but this is amusing.

"Temptalia is a word Christine invented to describe the perfect person–“they’re smart, sexy, confident, and totally amazing!”

[ESF]

Apr 30, 2018 18:53:13 GMT -5 HRH Queen Dick I said:

She's doing God's work I guess but this is amusing.

"Temptalia is a word Christine invented to describe the perfect person–“they’re smart, sexy, confident, and totally amazing!”

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

That's quite a word to describe a woman who must walk around with mismatched eyeshadow all day long, which must look especially fantastic when she's testing the latest shade of green lipstick.  But yes, I do appreciate how she has sacrificed her face so that we can find out how well the latest UD palette performs and so that we can see what green lipstick looks like on an actual person. Because if it weren't for her, we'd have to get our reviews from the headband lady. ::shudder::

[centralsquare]

Musings of a Muse!!

I just went down an unfortunate rabbit hole. Things I learned: 1) all the photos I saw were a white headband 2) her lighting is abysmal

[tiramisu]

Apr 30, 2018 19:46:44 GMT -5 centralsquare said:

Musings of a Muse!!

I just went down an unfortunate rabbit hole. Things I learned: 1) all the photos I saw were a white headband 2) her lighting is abysmal

Her cheeks are always too pink. I get it, my cheeks can be rosy too, but every time!

[secretlyevil]

Has anyone heard of the makeup brand Palladio? I ordered a navy and olive WP eye liner from them. I've worn each one twice last week, not only are the colors spot on, they do not move, smudge or budge. Bonus - cheap! I'm going to order a few more colors soon to try. Black is the true test for me. They have a clear lip liner I want to try.

www.palladiobeauty.com/

ETA: I missed it, the clear lip liner has been discontinued.

[persa]

May 1, 2018 15:25:48 GMT -5 secretlyevil said:

Has anyone heard of the makeup brand Palladio? I ordered a navy and olive WP eye liner from them. I've worn each one twice last week, not only are the colors spot on, they do not move, smudge or budge. Bonus - cheap! I'm going to order a few more colors soon to try. Black is the true test for me. They have a clear lip liner I want to try.

www.palladiobeauty.com/

ETA: I missed it, the clear lip liner has been discontinued.

They sell this at Sally's, I believe. I've never tried anything from them.

[calico]

May 1, 2018 15:25:48 GMT -5 secretlyevil said:

Has anyone heard of the makeup brand Palladio? I ordered a navy and olive WP eye liner from them. I've worn each one twice last week, not only are the colors spot on, they do not move, smudge or budge. Bonus - cheap! I'm going to order a few more colors soon to try. Black is the true test for me. They have a clear lip liner I want to try.

www.palladiobeauty.com/

ETA: I missed it, the clear lip liner has been discontinued.

They also used to sell it at my Ulta a few years ago. I tried an eye shadow from there a long time ago. It was ok.

[secretlyevil]

What is it about Nars blush and me? The colors seems to fade by mid-day. So the Narissist (sp?) blush palette is getting returned. I also picked up a Pur blush palette. Wearing it today, first impression - pigmented like woah. Fingers crossed it doesn’t fade.

[secretlyevil]

And my first impression of Stila liquid eyeshadow is...meh. It takes forever to dry down so I had to put multiple layers on as it kept creasing because I didn’t wait long enough. Also...the first layer was patchy.

[persa]

May 2, 2018 8:49:22 GMT -5 secretlyevil said:

What is it about Nars blush and me? The colors seems to fade by mid-day. So the Narissist (sp?) blush palette is getting returned. I also picked up a Pur blush palette. Wearing it today, first impression - pigmented like woah. Fingers crossed it doesn’t fade.

I have yet to find a blush that lasts on me. I dont know if I touch my face a lot and I wipe it off in the process? And plus I've just started wearing more cream blushes which I'm even less hopeful for longevity. I'm wearing setting spray more often now though so maybe that will help.

[ESF]

May 2, 2018 9:54:06 GMT -5 persa said:

May 2, 2018 8:49:22 GMT -5 secretlyevil said:

What is it about Nars blush and me? The colors seems to fade by mid-day. So the Narissist (sp?) blush palette is getting returned. I also picked up a Pur blush palette. Wearing it today, first impression - pigmented like woah. Fingers crossed it doesn’t fade.

I have yet to find a blush that lasts on me. I dont know if I touch my face a lot and I wipe it off in the process? And plus I've just started wearing more cream blushes which I'm even less hopeful for longevity. I'm wearing setting spray more often now though so maybe that will help.

Cream blush topped with powder is usually my go-to when I need super long lasting.

For long lasting powder blush, I love The Balm.

ETA the Benefit tints though are probably the greatest blush workhorses but they are tricky to apply.

[secretlyevil]

May 2, 2018 9:54:06 GMT -5 persa said:

May 2, 2018 8:49:22 GMT -5 secretlyevil said:

What is it about Nars blush and me? The colors seems to fade by mid-day. So the Narissist (sp?) blush palette is getting returned. I also picked up a Pur blush palette. Wearing it today, first impression - pigmented like woah. Fingers crossed it doesn’t fade.

I have yet to find a blush that lasts on me. I dont know if I touch my face a lot and I wipe it off in the process? And plus I've just started wearing more cream blushes which I'm even less hopeful for longevity. I'm wearing setting spray more often now though so maybe that will help.

Most of my blushes are ok by the end of the day. Nars and I don’t mix for whatever reason. But I definitely use the tricks ESF mentioned above for when I’m outside for any length of time or want to make sure my make up looks like I just put it on at the end of an event.