JULY Randoms

[secretlyevil]

Jul 30, 2019 10:16:23 GMT -5 wawa said:

Jul 30, 2019 7:44:54 GMT -5 Vespasia said:

I threw makeup in my work bag this morning! Even if I apply it on the MARC it will still probably melt off before dinner. I might just do eye makeup and lipstick.

I skipped foundation...
So it's a shiny face bold lips kind of day. I did have powder at my desk so I did a quick touch-up but yeah, not ideal for a photo. Marketing said they'd photoshop me if I wanted. LOL

I feel special. I’m sure the new headshot will be fantastic. My makeup is sweat proof and ready for dinner tonight.

[mortomo]

Jul 26, 2019 18:11:25 GMT -5 secretlyevil said:

Jul 25, 2019 11:49:13 GMT -5 wawa said:

I find myself unhappy with my long term HG foundation. It's the tarte too many words bb cream. Not the clay one. The other one. I used to love it. I'm not sure if my needs changed or if changed or my skin changed.

Things I still like- it feels light and blends very easily.

But I get shiny by the end of the day and it's both too much and not enough coverage. On a day to day basis, it's too much. I just want a hint of tone evening. On a day when I'm going for a more dramatic full face, i want something that will really set and stay put.

So...now accepting recs for a medium to full coverage long wear AND something super light coverage that maybe just evens tone a bit, and maybe tamps down shine without obscuring the look of the skin. Maybe would also help the rest of my makeup stick?

I've been using just a dash of tinted powder, but by noon my face is naked basically. Anybody have a primer that might play nice as a stand alone product maybe? Blur a bit and mattify and sets? A tinted moisturizer isn't going to be matte or help my vlush and bronzer stay put.

That being said, I am digging Smashbox’s 15 hour hydrating, etc. foundation. It’s really working well.

The Smashbox foundation is currently my HG. That stuff holds up!

[centralsquare]

The new Sephora two blocks from my house opens on FRIDAY. This is going to be dangerous. I’ve never lived this close to one, though I did used to have a blue Mercury on my walk home from work.

[nsl]

I'm so annoyed with myself. Tomorrow is my last day of summer before work starts again, and I thought I'd booked myself a facial as a treat. I checked the confirmation email again today, and I actually booked one for next Wednesday, smack in the middle of a workday.

The spa doesn't have any more appointments available until the 17th, so I'm SOL until then, I suppose. Dammit!

[mortomo]

I got contacts for the first time last night. Prior to that I only had reading glasses, so I haven't looked at myself in the mirror with clear vision in a long time (just a small 10x mirror to do eye makeup)

It was not good! I wasn't delusional and knew I looked older, but man, aging kind of sucks!

[BlondeSpiders]

Jul 11, 2019 11:10:09 GMT -5 iheartmaui said:

Jul 11, 2019 8:56:59 GMT -5 wawa said:

That seems like a good one. I have struggled with this too. I hate to throw away so much, but who wants my ever so slightly used Revlon lipstick? Nobody.

I donated a box to Project Beauty Share a year or two ago: projectbeautyshare.org/

Thank you so much for sharing this!

I've been slowly collecting samplers from my Lancome Free Gift days (I always want the bags) with the idea to donate but I had no idea where. I have a least a dozen fancy moisturizers and serums that can actually be used!