For the Love of Makeup

[Gemme]

Originally Posted by deeperstill

hi Gemme. i have really sensitive skin and *SIGH* adult acne plus combo oily super-dry skin *SIGH*

bareminerals is the only thing that doesnt make me itch and/or breakout. plus it feels so lightweight and i play around with the colors to match my skin tone during different times of year (i get dark in summer)

You have my face????

I started getting acne around age 9 and it has never gone away, completely. Some days are better than others, but it's always there. I totally have the ugly duckling syndrome from it.

My skin's combo too, on my face. The T zone is highly oily and the rest very sensitive and normal to dry. The skin on my chest is also highly sensitive, so I don't do the extra brush of powder I've seen some women do nor do I squirt perfume directly there anymore.

When I get settled, I'll definitely look into getting ahold of some Bareminerals.

[deeperstill]

lol, i have additional skin issues and scars elsewhere so i totally relate to the ugly duckling syndrome, tho mine came later.

Originally Posted by Gemme

You have my face????

I started getting acne around age 9 and it has never gone away, completely. Some days are better than others, but it's always there. I totally have the ugly duckling syndrome from it.

My skin's combo too, on my face. The T zone is highly oily and the rest very sensitive and normal to dry. The skin on my chest is also highly sensitive, so I don't do the extra brush of powder I've seen some women do nor do I squirt perfume directly there anymore.

When I get settled, I'll definitely look into getting ahold of some Bareminerals.

[blush]

Originally Posted by Gemme

When I get settled, I'll definitely look into getting ahold of some Bareminerals.

You might check it out. In the Austin heat and humidity, makeup melts off your face. Bareminerals is the only stuff I've found that'll last awhile. I've got oily skin, and it doesn't make me break out.

[sweetfemme247]

hey blush where can i find bareminerals, I would like to try some

[Soft*Silver]

I have used the eyeshadow sheets and hated them. Good thing they were samples

I actually just asked someone for some make up tips today. Medusa said in another thread she loved her Mac lipstick. I havent been happy with my lipsticks since I stopped dying my hair and gone silver. And since the move, I have been sorting out my make ups and I realized I had 30+ tubes of lipstuff and none of it compliments the silver. Well, some of the pinks do.

Then I realized all my colors were probably off. I have gotten older and as I age, my facial skin is changing color. Lighter, perhaps? I have a green tone to my skin, not noticable until you put me up against a pink tone skin...and then they POP pink and I have a shadow of green. My hands are a much deeper color than my face so I cant test make up on my hands like some people can.

So how do you pick your shades? ANd has anyone done a complete change of color palate like I seem to have done?

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Originally Posted by softness

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So how do you pick your shades? ANd has anyone done a complete change of color palate like I seem to have done?

I've always gone with a shade of lipstick that's close to my natural lip color. Maybe a shade darker or lighter. I'm not very adventurous with lip color, though.

I would go and play at the dept. store. They can show you a lot of different ranges of color on your face. I'd do it on a weekday when they have more time and less crowds.

[apretty]

i frequently tell E that he's a *winter* to his confusion and my amusement.

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Originally Posted by apretty

i frequently tell E that he's a *winter* to his confusion and my amusement.

I'm a SPRING!!

[blush]

Originally Posted by browneyedgirl

hey blush where can i find bareminerals, I would like to try some

Try Ulta! I've seen it there.

Sassy, here's a video on application...I'm sure it'd work for your mineral foundation too. I didn't know how to apply it either, and this helped.

[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdy576AWljk&feature=related"]YouTube- Swirl, Tap, Buff(TM) for a Flawless Complexion[/nomedia]

[lipstixgal]

Wow you girls know a lot o stuff I feel undereducated in the makeup department. I really don't wear that much makeup just bronzer and base and lips but I get tired of lipstick colors fast so I keep buying them . I use Loreal lipstick and it works well.

Would like to try Lancome lipsitick but too expensive right now.

[Soft*Silver]

I have tons of Lancome lipstick but frankly I dont like it. I do love their mascara...

[sweetfemme247]

see I have a issue on what kind of lipstick i should wear, i have a small face and i am pale. and small lips nothing looks right on me but i so want to wear some.

[SassyLeo]

Most of the time, I just wear mascara and lipstick, sometimes powder. But I don't like the feeling of make-up late in the day... so I only wear it if the weather is cooler or if I have plans after work, etc.

For powder:

I really like the minerals types of powder, but I am clumsy and when I apply it, it just gets everywhere... so on a whim, I decided to try this. I like the texture, but the way it is applied is awkward and I wonder if somehow I am wasting it? It is also pricey, and thankfully I don't use it often...or I might go broke:



For my eyes:



Sometimes some of this:



For cheeks:



Lips:

I actually love LORAC a lot, but the 2 colors I used are now discontinued...so, I mostly buy MAC! I have a few fave shades- amorous, captive, rebel, all's fair, plum dandy, sequin...