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Anyone want to do FOTD? Also beauty product reviews and purchases.
Face: Clinique BB, Too Faced Pink Leopard Brightening Bronzer (used like a blush), Benefit High Beam on cheeks.
Eyes: Too Faced Shadow Insurance, Wet n' Wild Walking on Eggshells trio (I only used the eyelid color, which is a near exact dupe of Stila Kitten), NYX Slide On pencil in Esmeralda, Maybelline The Falsies mascara.
Lips: Revlon Lip Butter in Berry Smoothie. This is new and I love it.
I'm really starting to see a difference now in my skin after using Retin A for around five months. My skin tone has evened out, and my skin just looks nicer and healthier. I haven't seen any reductions in fine lines, but know that this can take a year to notice.
I'm also really happy with the results of the permanent eyebrows. It's been several months and they were pretty dark at first, but have faded to a shade that I'm thrilled with. The permanent eyeliner, though, was not at all worth it for me. There is just something with my particular eyelid skin that makes the dye not take well. After two separate and quite uncomfortable applications, you can still barely see the eyeliner.
New purchases:
Suave Keratin color care shampoo and conditioner. So far I'm loving this stuff. The smell is a bit weird (not horrible), but my hair feels so soft, and you can't beat the price.
Revlon Lip Butter - I love the Berry Smoothy color, but Peach Parfait didn't really show up at all on my lips and I might as well wear chapstick.
Re: Anyone want to do FOTD? Also beauty product reviews and purchases.
I didn't do my makeup today, but I can share recent purchases and offer reviews!
Last week I got the L'Oreal Evercream Cleansing Conditioner somebody rec'd last week and I think I'm in love. It makes my hair feel awesome, and it smells good.
I do have to use a ton, though, but for less than $10 a bottle I'm cool with that.
Also, on Friday I was in a wedding. It was outside, over 90 degrees, and super humid. I did the MOM and it was great. None of the other ladies were willing to try it, so I was the only one not shiny for pictures. It realllllly dried out my skin, though. Worth it for the occasion, but I can't see doing that every day. I put it on in between my moisturizer and primer.
And I also recently got the Hemp Gradual Tanning Lotion from WalMart (this stuff: http://www.makeupalley.com/product/showreview.asp/ItemID=77724/Malibu_Hemp_Golden_Glow_Bronzing_moisturizer_skin_firming/Unlisted_Brand/Self_Tanners/)and I'm in love with that, too. Completely addicted. It's the first sunless tanner I've ever tried so I can't compare, but I really like it and see no reason to ever try anything else.
I've been using my Naked UD eyeliners now for a couple weeks...I gotta say that I love these just as much as my Tarte Smoulder Eye pencils. I LOVE the color stray dog & wish they'd release it in a full sized pencil. It's great for having the eyeliner look without a super dark brown pencil....I have pale skin, dark hair and blue eyes so it works very well with my coloring.
A rediscovery is my Stila lipstain in Pomegrante. I have been using Cherry Crush exclusively for awhile now (I let it dry for 10 minutes and then just use chapstick over top since I'm obsessed with chapsticks - the Yes To Carrots one is my favorite). The Pomegrante gives a similar color to your lips today Dawgs. I love that it stays in place all day, 10+ hours.
Finally, no reviews or anything but I am going to try this foundation...I'm deciding if I should wait for the next Clinique Bonus to do so, but I want to try the Stay Matte foundation - my only hesitation is that it is a liquid and I have no clue how to apply it. I'll also need to make sure I wear my SPF summer lotion since the foundation has no SPF. For $23 it is reasonably priced!
Here is my thread about it & it gets great reviews on the Clinique website.
http://community.thenest.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/65747599.aspx
otherwise, I'm trying to be good
I got some clothes for work over the last two weeks, and now I'm laying off since we move to a new rental next month & I'll want to spend some money on decorating.
I need the try that L'Oreal cleansing conditioner. I've been wanting to try Wen but couldn't bring myself to splurge when so much product is supposed to be used each time.
That's funny that none of the others would try MOM. I don't do it every day but I do love it. Someone on here mixed it in a bottle with half water half MOM, and said that worked really well. When it gets hotter here in Atl I'm going to need to use it every day, so I think I'll try mixing with water.
I feel super blah today... but I'll play
Eyes: Highlight is Orb by MAC, lid is Stars N Rockets (also by MAC). Waterline is Stila smudge stick in Turquoise, and the shadow over it is a mix of The Balm's Jealous Jordana eyeshadow, and MAC's Electric Eel
Mascara is Supercurl by UD. It's doing nothing for my lashes today
Face: Missha BB cream, BM to set, and Smashbox's Halo Perfecting Bronzer. Blush is Cargo's Topeka
Lips: MAC Myth with BM's Dolly Buxom gloss.
RECENT PURCHASES: I just subscribed to Testtube... cancelled Birch, and also subscribed to Sample Society. We'll see how those go!
I posted my Sephora purchases a few threads down...can't wait for it to come!
Thank you!