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Tue May 09, 2006 6:34 pm  |
| Mary H wrote: |
Last week I ran out of the house without any of my blusher compacts, so I had to stop at the drugstore to grab something before work. I came across the Almay Touch Pad Liquid Blush, and it wasn't too pricey (about $9.00) so I grabbed one in "Natural"...and I have to say, I really like this stuff! It goes on so smoothly, is non-greasy and has pretty good staying power (only retouched once during the day)...
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I'm just wondering what else y'all touch up. I know people usually carry around lipstick/gloss/balm and/or powder, but I seem to carry everything! In my handbag I have a mini purse that has my powder compact, eyeliner, mascara, eyebrow pencil (I use powder shadow to fill in brows but after blots throughout the day I might have accidentally wiped it off a bit so I touch up with pencil. Maybelline, btw, makes wonderful eyebrow pencils that beat their pricy counterparts), lipstick and shadow of the day and blush - complete with all the brushes (thankfully BB makes them in special ed mini sizes, too, so they fit in the bag). If it were up to me I'd possibly carry around my foundation and eyeshadow bases, too!
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Tue May 09, 2006 7:05 pm |
| The only thing I carry is blotting paper because of my extremely oily skin. |
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Tue May 09, 2006 7:14 pm |
Pumpingmummy, you sound just like me!!  I carry everything...I should just give up and get a suitcase on wheels to drag around after me. The makeup bag I put in my purse today contained a tube of mineral foundation, powder compact, blusher, eye shadow, Benefit's Ooh La Lift (sort of an under eye brightener and de-puffer), tweezers (I'm always looking in the mirror and seeing a stray brow hair that needs attention), concealer stick, Vincent Longo lip stain, Sugar lip plumper and 3 colored lip glosses. The thing that's so ridiculous is that it's not like I use all of it during the day...I simply want it around "just in case"!
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Tue May 09, 2006 7:23 pm |
| I'm always recurling my lashes... geez I must do it like ten times a day. I use the blotting papers, sometimes a little powder, and always some sort of lipgloss.. my lips NEED to be constantly covered in goop. |
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Tue May 09, 2006 7:37 pm |
Hmmm...not that much actually.
I have makeup in my bag *just in case* but I don't necessarily apply it in the morning. Its usually in there because I forget to take it out from the previous day...or week.
But really - the bigger the bag the bigger the stash right?!?
My usual touch up would include lipstick and sometimes powder. Thas' it.
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Tue May 09, 2006 7:53 pm |
| I keep at work some blotting sheets (from a Shiseido GWP), a MAC Studio Stick concealer pencil, lipbalm and a lipstick. Then in my purse, I carry a small makeup bag with lipstick, coloured lipbalm and concealer. I don't take too much with me just because my purse is really small ... those are the necessities! |
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Tue May 09, 2006 8:01 pm |
| I love the Shiseido blotting papers. I also need to carry a tube of concealer and a powder compact. At work I have a few blot papers and a small tube of concealer in my uniform pocket. |
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Tue May 09, 2006 8:06 pm |
| LOL, I thought I was the only one!! I recently got tired of lugging around such a heavy purse, so I narrowed it down to the following: powder, blotting papers, lip venom, Dessert Beauty Taste lip gloss, Kiss My Face SPF lip balm, perfume, lotion, concealer, and sunscreen. (I also carry around a jar of bath and body works antibacterial wipes in case my deodorant stops working....) |
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Wed May 10, 2006 10:26 am |
The only touch up items I carry are my trusty Burts Bees Lipshimmer or a lipstick and a lipgloss to go over the top.
A comb for my hair and a clip to tie it back if the weather gets too windy. |
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Wed May 10, 2006 11:20 am |
Ahhh....I feel a kindred spirit among those who do carry some type of makeup bag. It takes a lot of makeup products to create a natural, non-made up look!
I carry my lip "goop" a small cream blush, eyebrow pencil and a tube of eye cream in my purse, but always keep a few items in my laptop case....mascara, eyebrow powder, concealer, a neutral eye shadow, sample size jar or small tube of face moisturizer or a spritzer and small brushes. The stuff I carry in my purse gets used daily. The makeup I keep in my laptop case is there for 1. if I sleep in and need to put makeup on when I get to my office, 2. if I have a special meeting or presentation, and feel the need to touch up before, 3. if I have plans to go out after work and want to touch up before, and finally, 4. if I look like h*** and hope that a "spruce up" will make a difference. I'll get into this makeup bag once or twice a week, usually.
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| I use powder shadow to fill in brows but after blots throughout the day I might have accidentally wiped it off a bit so I touch up with pencil. |
Mary...I can totally relate!! My eyebrows (and eyelashes) are totally white. I apply a blond eye brow powder to them in the AM, and keep an eyebrow pencil in my purse for touch ups, if needed, during the day. (sometimes, after a marathon meeting or several hours of non-stop work to meet dealine, I'll take a much needed trip to the ladies room and notice that half an eyebrow is gone! (rubbed off) I My favorites are Eliza Brow Powder in Fawn and Bobbi Brown eye shadow in Wheat. My fav eyebrow pencil is Mary Kay in Blond. All three of these are light and appear very natural on my eyebrows. |
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Wed May 10, 2006 11:50 am |
Hey Debra!
You are definitely not alone in carrying a bunch of things to keep that “natural” look going! Hey, we do what we gotta do...
Actually, it was pumpingmummy that wrote about using the brow powder and retouching it during the day! I’m only bringing it up because it’s so ironic that you were talking about my brows (and yours) being totally white…mine are actually jet black and if left ungroomed, look dangerously like two caterpillars taking up residence on my face! I actually wish they were a bit less prominent…
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Wed May 10, 2006 12:19 pm |
Mary H....oops!!! Sorry about that! One of the downfalls of Extreme Multitasking. Your brows appear to be on the opposite end of the spectrum! I guess you'd really freak out if you happened to glance in a mirror and see half an eyebrow missing!!! (well, the pigment anyway)
This must fall into the "grass is always greener" category, cuz I'd love to have thick, dark eyebrows, and a little color on my eye lashes would be nice.
On the weekends, I apply very little, if any, makeup, unless I have a hot date with hubby, but I won't leave the house without eyebrows! |
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Wed May 10, 2006 12:33 pm |
No worries, Debra! I just thought it was funny how you managed to peg me as the exact opposite of what I have! The brows are actually better than they used to be since I had someone shape them for me several years ago (I just pluck to maintain the shape). But if I just let them go without doing anything...scary!! 
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Wed May 10, 2006 3:19 pm |
| I touch up lipstick, ocassionally mascara...that's about it! |
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Wed May 10, 2006 8:35 pm |
| Hi, I usually carry pressed powder for sure, also lip gloss, liner, mascara and brow pencil. (not much, lol!!) |
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Wed May 10, 2006 11:51 pm |
Isn't this site just great? You think you're about the only one doing something and then you come here and discover there are so many just like you!
I carry my makeup bag not only for 'just-in-case', but also because I really DO touch up everything! (I just have to look fresh when I leave the office exactly the way I do when I come in in the AM!) |
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Thu May 11, 2006 12:14 am |
My lovely little Jurlique GWP make-up purse is always full, but very little make-up in it.
IF I am wearing foundation I carry my MAC blotting powder, but I dont bother with blush/eyeshadow etc. However, I do carry a range of life's necessities ... mascara and eyebrow pencil (just in case I get a "hot date" with DH after work), a mini perfume and lipstick (really the only thing I touch-up during the day); oil blotting papers, individual tubes of eye drops (both for contacts and for allergies), ventolin puffer, panadene/panadol and some mylanta (ya never know..), a mini bottle of anti-bacterial gel, a handcream sample (currently Cellcosmet), and Babor lip balm. |
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Thu May 11, 2006 1:14 am |
| tiger_tim wrote: |
My lovely little Jurlique GWP make-up purse is always full, but very little make-up in it.
IF I am wearing foundation I carry my MAC blotting powder, but I dont bother with blush/eyeshadow etc. However, I do carry a range of life's necessities ... mascara and eyebrow pencil (just in case I get a "hot date" with DH after work), a mini perfume and lipstick (really the only thing I touch-up during the day); oil blotting papers, individual tubes of eye drops (both for contacts and for allergies), ventolin puffer, panadene/panadol and some mylanta (ya never know..), a mini bottle of anti-bacterial gel, a handcream sample (currently Cellcosmet), and Babor lip balm. |
Oh Tiger, that's just my makeup bag I was talking about...don't let me start on my handbag! I have no room for handcream and blotting papers etc (let alone perfume) in my makeup bag - which is strictly for makeup touch ups! |
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Thu May 11, 2006 1:17 am |
| pumpingmummy wrote: |
| Oh Tiger, that's just my makeup bag I was talking about...don't let me start on my handbag! I have no room for handcream and blotting papers etc (let alone perfume) in my makeup bag - which is strictly for makeup touch ups! |
Good lord, do you carry a bucket bag around? |
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Thu May 11, 2006 1:31 am |
| tiger_tim wrote: |
| pumpingmummy wrote: |
| Oh Tiger, that's just my makeup bag I was talking about...don't let me start on my handbag! I have no room for handcream and blotting papers etc (let alone perfume) in my makeup bag - which is strictly for makeup touch ups! |
Good lord, do you carry a bucket bag around? |
Seems like I do, doesn't it? I carry a shopper to work, BION! I bought a few new small handbags recently so that I'd HAVE to downsize the makeup items I carry, but I still find I use the big old bag a lot, and when I do use the small purses (because, say, they match my outfit more) they end up being fat because I manage to shove at least (on top of the usual lipstick and brow pencil which, thank God, can double as emergency eyeliner) my powder, blush (and brush) and eyeshadow (and brush) into them.
I am not vain. Really.  |
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Fri May 12, 2006 6:53 am |
| Hi, This is all very funny, made me chuckle I too carry makeup to work, actually 2 bags- 1 for lip stuff and 1 for eyes, face and anything else that I stuff in there. But the really funny thing is, that I very rarely have time to touchup anything except maybe lipgloss or lipbalm. I'm a nurse and work 12hr. night shifts at a hospital so since I don't see too many awake people except my co-workers it doesn't seem as important. I guess I really should try to lighten up the load to help my poor old neck!Janet. |
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Fri May 12, 2006 7:47 am |
I bring a cosmetic case to the office everyday with Sephora blotting papers, Bonnie Bell Bugglegum Lip Balm, Lip Fusion XL, Chanel Foundation, Nars Cream Blush, Dior Show Mascara, Aquolina Chocolovers Perfume, DermaDoctor SPF 30 Sunblock, Dental Floss and Mini toothpaste/toothbrush.
I gave up on the eyebrow pencils. I also have white (blonde) eyebrows that you can't see and half way through the day would end up with half of my eyebrow missing when using Pencils. |
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Wed May 17, 2006 8:56 am |
| i carry a lip gloss and desensitising cream with me most of the time. I actually keep some cleanser and toner at the place where i work, so that i can do some light cleansing during the day if my skin gets too oily. |
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