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Thu Nov 22, 2007 5:49 am  |
I need some advice ladies!!
I'm want to experiment with some different brands of makeup as i really am board with the current cosmetics i use (BE, Philosophy, YSL, Laura Geller)!!. I have read so much in magazines about the following brands and they seem to be used a lot by celebrities:
NARS
Laura Mercier
Bobbie Brown
MAC
Stila
Please can you tell me if you use any products from these ranges and what they are?
Also what colours etc you would recommend for a light/Medium skin tone with yellow undertones, green eyes and chestnut colour hair?
I would be looking for:
A Face Primer
Eye Primer
Foundation (not a lover of liquid but would try a tinted or balm)
Concealer
Eyeshadows
Mascara
Lipstick
Lipgloss
Eyeliner
Blush
Highlighter |
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Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:57 am |
I have pale skin, so I'm afraid I wouldn't be much help for colour recommendations, but I can let you know some brands and products I love:
Foundation - SK-II Airtouch Spray Foundation (an absolute miracle and so easy to use)
Eyeshadows - MAC, definitely. I love Paint pots and Paint tubes for staying power and colours. You can also apply some MAC powder shadow on top. The Paint tubes and pots can also act as a primer in neutral colours.
Mascara - Dr Hauschka for great, natural ingredients that offer staying power and don't make your lashes feel dry or brittle.
Lipstick - Julie Hewett does some fab lipsticks, but I'm now an addict of Victor Longo's Lip & Cheek Stains. Great staying power.
Lipgloss - Stila's Lipglaze is beautiful.
Eyeliner - MAC Fluidlines. Fantastic range of colours, brilliant staying power and can also be used as eyeshadow.
Blush - Stila Rouge Pots. Easy to apply and give a lovely, natural look. |
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Thu Nov 22, 2007 9:23 am |
I have tried lots of MAC and Stila. As for recs for the products you're asking for, I'd recommend:
A Face Primer: Can't be of help for this.
Eye Primer: Try MAC Paints.
Foundation (not a lover of liquid but would try a tinted or balm): I've heard Laura Mercier has fabulous foundation but haven't tried it personally
Concealer: Ditto on the Laura Mercier
Eyeshadows: Love both MAC and Stila. MAC's eyeshadow is more pigmented though. The Stila is more of a natural look (for me anyways)
Mascara: I use drugstore mascara...so no recs here.
Lipstick: MAC has fabulous lipstick and a huge range of colors
Lipgloss: MAC again...tons of fun colors.
Eyeliner: I use shadow for liner and love Stila and MAC
Blush: Love Stila's convertible color
Highlighter: Heard great things about NARS multiples but haven't tried yet. MAC has recently come out with loose beauty powders which would be great as highlighters as well.
I hope that helps!  |
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Thu Nov 22, 2007 11:22 am |
| I used to love and use Laura Merciers primer and make up but since I discovered Smashbox I am totally addicted its the best I have ever tried and the primer closes pores and has spf 15 |
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Thu Nov 22, 2007 12:37 pm |
| majorb wrote: |
I have pale skin, so I'm afraid I wouldn't be much help for colour recommendations, but I can let you know some brands and products I love:
Foundation - SK-II Airtouch Spray Foundation (an absolute miracle and so easy to use)
Eyeshadows - MAC, definitely. I love Paint pots and Paint tubes for staying power and colours. You can also apply some MAC powder shadow on top. The Paint tubes and pots can also act as a primer in neutral colours.
Mascara - Dr Hauschka for great, natural ingredients that offer staying power and don't make your lashes feel dry or brittle.
Lipstick - Julie Hewett does some fab lipsticks, but I'm now an addict of Victor Longo's Lip & Cheek Stains. Great staying power.
Lipgloss - Stila's Lipglaze is beautiful.
Eyeliner - MAC Fluidlines. Fantastic range of colours, brilliant staying power and can also be used as eyeshadow.
Blush - Stila Rouge Pots. Easy to apply and give a lovely, natural look. |
majorB?
Tell me about the SK II. I've always been curious and foundations are my weak spot. I have visions of having it everywhere but my face. Does it appear matte? That's my pet peeve, matte foundations. |
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Recent Karin Herzog convert. |
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Thu Nov 22, 2007 4:10 pm |
| BluesHeart wrote: |
majorB?
Tell me about the SK II. I've always been curious and foundations are my weak spot. I have visions of having it everywhere but my face. Does it appear matte? That's my pet peeve, matte foundations. |
You actually wear your powder underneath and that, I think, gives the perfect finish. Not too shiny, not too matte, just right.
You don't need to protect your clothes or hair either. The charged particles only adhere to moist surfaces, such as skin, so it just doesn't go onto your clothes. I know this sounds amazing, but it really, really does work like this!
Anyway, here's a review I wrote a while ago that might help, but if you have any more questions about it, just let me know and I'll try my best to help:
I'd read all of the advertising blurb about SKII Air Touch Foundation - and decided it was all a load of utter tosh. My previous foray into spray foundation was with Era, which is a nice product, but had several major faults as far as I was concerned: messy, wasteful, coverage not so perfect as it's supposed to be and shiny finish. I really couldn't see how this could possibly be much different, except perhaps for the fancy packaging.
Then I read Blacklace's and stellamaris' reviews earlier in this thread. Now whilst I tend not to trust advertising hype, I do have a lot of faith in the opinions of the people here.
So, at the weekend, I just so happened to find myself in Harrods, London. And whilst in Harrods, I just so happened to find myself right slap bang next to the SKII counter. How could I resist giving it a whirl? Not that I was actually going to buy the thing, oh dearie me no.
The lady explained to me about applying most of your makeup beforehand, except for mascara and lipstick. I stifled my pitying laughter at her crazy talk, but let her go ahead and spray me anyway.
I was instructed to close my eyes. Apparently, the charged particles only stick to moisture, hence the fact that it doesn't coat your hair or eyebrows, but your eyeballs would probably end up coated and looking a wee bit weird. I decided that I didn't want to look weird(er), so kept my eyes tight shut. All I could feel were gentle little pffts as she slowly moved the spray from side to side, gradually moving down the length of my face. (For smooth coverage, you need to keep the sprayer at a distance of 10cm from your face.)
When I first looked in the mirror, I immediately thought that she had only been making little pfft noises and hadn't actually bothered to spray anything onto my skin. (These sales assistants can have quite a sense of humour, you know.) Then I realised that something was different, after all. My skin looked flawless.
As stellamaris wrote, my pores looked softer and less noticeable, and there was no sign of any blotchiness or blemishes. Even the dark circles under my eyes looked dramatically improved. Yet I couldn't see any foundation on my skin. I've never seen anything quite like this in my life.
Before I knew it, I found myself squealing, "Ooooooooh, oooooooh! I'll take one, please!!!!"
Next day, I thought I'd try it for myself. Still wasn't convinced how I'd manage with having to keep my eyes shut, though. However, it turned out to be exceedingly easy. I did it perfectly first time.
Not only does this give a beautifully smooth, light as air finish, it's also easy to use, fast and doesn't involve any mess.
One thing I did discover, quite by accident, was that applying mascara first instead of last worked fine for me. Lipstick definitely does need to go on last, though.
My "face" stayed in place all day long.
I can honestly see a day when we'll chuckle at the foolish olden times when we used to have to use those old-fangled bottles and tubes of foundation. Oh, how we'll laugh. I also wouldn't be surprised if more manufacturers developed similar products, with the idea eventually filtering down into cheaper brands.
I've seen the future of foundation - and I blummin' well like it! |
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Thu Nov 22, 2007 4:26 pm |
| I just peeked at the Saks site for the SK. The colors have me concerned so I'll have to take a trip to Saks and check it out in person. Thank you so much, great review. |
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Thu Nov 22, 2007 9:16 pm |
My recommendations are:
A Face Primer - LM
Eye Primer - LM
Foundation - BB
Concealer - BB
Eyeshadows - I like Japanese brands such as Shiseido/ Shumura. They offer a wide range of beautiful colors
Mascara - Helena Rubinstein
Lipstick - Shiseido
Lipgloss - BB/ Shiseido
Eyeliner - Shiseido
Blush - BB
Highlighter - BB
(LM - Laura Mercier, BB - Bobbi Brown) |
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Fri Nov 23, 2007 6:29 am |
Smashbox has the best primer, hands down. I also tried Bare Essentials as well as Laura Mercier. I love Smashbox because it dissolves immediately on your skin.
I do not recommend using foundation if you are going for the natural look. Usually a bit of concealer will do the job.
A Face Primer: Smashbox definitely, I like it better than Laura Mercier
Eye primer: What is this? isn`t the face primer also for eyes?
Foundation: MAC, the only one I would use
Concealer: Amazing concealer: lasts forever....u only need a small dab
Eyeshadows:MAC
Lipstick: Helena Rubenstein, Chanel
Lipgloss: Nars, Too Faced Extreme
Eyeliner: MAC, Dior
Blush: Nars orgasm, or Tarte`s cheek stain
Highlighter: Benefit`s flamingo or hollywood glo |
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Fri Nov 23, 2007 8:23 am |
| BluesHeart wrote: |
| I just peeked at the Saks site for the SK. The colors have me concerned so I'll have to take a trip to Saks and check it out in person. Thank you so much, great review. |
You're very welcome. And it's definitely a good idea to try the colours in person. |
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Fri Nov 23, 2007 8:33 pm |
Hi there, i have used a few items from your list. The ones i like are
Stila Lipglaze
Stila tinted moisturizer in medium, this gives me a nice healthy complexion, though i still use a moisturizer underneath.
Laura Mercier mineral foundation(there is a huge thread on this.)
Stila eyeshadows kitten and twig
Chanel teint innocence foundation |
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Tue Nov 27, 2007 2:31 am |
Hi everyone!!
Thank you for your responses, i just wondered if anyone has tried the BB moisture tint balm and if so whats it like?
I don't like liquid foundation much but a tint sounds good.
Also just wondered for those of you that use LM, what shade would i be in either the tinted moisturiser or the mineral makeup?
The reason i ask is that there are no counters near to where i live in the UK and we cant get a refund if we order a product on-line and it is the wrong shade etc!!
Also is the LM range good? (lipgloss, eye colours, primer etc.) |
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Wed Nov 28, 2007 12:29 am |
| I use MAC primer. Comes with SPF 50. Very nice, blends easliy and quickly. |
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Thu Nov 29, 2007 7:04 pm |
Definitely use Stila for lipgloss... Others, I'm not so sure. But I'm not a great fan for MAC's mascaras though  |
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Fri Nov 30, 2007 12:34 am |
| bamboo wrote: |
| Definitely use Stila for lipgloss... Others, I'm not so sure. But I'm not a great fan for MAC's mascaras though |
I agree! Love MAC eyeshadow and liner but the mascara is no better than a drugstore brand. |
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