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I'll tell you what is brilliant for shine. Mally's Face Defender. Just dab on with the sponge over makeup if you like and it keeps you matte for ages. Love it. She does good mascara too.
 
Your first photo in this thread made me hyperventilate. I just can't get a handle on makeup. I've gotten my makeup done at those department store counters twice, but they slathered on so much I instantly wiped all of it off. I'd love to look all glamorous, but it's just not within my capabilities.

So here is all of the makeup I own. I always wear Neutrogena Healthy Defense Daily Moisturizer with SPF50, and then I put Clinique pore refining solutions on my shiny forehead. Sometimes, if I'm feeling fancy, I'll swipe Physician's Formula Bronze Pearl on the apples of my cheeks. My skin is all freckly on my cheeks, but the amount of makeup I'd need to smooth that out is incompatible with Texas heat and/or my tolerance for makeup.

My lips are usually bare. Sometimes I'll swipe on some chapstick (my dentist gives out the best samples!), or a lip stain. In my av, I'm wearing Maybelline Super Stay Mauve Dream. I picked up Pixi Tinted Brilliance Balm in No. 8 Bitten Berry last summer in Sevilla, because I was feeling all Spanish and Bold, but I usually get alarmed at how bright it is and wipe it off.

I'm on my second tube of recommended mascara from the other makeup thread here, Rimmel VolumeFlash Scandal Eyes in black. It's good. And orange is my favorite color, so I like the tube. I usually wear a sweep of brown-black eyeliner (either Almay or Covergirl, whichever I see first); if I'm dramatic, I go for the all-black pencil. If I'm really feeling spunky, I opt for the Almay Intense i-Color in purple amethyst. That's the only part of my makeup that I've ever received a compliment on. The silver eyeliner is left over from a Halloween costume.

Eye shadow confounds me. I don't know how to apply it, despite multiple how-to videos, instruction pamphlets, and staring at people's eyelids. A trip to Bare Minerals left me with four tubs, in two shades of nude/peach, one brown, and one plum. I will probably still own these tubs, with the same quantity, next year at this time. I grabbed the shimmery Covergirl Bombshell Shineshadow in ooh la lilac a couple of months ago when I bought my mascara, thinking that if the purple eyeshadow gets compliments, maybe this is how I go for dramatic eyes. I think it just looks like someone popped me in the eye, so it sits ignored in my makeup bag.

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I've had my makeup done twice at a department store counter and once by a makeup artist back in April for a photoshoot. I hated hated HATED how they did my makeup. Each time I thought, "I do my own makeup better, what is wrong with people?" but in their defense, I did a friend's makeup once and never again; it was awful, that poor girl. It's always easier to do your own and practice really does make perfect.

When I was about 12 my mom gave me all of her old makeup and I was in heaven. I guess makeup's always been my thing and it's not for everyone. Up until 2 years ago I wore the same makeup in the same way for over a decade and I thought "I'm going to be that outdated chick you see walking around with the 80's style makeup and hair because I'm convinced nothing else looks decent on me. Ugh" because I'd tried bold colors, and foundation and everything. I only ever used charcoal and silver on my eyes with liner and powder on my face. Never concealer or foundation or even bothered with blush or mascara.

I'm addicted to youtube videos now and they've helped get me out of my comfort zone. I sooooooo would want to try doing your makeup, though. Or at the very least do makeup WITH you; maybe show you a few things. My guess is you don't need it, though. The "makeup area" in my bedroom is RIDICULOUS. I still haven't found places for all the new crap I just bought. Maybe I'll take pics for you so you can feel better about your makeup collection.

I end up wearing so much makeup now to get the look I want and the other day Smiley said "Your makeup always looks perfect. You make it look so natural" which leads me to believe the man is going blind. I just sat there staring at him through my dark lashes, deep eyeliner, and metallic eye shadows like "WHAT?"
 
I'll tell you what is brilliant for shine. Mally's Face Defender. Just dab on with the sponge over makeup if you like and it keeps you matte for ages. Love it. She does good mascara too.

It goes on TOP of makeup? I'm going to have to look that stuff up!
 
Garnate, if all that stuff will make me look like you, I'll go shopping and spend the gazillion dollars immediately! :rose:

Also, there are all kinds of awesome posters in this thread.
 
Garnate, if all that stuff will make me look like you, I'll go shopping and spend the gazillion dollars immediately! :rose:

Also, there are all kinds of awesome posters in this thread.

I'm sorry if one of my pictures might've led you astray; you do NOT want that.

That said, let's go shopping anyway! I still need to get a few makeup-y things.


:D
 
I'm sorry if one of my pictures might've led you astray; you do NOT want that.

That said, let's go shopping anyway! I still need to get a few makeup-y things.


:D

I checked out your profile pic and nearly fapped myself to death.

I like shopping for nail polish and hair dye. Beyond that, I just buy a new compact of the same foundation I've been wearing for years when I can no longer scrape any out of the old one.

Oh! And I like lip gloss.
 
I checked out your profile pic and nearly fapped myself to death.

I like shopping for nail polish and hair dye. Beyond that, I just buy a new compact of the same foundation I've been wearing for years when I can no longer scrape any out of the old one.

Oh! And I like lip gloss.

Baha! Stop that! The laughter coming from me is the exact opposite of ladylike and I'm scaring my dog.

I have so many lip glosses.....and I just saw that almost 30 of them are the same color. WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?
 
I end up wearing so much makeup now to get the look I want and the other day Smiley said "Your makeup always looks perfect. You make it look so natural" which leads me to believe the man is going blind. I just sat there staring at him through my dark lashes, deep eyeliner, and metallic eye shadows like "WHAT?"

In my defense, I also said "Even when you do dramatic, evening kinds of makeup, you never look painted up. You always look natural and you make it look easy." Which I know it's not.

And I DO wear glasses. But I'm far from blind.
 
In my defense, I also said "Even when you do dramatic, evening kinds of makeup, you never look painted up. You always look natural and you make it look easy." Which I know it's not.

And I DO wear glasses. But I'm far from blind.

I suppose that's a small difference but I still say your eyesight is going the way of my modelling career: nonexistent.
 
I'll tell you what is brilliant for shine. Mally's Face Defender. Just dab on with the sponge over makeup if you like and it keeps you matte for ages. Love it. She does good mascara too.
That looks brilliant. I'll never get it, but it looks perfect!

Garnate, here is my av, uncropped, showing all of the makeup I wear. I think my eyelids are too small to benefit from eye shadows.
 
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