If you want to go with expensive stuff check out Sephora. They don't work under commission and I have found [for the most part] if you explain the look you are going for they will keep within that. They also have most of the department store brands.

Basic stuff - Cover Girl and Maybelline mascara and eye shadows are great. As is NYC. Honestly the only reason I now use Bare Minerals is because of my skin. I wore Cover Girl and Maybelline foundation for years. For the most part the rest of my make-up is from Target. Mascara has to be tossed every few months - no sense in spending $10 on it when $5 stuff works just as good (imho).

I'm good like that :evil:

I actually had to put make-up on today for the first time in a while. I had a photo shoot and I just couldn't do it without having some sort of definition on my eyes.

Lipstick~ oh yes. A friend of mine commented how nice it was that I always wore lipstick, even if we were going out for a walk.

I try to use shades that look natural but that make the lips look more lucious and full.

I need to purchase new eye make up. I can't find mine and I've been noticing a lot of really cool looks. I want one of my own. :D

Lipstick is not make-up. It is a necessity.

My big issue of the moment is a "freckle" that I've got on my forehead. I'm not quite Gorbachov yet but it's close. ;) I did see a doctor a while back and they told me it was nothing harmful. They prescribed a skin lightener for purely aesthetic purposes and it didn't seem to help. I've been wearing lotion with sunscreen in it every day since and that does mitigate it somewhat. It's gotten serious enough that I'm considering a daily foundation. Yeech.

I guess I really did just turn 30. :p

Well...I am a couple of clicks past 40 so I understand.

I actually {and those of you who gag at 'The Titanic', forgive the reference} had a 'Rose' moment the another day. I was getting my sons shot record. In the packet that holds them all, I have some old cards. My old Navy I.D. is in there. I looked at that picture smiling back at me, eyes bright, smile big, and I thought 'My mind is the same but the reflection is so different....' {remember Rose when she picks up and then looks in to the mirror??? I had a total 'Rose' moment....}.

I also started flashing back to when I got that card. What a night. I can remember it like it was yesterday. Ask me about yesterday and it may not be as clear....:rolleyes:

How do you make a lady?

I believe this is the video CP was referring to in her original post. If you haven't seen it, watch it.

Hey Ally,
I've looked all over for this... and the gals at sephora didnt know what I was asking for. (SD Sephora)
Does this have another name, or can you find it online?

And while I'm posting....
I am horrible with makeup... esp lips, color and liner.
I cannot pick the right colors to save my life.

If anyone feels that they are good at it, and on other people, I would love a lesson.