Putting my face on

[Ponine]

I have had makeup consultant after make up consultant.
I've done Mary Kay... I had the Bare M person.... the Nordstom clinique gal....


The problem is, I either have to buy everything they use, or I'm hosed.
Now, I did wonderful makeup in HS and college, but as you said, gotta love the 80's.
Any color was a go.
Stage makeup? All over it.... gloriously.

Real life? not so good.

I MUST use foundation, my skin has red splotches all over it, and is incredilby dry.
When I dont use make up people either think I have a sunburn, or that something is very very wrong. Or I get comments like... wow... you should see a dermatologist. No thanks.
Because of this, I dont really need to use blusher. I will never cover up the red.

I currently use the Bare Minerals. I am used to liquid foundation and with a sponge. But if my skin is flaking it makes it look worse.

But colors... wow.... I am horrible. I have a purple eyeliner that the clinique rep used on me, and I havent strayed except for black every once in a while.

but lipstick... I wont even pretend to know.
I pick a color that resembles x, put it on, it doesnt resemble it, its the other side of the color wheel.
its always too dark, too pink, or too orange. I do use the lip pencil, and I'm okay with that, again, color.

I do use the black mascara, brown on me would be a mistake.

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Nope.

It's funny though - I just got a bunch of bday money and was thinking of shopping for some makeup pretty soon. Like maybe tomorrow, my Friday off.

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).

Creepy how you resurrected this thread just in time.

I'm good like that

[alphabassettgrrl]

I have a lipstick fetish. I will tolerate wearing the rest of my makeup sometimes, just to justify lipstick.

And I love women wearing lipstick.

[Not Afraid]

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.

[MouseWife]

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.

[Not Afraid]

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

[Cadaverous Pallor]

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.

[MouseWife]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

I guess I really did just turn 30.

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....

[Morrigoon]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

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.

Can't they laser it?

[Not Afraid]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

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.

I used to get those when I was on the pill. It's a fairly common side effect for some.