Make up advice/ tips

[annalovesbooks1983]

I have just run out of make up and tomorrow I have to buy some...probably a strange thread for a book board, but lets share make up tips..do you wear make up? What are your favorite brands or products, I always spend a bit on make up as I feel its important to have nice and accurate make up, I go to the clinique counter, What do you all think?

[Michelle]

I'll make a plug for cruelty-free products here. You can get a lot of good products without unnecessarily harming animals. Here's a list:
search.caringconsumer.com/

And Clinique is a cruelty-free company. That's what most of my make-up is (made up of free samples that my mom gets for me).

[sylviaplath]

Clinique is definitely a good company. All my make-up is from Clinique. Not only are they cruelty-free and don't have animal products, but because they're hypo-allergenic and don't have added scents or anything they're really good if you have sensitive skin.

[Halie]

My favorite makeup brand is Smashbox. The pigments go on really nicely and the quality is so good.

But I don't wear makeup very often because it's better for my skin and... I'm just too lazy.

[Lu]

I'm pretty lazy too and I always wear very little makeup, I don't have a favorite brand, I just tried some different brands but I haven't found the best for me (yet). I'm running out make up and I think I'll try clinique (there are winter sales now ) or Helan, I've tried a couple of Helan creams and they were really good.

[jella]

I always wear makeup when I go out. It takes about 15 minuter per day but then I feel more confident. My favorite brands are Lumene and Clinique, but it's quite expensive.

[Ansku]

My favorite brand is The Body Shop. I buy almost everything from there. I have sensitive skin and I have found their Aloe Vera serie perfect for me. I use foundation and powder in my everyday make-up. I buy make-up from Lumene too, but mostly from The Body Shop.

[Melissa G.]

I love Clinique too. Most of my makeup is from the Clinique counter! Speaking of which, I need some new foundation!

[annak]

I'm all about eyeshadow and mascara. I don't wear foundation because it feels heavy and gross on my skin, I just can't handle it for some reason. I like just using a little blush. But lately I've really been into lipsticks.

I agree, Clinique is is really nice. I love their eyeshadows because they don't make my eyes itch.

[Carma]

I'm really lazy with make up as well, and I also have trouble getting out of bed on time in the morning. so it is usually just mascara when I have the time . Sometimes I draw a black line right above my eyelashes with a kohl pencil, I try to make it as thin as possible, because I don't like those big lines on myself. sometimes I wear eyeshadow. I don't do lipstick or lipgloss at all, and no foundation either. i always get the idea you can see it. don't you girls have that problem? I do sometimes use concealer for red spots, and thats all!

At my internshiop they were cleaning up all the free things they get. so I went home with new mascara, a new eyeliner pencil, new eyeshadow and a lipstick for my mum. That was a lot of fun! haha.

I always switch brands as well, I do have a lot of L'Oreal and Bourjois, some rimmel some bodyshop.. I just buy whatever I think looks nice and isn't too expensive.


wow, I have no idea why I wrote a post that long about make up!! haha

[Halie]

^It must be the girl in you.

My mom and I joke that young women talk about clothes and makeup, middle aged women talk about their children and old women talk about their latest maladies!

[Dominique]

I would love to use Clinique, but it's often too expensive for me I think. I might try to pick some up and give it a go when it comes on sale.
I wear foundation, mascara and a creme eyeshadow most days (they're so much easier and faster than powder ones), sometimes some eyeliner.

I have mostly Maybeline and Revlon products. For moisturisers and other skin care I pretty much only use Olay, it's definately the best brand I've found for that so far.

[Lu]

Jan 10, 2009 16:20:28 GMT -5 Carma said:

I'm really lazy with make up as well, and I also have trouble getting out of bed on time in the morning. so it is usually just mascara when I have the time . Sometimes I draw a black line right above my eyelashes with a kohl pencil, I try to make it as thin as possible, because I don't like those big lines on myself. sometimes I wear eyeshadow. I don't do lipstick or lipgloss at all, and no foundation either. i always get the idea you can see it. don't you girls have that problem? I do sometimes use concealer for red spots, and thats all!

I know what you mean Carma, I don't wear foundation (and eyeshadow) for the same reason. I don't feel comfortable with it, my bestfriend thinks it's funny because she doesn't feel comfortable WITHOUT foundation...lol, but she often says I have a better skin than hers.
I just wear mascara (and pencil when I wake up a bit earlier), blusher and lipstick.

[Isa]

I'm pretty useless when it comes to make-up, I usually wear eyeliner and use a brow marker and that's it. The brow marker I guess is pretty unusual, but that's because mine are so blond you can't really see them and I found this perfect pen by Cover Girl that makes them look the same colour as my red hair - ironically the colour of the pen is called "soft blond", go figure!

[Juliet]

I'm a little bit lazy too but I always wear make-up for work or on formal occasions. Recently I've started using Lancome and Estee Lauder, they are expensive but quite good!