The Makeup Thread

[Charmingly Miserable]

As I've run out of things to buy, I'm looking to you lovely people to inspire me...

What are your Top 5 must have makeup/beauty products?

In no particular order:

Kat Von D Lock-It Tattoo Foundation
Bite Beauty High Pigment Pencil in Toasted Almond.
Living Proof Perfect Hair Day Shampoo and Conditioner.
Lorac Front of the Line Pro Liquid Eye Liner
The Body Deli Sage Grapefruit Cleanser
Bonus
Beauty Protector Protect and Detangle

*Look! The first three items can be found at Sephora. How convenient!!! lol*

[ophelia_]

I am SAAAH excited about that Sephora order. You're the bestest <3

Heard really good things about KvD's Lock-It foundation, however I hate buying foundation online without testing it first. Sephora is opening in Aus in December and pretty sure they're stocking KvD (as nowhere else does), so will definitely suss it out That shampoo and conditioner looks great as well... And those Bite Beauty pencils - the description mentioned wine, so I'm pretty much sold.

[Charmingly Miserable]

I definitely am one to try foundations in store rather than buying them blindly online. Also, this is the best primer out there in my opinion. It's expensive as hell. I hope your Sephora will stock it because you need to try it.

[Sarah K]

What is the opinion on brushes? Are the better ones worth it?

I have an old set of Eco Tools that were always alright, but a couple of them are pretty pitiful now. I've had them for over 5 years, though. Is it worth upgrading to "better" brushes?

[allegro]

Personally, I invested in some really good brushes and it seems really worth it because hair from the brushes isn't sticking on my face, LOL. But keeping them really clean seems to be the most important part, and each time you clean the cheap-o brushes, they seem to fall apart more?

[Sarah K]

Yeah... I clean mine maybe like once a month? I used to just use warm water and soap. But I recently bought some of the actual cleaner stuff from Ulta. they for sure lose some of their hairs and seem to get kind of frayed and such. What brushes do you have?

It will probably be the big thing that I ask for for Christmas.

[Baphomette]

What is the opinion on brushes? Are the better ones worth it?

Most definitely. And the best ones last forever. Think I've spent around $400 over the years on all my MAC brushes. (Had a few stolen at a party once so had to rebuy) and they are amazing.

[ophelia_]

Brushes are definitely worth investing in, and should last you 10 years+ if you treat them well. MAC make amazing brushes but I don't love their eyeliner brush, it's a bit too small and kind of flakey so I just use a cheap eco tools one I bought and I love it so much.

[Baphomette]

MAC make amazing brushes but I don't love their eyeliner brush, it's a bit too small and kind of flakey

They have three or four different eye liner brushes. Which one did you try? This is my stand-by. Since my retinal surgery, I switched to powder liner instead of liquid and this brush is perfect for it.

[ophelia_]

They have three or four different eye liner brushes. Which one did you try? This is my stand-by. Since my retinal surgery, I switched to powder liner instead of liquid and this brush is perfect for it.

That thicker one actually looks a lot better, I might buy it instead. I have this one and I don't really love it.

http://www.maccosmetics.com.au/produ...ush/index.tmpl

[orestes]

Sigma makes good brushes as well.

[Charmingly Miserable]

Fucking shit. I just blew up my credit card at Sephora. I need to hustle the corner to pay my damage off!!!

[allegro]

I say that every time I'm at Aveda. I have nearly enough Pure Privilege points to go on the fucking spa trip.

[Sarah K]

Oh, man. I got this stuff in my ipsy bag this month:

http://www.clarisea.com/prod-Instant...liant-114.aspx



I thought it sounded pretty weird, but I LOVE it. It works well on my stupid baby skin.

[orestes]

Gah, why are French pharmaceuticals so bloody expensive in this country? Ordered this off amazon to combat winter dryness. We'll see.

[Charmingly Miserable]

Went to my first class at Sephora over the weekend. It was a contouring and highlighting class. I had so much fun and walked away nearly $100 more broke. I got that YSL Touche Éclat highlighting pen!!!!!

[allegro]

Gah, why are French pharmaceuticals so bloody expensive in this country? Ordered this off amazon to combat winter dryness. We'll see.

I loooooooooooooove this stuff omg. My face is like a baby's butt, now.

[jessamineny]

I use that, too I buy it from Swanson Vitamins, especially when I have a big discount code.

[orestes]

Has anyone tried Hourglass' ambient light blush or Urban Decay's Naked blush?

[orestes]

If any of you are Sephora Beauty Insider members, this year's birthday sampler is a Nars set of Cruella and Rikugien lip pencils.

[Charmingly Miserable]

Has anyone tried Hourglass' ambient light blush?

I don't have their ambient blush but I do have their ambient light powder (I think it's Dimmed Light). I like it for everyday wear. It's nice and subtle and give the right amount of glow.

If any of you are Sephora Beauty Insider members, this year's birthday sampler is a Nars set of Cruella and Rikugien lip pencils.

I saw that. I'm so stoked. July, hurry up.

[orestes]

Ended up picking up the last box of Diffused Heat yesterday, along with samples of Hourglass' primer, Naked foundation and Benefit's Hello Flawless.

I'm so excited for Nyx's new collection!

[Charmingly Miserable]

@orestes You are gonna LOVE the Hourglass primer. It is my holy grail of primers.

[Charmingly Miserable]

I just made a spreadsheet of my makeup inventory: $4538. That's not including the orders I just placed at Makeup Geek and Ulta. I know I don't have everything, but damn. That's a lot of money.

[ophelia_]

Gah, I keep buying Kat Von D products and I want to hate them because I'm not the biggest fan of her, but holy cum, they are so good.

[RedJenny]

So glad I've found this thread. It's still relevant.

[Darryl]

I just made a spreadsheet of my makeup inventory: $4538. That's not including the orders I just placed at Makeup Geek and Ulta. I know I don't have everything, but damn. That's a lot of money.

Oh, I can relate to that. You can't just leave Sephora without spending $100 or more I love Kat Von D products as well, but why I can't see thread about shampoos and hair fragrances? For example, after reading articles on Harimadnesssalon about natural conditioners I'm using a homemade recipe with baking soda and apple vinegar as advised.

[Halo Infinity]

I just wanted to say that my top 4 favorite colors for lipstick and nail polish still happen to be red, black, purple and pink. I don't think that'll ever change.