I'm composing a list of the best brand name products

Hey ladies,

SO, I'm doing  a make up makeover and have decided to buy a butt load of new high end products and I want to know whats your favorite high end makeup product and why do you like it so much?

Looking for brands like

urban decay

too faced

makeup forever

stila

mac

smashbox

cover fx

ect.

anything high end or something that acts high end and does a really good job

I want everything from corrector to lipgloss

Everything so help my build my wish list and get the makeup makeover I've been dreaming of.

kassie

Thanks so much guys Ok another question though I'm looking for a really good primer something that wont get inside my creases and cake up, something that goes over my undereye lines so when I do put my foundation on it does seep up in my fine lines and look horrible. Also for corrector I need something that wont cake up underneath my eyes, and look wet all the time.

Thanks so much your a great help. I'm new to the high end world of makeup and am just starting to find brands I like. I usually use drugstore brands but am really getting into makeup and am ready to step it up a bit.

yes I plan on started very soon just wanted a bit of insight and what products work the best for my needs. Also for mascara which brand seems to work the best for you ladies, I know I use to use benefit for a while and I really liked using them.

perfect I'll have to check those out. I went on sleek cosmetics website and found 2 palette I adore I'm going to purchuse them, they price is awsome. I really like their eyeshadows.

thanks

ok a couple more things ladies, I'm looking for a ultra black eyeliner that doesn't fade and I won't have to replay it every half hour, it's for my water line so it can't be a liquid liner. That brings me to liquid eyeliner I really like the pen liquid eyeliners there my favorite, so is there a high end pen liquid eyeliner you guys use. Last question for translucent powder what do you guys use? I need a good one that doesnt sit on my skin, i even seen girls wearing powder over there foundation and when you see there face in the light your wow! you can really see the power, I don't like that at all. Thanks ladies

Thanks alot I'll be surfin amazon :)

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Originally Posted by shontay07108 


Black eyeliner for the waterline: perversion eyeliner by Urban Decay. It's a pencil that lasts a long time and it's really black. Also, Make Up For Ever has a black aqua eyes liner in a pot. It goes on very black and lasts a long time. For even better results, you can put the UD liner on and the aqua cream over that. I do that all the time.
A pen liner? I really like Make Up For Ever's liquid liners. Shake before you apply and you'll get great color, it lasts all day and it's very easy to control during application.
The key to powder is the brush. I don't like Mac's powder brush. I have a real techniques powder brush (you can get it at ulta or amazon.com). It's packed and so you can really buff the powder in instead of it just sitting on your face. My personal fave powder is Make Up For Ever HD, but Laura Mercier also has a good one that I use sometimes.

Sorry I didn't know how to discribe it hahhaa the liquid liners with the felt tip on the end, they almost look like a pen or something lol. Thanks for the powder tip. I'm shopping for all my porducts on amazon so I'll search for it and add it to my wish list. I have a couple techniques down for powder but like you said it's all in the brush, I heard Tom Ford has some really good brushes have you tried any of these before? Yours so good with makeup I feel like were long lost sisters hehehehe. I'd love to learn more from you.

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Aww. Thanks!
Oh, pen liners. I really haven't tried any except for Mac's penultimate (I think that's what it's called). I liked it, but I know some people thought it was just OK. I haven't used it in ages. I haven't tried Tom Ford brushes. I really haven't tried anything from his brand. I don't mind spending a pretty penny for makeup, but his prices seem a bit much for me when I know I can go to YSL or Chanel and get something just as good.

OHHH another thing is I did some research and found that cream foundations are better then liquid ones because there easier to work with and better for blending. What cream foundations do you like ? Yeah Tom Fords not cheap thats for sure. I have just been getting into the mind set, before I was buying drugstore makeup and I was getting bored with everything so I thought I'd try the high end side of things, I don't mind spending money on makeup but I defiently want it to be worth it, that's why I'm looking for advice and you've been so nice and you've given me so much information hahahah I love it. Do you have a makeup blog or anything, you should totally start one you know a lot about makeup. 

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I really like the Dolce and Gabbana creamy foundation. It's only being sold at Saks right now, as far as I know. It's really, really good. I prefer liquids myself, but I guess that's because I've used them so much and for so long.
I don't have a blog. I tried starting one about a year or so ago, but it's a lot of work that I didn't anticipate. So, I just lurk around here and play.

hahahaha it's fun to play here. Ok I'll check it out, one more thing and then I'll leave you alone for the night. I like using thermal water or spring water to set my makeup, what's the best water based product you use for setting your makeup?

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Originally Posted by shontay07108 

Make Up For Ever's Mist + Fix.

 OK cool I'll look for it

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Originally Posted by luvlydee 

i love nars smudgeproof base for a primer.  hmm as for corrector i do like Make Up For Ever camouflage creams. maybe you can see if that works out for you

Yes I do have the camouflage creams on my wish list, I spotted them when shopping and thought I'd try them out, they look good. Tanks

I'll have to add the nars primer to my wish list thanks for the advice

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Originally Posted by tats 

Lipsticks - MAC is really good value and has a big choice

Blushes - NARS & Illamasqua (the best 2 brands for blush imho)

Foundation - Estee Lauder double wear (since tried it never looked back or at any other brand)

Mascara - Estee Lauder

Eyeshadows - NARS is my favourite, second is MAC and third is Guerlain

Highlighters - MAC (their beauty powder are the best highlighters as they give beautiful glow)

Ok perfect. I adore NARS blush it's already on my amazon list, I'll have to look for the estee lauder foundation, is it a cream or a liquid?

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Originally Posted by Dominique33 

Hi Kassie,

 

 

If you need a subtle blush, I would advise you either a Chanel Joues Contraste (  subtle baked pigments very easy to wear and apply ) or M.A.C Pro longwear blushes ( Office Hours collection ), they're smooth, subtle and very easy to wear. You also have Bare Escensuals compact blushes ( very soft on the skin, perfect texture ). Cargo blushes are very good too. Benefit blushes too, some are really very good ( Hervana, Dallas, Bella Bamba or Coralista ). The new Guerlain duo blush is not bad at all, pretty colours and easy to wear.

 

As far as lipsticks are concerned : Nars and M.A.C are very good, the Chanel Rouge Coco is ready-to-wear : Mademoiselle, Chintz, Jersey Rose, Gardénia etc.. are soft rosy shades that match with everything. The Guerlain Rouge Automatique is great, a wide range of colours and beautiful colours. The new Estee Lauder lipstick is very good ( rebel raspeberry, forbidden apple, violet electra ), intense and wears long. Bobbi Brown lipstick is pretty good ( in fact M.A.C, Bobbi Brown belong to the Estee Lauder company )

 

Eyeshadows : Definitely Nars for its wonderful trio eyeshadows and duo. Close to perfection. The Chanel quads ( 4 ombres ) are baked eyeshadows, easy to wear and subtle. Urban Decay Naked 1 and Naked 2 are very pretty. Two Faced is not bad, you can get some pretty makeups with their palettes. Dior 5 couleurs is good but it depends on the collections.

 

Nail polishes : I love Nars, Chanel, OPI, Essie, Yves Saint-Laurent or Zoya.

nail care : Dior crème abricot ( very good product indeed even if it's thick )

 

Brands you could avoid ( on the whole because some products are good though ) : Lancôme, Clinique, Clarins , I mean just for makeup. Clarins has really improved over the years,  the Holiday collection 2012 looks pretty !

 

This is it, I have all products mentioned above ( full size and not for review )

 Is clinique creams any good I have a ton of them on amazon list for fine lines and dark circles that kind of thing. What other cream company could I go with? Also I heard that estee lauder is smashbox, is smashbox not a good caompany?