Theme Makeup with a Purpose

[Medgal07]

i'm not sure it's being phased out completely - just removed from sephora. the highlighters have come out very recently, following (by some time i think) the withdrawal from sephora.

i don't think it's a bad sign to leave sephora, but it just makes them harder to access. similar to the situation with illamasqua...it makes swatching difficult when you only have access online!

The buzz about the highlighters is quite good----I'm still eager to see them.

 

[Medgal07]

I defected to REDS on Tuesday--------Rouge Parade Lipstick & lip gloss---both are to die for. I wore a gold neutral eye look and Chanel Phenix NP ( orange-red)

 

[sagehen]

[COLOR=EE82EE]I defected to REDS on Tuesday--------Rouge Parade Lipstick & lip gloss---both are to die for.   I wore a gold neutral eye look and Chanel Phenix NP ( orange-red)[/COLOR]

Since you confessed, I will confess to wearing green lipstick today. With neutral eyes and bronzer.

 

[Medgal07]

Since you confessed, I will confess to wearing green lipstick today. With neutral eyes and bronzer.

I thought we agreed that tradition trumps theme

I'll be pink again on Wednesday for the last night of Hanukkah, but I'm all red again on Thursday!

 

[aradhana]

  :lmao: :lol:  [COLOR=EE82EE] I thought we agreed that tradition trumps theme:shock: I'll be pink again on Wednesday for the last night of Hanukkah, but I'm all red again on Thursday![/COLOR]

Oh good! I was planning to wear red/berry lips today and tomorrow for Christmas parties...then back to pinks it will be. Actually yesterday I tossed three lip products. Bobbi brown lipstick in heather buff (it had gone rancid), a rimmel lippie that looks horrible on me, and a lip/cheek stain by Clinique from...15 years ago. I think it was time. Lol It felt good to purge a few items albeit there is still a helluva lot in my collection. I was wondering if any of you might be interested in trying to go through our entire collection of lip products? I know for some it will take a year (or more)... I probably need a half year, but I find that even with our theme challenges, there are still many shades that haven't seem the light of day for a while. I'm not sure how to structure it, but I was thinking even alphabetically could be okay...

 

[Anneri]

I'd love to do that Aradhana! Count me in! I've been to the spa and the hairdresser and did my nails and my mu, so now I've just to dress and go to dinner! Have a very happy christmas everybody!!! Oh, mu of today is build around the Harmonie du Soir quad with At Dusk quad. I wore Cherry Glaze for tea, but don't know yet if I'll do another red later.

 

[katred]

[@]aradhana[/@] That's a great idea! I'm afraid I'd fall into the "would take the better part of a year" category, but I think it's high time that I forced myself to go through the entire collection. In theory it would also stop me from buying new colours until the challenge was over. In theory.

 

[Medgal07]

I'm not sure how to structure it, but I was thinking even alphabetically could be okay...

Absolutely!!! We never intended for this process to be restrictive. I'm pink today, the last day of hanukkah but my nails are red and I'm wearing red lips
tomorrow. I love this idea too...especially since I have my lipsticks cataloged alphabetically, by brand and MAC specifically by color. My lipsticks are
stored by color, all brands, so they're easier to access. I could even alternate my brands during a year long challenge. What about repeats??? Perhaps
discouraged but not forbidden?????? I like it because it's not color specific.....my mood or outfit gets to determine that, as long as it's a different lipstick.

Okay we're on!!!! For anyone who wants to participate, we will implement Aradhana's idea to wear a different lipstick everyday for a year. This
challenge is not color specific and the only condition is that we wear a different lipstick everyday!!! This could be hard because we all have favorites
(& I just purchased 6 new lippies) and new loves that we like to repeat.

So, we start THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 2015

I think I'll keep a running list and/or just enter the lipstick on my calendar, and then put the actual lipstick in a pretty basket that will now become my 2015 you've been used lipstick basket.

 

[Medgal07]

@aradhana That's a great idea! I'm afraid I'd fall into the "would take the better part of a year" category, but I think it's high time that I forced myself to go through the entire collection. In theory it would also stop me from buying new colours until the challenge was over. In theory.

I think I could go a year and a half. I can't promise that some aggressive new lipstick won't force its way into my online shopping cart either.

 

[Medgal07]

Oh, mu of today is build around the Harmonie du Soir quad with At Dusk quad. I wore Cherry Glaze for tea, but don't know yet if I'll do another red later.

​I'm in too Anneri!!! It will be a nice change for us, and totally not colored confined. I always feel like I needed two weeks at the end of a color challenge
and within this challenges I tend to use the same favorite lipsticks because I know I only have a week in which to use them.

It sounds like you're having an amazing time----Enjoy. MERRY CHRISTMAS

 

[sagehen]

 :lmao: [COLOR=EE82EE]I think I could go a year and a half.  I can't promise that some aggressive new lipstick won't force its way into my online shopping cart either.[/COLOR]:shock:

See, the bolded is where I might get in trouble lol. But I would love to try this year challenge and we can work that with our monthly challenges along the way since it's not color specific. I can't wait to see some of the loved but forgotten shades people pick out!

 

[Medgal07]

See, the bolded is where I might get in trouble lol. But I would love to try this year challenge and we can work that with our monthly challenges along the way since it's not color specific. I can't wait to see some of the loved but forgotten shades people pick out!

Well it hasn't started yet Sage. Another Chanel lipstick jumped into my cart Wednesday night.

I think this will definitely encourage me to stumble on some long forgotten loves!!!
Merry Christmas Sage!!!

 

[sagehen]

Merry Christmas to you medgal and everyone in this thread who celebrates!

 

[katred]

Merry Christmas to all those who are celebrating. Anyone get any beauty booty under the tree? I haven't had as much of a chance to post full looks for punk week, but I have been sticking with the plan. Thus far, my choices have been: Guerlain Geraldine Armani rouge ecstasy Dolci Bite Beauty "Flora Mundi" (custom colour made for me) Guerlain Gladys (I love this so much, it was worth departing from my tradition of holiday Reds) EDIT: Sorry I'm so late on this, but I remembered that someone had asked about photos of the purple/ pink eye look I did during purpleberryvamp week. The photos aren't great (we have so little light these days that it's difficult to get the camera to focus at times), but this does give an idea of the placement. It's the Guerlain Attrape-Coeur palette combined with Mac Sushi flower. All the details are on the lip week post on my blog (see link in my signature).

 

[Prettypackages]

Very pretty. No booty but gift cards lol. No lippie yesterday xmas eve ha D to work super early. On Christmas I was in the bed all day with a migraine and sinus pain all day. My whole head hurt. And I missed our dress up dinner. But get this I was more concerned about work Friday because I can't work like this but we are in our season where we can't take days off idk what to do. Head still hurts. I hate having to debate this. I'm down for whatever challenge. I'm happy to say I've purged so much the last few Months I Prolly have 5 months worth of lipsticks.

 

[Yazmin]

Hope you feel better soon. It sucks to not feel well and not be able to take any sick days.

 

[Medgal07]

Merry Christmas Hatred

I hope you had an amazing day!!! Beautiful!!!!! I love this entire look!!
I wore pink lips Wednesday-----my new Guerlain 'Rouge G l'Extrait' Lip Color, Gourmandise M71 (fuchsia) and I love it.
Christmas day I wore Guerlain Rouge Parade lipstick & Rouge Parade lip gloss---perfect reds for me.
No beauty booty under the tree but I did just get nearly the entire Chanel spting 2015 collection and just prior to this post I ordered
3 items from the Guerlain spring collection. I don't require Christmas gifts...everyday is like Christmas for me.

 

[Medgal07]

I'm down for whatever challenge. I'm happy to say I've purged so much the last few Months I Prolly have 5 months worth of lipsticks.

I hope you feel better Pretty!!!!!

 

[Prettypackages]

I hope you feel better Pretty!!!!!

thank you ladies!

 

[Medgal07]

thank you ladies!