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aradhana said:

your lipstick selections all sound beautiful!
with regards to enchanted one - i think i recall somebody saying it looks a lot like either velvet teddy or taupe from the perm range....i know it might not be exact but check it out while you still have EO to compare with...


i loved the look of the artificially wild eyeshadows but didn't end up getting any...i thought the difference in the shades might not show up on me, but now i wish i had got them anyway. the shadows i wore today were from the danse collection, and they are similarly pale, but once they're on the eye the have a subtle but definitely noticeable effect!
anyway, your eyes must have looked perfect with your blush choices...


thanks medgal!
little secret - i bought an hourglass lipstick today. :thud:
i was needing some retail therapy. so i just kinda decided. and when i tried it on at home....there are no regrets!
i purchased vintage, and the lipliner in empress. i like that the liner comes with a little brush on one end. now why doesn't evvvverybody do that? then you don't have to rummage around for your lip brush....
anyway, i only have a couple of hourglass products - one of the ambient light powders, and a foundation brush. so the lip products are a nice addition.

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Shars said:

Thank you! I will definitely give those a swatch.

I'm still intrigued by the hourglass ambient light powders. I hear so many raves, but I have a feeling I won't like them lol. It's silly, I know. I have to swatch them next time I'm near a Sephora or other retailer that stocks them.

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Medgal07 said:

I'm definitely trying my Rebel this weekend---I'm intrigued. I hope it's ok or B2M it goes!

None of this makes any sense

They're too busy cranking out collections to be concerned about quality, control it seems.

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aradhana said:

your lipstick selections all sound beautiful!
with regards to enchanted one - i think i recall somebody saying it looks a lot like either velvet teddy or taupe from the perm range....i know it might not be exact but check it out while you still have EO to compare with...


i loved the look of the artificially wild eyeshadows but didn't end up getting any...i thought the difference in the shades might not show up on me, but now i wish i had got them anyway. the shadows i wore today were from the danse collection, and they are similarly pale, but once they're on the eye the have a subtle but definitely noticeable effect!
anyway, your eyes must have looked perfect with your blush choices...


thanks medgal!
little secret - i bought an hourglass lipstick today. :thud:
i was needing some retail therapy. so i just kinda decided. and when i tried it on at home....there are no regrets!
i purchased vintage, and the lipliner in empress. i like that the liner comes with a little brush on one end. now why doesn't evvvverybody do that? then you don't have to rummage around for your lip brush....
anyway, i only have a couple of hourglass products - one of the ambient light powders, and a foundation brush. so the lip products are a nice addition.

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Anneri said:

And today's face:

FACE: Mac CC cream in Adjust, Mac Mineralize Loose foundation in light, Maybelline Fit Me concealer, Maybelline brow gel, Mac Beauty Powder in Too Chic to highlight, linique cheek Pop in Berry Pop.

EYES: UPDD, Armani ETK 27 all over the lid, Mac Mothbrown in the crease, Mac Deep Feelings in the outer v. Mac p/g in Black Swan for upper lashline, Mac Mothbrown for lower lashline, Orb to highlight under browbone. Clinique mascara.

Lips: Mac Courting Chic. (My nails match Courting Chic completely. It's a bit weird. Never could say before that my lipstick and my nailpolish is actually the same colour! It's a cheapie Essence polish called Mauvellous Fairy.)

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aradhana said:

your lipstick selections all sound beautiful!
with regards to enchanted one - i think i recall somebody saying it looks a lot like either velvet teddy or taupe from the perm range....i know it might not be exact but check it out while you still have EO to compare with...


i loved the look of the artificially wild eyeshadows but didn't end up getting any...i thought the difference in the shades might not show up on me, but now i wish i had got them anyway. the shadows i wore today were from the danse collection, and they are similarly pale, but once they're on the eye the have a subtle but definitely noticeable effect!
anyway, your eyes must have looked perfect with your blush choices...


thanks medgal!
little secret - i bought an hourglass lipstick today. :thud:
i was needing some retail therapy. so i just kinda decided. and when i tried it on at home....there are no regrets!
i purchased vintage, and the lipliner in empress. i like that the liner comes with a little brush on one end. now why doesn't evvvverybody do that? then you don't have to rummage around for your lip brush....
anyway, i only have a couple of hourglass products - one of the ambient light powders, and a foundation brush. so the lip products are a nice addition.

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katred said:

smh... I must have seen the swatch on Temptalia's web site a half a dozen times without noticing the name and thought "that colour is so gorgeous- I must have it! Then I realise what it is and am left thinking... It doesn't look like that on me. Mine is super matte- more matte than some of the actual matte finish lipsticks I have. I'm wondering if I should try getting another tube, but who knows if it would be any better? Mine is older, but not so old that it should be problematic. I have even older Mac lipsticks in my stash that are in fine shape! Honestly, I think if I want something the colour that Rebel seems to be on everyone else (it pulls a weird neon pink with purple overtone on me, which is considerably less cool than that description makes it sounds), I'll just buy US Venom.


I'll try "Plum Balm" lips soon! Smoked Purple is one of those mattes I have to psych myself up for because it's so frustrating to apply. Sin and Charred Red can be bad, but still a little more forgiving.


Thanks Meddy! I don't know how creative I really get- you'd be surprised how average a lot of these look- but I do like to play around with as many colours as I can. I can definitely fall into a neutral rut, particularly with my RBR shadows. Of course, today I'm wearing Armani Rose Ashes for the third time in ten days. I need to buy myself another one of these shadows just so I don't use the first one up! I have it combined with Mac Dame's Desire (red-leaning purple) and Vile Violet (dark cool-leaning purple), in the upper and lower crease respectively, which really bring out the rosy peach tones in RA. I thought a warm cheek colour would be nice, so I used Nars Torrid (soft apricot) with RBR Sea of Tranquility highlighter (pale rose gold). Unfortunately, the cheek is a little too warm and doesn't look like it fits with the rest of the look.

The lipstick of choice today is Mac Play Time, which is not the shade that was released last year, which was spelled "Playtime", but an earlier one that's a pinky lavender. Mac, Y U NO PICK DIFFERENT NAMES?


Thanks. I think you might enjoy the AW shadows- they're more pigmented than I thought they'd be. Stony and Natural Wilderness would look great on you for sure. As far as I can tell, the whole collection is still available on the Canadian site. Everything I got is fantastic in terms of quality. As noted with the great Rebel caper, Mac has become a bit dodgy in terms of quality as they rush to release collection after collection, but the quality of the shadows and blushes for this is as good as I've seen them do in YEARS.

I'm curious to know how you like the Hourglass lippie. I have a few and I do recommend using a liner with them. They're very creamy and do have a slight tendency to bleed, especially when reapplied after a meal. The exception to that is Nocturnal, which has a slightly more matte finish. Let me know what you think of the lip liners. I don't use them very often and I'm thinking that 2015 will be the year that I discover their magic.

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aradhana said:

i think giving makeup to my mom would be the same is letting it sit unused in my drawer. she only ever wears black kohl pencil. i tried a long time ago to get her to wear lipstick but i think she just doesn't feel comfortable with it or maybe is so use to her normal routine that they were only used a couple of times before they had to be tossed. there was one in this really nice coral shade called 'mango', which it'd be cool if she still had (and it wasn't rotten)
your look sounds very pretty, especially the eyes!


what's wrong with that?
it's funny what you say about rebel - it's a shade that i had several people tell me would be flattering on me...and when i finally got it, i'm a bit meh when i wear it. it just looks like a berry. nice, but there are a lot of nice berries out there, and rebel certainly does not look on me as it does on most people...i don't find it pulls very blue-toned on me at all, which is disappointing.

i would have thought the peachy coral would be a nice complement to the purple tones?

i like the HG lipstick so far. and the pencil - it applies very smoothly. i like the shape of the lipstick - it makes it easier to apply....i'm glad i got the two items together. i like wearing mac mocha with mac beet l/l, and this is a little bit of a higher end version of a similar combo.

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aradhana said:

i think giving makeup to my mom would be the same is letting it sit unused in my drawer. she only ever wears black kohl pencil. i tried a long time ago to get her to wear lipstick but i think she just doesn't feel comfortable with it or maybe is so use to her normal routine that they were only used a couple of times before they had to be tossed. there was one in this really nice coral shade called 'mango', which it'd be cool if she still had (and it wasn't rotten) your look sounds very pretty, especially the eyes! what's wrong with that?  it's funny what you say about rebel - it's a shade that i had several people tell me would be flattering on me...and when i finally got it, i'm a bit meh when i wear it. it just looks like a berry. nice, but there are a lot of nice berries out there, and rebel certainly does not look on me as it does on most people...i don't find it pulls very blue-toned on me at all, which is disappointing. i would have thought the peachy coral would be a nice complement to the purple tones?  i like the HG lipstick so far. and the pencil - it applies very smoothly. i like the shape of the lipstick - it makes it easier to apply....i'm glad i got the two items together. i like wearing mac mocha with mac beet l/l, and this is a little bit of a higher end version of a similar combo.

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Medgal07 said:

  :hello2: [COLOR=EE82EE]00000000 [/COLOR]:haha: [COLOR=0000FF]Because we're wearing a different lippie everyday for the entire year[/COLOR]:crybaby: [COLOR=0000FF]It's nice and /I can't wear it again until next year---sniff, sniff.[/COLOR] [COLOR=0000FF]Today I'm wearing a smokey burgundy eye and Tom Ford Bruised Plum lipstick.[/COLOR]

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• Warm Cream (all over lid- this colour loves my eyes, it always works for me)
• Shimmery deep chocolate brown (outer lid and crease)
• Light shimmery copper (around the edges of the brown and pulled into the inner crease, as well as along the lower lash line)

katred said:

Much happier with today's look, although it's really me just falling back on the neutral eye/ bold lip look that I do almost as a matter of habit. I was a little bit surprised because the makeup is all quite warm and I'm wearing very warm colours. I'm increasingly starting to think that I'm not as cool-toned as mirrors have led me to believe... Face :: Korres 24 hour Wild Rose Moisturizer Korres Black Pine Eye cream Urban Decay Naked Skin 1.0 Dior Star Concealer 010 Nars blush Deep Throat (soft coral pink) Hourglass Luminous Light (candlelit glow) Eyes :: Mac Paint Pot Painterly (neutral base) Marc Jacobs e/s trio "The Glam"

•  Warm Cream (all over lid- this colour loves my eyes, it always works for me)
•  Shimmery deep chocolate brown (outer lid and crease)
•  Light shimmery copper (around the edges of the brown and pulled into the inner crease, as well as along the lower lash line)

Mac e/s Dazzlelight (neutral highlight) (below brow) UD e/l "Invasion" (dark teal) (upper lash and water lines) MUFE concealer pencil in Light/ medium (lower water lines) Diorshow New Look mascara Lips :: Nuxe Rêve de Miel lip balm to prep Guerlain Kiss Kiss lipstick Red Strass (red with intense gold shimmer) I'm just loving this lipstick to death and I know I won't be able to go too long without wearing it again. I find it exceptionally comfortable and moisturizing and it really does make my lips look plumped and smoother. I've only worn Cherry Pink, my other KK lipstick choice, once and my lips were in rough shape that day, so it didn't feel as nice, but I'm waiting to evaluate it properly until I can wear it on decent lips. Hope everyone is having a great weekend!

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katred said:

Rebel is such a mystery to me. SO many people love it- I finally bought it myself because I was persuaded. But it never seems to work on me. It always looks (and feels) dry and always seems to just sit on my lips like wax.


When I was re-swatching all my lip products, I realised for (I think) the first time that I had bought Plum liner. I'd honestly blanked out any memory of the purchase. Thanks for giving me an idea how to use it.

The last couple of days have involved two completely different looks:

Yesterday I wore a combination of all the Mac Artificially Wild eye shadows, along with Shroom and Tarina Tarantino Sparkling Ammunition liner (shimmery olive green). In retrospect, I think I should have used fewer colours, but I fell in love with all of them.

On the cheeks, I wore Pink Cult, Next to Skin and Perfect Topping and my lipstick was my favourite neutral, Hourglass Fawn.

Today, I wore Nars Dolomites- I managed to find this a few days ago after assuming I'd waited too long and I feel like the luckiest girl in the world. Cheeks were Guerlain Red Hot + Guerlain Parure de Lumière. Lipstick was Nars Charlotte, which I'm just in love with. It's not entirely vampy, but still deep and intriguing, like a film noir heroine.

So... 9 days in and so far I've managed to avoid repeating any lipsticks. only 356 days to go...
love this look, I think I'll wear Artificially wild tomorrow.

Quote: Originally Posted by Dolly Snow


Rebel for me is slippery and really wet.

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katred said:

Much happier with today's look, although it's really me just falling back on the neutral eye/ bold lip look that I do almost as a matter of habit. I was a little bit surprised because the makeup is all quite warm and I'm wearing very warm colours. I'm increasingly starting to think that I'm not as cool-toned as mirrors have led me to believe... Face :: Korres 24 hour Wild Rose Moisturizer Korres Black Pine Eye cream Urban Decay Naked Skin 1.0 Dior Star Concealer 010 Nars blush Deep Throat (soft coral pink) Hourglass Luminous Light (candlelit glow) Eyes :: Mac Paint Pot Painterly (neutral base) Marc Jacobs e/s trio "The Glam"

•  Warm Cream (all over lid- this colour loves my eyes, it always works for me)
•  Shimmery deep chocolate brown (outer lid and crease)
•  Light shimmery copper (around the edges of the brown and pulled into the inner crease, as well as along the lower lash line)

Mac e/s Dazzlelight (neutral highlight) (below brow) UD e/l "Invasion" (dark teal) (upper lash and water lines) MUFE concealer pencil in Light/ medium (lower water lines) Diorshow New Look mascara Lips :: Nuxe Rêve de Miel lip balm to prep Guerlain Kiss Kiss lipstick Red Strass (red with intense gold shimmer) I'm just loving this lipstick to death and I know I won't be able to go too long without wearing it again. I find it exceptionally comfortable and moisturizing and it really does make my lips look plumped and smoother. I've only worn Cherry Pink, my other KK lipstick choice, once and my lips were in rough shape that day, so it didn't feel as nice, but I'm waiting to evaluate it properly until I can wear it on decent lips. Hope everyone is having a great weekend!

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aradhana said:

Pretty look! The banana colour from the glam palette looks like it would be really buttery and smooth. I might be out of the makeup loop for a few days. I just broke up with my boyfriend yesterday, and not feeling very good at all.

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aradhana said:

Pretty look! The banana colour from the glam palette looks like it would be really buttery and smooth. I might be out of the makeup loop for a few days. I just broke up with my boyfriend yesterday, and not feeling very good at all.

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aradhana said:

I might be out of the makeup loop for a few days. I just broke up with my boyfriend yesterday, and not feeling very good at all.

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katred said:

Much happier with today's look, although it's really me just falling back on the neutral eye/ bold lip look that I do almost as a matter of habit. I was a little bit surprised because the makeup is all quite warm and I'm wearing very warm colours. I'm increasingly starting to think that I'm not as cool-toned as mirrors have led me to believe...

Face ::
Korres 24 hour Wild Rose Moisturizer
Korres Black Pine Eye cream
Urban Decay Naked Skin 1.0
Dior Star Concealer 010
Nars blush Deep Throat (soft coral pink)
Hourglass Luminous Light (candlelit glow)

Eyes ::
Mac Paint Pot Painterly (neutral base)
Marc Jacobs e/s trio "The Glam"

• Warm Cream (all over lid- this colour loves my eyes, it always works for me)
• Shimmery deep chocolate brown (outer lid and crease)
• Light shimmery copper (around the edges of the brown and pulled into the inner crease, as well as along the lower lash line)

Mac e/s Dazzlelight (neutral highlight) (below brow)
UD e/l "Invasion" (dark teal) (upper lash and water lines)
MUFE concealer pencil in Light/ medium (lower water lines)
Diorshow New Look mascara

Lips ::
Nuxe Rêve de Miel lip balm to prep
Guerlain Kiss Kiss lipstick Red Strass (red with intense gold shimmer)

I'm just loving this lipstick to death and I know I won't be able to go too long without wearing it again. I find it exceptionally comfortable and moisturizing and it really does make my lips look plumped and smoother. I've only worn Cherry Pink, my other KK lipstick choice, once and my lips were in rough shape that day, so it didn't feel as nice, but I'm waiting to evaluate it properly until I can wear it on decent lips.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!

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Prettypackages said:

love this look, I think I'll wear Artificially wild tomorrow.


that's what she said... LOL



still nothing for me. OT is killing me!
Hang in there Pretty!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by aradhana


Pretty look! The banana colour from the glam palette looks like it would be really buttery and smooth.


I might be out of the makeup loop for a few days. I just broke up with my boyfriend yesterday, and not feeling very good at all.

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sagehen said:

I am wearing taupe today and will post a couple days' worth of faces in a bit.

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