Theme Makeup with a Purpose

[Medgal07]

Aria is pretty! I'm about to make a NYX online order... What should I get? I looking a pencils of course, and the Matte Lip creams... I always forget how awesome those are. Have you gotten bit by the colour pop bug yet?

yes to the Vodka Lemonade! YES!!!

so how do you have your inventory list set up? I imagine, it's an excel spread sheet with brand, name, type, color.... something like that right? Instead of creating my own can you just send me yours, I can delete what I don't have, or use it as a template of stuff I have to get ;-)

Exactly as you imagine---basic--nothing elaborate.

I'm thinking about getting my daughter some NYX stuff to create a nude lip. I need to do some research.

...........That if she's going to drink it might as well be good!!

That 's a good idea about nude lip products!!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by katred


I think it says "best mom ever". Better she gets them through you than anyone else.

 

[Medgal07]

I am glad too. I am out of storage space. I am going to hardcore use things next year and shop my stash with each challenge here.

Sounds like a great plan, and instead of buying new to fit into the challenge, repeat or substitute a lipstick or whatever.

 

[mango13]

OMG...you just totally reminded me about the Dior Fluid sticks that I have...one orange, Artifice and one bright coral, Pandore. I never liked wearing them
on their own. I think they perform better for me over lipstick. Thanks for the reminder!!!!

I have quite a few orange lipsticks but I haven't found one in recent years that makes me swoon.

Ooooh, I've been looking at Artifice on and off... I only swatched the Fluid sticks when they first came out and I don't remember if I liked it... I thought it might lean more red than orange on me... I wanted to swatch it, but forgot to do it yesterday when I walked by the Dior Counter. At first I thought they were a total miss, but after wearing mine a few times it seemed to apply much better. Mirage is in my purse as an easy/neutral lip product that I feel goes with everything when I'm running late.

Btw, I bought Gipsy yesterday and I love it! It's a very nice orange. I really wish there were more orange lipsticks on the market. I really wanted to get Gaetane (16), but it was out of stock again!

I'm so behind on this thread... lol better catch-up!!!

 

[Shars]

Hi Everyone! I have been so out of the loop for the past half week but I have been rocking my PurpleBerryVamp lips lol. I see we're over into Pinks and Mauves this week so I'll be on that train from tomorrow as I wore MAC's Fixed on Drama today for work lol. I hope everyone is good and is enjoying the pre-holiday excitement.

 

[Medgal07]

Ooooh, I've been looking at Artifice on and off... I only swatched the Fluid sticks when they first came out and I don't remember if I liked it... I thought it might lean more red than orange on me... I wanted to swatch it, but forgot to do it yesterday when I walked by the Dior Counter. At first I thought they were a total miss, but after wearing mine a few times it seemed to apply much better. Mirage is in my purse as an easy/neutral lip product that I feel goes with everything when I'm running late.

Btw, I bought Gipsy yesterday and I love it! It's a very nice orange. I really wish there were more orange lipsticks on the market. I really wanted to get Gaetane (16), but it was out of stock again!

I'm so behind on this thread... lol better catch-up!!!

Hi Mango. Welcome home!!! I don't wear gloss on bare lips so I'm not a good judge for anyone who prefers to wear it that way. I did try the Dior Fluid sticks on bare lips because I thought they might be more like a liquid lipstick, but quickly found they are not. I do wear them over lipstick and enjoy them more that way.

In the YSL Baby Doll Kiss and blush line, there are two oranges that are nice: Corail Affranchi (Med Orange) 07 and Orange Fougueux (Dark Orange) 04
I'm glad you love Gipsy!! Like you, I remain on the hunt fro my perfect HG orange lipstick!!!

 

[Medgal07]

Hi Everyone! I have been so out of the loop for the past half week but I have been rocking my PurpleBerryVamp lips lol. I see we're over into Pinks and Mauves this week so I'll be on that train from tomorrow as I wore MAC's Fixed on Drama today for work lol. I hope everyone is good and is enjoying the pre-holiday excitement.

High there Shars. Good to see you in 'Theme Land" and glad to hear you're rocking​ the weekly colors. I happen to love FOD and went through great lengths to find one when it launched. Happy Holidays!!!!!

 

[Anneri]

Nothing to report really - I didn't wear any makeup for the weekend and today but some lipgloss! Was very astonished actually when I realized that that I used up a Guerlain lipgloss! I nearly never use up makeup items other than mascara, powder, concealer and so on so I'm quite happy! Gives me a reason to buy a nice lipstick or something. Meddy, happy Hanukkah! Hope you had a good time. Meka, I'll take a page from your book and will start Christmas with some mimosas. We have that big family gathering thing that I always find quite exhausting so I hope that'll help with that! Other than that I've booked a massage at the hotel spa where we're staying over Christmas and I've also an appointment at the hairdresser which I'm really looking forward to! Much needed, too. And I packed too much makeup to take with me (one of the reasons for that is the theme month!!!) but what else is new?!

 

[sagehen]

I just want to report the challenge part of my face: MAC Vino liner, Good Kisser lipstick (think ombre), with KvD Valentine in the center for some sparkle. Yes, I am sitting at my desk at work like this lol!

 

[Anneri]

No reason not to wear a spectacular colour like this at work sage! I totally love Good Kisser (my only bright pink!) and have to wear it again!

 

[katred]

Happy Hanukkah to all who are celebrating! I could have kept on with purpleberryvamp for another week at least. I cannot tell a lie: last night I bought Guerlain Geraldine thinking it would be a really nice colour to try out this week. I opted to start with it. Lovely medium pink, not quite as cool as I'd believed (which is a good thing for me, as very cool pinks are tricky).

 

[Medgal07]

I could have kept on with purpleberryvamp for another week at least. I cannot tell a lie: last night I bought Guerlain Geraldine thinking it would be a really nice colour to try out this week. I opted to start with it. Lovely medium pink, not quite as cool as I'd believed (which is a good thing for me, as very cool pinks are tricky).

Thank you Katred. Happy holidays to you, as well!!!
I agree----I could have kept going too. maybe we should make it two weeks when we start over in the
New Year. Geraldine is my absolute favorite medium pink lipstick!!!

 

[Medgal07]

MONDAY's PINK to MAUVE & EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN Lip Look

EYES:
MACChanelIllusion D’ Ombre, Impulsion (Pastel Pink) 93as a base
Chanel e/s Quad, Tissé Paris #238 from the spring 2015 collex, RÊVERIE PARISIENNE
Intense Rose from lid to just beneath brow
Slate Gray to crease, outer vee & lower lash-line
Delicate Rose to transition
Sheer Ivory to highlight brow
Estée Lauder Crystal Baby (Soft Pink() to highlight brow & inner corners
Charlotte Tilbury Feline Flick to upper lash line

FACE:
Chanel, Soleil Tan De Chanel Bronzing Makeup Base
Chanel Perfection Lumiére Foundation
YSL Touche Éclat’ Radiant Touch Luminous Pralinein small triangle below eyes, set w/Ben Nye Powder, Banana Visage
MACProSculpting Cream,MAC Coffee Walnut to contour, set w/ Guerlain Terra Cotta Bronzing Powder
Estée Lauder Heat Wave (Pale Gold Champagne) to highlight facial high planes
Chanel Joues Contraste Powder Blush,Pink Explosion
MAC Mineralized Skin Finish-Natural Powder to set
Skindinavia Makeup setting spray
Givenchy Prisme Libre 7 Voile Rose lightly dusted over entire face

LIPS:
Chanel Hydra Beauty Nourishing Lip Care
Chanel Sonic Pink, Le Crayon Lèvres Precision Lip Definer

Chanel Rouge Allure Luminous Intense, Badine (Fresh Rose) 154

NAILS:

Dior Darling (Pink) 653

 

[aradhana]

MONDAY's PINK to MAUVE & EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN Lip Look

stunning! you look absolutely radiant.



so i started responding to a bunch of posts yesterday night but then i got sidetracked, and now they are all lost. anyway, i'm too lazy to go back so i'll start back here!


today i did not wear any lipstick since i was going for a very long dentist appointment (a crown!), i just didn't see the point. yesterday i did wear ellis faas L104. It might qualify as more of a berry than a pink!

i liked my saturday look quite a bit - i used the lady grey eyeshadow quad over dark envy fluid line as a base. it brought out a lot of green in the grey shade. i paired that with NARS sin blush. i started out the day with ultramarine pink lipstick, but ended up wiping it off because it somehow seemed too intense!

 

[Medgal07]

i just recently started adding colour descriptions to my spreadsheet after hearing about medgal's inventory. i think it's a great way to remember what colour things are...especially when they only have a number, not even a name!!!


stunning! you look absolutely radiant.



so i started responding to a bunch of posts yesterday night but then i got sidetracked, and now they are all lost. anyway, i'm too lazy to go back so i'll start back here!


today i did not wear any lipstick since i was going for a very long dentist appointment (a crown!), i just didn't see the point. yesterday i did wear ellis faas L104. It might qualify as more of a berry than a pink!

i liked my saturday look quite a bit - i used the lady grey eyeshadow quad over dark envy fluid line as a base. it brought out a lot of green in the grey shade. i paired that with NARS sin blush. i started out the day with ultramarine pink lipstick, but ended up wiping it off because it somehow seemed too intense!

I started my system but I couldn't read the tiny print on the lipstick tubes, hence I label everything when I get it and I couldn't remember product details.
Thank you for the compliment. The look i s much brighter IRL. I love the Chanel spring collection.

I've just recently started hearing the name Ellis Faas, related to highlighters. I looked at that lipstick and wow!!!!! It's gorgeous.

 

[aradhana]

I started my system but I couldn't read the tiny print on the lipstick tubes, hence I label everything when I get it and I couldn't remember product details.
Thank you for the compliment. The look i s much brighter IRL. I love the Chanel spring collection.

I've just recently started hearing the name Ellis Faas, related to highlighters. I looked at that lipstick and wow!!!!! It's gorgeous.

i recently read that they have highlighters, but have yet to check them out. ellis faas seems to have disappeared from my local sephora - but i don't know if it's still available online? i had kind of been meaning to pick up another lipstick and maybe a blush from them at some point, so i hope they haven't become accessible only from their website...

i have two of their lip products, both of which i like. i think the shade range was meant to be universally flattering and i'd say it seems pretty true. combined with the formula, it makes the lip colour look like its part of your face, and not so much something that was applied.

i like how that pink explosion blush looks in your picture - i was also reading about it on karen's blog...very tempting indeed since it looks so pretty!

 

[katred]

i recently read that they have highlighters, but have yet to check them out. ellis faas seems to have disappeared from my local sephora - but i don't know if it's still available online? i had kind of been meaning to pick up another lipstick and maybe a blush from them at some point, so i hope they haven't become accessible only from their website... i have two of their lip products, both of which i like. i think the shade range was meant to be universally flattering and i'd say it seems pretty true. combined with the formula, it makes the lip colour look like its part of your face, and not so much something that was applied. i like how that pink explosion blush looks in your picture - i was also reading about it on karen's blog...very tempting indeed since it looks so pretty!

I was sad when they moved them out of Sephora. You can buy direct from their web site and their customer service is great. I was actually planning to order one of their new highlighters. Their formulas are always worth a look, I think. I have a couple of their lipsticks and a few eyeshadows as well. Now that I think of it, I have a nice, bright fuchsia from Ellis that isn't getting enough love...

 

[aradhana]

Now that I think of it, I have a nice, bright fuchsia from Ellis that isn't getting enough love...

i wonder why they weren't successful at sephora? come to think of it, have they ever been reviewed by temptalia or karen? maybe some blog visibility would have helped...

i only ended up getting the two lipsticks. maybe eventually i will order an eyeshadow or blush, since they look pretty nice.

 

[Medgal07]

i recently read that they have highlighters, but have yet to check them out. ellis faas seems to have disappeared from my local sephora - but i don't know if it's still available online? i had kind of been meaning to pick up another lipstick and maybe a blush from them at some point, so i hope they haven't become accessible only from their website...

i have two of their lip products, both of which i like. i think the shade range was meant to be universally flattering and i'd say it seems pretty true. combined with the formula, it makes the lip colour look like its part of your face, and not so much something that was applied.

i like how that pink explosion blush looks in your picture - i was also reading about it on karen's blog...very tempting indeed since it looks so pretty!

I first heard about them in the Highlighter Addicts Anonymous thread.

 

[Medgal07]

​I hesitate to jump in if the brand is being phased out.

 

[aradhana]

​I hesitate to jump in if the brand is being phased out.

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!