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  1. CandeeNova

    Please help me with eyes, cheeks, and lips (details inside)

    I just took this picture with my webcam which is why I think (hope) is why I look so shiney in it. Anyway, Here's a little about me. I work with Kindergarteners and 3rd graders in California I have highly clog-prone skin, not so much acne, just major clogged pore issues I have medium sized...
  2. CandeeNova

    to all NC35+ on a blush hunt

    Hi Everybody!! Today, I was in a hurry doing my makeup so I grabbed the first blush in sight which happened to be my sister's Mocha blush. I am NC 35 ish (inching into an NC 37) and my sister is NC 25. But wow! I LOVE this blush!!! It's the perfect pink blush for my skin tone! It's very...
  3. CandeeNova

    Well Dressed Blush

    If anyone NC 35 or higher has ever used Well Dressed Blush by MAC, what did you think of it? I'm NC 35 right now and will probably end up NC40 over the summer and I have been looking for the perfect pink blush. I already own pink swoon, but I'm not crazy about it first because it doesn't...
  4. CandeeNova

    L'oreal Lash Boosting Serum?

    I bought this about a month ago and I keep forgetting to use it every night! when i do remember, i put it on after i do my nighttime routine. the problem is that after i brush my teeth, wash my face, etc., i like to watch tv for 30 min to an hour before i go to bed and of course with this stuff...
  5. CandeeNova

    What's your favorite everyday neutral and natural look? (NC35 +)

    I'm a MAC NC 35-40 My everyday is: Nars Sheer Glow in Stromboli MUFE HD Microfinish powder MAC Blushbaby Blush MAC Mystery e/s on brows Brule to highlight All That Glitters or Shroom on lid Wedge or Cork in crease Blacktrack fluidline MAC Prep n Prime lash with...
  6. CandeeNova

    smashbox bronzer

    for reference, I'm NC 35 in MAC Ok, so I just wanted to write about a product that I don't think gets enough love. Before I get started, let me just say that I'm a MAC girl all the way! but sometimes (as much as i hate to admit it) MAC doesn't have a product that works for me. Anyway, the...
  7. CandeeNova

    selling on specktra?

    so i've been swapping on makeup alley for a while now, but I am desperately trying to clear out my makeup stash, so i'd rather sell than swap. i understand from mua that i can sell on specktra, but how do i do that? where do i post it?
  8. CandeeNova

    ok all lovely WOCs i just did a mac haul

    i bought: tan pigment paradisco and deep truth e/s microfine refinisher lipsticks in ravishing and russian red cremesheen glasses in over indulgence, dee light, richer lusher, double dare and politely pink, already had boy bait from a b2m last month mineralize blush duo in sun and moon 263 brush...
  9. CandeeNova

    i'm so frusterated with makeup!!

    there are SO many pretty colors out there that look good on LIGHT skin tones like NC 30s and lower. I'm an NC 35-40 and I can't get shadows and blushes to look pretty or even how up on me. Any suggestions? i've been planning on a haul for a while, but now i'm having second thoughts on some...
  10. CandeeNova

    Do I have Weird Skin?

    I feel like the only girl on earth with skin like the one I have! I'm acne prone, but Im not oily. I'm more combination. If I use products for Acne, they don't take care of the problem, they either make it worse or dry me out so badly my face literally hurts! Right now that the weather is...
  11. CandeeNova

    Zoya anyone?

    So I've been looking through the threads to see if anyone else has this problem with their nails but I didn't find anything. My nails are pretty strong and healthy. But when I polish them regularly ...eeeshh They get so fragile! Break easily, peel, etc. I mostly use Ulta brand nail polishes...
  12. CandeeNova

    HELP! I'm in a style rut!

    Lately, I've been on a t-shirt and jeans, chucks and hoodie style rut. I hate it because I don't feel good about myself when I wear something that tacky and cheap looking, but I don't think anything else looks good on me. I'm "plus sized" but I'm also petite so I'm hard to dress. I'm also 25, so...
  13. CandeeNova

    Happy New Year!

    Happy New Year everyone! My name is Candee and I am new to spektra. I was introduced to it through youtube. My love affair with makeup started when I was 13 and my mom bought me my first lipstick! i've been in love since! the ony bad thing is that i've never had anyone to bond over makeup...
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