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What make-up brand do you wear?
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What brand of make up do you normally wear? Do you stick to a single brand or you use multiple brands? I have always used NARS and they have a great range but would love to know what other folks wear.
What are your must have pieces?
What are your must have pieces?
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Must haves for me are:-
Clinique CC Cream
Clinique 'Pop' lipsticks
Chanel 'Le Volume' mascara
Benefit Dandelion face powder, although I got some Rockateur for Christmas and might be preferring that!
I just use any powder blusher as I find they're all the same really.
Mascara - has to be Estee Lauder, first applying their marvellous Lash Primer Plus, conditions your lashes and thr mascara lasts longer. Weirdly although the same company - Clinique mascara is rubbish, always very dry even when new.
Eyeliner - MAC Kohl for me, the smoky grey (Phone number) or they do a grey-green which I like as well
Eyeshadow - Clinique Duos - they last for ever, great quality (the applicators are rubbish but who uses them anyway?).
Eyebrows - Clinique Instant Lift for brows - comes as a two shade 'pencil' in several different shades. I'm very fair and their lightest one is great for not making me look like a clown.
Lips - Chanel Levres Scillantes or Estee Lauder Pure Colour envy, they are gloss not a lipstick and is in shades to enhance natural lips rather than paint them.
I don't use foundation, blusher/bronzer etc
I generally buy Chanel lip glosses.
That's it, I don't wear any other make up
Collection 2000 concealer, it's waxy and thick and really good for spots!
Clinique face powder to set make up
Clinique "amped up Apple" cheek chubby stick for a bit of colour on a night out
Benefit Roller Lash mascara - everyone rates the other Benefit one but this one is my face
Benefit "gimme brow"
Rimmel gel liner
If I bother with lips it's either a Kate Moss rimmel lipstick or a Clinique Chubby stick. Eyeshadow is normally maybelline.
Blusher: Rimmel lasting finish mono blush - bronze
Eyeliner: Max Factor kohl eyeliner pencil - charcoal grey (prefer pencil to liquid because I can use a bud to smudge it so the line is softened)
Mascara: Max Factor last lift - grey
Lip balm: Nivea sun perfect with SPF30 lip balm
Sunscreen: SPF 30 ideal. Still looking for the "right one" any suggestions gratefully received.
I've used loads of diffrent brands throughout the years and I have to say my least favourite brand is Boots No 7. I really don't understand the hype. I think I must be the minority because it seems to be really popular. Does anyone else agree with me on this?
It is a good thing that our likes are all different otherwise the cosmetic industry would be out of business.
I like the Boots #7 range because in my opinion it is value for money and I personally couldn't care less if the product is termed "down market" or "up market". I feel the hyped up ranges are when they drag in "celebrities" to front their ad campaigns and you know full well that they have mostly probably been airbrushed.
Estee Lauder
Clinique
Clarins
I agree with you. The lippy is comfortable to wear but the shades are uninspired and dated. In fact I find the range in general dated.
Foundation - High end illamasqua
Every day - rimmel
Tinted moisturiser - bare minerals or rimmel
Eyeshadow - urban decay and Topshop are my faves. Topshop beauty is well worth checking out if you haven't already, maybelline colour tattoos as a base
Concealer- collection, maybelline & ysl touché éclat, nyx
Mascara - Barry m, seventeen, Clinique, nyx
Blusher - benefit, make up revolution
Powder - lily lolo, MUA, soap and glory, seventeen, NYC
Lipsticks - current faves Clinique, maybelline,MUA,
Bronzer - seventeen
I use whatever I find.
Skin: Monsia Skincare
Mally
Laura Geller
Chanel
Doll 10
Lancôme
Bobbie Brown
Estee Lauder
Concealer: Lancome Teint Miracle (just discontinued ) / Max Factor Miracle Touch Ivory
Foundation: Lancome Air de Teint 005 / Bobbi Brown mineral Makeup Alabaster (just discontinued )
Lancome Blush / Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick - Nectar / Lilac Rose / Wild Rose
Eyeliner: Lancome Khol Hypnose - Waterproof and AMAZING
Mascara - Always, always, Lancome Hypnose Drama
Lips : NYC Liner waterproof Nude / Bobbi Brown Liner- Blush
I don't really wear make-up for work so it lasts easily.
Blush - the absolute cheapest, I find the cheaper ones have more pigment and less sparkle so suit me better.
Eyeshadow - Usually something by Max Factor - masterpiece is good.
Eyeliner - I use a Superdrug own brand one as it has a lovely long brush for the 60s look (I'm a bit retro!). I replace it often for hygiene so I only pay about £4 for it.
Lipstick - I use a lovely pinky red Calvin Klein (bought at a discount!). When it starts to run out I'll replace it via eBay.
I don't use / need to use any other makeup. I'm low maintainance
Eyes - Rimmel Mascara and GOSH eyeliner, GOSH eyebrow set
Just use lip balm on my lips. I wear all that everyday even to go to the shop and shove some eyeshadow on if I'm going out. I'm high maintenance in a low maintenance way.