The Beauty Thread

[NikLR 13,228]

Managed to get myself into Rouge category at Sephora.  LMAO!!  Trying these:

https://www.sephora.com/product/desert-dusk-eyeshadow-palette-P424149

https://www.sephora.com/product/park-ave-princess-chisel-palette-P427801

 

I've never contoured before so this palette seemed like a good start.  I like tarte as a brand.  Sometimes their eye palettes have too many shimmer shades though. 

 

 

[Boiler 45,733]

I also have never contoured, please let us know how it goes.

[Boiler 45,733]

Celebs swear by this $15 Amazon face mask https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/17/cnn-underscored/aztec-secret-face-mask-amazon/index.html?iid=CNNUnderscoredHPcontainer

[laylalex 7,293]

6 hours ago, NikLR said:

Managed to get myself into Rouge category at Sephora.  LMAO!!  Trying these:

https://www.sephora.com/product/desert-dusk-eyeshadow-palette-P424149

https://www.sephora.com/product/park-ave-princess-chisel-palette-P427801

 

I've never contoured before so this palette seemed like a good start.  I like tarte as a brand.  Sometimes their eye palettes have too many shimmer shades though. 

 

 

Welcome fellow Rouge!  No shame in the game. One of the best things about it is the 20% off and secret sales, plus early access. When life is back to normal, there are also private events at stores -- swag bags and early access to products. 

 

Coincidentally I bought the same Huda palette last night. That is a great value with the sale, and then the sale on sale. I have only tried Huda Beauty lipstick and perfume (currently addicted to the Kayali Vanilla) but all I've read is that her eyeshadow palettes are fantastic. Tarte is a great brand and I agree on the shimmers. However their bronzers are fantastic. My absolute favorite is the matte Park Avenue Princess. I hatehateHATE sparkly bronzers and tarte does it right.

[laylalex 7,293]

2 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Celebs swear by this $15 Amazon face mask https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/17/cnn-underscored/aztec-secret-face-mask-amazon/index.html?iid=CNNUnderscoredHPcontainer

I also swear by this! I have a huge tub under my sink. It pulls out all the impurities and leaves your skin super soft. I mix it with Bragg organic ACV. The mistake a lot of people make is brushing it on thick. Thin is best; thick and you'll be waiting forever. 

[TBoneTX 45,596]

10 hours ago, NikLR said:

That means TBone will never have any idea of what it is. 

Meaning that no expense will ever be paid for it.  

[NikLR 13,228]

5 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

Meaning that no expense will ever be paid for it.  

Not that you know of anyhow and unless you get married again

13 hours ago, Boiler said:

I also have never contoured, please let us know how it goes.

Are you ever?

[laylalex 7,293]

5 minutes ago, NikLR said:

Are you ever?

Plenty of men do contouring now, no shame in that game.  

 

I bought this when I was a little tipsy on Xmas Eve -- I was seized by the thought that I had to have a selection of green eyeshadows. Well, at least it was inexpensive! Actually, I have bought from Colourpop before and their stuff is top notch. I guess I'll see how the green thing goes -- I have green eyes, and maybe it will play them up.

https://colourpop.com/products/disney-star-wars-the-mandalorian-the-child-eyeshadow-palette

 

I think Droid Protocol would make an excellent eyeliner shade. 5 matte, 4 shimmer, which is well balanced. Would have liked one more pale matte as a base.

 

Speaking of bases, this turned out to be a dud and I never use it: https://supergoop.com/products/shimmershade I thought it would be a great base -- bought it in Golden Hour -- but it does exactly what it says on the pot: it's goopy. Nothing layers on top except my KVD liquid pen eyeliner. That's a nice look with a bold lip, but I mean come ON, where am I wearing a bold lip outside these days?

[Boiler 45,733]

7 minutes ago, laylalex said:

That's a nice look with a bold lip, but I mean come ON, where am I wearing a bold lip outside these days?

Exactly

[laylalex 7,293]

11 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Exactly

 Glad you agree. I did go out today, mostly to go explore on the journey of "where will we actually buy a home" and ended up in West Hollywood. I wore a muted lip even though no one could see it except me in the car. Did stop for a cheeseburger at Astro Burger (#2 on this list: https://www.lamag.com/digestblog/oscars-restaurant-power-rankings-eat-awards/). 

[TBoneTX 45,596]

52 minutes ago, laylalex said:

Speaking of bases, this turned out to be a dud and I never use it: https://supergoop.com/products/shimmershade I thought it would be a great base -- bought it in Golden Hour -- but it does exactly what it says on the pot: it's goopy. Nothing layers on top except my KVD liquid pen eyeliner. That's a nice look with a bold lip, but I mean come ON, where am I wearing a bold lip outside these days?

Bolded words above are all that I, and perhaps most men, could comprehend in this entire paragraph.

[laylalex 7,293]

6 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

Bolded words above are all that I, and perhaps most men, could comprehend in this entire paragraph.

 

1 hour ago, laylalex said:

but it does exactly what it says on the pot

 

Is that easier?

[TBoneTX 45,596]

It's goopy, LL ma'am.

[laylalex 7,293]

The Desert Dusk palette arrived! A little disappointed that there is a scratch in the Twilight pan. This picture taken in natural light as the afternoon leaks away doesn't do it justice -- the Twilight, Celestial and Retrograde are color shifting and so gorgeous in real life.

 

 

Also picked up the Olaplex No. 3 because the ends of my hair are just haggard now, even with careful attention. My hair is hip length now, only about five more inches before I can sit on it. What with COVID keeping us shut down for the foreseeable future (stay at home order extended indefinitely) there will be no professional haircuts for me for a while.

[laylalex 7,293]

I used Desert Sand today as a base, with Twilight all over the lid and then put Royal in the crease. I lined with my favorite Marc Jacobs eyeliner in a dark purple. Sooooo pretty! Too bad I'm going nowhere today.  

 

I also used the Olaplex No. 3 this morning, left it on for 2 hours. It feels like it's done a little for the crunchy stuff on the ends of my hair, but I have to say it is VERY shiny and smooth.