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The Question Thread 2.0!!

niki172 — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 00:37:16 GMT

Have a question about a setting spray, foundation, concealer color, or an eyeshadow palette?? Look no further than here! Post your questions here about anything and everything makeup, skin, and hair related. Our community is great about helping out gals and guys in need of an answer. Don't be shy - ask away :).

skincare 101 thread - https://community.sephora.com/t5/Skincare-Aware/Skincare-101-Discussions-Questions-and-All/m-p/2719274#M14748

Makeup 101 thread - https://community.sephora.com/t5/Makeup-Is-Life/Makeup-101-Discussion-Questions-and-All/m-p/2784774

The Hair thread - https://community.sephora.com/t5/Best-Hair-Ever/THE-HAIR-THREAD/m-p/2768486#M6666

Re: The Question Thread 2.0!!!

veronika23 — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 15:26:28 GMT

Awesome @niki172 🙂

Re: The Question Thread 2.0!!!

niki172 — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 15:36:32 GMT

Thank you @veronika23! I know we have a lot of new members here, and I thought this would be a great place to help them out (or anyone for that matter) with any questions that they might have about anything <3.

Re: The Question Thread 2.0!!!

PaletteAddict99 — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 16:15:03 GMT

Thank you! Great idea to start this thread @niki172 the other question thread is somewhat lost and the op isn't active anymore.

I do have a question. I started using beauty blenders this year and I was wondering if you really need to use a special product to wash them with why wouldn't you just be able to use a little of the same make up cleanser that we use to take the makeup off of our face to cleanse the beauty blender? Thoughts? (well of course one of the less expensive options)

Re: The Question Thread 2.0!!!

Anonymous — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 16:18:07 GMT

PaletteAddict99 wrote:
Thank you! Great idea to start this thread @niki172 the other question thread is somewhat lost and the op isn't active anymore.
I do have a question. I started using beauty blenders this year and I was wondering if you really need to use a special product to wash them with why wouldn't you just be able to use a little of the same make up cleanser that we use to take the makeup off of our face to cleanse the beauty blender? Thoughts? (well of course one of the less expensive options)

@PaletteAddict99, I use baby shampoo and it works great! Much cheaper than using your regular makeup cleanser, too.

Re: The Question Thread 2.0!!!

niki172 — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 16:21:30 GMT

@PaletteAddict99 I know people that use that African bar soap (can't think of the name sorry) which is fairly cheap and available on Amazon that people will use to clean beauty blenders. Heck in a hurry I've used baby shampoo 😅. I know a great way to disinfect a beauty blender is to put it already wet and clean in a small bowl with some water and nuke it for 20-30 seconds. Hope this was somewhat helpful.

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mrsbaine — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 17:13:35 GMT

PaletteAddict99 wrote:
Thank you! Great idea to start this thread @niki172 the other question thread is somewhat lost and the op isn't active anymore.
I do have a question. I started using beauty blenders this year and I was wondering if you really need to use a special product to wash them with why wouldn't you just be able to use a little of the same make up cleanser that we use to take the makeup off of our face to cleanse the beauty blender? Thoughts? (well of course one of the less expensive options)

I use Shea Moisture African Black soap (like @niki172). I get mine from Target for next to nothing. One bar lasts almost a year. 🙂

Re: The Question Thread 2.0!!!

niki172 — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 18:31:05 GMT

Thank you @mrsbaine! For the life of me I couldn't remember Shea moisture. It's been one of those days :P.

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Tamara76 — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 21:02:30 GMT

What a great thread idea! @niki172

I don't have any questions right now, but I know where to come if I think of one. 😊

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niki172 — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 21:12:38 GMT

Thank you @Tamara76. I know we as a community have a vast knowledge so here is one place where we can help each other out 😊.

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unfungirl — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 21:16:45 GMT

thanks sooooo much for making this @niki172!!

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jen143xo — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 21:17:04 GMT

@niki172 thank you for this 😘

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ElleElleG — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 21:49:51 GMT

The revival!

Let those questions roll!!

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blueviolet21 — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 21:59:41 GMT

All right, I've got one- does anyone have a good tubing mascara? I feel like all mascara smudges eventually and I am much too lazy to remove waterproof. I tried the original Blinc one but it didn't really do much for me. Or alternatively, what are some good mascaras that you guys find long-lasting but not hard to get off?

Thank you for another question thread @niki172

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jozkid — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 22:22:11 GMT

@blueviolet21 My favorite tubing mascaras are the Kevyn Aucoin curling mascara and Trish McEvoy curling mascara. I kind of suspect they may be related, but I prefer Trish a bit more. Unlike Blinc, you can add layers with these. But I find Blinc to be a little more waterproof than the other two. If you try to add layers with Blinc (once it's dry) you'll get a gloppy mess. You aren't going to get a ton of volume from tubing mascaras, in any case, but the plus side is they really don't smear or run or any of that stuff.

If you're finding them difficult to remove, it's because you're probably trying to use makeup remover. DON'T! That's the best part of these babies. Splash warm water several times onto your eyes to soften the mascara. Once it's been softened, simply use your finger to gently glide the tubes off your lashes. They will look like spider legs or your lashes being ripped out. Don't fret — they're not. Actually, since I've been using tubing mascaras, my lashes are really healthy. They don't get dried out or broken. Honest!

There are some other tubing mascaras out there. I know Clinique makes one that a lot of people like, but I haven't tried it. A clue to whether it's tubing or not is if they use the term "surrounds" or "shrinkwraps" or something like that. Hope that helps!

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blueviolet21 — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 22:26:56 GMT

It helps a ton! Thank you so much @jozkid. I didn't like the Blinc for the reason you said-- you couldn't layer it and so I guess I felt it didn't have enough oomph to it. It looked a bit sad, I guess? But if you can layer the KA and the and the Trish McEvoy, that takes care of the problem. I will check them out. Thanks again!

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PaletteAddict99 — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 22:33:04 GMT

Thank you @Anonymous I haven't had baby shampoo around the house for such a long time but I'll have to get some and try it.

and Thank you both @niki172 and @mrsbaine for the joint effort 🙂 I will definitely get the shea moisture black soap to have on hand as well!

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tsavorite — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 22:51:19 GMT

@PaletteAddict99,

Watch the Deals Thread! Last year Beauty Blender gave away a huge (16 oz ? at least) bottle of Beauty Blender Cleanser as a GWP for their birthday. That was really fun to get in the mail! 🙂

Re: The Question Thread 2.0!!!

tsavorite — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 23:07:54 GMT

@niki172,

A Question Thread is an excellent idea, but @etscore1 already has an active Question Thread. 🙂

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jozkid — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 00:22:39 GMT

@blueviolet21 Ok don't get crazy! Lol! Even though you can layer those brands doesn't mean you're gonna get super voluminous lashes. Think more like everyday, work appropriate.

You can can build up Blinc a little but you have to keep building while it's wet. Once it dries you're out of luck. TBH I like tubing mascara so much I use it every day. Every now and then I'll try something different out of the 47,000 samples I have but I keep coming back to it.