Q&A: THE BASICS

[jemly]

let's get back to basics ! all answers subject to change. no answers will be held against you when you change your mind 😉

what is your favorite __ of all time ?

1. blush (or other cheek product)
2. lipstick
3. base product
4. eye shadow (single, color, or palette)
5. mascara
6. skincare product
7. perfume
8. misc. (anything else you may want to mention !)

[Gwenhwyfar]

Same favorite mascara - it's such a good formula! 🙂

[Asche]

Ohhh I love Diorskin Forever, but it oxidizes horribly on me. 😞 

[eleonorarosa]

Hi @Asche,

I know the feeling.. it happened to me with other foundations.

If this can help, I use Smashbox Photofinish Primer to prep my skin and it works well with the Diorskin Forever.

If you still have the bottle with you, give it a try! 😉

Eleonora

[Asche]

@eleonorarosa Thanks for the tip. I don't have a bottle anymore, but I'll get a sample this weekend. I have some samples of that primer, so I'll be able to try it out at least. 🙂 Fingers crossed!

[k617]

I clicked in and out of the thread so many times thinking I wasn't going to participate, then changed my mind, and then again... sigh. I can't make up my mind on some of these 😞

1.blush - depends on mood, can't choose (i.e., I have too many)
2.lipstick - ditto blush
3.base product - Hourglass Veil Mineral Primer
4.eye shadow (single, color, or palette) - LORAC Mega Pro 3
5.mascara - Le Volume de Chanel
6.skincare product - face oils (yes I'm cheating, but this single category of skincare has changed my life... all the ones I use have played a part!)
7.perfume - Jo Malone Red Roses

8. my favourite brush of all time is the IT Cosmetics Luxe Ball Wand brush...so soft and great for applying so many different things!

[Asche]

Another great thread @jemly! 🙂

1. blush: Nars Sex Appeal
2. lipstick: Mac Faux
3. base product: Estee Lauder Double Wear
4. eye shadow (single, color, or palette): Too Faced Chocolate Bar palette
5. mascara: Marc Jacobs O!Mega Lash volumizing mascara
6. skincare product: Peter Thomas Roth Glycolic Acid 10% Moisturizer
7. perfume: MM Replica Beach Walk

Honourable mention for my all time fave hair product: Redken's Extreme Strength Builder Plus!

[jemly]

1. blush NARS impassioned
2. lipstick NARS audacious lipstick, annabella
3. base product history would say NARS radiant creamy concealer (chantilly). i've recently prefered the coverage of the soft matte complete concealer, so time will tell !
4. eye shadow (single, color, or palette) NARS duo eyeshadow, bellissima
5. mascara guerlain maxi lash
6. skincare product CLARINS blue orchid oil
7. perfume serge lutens AMBRE SULTAN
8. misc. (anything else you may want to mention !). i'm still hunting for my fave eyeliner ! definitely the type of product i'm most fickle toward.

pardon my harsh lighting

look at my little annabella nubbin. that's all that's left !

[myumew]

Oooooh we have the same favorite blush! Impassioned is a shade that I definitely did not expect to love so much.

[jemly]

@myumew i wasn't convinced i needed it (which looking back, i find shocking in and of itself) until i was at sephora with a makeup novice friend and i put it on her. it was so gorgeous that i picked it up myself later that week. it's just perfect. so happy it's permanent too.

[mrsbaine]

Have you tried Charlotte tilbury rock n kohl or, surprisingly, the Sephora collection 24 hr kohl? 

[jemly]

@mrsbaine so funny you mention that, because i actually--at random--picked up the sephora collection kohl pencil during the sale ! so far so good ! curious to see if it dries out and if so how quickly. love how jet black it is.