My mom applied some of that Benefit mascara.  She already has long lashes, but with that stuff?  It actually kind of made me angry. 

This sounds like what I'm looking for.

Yasha wrote:

Yes, instead of the current chunks of black goo adhering to our lashes.


"No, we don't need mascara! It's fine!"

, I say.

Go buy all of the thingssssssss



Elf is currently having a 40% off site-wide sale, and Sephora is loading up on all of the Holiday sets and deals. 

And I think two perfume brands are currently on hautelook?

lex wrote:

jfcwhyismyhandlesolong wrote:

Elf is currently having a 40% off site-wide sale, and Sephora is loading up on all of the Holiday sets and deals.

I was going to stock up on some of the ELF holiday kits (mainly the brushes) but I think I will go over to Sephora and have a look-see. Right now I'm looking for a deep-red lipstick (matte preferably) I want a vamp kind of look and none of my lipsticks are cutting it. Also, any deep purples...would be good too. Drugstore brand rec's are fine, as well as pricier options.

The UD Revolution Lipsticks and Givenchy lipsticks get my thumbs up, based on what I have sampled.  If you can find a suitable color I say go for it.  They are very creamy and opaque, even their mattes, but don't feel like they have that white, pasty undertone that some thicker formulas do.  I will say that the UD Revolution lipsticks wear brighter than they look in the tube.  The Nuetragena lip crayon in Raisen is also a surprisingly dark red, with wine and brown tones.  It's pretty naturally-glossy and casual, though. 

I fucking love red lips now.  Don't have time for a complicated eye look?  Going out to do literally anything?  Red lip and BAM, you look so fucking professional and put together, or casual but chic.  Fucking whatever you want.  Scrub your lips beforehand, wear a matching (or one shade darker for a kickass bit of dimension and boldness) lip liner and smooth the edges out with a lip brush and red lips are like the pit bulls of make-up.  They look really scary but are actually really approachable and easy to handle provided you aren't a complete jackass.

Pixiwoo, as always, does fantaaaaaaaastic dark red lips. 




True purple lipsticks are out of my depth.  I'd like to try some for fall, though.

Last edited by OnlyInThisLight (10-21-2013 10:01:37 PM)

lex wrote:

Right now I'm looking for a deep-red lipstick (matte preferably) I want a vamp kind of look and none of my lipsticks are cutting it.

I don't know if this would cut it for you, but I recently got Ruby Woo from MAC. It suits my skin tone, but that's because it's more on the blue side. Tassle (which.... seems to be discontinued) is Gio's, and it never quite suited me, as it's got warmer undertones. (Oh man, I hope it's not discontinued... Gio won't like having to find a new one.)

The only thing I can think of that I don't like about the Ruby Woo is that it feels a little dry once it's on, but it's matte, so what do you expect, right?

Well to be honest, I want it to be the shade of dark red that puts fear into men. That's how I will determine how well it works, just kidding.

Well, I hate to say it, but the last three or four times we've gone to MAC have been utter shite as far as customer service... Normally I don't care that much, but if it's a choice between having salespeople ten feet up your ass the entire time, standing at the counter with your makeup waiting for five minutes while reps walk right past you and look at you as if they don't know what you're doing there and have conversations with each other that are clearly not work-related while you try to get their attention, or getting stuff that isn't what you asked for...

Ugh, MAC, we may have to abandon you. It's not even like this is a problem with just one location.

Anyway, lex, as far as scary reds go, I can't really help out there... all the ones I've got are literally years old and probably discontinued even if I knew what they were called. I haven't needed one for a long time.

Yeah, if they can't make this right tomorrow (today), I'm gonna cut them loose.

lex wrote:

The terrible customer service at MAC is exactly why I do not shop there. I can get that kind of treatment in other avenues of my life for free without having to patron there. I've had good experiences at Sephora, but sometimes it really does end up being who is working there. Once at Sephora, I ended up waiting in line for well over 30 minutes just to buy a pot of black eyeshadow and the saleswoman behind the counter noticed that I had been waiting awfully patiently (it helped that on that particular day I had nowhere to be) but---because of my patience and lack of moaning and complaining (I was the only person in line) ---she gave me two bags of free samples: skin-care, lipstick, glitter eyeshadow, primer, foundation, mascara...she hooked me up. It was awesome. That's why I frequent Sephora, but only the free-standing stores and not the ones in malls. I've had horrible experiences with the stores in the mall involving contouring.

I also frequent Ulta, which I LOVE (my love for Ulta is so hard) ...primarily because I have a crush on the woman working the Benefit counter.

I visit the Sephora in the JCPenny at my mall, unless they don't have something I need (then I go to the bigger Sephora in the mall).  The ladies there are very nice and helpful, and never EVER have I been ignored.  Of course, past a certain point they begin to recognize you.  I don't think they are fantastic make-up artists, but honestly, I feel like most make-up related employees, be it the women in white coats at the Este Lauder counter to the Clinique kiosk workers are not very skilled with make-up.  I'm always spotting unblended shadows in hideous colors, bleeding red lips and overly trimmed and filled brows.  I lot of this seems to be because they are putting on tons of bright and bold make-up.  I don't know if that's the counter the bright white lights in the stores or a demand from their employers to wear more "noticeable" shades.

But like I mentioned earlier, holding shopping bags tends to get you more attention from sales ladies. 

And I've never been totally in love with Ulta.  I like that they carry drugstore brands and have sales and coupons like a mofo, but they take forever to process online orders, and their in-store customer service has always been lacking (granted, there is only one Ulta in Springfield and it is quite new).  I get ignored, even by the Benefit counter employees and I always notice out-of-stock items, opened packaging and general messiness.

lex wrote:

I've also tried the Maybelline line of purples/violets that are in drugstores right now. Can't say I'm too impressed with how they look (leaning too much towards fuschia) and so I blend them with darker shades for a deeper look. Will continue my search.

Did you see the Maybelline one that actually looks almost like a true, if slightly blue-tinged, purple? Not sure if it's a liquid lipcolor or a thick gloss, but that's the truest purple I've seen since purple lipcolor became trendy again. All of the other ones, as you said, have been more pink/red-toned. *grumbles about MAC Heroine*

You may have to go indie for what you want, though.

Raven Nightshade wrote:

lex wrote:

I've also tried the Maybelline line of purples/violets that are in drugstores right now. Can't say I'm too impressed with how they look (leaning too much towards fuschia) and so I blend them with darker shades for a deeper look. Will continue my search.

Did you see the Maybelline one that actually looks almost like a true, if slightly blue-tinged, purple? Not sure if it's a liquid lipcolor or a thick gloss, but that's the truest purple I've seen since purple lipcolor became trendy again. All of the other ones, as you said, have been more pink/red-toned. *grumbles about MAC Heroine*

You may have to go indie for what you want, though.

One of the reasons I was so pumped for the trend was I finally figured I'd be able to locate a good shade without having to shill out upwards of $50 for a one time thing.  That being said, I wear purple secondary to wearing my go-to which is a nude color with lip liner (I am stuck in the 90s makeup wise and I don't care too much).

So.....I present to you hyperbolically fifty shades of purple:

Kleancolor's Femme Lipstick in 12/Purple Machine http://www.amazon.com/KLEANCOLOR-Femme- … B00B2A44W2
I paid about $2 at a beauty supply store, and, it exceeded my expectations for a cheapie lipstick. The color is vivid and everything you get purple....the problem is it's oily (not a consistent formula) and it has the weird fragrance associated with some cheapie lipsticks (also the Jordana brand) and it dries your lips. Soooo....you have to do prepwork with this one.

Black Radiance #5112 ($3)
It looks purple from the tube, but it goes on towards a magenta/fuschia. Like, I don't know what to do with this thing. It's got the thick formula and it's pretty matte but ....it's just like coloring on your lips with a huge crayon.

Essence #59 Funky/Funky (On sale $2.50)
This one I bought from Ulta and it's this awesome shade of purple frost with GLITTER. I really like this one, it's smooth and all that jazz.....problem is...it's a tint. I felt like I'd been transported to 1995 and starring in that Disney movie, Wish Upon a Star.

NYX 601 Castle ($4)
This is the best of the group, it goes on consistently and the color is noticeable. So what's the downside, well it's lilac-ish, and it's not a vivid shade of purple. So I end up looking like a corpse.

Kate Moss for Rimmel 04 ($7)
By far the most solid of the bunch, the color is plum and deep. For $7 bucks it does one hell of a job giving a sultry look, the problem is...once again formula dries out very quickly (and I didn't have this problem with the reds in the collection).

Forever 21 Love and Beauty High Pigment Lip Gloss  (Purple shade--is it discontinued??)
Forever 21 has a beauty line and like most things, it's a hit or a miss. The red high pigment gloss is a great no-commitment gloss that you swipe on and you're done and it's easy. This is sooo lackluster, it's like a hint of a tint. Disappointed.



I think I'm going to try OOC at this point. But I just wanted ease...why oh why.

Last edited by lex (10-22-2013 09:21:32 PM)

Yeah, honestly, high end perfume is the best thing when you have a good store to visit and good people running it.

Should anyone ever visit Vancouver (or for those of you who live there, I know we have a couple Vancouverites ), The Perfume Shoppe is stellar. Absolutely marvelous. The lady who runs it, Nazrin, has a great nose, she knows her stock, and she will go to great lengths to get you what you want. When Gio and I were there, we asked about a discontinued perfume, L'Artisan's Fleur d'Oranger, on the off chance that she might have a bottle from the 2011 press hanging around. Nazrin wasn't certain that she still had one, thought she might have sold her only small bottle in the last couple of days because she remembered bringing it out to show someone, but she tore through all her L'Artisan stock just in case. She even said that she would send it to us in Edmonton if she turned out to have one and couldn't find it within the next ten minutes.

Turns out that she did have it. What's more, she only told us after she had named the price (very reasonable at $60, actually) and we agreed to buy it, that it was a first press of the perfume from 2007. Basically, it's a collector's item. We use it sparingly and with great appreciation.

So yeah. Anyone goes to Van and wants perfume, go see Nazrin and she'll hook you up. We had loads of fun tossing around possible scents and scent themes like coffee and chocolate and all the rest. She's a wonderful lady.