https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-went-makeup-shopping-d Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 06 May 2026 15:32:39 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-went-makeup-shopping-d#post-163440 Fri, 28 May 2010 20:22:22 +0000 Maya 163440@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The whole reason I'm seeking out lipstick is because I hate wearing gloss. I don't want shiny or wet looking lips. </p> <p>I will try both of those whenever I am next near a MAC counter Angie. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-went-makeup-shopping-d#post-163402 Fri, 28 May 2010 18:47:10 +0000 Jenava 163402@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Maya, I'm seconding the suggestion to try a pink lipgloss, too. </p> <p>The color is less intense so it's easier to make it not look crazy. I have a red lipgloss that looks cute (with the right clothes) when my coloring realy wouldn't look good with a true red lipstick (unless it was more blueish red, which isn't really red, you know?) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-went-makeup-shopping-d#post-163355 Fri, 28 May 2010 16:23:39 +0000 Angie 163355@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Try MAC "Spice it up" lipstick. Or "Hot Tahiti". </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-went-makeup-shopping-d#post-163287 Fri, 28 May 2010 13:58:23 +0000 Vani 163287@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've been using <a href="http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P8426&amp;shouldPaginate=true&amp;categoryId=3865">Stila's convertible lip and cheek color</a> for blush and I love how it can add a very sheer natural color to your cheeks. I can't recall which color I bought but you need just a little bit and it lasts a LONG time. Depending on my mood I use either this or Everyday Minerals' bronzer everyday. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-went-makeup-shopping-d#post-163277 Fri, 28 May 2010 13:47:48 +0000 Lisa 163277@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just want to add about lips and choosing colors. For me, my lips have pink in them, so any lipsticks with a pinkish base get really picked up and look like clown lips on me. If you are finding lipstick colors look "off" on you, it's your base lip color that affecting the pigments. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-went-makeup-shopping-d#post-163211 Fri, 28 May 2010 06:31:06 +0000 londonkiwi (now back in NZ) 163211@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>First - yay on a good first day at work!</p> <p>Second - yay on the turquoise nail polish, fun colour!</p> <p>I would back up the suggestion that you visit a Bobbi Brown make up counter - don't feel like you are pressured to buy anything, I always want to have a look at the make up once I am outside and how well it lasts, so I very rarely buy anything immediately after trying and normally come back the next day. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-went-makeup-shopping-d#post-163209 Fri, 28 May 2010 06:23:14 +0000 AJ 163209@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Make-up intimidates me too! I have to also chime in that I also like Bobbi Brown cosmetics. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-went-makeup-shopping-d#post-163180 Fri, 28 May 2010 03:52:27 +0000 Rosie 163180@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Really good point. My sister in law gets totally overwhelmed by makeup and Bobbi really got her figured out well. (I made that sound like Bobbi herself...unfortunately not what I meant.)</p> <p>Another edit: Maya, that is fantastic today went well. So glad to hear it!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-went-makeup-shopping-d#post-163177 Fri, 28 May 2010 03:49:38 +0000 Anonymous 163177@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If you're feeling overwhelmed, I highly recommend a stop at a Bobbi Brown counter. Bobbi Brown does the "enhanced natural" look so well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-went-makeup-shopping-d#post-163174 Fri, 28 May 2010 03:44:11 +0000 Rosie 163174@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Also, the Parfait looks like a really pretty color. It sounds like maybe your lips make it look slightly different. My best friend's lips make lip colors look brown pretty easily, not sure why. She has very different coloring from you but darker lips. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-went-makeup-shopping-d#post-163170 Fri, 28 May 2010 03:41:45 +0000 Rosie 163170@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh Maya, fun!! If the lipstick doesn't seem right, definitely return it! As well as the foundation. Try to look at it in natural light if you can. It can be so hard to match the shades. At least this formulation is pretty light. Tarte is a great brand. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-went-makeup-shopping-d#post-163150 Fri, 28 May 2010 02:57:43 +0000 Lisa 163150@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>When you are ready for cheeks, pinch them, then look at the color. That will be the color to match with a powder or cream based blush. If you are afraid of blushes, try bronzers, they will add a light shimmer to the cheek area. For lips if you want a natural look, look at tinted glosses. The color won't be as harsh as lipsticks are. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-went-makeup-shopping-d#post-163149 Fri, 28 May 2010 02:53:51 +0000 taylor 163149@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmmm...so tricky I know. Undertones...Olive, Ashy ,Creamy,Pink, and every spectrum thereof in these undertones. Confusing to me too:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-went-makeup-shopping-d#post-163143 Fri, 28 May 2010 02:46:40 +0000 Maya 163143@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It does Taylor. It just looks so different from my skin and takes a lot of blending, but once it is blended it looks good. I guess it's unreasonable to expect a perfect match. Still, I can't help but wonder if I should have tried the color for golden undertones instead of olive. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-went-makeup-shopping-d#post-163137 Fri, 28 May 2010 02:38:17 +0000 taylor 163137@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh fun Maya!!! The tell tale way to tell if your tinted moisterizer is right...look in the mirror, does your skin look more even and refined? You should feel better about the way you look:)</p> <p>You have nice skin tone. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-went-makeup-shopping-d#post-163134 Fri, 28 May 2010 02:30:05 +0000 Maya 163134@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I finally stopped being a wuss and bought some makeup. I wanted to look nice for my first day of work (which went well, btw).</p> <p>I'm having second thoughts about the lipstick though. No pictures but It didn't really go on smoothly in the store. I couldn't tell if that was due to the fact that I was using one of those little disposable sponge-like thingies to apply it (not a makeup sponge, but like a sponge on a stick). The reviews say it is moisturizing though, so I trusted them. Only makeup experts write reviews right? I liked the price and the fact that it is natural though. I got this in Parfait:</p> <p><a href="http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P190041&#038;categoryId=S10601&#038;shouldPaginate=true" rel="nofollow">http://www.sephora.com/browse/.....inate=true</a></p> <p>I'm not even sure about the color. Once I got home and saw it in normal light, as opposed to gaudy Sephora light, it looked very brown. I think I was looking for my lip color, but a teensy bit brighter. Can I return it if it is unused, even though I unwrapped it? </p> <p>I also got this. I don't know why Sephora says it is a liquid foundation because it isn't. It's a tinted moisturizer. </p> <p><a href="http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P67617&#038;categoryId=C10550&#038;shouldPaginate=true" rel="nofollow">http://www.sephora.com/browse/.....inate=true</a></p> <p>That seems to be working out. I don't know if I got the right color. (Incognito) I'm so hopelessly bad at this. It's sheer enough that it blends into my skin though, so it's not a disaster in any case. </p> <p>I decided to forgo cheek color for now. For some reason makeup shopping stresses me out more than other types of shopping, perhaps because I am so clueless. But I could really use it. I am looking very pale and drawn these days :(</p> <p>I also got turquoise nail polish. I haven't worn nail polish in years but it was too tempting! </p>