Makeup must haves!

I'm a MAC girl myself. I love their products and they have such a great variety of colors. It is a little pricey, but it lasts a long time. I love their liquid/cream eyeliner and thier Studio Fix foundation. Total coverage, but not heavy or "pancake"-y.

Top 5:

1) Dior HydraLife Tinted Moisturizer--stays on well, makes you glow!
2) Makeup Forever Aqua Eyes Pencil in black
3) TooFaced Bronzers & Kabuki Brush
4) NARS Cream Shadow Pencil in Hollywoodland
5) Tarte Cheek Stein in Blushing Bride

I worked at Sephora all through college---so I learned all my preferences and habits there. I also like Benefit Eye Bright----and Smashbox Shadows. And I have a good collection of NICE makeup brushes... It makes the application look 10x more professional and its a little luxurious to have the soft application instead of soft (wasteful) sponges and plastic applicators.

the mascara i use is the one that comes in the pink tube with the green lid. i forget the brand (i wear makeup less often than twice a month) but it's a fantastic waterproof formula.

is that maybeline great lash??

my must haves are Makeup Forever Duo Mat Powder Foundation, it goes on very light weight, and you can control the coverage. what i love is that it doesn't slide off of my face at the end of the day, like most other foundations i've tried. and a blush by Tarte in the color Tipsy. its really pretty coral. a little goes a LONG way! i get them both at Sephora, so they are a bit pricer than your drugstore cosmetics, but i think they are TOTALLY worth it!!! i also cannot go a day without wearing liquid eyeliner. i play around with brands, applicators, and colors, but i LOVE liquid. you can make the line as thin or thick as you like!! ....and last but not least, MASCARA! again, i play around with different brands, but the ones i like best are DiorShow Black Out mascara and Dolce & Gabbana's Volumized Lashes. and drugstore brands, i LOVE Maybeline's Falsies mascara, does AMAZING things for the lashes, at a GREAT price!

can you tell i'm a bit of a make up junkie??

I agree with an earlier poster... get great applicator brushes!!

I also can't live without eyeliner and brow pencil and a good pair of tweezers. I am not brand loyal at all.

Not a brand loyal either - tho i have some favorites. I would absolutely recomment the CLINIQUE products to everyone!
I use makeup to camouflage my dark circles, and to have rosy cheeks. These are my absolute essentials!
And a dark pencil if i'm in the mood.
Rarely lipstick - i find it weird on me, no matter what color!

I'm not a big make-up wearer but I do like Aveno's tinted moisturizer with sunscreen. It comes in at least 4 shades. I also like Burt's Bees tinted lip moisturizer. You can use it like any "chapstick" and not worry that it's too much color. I did just buy a Cover Girl 24 Hr. Lip color. I like it and use it in the a.m. and when I go out. But I carry the Burt's Bee's with me.

I dont wear makeup. You are all so pretttttttyyy! You dont need it really. Just had to share my thoughts on it:)

I really like the spray foundation from Sally Hansen & Carmindy (What Not To Wear's makeup artist).

And I absolutely the long wearing lip colors, like Outlast, Colorstay or Infallible. I did have an allergic reaction to Outlast once that was pretty nasty, but I think it was just that it was too old.

And Revlon Colorstay Eyeliner... the one that's like a felt tip pen.

I play up my eyes the most and I LOVE Smashbox Limitless Eye Liner (stays on all day!), Stilla Eyeshadow, and CoverGirl Lashblast Length Mascara (separates and lengthens without clumping and comes off easily).

Also love MAC concealer and powder, even if I don't wear any other makeup, just to even out my skin tone.

Elizabeth Arden - Good Morning Serum
Chanel Vitalumiere Foundation
Lise Watier concealer wheel
Benefit - 10
Bobbi Brown Stonewash Nudes Palette
MAC - Angel (lipstick)
L'Oreal Telescopic Mascara
Model in a Bottle Setting Spray
False Eyelashes

I'm an MUA in the UK. The stuff like Lise Watier and MIAB you can get on eBay

I LOVE MAC!!!!
mac has the BEST products ever! quality, price, you name it! i love mac makeup!
i love the MSF natural. it doesn't look like i'm wearing makeup. it just looks very natural. mac's eye shadows are amazing as well. take a trip to the mac counter and reward your self girl! you deserve it. : )

-Black pencil (eye liner)... it doesnt matter what brand as long you know how to apply it
-Bronzers (i like MAC)
-Mascara
-Brown shadow for eyebrows
-A good make up that last 8hr (at least)


I love make up!!

From the time I started wearing makeup until about a year ago I swore by and always wore Merle Norman from their skin care line to the makeup. It's still a great line, BUT I'm a MAC convert! LOVE my MAC makeup & skin care stuff!

No 7 concealer, Benefit Bad Gal lash eyeliner and mascara. I don't wear any other make up.

Not a brand loyal either - tho i have some favorites. I would absolutely recomment the CLINIQUE products to everyone!
I use makeup to camouflage my dark circles, and to have rosy cheeks. These are my absolute essentials!
And a dark pencil if i'm in the mood.
Rarely lipstick - i find it weird on me, no matter what color!

Have to agree- the Clinique All About Eyes Concealer is awesome...it would cover a heroin addict's dark circles!