Cosmetic things that worked for me - sharing girly stuff

I need a recommendatoion on a mascara that really does not flake or smug, not just advertize that it does. Anybody? I hate looking like a raccoon at the end of the day.

Thanks. 

I'll second the Lancôme. My lashes use to be so long that I would get a line of black polka dots under my eyebrows from the mascara. It stopped when I switched to Lincoln. (wish I Still had those lashes)

I use coconut oil and it comes right off, easily.

I use L'Oréal Telescopic Explosion Mascara non waterproof. I don't put any on my bottom lashes. It seems silly to put concealer to lighten up the dark circles under your eyes then make your bottom lashes dark. Granted I have big eyes but I do wear eyeliner so that enough.

Ironically L'Oréal and Lancome are the same company.

Just found this and added it to my favs. I will admit I have not read all 18 pages....but what I have read is great! I just hope I don't repeat too much....

1. CoverGirl Mascara in brown (yellow tube). I use this on my eyebrows. Way more natural looking than a pencil, attaches to even the finest fuzz and does not rub off. In almost a year, it has never smudged and is simple to remove.

2. Use your blush as you eye color foundation. If its creamy...that's a bonus. Makes your entire look come together and it Really doesn't matter what other colors you add.

3. Concealer should be in at least two shades. The lighter of the two go along the jaw line, down your nose, above the corners of your mouth, the center part of Your forehead and under the outter half of the skin under your eyes.

The darker shade is for what's left.

4. Coconut Oil....organic/cold pressed. I use this for everything!

-all over moisturizer

-make up remover

-hair mask (oh that's a treat)

-sun tan lotion (haven't burned yet)

-delicate skin care

-mouth rinse (kills germs....but hasn't done anything for my potty mouth...)

-Omega 3 and 6 fats (absorb thru skin)

-Puppy treats...LOL so true....he just loves the stuff

-just trying this with a friend....using it for Psoriasis. Not sure on how well it works yet but it did immediately make his elbows and knees appear softer and more natural!

-radiation burn sites (it has a very low melting point....it goes on like melted butter....ahhhhh.)

I don't take my mascara off every night (when I do use it). I let it kind of 'wear' off. If I have to, I touch it up as needed. This way I'm not constantly rubbing at my eyes.

I'm one of the ladies who posted to use regular foundation (powder/or liquid) as a concealer under the eyes. I learned that from Carmindy and it works better than any "concealer" I've ever bought! 

Any "light reflecting" foundation takes 10 years off your life! Honest!!

and Nivea smells very nice. 

I am very sensitive to scents at the moment.... good and bad ones.  I had to spend 2 hours on a mission to find a scentless deoderant.

So many great pieces of advice.  My latest is Smashbox's line of cosmetics.  I am pretty careful about what I'll use based on cosmeticsdatabase.org (who knows if it really matters).  Tamoxifen and treatment made my skin very dry and bizarre--it's sorta scaly and rough.  I use a Clarisonic, followed up with coconut oil.  I tried a million products, and none did anything but damage on my pocketbook.  Smashbox has a great BB cream with sunscreen, it's good.  But my favorite is their eyebrow pencil, which is like pencil lead and presharpened.  The color is much more natural. The brow shadow was easy, but not good for my skin tone, the color was very green-brown.  Smashbox is much more warm, good for Spring and Fall ladies. 

Barbe1958 - I've tried just about every mascara, I think! My fave is this...Lancome's Cils Booster XL Super-Enhancing Mascara Base (it's $23 at Sephora) then Make Up Forever mascara (also about $23).

Joni, does it lengthen? I have short stubby lashes that you can't see very well. I use the mascara to work almost like a liner, just to give definition to my eyes. But, strangely, if I put on liner, I look like a hooker!! Go figure! My girls can do their eyes beautifully with kohl and liner, but I just look dumb. Yet, I let my mascara drag my bottom lashes to give a smudge dark look. Why can't I just do that with a stick of something? What's my problem?

i've learned some eyeliner techniques from my daughter that make my eyes look fantastic. i take a white, rather shimmery pencil and line the inner eye corners, top and bottom.. i draw a blue line across the center of the eye lid.. it's pretty bright with shimmer, then line the outer corners with black... and blend a bit.. and line the bottom with a fairly large dark amount of liner.

i put a pale shadow over most of the eyelid and then a darker one in the crease and corners.  This is pretty different than what I've done before.. (not worth explaining).

sparkles (very subtle) accumulate below my eyes.  I use a very pale foundation under all this and a pale powder in the inner corner where you get the dark circles. 

People have actually been commenting lately

I'm not the best at makeup but this looks pretty good.

apple, that sounds very pretty - please post a pic! 

I'll try to take a photo with the DD's help.. i don't know. .. in the mirror it looks pretty good. in photos, it looks pretty normal.  my eyebrows are returning and are pretty erratic.. i have a gap in the middle of both brows.. I almost am thinking of shaving them off until they all grow back... but no way.  i do have a few lashes.. just put on a bit of mascara!

flash ?  no flash?

You may be right. I slam down as much water as I can right around chemo but kind of taper off as it gets further into my cycle. However, I do notice the constant watering only when I wear the eyeshadow so I'm pretty sure it's causing it for some reason.

Permanent makeup is a form of tattooing, right? I'm kinda chicken about that and anyway, pretty sure I'd have to wait until after chemo. Did you try it?

Indigo I know my ophthalmologist mentioned that I had some brownish glittery specs in my eye. I don't wear brown eyeshadow! It was from the powder bronzer I use. The eye shadow I use is bobby brown… but I do have lashes (although not as many as before). Maybe experiment with brands. I would think some of the less expensive stuff may have a tendency to fall off. I also put my eyeshadow on fairly soon after I put my moisturizer on. That might help it stick