MAC has what they call paint, they turn to look like a shadow. The girls I have seen look awesome at 6pm .... unlike me.  I will try to get some this week since I have midweek days off this week ....

Has anyone tried Pur Minerals it's amazing stuff and can make such a difference without any irritation.  You can find amazing deals on it on believe it or not Shopping Channels.  I always wait for the Show Stopper that's what they call it in Canada, I don't know what they call on QVC.  I love Pur Minerals and she has all sorts of shades of eyeshadows.  I espically love the Marble Powder, when I'm really lazy but want to look half decent I use it on my cheeks, as an eye shadow and bronzer, I take different brushes and pick at the different shades in the one compact.   Even the mascara is made from Minerals and doesn't irritate eyes. PUr minerals usually throws in the brow kit when they have the SS on it's great wax with powder and a great brush I also use to apply liner with a dark brown powder.I still can't use mascara need my lashes to grow in but that mascara is the only stuff that hasn't caused irritation.  The pur mineral 4in1 pressed powder really workes great and covers a ton of problems.  My favorite makeup remover that doesn't hurt eyes is Clinique'a Take the day off. Works fast and removes everything.  I remember a time when I wouldn't leave the house without makeup but now it really depends on my mood. I should get back into the habit again.  Yeterday my son asked for a lift to the Docs and I put makeup on including the whole brow thing and the P.M. pur radiance and when we went to my pharmacy the pharmacist who has seen me look so bad she even told to go home and she would set up a delivery for free, said I looked really good yesterday. I alway put on the pur radiance when I want to fool someone into thinking I'm healthier than I am. Was great for hangovers at work, had a boss who would work me hard if she found out I had a hangover and it always tricked her including a bright coloured blouse or sweater.  For foundation I love Revlon's all day it really works and really does stay on and doesn't ruin whites in summer.  Physicians formual has the mineral powder, I bought the loose and make such a mess with it I haven't used it much but will in the summer.  I have olive skin but for some stupide reason it's really sensitive so the PM and clinique is great. Oh yeah my sis bought a cute little fuscia coloured kit with all kind of stuff in it I tried the eyeshadow yesterday and no problem with irritation and thank god my eyes only tear at certain times now not all day like before. So makeup has to become a routine, I'm getting depressed so I better punch everything up.  Babbling again sorry

Some Thirty five years ago I had electrolysis done to my brows to get rid of my Uni-brow look.  Well, apparently she took way too much off one side and my eyebrow doesen't start where its supposed to.  Don't even ask what she did with the arch----Needless to say they were quite a mess even before chemo.

Forget about the arch---thats always been a complete mystery to me.-----Even Look Good Feel Better couldn't get me something that was struggle-free.

So, yesterday after making a resolution to put my credit cards in a block of ice in the freezer---Of course I tuned into HSN to see what looks like a miracle product for 19.95. (I never watch this stations!) That is more in my price range.

I've looked at brow products before but the Anastasia brow products out of my price range for now. 

It's from Adrienne Arpel and although I've never used any of her products this one looked foolproof----Signature Club A by Adrienne 24 Hour Eyebrow Design Kit.  It comes in light and medium.

Since I have gray in my brows I wasn't quite sure which color but I got the medium. 

It contains

# 3-piece Brow Stencil Set -  this set contains 1 Natural Brow Stencil, 1 Medium Brow Stencil and 1 Full Brow Stencil
# Brush-On 24 Hour Eyebrow Color made in USA
# Eyebrow Design Pencil

I figured for twenty bucks it may be worth taking a chance so I ordered. 

PS.--I read a tip about using first aid fabric tape to adhere the stencil to the brow to make it easier to use while filling in.  I'm going to try that. 

I have had to fill in my brows since I was a late teen.  I believe it is because of low thyroid.

I finally gave myself a Christmas present a few years ago and had them tattooed --- it's great to have facial expressioon even when I get up in the morning.

Unfortunately, I'm a (bottle)auburn haired gal and they didn't have red in the facial dyes at that time.  I understand they have them now.  I just use some red/orange eyeshadow to fill in and the brows look auburn, instead of light brown.

How I missed this thread is beyond me.  I have to go back and read from the beginning but OMG, I just had britesmile done today.

have any of you ever had it?  My brother and some friends told me I'd be in pain today, cause your teeth get really sensitivefor 24 hours, but i'm dying over here.

I took three darvocet, in the last 4 hours.

No pain no gain. no pain no gain.  I keep repeating that to myself.

oh, and after I backtrack on this whole thread, I have the BEST MASCARA tips ever.

and hair tips too-- for anyone out there that has curly hair.

yay. i love this thread already and i haven't even read it yet. LOL.

hoping this pain subsides soon.  How is it that I can get my breasts chopped off and made out of my stomach, and live with six drains, etc-- and a little britesmile and i'm ready to crawl under a rock and die??? lololol

Beth if you have any fluoride gel or rinse get that on your poor enamel ASAP.

As an RDH, I hate that Britesmile crap. As your bco sister, I hope it feels better soon and that you are happy with it. I know that thouands of people choose that route. 

For others, it shouldn't HURT to get your teeth lightened. Go to a professional and use a gradual program, you will still notice a huge improvement in a week's time. And you'll have your own trays and leftover gel (shelf-life of 3+ yrs if kept in the fridge) so that if you want to boost w/a little extra whitening before a vacation or New Year's party, you've got it right there! No suffering! Enamel, gingival margins and root surfaces intact.

Okay, rant over.

Lisa

Hon, if you went from a D-2 to a B-1 this did boost your smile. You'll just notice it more when you're not hurting so bad. And in a few, after you've forgotten the hit your budget took from this method, ask your dentist or hygienist about at-home bleaching, where you control the degree of brightness. Also, if the teeth begin to experience even the tiniest bit of sensitivity, you back off for a few days and lose nothing of the progress already gained. I often advise my patients to put a fluoride gel into the same at-home trays once a week (only for a couple of minutes) to reinforce their enamel. We're not after just white teeth, but a healthy, beautiful smile.

IMO, it would be criminal to put veneers over healthy enamel. No DDS can improve on the original equipment when it comes to enamel. We can straighten, we can whiten, but porcelain doesn't begin to replace enamel. Visualize the bottom of a porcelain teacup after ten years. 'nuff said.

Lisa

oh- budget-- not too bad-- it was the big winter sale...

half the price.  I'm starting to feel better.  Then again, I've taken the daily max for pain pills at this point.

So when all is said and done, to anyone reading this thread for beauty tips, don't do brite smile.

I may feel differently tomorrow.

about hair.... my hair is getting straighter and thinner by the day...Arimidex, I suspect. I have changed so many times and am throwing out unused  bottles. Any suggestions for shampoos and conditioners?

BethNY, you crack me up.  Your just so funny sometimes.

I don't know about you girls, but ever since chemo, my teeth are darker and seems stained.  I swear my teeth were never this dark before. 

Also, you know, I never got my eyebrows back all the way.  I have half an eyebrow on each side and it pisses me off.  I have to draw them in now and I just hate that look.  Reminds me of chemo and when I had nothing and had to draw them in. 

I can never seem to find any eyebrow stuff that matches my nautural color.  Why, I have no idea. 

Oh, and one more thing to complain about.  My hair is so freaking frizzy and dry right now and nothing, I mean nothing, is working!!!!

Thanks for listening oh and I say, Mac Zoom Lash RULES!  One coat and it seems like you put on 4 coats.  Love it. 

Be well all.

Lillie

Christian Dior and Bourjois both make lighter eyebrow gels..I will try to find the link..hold on...

http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P136804&shouldPaginate=true&categoryId=1958

This one works really well and I get the blond...you can control the amount you put on to make it lighter or darker..good hold and no smudges.

The Dior one has a lighter gold shimmer..

http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P155442&shouldPaginate=true&categoryId=1073

They also have a GREAT mascara...here's the link...lashes are super long and black and lovely

http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P175208&shouldPaginate=true&categoryId=1073

I am OBSESSED with "beauty essentials" so bring on the questions...I have so much makeup and lotions and hair products I could open a store!

Here are two somewhat disparate articles regarding the degree of danger posed by parabens in personal care products, one pointing to findings of paraabens in actual breast cancer tissue and claiming a link, the other (FDA of course) downplaying the link and claiming there is no proof of cause-and-effect. I chose to avoid parbens whenever possible, but try not to be fanatical about the issue. IMO, our environment is chock full of crap, so I can't get paranoid about one factor alone.

http://www.organicconsumers.org/bodycare/breastcancer090604.cfm

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos-para.html

~Marin

I'm totally feeling better.  And my teeth are definitely whiter.  I still wouldn't recommend britesmile to any of my friends.

Drippy eyeliner Marin???  well, what are you doing before the eyeliner?

I don't use foundation b/c its too heavy and my skin is fine, BUT I always start with the color corrector eye stick #4 from neutrogena.

I apply it with a MAC brush that has special bristles i think with silicone made for creamy eye stuff.

So I apply the stick to my upper lid, and to the bags under the eyes, especially in the corners. Then, using my pressed powder- I don't like loose powder, I for my ENTIRE life have used Maybelline shine free powder, and it never makes my skin nutty (I had TERRIBLE acne as a kid, and my skin is super sensitive, so I think about everything that touches my face).

I follow the stick with my pressed powder, which has now created an amazing eye base, so all day long, pencils, powders, cream based eyes, whatever-- will stay put and not smudge or drip.

If your pencils are still dripping mid day, you need a pencil thats not a crayon base-- you need a more pencil eye pencil-- the drawback, is that they are harder to apply.  The crayon pencils glide very easy. I love MAC eyepencil-- and I wear smudgy black shades so I know how hard it is to keep them from dripping--- after applying lower liner, I will take a MAC highlighter brush and take a light shadow and go right under the liner, so it won't smudge.  Also, I blend my liner after applying it.

I really do swear by all the products I use: here's some of them:

purpose face wash

oli of olay complete all day moisture for sensitive skin

neutrogena #4 color corrector stick

maybelline shine free pressed powder

physicians formula bronzer- i combine two of them depending on the glow I want to acheive

MAC eye shadows-- I have three different pallettes that were created for me, and I've had lessons with the MAC girls, and I use all MAC brushes, which I swear make all the difference, b/c I wasn't good at applying makeup, until my lesson with these girls-- and the brushes make it all so simple.

mascara-- if you don't like a heavy mascara look stick with the traditional pink and green maybelline.

For me, I need Loreal double extend in charcoal

for an insane dramatic makeup night, yves saint Laurent $18 its called night at the opera or something crazy like that.

but i love my loreal....

I have to go to work-- but when I come back I'll talk all about how I apply mascara-- guarrenteed to give you better lashes-- I love when i have a new friend that i get to show my tricks to, and it just makes their face light up---

its so nice to find new tips to make your face look better.

have I mentioned I love this thread?