Make-up hints

has anyone been to this make up thing sponsored by the american cancer asociation? it's called something like looking good, feeling good. i went last year while i was still on chemo. it was orgasmic. they give u bunches of make up. really good brands like chanel, bobbi brown, and estee lauder. they show u how to apply the products properly. they even brought a few natural hair wigs for whoever wanted them. here in boston, it was held at the dana farber cancer institute, as well as a few other suburban hospitals.

Emelee - I second that! Yikes!!

Part of the challenge of the Sjogren's Disease that ComBarbie and I were mentioning is incredibly dry and sensitive skin. So when I find something that makes my persnickity skin feel good, I figure it has a mighty good chance of making a normal body feel terrific.

I was given a gift of a nice sized jar of Peppermint Rosemary Herbal Salt Scrub (with Green Tea and Dead Sea Salt) by Sunshine Spa, Eugene, OR (1.800.659.2077). It is an "energizing blend invigorating to both body and mind. Discover the nourishing power of pure herbal infusions while enjoying the intoxocating fragrance of essential aromatherapy.Deeply moisturize your body with Vit.E and our heling blend of Ayurvedic oils as you exfoliate and smooth your skin withSunshine's mineral rich Dead Sea Salt."

I am usually quite the skeptic with claims like this. I grow my own herbs. I know an essential oil from a 'fragrance oil'. But these folks are straight - every single ingredient is listed and they are all as they say. More important to you, you dip your fingers into the grainy stuff and smooth it all over you body and it does magical things. I use it as a reward after a day of working in the garden. After shampooing and soaping off the basic dirt, this scrub sikens my body and the oils seal in the moisture from my shower. And it smells fresh, not perfumey. I like it a lot - can you tell?

There seems to be several places to get it on the internet, incl. Amazon, of course

http://www.mysimon.com/9015-10955_8-38634854.html

Also - about the Photofinish - I have been using Estee Lauder's Idealist Skin Refinisher for years. It does make your skin feel smooth as a baby's butt, but is pretty pricey. I have occasionally bought it off ebay and saved a bundle, but you have to be cautious and know your product and your seller. When this is gone maybe I'll try the Photofinish and see if it is an improvement - you all make it sound as if it is! Does it ever come in sample sizes?

Lisa

Hi tri!

Lisa/CBarbie - Have you tried a moisturizer for your body with shea butter in it? JMO - seems to offer the ultimate in moisture!

Lisa - Thanks for all the info...wow... And also, btw...my lips are still sore and rough! LOL

Girlz - I am so disappointed...I finally bought some liquid eyeliner. Just got through trying it and I swear...I look like a clown! LOL or better yet...Tammy Faye! It really looks HORRIBLE! What's the trick...

And I just remembered there's a Sephora about 10 minutes from my house! I am going there tomorrow to get the photofinish. I'll try ANYTHING!  LOL

As for waxing down yonder...I use Sally Hansen, Lavender/Vitamin spa wax. It comes with strips that you use on top of the wax to RIP with! LOL It's inexpensive too! It doesn't hurt anymore. Back in the 80's when I first started doing it, it hurt like hel*. It works really well.

Laura, don't feel bad. I can't do liquid eyeliner without looking like a streetwalker myself. It does nothing for me so I don't use it. And YES, several of my favorite lip and hand products have shea butter. After washing dishes, I reach for that every time.

ComBarbie - my Sjogren's is also secondary, but I have had symptoms of it since my late twenties. That was when I started the after-shower routine I use to this day. As soon as I step out, I put Neutrogena Body Oil from chin to toes on my still-damp skin. I put Mary Kay Extra Emollient Night Cream on my face, hands and heels. These are both 'occlusive' and seal in the water that we can't produce. People are amazed that I'm not slimey  but I soak it all in. In fact, just before I get dressed, I put on Step II which is chin to toes Original Keri Lotion. Again, a product that many find 'greasy' but disappears on me in abouut 90 seconds. It does keep me soft and smooth. Otherwise I would be flakey - even after Step I.

As a bonus, $30 lasts me easily six months.

I used to wax 'down yonder' periodically, but my skin is so sensitive that even the 'warm wax' left my skin scarlet for about 48 hours. I use a depilatory. Of course, I don't go entirely bare nekkid, so the cream is not on any vital parts.

I guess I'm a wuss.

Grrlz - Right now I'm trying to think of how to camouflage an 18" abdominal scar at my bikini line. The outer thirds of it are already pretty faint, but that middle six inches where the vertical stretch was the greatest is pretty wide and reddish still. Ideas? Besides candlelight of course. Maybe this should segue over to the mojo thread. . .

Lisa

Tina, oh it's just something my dad bought me in Morocco ... he liked the tube it came in ... so he bought two and I only use it for my purse makeup kit so I don't run out too fast.

I'm baaaaaa-aaaaack.

I have a lot of catching up to do.

OMG- the epilady. I tried my friends once, and it was pure torture.  My hats off to anyone that successfully uses that product.

I'm glad so many are enjoying the white rimmel eyeliner.

I found a great scrub and body wash that I wanted to share for those of you with sore tired muscles.

The brand is called aromatherapy/aromafloria

it is in CVS.  The body scrub is a sugar scrub, and the wash has eucalyptus, lemongrass, peppermint, etc.  It gives your body that tingly feeling all over, and soothes sore muscles.

Its also great if you have a bad cold or flu, and you put the body wash right on your chest and breathe in the vapors.

The scrub is gentle, and its great for women and men.

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now this, I couldn't resist to share!!!

I really love purpose soap for my face.  My skin is so sensitive, and it's the only thing that isn't too drying for me.

Hi girls!

Laura - Yeah, I have tried the Shea Butter. Unfortunately, I need a bit more. I have better luck with creams than lotions. I guess the difference is that the creams go on as what some people would say to be "greasier" than the lotions. But my skin is sooo dry, it just slurps it up and stays with me longer. Oh, and don't give up on the liquid liner just yet! I used it for years, switched to a pencil for about the last 15 years, and went back to liquid about a week ago. I bought a Color Stay as I have to use drops in my eyes all day and I thought the liquid might last longer. I find that I just need to use a gentler touch than with a pencil.

Lisa - I'll have to try the oil on the skin first. I use the Origins Perfect World on still damp skin and I do get good results. We have almost no humidity here, so I notice that sometimes it would be good to reapply. I'm wondering if combining the two might help.

Emelee - The gel liner sounds great! Does it last thru out the day? I loved my old liner (Clinique), but like I said, with using the drops all day I noticed that by the end of the work day the bottom liner was pretty much history.

Beth - Welcome back! I'm placing a Sephora order this week, so thanks so much for the shipping info!

So, ignore me if you've covered already, but I thought I'd ask - what's in your make-up bag? I have too much to name, but here's my favorites -

The Present - Philosophy Clear Foundation
Clinique foundation
MAC eye primer & MAC eye shadow
Smashbox eye shadow
Color Stay liquid liner
Brow Pencil (2) One by Victoria Jackson; One that's a powder Anastasia (?)
Maybeline Mascara - keep going back to this one!
A bronze blusher by (of all people) Joan Rivers
Too much lip stuff to mention, but mostly by Philosophy, Clinique and Origin's

I went to pick up a new "highlighting" mascara by Max Factor that is regular brown or black but then you add "highlights" in different colors on the tips. (i.e. brown mascara with gold highlights) I thought it looked cool, but I'm having a hard time finding it.

So, what's in your bag?

MAC is a brand of makeup you buy at a dept store such as Nordstrom's.

oh fun! what is in my make up bag?

shavings from my eyeliner pencil that fall out when the sharpener lid falls off; 

the sharpener;

Loreal le Kohl eye pencil in Cafe;

Lancome Dual Finish powder;

Lancome Artliner liquid eyeliner in dark brown;

Maybelline Volume Express Mascara in black;

CoverGirl Cheekers blush in pink;

Lancome Fever Shine lipstick in Tempt Me (light pink)

Loreal Endless lipcolor in Crimson Joy

Eyelash curler

hair clips

foundation stays at home on shelf: Clinique SuperBalance makeup.

my make up bag:



mac studio fix

mac lipstick

origins gloss

origins eye brow pencil

elizabeth arden bronzer

chanel lip pencil

clinique eye shadows

laura mercier eye pencil

OK, why does everyone have an eyebrow pencil? Is this something I need to worry about even though I have dark eyebrows?

Tina, No ... I haven't found the perfect foundation yet .... I got the flu instead! I'm now dreadfully behind on work and home life chores!

Oh Beth, do tell!