All Things Makeup and Beauty

I am using L'Oreal, Neutrogena and Physician Formula products.

My routine is:

Primer
Foundation
Eyebrows ( also comb with clear gel)
Light Mascara
Lip color and lip gloss on top

For jewelries, my earrings and my engagement ring.

All it takes me is 10 minutes plus another 10 minutes to do my hair and 5 min to change clothes and off I go to work.

Mac foundation
eyebrows
No7 blusher
Revlon eye shadow, mostly grey
Urban Decay Perversion eyeliner
Urban decay mascara black
Staypout lipstick

I wonder how many women I would have to meet to find someone who did t identically, coz we all do much the same thing, and there are a limited number of companies, with a limited number of colours.

I wear lip gloss with out lip color half of the time.

I prefer lipstick to lipgloss too but seldom move in the circles in which lipgloss is common. Not that I worry much but it would just look odd.

Lipstick is so glamorous and luxurious. Plus, there are so many brands out there. Of course MAC do the best lipsticks. But there are others that are equally as good. But the lipstick has to have the right consistancy: neither too matte nor too soft.

A good lipstick is Katy Kat Matte: you guessed it, Katy Perry. She's done a line of lipsticks with Cover Girl. I'd check those out!

Many cosmetic lines are made by the same manufacturer. For example, when I lived in Lewisburg, TN, my best friend's mom worked at Cosmolab in quality control. Every pencil that had the slightest flaw would be thrown out. At the end of the night, they would all be gathered and placed in a bin. Oftentimes, my friend's mom would bring home all sorts of cosmetic pencils (blush, lip liner, lipstick, foundation, concealer, eye liner, etc.) with all sorts of labels (Mary Kay, Maybelline, Estee Lauder, etc.).

I can only imagine that would be the same for powders, foundations, cream lipstick, etc.

From what I can see, Cosmolab was bought by Schwan cosmetics (a German company) and moved to Murfreesboro, TN.

www.schwancosmetics.com/products/our-products/

I don't know what brands they manufacture, now.

I don't know why they have to make out of china because they are cheap to make. There are at least 6 cosmetic OEMs in this San Francisco Bay Area that I know.

Please be aware that anything that comes through China will have been tested on animals it's the law there that it must be tested on animals.

So your make-up might be cheaper but it is not pain free.
Interesting to read how linked the brands are and how they decide that testing is ok if the consumer or law requires it.

www.crueltyfreekitty.com/cruelty-free-101/makeup-brands-that-test-on-animals/

I'm prepared to pay a higher price for products that have not been tested on animals and don't damage the environment. I certainly don't use cheap cosmetics. Not because of snobbery: but because of the reasons I've listed.

Lip gloss is what I wear on nights out....

Jeez, I need to have one of those soon....

I do find Rimmel London lipsticks far too smooth and they smear easily. This is such a shame because Rimmel London is a decent makeup brand.

They just need to change their lipstick formulas.

Hey, I do love wearing lipsticks nudes and Hot Red shades are my favorite. Can anyone suggest how to use a lipliner perfectly to create luscious lips?  

I use sea salt infused hair spray...Need more suggestions.