Comments on: Looks – The Ultimate Daytime Office Makeup

By: Christine

Christine — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:59:28 +0000

Hey Ceci! I honestly don’t know I haven’t looked at the ingredient list of MAC eyeshadows or glosses.

By: Christine

Christine — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:59:06 +0000

Hey Ceci!

It really must suck to be allergic to both parabens AND titanium dioxide I wish you the best of luck discovering new products that work with your body better!

I know how food goes, I, too, am very busy and don’t make the time to cook.

By: Christine

Christine — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:48:00 +0000

Hi Hannah! Honestly, not often, because I tend to have palettes of 15 eyeshadows open at a time, so I can easily grab 4-5 colors in a matter of minutes. Most of my eye looks are done in under 15 minutes – it’s incredibly rare for me to take 15 minutes to do an eyeshadow combo, let alone upwards of 20 to 30 minutes!

By: Ceci

Ceci — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 02:55:29 +0000

…Oops, I should have said “do” instead of “does” in that second sentence. Sorry about that.

By: Ceci

Ceci — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 02:53:39 +0000

I haven’t tried these products. Does they have parabens? (MAC tends to add parabens to their cream-based products (though this isn’t true for all of them).) I have an allergy to them, so that’s why I’m asking.

I’d like to try a concealer that isn’t cakey or heavy. Such products make me look (as much as I hate to say it)…old, especially during the day.

By: Ceci

Ceci — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 02:47:12 +0000

Hey Christine!

Maybe it’s something I’ve been using. I have been trying to use products without parabens, because I have an allergy to them. I still have problems sometimes though because there are other substances in cosmetics, I believe, that also irritate me. Titanium dioxide is one of them (and that’s in a lot of those “mineral” and/or “natural” products). I had to stop using my sunscreen because of it. I switched over to Neutrogena’s Fresh Cooling Sunblock SPF 45(w/Helioplex). Now my skin’s much better.

I also attribute those swollen lids to lack of sleep, sleeping on one side, and too much sodium in my diet. I tend to eat prepared foods during the week because of my hectic lifestyle and they have loads of salt!

I think that when I apply liner, it can cause the illusion of swollen lids for me. I just need to learn how to apply it and what the right colors are for me, I guess.