
What do you do when you get into a makeup rut? Skip makeup for awhile? Ask friends for new combos?
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Date: July 9, 2008 - Posted in: Temptalia Asks You

What do you do when you get into a makeup rut? Skip makeup for awhile? Ask friends for new combos?
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Kensie
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
look for inspiration.
Christine
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Where do you look, Kensie?
kobri
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
I choose colours that I haven’t used in while at random and combine them on my hand to get inspired or I challenge myself to try a colour in a new way and put it over swatches of every base I have on the backs of my hands to see what “new” colours I can make out of it.
Calico
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Thats clever! Must try that! :)
Christine
Thursday, July 10, 2008
This is such a great technique! I’m definitely going to steal it from you!
Calico
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Look at magazine pictures.
OR
I haul out some crappy product that it packed away cos i hated it, and try and make it work with my current collection.
This usually sparks alot of creativity in me, and although i may not LOOK so different, I know i changed a technique or a colour, and invariably i start using my current things differently, and then carry on using them from there. (not necessarily with the old product, its more of a catalyst)
*If that makes sense*
Christine
Thursday, July 10, 2008
I’ve never hear this before! What a great idea, Calico!
Nicole
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
I buy just one new product and try to find another look with it.
Christine
Thursday, July 10, 2008
I see this working really well, Nicole!
Jenny
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
I call it a day and hope tomorrow’s a good day for makeup, lol =)
Christine
Thursday, July 10, 2008
LOL, good call!
Zsofi
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
read Temptalia :-)
Christine
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Aww, thanks Zsofi!
gio
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
I look at magazine pictures and bauty blogs for inspiration.
Christine
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Great thinking! Magazines work well.
meg
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
I go to temptalia!
I look at pictures in your makeup forum.
Christine
Thursday, July 10, 2008
That’s a great place to go! So many great looks!
Zoila
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
look at magazines… try to make my own version of celebrity make up looks.. it’s fun
Christine
Thursday, July 10, 2008
I love looking at magazines!
Ariele
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Watch tutorials on youtube or browse the tutorial/fotd threads on makeup up forums.
Christine
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Good idea, Ariele!
Lydia
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
I look online for new ideas :)
Christine
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Where online, Lydia? I need more places!
Zainy
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Go online,like everyone here. :)
Zzainy..
Christine
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Smart ladies!
DaniMae
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
I leave it alone until I come across a muse. It gives the ideas and creativity time to simmer. When I do pick up a brush it’s great because I have so many looks to try.
Christine
Thursday, July 10, 2008
That’s not a bad way to go :)
Trisha
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
I like to go online and get inspired by other people who like makeup. Your site is good for inspiration. :) There are also some great website forums out there that have tutorials that inspire me as well. Or, I might look at one of my women’s magazines.
Pquanda
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
I go through my entire collection and remind myself of how much makeup I have and then go pick up stuff I didnt care for before.
Christine
Thursday, July 10, 2008
lol, that’s not a bad idea, Pquanda!
Pquanda
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
pick up stuff meaning, that eyeshadow I havent used in months.
Tania
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
I hardley get stuck in a rut cuz my skin, hair, and life all change. Being a MAC addict helps too since there’s always new stuff!
Christine
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Oh, very nice, Tania!
Natalie
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
With all the new MAC lines coming out every month, it’s hard to be in a rut lol! But I usually go on YouTube and makeup blogging sites to look for different combos of colors I already own.
Christine
Thursday, July 10, 2008
lol, that’s so true, Natalie!
Stephanie D
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
I ask my son or friends what color I should wear the next day. They usually suggest a look I wore before that they liked. I often lay awake in the night thinking about what colors to wear the next day…it’s a problem! I have to wear black to work, but I can wear a color underneath so I usuallly match some part of my eyeshadow to my clothes or just do some crazy stuff. I love Drag Queen makeup (yes!), it is so interesting to me, but I obviously tone it down a bit! I will wear any color eyeshadow so I usually try not to repeat the same color a week. If I really want to change it up I do bold pink or red lips and a more subtle eye color.
Christine
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Oh, sometimes I ask my boyfriend to give me a combo!
claudia m.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Go to Sephora. they have so much stuff I always snap out of it.
Christine
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Haha, that’s so true, Claudia!
Pauline
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
I play with my makeup and usually come up with combos that I would never have thought of before :)
Christine
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Smart thinking, Pauline!
Kristie
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
I try to find inspiration somewhere to try something new.. Or I go to the counters and get makeovers to see what other people would do. Its all about playing around. Sometimes good things happen! I recently was inspiried by a Prescriptives ad and went to re-create the look. I did it with NARS colors though! http://content.nordstrom.com/ImageGallery/store/product/Gigantic/19/_5620839.jpg
Christine
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Oh, thanks for sharing the link, Kristie!
Alice
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
It sounds almost ridiculous but I look around the house for inspiration, even if it’s as something as silly as looking at the Pringles can hahaha. I actually had Cheddar Cheese Pringles in the house and have been wanting to play around with an orangey look now. So that’s where I get my inspiration…from my house I mean, not Pringles cans hehe =]
Christine
Friday, July 11, 2008
No, that’s a really great idea, Alice!!
angela
Thursday, July 10, 2008
alice, that’s so weird! i ate cheetos at lunch today and the orange powder on my fingers made me think of BRIGHT orange eyeshadow! now i gotta think of an orange-complementary outfit for work tomorrow :)
i also usually look online, or in magazines (i love INSTYLE and glamour) for inspiration as well.
Mandy
Thursday, July 17, 2008
When I get into a makeup rut, I go on a no-buy and have a “stash rediscovery” phase where I go through my drawers of goodies until I find something that I thought was long forgotten, fall in love with it all over again, and well…I’m out of the rut!
Christine
Friday, July 18, 2008
Hi Mandy,
Oh, stash rediscovery :D I think this idea is so great!