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Bold or natural makeup: BOLD
Worst lipstick color on you: Anything nude
Gloss you
Nude lipsticks are hard to pull off :/
Bold or natural makeup: Both! I like to mix it up a lot.
Worst lipstick color on you: orange. yuck.
Gloss you
lol, orange!! I don’t know too many orange lipsticks, thankfully.
1) Natural makeup for me!
2) Red is the worst on me. I am all about the nude lip 🙂
3) Currently wearing MAC Lustreglass in Instant Gold
What’s you favorite nude lip combo, Lauren?
Bold or natural: both, it depends on my mood! 🙂
Worst lipstick color on you: anything with frost finish looks cheesy on me
Gloss you
Aww, that’s too bad about the frosty lipsticks 🙁
Bold or natural makeup: I like a hybrid, an overall natural look with a bold accent on eyes or lips!
Worst lipstick color on you: Tangerine or orange shades
Gloss you
How are you liking Wild Rose, Glosslizard?
Ooh, I luuuuurve it! 😀 It’s perfect for this springy weather we’re having (I live in the SF Bay Area too)!
Bold or natural makeup: Both!
Worst lipstick color on you: anything overly orangey
Gloss you
I’m totally with you on the orangey lips!
1. It depends on the occasion/mood, but I generally prefer natural makeup.
2. A really cool or warm magenta or tomato red. My skintone is more neutral, and something extreme throws my face off balance, ha.
3. Clinique Long Last Glosswear SPF 15 in Bamboo Pink. I’m wearing it over some Creme D’ Nude to match my yellow-green eye. 🙂
Yay! I love Bamboo Pink!
Bold or natural makeup: Both! Matters where I’m going
Worst lipstick color on you: Baby pinks
Gloss you
It’s great to see so many of you lovin’ bold and natural looks!
Bold or natural makeup: im tired of being boring so im going a little bold
Worst lipstick color on you: anything too frosty
Gloss you
Ohh! It’s great that you’re going bold these days 🙂
Bold or natural makeup: Depends on the mood. I like both.
Worst lipstick color on you: Any chalky baby pink makes me look like death warmed over.
Gloss you
LOL @ #2. Death warmed over, eh? SEXY ;P
Bold or natural makeup: Natural
Worst lipstick color on you: Coral
Gloss you
I can’t imagine coral not looking good on someone!
Bold or natural makeup: Usually bold
Worst lipstick color on you: Probably red
Gloss you
No reds for you? Or is it just your least favorite?
I haven’t found a red that actually works on me yet, so I tend to stick to pinks, purplish colors, corals, etc. Pink colors that have hints of red seem to work though, or the combination of Red Devil and Quick Tease, which turned out a bit reddish.
I like that you’re still trying to find one, though! I’m sure you’ll find one soon!
Bold or natural makeup: both…i like it glam…bare face if im not going anywhere special.
Worst lipstick color on you: red…i own 14 red lipsticks – 3 of them are wearable, but i just can’t take the plunge.
Gloss you
I do bare face around the house myself 😀
Bold or natural makeup: both, but lately i’ve been loving more natural looks.
Worst lipstick color on you: crazy pale pinks like Out to Shock or Melrose Mood (both of which I purchased and have sold/swapped or intend to ha)
Gloss you
I used to be all into the bold, but I love natural stuff now, too!
Bold or natural makeup: I like bold, but natural’s better for daytime.
Worst lipstick color on you: Blue-based red, because my skintone’s warm and it’s unflattering on me.
Gloss you
Lip Smackers 😀 Aww, memories!
Bold or natural makeup: Bold
Worst lipstick color on you: mauve
Gloss you
No mauves?! Aww.
Bold or natural makeup: Some days natural, some days bold
Worst lipstick color on you: in my opinion, anything looking purpley or too nude
Gloss you
lol! Wow! I gotta check this lip gloss out!
natural makeup
purples or oranges
Cover Girl’s Sassy
Edit!!
I like a little of both natural and bold! Bold eyes, natural lip or Natural eyes, bold lip
Purples are hard to pull off!
Bold or natural makeup: A combo of both, depends of the day and how much time I have.
Worst lipstick color on you: Orange, makes teeth look haggard
Gloss you
Love Nectar is soo pretty!
-The colors that I wear would fall into the bold category.
-Unfortunately, orange looks horrid on me.
-Chanel
You’re not the only one who votes orange as a poor shade choice for them!
Bold or Natural Makeup: Both, just depends on my mood and what I’m doing that day.
Worst Lipstick Color On You: Orangey-reds.
Gloss You’re wearing right now: MAC Pastel Emotion over Gladolia lipstick.
Ohh, that’s a pretty lip combo!
Bold or natural makeup: I prefer BOLD. Why bother working to look the way I always look?
Worst lipstick color on you: Frosty light purples. Terrible.
Gloss you
Light purples, I could see that being tougher to pull off!
Bold or natural makeup: Natural for day or work Bold for nights out
Worst lipstick color on you: Browns wash me out ick
Gloss you
Browns don’t do a thing for me either, Jess!
Bold or natural makeup: both !
Worst lipstick color on you: Corals & Purples
Gloss you
I’m surprised Corals won’t work for you!
Bold or natural makeup: Natural
Worst lipstick color on you: Browns (and purples)
Gloss you
Browns don’t work for me either, Chelsea 😛
Bold or natural makeup: bold
Worst lipstick color on you: orange
Gloss you
I wonder who LOVES orange lipstick!
*raises hand*
Bold or natural makeup: both
Worst lipstick color on you: fuchsia
Gloss you
I like the name of that lipgloss!
Bold or natural makeup: Both. Depends on how rushed I am in the morning.
Worst lipstick color on you: wine
Gloss you
I’m surprised wine lipsticks don’t work for you!
Bold or natural makeup: Bold
Worst lipstick color on you: Pink
Gloss you
How do you like the Mentha Lip Shines?
Bold or natural makeup: natural
Worst lipstick color on you: orange-reds
Gloss you
Baby Sparks, pretty!
Bold or natural makeup: natural eye w/ bold lip or bold eye with natural lip
Worst lipstick color on you: baby pinks and oranges
Gloss you’re wearing right now?: Maybelline mineral lipstick in 350 Plum Wine
Plum Wine sounds gorgeous!
Bold or natural make up : Bold
Worst lipstick colour on you: nude, make me look like the walking dead!
Gloss you’re wearing right now?: not wearing gloss, just Lustering lipstick
Lustering is such a pretty color!
Bold or natural makeup: Both! I tend to wear a more natural look…which to me just means not a lot of makeup. I dont always like natural colors but I dont like a lot of makeup…these days I think it ages me to wear tooooo much.
Worst lipstick color on you: orange, purple, brown and very frosty finishes.
Gloss you
Oh no, that is terrible that you have nasty blisters all over our mouth! I hope they’re going to heal soon!
Bold or natural makeup: both, I’ve discovered the beauty in wearable bold makeup
Worst lipstick color on you: anything frosty, in-your-face bold colors; neon.
Gloss you
I’ve heard a lot of good things about NYX gloss!
1.) Bold
2.) Brown
3.) I’ll go with what I was wearing this morning – Smashbox sheer color gloss in “Candid”
How is the Smashbox gloss? I haven’t tried many!
Bold or natural makeup: Both or somewhere in between.
Worst lipstick color on you: pale pinks – my lips look like liver.
Gloss you
Liver is not a good color indeed!
Bold or natural makeup: Bold!
Worst lipstick color on you: Astral didn’t look so hot.
Gloss you
Astral is tough, it’s a weird shade.
Bold or natural? I do both depends on my mood and occasion
Worst lipstick color? Anything too orangeish or anything frosted.
Gloss I am wearing? C.O. Bigelow Mentha Lip Shine in Butterscotch
Bold or natural: pretty much both, depends on where i am going
Worst lipstick color: orange/red
Gloss I am wearing right now: B-Babe w/ Live and Dye gloss
Lots of ladies wearing B-Babe of Live & Dye!
1. natural….but intensified 🙂
2. frost makes me look like a p0rnstar & red makes my nose more prominent 🙁
3. none! but my absolute fave is MAC’s pink lemonade 😀
edit…..
purples are gross too. they make teeth look yellow. ewww!
1. Natural
2. Blue based reds and fuchsia
3. MAC Strawberry Blonde
Fuchsias? Aw 🙁 Every girl needs to have a few fuchsias to rely on, lol!
1.) Both; but bold is always more fun!!
2.) Reds
3.) Cargo Lip Gloss Duo in Turramurra
How are Cargo’s glosses?
Bold or natural makeup: There’s a time and place for everything, so both, I guess.
Worst lipstick color on you: Aack, any thing purple-toned.
Gloss you
Purples can be tough for sure, Frances!
1. Bold at the moment(MAC’s Full Fuchsia is my best friend!)
2. Anything too cool, light pinks look horrible on my NC35 skin. Looks like orange isnt too popular, but I’m a fan!
3. MAC’s Russian Red has had quite a bit of use these last few weeks!
Haha! Full Fuchsia IS definitely bold!
Bold or natural makeup?: Natural (mostly!)
Worst lipstick color on you?: Deep orange, dark purple or pale frosty pink.
Gloss you
No deep oranges for me either!
Natural
Orange
No gloss
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You can email me at temptalia[at]gmail.com!
Bold or natural makeup: Natural. Bold doesn’t really suit me, although I really love the Vargas Girl Pin Up look (like Katy Perry and Dita Von Teese wear pretty much all the time).
Worst lipstick color on you: Anything really bright or dark since my lips are pretty full and look huge (in a bad way) if I add a lot of color to them. Think Angelina Jolie in Gone in 60 Seconds with the bright red lip she puts on. Not the best look.
Gloss you
The pin up look is so pretty! It makes me wish I could be really pale for a day or two.
Bold or natural makeup: BOLD all the time. Natural makeup make me look washed out
Worst lipstick color on you: Propagate…again, washes me out.
Gloss you
Sandy B is nice!
Bold or natural makeup: DEPENDS ON MY MOOD
Worst lipstick color on you: GIRL ABOUT TOWN
Gloss you
Oh no! Girl About Town was one of my first lipsticks and it was so lovely!
Bold or natural makeup: Bold for evenings with the girls, but natural for everyday use
Worst lipstick color on you: bright hot pink or anything super super dark
Gloss you
Pomegrante lip glaze is nice!
natural makeup, bold just isn’t my style
really matte nudes, my skin is already so pale, so y make my lips look just like it?
sry i 4got to write the gloss. i am wearing moonbathe lipglass from the moonbathe collection
Makes sense, Emma!
1) BOLD!!! Fun! Fun! Fun! I love color!
2) In general browns (like Astral, which I bought but never use…)(and, I too love bright oranges, bright reds)
3) None at the moment but lately, Snowscene (love, love, love it!)
We found an orange fan!!
Bold or natural makeup: both — depends on the day/mood/eyeshadows
Worst lipstick color on you: mac’s myth
Gloss you
Myth is terrible on me, too!
Bold or natural makeup: Both, though I love bold.
Worst lipstick color on you: Most pinks.
Gloss you
Most pinks, wow! That sucks 🙁
Bold or natural makeup: Both! Matters who I’m meeting. But I love bold eye colours.
Worst lipstick color on you: Orange and blue-based pinks.
Gloss you
Two readers wearing Praline? What are the odds!
Bold or natural makeup: Natural… with a kick
Worst lipstick color on you: Red. (Sadly.)
Gloss you
Why no gloss, gkate?
Bold or natural makeup: i love both!
Worst lipstick color on you: bright pink. LoL
Gloss you
Aw, bright pinks can be so much fun 😛
1) Bold is a favorite!
2) Orange & hot pinks
3) Mac’s ‘Instant Gold’ Lusterglass
Orange does not appear to be a very popular color!
1)Bold, cause that ‘nude’ look just doesnt work for me 🙁
2)orange-based reds
3) Mac’s Flusterose Lustreglass
lol, the nude look! Aw, I bet you could rock it!
Bold
none at all
burts pomegrante( sp?) party mate l/s love nectar l/g
Another lady wearing Love Nectar 😉
Bold or natural makeup: Depends on the day, my mood, and my skin. I love both, though! Natural gets worn more for work.
Worst lipstick color on you: purples
Gloss you
I wear a lot of naturals, too, Rabi!
Bold or natural makeup: Bold
Worst lipstick color on you: Dark brown
Gloss you
OMG! I regret not getting Sex Ray!
1. Natural, but compared to most folks I know, it’s still comparatively bold :S
2. pale frosty pink. or maybe Melrose Mood.
3. none, just Viva Glam V l/s
Melrose Mood didn’t work for me either.
Bold or natural makeup: Natural looking bold..er.somewhere in the middle
Worst lipstick color on you: California Dreaming..any frosty pink.
Gloss you
Haha, natural looking bold 😉
Bold or natural makeup: depends on how much time I have and if it’s a work day
Worst lipstick color on you: browns make me look like something died on my mouth
Gloss you
Ohh, I’d never think of that lip combo in a million years!
Bold or natural makeup: depends on my mood and the occassion. For school, natural; for going out, bold!
Worst lipstick color on you: probably orange (albeit I haven’t tried any) and blue (I say blue but I wear comet blue d/g over l/s so I don’t look like I’m a frozen zombie!)
Gloss you
Hmm, I don’t remember if I have Naked Space!