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What was the last makeup tip that really helped you?

What was the last makeup tip that really helped you?

It’s better to pair a water-based primer with a water-based foundation; silicon-based primer with a silicone-based primer — didn’t make that connection on my own OR for the longest time!

— Christine

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Week in Review | August 6th through August 12th

Week in Review | August 6th through August 12th

Here's a look at the top 10 products reviewed in the last week, plus a summary of how many products and brands were reviewed and a break out of ratings! :)

What's been in your rotation the most this week? What caught your eye?

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Do product samples encourage you to purchase the full-sized product?

Do product samples encourage you to purchase the full-sized product?

A perfume sample would definitely help and encourage me to buy full-size if I loved the scent, but a lot of skincare samples are smaller and not enough for me to know either way so I’m as likely to buy the full-size as I was before (barring the sample didn’t kill the product for me – like...

— Christine

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Free for Haul Friday, Volume #353

Free for Haul Friday, Volume #353

Share any beauty goodies you may have picked up in the last week or so, or maybe what's on your way or on your wish list for next week or month. :)

  • Haul: Bite Beauty Multisticks (x16 arrived, waiting on two more, think they will arrive later today!), Hakuhodo Brushes (11 of them, here's a pic!)
  • Weekend...

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Who was the first person that helped foster your love for beauty?

Who was the first person that helped foster your love for beauty?

That’s really tough! I fell in love with makeup when I discovered MAC pigments in my first year of college, and it was the mac_cosmetics Livejournal community that really bolstered that love into an obsession.

— Christine

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Most Long-Wearing Nail Polish

Most Long-Wearing Nail Polish

What's the Most Long-Wearing Nail Polish formula that you've tried?

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About this Feature

In this weekly feature, it's all about sharing your all-time favorites—what you'd recommend to others, what you've really enjoyed, and so on.

How do you touch-up your makeup?

How do you touch-up your makeup?

I feel so inept here, because it’s something I rarely do (since I am testing wear usually). The odd occasion that I do, all I do is pat pressed powder onto my face and maybe check and clean-up any smudging or flaking if there is any!

— Christine

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Survey Says... August 10th, 2016

Survey Says... August 10th, 2016

Happy Wednesday! Here's this week's survey, which you can copy and paste and share as a comment.

  • Your skin tone/coloring:
  • Last lipstick you finished?
  • Last eyeshadow you finished?
  • Last skincare product you finished?

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Have you ever sought professional advice about skincare or makeup? Did it help?

Have you ever sought professional advice about skincare or makeup? Did it help?

I did go to a dermatologist once, and it did not help at all (I was really turned off by them – I was told my acne would never go away unless I stopped wearing makeup, full-stop – no makeup ever again.) Luckily, my primary care doctor completely resolved my acne issues in a matter of weeks (two...

— Christine

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