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Your skin tone/coloring: Porcelain
Last lip product you wore? Black Moon Cosmetics black metal liquid lipstick in Eternal.
Last color product you finished? A blush sample from Shiro.
Last beauty product that disappointed you? Burt’s Bees refining cleanser. The exfoliant is too harsh and it smells like bad.
Skintone/coloring : light, MAC NC 15 – 20, med brown hair and eyes
Last lip product: Bare Minerals Sugar Lip Gloss
Last color product you finished: MAC Teddy Eyeliner?
Last product that disappointed : It Cosmetics CC Cream. Hated it!
I hated it too! Just awful for me.
I didn’t hate it but now that I have moved on to something else, I realize how unpleasantly sticky it felt whenever I touched my face.
It never worked for me either plus I disliked the scent.
Your skin tone/coloring: Light-medium with yellow undertone (MAC NC20-25)
Last lip product you wore? MAC Spirit lipstick
Last color product you finished? MAC Fastplay lipstick
Last beauty product that disappointed you? L’oreal Infallible Super Slim Long-Lasting Liquid Eyeliner (poor pigmentation)
Skin tone: Fair with cool undertones.
Last lip product worn: Not counting my Nuxe lip balm at bedtime last night, I wore Pat McGrath Permagel lip pencil in Major Red over entire lip.
Last coloured product finished: I honestly can’t remember it has been so long since I finished one. With a collection the size of mine it is hard to go through coloured products before they either go bad or fall out of favor!
Last disappointing product: I picked up Farmacy The Mighty’s Kit to try the green clean balm cleanser. The cleanser was okay. I don’t love it as it burned my eyes and left a film on my lashes and blurred my vision for a bit after using. The really big disappointment to me was the Sleep Tight Firming Night Balm. I was surprised that it was a straight up oil balm that didn’t really settle on my skin. It was incredibly greasy feeling, caused my face to stick to my pillow and made my CPAP mask cushion lose it’s seal. Not a fan. Not sure whether I will purchase the Green Clean. I was auditioning it for my trip to Europe as my favorite 1st cleanse is the Tatcha Camellia Oil cleanser but it doesn’t travel well. Still deciding.
The Pat McGrath pencils are Ah-mazing
Are they more matte or just regular? I was worried they would look too dry on my lips but all of the other products are wonderful except the matte lipsticks for the above reasons.
How do they compare to the Charlotte Tilbury lip liners?
I like oils better than balms but balms really travel better.
I absolutely love the Target brand facial cleaning cloths. They are gentle and soothing but get the job done (and my summertime sun protection is NOT easy to dissolve). For $2 and change, they’re worth an audition.
Your skin tone/coloring: Light neutral, green eyes, salt-and-pepper hair
Last lip product you wore? MAC Lustre Lipstick in Lustering
Last color product you finished? Does Estée Lauder Double Wear Makeup count as a color product? I can’t even remember finishing an eyeshadow, blush, or lipstick!
Last beauty product that disappointed you? Colourpop Lux Lipstick in Cheetah. The lipstick quality is fine, but it looks absolutely hideous on me. I was surprised because I like the way other purple shades look on me, such as MAC’s Men Love Mystery and Heroine.
Your skin tone/coloring: Fair/light with neutral undertones
Last lip product you wore? NARS Salmanaca Lipgloss- panning this one and am almost done. I keep it in my purse and re-apply anytime I drive somewhere (only at red lights, of course 😉 .
Last color product you finished? Sephora Collection brown eyeliner (brown is a color, right?)
Last beauty product that disappointed you? I would have to say the new Benefit Hello Happy foundation. Although I prefer light/medium coverage, this did not give me any coverage at all. It is great mixed into other foundations, though, so at least I can still get use out of it.
Light warm/olive NC20ish
Last lip: Nudestix Belle
Last color product finished: Nars Frivolous lip pencil
Last disappointing beauty product: Too Faced Just Patchy Mattes (I mean just peachy) – taking back to Sephora even though it was 50% off!
“Just Patchy”…LOL!!!!!
Your skin tone/coloring: medium-light, yellow undertones
Last lip product you wore? Pretty Vulger in Honest Truth
Last color product you finished? Finished? As in used it all up???
Last beauty product that disappointed you? Born This Way foundation. Rave reviews, love the brand, but none of the colors are a good match and I can’t keep it from creasing for the life of me.
Your skin tone/coloring: MAC NC42/Tan/Indian/Warm Skin
Last lip product you wore? YSL Tatouage Couture Liquid Matte Lip Stain in 10 Carmin Statement
Last color product you finished? N/A
Last beauty product that disappointed you? Fresh Sugar Advanced Therapy Lip Treatment in Dream (melts in tropical climate; needs to be refrigerated)
Your skin tone/coloring: fair, warm; ~NC-10/MAC; blue eyes, light brown hair with copper highlights
Last lip product you wore? Estee Lauder Naked Truth on top of Jack Black balm
Last color product you finished? Outright finished was Chanel Tempting Beige blush, which I replaced and have been nursing along (it’s since discontinued).
Last beauty product that disappointed you? UD 24/7 eyeliner in Lucky — I was hoping it’d be more mid-tone, when actually underneath the copper shimmer it’s darker. I should have let the swatch wear for awhile before purchase.
Your skin tone/coloring: Medium w/ olive undertones, MAC NC37, Lancome Teint Idole 24H Foundation N360, deep brunette, blue-green eyes w/ gold flecks.
Last lip product you wore? Mixed UD Streak (Revolution formula) with 100 Degrees Vice Lipstick last night.
Last color product you finished? Finally finished off as much as I could of MAC Pro Longwear Foundation NC40. Turned it in as part of my Back 2 MAC. The tiny bit left had gone off after 2 years.
Last beauty product that disappointed you? Bite French Press lipgloss. It looks much more opaque on me than I was expecting. I thought for sure that it would allow some of my own natural lip color to show through more than it does. Everything else about it is quite nice, though! I may exchange it for that Dirty Chai shade instead. Idk?
Nancy, there is a Bite beauty lab that will make you whatever lipstick you want in whatever formula and whatever scent.
You can ask for the same color but more sheer!
Your skin tone/coloring: Fairest cool-neutral
Last lip product you wore? Nars audacious in the shade ‘anita’ (currently on my lips!). Have also been loving Guerlain rouge g in ’62’ and the mac dervish and soar lip pencils.
Last color product you finished? I don’t know that I’ve ever finished a colour product (and hence why I did a huge declutter last weekend!). I’m hoping to start a project pan (of sorts) to help motivate me to use what I have in my current collection and help avoid getting swept up with the latest & greatest releases.
Last beauty product that disappointed you? Nothing super recent, although a few months ago I did return the marc jacobs fantascene eyeshadow palette. It was my first introduction to marc jacobs shadows and I found it very underwhelming. I loved the shades and the idea of the palette (pink and cool taupes/browns are my faovurite colours of eyeshadow!), but whenever I used it I just felt kind of meh.
Medium warm (MAC NC30)
I am wearing Dior Addict Laquer Stick in Sassy.
I have never finished a color product
I returned Shiseido Synchro Skin foundation
Your skin tone/coloring: Fair neutral
Last lip product you wore? my custom nude matte lipstick I made at the Bite Lip Lab
Last color product you finished? MAC Velvet Teddy lipstick
Last beauty product that disappointed you? MAC Girls Classic Cutie Palette. I though the color scheme was great but it was just blah.
You just reminded me of my Bite Lip Lab (Toronto) custom lipsticks that i forgot all about!!!
I love mine! Best money I’ve spent it quite a while! I’m just sad (or maybe glad? – my wallet is) there isn’t one closer to where I live. It was a planned visit during my last vacation to NYC.
Your skin color – medium, warm
Last lip product I wore – Shisedo lipstick in Coral Shore & Fire Topaz mixed
Last color product you finished – Becca Moonstone liquid highlighter.
Last beauty product that disappointed you – The new Lawless Woke Up Like This foundation. It was just awful on me. But, a lot of people seem to love it. Returned it.
Your skin tone/coloring: Very fair with neutral undertones; magenta/red hair; hazel/green eyes.
Last lip product you wore? MAC Lipstick in Saucy LIttle Darling
Last color product you finished? Nyx Liquid Crystal Glitter Liner in Crystal Hip. If foundation counts, then e.l.f. Flawless Finish Foundation in Light Ivory.
Last beauty product that disappointed you? Kat von D Everlasting Glimmer Veil in Gold Skool. Nothing like the quality of the permanent line.
Your skin tone/coloring: Light medium, yellow undertones.
Last lip product you wore? Colourpop Cami lippie stix.
Last color product you finished? Finish?! What is this strange concept you speak of? 😉
Last beauty product that disappointed you? I bought a Drunk Elephant Littles set and while it’s super cute and easy to use, I am just not getting the level of hydration I need from it. They reckon one pump of each, mix all desired serums, oils, moisturizers, etc together and apply – but even with a serum, the Hydra-B and some Lala, it’s not enough.
My chin and lower cheeks have gone all patchy and dry looking but I’m going to persevere with it for a bit longer. I put on a face mask and then my Antipodes avocado night cream last night and when I woke up my skin looked fab so I’ll use them up, but unless something dramatically improves, DE is not for me.
I found that Drunk Elepant products are not that moisturizing for me at all. I tried the products that were meant for dry skin. Glad it was various samples.
Lt to med, coolish. Home sick…again… but it’s my RDO, just wasn’t ok enough to make up some day job. playing, about 4, all the nudes from the Nordie’s nude set. Finish a color product? Rotate too much, have too much to do so. Disappoint:CP Fly Fi, color not as expected. Misplaced it right now, no great temporary loss!
Skin tone/coloring: Light medium neutral
Last lip product I wore: Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Universal. I have been wearing this almost exclusively all summer, sometimes with a Chanel pencil in Mordore – Nude.
Last color product I finished: Armani cream eyeshadow in a medium brown.
Last beauty product that disappointed me: BrowFood tinted brow gel. It was too thick to apply evenly. Ulta’s $5 product is way better.
Skin tone/coloring : MAC NW 15-20, cool to neutral.
Last lip product you wore: Lancôme L’Absolu Lacquer in 315 Energy Shot. I absolutely love the formula and the staying power.
Last color product you finished: Lancôme Cils Booster XL (mascara primer).
Last product that disappointed you: ABH liquid lipstick in Catnip. Disappointed in the formula (very drying on me) and the colour, which was too dark once applied.
Your skin tone/coloring: fair with yellow undertones.
Last lip product you wore? MAC Mixed Media paired with Julep lip gloss in Polished.
Last color product you finished? I’m not sure I’ve EVER finished a color product?? A sign my collection is too large lol. I did recently declutter a much loved and way too old bareMinerals lip gloss that’s discontinued…
Last beauty product that disappointed you? MAC Mixed Media, actually… Hard to apply, very patchy, and didn’t play nicely with the lip gloss I tried to pair it with… I can make it work, and it is a nice color, but I don’t think I should have to work that hard to make a lipstick look good.
Your skin tone/colouring: Porcelain, with pink undertones
Last lip product you wore? Today I have on Maybelline’s Untainted Spice.
Last color product you finished? It would have to be a lipstick, as I rarely finished an eyeshadow! My beloved Candied Toffee by Milani is close to being finished.
Last beauty product that disappointed you? I purchased an EA lipstick, Ginger Glaze and was disappointed in the shade – I thought it would be more pigmented and a stronger colour than what it turned out to be.
Your skin tone/coloring: light beige with soft olive undertones and a predisposition to flush
Last lip product you wore? NARS Never Say Never Velvet Matte Pencil with OCC Artifact and Alt Girl (striking how that word was innocent enough when the color was released but means something way more sinister now :/) dabbed on top to make it a deeper bronzey plum. I love starting with a “pretty” color and layering weird colors on top.
Last color product you finished? Ruby Woo. My Dragon Girl is on its last leg too.
Last beauty product that disappointed you? Fenty Flyliner. I stored it nicely but it’s unusable and dried out now??? After like a week???? I’m so sad. It was a dream for the first couple days. The formula is beautiful and stays COMPLETELY intact after a long, sweaty, oily day.
Wow! That happened to me with the limited edition glitter colored ones. They literally cracked off of my skin.
Geez, gotta go check my flyliner now!
Your skin tone/coloring: MAC NC15, NARS Sheer Glow in Gobi
Last lip product you wore? Currently wearing Courting Seduction by MAC. Actually my entire makeup is lilac today 🙂
Last color product you finished? Cannot remember, sorry, must be some lip product. It does not happen often cause I try to rotate my makeup diligently.
Last beauty product that disappointed you? I try not to build myself up too much with expectations, that helps avoid disappointments. Ah, Ok. MAC Next to Nothing compact powder. Well, it’s Ok, nice finish, but the amount of product (oh rather how quickly it gets used up) for the price, makes it a bit of a disappointment.
Your skin tone/coloring: medium tan/olive
Last lip product you wore? Chantecaille Primrose with PMG lipgloss Aliengelic on top
Last color product you finished? Laura Mercier cream blush in Blaze
Last beauty product that disappointed you? Fenty Eclipse 2-1 glitter eyeliner in Alien Bae
It got crusty fast and chipped off! I still love it though and will probably try to salvage it.
Your skin tone/coloring: Light to medium with neutral slightly yellow undertones.
Last lip product you wore? NARS Sex Machine
Last color product you finished? Shiseido brow pencil
Last beauty product that disappointed you? An Inglot DS eyeshadow
Urban Decay Lo-Fi Lip Mousse.
I just couldn’t get over the powdery feeling (it felt so dry to me) and if I added any topper to it, it disappeared.
The wand they give you works for outlining, but the fingers work best for application, which when you’re on the fly isn’t really the best option.
I couldn’t seem to build up the colour either.
I took it back.
Forgot the rest I was so disappointed in that lip mousse…
Your skin tone/coloring:
fair-light neutral. Right now, Medium neutral.
Last lip product you wore:
Jouer Citrine (less impressed with the wear-ability than I expected but love the colour)
Last color product you finished:
I honestly cannot remember. I’m really good at sharing the love amongst all my lip/face/eye hoards.
Skin tone – usually medium neutral but have tan at the moment.
Last lip product- I used – am currently panning MAC Brave which I’ve been pairing with Buxom White Russian.
Urban Decay Easy blush from the Gwen Stefani blush palette.
Laura Mercier Caviar stick. Have had a few and they’ve all broken before I could finish them. Disappointing, considering the price of them.