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Survey Says... May 14th, 2014
- Your skin tone/coloring:
- Best waterproof mascara?
- Best waterproof eyeliner?
- Best cheek stain?
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Skin tone/coloring: Very pale, cool to neutral
Best waterproof mascara: Maybelline Define-A-Lash
Best waterproof eyeliner: Tarte clay waterproof liner. The stuff can survive ANYTHING.
Best cheek stain: Tarte cheek stain. Love Blushing Bride.
Your skin tone/coloring: warm/medium in the winter golden/tan in the summer
Best waterproof mascara? Blinc i put it on at 0630 go to work do crossfit for an hour, then pilates for an hour finish the work day go home and run or walk for 2 hours and it will not budge/flake or smudge until i get into the shower and use an oil cleasner and rub it into my lashes. plus it doesnt leave any residue.
Best waterproof eyeliner? I havent found one so i dont use eyeliner, would like to try the blinc one though
Best cheek stain? Haven’t found one i like
Blinc eyeliner is awesome if you don’t want a liner that moves or that you can smudge out. It sticks like superglue, and I can only get it off with oil cleanser.
Your skin tone/coloring: MAC NC 40
Best waterproof mascara? Dior Show Iconic waterproof! Eternally devoted to this one!
Best waterproof eyeliner?I don’t use one so no idea!
Best cheek stain?Ill go with Benefit’s Benetint!
Your skin tone/coloring: medium warm
Best waterproof mascara? You know what, I wouldn’t know. I never wear waterproof mascara.
Best waterproof eyeliner? Pupa has a great waterproof kohl liner.
Best cheek stain? I love Revlon’s Cheek Boutique blush. Not sure if it can pass for a stain though.
■Your skin tone/coloring: NC20
■Best waterproof mascara? I used to like the Estee Lauder Sumptuous Waterproof Mascara and the L’Oreal Carbon Black Waterproof mascara. I don’t like waterproof formulas anymore because I feel they all give you clumpy spider lashes, but will use them if the ocassion calls for it (pool/beach day or anywhere there might be a chance of weeping).
■Best waterproof eyeliner? Pencil: Too Faced Perfect Eyes Liner Pencil. It’s only water resistant, but it’s the only thing that lasts on my watery eyes/oily lids! Liquid: Prestige Cosmetics Total Intensity Against All Odds Liquid liner. Hands down. I mean you literally need straight up oil to get rid of it. But hey, you said waterproof, amirite?! 😛
■Best cheek stain? Hmmm… Never really used that.
skin tone: light nc15 ish
best waterproof mascara: armani eyes to kill waterproof. i can swim, then shower and it’s still on
eyeliner: l’oreal gel eyeliner in black lasts pretty well. i haven’t tested in water, but it lasts the longest on my waterline. my daughter did an eyeliner experiment for science fair. we tested 20 pencil liners and found results to differ based on who/what they were tested on. rimmel scandal eyes and trish mcevoy both performed well though. the trish lasts well on me, but not the rimmel.
cheek stain: i’ve never used one
Your skin tone/coloring: MAC NC15/ NARS Gobi
Best waterproof mascara? CoverGirl Clump Crusher (water resistant, oil-proof)
Best waterproof eyeliner? Physician’s Formula Eye Booster Liquid Liner in Ultra Black
Best cheek stain? Benefit Cha Cha Tint
I don’t think the Physician’s Formula Liner is actually waterproof. I have watery eyes in the morning and the outer half of my cat eye is usually gone within the hour on bad days! However it is certainly AWESOME! My absoluteE fav liner pen for SURE.
Your skin tone/coloring: MAC NW20
Best waterproof mascara? Lancome Hypnose
Best waterproof eyeliner? I never use…
Best cheek stain? The Body shop Lip & Cheek Stain
Skintone/Coloring: Fairly light, very neutral; dark-featured.
WP Mascara: I haven’t used one in ages, but I’ve never cared much for any I’ve tried… I don’t typically have issues with “regular” mascaras, and I touch-up/check my eye makeup frequently, so I just fix any smudges.
WP Eyeliner: Hands down, no competition, UD 24/7 WP Liquid Eyeliner. I’ve worn this to Disneyland all day, in very hot & humid weather, and several runs on Splash Mountain, and it was the same as it was when I applied it at 7am. As for pencils, Essence Long-Wear pencil is amazing, and holds up on my waterline, even after a 2 mile walk in the dead of L.A. Summer heat.
Cheek Stain: Another product I don’t bother with…
Your skin tone/coloring: fair-neutral
Best waterproof mascara? Bobbi Brown’s Intensifying Long Wearing Mascara (I believe it’s technically smudgeproof, but so far has never given me racoon eyes no matter the weather)
Best waterproof eyeliner? Stila
Best cheek stain? Becca’s Beach Tint in Fig
Your skin tone/coloring: Fair-Light/Neutral
Best waterproof mascara?Bareminerals Flawless Definition Waterproof
Best waterproof eyeliner? MUFE Aqua Liner
Best cheek stain? Benetint has always been a favorite.
Your skin tone/coloring: Pale, Pink undertones
Best waterproof mascara? Jordana lash extreme
Best waterproof eyeliner? maybelline master drama chromatics
Best cheek stain? meh.. dont use any
Your skin tone/coloring: fair, neutral
Best waterproof mascara? Blinc
Best waterproof eyeliner? Blinc eyeliner pencil
Best cheek stain? —
Seriously, the Blinc products will not MOVE, even if you rub your eyes or cry. I’ve never seen a mascara or liner like it!
Coloring: Snow White (character)
Best Waterproof Mascara: Maybelline Lash Discovery. Love the small brush!
Best Waterproof Eyeliner: I’ve never actually had one run. I love NYX wonderpencil for looking awake.
Best Cheek Stain: Rosacea.
Your skin tone/coloring: cool-neutral vampire
Best waterproof mascara? YSL’s usual one is pretty spiffy!
Best waterproof eyeliner? I love the UD 24/7 liners. Plus, COLOURS! 😀
Best cheek stain? I think the only one I’ve ever tried was Benetint, and that was pretty good (although I’m a total n00b at cheek stains, and had trouble blending it. 😛
-Your skin tone/coloring: Porcelain.
-Best waterproof mascara? I prefer water resistant mascara because my lashes are black and really long, so if I use waterproof, like I accidentally did with a HORRIBLE one today, when washing off, I accidentally lose a teeny lash by thinking I still need to take off what I already cleared. I’m a constant Talika Lipocils conditioner user, so they grow back, thankfully! But my lower lashes are really long and curled, so even waterproof formulas, and I’ve tried dozens upon dozens, smudge a line where they hit! The safest I have found to use that do clean without damage or leave wear and tear, and are as badge proof on me as possible are UD Cannonball & Chanel Extracils waterproof. The Maybelline in the thin yellow tube, (?) waterproof one, is only good for a handful of uses, but works well and is quite natural looking, which is nice for me. 🙂
-Best waterproof eyeliner? It’s not supposed to be waterproof, but MAC Prunella totally is on me!
-Best cheek stain? Becca Beach Tints! <3
coloring: lt to med, neutral leaning cool
Waterproof masc: Blinc ALWAYS on lower lashes, even if Iconic or They’re Real or color on top. Anything else comes off with the concealer. Even other tubing. Never wear masc, if planning to go in the water (and I just can’t wait!)
Waterproof E/L: MUFE. But I can’t syat away from the UD colors, even though they’re not fully water proof. MUFE does a bit better on the waterline.
Cheek stain: have to say Benefit. Cream blushes + other stains all disappear/oxidize? even Nars multiples are gone in 30 min. Bummer.
Your skin tone/coloring: Light, warm to neutral
Best waterproof mascara? Max Factor False Lash Effect is incredibly waterproof. I wore this in the rain. Japanese mascaras are also very waterproof; Majolica Majorca, Fasio, Dolly Wink, Heroine Make to name a few…
Best waterproof eyeliner? Bourjois Liner Feutre in Black. Stays on for ages and its super black. This liquid liner is so good it even stays on the waterline. Love <3
Best cheek stain? Majolica Majorca liquid blush in OR-313. It's quite orange and pops on my pale skin, but looks very natural due to its consistency. You can get this online.
I only use tubing mascaras because they stay on and don’t smudge but are easily removed. Blinc and Clinique Lash Power (long wearing formula) are the ones I prefer.
Your skin tone/coloring: warm medium tan
Best waterproof mascara? Diorshow waterproof mascara
Best waterproof eyeliner? Maybelline hypersharp eyeliner
Best cheek stain? Never used one 😀
Skin Tone: Neutral/Olive, Medium-Tan
WP Mascara: Cover Girl Lash Blast WP. Almost any mascara will run or flake on me – even a lot of WP. This stuff requires 2 – 3 steps to remove, but it does not budge at the gym or pool, etc.
Don’t have faves for the other two. Looking forward to the comments!
Skin tone/coloring: NC15
Best waterproof mascara: Estee Lauder Sumptuous Waterproof
Best waterproof eyeliner: I don’t wear eyeliner regularly (especially in the summer), so I haven’t found one that is waterproof
Best cheek stain: theBalm Stainiac
Your skin tone/coloring:
Medium dark with strong golden olive undertone, a truly Southeast Asian-tan.
(M·A·C NC42, Bobbi Brown Honey 5, MUFE HD 153 Golden Honey)
Best waterproof mascara?
Isehan Kiss Me Heroine Make Volume & Curl Mascara WP Super (Japanese brand).
I kid you not, when they say it’s super waterproof, it’s cray-cray waterproof!
Best waterproof eyeliner?
Stila Smudge Pot
M·A·C Liquidlast Liner
Best cheek stain?
Benefit Posietint
BECCA Papaya Beach Tint
Your skin tone/coloring: Medium Olive/warm undertones
Best waterproof mascara? Mally Volumizing Waterproof
Best waterproof eyeliner? Tarte skinny SmolderEYES
Best cheek stain? Tarte – My favorites were True Blood and Tickled. Currently I use Blissful, True Love, Natural Beauty, and Flush.
Your skin tone/coloring: Medium / MAC NC30
Best waterproof mascara? Dolce & Gabbana Passioneyes
Best waterproof eyeliner? Kat Von D Autograph liner
Best cheek stain? Don´t have any.
I think I understood wrong and wrote favorite eye pencil..
Eyeliner:Stila Stay All Day EyeLiner