Your favourite make-up

I have the hardest time finding the right foundation...so I rarely wear it. My skin is dry and oily in the same places (what gives?) so I can't find the makeup that doesn't get overly oily or too dry. I can't win. Then, if I find a good foundation, it's the wrong color!! I probably have a couple of hundred dollars worth of foundation that I don't wear.

My Daughter is an Esthetician/ Makeup person She has been to allot of classes and gotten several degrees She swears by Dermalogica Skin Care, Its terrible I don't know if they even have makeup She doesn't hardly wear any makeup she'll be 40 this year and looks 25 I look **** and I am only ** She likes all the expensive stuff but her Pocket book is way bigger then mine... I think whatever works for a person and they are satisfied is the best ( Man I hope she doesn't see this )

Originally Posted by Samantha1979

I have the hardest time finding the right foundation...so I rarely wear it. My skin is dry and oily in the same places (what gives?) so I can't find the makeup that doesn't get overly oily or too dry. I can't win. Then, if I find a good foundation, it's the wrong color!!

I probably have a couple of hundred dollars worth of foundation that I don't wear.

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Samantha, I had the same problem as you. Could never find a foundation that worked for me. Then I found Origins Next of Skin. Perfect formula for combination skin and the colors are very good at matching.

Then I use eyeliner, whatever is on sale,

my mascara is Loreal waterproof

and lipstick, any brand I like the color of.

I have very fair skin with freckles and a lot of uneven pink undertones. It's a mixture of oily (on my nose) and very dry (everywhere else). So it's always been really hard for me to find a foundation. Recently, someone here posted a link to a mineral makeup company that will send free samples. I didn't think I'd like it, but everybody was raving about it so I thought what the heck...it's only a few bucks for shipping. Turns out, I LOVE this stuff!! A very thin layer of powder totally covers every little flaw (They have concealer, but I rarely use it because the regular stuff covers to well.)...AND it's so light it feels like you're not wearing anything...AND they have a bunch of shades and you can blend different shades together to come up with a PERFECT match for your skin tone...AND it lasts all day long (When I'm at meetings my days are about 16-18 hours nonstop. I always had to take a little time before dinner to touch up my makeup, but I don't anymore. It honestly looks as good at the end of the day as it does at the beginning.)...AND it doesn't turn orange with time or when you sweat...AND it's only $12 for a large container (which lasts me a couple months). This stuff is really unbelieveable. (If you're interested, the company is www.everydayminerals.com.)

I'm still searching for the perfect mascara (something really dramatic that doesn't clump) and the perfect lip color (something light and sheer that lasts a while).

I love Cover Girl Advanced Radiance compact foundation and Revlon Lipglide. Also Maybelline shine-free pressed powder.

Merle Norman- the ONLY foundation i use- it's soo good on my skin! I only have to buy it once every year and a half or so -it's worth it!!

Covergirl
Maybelline- they make the best mascarra!!!!
L'oreal
Wet n wild- some of their nail polishes/eye liners
The Body Shop (love their lip glosses!!)
Victorias Secret (free samples of lip stick/perfume!)
Alamay- i love their eyeshadows!!!
N.Y.C. -lipliner
Trish Mc Evoy- they make amazing eye shadows and eyeliners!!!! I was given their stuff as a gift from my best friends mom a while ago- it's too pricy for me to get myself but i love it!!!
Este Lauder- my favorite lip sticks and lip gloss!!!!!
Bonne Bell - lip gloss- sooooo yummy!
C.O. Bigelow- yummy lip glosses!
Lip Smackers- lip gloss
Revelon
Temptations (one lip gloss- it's yummy!)
Neutrogena- their mineral powder and mineral powder blush!!

i'm sure there's more i can't think of! i mostly just use lip gloss/ eye shadow and mascarra.

I currently love Laura Geller products! She makes a balance and brighten baked powder that I use as a foundation, as well as a baked blush and eyeshadow that I like!
I also like Max Factor brown mascara - and their clear mascara I use as a brow fix! I have always used their eye products- since I was a rep for them in the mid-seventies....I feel that they have stayed consistant in their quality!

Okay, so I just ordered some of the mineral makeup. We'll see how that goes.

Normally what I have in my train case is Lancome, Chanel, Mac, Prescriptives... and every so often, Estee Lauder, Clinque and/or Christian Dior.

I think I might look into the mineral make up too.
I can never find a light enough foundation. My skin tone is actually so pale that my doctor thought I was anemic.

Originally Posted by Samantha1979

My skin is dry and oily in the same places (what gives?) so I can't find the makeup that doesn't get overly oily or too dry.

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It sounds like you and I have the same problem. I'm oily, but also flaky on the surface -- and I finally figured out what causes that (for me, at least): my tendency to scrub my skin to shreds. I scrub every last bit of oil away, and then my skin goes, 'Uhoh, we're going to dry out!" and sends down the order for more oil from its apparently unlimited stock. Kinda like OPEC.

So it gets even oilier... but in the meantime, I've damaged the surface layer and caused it to dry up and flake off! So I have the worst of both worlds.


I'm trying to learn to take it easier on my face now. Oddly enough, the most successful moisturizer I've found is Burt's Bees "Baby Bee Buttermilk" lotion, which is really intended for... well... a baby's behind. But I love it as a hand and body cream, and it's doing my face some good, too.

I splurge on foundation, since it's so critical: Clinique. Just excellent stuff. And I splurge on mascara, too, because with all my eye problems, I don't want to have to fight to get the blasted gunk off my eyelashes every night! So I use Origins "Fringe Benefits" mascara, which comes off very easily with water.

Everything else comes from Walmart -- Cover Girl blush, Maybelline lipstick, and almost any eyeshadow I can find that's a matte finish. Why is matte so hard to find these days? Seems like it's All Sparkle All The Time!

I just started wearing make up a few months ago when I bought it for my homecoming dance. I got Clinique because my mom is an oddball and is convinced that any cosmetic product that can be purchased at a drug store will make your face fall off or something. I really like it though the colors match my skintone very well. Sometimes the only people who can tell that I am wearing it are me and my best friend.

I've used the Bare Escentuals line for about a year now, and I really like it. Its all powder/mineral based too. We recently got a Sephora in our area that carries it, and that's when I got hooked. My make up only takes about 5 minutes to put on now, and I don't have to put my fingers into anything.

In the fall, I work for a professional Halloween Haunted House production, so I get plenty of time with the grease paint/airbrush paint then.

There's a MaryKay office near me but ive never worn their stuff before. That mineral stuff we have in Oz but it's kind of expensive, but it looks like it works really well