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Today's new product: Bisque Color Corrector. Now when this came, I just couldn't imagine what I would use it for, but it was free and on the EM boards someone mentioned using it as an eyeshadow. I got plenty o'eyeshadow ( ) but figured I'd find SOMEWAY to use it. Well, I just used it as it was intended, lol. My facial skin is MUCH pinker than my neck, so I didn't think I could use this as it's a bit pink, but I mixed it with a little water and applied it wet to my undereye area, and the dark spot under my eyes. It worked great and didn't look pink at all. I also applied it wet to my eyelids...made a nice base. Applying the concealor wet helped that wrinkly look under my eyes too.

Today I used BABY BATH, lol. It was GREAT!!! Not too light...in fact, just right. Love this shade. I used an older shadow Cypress for the contouring. I used smokey as a liner.

COOKIE SHEET!!!! Yes, very nice blush. Looks dark on my margerine lid but went on very nice...not too dark and not too light.

  HeartofGlass224 said:

I got two more convertees today!

Woohoo, way to go, lol!

  Bellyfat said:

You look terrific in your new avatar! Seems like the foundation matches perfectly and your eyes look great!

Thank you so much for that information. That book sounds like such a wealth of information. I am surprised how complex makeup and it's proper applications actually are.

Thanks! The foundation looked great after it was on and I had the other color on, but when it first went on it looked like someone hit me with a powder puff, lol. I think it matches my neck better than most of the other shades I have. I may have to have this one for winter.

The makeovers in the book actually look VERY natural....these are some of the prettiest makeovers I've ever seen, but yeah...lots to think about, which is why I usually don't, lol.

  juliem said:

The little color swatches the blogger put on her arm are really helpful to see what the color looks like on the skin. The Pressed Olive looks too light for what I am looking for, like her I assumed it would be a rich "Olive".

I really like the look, and description of Shopping Spree.

Hum, my trusty spreadsheet says that Shopping Spree is a darker color and would make a nice liner. Now, what's dark for me is probably not that dark on a lot of people, but I really liked this color and my notes say it was dark for me.

Pressed Olive, I liked at lot. My notes tell me I thought it was "Very subtle, looks good as a smoky liner"--it gave just a hint of color that way. I think I put it mostly at my lash line...you really couldn't see a lot of color but it made that area smokey looking.

  Mango04 said:

Oh - and Donna, you look so good!!!!!

Thank you!

  HeartofGlass224 said:

LOL my husband told me earlier that he wishes they were a direct sale company like Avon or PartyLite (done them both) so I could sell their stuff!

I always LOVE to hear hubbie comments.

  Bellyfat said:

I like the looks of Oasis and Shopping Spree. Luckily I already had those in my cart - I think! I need a copy of the spreadsheet I'm starting to get confused over my color choices, lol!

I loved both of these colors.

  WW340 said:

Donna - your new avitar is the best yet. You look beautiful.

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So far I love Girls Day blush - very pretty. I hope it doesn't turn orange as the day goes on.

I got the lip gloss too, which I like, but it seems a little more red than the blush. Time will tell on both of those.

I absolutely love the Samba lessons eye shadow.

I don't really know about the rest yet. I will be playing around with those this morning and let you know.

Thank you! May have to try Girls Day. I loved Samba too! Very nice color!

  bobohead said:

hey so i am sure you all have already done this, but i got the Pink Pajamas eyeshadow wet and it went on with the brightness I want!! its not that light pink like normal, its vibrant and shiny!!! anyhow i was excited!!

Pink Pajamas is up for me tomorrow, lol! Can't wait to try it.

  DingoGirl said:

oh I miss kissing my black-nosed girl....... did you guys know I mainly like dogs w/ black noses and pointed ears? a freakish thing. I can't say why, but I nearly kidnapped dog-napped a German Shepherd today.

You would have loved both my little westies...big black noses and very pointy ears, lol.

  tom said:

P.S. Donna! What a fantastic surprise yesterday's summery day was! :)

Yes, and today as well...already quite warm outside!

  AndreaB said:

Donna,

Love the new pic.

Thanks!!! I was tired of all the dark colors, lol!

  confusedks said:

I'll be writing an email soon.

I'd like one please!

  jerseyangel said:

and spasming that would floor a lesser woman

So sorry for the spasming, but thankfully you are NOT a lesser woman!!

  DingoGirl said:

DONNA! You're looking more gorgeous in every av!!!!!!!! I think I have to join your cult thread now.........

Thank you! YES, we're waiting for you to come back to the cult for your review of PureLuxe!!!!

  DingoGirl said:

BARELY TWO BRAIN CELLS TO RUB TOGETHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! gahhhhhhhhhh Well, that may be the case. So......I should go anyway? What in hell for? Can I bring a book, just to keep my brain occupied with something? or a crossword puzzle?

A spreadsheet?

Okay, I FINALLY found a lip gloss that I can put over the Spring Pink that makes it look great, lol. I've been searching high and low, and in my best cult-worth efforts have been buying every lip gloss I can find. Finally found two that I'm happy with.

  juliem said:

Donna, you look fabulous in your avatar! I liked all of them, but this one is probably my favorite, you can really see your coloring here really well. You look absolutely gorgeous

Are you sure you are the age you claim to be?? I don't buy it

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How does one determine if one's eyes are deep-set??

I think you've sold me on this book

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I use baby Bath as an all over lid color.

Thank you!

I MISSPOKE! IT WAS BIRTHDAY CAKE not Baby Bath I used that was too light, lol. SHEESH!!!! Gotta get my colors right before posting! Birthday Cake is too light, but not bad with the other colors blended over it. Will try Baby Bath tomorrow...trying to figure out if it will look good with Sunset Voyage, lol. They look like they're in a different color family, but it might work anyway...

Sort of wish I WASN'T the age I claim to be, but I surely am, lol. It must be because I ACT like a child...must even out the age thing.

The book gives examples of how to determine if ones eyes are wide set, close set, etc. It doesn't on that page, but I think it says somewhere else in the book about that...I'll try to find it. I have several eye things going on...deep set, droopy and hooded.

  DingoGirl said:

OMG- - - - now time for the MOST EGREGIOUS THING OF ALL - - can you guess? That's right........I've rented the carpet shampooer............so so so heinous.......let the shampooing begin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  ~alex~ said:

We have Wii Sport which has baseball, bowling, tennis, golf, and boxing, and Wii Play which has ping-pong, target shooting, fishing and a few other weird but fun games.

Ha, just finished Wii Bowling with my aunt and mother (both in their 70s), lol! Quite fun! Donna wants one!

Sheesh, I'm posty today

So today I'm trying the Golden Fair foundation. A little light, but eye color and blush helped a bit. I think I found my holy grail of foundation in the Golden Light.

For blush I'm wearing Jump Rope. Love this color...I'm not even sure how I'd describe it, lol. Very nice though. I tried Mango's suggestion of putting a tiny amount of Soft Touch over it. Oh and by-the-way, after I'd washed my face and was ready for bed, I saw the lonely little SOft Touch container sitting there on my toilet tank...so decided to just swipe some across my cheek to see what it looked like without two layers of WAYYY too light blush underneath it. I just stuck my finger in the minerals and smudged it on my face. To my surprise, it looked really nice. I think if I have my foundation on and do the same thing it will be perfect.

Eyes:

First put on Baby Bath...a little too light, but I put it on all over as a base

Then On the PHone. Now this one I LOVE! So basically, I sort of covered the Baby Bath with this one, lol.

Then close to the lashes I put on Wild Flowers. Love this too...it's not quite dark enough to be a liner, but that's how I'm using it today (and in my avatar)...it looks a little smokey without being a harsh line.

So, yay, On The Phone and Wild Flowers are keepers!!

I actually had to clear out a few of the eye colors that I don't wear often to make room for all this stuff, lol. I need a bigger case. I know exactly which one I want too. Someone posted a picture of it on a thread at EM.

Here's the info on the deep-set eyes from the book Makeup Makeovers by Robert Jones:

The goal with the deep-set eyes is to bring them out and make them more noticeable.

A dark eyelid does not work with this eye shape. You want to highlight deep-set eyes as much as possible to help bring them out.

A dark crease is also unnecessary for this eye shape as nature has provided its own so no need to emphasize.

No need to highlight the browbone since it is already prominent

If you wear eyeliner, keep it close to the lash line and very thin.

Tips: never darken your lid because it can close in your eyes and make them appear smaller and for drama, use a brighter (not necessarily a darker) color of shadow

Application (there are diagrams in the book to demonstrate each of the following steps):

Highlight shade: Apply to the eyelid and in the crease

Midtone shade: Bring the color up above the crease and sweep it across the browbone to help visually "push" the browbone away from us

Contour shade: Apply to the outer corner of the upper lash line, then up onto the corner of the browbone to help "push" the area away, or recede. Sweep the countour shade underneath the lower las line for definition.

I have to say that the makeovers in the book are wonderful...the differences in before and after are very dramatic, but in a natural way.

New avatar...got tired of the brown, tired of the red and now I'm wintery white. I think the foundation is a bit too light (it's Golden Fair which is lighter than my fav Golden Light, but it doesn't look horrible (I think, lol).

  confusedks said:

I'm still waiting for my make-up! I don't like DHL! LOL! It's with the carrier in Van Nuys, which is pretty close to me, but I told my mom I don't think they'll make it here today. I sure hope they do! After being at the Dr's having crap shoved down my throat, I need a pick-me-up! EM would be PERFECT! LOL! :lol:

I think I may be the only oddball who totally thinks DHL rocks, lol. I think they only do Saturdays as a special thing...not sure they deliver automatically...I could be wrong though.

  Mango04 said:

Just do what I do and start following random dhl trucks, and hope one of them will start heading towards your house.

  confused said:

I was so happy tho when they pulled up they were amazed on how well i look, they havent seen me since christmas and they said my skin looks better and i look so much better. My mom even said the person she saw today was like the person i was in high school, with the weight lose and being healthier and of course the makup. So im walking on cloud 9 lol.

Paula, that's totally exciting!!!!! Yay!

  Mango04 said:

Hey guys - I just found a really great blog with good photos, swatches and reviews of EM colors:

Cool...I'll have to look on Monday, or when my computer isn't downloading virus updates, running virus scans and generally being pitifully slow on a dial-up connection.

  juliem said:

I also considered a tattoo, I do want one, but I really fear I will react to the entire process of the instruments searing into my flesh and then the dyes themselves, NOT GOOD.

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Does anyone else have problems with the EM community boards?? I would hang out there frequently but honestly it is a pain in the caboose for me to navigate.....

Yeah, the dyes would probably kill me, lol.

The boards are a pain...I get a dialog box every time I hit a key there, but I still look.

  mftnchn said:

Maybe my order is just not meant to be...after it was cancelled due to a hitch in the ordering (computer lost the order info), I reordered. It should have arrived today but there was a mistake in the address and it is being sent back.

Dang! Sorry!

  digmom1014 said:

Any help, would be appreciated.

Hi Sarah. I've been trying a few things...the moisturizer thing seems to work the best. I still get a tiny bit of "wrinkling" there but it's not as bad.

More on Robert Jones...his book is the one that said I would be "warm"...I didn't believe him, but the golden foundation sure looked good on me. I LOVE the makeovers in his book.

Well, my friend is trying to talk me into going to Las Vegas next weekend, lol. I can't go, but I miss our regularly schedule Vegas trips, lol.

  Mango04 said:

So I told a friend of mine yesterday that I am the founder of an online monster make-up cult.

Her response: "That is rad."

!!!

  juliem said:

Those lighter colors would probably make better eye colors for you.

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What is the name of this book again? It's the Kevin Aucoin (sp?) one right.

I think it's the other one...by Robert something or other.

Here is a link to the website...the book shown on top (not the bridal one) is the one I have.

Open Original Shared Link

  juliem said:

I'm glad I didn't do it.

Yeah, even back then, whilst in the middle of my who-cares-what-I-do-to-myself phase, I thought it was a bad idea, lol.

I've also always thought I'd like a little tatoo, but when I was much younger a co-worker had one done on her hip, and she made the mistake of showing it to me right after it was done...um, that kind of cemented in my mind that I would not ever actually get one, lol.

Mango,

My sister has little orphan annie eyes if she doesn't put eyeliner on. I *think* she actually was considering tatooing eyeliner on at one point, lol. Good thing we're not related. Someday I'll explain how THAT all works, lol.

  Bellyfat said:

Eeeeek! This is interesting. I always felt the lighter colors looked better on me but didn't realize why. I have deep set eyes and it's true when I try to do a smokey look or dark eye shadows, I look tired. I also have the puffy type eye lids so I probably shouldn't be highlighting that area either. Do they suggest an alernative method for eyes.

Yes, there are a couple of things it says to do, I'll look them up to make sure I'm not mixing them up and post later or tomorrow.

  HeartofGlass224 said:

I got my order today, and I am absolutely hooked now!

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Thank you all so much for all your advice and input, and for being here! I would have never found this amazing product without the cult!

Oh YAY!!!! So glad you like it!

  Nyxie63 said:

Thinking I might go on a candida-lite diet. Cut out all carbs, except for fruit and starchy veggies (the occasional potato or sweet potato). I've been eating gluten-free bread lately and thinking that might be part of the problem. And Pamela's gluten-free cookies give me heartburn! Ack! So that's a clue right there.

Yeah, I'm in the same place, different foods, lol. I've been eating chocolate--regularl ole chocolate, and I've been having sooooo much more congestion, and the extra sugar in general is really flaring up the ole candida.

I just got a compliment!! Someone said I looked really nice today, then asked if I was wearing makeup.

Nyxie--

Four months without PPIs is kind of huge! Sorry you're having reflux now, but the 4 months is encouraging!

Far from expert on the subject, lol, but highlighters....

The book I'm reading says to highlight any area that you want to bring forward. Lighter colors come forward and darker colors recede.

I have deep set (relatively) eyes, so technically I SHOULDN'T highlight my brow bone. I do anyway because I'm a rebel. If your eyes are not deepset (or you are a rebel) you could highlight the area right underneath the eyebrow.

The other places (which I HAVEN'T tried yet) are just above the cheekbones, down the center of the nose (this would be especially good for me since I have a big nose, and especially if I contour the sides of my nose with a darker color, lol), and in the center of the chin. There's also a couple of places on the forhead, but I don't really want to highlight that areacovered by bangs anyway.

  Mango04 said:

(If so come over, please. We will add your data to Donna's spreadsheet. )

Ooooh, more spreadsheet action!

  Jestgar said:

hmmm, I guess we could use skin tone as the independent variable and degree of liking as the dependent variable, then compare how well each blush shade was liked for each skin tone...

  Jestgar said:

Think about it. You're living in a place that technically isn't yours, that you paid for with money borrowed from someone else. Whatever happens, you're ahead.

  Mtndog said:

Donna- This explains A LOT! I grew up with avocado parents. :lol:

Today's review:

Wearing the free sample Ivory that they describe as a foundation/eye color. The first brush touch down on my face was pretty light for me, and it's in Original Glo formulation, so probably will be too glowy for me, but once I got it on all over, it looked okay. Probably won't be a keeper as far as foundation...I may try it as an eyecolor eventually, but with my oily eyelids, I'm thinking Original Glo won't work well for that. (Oh, and I DO have on the Sunlight Finishing Dust as a primer on my eyes and face.)

Blush: Okay folks, the burning answers to some of those questions I saw posted overnight, lol. I am wearing a lavendar sweater today, so I decided to try Anytime blush. Um, waaayyyy tooooo light for me, lol. It's a pretty color so I'll try this again with a different foundation and if that doesn't work, I'll try it as an eye color, and if that doesn't work, I'll try it as a lip gloss, lol. I want this color somehow.

So then I put on Veranda over that, which looks a bit darker. Um, that was also way too light...looked like someone hit me with a "grey" powder puff. I also love this color though, so will try it with all the other combinations I mentioned for Anytime.

So THEN I tried Soft Touch. Okay, I think by that time there was just tooooo much white dust on my face. That also didn't show. This is also a really pretty color, so I'll again try it with other foundations and in other ways.

I wiped off as much of the white dust as I could without taking off my foundation, and put on BEST FRIENDS!! Okay, bingo, hit a winner. This is beautiful...nice mauvy pink. Very nice on--course, I'll have to try this on it's own before I do a double on it.

Eyes: Bedtime story--used as a base...it looked pretty light when it first went on, but I decided to just wait it out until I got the other stuff on.

Net Surfing-- Love this...have it on the lid and when blended up over the Bedtime Story, was just about what I was looking for a couple of weeks ago when talking about wanting lavendars.

Mystic Night-- :wub: I love this...I have it on as an eyeliner. Very pretty smokey purple. Love it!!!!

  astillac said:

I came to the site looking for a daily moisturizer - and I've ordered a sample kit of makeup. I'm excited.

Welcome!!! I hope you like it! I'm ALWAYS excited when someone tries it, lol.

  Mango04 said:

Seriously...who even thought of it...and how and why?

I can think of at least one scenario how it might have ended up on someones face...

  Mango04 said:

This is crazy.

Yeah, I have a personal custom kit (full size), a mini eyeshadow kit, a free sample kit, and the peach lip gloss in my cart!

  Bellyfat said:

I don't know what to do about the Best Friends. It sounds pretty and I have Anytime from a prior order, which is lavendar and does look nice on but it's very light - almost too light really. Is Best Friends really light or on the medium-ish side?

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Oooooooooooooh Donna, maybe your email will end up in the testimonial section at EM. You will be beautiful and famous!!!

Yeah, I like Best Friends...it's more medium!

They did reply to my email, but no mention about testimonial, lol.

  Jestgar said:

You should just give up and send them an email asking if they'll cut you a good deal if you order one of everything.

Hey, I'm almost there myself, lol.

  confused said:

I knew you would love the ginger peach, i love wearing it with exhale in the crease it really makes my eyes pop.

I'll try it with Exhale!

  Mango04 said:

Whose idea was it to have a kit called "Our Entire Line?" That's what I need...an "Our Entire Line Kit."

  juliem said:

Sniff, sniff...... This is the kind of order that brings tears to a cult members eyes.

  mftnchn said:

Wow, I reordered my samples on Monday, and it left Portland Or today, which is where I am but in a suburb, so maybe it will be here today or tomorrow. This was USPS so pretty good...especially if it arrives tomorrow! I am hopeful!

Oooooh, hope you get them today!

Amanda,

I grew up with "beige" parents, lol. Everything was beige. When I bought my condo, I sort of followed in that by painting everything WHITE, lol. After a few years there I couldn't stand it, so I painted my room blue, the spare room yellow, and if I hadn't got sick I would have painted my living room purple and my bathroom pink or green.

Now that I'm better, I'm thinking of painting again...not sure I have the energy, but I definitely want more color.

Oh, and when I bought my condo, the one in front was also for sale...I live in a "4-plex", so it's very possible you can find that situation with your neighbor.

  Jestgar said:

pores disappear because your eyes swell shut and you can't see them anymore!

Happy Birthday Tom!!

  jerseyangel said:

Maybe the next time you get dressed, you could put in a good word for us--she's a tough nut to crack on this gluten issue....

Patti said crack regarding MJ Oprah on bewtocks...

  juliem said:

EM is changing lives, one face at a time!

  Mango04 said:

I guess it makes your pores vanish

Yeah, but at what cost! These people have never heard of multiple chemical sensitivities...egads...I can only imagine what would happen if I put that all over my face. :lol:

  Mango04 said:

Okay so this is weird....A bunch of people on other forums are talking about using a certain type of....monistat as a foundation primer. Hmmm...not something I would have thought of...

Yeah, I saw that on an EM thread too...not only would I have NOT thought about that but I'm not sure that now that it's been put in my brain, I'd WANT to put it on my face.

Completely unrelated....

I sent in a gushing email to EM. Basically saying I've felt like doodoo for 5 years and couldn't have cared less about my appearance and now I'm having so much fun with makeup and it doesn't cause reactions.

Sorry about your sister Richard!!

Carla, LOVE the new avatar...very pretty!!