That's something I've wondered about.
Do people here usually wear foundation.
I never do, It makes my skin look worse no matter how light it is
because my skin normally has a healthy natural glow and
all the sun damage has disapeered in the last year.
In the last year, I've preferred working hard to get my skin looking
good with tretinoin (prescription medication shown to build collagen and reduce skin disorganisation that produce wrinkles, like renova, retin-a, etc), lactic-acid 12% (lac hydrin), micro-dermabration and 30% glicolic peels, hyaluronic acid as a moisterizer, aloes, cicaplast as skin barrier restorer (after rough treatments like microdemarbration, Karite butter and small doses of urea. To crown all of this, I used Anthelios 65 SPF UVA and UVB sun block (the best on the market, it has a long lasting ingredient called Mexoril, it doesn't degrade fast in the sun and the protection lasts longer).
My skin, helped by the collagen building and pore closing skills of estrogen and spiro and all those things has gone from horrific to fantastic. By the end of the year, I hope to get fraxel on the little area with the few deep wrinkles (those you can't treat this way).
I'd recommend a top notch skin care to anybody. It makes such a fantastic different.
OK, now back to makeup:
Lipstick:
- 10 L'Oreal (tons), 3-4 of their limited edition line (cheetah is a fantastic color, I just dread the day I will run out because I haven't been able to find an identical one anywhere), 5-6 Revlon (tons including 4 long wearing colorstay ones), 1 Lancome (Fantastic but a bit expensive), 2 Lise Watier and a couple of cheap NYC I use when I mostly want something to protect my lips from dryness when I do winter activities like skating.
Lipgloss: Some L'Oreal and Some Revlon. Bronze, deep brownish reds, and spice colors usually. Some clear just to pump on normal lipticks.
Eyeshadow:
- Mostly Revlon and L'Oreal, Lise Watier (Lise Waiter ones are fantastic, high pigment content, it just sticks to your eyelid, and a very slight shimmer), a local store brand (when I'm trying out colors) and some Wet & Wild (when I want something that's different).
Eyeliner:
- Mostly stick ones from our local pharmacy chain, got some in ever color known to man that suits me (since I'm a neutral color, that's quite a lot).
- I've got some creamy high quality sticks by Lise Watier (Very nice).
- Got glitering gold liquid liner for Lise Watier for night out
- Got a liquid from Lise Watier that enables any powdered Eyeshadow to be transformed into a long lasting liquid liner.
Mascara:
- Revlon, one black with a white lash extender liquid on the other side.
Blush: 4 from Revlon, variation of dark plums for winter wear and peach for summer. Also got two cream blushes from Revlon. From L'Oreal, Truematch Apricot blush (neutral 3-4) (very nice, my best one).
Bronzer: 2 cream one, one with a yellowish sheen, one a darker brown. A powder one I use on my cheekbone.
Foundation, powder: Sometimes, I use this to keep the powders on my eyes in place during the winter.
Foundation, liquid: Trumatch Neutral Level 3, I don't use it useally unless I've got a strange random redness for a few days (must use a conceiler too then). I also often use foundation on my eyelid during the winter when my skin's so dry that no powder eyeshadow wants to stick. During the summer, I don't need it since my eyelids are oily enough.
Finishing translucid, illuminating power: Revlon Skinlights. Gives a very nice finish.
Eyebrow pencils: Black and deep brown, Revlon.
I hope that's all, though I've probably some other exotic stuff hanging around.
