Let's talk about makeup!

I use L'Oreal Bare Naturale powder foundation for eye shadow primer. I use a medium brush.

I usually use L'Oreal Visible Lift Foundation, but I used to use Clinique, before I had kids and could afford it. I also use Olay Definity Color Recapture, which is something for color issues (like when you get the Mask of Pregnancy and it leaves brown around your eyes and forehead and stuff) and have found it has nearly totally evened out my skin tone! It has serum and color in the same interesting container. For special occasions I use Olay Filler, but it's so expensive, I only use it when we go out. But, it totally fills in little lines for a short period of time. (I'm really vain. It's pathetic. )

I have a lot of different eye shadows. I like Maybelline Creme Shadow in the four color compacts. I also like powder shadows and have been using Bella il Fiore shadows and stuff, from Eden. I can use my points and there are so many colors to play with. I used to use the little pots of loose powder L'Oreal HIP. But, I can no longer find them.

I use Blackest Black creme, gel or liquid eye liner, and either Telescopic Explosion or Double Extend mascara. All in the darkest black I can get.

Blush is catch as catch can. I can't really find one I like, but I do use L'Oreal Bare Naturale blush most of the time. I had a perfect color from Clinique, but I can't find it in any other brand.

I use several different lipsticks and glosses. Revlon Super Lustrous lipsticks, usually in plums, or browns. And Revlon lip glosses in clear or pink. I do like Cake lip gloss, from Eden, too. Sometimes the vanilla taste gets to me a little, though. But, it lasts nicely.

Murad has something called "Oil Control Mattifier" or something like that. It works really well and isn't drying. You could get that and just apply it to the areas that get oily. Then put a regular moisturizer on the other areas. Kinda a pain, but it should work.

That sucks. I'm sure they will take care of it for you.

Yay! Generally makeup returns can't be accepted because they just have to throw them away anyhow. I know Sephora will take them and some bigger chains. Most little distributors will just replace with the correct item.

The Neutral palette is really pretty! That's a good daily palette to have.

OMG! I LOVE Cake stuff. Their Milk Made line is the best ever.

The Cake body lotion is lovely. I don't care for the Desserted Island scent, but hubby loves it. I only have the Venus Milk in the body spray. I think the body scrub is salt based which doesn't work well for me. I agree about the Dona body butter. It is really moisturizing, but for me it's too thick. It makes me feel lotion-y for hours. Yucky!

Not a particular fav. but I do go wild with the bold colored eyeshadows! Lol.

My favorite foundation is the natural stuff from Nutra-Lift. It works so wonderfully and I don't like the thick makeup look and usually only use it to sort of make my skin look less dead. I'm anemic and my face shows it! I love the foundation from Nutra-Lift. Only takes a little and it's so easy to get super full coverage, but it's natural and will benefit your skin. NO breakouts. I love all the Nutra-Lift products. I use their facial soap, 24kt gold lotion and facial mask, etc. I love the natural products. Even the facial cleanser is non-soap and still cleans amazingly well! I have used other foundation and am not a fan of any. I do like Almay's blendy stuff. Used it for a couple years but it's way too high. I use Velvet Skin Coat rather than those primers. It's AMAZING, but very overpriced! I have to limit my use because the crap prices. It works so nicely though. I use a kabuki brush for the foundation and kind of buffer it in and it creates a flawless look without looking totally fake.

I had the same problem with the mousse foundations drying me out! They're supposed to help dry skin, but they always made mine worse. Most any foundation would dry mine and show the little flecks of dry patches and I hated it. Since I started Nutra-Lift, I haven't had any dry skin. Yipee!

Yep! I use one of those for my customers! I love it, but it's a pain. I don't use it on my own nails though.

Ooo that Nutra-Lift sounds good!

That matte foundation is drying my face out so bad, but at the same time I have oily skin. It's like it doesn't make sense at all! How can I have such an oily T-zone but have flaky dry skin too? Ugh I hate it! I seriously need to find something to work for me. It's getting really frustating.

I got a new moisturizer at the store the other day. It's the Equate version of Aveeno's daily moisturizer with spf 15. It feels good but I'm still trying it out. I should have looked at the ingredients first, it's full of parabens and other crap. Blah. lol.