Before I hit Checkout! -->

Here's a chance to ask makeup mavens about color selection! You can easily add your picture to posts, and get help with all of your specific makeup questions.
Post Reply
User avatar
Devlyn
Posts: 43
Joined: Sun Nov 08, 2009 12:33 pm

Before I hit Checkout! -->

Post by Devlyn » Thu Feb 18, 2010 10:30 am

I was wondering if anyone could help me out with lipgloss recommendations!

So far in my cart I have:
Bitten,
Cultured,
Rhapsody,
and Sweet Nothing

I own: Sweetheart, Damsel and Soft.

I guess I was looking for l/g without sparkle and something different from what's on my list - something with purple, plum, berry tones maybe - but is still relatively light on the lips. I guess I'm sort of describing Berry Nice but I'd like something paler and more purple if that's possible.

More questions.. hehe.. What's a light (would stand out on really pale skin) one colour wash I could use. I'm ordering boom but I would like something even lighter with very little shimmer or sparkle. And would go nice with Mahogany liner.

For reference if I didn't have mental skin I would use 20 Ivory to 1 scoop of Medium ebony and .5 warm gold. I also have blah light brown hair and blue eyes.

Thanks everybody! :)
nfig
Posts: 128
Joined: Tue Jan 26, 2010 9:16 am

Re: Before I hit Checkout! -->

Post by nfig » Thu Feb 18, 2010 12:38 pm

Hi! I think for lips you should try Infatuation for lips. It's not too pale but if you apply it with a light hand it can be! It's a really nice purply color on me :-)

For eyes, what about honey?
User avatar
Devlyn
Posts: 43
Joined: Sun Nov 08, 2009 12:33 pm

Re: Before I hit Checkout! -->

Post by Devlyn » Thu Feb 18, 2010 1:51 pm

I love when people give suggestions because with SN, unless I see a swatch I forget about certain colours. Infatuation does look really pretty, I just wanted something to lighten my lips but maybe I could get it for evenings. How shimmery is it? I find shimmer dries out my lips a little bit and just looks.. unpleasant on me. P:

Honey is something I was actually considering! Yay! I think what held me back from Honey was I was worried it wouldn't show up on me or that it would be too shimmery.. what do you think?
Rhys
Posts: 767
Joined: Sun Mar 02, 2008 10:03 am
Contact:

Re: Before I hit Checkout! -->

Post by Rhys » Fri Feb 19, 2010 2:05 pm

I don't find Infatuation shimmery at all - it's one of my favourite colours. Whirlwind is shimmery, and while not exact, it's probably the closest to Infatuation in a shimmer - though it's a bit more mauvey and Infatuation is definitely more a pinky-purple plum - no brown at all.

As for a light colour instead of Boom - Sonic is lovely.
User avatar
Devlyn
Posts: 43
Joined: Sun Nov 08, 2009 12:33 pm

Re: Before I hit Checkout! -->

Post by Devlyn » Fri Feb 19, 2010 2:28 pm

How does Berry Nice compare to Infatuation, they look similar in one swatch and then in another Infatuation looks more purple-pink? Thank you both! One of the two will definitely be going into my cart. I guess I'm just a little nervous about shimmer because I wasn't a fan of Sweetheart's shimmer even though I really liked the colour.

I will look into Sonic too. I was just a bit worried it would almost be my foundation colour, or like with pale yellows in the past look like I didn't quite match my foundation applied on my eyes.

Listen to me, worried. P: Silliness.
nfig
Posts: 128
Joined: Tue Jan 26, 2010 9:16 am

Re: Before I hit Checkout! -->

Post by nfig » Fri Feb 19, 2010 2:53 pm

I don't find infatuation shimmery at all either, and like I said before, you can apply it so that it's not so dark. I don't know anything about Berry Nice, sorry :)
Rhys
Posts: 767
Joined: Sun Mar 02, 2008 10:03 am
Contact:

Re: Before I hit Checkout! -->

Post by Rhys » Fri Feb 19, 2010 6:23 pm

Hmmm....Berry Nice is a little more raspberry and a little more sheer than Infatuation is....best way I can think of to describe it. I like both of them, actually, but I like Infatuation better.
User avatar
Devlyn
Posts: 43
Joined: Sun Nov 08, 2009 12:33 pm

Re: Before I hit Checkout! -->

Post by Devlyn » Tue Feb 23, 2010 4:29 pm

Thanks you guys! Infatuation it is! :D
Post Reply