"My Everyday Face"-Winter 2008

[JenW]

Good Morning Ladies,
I was thinking, since our product line has significantly expanded this year, it is time to update what we are wearing the most often.

First, my coloring. I am a light Peach these days. I can't really give an idea of my ratio, because I have been lightening my whole batch of foundation as we are heading into Winter. I am guessing it is in the 1Peach:16 OriginalIvory (remember Peach is one of the darkest color bases) range. I have dark hair and eyes. I also have medium pigmented lips.

My everyday face:
Light Peach Concelaer....(I need to go to Extra Light)
Eyes- Sandy (all over wash) and Rizzo (outer lid) eyeshadows with Amethyst Cream Liner and Black mascara
Cheeks-Embrace Blush
Lips- generally Tender or Fig Leaf
Finisher- Blur or Date Bait

My party face:
Eyes- Cheer (all over wash) and Soiree (outer lid), with Chestnut (outer vee) over Mahogany Cream Liner with Black Mascara
Cheeks-Satisfied
Lips- Morello or Supreme
Finisher- Splendid Perfecting Glow

I am still working on the brow powders, but will update when I figure that one out!
What are your staples these days?

[~*mikie*~]

Blur, no matter what else I'm wearing! I also use it prior to e/s as an all-over wash/backdrop. Everything else varies daily!

mikie

[tizzylou]

Lately i have been wearing a 1 peach 1 warm gold to 10-11 Ivory. Usually lovelace for blush, but I do stray from this occasionally. and everything else varies, as it depends on whether or not I'm in the mood for some fun color or not. I still prefer Tempt Tryst for FP, but have Blur coming, so we will see.

Jen , Karen or somebody , could you help me figure out a recipe for a larger amount of foundation based on the ratio I gave above?
Thanks, Hollis

[JenW]

Hollis,
To increase a 1:1:10..........

What is the smallest scoop you have? The one that comes in the kits is a 1/32tsp. Do you have a 1/8tsp.(=4scoops)? I am sure you hav a 1/4tsp. (=8scoops) in your kitchen.
for four times your recipe:
You can do 4 scoops WG (or 1/8tsp.), 4 scoops Peach (or 1/8tsp), 5 measurings of 1/4 tsp. Ivory
You may still need another 1/8 tsp(or 4 scoops) of Ivory..to get up to the 'or 11' in your recipe. You may still reqire a little more Ivory to get the right tone due to scaling up.

[tizzylou]

Thanks Jen, when my recent order arrives I'll try the proportions that you gave me and see how well that works.
Hollis

[zeebs]

Foundation is 1 ebony : 1/6 buttery : 11 ivory for winter

Lots of Unblush and, if I need it, Light Peach undereye.

Cheeks: Pretty Plum or Carnal (lightly!)

Lips: PURE black label rocks my world right now; normally I would wear color but in the dry winter air I have to really mound the lippie on for moisture so I just stick with clear.

Eyes: varies with the day, but I LOVE Sleighbell! And I wear a lot of green/red/silver/gold combinations in December. I wear different eye makeup every day but for winter I'm finding that I wear lots of Dolce, Gator Gold, Rebel. Getting away from Vineyard and Bling since my tan has faded - those were my fall mainstays. I haven't really decided on a winter mainstay yet. Getting away from eyeliner for everyday cause it takes time. Brown mascara.

Usually wear the white perfecting powder. I like blur but I can't really tell the difference on my skin.

I'm doing the Vitamin C on half my face to see how it helps (or if it inflames my sensitive skin).

[Heathcliff79]

A few weeks ago I had to dump in just about the entire refill of white foundation powder to lighten my autumn foundation. Even after that, I was wondering why I looked so orange going about my day... Turns out Love Lure is wayyyy too dark for me at this point. I didn't even realize I had gotten so much lighter!

But anyway, here's what I'm wearing lots:

Perfecting Powder as primer under my foundation -- LOVE this!
Buttery Gold -- can't tell anymore what the ratio is. Probably somewhere in the neighborhood of 1 : 5-6?
Everything else changes daily, although:

I really love Carpe Diem. I'm wearing this daily until it runs out because it's so fabulous. I wish the tube were clear so I could tell how soon that sad day will be.

Instead of wearing greens and browns, I'm wearing more plums and silvery-cool colors for eyeshadow.

[kitten1711]

Hi all,

this is my first winter of wearing SN products & am really impressed with how my skin still feels fresh, rather than the parched sensation I have had in the past in cold weather with other mineral brands.

My everyday basics are the same as in my signature (SN foundation, tempt tryst) plus SN mascara now I have purchased (& love) it. I have a couple of looks I use regularly at the moment, dependent on if I need something cooler toned, or warmer:

Cool shades

Bone shadow all over as a base colour/under brow highlight
Idolize all over the lid
Velvet in the outer 'v'
Embrace (BB Mauve dupe) or Charming (MAC Pleasantry dupe) blush
Rhonda gloss

For something a little 'warmer' toned my go to shades would be:

Bone (as above)
Luxe shadow (all over the lid or in face just in the crease for a really simple look)
Teak-ie or Expensive Pink shadow in the outer 'v'
Bronze Beauty blush (or coco berry for a bit more colour)
Gold Blush gloss

and if I'm really short of time I use:

Bone (as above)
Vanilla (highlight under brow)
swipe of black liner
Forbidden blush (for a festive pop of colour)
Clear gloss.

Txx

[zeebs]

I flipped my e/s upside down so now I can't see the names, only the colors. It has opened up whole new worlds of color combinations for me.

Today I combined Dolce, Bling, and Highbeam - who knew that could work?? It was great!

Yesterday I combined Sandy, Sprite, and Plush - again, unexpected combination, but great!

I am really into pinks and golds right now (I am always into pinks and golds, but I am getting into the lighter shades for my winter sallow...it's great!!) and until the jar-flipping exercise I didn't realize just how many pinks and golds I had to play with!!

[marina16]

Here's my everyday winter face for now:
Foundation: 1 warm gold - 12 ivory (both in medium coverage); I was thinking of adding another scoop of ivory
Under-eye concealer: Extra light peach
silk powder finishing powder
blush: Lovelace or Climax
lips: Foreplay

I have a problem with my skin being too dry, especially around the mouth for some reason. So I usually do only one layer foundation, conceal, then finishing powder.