My extremely short make-up wishlist has been multiplying behind my back. I often find that's the product of browsing the beauty blog circuit, you end up wanting stuff everyone else has. It's pretty peevish, really.
So, without further ado, July's wishlist.
These Are A Few Of My Favourite Things.
Clarins Instant Smooth Perfecting Touch £21.50
Word on the grapevine suggests this primer is great at giving you a really flawless make-up base, stops make-up from falling into any pores, wrinkles, et cetera and provides a smooth, perfect canvas to work on. We could all do with more of that, right?
Make Up For Ever HI Translucent Powder $30
I've been after the perfect finishing powder to give me a silky, matte finish for a while, and was weighing this up versus its MAC counterpart. After much deliberation (mostly asking other people for their opinion) I'm going with the MUFE version, as it apparently makes you a bit paler, has a nicer finish and looks better in photographs. This could potentially mean more full-faces of me on my blog?
Make Up For Ever Concealer Palette 01 $36
I'm not completely sure about this, because it's a lot of money and I already have my completely-perfect-there-is-no-better Bobbi Brown Corrector, and chances are the "light" in this palette is still too dark, which would leave me with 3 redundant shades. If anyone has alternative good-quality orange/green correcting concealers, I'd love to hear about them.
MAC Strobe Cream £20.50
I'm curious about this. I've heard some good things but am still not sure exactly what it does, since I wasn't aware moisturiser had much role beyond making your skin soft. So, my interest is piqued, and I'm almost out of my Lancome Hydra-Zen gel-creme moisturiser.
Bobbi Brown Corrector in Porcelain Bisque £16
My Holy Grail concealer, regular readers know I absolutely love this stuff. Unfortunately it's gone up in a price a bit, just like MAC have raised theirs. I still haven't replaced the one I lost, thankfully my skin's been pretty clear lately, but I do miss it so...
MAC Pigment in Mutiny £15
I'm going to have to grab this soon, or it'll be gone. I was glad Rose Romance re-promoted it, because I recall being miffed about getting into MAC after Naughty Naughticals had passed. I recently discovered how beautifully MAC pigments apply wet, and as such, my collection needs this pretty sky blue.
MAC Eyeshadow in Electric Eel and Aquadisiac £11 each
I think it's very restrained of me to only desperately want two colours from the permanent collection. I also want Shroom pretty badly, but not badly enough. Another few months of restraint will probably see me dreaming about that one, too.
MAC Paintpot in Bare Study or Painterly £12.50
I've heard that the infamous Painterly pot is better as an eyeshadow base than UDPP, so I'm curious to try it. I'm considering Bare Study too, since that's lighter and closer to my skin tone whereas Painterly looks conspicuously dark, but it has a shimmery pearl finish which might be restricting as a base.
Clarins Instant Smooth Perfecting Touch £21.50
Word on the grapevine suggests this primer is great at giving you a really flawless make-up base, stops make-up from falling into any pores, wrinkles, et cetera and provides a smooth, perfect canvas to work on. We could all do with more of that, right?
Make Up For Ever HI Translucent Powder $30
I've been after the perfect finishing powder to give me a silky, matte finish for a while, and was weighing this up versus its MAC counterpart. After much deliberation (mostly asking other people for their opinion) I'm going with the MUFE version, as it apparently makes you a bit paler, has a nicer finish and looks better in photographs. This could potentially mean more full-faces of me on my blog?
Make Up For Ever Concealer Palette 01 $36
I'm not completely sure about this, because it's a lot of money and I already have my completely-perfect-there-is-no-better Bobbi Brown Corrector, and chances are the "light" in this palette is still too dark, which would leave me with 3 redundant shades. If anyone has alternative good-quality orange/green correcting concealers, I'd love to hear about them.
MAC Strobe Cream £20.50
I'm curious about this. I've heard some good things but am still not sure exactly what it does, since I wasn't aware moisturiser had much role beyond making your skin soft. So, my interest is piqued, and I'm almost out of my Lancome Hydra-Zen gel-creme moisturiser.
Bobbi Brown Corrector in Porcelain Bisque £16
My Holy Grail concealer, regular readers know I absolutely love this stuff. Unfortunately it's gone up in a price a bit, just like MAC have raised theirs. I still haven't replaced the one I lost, thankfully my skin's been pretty clear lately, but I do miss it so...
MAC Pigment in Mutiny £15
I'm going to have to grab this soon, or it'll be gone. I was glad Rose Romance re-promoted it, because I recall being miffed about getting into MAC after Naughty Naughticals had passed. I recently discovered how beautifully MAC pigments apply wet, and as such, my collection needs this pretty sky blue.
MAC Eyeshadow in Electric Eel and Aquadisiac £11 each
I think it's very restrained of me to only desperately want two colours from the permanent collection. I also want Shroom pretty badly, but not badly enough. Another few months of restraint will probably see me dreaming about that one, too.
MAC Paintpot in Bare Study or Painterly £12.50
I've heard that the infamous Painterly pot is better as an eyeshadow base than UDPP, so I'm curious to try it. I'm considering Bare Study too, since that's lighter and closer to my skin tone whereas Painterly looks conspicuously dark, but it has a shimmery pearl finish which might be restricting as a base.
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I think I can help you in shortening this list.
7 July 2009 19:33- Strobe cream is meant to make your skin very very dewy, and trust me it does. It can be used instead of a moisturizer but it's a highlighter, and if your skin is oily/combo, it's waaaay too much
- Aquadisiac doesn't have good payoff
- Paintpots are absoluetely not better than UDPP, actually I have to use UDPP or TFSI UNDER paintpots so that they won't crease by noon! Painterly is not dark, it's a flesh color for a NC15, but it's not shimmery at all, I found it was very matte and I ended up selling it.
- MUFE corrector palette - the products aren't as creamy as the BB ones, I think they're very thick, even too much to be used as concealer
Feeling better now? ;-))
Much, hahaha! I'm always going to use my amazing BB concealer but I do want a green/orange one for the redness and whatnot. Although I have a bright orange lipstick so I could use xSparkage's method of dealing with under eye circles.
7 July 2009 19:43My skin is pretty much normal, I think. If I wear a heavy night cream then in the morning my nose is oily, but that's it. So strobe cream might work for me, I'll have to test it in store.
Aquadisiac might be a bit sheer, but I have a friend with similarly toned skin who uses the same primer I do, and it shows up nicely on her, she's always managed to use it to good effect. My collection is missing a nice turquoise in a eyeshadow cake... I'll swatch it in-store though, now you've said it's not so pigmented.
I've been thinking of swapping from UDPP to the Shadowbox version so maybe I'll get that instead of a paint pot. Often I skip the primer and just apply wet, same effect, less mess. Good to know Painterly isn't that dark, though, although I am lighter than NC15.
Ana, you're making me want to get that Bobbi Brown concealer! I still haven't found a concealer that is pale enough for my skin and that sounds really good. Sadly we don't have Bobbi Brown here.
7 July 2009 20:20My sister is going to NYC next month and I'm thinking of asking her the MUFE concealer palette. It'd be cheaper to buy it in America than here and I hope the lightest shade will be pale enough for me, but not sure what to do with the other three.
Get the Bobbi Brown, Gio. It's AMAZING. We're both similar skin shades I think after trying the mousse foundation you recommended, and I can tell you that Bobbi Brown's corrector is light enough for me and pink-toned instead of yellow-toned. Their Porcelain bisque is actually slightly lighter than my skin, but I prefer that than say the light bisque which is my actual skintone.
7 July 2009 20:31you've turned on the switch on my "lemming" button, I've been wanting the Clarin's instant smooth perfecting touch for quite some time til i forgot about it, and there goes your first favorite thing!!!
8 July 2009 02:59Wow, I'm so pleased to have someone as infamous as you comment =D I heard about the Clarins primer from Marlena's tutorials, and the subsequent reviews I've read look really good, so that is top of my list atm!
8 July 2009 03:02Sorry to re-kindle the lemming, your wallet won't thank me =[
You are crazy! hahah but thanks for the compliment, ohh girl! I've been reading your posts too but seldom comment :) You just made me want to comment with your Clarins! I've seen it on Marlena's YT video too!!! A girl just can't stop to want more primers! :D Great day to you
8 July 2009 03:03True to Mariella's comment, Strobe cream is too much if your skin is oily and cross out Aquadisiac! I own one and it's not pigmented enough and I haven't touch it much!
8 July 2009 03:05Three comments! Now you're spoiling me. I'll keep on wanting more primers until I find the perfect one...
8 July 2009 03:09Is there an alternative to Aquadisiac? Sigh, I want the colour, but I want it pigmented... MAC need a bigger permanent pigment range, I have teal but it's much darker. Grr. Maybe I should've gotten Aquavert when it was out. I'll have to trip to a MAC store and test stuff out.
Hi Ana, if you like I can send you my MAC Strobe Creme. Now granted it ain't brand new but there's a healthy amount left and I don't really use it. I was going to offer it up on Makeupally but I'm willing to send it to one of my favorites beauty bloggers, whose just got back on the block. :O)
8 July 2009 05:33Oooh! I'd happily buy it from you, it costs a bundle over here and I'd love to try it. Or maybe swap something for it with you?
8 July 2009 05:35Always good to knock something off my wish list! I've thought of like 3 more things to add to it already >_<
:O) Ana, no need to send money or swap. You were my first beauty blog and have assisted in expeditually increasing my makeup 100x in the last few months. And despite that...I love you and your blog so it'll be a gift. Besides it's not even brand new so I would feel right having you pay.
8 July 2009 13:12Do you still have my email address? I'll look into shipping internationally once you send me your info. :O)
Well thank you so much! Man it's weird to influence anyone in any way other than "Well, I'm certainly never going THERE again" for me.
8 July 2009 17:30I'm sure your e-mail is still in my huge gmail box somewhere, so I will find it and e-mail you. You absolutely must let me pay for shipping, at least.
Thanks Ana, I'll tell her to get the Bobbi Brown concealer then. It's the safest bet since we are very similar skintones and if you say it's amazing I trust you. But do you know I'm gonna be in trouble if I like it since BB is not available here?
8 July 2009 20:00I really want the MUFE palette but if the colors turn out to be too dark, which is very likely, it would be a waste of money. But why does it have to be so appealing?
It might be tricky to get hold of, but you know I'll send you anything you like. I do think you'll love it.
8 July 2009 21:05I'm the same with the MUFE palette, but when it comes to skin-tone stuff I just have to try before I buy, because it's so rare for me to find something that matches my skin!
If I get to try it I'll be sure to let you know the results since we're similarly toned.
Thanks Ana, that's so nice of you to offer. If you ever need anything from Italy just let me know.
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