“Waterproof mascaras must be designed to be soluble in oil (rather than water), and so it makes sense that they would smear more from contact with skin oil. I’ve avoided waterproof mascara since then and had fewer problems.”
@NYMomof2 that’s brilliant-I don’t know why that didn’t occur to me but thank you-that makes perfect sense!
“They suggested “tubing” mascara and sent me home with this one from Trish McEvoy.”
@GRITS80 I’m going to try it-I ordered it from amazon yesterday and we’ll see how it goes. I also ordered the gel eyeliner from the same company-it claims it’s smudgeproof. We’ll see. I gagged at paying 30 bux for each, but I’m also really tired of throwing out $10 makeup, so maybe this is a good investment.
@1214mom I used to use box coloring on my hair, but as I got older (I’m 46 now) it just killed my hair so now I get my hair highlighted professionally every 8 weeks. Best money I’ve ever spent. My hair looks and feels better than it has since I was a teenager, and the blonde highlights perfectly cover the silver that is about 50% of my hair. My colorist uses the new oleo-based colors and my hair looks amazing and never comes out too red (think Jennifer anniston honey blonde).
When I go in to get my hair colored I have them do the “express” so I don’t have to pay for someone to take an hour to blow dry my hair-I’m just going to be up to my elbows in paint, clay, or this week a foam latex mold for casting, so it goes up in a bun anyway! Good way to save money.
@mcat2 she’s wearing lipstain and probably some eyeshadow, at the least.
“Also, do you think the girl in this video should use cosmetics daily? Or she is too young for this? (She is about to enter high school, maybe at the age of 16?) Her parent is actually a dermatologist (sp?) I think.”
I think cosmetic use is a personal choice. I don’t equate cosmetics with sexuality, though, so as long as you’re not making a ten year old look like a drag queen, I think it’s fine. The girl in the video is beautiful, although she looks really uncomfortable being stalked through the airport.
I’m VERY pale, and if I go out without any makeup (and I do), people ask me if I’m ill because I’m so pale, Like vampire pale with an olive undertone Addams Family pale, like always pick the palest color makeup and it’s still too orangey pale. Like I’m so happy to see the sun and get a careful tan because it means I get to pick a color two up from the palest face powder pale. :).
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