Your beauty secrets survey
riotkitty
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Found this on a blog, and it seemed appropriate here:
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My Foundation: Bare Escentials Foundation in Fairly Light
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My Foundation: Bare Escentials Foundation in Fairly Light
My Mascara: Maybelline Turbo Volum' Express, and its ok, but I don't know if its the best. I've had good luck with Maybelline Great Lash in Blackest Black
My Blush: Bare Escentials in Laughter
My Eyeshadow(s): These days its the MAC Heatherette Trio One, MAC Fafi Quad One, and of course, my Urban Decay Deluxe shadows, and of course MAC Soft Ochre Paint Pot as a base
My Day Cream(s): No creams, just Bare Escentials Prime Time Primer
My Lipstick(s): MAC Flash and Dash with Totally It Lipglass, MAC Lollipop Lovin' with Sock Hop Lipglass, Urban Decay Lip Envy Lipstain in Envious, with XXX Shine Joyride on top
My Beauty Product Brand(s): MAC, Bare Escentials, Urban Decay
My Essential Beauty Product: MAC Fluidline eyeliner in Blacktrack
My Favorite Makeup Product(s): My MAC Heatherette and Fafi stuff
My Perfume: Stella by Stella McCartney
My Nails: Breaking and/or chewed up
My Feet: Neglected and peeling
My Hands: Um, they get some lotion on them when i put body lotion on..
Three Products to bring on a deserted island: Face wash, Badger Balm, and sunscreen
Woman I admire for their beauty: Women who take risks, women who stand up for their beliefs, women who are phyically and mentally strong
Woman with the Best Sense of Style: Women in punk and indie bands like Karen O and Exene Cervenka, Quirky muscian ladies like Regina Specktor and Bjork
My Ultimate Dream: To experience life, art, music, culture. To share my life with my fiance, to learn new things, to see the world
How Do I Define Womanhood: I don't, its whatever you want it to be. Own it and make it yours.
My Favorite Fashion Publication(s): Missbehave, Nylon
Have several allergies and sensitivities.
Current products
Low Poo/Cowash: Rio Grande Herb Co Negrita and Amole Deep Treatment Concentrate, Magick Botanicals (MB) Shampoo (diluted)
Rinse out/Leave in: MB with apricot kernel and jojoba oils added
Protein Treatment: MB Conditioner for Thinning Hair, IAgirl's protien treatment
Style: MB Gel mixed with LOTD Aloe Vera Gelly
2b-c, need lots of moisture, likes protein in moderation.
Current products
Low Poo/Cowash: Rio Grande Herb Co Negrita and Amole Deep Treatment Concentrate, Magick Botanicals (MB) Shampoo (diluted)
Rinse out/Leave in: MB with apricot kernel and jojoba oils added
Protein Treatment: MB Conditioner for Thinning Hair, IAgirl's protien treatment
Style: MB Gel mixed with LOTD Aloe Vera Gelly
2b-c, need lots of moisture, likes protein in moderation.
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My Mascara: none
My Blush: none
My Eyeshadow(s): none
My Day Cream(s): Jojoba oil
My Lipstick(s): none
My Beauty Product Brand(s): Diana Yvonne
My Essential Beauty Product: Water, drink lots of it
My Favorite Makeup Product(s): none
My Perfume: Chanel chance eau fraiche
My Nails: in good condition
My Feet: moisturized, I did a mini pedi today
My Hands: moisturized, big fan of hand creams
Three Products to bring on a deserted island: DY wheat germ cleanser, purol, sunscreen
Woman I admire for their beauty: My mom and Jennifer Lopez, yeah that's lame I know but I think she's the most beautiful woman in showbizz.
Woman with the Best Sense of Style: Erykah Badu
My Ultimate Dream: Travel the world
How Do I Define Womanhood: I don't
My Favorite Fashion Publication(s): Dutch Glamour magazine
3A/B-ish BSL thick hair
Modified CG since 08/10/2007
http://public.fotki.com/Curly-Y/ (updated september 6)
pw: currrly
My Mascara: Maybelline Lash Discovery waterproof black
My Blush: Benefit Benetint
My Eyeshadow(s): Alima in Bramble (light taupe) for lid, Lauress in Double Espresso (purply brown) for crease and V.
My Day Cream(s): Pure aloe vera.
My Lipstick(s): Benefit Benetint
My Beauty Product Brand(s): PSF, DY, Meow, etc.
My Essential Beauty Product: PSF DMAE
My Favorite Makeup Product(s): As above
My Perfume: Lush Karma
My Nails: Bare
My Feet: Bare
My Hands: Nothing
Three Products to bring on a deserted island: Sunscreen, hat, swimsuit/goggles/fins (OK I cheated and have more than 3)
Woman I admire for their beauty: Helen Mirren, Ellen Burstyn
Woman with the Best Sense of Style: Can't think of any
My Ultimate Dream: To travel more. To get my kids grown up and independent.
How Do I Define Womanhood: Being responsible for oneself.
My Favorite Fashion Publication(s): I don't keep up with fashion trends. I have my own sense of fashion.
My Mascara: Cover Girl Lash Blast!
My Blush: Any dusty rose color
My Eyeshadow(s): none really
My Day Cream(s): Olay Complete SPF 15 (or walmart brand of)
My Lipstick(s): none
My Beauty Product Brand(s): Olay, neutrogena, AcneFree, Acne.Org, Aveeno
My Essential Beauty Product: Mascara
My Favorite Makeup Product(s): mascara, lip balm, mint tinted lip gloss from Bath and Body Works (bigelow maybe?)
My Perfume: Vera Wang Princess, With Love Hilary Duff, Intimately Beckham for women
My Nails: generally have clear polish on them, occasionally home-painted french tips
My Feet: callused and ugly
My Hands: During the winter, i slather on some Bath and Body Works 24/7 intense moisture cream (Breathe Romance)
Three Products to bring on a deserted island: sunscreen, aloe, tweezers (darn bushy eyebrows!)
Woman I admire for their beauty: Audrey Hepburn, Kate Hudson, Julie Andrews
Woman with the Best Sense of Style: Audrey Hepburn
My Ultimate Dream: To see beauty and good in every person and everything, and to love and be loved in return (moulin rouge, anyone??)
How Do I Define Womanhood: This was the motto for a girl's school in a book i read: "Strength, grace, beauty." That about sums it up for me.
My Favorite Fashion Publication(s): Marie Claire, but my favorite magazine is by far Fitness.
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"Your head is like a crown on you.
It is as beautiful as Mount Carmel.
Your hair is as smooth as purple silk.
I am captured by your flowing curls."
Song of Solomon 7:5 (NIRV)
My Mascara: Ehh, don't really have one I like yet
My Blush: None, just ordered MAC Sheertones in Springsheen
My Eyeshadow(s): Urban Decay Ammo Palette
My Day Cream(s): None, Chagrin Valley Soaps (grapeseed shea) are plenty moisturizing
My Lipstick(s): MAC Blankety, Rococo, Hug Me
My Beauty Product Brand(s): MAC, Meow, UD
My Essential Beauty Product: Jack Black Intense Therapy Lip Balm
My Favorite Makeup Product(s): MAC Fluidline in Macroviolet, UD eye shadows
My Perfume: none
My Nails: Normally short and bare -- I pick off polish when I'm bored
My Feet: Bare & boring
My Hands: Naturally soft?
Three Products to bring on a deserted island: Sunscreen, lip balm, conditioner
Woman I admire for their beauty: Shakira, my aunt
Woman with the Best Sense of Style: Style is so transitory...
My Ultimate Dream: Confidence
How Do I Define Womanhood: Ovaries?
My Favorite Fashion Publication(s): Don't read them
How Do I Define Womanhood: self-confident with no regrets
I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul. (Invictus - William Ernest Henley)
Just think I used to worry 'bout things like that,
Used to worry 'bout rich and skinny, 'til I wound up poor and fat,
Nowadays I kind of worry where my mind's been at,
Just think I used to worry 'bout things like that. (Delbert McClinton - I Used to Worry from Never Been Rocked Enough)
My Mascara: Loreal Telescopic
My Blush: don't wear any. I have some natural redness anyway so it gives the effect of blush
My Eyeshadow(s): Loreal Morning Light. It's a light whitish color that works well for highlighting
My Day Cream(s): Neutrogena anti-oxidant age reverse night cream. I like it for day too becase it is a little heavier
My Lipstick(s): I play with different glosses. I like Origins and I like this new Sally Hansen one inspired by Carmindy in Champagne. It's a nice neutral pinkish color.
My Beauty Product Brand(s): Loreal, Neutrogena, Origins
My Essential Beauty Product: Loreal Hip Color Rich Cream Crayon in Authentic (green). It's the best eyeliner for non-smudging
My Favorite Makeup Product(s): Loreal I guess since I use it regularly for my eyes. And Cover Girl concealer. I don't know exact name but I have used it for years
My Perfume: No perfume, it turns funky on me
My Nails: Breaking a little from a bad run with acrylics. Currently regrowing them out
My Feet: Cracked heels (bad me), no polish
My Hands: I use a couple different ones depending on my mood. Mostly citrus scents
Three Products to bring on a deserted island: Sunscreen, sunscreen and more sunscreen. I am a super pale girl
Woman I admire for their beauty: Natural women who age gracefully
Woman with the Best Sense of Style: My boss - she has good style sense. I pattern some stuff after her
My Ultimate Dream: To travel, be healthy and happy
How Do I Define Womanhood: I don't know exactly.
My Favorite Fashion Publication(s): Glamour, Cosmo, Marie Claire - I read 'em all
Current products: GVP conditioning balm for co-wash and leave in, Curl Junkie Curls in a Bottle, Pattern Pusha and Garnier Anti-humidity hairspray
Location:Sunny Florida
Hair idol: Kimberly Schlapman from Little Big Town
My Day Cream(s): SPF 30 (from prescription)
My Feet: same as above but short nails
How Do I Define Womanhood: Feel comfortable inside a woman's skin.
My Mascara: Cover Girl Volume Exact in black
My Blush: I have a few...they're all Mary Kay at the moment...I have a regular pink, a bright pink, and a peachy brown.
My Eyeshadow(s): too many to name! Right now, I like anything lavender
My Day Cream(s): I'm using up some Mary Kay timewise stuff, but it's only okay
My Lipstick(s): I don't really do lipstick...I'm a gloss girl!
My Beauty Product Brand(s): anything and everything...I'm not picky
My Essential Beauty Product: Cover Girl Line Exact eyeliner in black. It's the only liquid liner I can apply without making a huge mess.
My Favorite Makeup Product(s): I love mascara and lip gloss
My Perfume: again, I have a few. Right now I'm into wearing Nina by Nina Ricci.
My Nails: China Glaze Purple Panic (which really isn't purple...it's more like fuschia...)
My Feet: Orly in some shade of whitish pink
My Hands: any lotion I can find!
Three Products to bring on a deserted island: sunscreen, conditioner, and deoderant
Woman I admire for their beauty: my grandma, who looks 15 years younger than she really is (and hasn't had a bit of work done!); my sisters, who both are gorgeous in different ways; my friend Janette, who somehow, with two little ones under 5, manages to keep in great shape.
Woman with the Best Sense of Style: I think Drew Barrymore is great. She is a little quirky, but she always looks beautiful
My Ultimate Dream: to finish my novel and have it see the light of day
How Do I Define Womanhood: being strong enough to follow your dreams and make the sacrifices to get there without complaining.
My Favorite Fashion Publication(s): Allure, Marie Claire
My fotki: http://public.fotki.com/nynaeve77/
Password: orphanannie
My Mascara: Right now: NYX Doll Eye or YSL Faux Cils.
My Blush: Buff by Mac or Sephora dual bronzer.
My Eyeshadow(s): Staples (all MAC): Painterly, Rubenesque, Orb, Satin Taupe,Soft Brown and Rule.
My Day Cream(s): La Roche-Posay Anthelios SPF 15.
My Lipstick(s): Not real big on lippies.
My Beauty Product Brand(s): MAC!If not MAC, Shiseido or Lancome.
My Essential Beauty Product: Mascara
My Favorite Makeup Product(s): Mascara and UDPP
My Perfume: Metro, Princess, Baby Phat and Summer.
My Nails: Dont paint them.
My Feet: Loudest color I can find.
My Hands: Any lotion that is around.
Three Products to bring on a deserted island: sunscreen, deodorant, and toothbrush
Woman I admire for their beauty: My mom! Even thought it irritates me that people now think we are sisters.
Woman with the Best Sense of Style: I like Lucy Liu.
My Ultimate Dream: visit every continent.
How Do I Define Womanhood: mmmm...
My Favorite Fashion Publication(s): Lucky and Allure.
My Mascara: Maybelline Define a Lash
My Blush: Don't always bother with it but usually Benefit Dandelion
My Eyeshadow(s): Only use it sometimes, usually Boots 17.
My Day Cream(s): Boots Botanics Sensitive Skin Oil Free moisturiser
My Lipstick(s): Prefer lipgloss and usually a neutral pink
My Beauty Product Brand(s): Boots, Benefit, Playboy, Soap and Glory
My Essential Beauty Product: Concealor
My Favorite Makeup Product(s): Mascara
My Perfume: I have a few but I'm liking Lascoste Inspiration right now
My Nails: Booked in for a manicure on Friday
My Feet: French nails, but neglected.
My Hands: Get hand cream at night
Three Products to bring on a deserted island: Sunscreen, chapstick, conditioner
Woman I admire for their beauty: My mum, my friends Annie and Abbie and Anne Hathaway
Woman with the Best Sense of Style: Kate Middleton
My Ultimate Dream: To find a guy to share my life with (I know it's corny but I don't care)
How Do I Define Womanhood: I don't.
My Favorite Fashion Publication(s): Look (high street fashion)
My Mascara: Maybelline Full n Soft, Loreal Telescopic
My Blush: MAC Dame
My Eyeshadow(s): MAC Arena
My Day Cream(s): n/a
My Lipstick(s): Bobbi Brown Black Cherry Lip Tint, NARS Daredevil Lip Stain Gloss, MAC TrancePlant Lustreglass
My Beauty Product Brand(s): MAC, Bobbi Brown, NARS
My Essential Beauty Product: MAC select tint tinted moisturizer with SPF (NC45)
My Favorite Makeup Product(s): NARS lip stain gloss (Daredevil)
My Perfume: Yardley's Lavender
My Nails: Need a mani. Bad. Long and need to be squared off.
My Feet: Need a pedi. Bad. Decent length, but could use some TLC.
My Hands: Always soft. L'Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream. Gonna get the foot cream for my feet.
Three Products to bring on a deserted island: Sunscreen, lip balm with SPF, something to pull my hair back with.
Woman I admire for their beauty: Claudine (friend), Marsha Thomason, mom.
Woman with the Best Sense of Style: Drew Barrymore? No idea...
My Ultimate Dream: Good health and a long, content life with the ones I love.
How Do I Define Womanhood: Strength, courage, wisdom, grace.
My Favorite Fashion Publication(s): Lucky
"In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer."
4a, mbl, low porosity, normal thickness, fine hair.
My Mascara: Right now loving a couple new Rimmel mascaras I just bought. All time favorites are Lancome mascaras and Loreal mascaras. I *love* Dior Show (and it did live up to the hype for me) but can't justify spending that much on a regular basis.
My Blush: Bobbi Brown in slopes.
My Eyeshadow(s): All time favorite is Bobbi Brown in stone shimmer. Really like Meow Cosmetics in "catablanca" and "you had me at meow".
My Day Cream(s): Don't usually need one. Use hyaluronic acid serum from Garden of Wisdom or PSF if I need a little moisture.
My Lipstick(s): Bobbi Brown in champagne shimmer or rosebud shimmer.
My Beauty Product Brand(s): Bobbi Brown and Meow (obviously
My Essential Beauty Product: Must have Clean and Clear oil blotting sheets with me at all times. BHA is also a necessity.
My Favorite Makeup Product(s): Eyeliner
My Perfume: Cashmere Mist by Donna Karan is my normal everyday fragrance, although I have lately been wearing Coco Mademoiselle maybe 2x per week.
My Nails: Have acrylics (but no tips). I keep them short, squared off, and clean looking. I hate long nails.
My Feet: Nails kept short and polished.
My Hands: I keep them moisturized and the nails well groomed. I love Gold Bond Ultimate Healing lotion - use it on my feet and hands all of the time.
Three Products to bring on a deserted island: A razor, toothbrush/toothpaste, soap, deodorant..... - (who am I kidding I would never survive on a deserted island
Woman I admire for their beauty: Grace Kelly, Kate Winslet....among others
Woman with the Best Sense of Style: hmm, not sure
My Ultimate Dream: Right now would like to FINALLY finish my bachelor's degree requirements. Winning the lottery would probably be even better though.
How Do I Define Womanhood: Being confident and secure.
My Favorite Fashion Publication(s): Probably Allure.
For styling: homemade flax seed gel, Curl Keeper, and/or KCCC
Current favorite product: *KCCC*!!
My Mascara: Cover Girl Lash Blast
My Blush: Usually Physicians Formula Bronzer of some sort.
My Eyeshadow(s): It varies on a daily basis...usually Mary Kay something (I have like 50 colors), MAC something(I have like 30 colors) or bare (if I'm too lazy or late to do anything).
My Day Cream(s): Origins Balanced Diet lotion for my forehead, Origins White Tea cream for the rest of my face.
My Lipstick(s): Usually don't wear them. Vaseline or MAC Lipglass in a variety of colors.
My Beauty Product Brand(s): MAC, Mary Kay, Origins
My Essential Beauty Product: Vaseline
My Favorite Makeup Product(s): Mascara, eyeliner
My Perfume: Victoria's Secret Body By Victoria, Dream Angels Halo or Heavenly (I think) or Breathless
My Nails: Short and deformed
My Feet: A little cracked and scaly (time to grate them again).
My Hands: Fingertips are cracked and bleeding...hands are a smidgen dry.
Three Products to bring on a deserted island: A boat to get away, Sunscreen and a hot guy to console me...
Woman I admire for their beauty: Any woman who is not afraid of their natural beauty. Any secure woman.
Woman with the Best Sense of Style: Any secure woman who isn't afraid to be stylish, but knows the limitations of their body. A woman who is comfortable with their body.
My Ultimate Dream: To be happy.
How Do I Define Womanhood: Be strong, be happy, be yourself. Don't let anybody tell you what you can or cannot do.
My Favorite Fashion Publication(s): Don't read em.
My Mascara: The cheap stuff in the pink tube with the lime green top. I rubbed the brand off...
My Blush: My skin blushes naturally. I don't use it.
My Eyeshadow(s): Avon 'Sunrise' and a white highlighting shade on my browbone.
My Day Cream(s): Does a sunscreen count? If so, Neutrogena Dry-Touch Sunblock SPF 45. :laughing7:
My Lipstick(s): ... Chapstick.
My Beauty Product Brand(s): I don't really have any that I use for more than one product.
My Essential Beauty Product: Sunscreen.
My Favorite Makeup Product(s): Mascara. My eyelashes are long, but very blonde.
My Perfume: It's not really a perfume, but I adore the smell of Japanese Cherry Blossom from Bath and Body Works.
My Nails: Really just need to be cut all off so I can restart in growing them out.
I'm a recovering nail-biter.
My Feet: Could use some lotion.
My Hands: The skin around my fingernails needs some work.
Three Products to bring on a deserted island: Sunscreen. Lots of it. Soap. And Conditioner.
Woman I admire for their beauty: Those who don't care what the media says is right, they just dress/do how they feel.
Woman with the Best Sense of Style: My sister's best friend. She can go to a Thrift store and find the most amazing clothes. It's very unique and I admire it.
My Ultimate Dream: To be successful and not feel like I wasted my education. And the corny one: to find a significant other that I can actually trust and will love me for exactly who I am.
How Do I Define Womanhood: I don't really know. It is whatever you want it to be, I suppose.
My Favorite Fashion Publication(s): As in magazines? I don't care for magazines. I don't pay attention to what's in, I just wear whatever attracts me.
My Mascara: Cover Girl Lash Blast in black
My Blush: Jane Iredale in sheer honey
My Eyeshadow(s): Jane Iredale sweet spot.
My Day Cream(s): Dr. Hauschka Rose Day Cream.
My Lipstick(s): Jane Iredale Kate
My Beauty Product Brand(s): Jane Iredale
My Essential Beauty Product: Bobbi Brown blotting papers
My Favorite Makeup Product(s): Clinique Super City Sunblock; Retin-A micro
My Perfume: Creed Virgin Island Water; L'Occitane Neroli; Chanel Cristalle
My Nails: bare, filed short
My Feet: bare
My Hands: Weleda Calendula Baby Cream
Three Products to bring on a deserted island: Sunscreen, blotting papers, lipstick
Woman I admire for their beauty: Connie Nielson, Audrey Tatou
Woman with the Best Sense of Style: Jackie Kennedy, Audrey Hepburn
My Ultimate Dream: to have a long, happy marriage and happy, healthy children.
How Do I Define Womanhood: being able to make your own choices and being satisfied with those choices.
My Favorite Fashion Publication(s): Allure.
No silicones/no sulfates since March 2008
My Foundation: Almay smart shade makeup
My Mascara: Maybelline Great Lash
My Blush: Cover Girl Cheekers Rock n' Rose
My Eyeshadow(s): whatever is on sale and looks good...current is maybelline sunbaked neutrals
My Day Cream(s): Aveeno lotion for body
My Lipstick(s): Sally Hansen lip tint
My Beauty Product Brand(s): in expensive products
My Essential Beauty Product: Aveeno lotion or I will flake away
My Favorite Makeup Product(s): Aveeno lotion with SPF 15
My Perfume: American Beauty BELOVED, Este Lauder Beyond Paradise
My Nails: bare filed short
My Feet: bare or polished
My Hands: bath and body works products
Three Products to bring on a deserted island: Sunscreen, lip balm, lots of water
Woman I admire for their beauty: Marilyn Monroe
Woman with the Best Sense of Style: Audry Hepburn
My Ultimate Dream: to have a long, happy marriage and happy, healthy children.
How Do I Define Womanhood: Not being afraid to do what your intuition tells you to do.
My Favorite Fashion Publication(s): Cosmo, Lucky, Allure,
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Ernest Hemingway
CG since June 15th, 2008:dog::love5::elephant:
3b very thick hair with very kinky (possibly 3c) curls underneath
Went Deva Care line beginning
September 23, 2009
Update: 10/12/2009 I can't stop playing with my curls!! So soft, shiny and manageable!!!! IN LOVE WITH DEVA Products!!!!!! YIPPPIE!!!!:wav:
No, it was NOT me who cried 'wee wee wee wee wee' all the way home.
My Foundation: Bare Escentuals Foundation in Light
My Mascara: None
My Blush: None
My Eyeshadow(s): None
My Day Cream(s): Tarte Clean Slate Primer (ok it's not a cream...)
My Lipstick(s): Maybelline Moisture Extreme in Rum Raisin
My Beauty Product Brand(s): Bare Escentuals, Ponds
My Essential Beauty Product: Bare Escentuals Foundation/Mineral Makeup
My Favorite Makeup Product(s): BE again!
My Perfume: Can't wear it--I'm hypersensitive to fragrances. I used to wear vanilla, pear, or peach body sprays.
My Nails: Breaking and kinda short--never did have a professional manicure
My Feet: Neglected. You don't want me to go into detail, trust me.
My Hands: Sometimes I put cream or lotion on them, maybe Cetaphil.
Three Products to bring on a deserted island: Mineral Makeup, moisturizing cream, and physical (zinc/titanium) sunscreen
Woman I admire for their beauty: The lead singer of Evanescence. Audrey Hepburn.
Woman with the Best Sense of Style: Not sure, but I know it's not me. A lot of fellow Curltalkers have great style!
My Ultimate Dream: To be happy.
How Do I Define Womanhood: Everyone should define it for themselves. I personally would say strength, warmth, and humor.
My Favorite Fashion Publication(s): None.
I'm glad to see I'm not the only one neglecting some of these body parts
:cat:
Photo album password: curly
Blog: lazykerri.wordpress.com
Curl Type: 3a Fii
Current Favorites:
My Foundation: Maybelline Dream Mousse in Sandy Beige
My Mascara: L'Oreal Voluminous over Maybelline Full N Soft, in blackest black
My Blush: Milani in Sweet Cheeks
My Eyeshadow(s): Revlon Colorstay brown palette (I forget what it's called)
My Day Cream(s): philosophy Hope in a Jar
My Lipstick(s): Vincent Longo Lip/Cheek Gel Stain in Neo Aura, My Sunshine; I always have Clinique Black Honey (my HG)
My Beauty Product Brand(s): philosophy skin and body care, Fresh Sugar Bath
My Essential Beauty Product: Shu Uemura eyelash curler
My Favorite Makeup Product(s): Clinique Black Honey, the Shu, mascara
My Perfume: Fresh Sugar; philosophy Pure Grace
My Nails: Clean, short, filed, with clear polish
My Feet: French pedi. It's summer.
My Hands: Fresh Sugar shea butter (my absolute all-time favorite body product, sadly discontinued :sad8:)
Three Products to bring on a deserted island: Sunscreen, moisturizer, mascara
My Ultimate Dream: To be content. For my kids to be happy adults.
My Favorite Fashion Publication(s): Allure
Annie
Modified-CG, 2c, slightly protein-sensitive, color-treated
:sunny:
LA County, SoCal - Cool and some humidity FINALLY
Liking: Suave co-washes, LVPHG, homemade curl cream and DT
Loving: KCKT/KCCC/HESMU, Biolage, K-Pak reconstructor, SheaM
My Mascara: Clinique High Impact Mascara in Black
My Blush: Tarte Cheek Stain in Blushing Bride
My Eyeshadow(s): Currently, Revlon ColorStay 12 Hour Eye Shadow quad in Lavender Meadow
My Day Cream(s): Just Smashbox Photo Finish Primer Light (no silicone)
My Lipstick(s): Laura Mercier Purple Haze, Clinique Pink Penny
My Beauty Product Brand(s): Clinique
My Essential Beauty Product: Clinique Almost Powder
My Favorite Makeup Product(s): Tarte Cheek Stains
My Perfume: Baby Grace by Philosophy
My Nails: Breaking and/or chewed up
My Feet: Ick.
My Hands: Ick.
Three Products to bring on a deserted island: Clinique Almost Makeup, Mascara, Cover Girl Hipster Lipslicks
Woman I admire for their beauty: Women who have a "devil may care" philosophy about how they look and act
Woman with the Best Sense of Style: I honestly am so out of the loop that I don't know
My Ultimate Dream: To earn tenure and have complete job security
How Do I Define Womanhood: There is no one definition -- it's up to each individual woman to live her definition of womanhood
My Favorite Fashion Publication(s): Don't really read them
My Mascara: None. My lashes are naturally long, dark, and thick. An eyelash curler provides the necessary drama
My Blush: NYC Cheek Glow Single Pan Blush in West Side Wine
My Eyeshadow(s): e.l.f.'s all-over color stick in persimmon
My Day Cream(s): Neutrogena Healthy Skin w/ SPF 15 or Clean & Clear SOFT day w/ SPF 15
My Lipstick(s): Clinique Almost Lipstick in Black Honey
My Beauty Product Brand(s): Clinique, New York Color
My Essential Beauty Product: Moisturizer with sunblock, lip balm
My Favorite Makeup Product(s): Nail polish in funky and cute colors
My Perfume: Sheer Beauty by Estee Lauder
My Nails: Fingernails are cut short. Toenails always painted.
My Feet: Treated with lotion every day after showering
My Hands: Sadly, have less love than the feet. Gotta get on that....
Three Products to bring on a deserted island: Moisturizer with sunblock, lip balm, face wash
Woman I admire for their beauty: My mom and sister, my friends
Woman with the Best Sense of Style: Audrey Hepburn and Jackie O., Kirsten Dunst, Vanessa Hudgens, Natalie Portman, Reese Witherspoon
My Ultimate Dream: To love, live, and be happy, and have my friends and family safe and happy alongside with me.
How Do I Define Womanhood: It's the collective misery that we all feel during that time of the month, the pain that comes with childbirth, and the mystery of our minds
My Favorite Fashion Publication(s): I'm not sure. I love all sorts of trashy mags about fashion...
My Mascara: maybelline full and soft
My Blush: cover fx bronzed fx, can't think of the color
My Eyeshadow(s): ABSOLUTE FAV tiger eye by avon
My Day Cream(s): chanel precision age delay lotion
My Lipstick(s): it's more of a gloss, but prescriptives black currant
My Beauty Product Brand(s): stila, mac, avon
My Essential Beauty Product: nars chica boom lip lacquer
My Favorite Makeup Product(s): stila!
My Perfume: chanel coco mademoiselle
My Nails: they are bare right now but i love opi's polishes, i have about 10 of them. i LOVE madagascar wine
My Feet: those are polished, lol with the above mentioned polish
My Hands: they get a&d ointment and shea butter everyday
Three Products to bring on a deserted island: moisturizer, shea butter, sunblock
Woman I admire for their beauty: loaded question
Woman with the Best Sense of Style: style is relative.
My Ultimate Dream: to be happy and successful at everything i try
How Do I Define Womanhood: Being able to hold your own, without always having to lean on someone.
My Favorite Fashion Publication(s): LUCKY!! I loved SHOP but they stopped printing
My Foundation: Femme Couture (the mineral powder foundation from Sally's)
My Mascara: BonBon (seriously, 88 cents from Wal-Mart--you're supposed to replace it every 3 months anyway)
My Blush: Rimmel in Sienna Rose
My Eyeshadow(s): Wet and Wild sparkly creme shadow (comes in a tube) in cafe
My Day Cream(s): Hiwaiian Tropic oil free spf 30
My Lipstick(s): clinique gloss in raspberry
My Beauty Product Brand(s): I am not loyal to brands
My Essential Beauty Product: blush and mascara
My Favorite Makeup Product(s): clinique lip gloss
My Perfume: B&BW lotion in Blackberry Amber
My Nails: buffed and bare for fingers, a fun shade of coral-red bon-bon polish on my toes
My Feet: see above, but my feet are ugly from too much running and too much wearing of impractical shoes
My Hands: they get the same B&BW lotion mentioned above
Three Products to bring on a deserted island: conditioner, SPF 30, and FOTE aloe vera gel (love it for skin and hair!)
Woman I admire for their beauty: Scarlett Johansson, Jennifer Connely, Amy Adams, Cate Blanchett
Woman with the Best Sense of Style: Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, Katherine Hepburn, Twiggy
My Ultimate Dream: to be surrounded by the people I love and spend as much time as I can with them, and that everyone else can have the same
How Do I Define Womanhood: Feeling feminine and also powerful, and of course, having all the right parts
My Favorite Fashion Publication(s): Self. I like the combination of fitness, fashion, beauty, and health, and I love that they have been featuring A LOT of curly models lately.
Current Routine:
-Suave Aloe & Waterlily cowash/leave-in
-Giovanni Direct Leave-In
-FOTE aloe vera gel
My Mascara: i've been trying so many lately - right now MAC Plush Lash and CoverGirl Volume Exact
My Blush: NARS Orgasm
My Eyeshadow(s): ummm...
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i have 48 MAC eye shadows and 14 pigments and a bunch of Stila and some NARS... it's a sickness, okay!
My Day Cream(s): overcast days - Life Skinplicity Tomato Day Facial Moisturizer SPF 15 and on sunny days Olay Complete Defense SPF 30 or Neutrogena Healthy Defense SPF 45
My Lipstick(s): 30+ MAC lipsticks... see above about sickness...
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My Beauty Product Brand(s): MAC, Stila, NARS
My Essential Beauty Product: MAC Viva Glam 5 lip glass
My Favorite Makeup Product(s): all my MAC
My Perfume: for the office, i always wear Perry Woman because it's light enough it doesn't offend the fragrance police, but when i come home, i put on heavier stuff - one of my BPAL oils or Agent Provocateur is my commercial scent of choice lately
My Nails: acrylic fill every 2 weeks, right now wearing OPI Melon of Troy
My Feet: pedicure every 2 weeks, right now wearing MAC Fireball
My Hands: Udder Cream!
Three Products to bring on a deserted island: sunscreen, my giant backyard umbrella, lip balm
Woman I admire for their beauty: Sophia Loren and Susan Sarandon
Woman with the Best Sense of Style: Angelina Jolie since she grew up
My Favorite Fashion Publication(s): i read so many for work, i no longer have a favourite
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Little Mother of all the Roaches, President-for-Life of the MAC Harlots!
My Mascara: Clinique lash primer, then CG lash Blast.
My Blush: MAC Peachykeen, Nars Laguna bronzer
My Eyeshadow(s): MAC Melon pigment, Olive Green pigment, Expensive Pink, Soba, Naked Lunch, Nocturnelle, Urban Decay half baked (not all together!)
My Day Cream(s): Just Neutrogena Ultra Sheer SPF 45
My Lipstick(s): Not a lipstick fan, Chanel Spark lipgloss, MAC Viva Glam VI SE and MAC Viva Glam V
My Beauty Product Brand(s): MAC, Chanel, Urban Decay
My Essential Beauty Product: CG Lash Blast
My Favorite Makeup Product(s): All of my MAC products!
My Perfume: Hypnotic Poison-Dior, Ralph Lauren Rocks
My Nails: Polished and looking OK
My Feet: Exfoliated and soft
My Hands: Look ok, not dry or wrinkly looking!
Three Products to bring on a deserted island: Jack Black lip balm, Neutrogena Ultra Sheer 45, CG Lash Blast
Woman I admire for their beauty: Women who aren't afraid to go bare, women who are able to accentuate rather than cover up. Woman who aren't afraid to be different.
Woman with the Best Sense of Style: Charlize Theron, Sarah Jessica Parker, Selma Hayek, (gorgeous) Katie Holmes.
My Ultimate Dream: To meet new people, see new and interesting places. To see the world! To do things I've never thought possible. To be different. To be a rock star.
How Do I Define Womanhood: I don't and can't. It's to hard to define. There are so many things that it can entail.
My Favorite Fashion Publication(s): Shape, Marie Claire, Nylon.
My Mascara: Out of all the spendy brands I've tried, Maybelleine Full and Soft and Great Lash are my faves!
My Blush: Benefit Dandelion or different Stila ones (currently using convertible color in peony)
My Eyeshadow(s): I am a bit of an eye shadow addict. I have an array of MAC, Urban Decay, and Clinique (duos). Prefer earthy or irredescent/duochrome colors
My Day Cream(s): Currently using Origins Have a Nice Day Cream, spf 15 over Dr. Weils' Plantidote face serum. In cooler weather it is LUSH's Celestial w/ Stila Illuminating tinted moisturizer spf 15.
My Lipstick(s): I love lip products of all kinds, especially nudes:blob7: I'm currently wearing MAC Blankety
My Beauty Product Brand(s): LUSH, The Body Shop, Neutrogena, etc.
My Favorite Makeup Product(s): lipstick and mascara
My Perfume: Another addiction category for me. My mainstays are Victoria Secret's Vanilla Lace, or Estee Lauder's Curious(Yes, by Brittany Spear's:laughing6:) Otherwise, I rotate through about 20 others and prefer woody florals, or essential oils.
My Nails: Usually grow fast, kinda long, natural
My Feet: Always painted, but could be smoother
My Hands: Always moisturized, usually w/ The Body Shops's Hemp Hand cream or one of their body butters
Three Products to bring on a deserted island: Head scarf, moisturizing sunscreen, lip balm
Woman I admire for their beauty: Down to earth, women, that have a creative/artsy side. A wonderful personality and wisdom makes a woman more beautiful to me, such as Maya Angelou.
Woman with the Best Sense of Style: No one that comes to mind, but I love a lot of the bohemian trends.
My Ultimate Dream: To make a difference in people's lives, to continue on my path of growing spirituality and discovery in general. To learn new things to add to my life, such as different cultures and ways of being, etc.
How Do I Define Womanhood: Perserverence, grace, and humility
My Favorite Fashion Publication(s): Does Self count? Otherwise, Lucky is fun.
Cruelty Free & CG
Winter Routine:
Co-wash: As I Am or Nubian Heritage Indian hemp and Tamanu
Low-Po: Acure Argan Oil and Pumpkin Mega Moisture
Condish: Acure "
LI: Kinky Curly Knot Today
Stylers: Mop Top curling Custard, Max Green Alchemy scalp rescue sculpting gel, Dermorganics spray gel as finisher, SOTC w/ Curls passion fruit control paste
Refresh w/: Shea Moisture coconut hibiscus hold and shine mist and jojoba oil
DT: A variety of Shea Moisture
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My Mascara: Maybelline Volume Express turbo boost in very black
My Blush: Maybelline gentle rose and brick rose
My Eyeshadow(s): None
My Day Cream(s): I use a ponds moisturizer at night
My Lipstick(s): I love revlon super lusterous lip gloss
My Beauty Product Brand(s): mostly Physicians formula and Maybelline
My Essential Beauty Product: physicians formula bronzer
My Favorite Makeup Product(s):bronzer and lip gloss
My Perfume: Fantasy by britney spears
My Nails: i leave them plain
My Feet: I don't really bother with em
My Hands: are very dry...i should use more lotion
Three Products to bring on a deserted island: moisturizer, sunscreen...um I don't really need products if I am all alone on an island
Woman I admire for their beauty: Halle Berry,Charlize Theron, Jessica Simpson
Woman with the Best Sense of Style: hmm Idk
My Ultimate Dream: To become successful in something, Someday get married and start a family.
How Do I Define Womanhood: Being strong and independent
My Favorite Fashion Publication(s): Cosmopolitan
Favorite mascara: Clinique Lash Doubling Mascara (black, of course)
Favorite blush: Clinique Soft-Pressed Powder Blusher in Mocha Pink
Favorite eyeshadow: Prestige Eyeshadow in Sandstone
Favorite day cream: Lush Ultrabland (actually a cleanser but very moisturizing)
Favorite lipstick: Clinique Colour Surge Butter Shine Lipstick in Pink Toffee
Favorite beauty product brands: Hmm, I see a pattern here... Clinique is my favorite for color cosmetics because there are some great options for extremely pale skin like mine. And the makeup doesn't irritate my skin!
Essential beauty product: Lipstick, because my lips are as pale as the rest of my face
Favorite makeup product: See above
Perfume: Coriandre
Nails: Unpolished, and clipped very short
Feet: Very wide, with unpolished toenails
Hands: Small and wide, and wearing a layer of ShiKai Cucumber Melon hand and body lotion
Three products I would bring on a desert island: Lipstick, tinted moisturizer with sunscreen...and probably mascara
Woman I admire for her beauty: That's a tough one because most of the women I admire are not physically beautiful.
Woman with the best sense of style: You're asking someone who has NO sense of style
Ultimate dream: To write for movies and/or television
How do I define womanhood? I'd have to say it's up to the woman to define herself.
Favorite fashion publication: I don't read 'em
Description: 3A/3B/2C in the back, Botticelli, medium, thick, low porosity, modified CG since 2008
Likes: Shea Moisture Manuka Honey & Mafura Oil sulfate-free shampoo; Curls Coconut Curlada conditioner; KCKT; LA Looks Extreme Sport Gel; coconut oil; honey; banana hair masks
Dislikes: Silicones (:thumbdown:), Hairbrushes (:eek:) and harsh detergents (:protest:)
My Mascara: CoverGirl Last Blast
My Blush: Valerie Beauty (mineral, discontinued) in Gossamer or Sugar Plum
My Eyeshadow(s): Valerie Beauty Multis (all discontinued but last for friggin ever!!)
My Day Cream(s): Nothing in the summer
My Lipstick(s): Emu Kisses lip balm
My Beauty Product Brand(s): I'm not big on brand loyalty these days. Whatever works.
My Essential Beauty Product: Aspirin. Dissolve five uncoated aspirin in a little water and use as a facial scrub once a day (or as often as you can stand it, for me that's at least once a day). Two months and my pores hadn't ever been so clear.
My Favorite Makeup Product(s): Valerie eyeliner/shadow in Tahitian Pearls
My Perfume: Whatever scent of Secret clinical strength deodorant I bought that month.
My Nails: Triple Strong from Sally Hanson or whatever it's called... naturally long and strong.
My Feet: Pretty neglected....
My Hands: Could use some love....
Three Products to bring on a deserted island: Aspirin, concealer, black mascara
Woman I admire for their beauty: Cate Blanchett, Maggie Gyllenhall, my best friend
Woman with the Best Sense of Style: Kate Hudson, Charlize Theron
My Ultimate Dream: Peace
How Do I Define Womanhood: Owning what it is that you want to be. Mom, professional, some combination, own it, love it, be it, and stop apologizing for it.
My Favorite Fashion Publication(s): Lucky, which is technically shopping.
Fun Fact: When you actively avoid being “PC,” you’re not being forward-thinking or unique. You’re buying into systems of oppression that have existed since before you were even born, and you’re keeping those systems in place."
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