Today we have a long-distance makeup bag submission, all the way from California! Linda is Alison's mom and she tells me she is in a bit of a rut.
I am going to start with the Dramatically Different Moisturizer. I don't want to hurt the feelings of any loyal Clinique users out there, but DDL is as basic and bare bones as you can get as far as a moisturizer. Using this, particularly when you are over 40, is, in my humble opinion, like using a ten year old computer. You owe it to yourself to use a product with more active ingredients that is going to address issues such as lack or firmness, fine lines, and discoloration. DDL was formulated decades ago, and has seen no upgrades in that time, not even adding sunscreen!
Linda would be much better off investing the Olay Pro line, at the very least, their moisturizer with spf30. This way she is getting antioxidants and firming properties. She can also get their night creme with retinol to address discoloration.
Linda is just using the powder to even out her skintone, reserving a Clinique foundation for special occasions. I would rather see to do a dewier finish, like Laura Mercier tinted moisturizer. This will also give her more spf. She should pitch this blush because she complains it never stays on. I chose a Bobbi Brown creme rouge for her that can also be used on the lips.
The lipstick looks fine.
The under concealer looks fine and she has a ton of it. She has a quickliner in brown and a Chanel liner in navy.I chose a cream liner to use with a small bent brush because i would like to see her phase out the pencils and if she were using the cream i think she would start to have more fun with it-you have the versality of making the line thin, Marilyn Monroe, or smudgy. Blue will make her eyes sparkle more too. Of couse I would love to see her do tight line with Laura's cake liner, in navy, along with a flat liner brush. Alie must have hooked her on the fiberwig mascara., which is fine. Good to see that eyelash curler!
She is using the powder brow filler; she may want to add in a clear brow gel to set that and to groom the brows a bit.
Rather than using that neutral powder shade lash to brow, Linda would be better off with a creamy shadow base; it will give a much smoother look to the lid and will match her skintone better. I chose Laura Mercier in wheat.
If you are trying to call me I am very sorry; my new phone will arrive today and for the past 48 hours I have been phone-less. You can shoot me an email in the meantime...
Also! In the process of trying to resuscitate my phone, I inadvertently wiped out my Outlook calendar. I have been clutching my stomach and moaning ever since. I am not so good with the technology thing.
So I am slowly trying to recover those appontments that I have scheduled in the past month. (Anything I booked prior to Dec is in there, as are weddings.) If you and I made an appointment VIA TELEPHONE I need to hear from you so I do not stand you up. Yikes.
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These images come from the remarkable Neysa Ruhl.
We had so many beautiful weddings together last year and I know I am always going to get such great beauty shots back from her.
Christy had a gorgeouys baby girl in September and much of the morning was spent with the entire wedding party fawning over her; that is one loved baby!
I loved that Christy wasn't afaraid of a little drama and the way this smoky slate blue pops on her eyes makes me wonder; why the hate for blue eye shadow? Discuss.
Today we have the lovely Amy Scalia of Cincy Chic opening her makeup bag to us.
She has a good assortment of brushes, both high-end and low. She has several by POSH(reviewed here) which are an excellent value for your money.
I applaud Amy for having an eyelash curler, but it does look like she is in need of a replacement; they lose their shape after repeated squeezings and just from being tossed around in your bag and drawer. She has a lot of random eyeshadow pallettes but only uses a few from each. My solution is to get a zpalette. Here's what you do if you are a mad scientist type like me: buy a plug-in mug warmer or candle warmer. Put your compact on there for a minute or two. Use a metal nail file to (gently!) pry the pan out once the glue is melted. This handy pallette will hold any shape or size and is totally customizable.
She has a very nice foundation and undereye concealer from Jane Iredale; no issue there.
A bronzer from Arbonne, and two very nifty Stila pencils with three items in one; eye pencil, smudger, and eyeshaow highlighter on a sponge tip. Her blush seems a bit dull to me. My suggestion is a brighter, blue based shade to play up her eyes and pop her pretty cheekbones. she can apply her bronzer first (see our latest vlog, ) and pop the "opera" on her apples. I know ,I sound like a broken record, but she needs Laura Mercier cake liner and flat liner brush to tight-line her upper, inner lash line. Actually, everybody does.
Amy does use individual lashes from Makeup Forever when she is attending an event (which is constantly!) so I was duly impressed by that; those are not easy! Z(Come to think of it, that would make a good future tutorial...)
I also encouraged her to reach for her copper eyeshadows more often for constrast with her green eyes. She also needs a brow pencil to define her arches a bit, and lastly, elf makes a divine cream highlighter, and at $1 a pop, you can afford the whole collection! Use on the inner corners of the eyes, browbones, and tops of cheekbones. Shopping board, below (cause I'm fancy like that.)
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