/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>I'll post a before and after in the next post

I'm sorry for the cut off from the OCM part, I ran out of room. I'll post more about it and answer questions if interested.

Does anyone have any recommended moisturizers? I've been using Cetaphil, but I'm about to run out and only have some pocket money.

Can you guys give me some suggestions? I've never really played with makeup cause of my acne, but salicylic acid peels have really been helping with that. Also are primers really good to help smooth out the skin? I've tried foundation but it always just looks bad on me.

>>7096463
sorry that's really big

I know literally nothing about makeup, so if anyone has any intro tutorials, I'd really appreciate it! I don't usually wear it but I'm planning to cosplay a few characters wearing makeup and I don't want to look shitty without it.

Also, I have skin that gets oily very quickly - does anyone have any suggestions for that? I know literally nothing, so I'm sorry if these are obvious questions.

>>7096474
go to your drugstore/sephora/whatever and ask them to pretty please match you with a foundation (both liquid and powder) and concealer. they help a lot, seriously.

also i would go for a lightweight, build-able foundation if i were you

anyways i have a question
this thing, do you think i could use it as a concealer??? im really tight on money and i need a foundation/concealer two-in-one
is it buidable??

thank you in advance (and even if you dont reply to this question haha)

Has anyone here tried St. Ives Timeless Skin Collagen Elastin Facial Moisturizer? I see great reviews about it, but I remember a beauty thread from way back had quite a few people saying how awful St.Ives is.

>>7096522
Forget this post, don't get it. It's mostly water and mineral oil.

>>7096502
That IS concealer, darlin'.

>>7096641
No, that's a foundation stick.

I was just wondering if anyone has gone for the cosmetic surgery for acne scars (lazer and what not) I have a lot of the icepick scars as well as deep set ones that I've found out the only way to get rid of them is to get the surgery and I'm at the point where I will go for it because I'm so tired of having them.

Also I had recently bought the Skin 79 BB cream from Pinky Paradise and I just love it! I feel that it's really helped my skin a lot and my skin just looks so much smoother and has that healthy shine. Korean BB creams just are outstanding compared to the crap we have here.

>>7096502
>>7096641
Sorry but you're wrong, that's foundation "darlin'"
I would say yes, I bought the FIT stick to use on my Tzone because it prevents oilyness and it applies with a lot of coverage which I then smooth out to be less obvious. It's fat, though so it may be awkward to use as a spot concealer but I think it could work. It does emphasize dry skin so make sure to use moisturizer~

>>7096656
i am gonna second the Skin79 BB Cream. amazing. i don't need any foundation or anything else for a clean look, just the bb cream alone is amazing.

>>7096658
oh thank you! maybe ill buy this then itll save me thirteen bucks on buying the revlon stick concealer which i end up finishing in like three weeks

but thank you thank you thaaaaank you!! <3

What oil should I be using as a moisturizer? I have dry skin, if that helps!

I've read about coconut, evoo, vitamin e... I don't know what to pick. Do you just dab a couple drops on your face and be on your way?

What are the best eyebrow pencils? I'm open to anything, be it drugstore products, more expensive products, or products I'd have to buy online.

My make up never keeps my acne covered through out the day. It never really covers it all up anyway, and I use the fullest coverage foundation I can. I do use a primer before I put on make up, so how can I get my make up to keep my acne covered? I do moisturizer, primer, foundation, dabs of concealer and then I set it with a powder. No matter what brand of make up I use, and I've tried tons...it always just shows through my makeup :(

>>7096882
Have you tried a makeup setting spray? I've found that whenever I use the spray after I finish my makeup it works really well and my acne stays covered for the most part. At cons and stuff I'll still apply foundation throughout the day for photos but otherwise I find it really helps. I have the elf brand from I think its Target? My mom got it in the states (I'm from Canada) and they don't carry that brand here, but it's not expensive and I really like it. Hope this helps!

I have skin that's only a bit oily and senstive, I guess the 'combination' skin but, I ALWAYS have peeling skin that shows up on my nose no matter how much I exfoliate. As soon as I put on makeup it shows up. Really I can rub my skin raw and it still comes back... And I moisturize like normal, not on any acne meds or in a harsh environment. I dunno.

Semi related? I started using green tea leaves recently with my usual honey+lime+milk+egg white recipe. Shit clogs the bath so bad but it makes my skin feel so nice and happy. What's a good way to clear all the muck out of the bathtub??

>>7096840
Anastasia brow wiz. It's my holy grail

Anyone ever used one of those konjac sponges before? It's a featured product in the Sephora emails, and they have ones for half the price on Amazon. Do they really just work with water? Because they're biodegradable, how long do they last?

>>7096893
Thanks we have Elf here - I'll have to pick it up!

I have a few problems that idk what to do about.

1. Is there a way of making my skin milkier? I would say my skin is pretty milky until you get to my legs. Then it gets translucent-ish and paste-like. Is there a way to get that allover alabaster look?

2. I get redness around my nose and chin. Any tips as to how to get rid of this?

3. My face/skin texture looks overall OK when I look in a regular mirror, but holy hell am I an ugly hag when I look in that magnified make-up mirror. ALL of my pores are just so huge, and my skin isn't smooth, more like there are tiny little bumps EVERYWHERE. Is there anything that can be done about this? Perhaps a facial? Or would I have to do something I simply am unable to do, like laser resurfacing?

>>7096898
get one of those sieve things you can put over the drain, my optometrist used to have them for if you dropped your contacts in the sink...

I live in New Zealand. I have relatives from the US coming over for a holiday in December. They've asked if I want anything from there. I'm thinking of asking for some beauty/makeup stuff that we don't get over here, but I don't know what's good and what's not. I don't want them to spend too much, so I want to stick to drugstore stuff mostly. We get brands like Maybelline, L'Oreal and Revlon here, so any brands other than those are ideal. I know I want to try some Physician's Formula stuff, any recommendations?

>>7097027
1. no
2. concealer, drink more water, better skin care routine blahlbahblah. it might be hyperpigmentation but to know for sure, and to get a way to treat it, talk to a dermatologist.
3. everyone looks like a hag in a magnifying makeup mirror. car mirrors for whatever reason make me look horrific. if you skin looks fine to a normal mirror/person don't stress over it. the more you do trying to fix things that aren't visible to the naked eye the more damage you will most likely cause.
like for me, i get obsessed about dead skin around my nails. i used to pick at it with nippers until it was all gone. it looked great up close, so smooth and clean. but back off and it looked red, raw, and damaged.
never judge how something looks but looking at it as closely as possible, because that's not how anyone looks at you. you're human you will be flawed. forever.

however, going to a skin care professional, either dermatologist or esthetician to talk about reasonable ways to improve is fine.

>>7096522
I got this because it was on sale, it's pretty solid for how cheap it is. Keeps your skin from getting dry, plus it doesn't break me out and I have very acne prone skin so that actually surprised me.

>>7097047

Hands down my favorite thing of theirs is the compressed powder for correcting skin tone. Its got like a base color, green, yellow and pinkish colors. Absolutely amazing! My friend is in love with their gel eyeliner "stacks" you get 3 colors per stack.

>>7096941

I like them. I use them in the shower to slough off dead skin before actually washing my face. It's one of the only things I can use to exfoliate my face without my skin hulking out on me, actually.

Do you have the link to the half-price or whatever on Amazon? I need to stock up on some more.

Any tips on avoiding getting ingrown hairs and bleeding because of epilator use? I use it only on my underarms, and while it hurt at first, I like the pain now, in a way. It's satisfying. I had no problems with ingrown hairs ever.

I tried using it on my legs and arms, and I end up getting ingrown hairs which itch and look bumpy and weird. Sometimes I bleed. The hair on my legs and arms are pretty fine, though.

>>7097141
try a gritty scrub like (lush ocean salt or whatever its called) to prevent dead skin buildup around the hairs, and use the scrub again a few hours after you epilate. you can probably use a chemical exfoliator, like something with AHA or BHA (alpha hydroxy acid or salicylic acid).

I can't spell, sorry, but you get the point. you want the skin around the epilated areas to shed more so the hairs have a place to grow instead of being trapped by dead skin and becoming ingrown.

Does anyone know of anything about as good as makeup forever's matte foundation but not as expensive?

>>7097109
At Sephora it's $18 plus tax, this is the one I'm considering getting: http://www.amazon.com/Natural-Konjac-Bamboo-Charcoal-Sponge/dp/B00B1M0XCG/ref=sr_1_4?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1378990510&sr=1-4&keywords=konjac+sponge

If you just search "konjac sponge" on Amazon there's also a 3-pack for $25 so that's like $8 per sponge.

I know nothing about lipsticks. How do you figure out what kind of lipstick looks good on you?
Everything I read online was pretty much useless and if you go to a store there's just too fucking many of them.
I have a tiny mouth and tiny lips like a doll (pretty unattractive, really) and red looks like utter shit on me.

How did you figure out which brand and which colour is good for you?

>>7096765
I've found coconut oil to be very comedogenic on both my face and chest area. It's fine for arms and legs but I'm never using that stuff on my face again. EVOO is also pretty heavy and there's a very good chance that the stuff you see advertised as extra virgin isn't extra virgin at all. Not a huge problem if used for cooking, but can definitely cause breakouts if used on your face. Better safe than sorry, imo.
I personally like macadamia nut and grapeseed oil. I use macadamia at night because it's a little heavier and grapeseed during the day so I don't look as greasy. Apricot kernel is also supposed to be good, as well as sweet almond (provided you're not allergic! This goes for the macadamia nut as well) but I've never tried them. If you have naturally oily skin and want something 'drier' you can try hempseed. It made my skin feel a bit tight in the morning if I used it at night.
You can also mix in different kinds of oil together. Tamanu oil is great for acne but it's quite green, so better used at night. I like vitamin E to help fade scarring but if used on its own it's too heavy for me. I mix a few drops of it with the grapeseed and also apply topically to any healing blemishes I may have.

To apply I just drop a drop on each of my cheeks, my forehead, my nose and my chin and then pat it in gently. Anything left on my fingers is applied to my neck.

>>7096382

I like Aveeno, because of the added sunscreen. It smells great, too!

>>7097529
Thank you, this is very informative! I'm going to be purchasing some sweet almond oil and hopefully love it enough to stay off the drugstore moisturizers.

I find my skin to be quite dull without make-up. I get bags under my eyes a lot, maybe from being very pale and not getting much sleep. Does anyone have a toner or anything to recommend for a brighter complexion?

>>7097350
Have you tried Sephora's 10hour Foundation? They recently changed their formula and it stays on so well, without look like a cake-fest

Anyone know BB creams that will work with darker skin tones? (I'm black) Not American brands, obviously.

Also, has anyone here tried CC cream? What is it?

>>7097726
>What is it?
Google.
http://fashionista.com/2013/04/the-difference-between-bb-cc-dd-creams/

>>7097729
>BB creams are Asian Imports.

And this article is wrong almost immediately.

>>7097736
Doesn't matter if the rest of it is right.

>>7097506

Oh man, those are way too expensive. You can buy the ones from South Korea for like $3 (plus shipping). I know you can get them from ebay for like $5 total, or just go to one of the online Korean cosmetic shops and buy a bunch to take the edge off the shipping.

>>7096941
>konjac sponges
What are these? Do you just use this instead of facial wash? Do you still use facial moisturiser? Can you use it on your body or is it too soft for that?

I'm really confused.. I used nivea moisturizer, it caused me to break out. I used garnier sensitive skin moisturizer, it caused me to break out. Mizon snail recovery gel, caused a break out. I recently bought some Etude House moisturizer, is this also going to cause a big break out again? I really don't want to deal with that again.

>>7096897
It sounds like you're damaging your moisture barrier. Stop rubbing and use an oil on your flaky bits. To exfoliate use something with salicylic acid.

>>7097796
You wont know until you try anon. This shit always happens to me as well, but I've found that the kirkland borghese moisturizer of all things is beautiful on my skin.

>>7097892
Oil as in? What sort of oil?
Well it gets worse if I don't exfoliate

>>7097923
Not the anon you're responding to, but I think they mean natural oils like evoo, sweet almond, coconut, etc. I have very dry skin with flaking on my nose. I used sweet almond and evoo separately and have glowing, hydrated skin now.

You just have to be very careful about clogging your sink. After months of using this method, our sink had green goop in it.

>>7097929
Forgot to mention, it doesn't irritate your skin!

>>7097929
Ah thank you kind anons, I shall try this out

>>7097788

They're little sponges made out of the konjac plant. You could use them on your body, but I personally think they're too soft so I use a salux instead.

I use them about every other day in the shower to exfoliate, no soap or anything, just the sponge, after my skin's softened up from the hot water. I think they're gentle enough to use every day though, I just have really sensitive skin.

I still use a separate cleanser, this is just to get the dead skin off.

>>7098182
Thanks. I think I'll try out konjac sponges and Salux.

>>7097770
http://www.ebay.com/itm/100-Natural-bath-KONJAC-Puff-Sponge-Fiber-facial-cleanser-makeup-remover-basic-/221157450765?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337e02e40d

Is this the one you're talking about? It looks like the same packaging as the one from Amazon, just with all of the text in Korean instead.

Is there much of a difference between eyeshadow and eye pigment?
Eye pigment looks like it is stronger but is that true or are they the same thing?

I oil wash with either olive oil, or sesame oil and it gets rid of my makeup and for some reason makes my fine lines kinda go away for about 6 hours. Anyone have any luck with REMOVING fine lines like... completely? I heard that retin A can get rid of them, or do fillers actually work (plastic surgery)? I'm thinking of getting juvederm. Has anyone tried any of this?

>>7098471

Yep, that's one of them.

How do I fix having oily, shiny skin?

I wash and moisturize every day, but I still get oily halfway through the day. It looks especially bad since I have darker skin and its easier to see.

>>7098793
I can't help much, but wherever you look shiny put powder on it. It helps a lot

>>7098822
I've tried putting on powder, but the spots get oily anyways and the powder starts feeling caked. ;_;

>>7098860
What type of mosterizer do you use? Doesn't moisturizing a lot make your skin look oily?

>>7098868

I use cetaphil, which I heard good things about. And I thought that not moisturizing would just make it worse, since my skin would try to compensate for it by producing more oil?

>>7098875
>>7098793
The topic has been mentioned, but natural oils do help with minimizing oily faces. It's a huge misconception that putting oil on an oily face will make it worse.

>>7098793

Have you tried Urban Decays de-slick? That stuff is a godsend for me. Without it I'm just a gross ball of oil.

>>7096898
If you don't mind my asking, what recipe is this, how do you use it, and how often?

I got the Urban Decay brow box which I heard so many rave reviews of.

How do I use it?

I overplucked my eyebrows as a teen, and now they won't grow back... I've been getting by okay with my trusty eyebrow pencil, but I'd like to be able to not look like an eyebrowless monster in the mornings. Is it safe to use rogaine on my eyebrows or will that make me grow a beard or something?

>>7096840
Avon Glimmersticks for brows. Amazing.

>>7097518
Trial and error? Try grabbing some cheap lipsticks from ELF or something and seeing what looks good.

>>7097726
I'm half black and I use Missha Perfect Cover #31. It seems to blend okay with my skin. It all depends how dark you are, once you get to a certain point of darkness youre not gonna be able to use any Asian brands

>>7098507
Pigment is what it sounds like, more highly pigmented

>>7099000
Is there any point to using eyebrow makeup if your brows are naturally kinda bushy and you haven't overplucked them?

Anyone know good brands for liquid foundation for really pale skin?

I used MAC for awhile, but even their lighest shade now looks too dark and orangey on my skin (I guess I haven't been much in the sun these last years).
I have a problematic skin (acne, sensible, mixte, etc.) so I need a something that is of good quality and medium to full coverage with a decent lasting (if possible).

Any ideas?

>>7099027
If they are naturally well furnished and well defined, no. However, it is rarely the case.

I use to think eyebrow make up was bullshit or only useful for a small group of eyebrow deficient people. But, it really does help give your whole face a more defined look. No need to go heavy on it either.
Although if you only use very light/natural makeup, it is not really needed.

I guess the easiest way to tell is for you to try it.

I'm a big fan of tea tree oil. I use it on my face and sometimes in a hot bath - does anyone know where to buy a decent-sized bottle of it, preferrably from a storefront? Target used to sell a big bottle of it, now they only carry the tiny eye-drop bottles...

>>7099055
Where are you? I would try a pharmacy, since it's medicinal and you're having trouble finding it.

>>7099076

I live in the US. To clarify, I can find the very small bottles of it nearly everywhere that has a pharmacy like you mentioned. Walgreens, Walmart, etc. Target does still carry it, but all those places only carry the very small bottle.

>>7099046
I can never ever get my eyebrows to look filled in like this, it always looks like drag queen eyebrows. I've used pencils and powder and spent a ton on expensive brands but I can never do it...

>>7099086
I found that unsharpened light pencil eyeliner sometimes works better than eyebrow liner.

Personally, what I usually do is lightly shape my eyebrows with my eyebrow liner than smooth it out and even it out with some matte eyeshadow and an eyeshadow sponge brush.

The proper eyebrows techniques (eyebrow liner, eyebrow brush, mascara, etc.) never seem to really work out for me either.

>>7098999
some recipe i came up with my own after lurking these threads for months.
>lime, egg white to fade old insect bite scars
>milk powder cos it makes things sticky and it's supposedly good for whitening
>honey because many people say to put it on your skin
>green leaves because antioxidants and whatever

i throw all these into a bowl, mix it up, take off my clothes in the bathroom and smear it all over. ideally i should wait until the mixture dries up but sometimes i don't have that luxury.

i don't do it regularly because it is time consuming. over time it does help my scars to fade and my skin feels soft and happy

>>7099078
I know that Bodyshop has some tea tree related products. But, I don't know if there are many stores in the US and it might be a bit pricier than elsewhere.

Quick search on their US website
http://www.thebodyshop.ca/en/services/search.aspx?code=tea%20tree
They only have tea tree oil in tiny quantity but there is some usage specific products with tea tree in bigger sizes.

I think finding a store online might be the easiest solution to get bigger quantity.

>tfw 21 and already have forehead wrinkles

I have no idea what caused it or how to fix it. I don't smoke or go out in the sun (seriously, I'm probably vitamin D deficient), and I'm already using tretinoin cream for my post accutane treatment. I think I just got unlucky with my terrible caucasian genes, if I'm prone to acne I shouldn't be surprised that I'm prone to wrinkles too.

Does anyone have any product recommendations or anything?

>>7099032
Estee Lauder Double Wear Maximum Cover

I'm pale as fuck and had acne, this foundation has the lightest, least orange coloring and best coverage I've found.

>>7099123
Me too, I'm 23 but I've had deep forehead wrinkles for years. I don't think there's any way to fix it once you have them, short of surgery anyway. I'm considering a fringe to hide mine.

>>7099123
studies show being vitamin D deficient leads to a longer life.
anyway, you used accutane. that's why you have forehead wrinkles. long time exposure to harsh acne treatments limit the production of oil. or your skins ability to retain moisture. both of those lead to pre-mature wrinkling.
start a good moisturizer/serum routine, and get a good anti-aging/wrinkle repair/preventative product.
you most likely wont notice a diminishing of your fine lines, but it will help stop any new ones from forming.

that said most people have fine lines even in their 20s, if you look close enough. but no one looks that close but you.
if it bothers you that much contact a cosmetic surgeon, or dermatologist.

>>7099109
i guess that's okay for body.
but please don't put lime on your face.
or lemon.
or any sort of acidic fruit.
or any acid.
or alcohol.
it's not good.
ever.

this has been a public service announcement.

Has anyone ever bought Salux cloths off amazon that WEREN'T fake? I have a gift card and would rather just use that instead of paying over paypal.

I was about to put my circle lenses in today and found the solution evaporated from the case. I'm putting it down to a cheap case since it was a free case I got when buying them online. Where could I find some decent quality cases online?

/cgl/ I need help. I always moisturize my nose area a lot more because I get itchy on my nose and end up getting nosebleeds really easily. But I have problems because I get blackheads and clogged pores because I moisturize so much. Is there a workaround? Or do I have to constantly wash and moisturize every morning and night.

Is it ok to ask about hair stuff too?

I have very frizzy, coarse and thick hair, a bit wavy too. I use a flat iron from revlon but I have to go several times over it to get it straight and after several hours it gets puffy again.

I want to get an iron that gets the job done faster and more long lasting.
What are good brands for flat irons? I have heard good things about ghd, but not sure if worth the price.

I tried to get my hair to white, couldn't, and said fuck it. Now that my roots are growing out, I plan on covering this shitty blonde tone with burgundy.

I've been reading up and saw that I'll need a protein filler. Will a neutral filler work just as well for me as a colored filler? Is there anything else I can do to ensure the color is even and doesn't immediately fade over the blonde?

The box burgundy I bought is ammonia free.

>>7101168
You should use a moisturizing spray for inside your nose, then you shouldn't need to put cream on so much. Also you can try the OCM

>>7101178
My sister has ghd straighteners and I have some cheaper ones by Remington. Hers are far superior to mine. I'm not really a hair person, but you don't need to hold the ghds on your hair as long as other straightners, so I would guess that is better for your hair? If you can afford them, ghds are fantastic. Plus if you use them a lot then you would get your money's worth out of them.

>>7101178
I know exactly how you feel right down to a t. Same hair texture, having to go over it a few times when straightening only to have it puff right back up.

I bought the KQC ( pretty expensive, about $100 ) a couple years ago and I adore it. It takes about 15 minutes on average to do my hair, but I do take my time and it's very long. It can go up to 450 degrees and heats up in 30 seconds at most ( it flashes once it reaches your desired temperature ). It makes my dry, frizzy hair silky and straight. The best thing is instead of straightening everyday, I only have to do it once and lasts until I take another shower.

>>7099132
Ah you're right, it'd be the accutane (I thought of that myself at one point, forgot to mention it in the post). And here I was thinking I'd gotten lucky with minimal side effects. Oh well, as long as it's not my fault from not looking after my skin properly.

>>7101225
Thanks for your reply, I guess I better save for a better quality iron, or does anyone has good experiences with drugstore products?

>>7101244
I haven't heard about KQC but I'll definitely check them out.

Have anyone tried Babyliss or Croc flat irons? these are the most common around the high end side on department stores where I live.

Has anyone ever tried making their own primers before? Shit is awesome.

I tried it out today after I got fed up with my shitty primer STILL making my foundation cake up and look like crap no matter what I did. It was heavy as hell too. I did the same kind of thing for making DIY eye primer and I mixed up a bunch of old moisturizer I didn't use anymore and some slightly too dark tinted moisturizer. God damn, my foundation looks fucking flawless now.

>>7101183
Neutral should work fine, but be prepared for the bleached parts to be vaguely dull looking. Even with the filler, they'll have trouble taking the color exactly right. I'd also keep a very close eye on your hair while it's processing. Trying to get a solid color from bleached hair AND virgin roots can be really tricky. If you fuck up, you're going to need a color correction.

>>7099027
Hell yes. My brows are naturally pretty well defined and shaped, but I just look unfinished and "off" if I've got makeup everywhere but my brows. I use very little, but it helps blend everything together and look more polished.

>>7099032
If you don't mind drugstore stuff, I'm super duper pale and I use L'oreal's True Match. They have a ton of shades to choose from. I wear W1, and it's the best foundation I've found so far. If that still is too dark, Kat Von D's foundation is supposed to have some ULTRA pale shades.

>>7099032

I found Estee Lauder's lightest shades way too dark, but I'm like a negative on the MAC scale. The lightest shades I've seen in person have been the Loreal True Match someone recommended, Flower Beauty lightest shade, I think Maybelline has a really light shade called Fit 110 or something. Lorac's lightest shade is decently light. Illamasqua makes some pretty light shades. All of those are too dark for me, but for the average really pale person, they might work.

If you're on my level, you're kind of out of luck unless you're pink toned, which means you can use the Illamasqua 105 shade. If you're light enough for that, but not pink-toned, I think your best bet is either getting some white foundation to mix with or just getting something specially blended for you.

>>7099126
I've heard good things about Estee Lauder for problem skin and coverage, but it is still way too dark and orange for me..
>>7101424
I usually shy off from drugstore stuff for foundation just because I have a sensitive skin (except for concealer, I don't know why but drugstore concealers are great) I think I tried l'Oréal's true match and didn't like it for some reason, I don't know if it was the color or if it might had a thing to do with the way it stuck on my skin. But since my skin has gotten better, I might try it again.
And the Kat Von D's foundation might be a great idea, and it apparently has tattoo level coverage, I just wouldn't know where to buy it storefront. Online I guess?
>>7101475
I think I might be as pale as you are, but I'll surely check out those brands. And I have the FIT stick 110, the color is kind of okay but the texture comes off as really weird on skin.
I am kind of pink toned, but my undertones are really weird, which is part of my problem, I'll still check it out.


Anyway, thanks to all of you for the answers.

>>7101475
>Illamasqua 105
Different anon, I've never ever been able to find foundation for my pale skin, so thank you for this! I have pink toned skin, and it's really hard to find my shade in the UK.

>>7099018
>Rogaine for Eyebrows?

....anybody?

>>7102271

maybe if it was female rogaine. Chicks can't use the regular stuff.

>>7102271
you can get hair plugs in your eyebrows. rogaine on your face would not be a good idea, seeing as your whole face grows hair. you don't want to encourage more anywhere else on accident.

learn to fill in your brows properly.

>>7102219
Sephora and Ulta carry it, i don't know of anywhere else. the Kat Von D foundation can be sheered out by buying the matching primer, or any other primer really. just mix them. or moisturizer.
but if you use concealer you wont need to anymore with the Kat Von D. just make sure you apply it with a beauty blender or like not a paddle foundation brush.
one like dees (stippling brush)
http://www.sephora.com/pro-stippling-brush-44-P313013?skuId=1419415
or dees (thick, dome shape)
http://www.sephora.com/classic-mineral-powder-brush-45-P379529?skuId=1504356

it's really thick so it dries quite quickly, which makes blending with a paddle brush too much effort.

retin-a anon from the last thread

still peely, but I let my bathroom get all steamy before a shower, then put on grapeseed oil (or olive, or whatever, it's just some left over I had) all over my face.

I rub it in a little bit, but let it stay there until the end of the shower.
Flaking is down about 85%

just thought I'd share in case anyone else has similar issues.

>>7097141
just exfoliation. I use rice flour ever other day

>>7097518
I read a thing somewhere that a good natural looking color should match the inside of your lip.

But I don't wear lipstick. Maybe you should try some of those marker stains?
I don't like the really bright ones, but most of the darker ones look pretty good on me, and if I feel like I got too much product I just rub some chapstick in.

That seems to help even out the color, if there's still too much I use the rough seam on a towel or something to scrub it off.

It will make dry lips look terrible though.

You could also try not putting it all over your lips (depending on the color). Since I use pretty natural looking tones, I might just do a little bit directly under my lip (like over lining but not clownish, I guess) and on the sides to make them look a little fuller.

Any reviews of papaya soap, preferably from Asian anons? I want to slough away tan lines, and I have hardy Asian skin that never breaks out or gets too dry, but I want to know if it works or not.

>>7097714
if you're like me, then this could be fixed by a couple of things.

more water. it doesn't actually hydrate your skin or clear acne or anything (at least not for me) but if I don't get enough water my skin is not nearly as bright/glowy

more exfoliation. I have to exfoliate a ton. I think my skin just naturally sheds faster than usual. I don't rub it raw, and try to avoid over exfoliation, but I have to do it ever other day and then I use one of those silicone pads every night when I was my face. Be thorough, but be gentle.

You may also not be using enough moisturizer. I was dumb and thought that feeling greasy after moisturizer meant I used too much (which I can...) but I should have realized sooner that I needed to switch moisturizers.

>>7102525
there is no miracle skin lightening product. if you want light skin wear sunblock daily, reapply as needed, and make sure it protects against UVA and UVB rays. wear long sleeves and pants when you can, it's just easier. almost no one reapply sunblock as often as they need to. and this means all times, inside included if you will pass a window.
use an exfoliate 3 times weekly, keep yourself hydrated and moisturized.

>>7102518
i read somewhere a good lip colour should match your vagina.

>>7097796
maybe you're using too much

even non-comedonegenic moisturizers make me break out if I use too much.

try rubbing it in really well then wiping your face with a clean towel.

>>7098611
retin-a can get rid of fine lines, but it's kind of a limited thing.

my dad gets fillers for his wrinkles, apparently. I don't see him often enough to compare how well they work, but I would assume he wouldn't do it if they didn't

>>7098793
blotting sheets.

Oily skin isn't necessarily bad, as long as it isn't making you break out. Just use a sheet when you're in the bathroom stall or at lunch or something.

>>7098875
I think cetaphil is greasy. I prefer cerave.

Not moisturizing can make your skin worse, but not all moisturizers are going to work with your skin.

>>7102538
>>7102536
>>7102534
if you're the same anon stop posting how you are. respond to multiple posts at once, or sage. posting again and again and again bumping a hardly alive thread to anons who are surely not here now is not good 4chan behavior.

>>7099018
I"ve never used rogaine

I did have some growth after I GENTLY exfoliated my browns and then put almond oil over them, but I don't think it was drastic.

>>7099055
a natural foods store
a lot of places sell it in the pharmacy area

or drugstore.com

>>7099086
I have this trouble too, and I still haven't quite figured it out

But I have learned that I can't do the outline very strong (of course, leave it soft, just do light quick strokes) but I also can't do it anywhere outside of my actual eyebrow. Make sure you're leaving it inside of where the hair grows.

Other than that, if I feel like it's too heavy and I'm finished, I get a qtip and just run it over my brows to pick up some of the pigment. And I usually use my fingers to blend out the edges, then use a qtip to clean anything that might have spread too far.

>>7099123
>>7099130
retin-a at night with a naicinimide moisturizer (google.)
vitamin c in the morning with sunscreen

wear sunglasses and stop squinting so much
you're probably either making an angry face (between the brows wrinkle) or raising your eyebrows (horizontal forehead wrinkles) way more than you realize.

I'm not saying to stop having expressions, but maybe you do this when you drive or something. Or maybe when you sleep (check out frownies or the diy versions)

I realized that most of the headaches I get were because I don't relax the muscles on my head/neck very often.

>>7102546
not the same person.

thanks, mom.

>>7102566
uh-huh
carry on
>still not saging

>>7101183
You need to do more research because you know shit about shit. nothing you said has anything to do with anything and that's why your hair is not working out. seriously getting high school "oh the internet said to do this with the box dye!!1" vibes.

>>7102759
Then where do you suggest I start? I've been looking up tips for dyeing overprocessed hair, and most sources say I'll need a protein filler and replace the colors that were stripped before any color I want will take properly. Is there different advice that I should be looking for? Or are you just here to be an unhelpful cunt to people looking for help?

>>7102219

Anon >>7101475 here. I tried Kat Von D at a Sephora- it was too dark. Then again, everything at Sephora was too dark.

What undertones do you have?

>>7102768
hi licensed professional hair dresser here. now listen carefully because what i'm going to tell you is very hard to understand and most people do it wrong.
go to a hairdresser. a professional licensed hairdresser. a color specialist professional licensed hair dresser.

>but i can't afford it
have fun with shitty hair 5ever then
>no really i can't afford it help me
okay i will help you
go to a hair dresser
>stop it
okay okay okay
1 do not use box colour
2 do not use anything from Sally's
3 find a beauty school in your area that uses Paul Michtell products and get "KeraTriplex® 2-Step Repair
PROFESSIONAL TREATMENT"
you might need to get it twice
actually you most def will and it really wont help all that much on the overall look but it will make it much healthier
(you can actually just buy it off amazon and do it yourself, idk why i said find a school)
4 you will need to fill your hair with all the pigments stripped if you want to go dark again. basically, you have no red, orange, green, blue, anything in your hair when you're blonde. so say you want like ~light auburn hair~ you can't just put "normal brown" on it because that's only got a little bit of warm tones and mostly cool tones because most people have tons of warm tones in their hair and they don't want it to come out red so they keep it pretty neutral. so you'd need to put back in the oranges, a tiny bit of red, and some blues and greens to balance it out.
like for example, a girl in my first beauty school had white hair. she coloured a part of it black. and it faded to green (green based black wtf Clairol this is why you don't buy from Sally's). so she did it again. and it happened again. and the teachers wouldn't tell her why. finally i gave in and told her to re-read the chapter we had just read like a month prior.
i swear to fuck most beauty school students, and licensed hair dressers, don't know shit about colour theory. it's... idk

any more questions?

>>7102780
Kat Von D in it's lightest shade is literally off white with pink under tones. what # did you have? because i noticed some Sephora's don't carry the full line.

buy Illimasqua though, you can literally buy their pure white and mix it in with your undertone lightest shade and ta-da perfect foundation.

sage for double post.

>>7102785
oh i guess i didn't like make that sound very good either

> really wont help all that much on the overall look but it will make it much healthier
meaning the way it dries naturally wont look great. you'll need to style it, smooth it with a flat iron to get it to lay not frizzy. once your hair is at that melty frizzy dead hair stage there isn't a lot you can do to make it not frizzy anymore except grow it out. because a lot of the frizzy is caused by so many different lengths of hair from breakage instead of the cuticle of the hair not lying flat.
but it will /feel/ a ton better. and be able to hold color. and be able to be styled. and not break as much.
also get a really good shampoo and conditioner and deep conditioner and clarifying shampoo
i use Matrix ATM it's quite nice
Paul Mitchell is okay, nothing amazing
Rekden is good, always good

sage again 4 3 posts

Has anyone used one of these around their eyes?

I have shitty hereditary eyebags and dark circles and I've heard wonders about the dermaroller, i'm just asking if anyone has used one of these or a regular roller any where near the eye area, did you see any results?

>>7102807
stabbing yourself in the most delicate part of your skin sounds like a great idea
you should do that
every day
twice a day
and then rub lemon juice in it
lemon juice is whitening and brigthening you know

>>7101414
how did you make it?

>>7102785
just kind of a personal question, so I will sage, but I get my hair highlighted every so often, and when I do, my hairdresser never brings my highlights all the way down. This kind of annoys me because I'm trying to lighten my hair gradually by getting highlights, but she only ever keeps highlighting the top half of my head so the bottom part is still darker. Do all hair dressers do this or?

>>7102822
>I mixed up a bunch of old moisturizer I didn't use anymore and some slightly too dark tinted moisturizer.

aka they just moisturized their face directly before applying makeup instead of not using moisturizer or putting it on awhile before hand.
~magic~

>>7102827
that's a hair question no need to sage.
but i will for double post ~

what she's doing is touching up your highlights only, so as to not damage the hair that's been previously high lighted and to maintain the look of the partial highlight. if you want to slowly work your way from partial highlight to full highlight to blonde hair talk to your hairdresser about more highlights.
but more highlights will cost more money. so be prepared to spend up to double what you were pay.

unless you meant "never brings my highlights all the way down" as in she only does the top of your head and not the hair around your nape/lower part of your hair. in which case again just talk to her. hair dressers are not mind readers. if you smile and say thank you they think you got what you wanted.

>>7102813

Who said anything about stabbing myself? I'm not stupid enough to fucking gouge my eyes out lol.

>>7102839
how do you think dermarollers work? They basically pierce your skin.

>>7102839
that's what that device does.
it stabs your skin on a very tiny level
and all it does is stimulate blood flow
and seeing as dark circles are caused by blood
bringing more blood to your under eye area will only make the problem worse
also
that tiny level is a much bigger level when you're talking about your under eye skin
like x100
(not an actual fact mind you i have no idea how much thinner under eye skin is i'm not that cool)
just don't do it

drink water, eat healthy, buy a good under eye cream, those under eye mask things. but most importantly a good concealer.

>>7102847
Oh :(

Well thanks for the advice! I guess or expensive procedures is the only way to go.

>>7102875
fuck. meant what you said OR expensive procedures.

>>7102847
Not who you're replying to, but got any recommendations for a good under eye cream? I don't mind splurging a bit.

>>7102791

I don't remember what number it was- I just grabbed the lightest shades to try, so perhaps they didn't have the full range. But if it was pink, it wouldn't have worked anyway.

That said, and I hope you don't take this personally because I truly mean no offense or insult, but...

I can't trust people anymore when they say a shade is "so white!" because...I don't know. Maybe they're not used to having/seeing freakishly white skin. The makeup artist who blended my custom foundation over the internet promised that it would be "SUPER FAIR" but it was dark orange on me. It was supposed to be two shades lighter than Prescriptives's lightest shade, and it looked brown on me.

Makeup that has been blended to me in person is literally- and I mean it in the actual definition of the word literally- white with a little bit of yellow, green, and blue mixed in to give it some colour. They don't even use the lightest base shade.

I was considering getting some of the Skin Base in white to mix with an older, too dark foundation I had been using, but I hear that Skin Base doesn't mix well? And the Rich Liquid might be too heavy. Do you have any experience with Illamasqua's foundations? I wish there was a counter in my area I could go to and try them at.

>>7102847
A while ago I think you said you were going to try some BB creams and see what you thought of them, I was wondering if you ever did.

I've been trying to find a light coverage foundation and was wondering if I should try BB cream or a tinted moisturizer or what. My skin is gets a tiny bit red easily, and I'm just trying to figure out what would be best to cover it.

Favorite body spray, ladies? Or ones you suggest? Not perfume, body spray please!

>>7102847
hey, spooky.
i really hate clip in hair extensions. i'm trying to be patient, but i cut my hair off in a huff after a break up (silly me), and while i did love it at first, i'm trying to grow it out. would you recommend sew-in or micro loop extensions? i'm going to get them professionally done, if that makes a difference.

>>7102533
>i read somewhere a good lip colour should match your vagina.
Guys lips are the same colour as the tip of their penis. I guess it's the same concept with girls.

Hello! I'm desperately searching for some perfume.
I usually wear Gothic, so darker scents would be more appreciated than lighter, fruity scents! Also, I'd like to get something cheaper (20-45), but if there's absolutely nothing for that price, that's fine.

>>7102525
I actually used this to lighten my dark underarms, and it worked

Essentially what it did was burn off the dark, dead skin to reveal soft, light skin

>>7102785
How do I go about finding a color specialist? I'm in a pretty blue-collar area, the classiest salon we have is Regis. I get my haircuts at Hair Cuttery, their color is half as expensive, but would they have a color specialist?

I won't be able to afford that for a little bit, sadly. At least a few weeks. Anything I can do to make my roots less obvious in the meantime, without destroying the fuck out of them?

My hair went from a 3 to an 7 so my hair dresser could tone it to a ash brown. It looked great for about 2 weeks and then all the color washed out... I'm left with my hair looking back to the 7 bleached hair color. It's all brassy and golden.

I seriously cannot afford getting it retoned every 2 weeks for $50. I've only washed my hair with a sulfate free shampoo (was actually given to me by my hair dresser) twice and used dry shampoo instead.

Is there a cheaper, alternative method to removing all the gold bits in my hair? I don't mind repeating it often.

>>7103666
sorry for being unclear
*in those 2 weeks i've only washed my hair with water+shampoo twice, and then every day with the dry shampoo

>>7103666
Violet toning shampoo and conditioner. Joico makes a really good one.

>>7099109
don't put anything acidic on your face or skin jfc no lemon or lime

>>7101154
I got mine off ebay, check seller ratings. i heard the fakes work just as well as the originals, people have done comparisons.

>>7103210
i fucking love perfume
dolce & gabanna rose the one - holy grail, only wear when i'm with husbando
dior addict 2 - casual holy grail
J. Lo live luxe
green tea perfume elizabeth arden
Juicy Couture for when I am feleing like a casual ho bag
kate walsh boyfriend - for when i'm feeling manly AND feminine all in one go

>>7103675
Thank you! I always thought those were only for blondes that wanted to go platinum.

>>7096463
Your problem seems like mine with the acne along the outside of the face ie. where you put your head when you lie asleep
Put a fresh clean towel on your pillow every night, the acne will come way less if not stop.

>>7103687
they said body spray not perfume

>>7103210
The range by Chi Chi is delightful

>>7097529
I just wanna add in my 2cents and say that apparently rosehip oil is amaaazing for scarring.
Coconut is pretty hefty but is really good for your hair.

Can anyone recommend any "natural"/DIY aka cheap treatments?
I already got
-natural oils for moisturisers/hair,
-eggs, honey, green tea for masks
Someone told me washing your face with bicarb of soda is good. It seems ok for me since my face isn't dry at all and it's slightly exfoliating. Just wondering if anyone can add in on that or if it's a bad idea.

Can anyone recommend me a great hair spray? I have sorta thin hair and every hair spray I've tried completely let's me down. It always ends up completely flat just half an hour after doing my hair

I've tried that sebastian kind and the big n sexy 'what a tease' spray just to name a few

>>7096370
ive been buying salux towels for many years. i did find one at the 99 cent store, it was a korean knockoff and i cant remember if it was good or not; but it may be worth a try

any good tips on fixing stretchmarks?

This has been driving me crazy.

In what order do you put your skin care stuff on?

Is it sunscreen, primer, foundation, concealer?
Primer, sunscreen, concealer, foundation?

I'm so bad at this shit. Also, how often should you exfoliate?

>>7104182
aw man I got so excited I saw the word perfume and just was like FUCK YEAH MOTHERFUCKER i blocked everything else out

>>7104211
I just put some coconut oil in my hair and put on a tumeric yogurt face mask and burned through orange is the new black for two hours then showered it out, made my hair and skin so soft.

thinking about going back to the baking soda and vinegar rinse, i did it for 6 months.

also a fan of rice flour and honey masks

>>7104240
>>7104517
Do not use baking soda on your skin or hair, it fucks with your skin's pH.

Off topic, but not really: does anyone have any tips for lessening the impact of resting bitchface? I have a feeling some makeup is better at making your face look "happier" than others, but I can't into makeup well enough to come up with basic looks.

>>7104492
Can't you find a primer with sunscreen or a foundation with sunscreen? This seems like a bit much.
I would personally do sunscreen (or cream), primer, foundation, then concealer. The foundation can even out your skin tone and so the concealer is only for real trouble spots.
You can put foundation after concealer if you think it makes blending easier.

>>7104492

As for the exfoliating, it depends on your method and your skin. What were you thinking about and how sensitive is your skin? I'd start out slow and maybe try more frequent exfoliation if it seems to be working out rather than do it too often to begin with. Over exfoliation or irritation can lead to break outs or at least red bumps.

>>7104656
I like my sunscreen to be 30 spf or higher, but all I've seen with foundations is 15 spf.

>>7104837
My skin can be a little dry, but it's not horribly sensitive. I moisturize the fuck out of it, but rarely ever exfoliate, because everything I've tried and liked got shot down as bad for my skin.

>>7104848

Okay, well, sorry if you already know anything of this but I'm just going to go through it.

There's mechanical and chemical exfoliation. Mechanical is anything that uses a "scrub" type to remove dead skin- konjac sponges, clarisonic brushes, washclothes, tubes of scrub cream from the store, etc. Chemical is...well, anything that chemically induces skin to shed, like acid peels. A lot of Asian companies make "peeling gels" which some girls love, but I never really liked personally.

As far as mechanical methods, you could get a konjac sponge, or just start out with a washcloth, or buy something like the Neutrogena Deep Clean Gentle Scrub from the store. I didn't like the Neutrogena, but some girls like it for acne/blackheads. I prefer a konjac sponge, or failing that, a washcloth. I exfoliate in the shower, but only about 2 or 3 times a week because my skin is sensitive. The warm water helps all the dead skin loosen up and come off easier, in my opinion.

The important thing with that method, though, is to be gentle. Don't scrub or rub hard, just massage/swipe gently with whatever you're using- facial skin is really delicate, even non-sensitive skins.

How do you use lash curlers without pinching your skin? it hurts and it stops me from actually using it.

>>7105733
...how do you pinch your eyelids? just get the eyelashes, they really shouldn't make any contact with your skin except to rest on it when you're curling

>>7104648
I'm pretty sure resting bitch face is mostly from the effect of your mouth + eyebrows.
Just frown in the mirror for a moment and compare to a relaxed face - obvsly your frown is more exaggerated than your bitchface. what happens is your eyes get closer to your eyebrows, eyes shrink a little. So? Combat it with eyebrows further away, large eye makeup.

That's my theory anyway. I know theories arent as good as fact but I figured you and perhaps others needed some sort of reply if not just a speculation.

>ahh the feels of having a bitchface narrow your socialife :(

>>7105733

>>7104848
Theres a Neutrogena face sunscreen with 30spf, I got it half price coz of a slightly dinged sticker woo.

>>7105738
okay, then what the fuck am i doing wrong?

i place curler so that eyelash is between the top and bottom of the clamp. when i press it down the hinge pinches the skin below my eyes on my cheeks.

>>7105746
>>7105733
Don't worry. I've done the same when I first started, except I pinched my top eyelid a bit. You'll eventually learn the proper placement once you keep doing it. Don't let a little pinch keep you from pretty lashes. Do you have really short lashes?

>>7104848
garnier makes an spf 28 moisturizer and kiss my face makes good facial sunscreen

Hey /cgl/ I'm browsing the site of Pinky Paradise and don't really know what kind of BB I should get, my skin is really pale whitish with sometimes yellowish tones around the mouth/nose area, any help is appreciated ;;

>>7105768
i consider them short, but IDK.
i'm not so much afraid of pain, but when i pinch myself i flinch and i get mascara all over places that shouldn't be coated with them.

>>7105861
They look a little short, that could be why you're pinching yourself. When I got pinched, it's when I'd curl with my eyes closed, do them while they're open. Just make sure you're facing the mirror at an angle so you can see what you're doing.

>>7105871
while i'm at it, i have another question. most tutorials tell you to put on falsies after eyeshadow and eyeliner. is it normal that trying to curl my lashes smudges my eyeliner, or did i miss something out? also thank you, you've been nice.

>>7105816

Buy samples first. If you're saying you're pale with yellow undertones, the ones I've seen that are pale and yellow toned are Skin79 Orange, Skin79 Homme, and iFiona CC cream, although the last two I haven't seen in person, but in all the swatches I've seen compared to other BB creams on the internet, they seem pretty light and yellow. I don't know where to find samples of the last two, and if you find out, please let me know cause I'd love to get some. Samples of the Skin79 orange are pretty easy to come by though, and they look like this.

That said, you can get BB creams from other places that are cheaper.

>>7105900
I'm happy to help. If you're using the eye lash curler as pictured in your previous posts, I suggest getting one of these bad boys. They're heated eyelash curlers. You won't pinch and it sounds like your current curler is rubbing off your eyeliner. They're a little on the expensive side, most of the cheap ones have terrible reviews.

>>7105928
thanks, i looked up a few reviews on youtube, i'm more worried about getting one that doesn't work well, but i'll do some more research. i wonder of any seagulls can recommend one that they've been using?

>>7099086
you gotta start at the arch and put most of the product at the end of your brows, and then kind of go forward towards the beginning of your brows to create a natural fade of the product. you should be putting hardly any at the front of ur brows. also trim them.

>>7105928
Sorry to butt in, i have a question: if I already have quite curly eyelashes, would using this thing make a difference? or are they only used by people with very straight lashes?

Hey Seagulls, I have oily skin. What are the best kinds of primers, foundations, concealers, and setting powders for a face like mine? Is mattee alright on oily skin, or should people with oily skin go for something else?

Thanks for any help!

what's a good translucent powder to set makeup?
I have combination skin and I'm prone to acne. I'm on a budget, can afford someting like $10. Thanks girls :3

>>7105927
Ah, thank you very much. if you don't mind me asking, what kind of other places? Do you recon Ebay is a good place?

Yo seagulls

I've got a couple of eyebrow piercings (gosh so not kawaii) and the skin around them is seriously flaky. Pic related. Im talking really-bad-sunburn-after-a-week bad. My skins combination - dry forehead/cheeks and oily nose/chin/edges.

Any tips?

>>7107635
I'd try some polysporin and honey.
>>7106530
No, they are not only used by people with straight lashes, mine curl up but I still notice a big difference. You'll just have to see for yourself anon.

CoastalScense or whatever is having a big sale. Their eyeshadows seem awesome. Figured other seagulls might benefit from this.

>>7107635
How old are they? Do NOT use polysporin on them. Ever. Please. Have you been doing seasalt soaks? If not, do it. Warm water, 1 cup of filtered water to 1/4th tsp of NON IODIZED sea salt. soak for 6-10 minutes, twice a day. Use a tissue to gently clear off the dead skin and whatever else the hot water draws out. Dont use a towel, theyve got bacteria sitting around in them. Dont touch the piercings or play with them.

I have an ear piercing that has always leaked gunk. I guess it's puss, but there's not really a lot of it at once. The other ear is fine, and I only wear sterling silver or gold earrings. I've tried piercing stuff from the chemist years ago that didn't help, salt water baths and eucalyptus oil. Anyone know any other remedies?

>>7107635
A&D ointment or aquafore (SP?) The baby kind of both. you can find them in the baby isle. put a small amount around the piercings, it's fine to get it on the piercings as well just always do so with clean hands after cleaning the piercings. and make sure you buy a new tube, old tubes are no longer clean. also wipe off the top layer every time you use it.
do NOT exfoliate around your piercings until 1 month after the minimum heal time. fully remove the jewelry and exfoliate, rinse, lotion, and put the jewelry back in.
don't put honey near it, honey is not clean. it's too risky to put that near your piercings.

and drink more water.

>>7107245
on a budget you really wont find any decent loose powder. unfortunately finely milling powder is expensive.
i think L'oreal was my favorite, though.

>>7106879
Urban Decay DeSlick. soak your face in it pre-make. like so your face looks drenched in sweat not actually super wet. if that makes sense.
foundation Kat Von D dries matte so that works really well, or for a budget L'oreal true match in the pump bottle. concealer, personally i say ALWAYS buy high end, the Kat Von D one is really good high pigment (but no where near good enough to cover tattoos lol) CoverFX and NARS stick concealer are all great. setting powder Laura Mercier is my fave, but low end L'oreal.

tbh L'oreal is like the only makeup brand that i really like for drug store.

>>7106530
what this does is melts the mascara and then let it cool down with them still curled. so it really only helps people with problematic straight lashes.

>>7105900
yes it's weird to smudge your makeup by curling your lashes
practice without makeup on until you don't feel the curler on your skin at all

>>7108837
sounds like your body is rejecting the piercings, or you're allergic to the metal. i react to even sterling silver, only iodized titanium can stay in my ears without causing an issue.
in either case, switch the jewelry to professional grade iodized titanium (like from Anatometal)

>>7108853
wow i meant to finish this post but i hit enter i need to stop doing capcha first.
IF after switching the jewelry you don't have an improvement retire the piercing. your body is just rejecting it and there is nothing you can do.

and yes, it's possible to be allergic to a metal in just one year.

>>7107568
ebay is a good place for samples that's where i got all mine

>>7108830
>>7108843
the inner one is just over a year old as the outer one is nearing 3. I think I'm fine. And I drink ~2.5-3 litres a day.

>>7108853
Ive tried lots of different metals and nothing has changed, but the piercings themselves havent moved at all from the original positions (save for typical healing wiggles) .

The same thing happened to my mum if thats any help? I also have slightly dodgy collagen and weaker skin so that might be it.

>>7108910
do you sleep on that side over the other? also if a piercing is too far inward it doesn't always move when the body is trying to get rid of it. think of it more like a splinter where it's trying to push out on both ends to no avail at all.

and your piercings both look irritated but if they're okay then just exfoliate and moisturize.

What are some good circle lenses for me to start with? I'd really like some multicoloured ones but I don't want to risk buying something which I won't be able to wear.

>>7108921

ah yeah I do tend to sleep on that side. probably should have thought of that. there's no pain/heat that you would expect from irritation or infection either. Ill just try and exfoliate/moisturise better for a few months.

Thanks!

>>7108928
there's no universal lens that is more comfortable than anything else, some people find hard lenses more comfortable, some people find large lenses unwearable. it all depends on you.

>>7108931
no problem. it's amazing the things you realize if you ask enough people. my navel has rejected 3 times and we had no idea why, the shape is literally perfect for a navel piercing. but the last time i had my piercer look at it he realized that were my stomach creases from sitting down is directly over the piercing. so ta-da, every time i sat down it would get irritated.

>>7108929
Alright, guess I'll at least start with some smaller ones. Thank you.

>>7108937
good luck ~

>>7108828
All they do is resell palettes you can buy on ebay for $10

My skin hates me, and I don't know what to do. It even stumped my dermatologist, but they mostly deal with anti-aging so I'm not surprised they wouldn't be able to help me. I can't tell if it's combination or really super-sensitive or what. I'm allergic to benzoyl peroxide and salicylic acid does nothing for me, and it looks like every pore has either a small blackhead or those sebaceous filament things. But it's overall really uneven-looking and red (I'm really pale, so every discoloration shows). The only foundation that works for me is the Kat Von D, which is really heavy and I can't tell if it's making my face worse or not but I have to be made up for work. If I use makeup-removing wipes and then just water to wash my face, the areas that aren't clogged get more even-toned and less red but the breakouts get worse. If I exfoliate, it helps the breakouts a little bit but the uneven-ness gets worse. I also have icepick scars (I think that's what they're called). I've been on retinol, which did nothing for my blackheads, SFs, and scars. I've also tried the usual things that get recommended for sensitive skin (CeraVe, Cetaphil, rose water, oil cleansing, etc). WHAT DO I DO.

>>7110298

oh, before anyone thinks I'm an idiot, I meant *my* dermatologist mostly deals with anti-aging, and no other ones near me take my insurance.

>>7110298
You haven't tried topical retinoids?

>>7110346
Yes, that's what I meant by "I've been on retinol." Topicals and isotretinoin

>>7110364
My acne "cheat" is topical steroids - essentially, take out the inflammation and my skin looks one hell of a lot better - but obviously it's not a great long term solution and if you have a bacterial component to your acne it can make it worse. You also haven't mentioned whether you tried COC or antibiotics, but I imagine you'd already have noticed if it's hormonal/cyclical, and the latter wouldn't be fantastic if your skin is particularly sensitive already. It could also be a makeup allergy (there are some people who are legit allergic to everything in all makeup, even mineral ones) but if you have to wear that for work, that's not going to declare itself.

Anyone who has acne should probably look into the GAPS diet. You don't just magically have a skin problem. A pill is not a permanent fix for your insides. Acne is your body telling you something, its right on your face, on your body, it wants you to listen.

>>7110489
Yeah. Mine tells me that no matter what I eat, exactly 2 weeks before my period starts again my skin will look like shit and just as it's about to start, it'll clear up. Not all acne is the same and can be fixed with dieting, although diet can go some way to improving it.

>>7110483

What's COC? Minocycline? I've done that, as well as other antibiotics for it. It's not hormonal or period-related or anything (it doesn't change at all with my cycle, except I get a few red pimples during PMS time sometimes. It was exactly the same when I was pregnant, too). And I'm not sure if it's allergy-related, because it started before I ever started wearing makeup. I feel bad shooting down everything you're saying, but I'm starting to feel like I'm hopeless. And what topical steroids work for you? I've only tried hydrocortisone (with no luck).

>>7110489
>googles it
>GAPS diet is the invention of Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride. According to her, a wide variety of health problems can be traced to a single cause: an imbalance of gut microbes.
> She claims that autism and ADD, OCD, schizophrenia, epilepsy, depression, and numerous other ailments are all digestive disorders.

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>>7110491
You would be surprised what controls your hormonal balance. Of course hormones like that at certain ages are normal, it just happens. What I mean is long term acne, that does not go away. Specifically jaw line acne, or cystic acne.

>>7110495
Since you spent about 5 minutes looking into the diet I'm going to assume you do not have acne, or at least not severe acne. People who suffer from severe and long term acne spend a lot of time researching a possible cure before deciding to try it or not. Go ahead and pull the parts you want to read, it may help someone else.

>>7110493
Hey that's fine, just wondering if there was anything super obvious that you hadn't tried. By COC I meant the combined oral contraceptive pill - but if you don't have changes in your cycle I guess yours isn't hormone related. I know you're only supposed to use the really weak hydrocortisone cream because of systemic absorption on your face, but that's like the mildest one ever. I use the ones that I'm not supposed to - dermol etc., hence why it's a really bad idea to use long term. I guess the other thing would just be working your way through all the moisturisers ever which I suppose you are in the process of doing/have done.

>>7110558
I'm not really that surprised. Birth control, my ovaries, and my pituitary gland are the main regulators.

>>7096370
>Have very dry skin, it feels like rough paper sometimes
>Put on moisturizer
>Look greasy as fuck all day
>Try out gel moisturizer
>Look equally greasy

Augh dammit, what am I supposed to do?

>>7110695
Moisturise overnight only? Use a better moisturiser? Rub in your moisturiser correctly? Use blotting paper to take off the surface layer of shine? Wear make up powder to get a more matte look?

>>7110698
>Rub in your moisturiser correctly?
Please elaborate.

Is it possible for certain areas of your face to have higher cell turnover than others? I (gently!) exfoliate my face every evening as part of my cleansing routine. If I skip the exfoliating step (but still use cleanser etc.) even once, the next day my nose and the area around it feel grubby and gross. If I even very lightly scape my nail over that area while my skin is wet, I scrape away a lot of stuff while nothing like that happens with my cheeks or forehead. I don't think it's just sebum; it doesn't look oily and my usual sebum-controlling methods only make it worse.

Any advice? It's not a huge problem because my normal cleansing routine controls it, but it still sucks for those few instances where I just can't fit the exfoliating step in.

Man, I wish I had female friends IRL who I could talk about this stuff with. If I bring it up to my friends or my mother they just go "Oh Anon you don't need [cleanser, moisturiser, spf, etc.] you're beautiful the way you aaaare~" like they think skincare is the same thing as makeup and makeup is like plastic surgery. Sigh.

I want to totally re-work my skincare regimen.

Anybody got any good suggestions for anti-aging products for someone with sensitive, somewhat oily skin? I'm 27 and already use the basics, but I want something a little more potent since I'm getting older.

>>7110918
I find Olay tends to make really high-quality stuff. It's what my mom uses, and even though she's been smoking since she was 13 people still think she's my sister. Have since I was in elementary school.

>>7110707
You shouldn't be putting on so much moisturiser that it sits on the surface of your skin. That's just a waste. You only need a tiny bit, then rub it into your skin until it disappears. If your face looks greasy after you've moisturised, you're probably using too much.

>>7110934
I really like Olay a lot, too. Their microderm kit is the one staple that I'm keeping for my old routine. I've been wanting to experiment with their products more.

A lot of the products I've been using have been on the expensive side, so I'm trying to find cheaper alternatives. I've heard there's lots of great stuff on the Asian skincare market, too.

>>7110868
I have a similar thing happen to me, and I think it's just the sleeping phase. You get more dehydrated during your sleep hours, and for me, I perspire at the same time. It's gross, but I live with it.

I don't really care about mine, but I'd think generously moisturizing before bed + a clean pillow would fix it for you somewhat. Good luck! c:

Alright, this is the girl who didn't manage to get white hair, I think I'm going to get my hair professionally colored this weekend.

I've never had my hair colored professionally. Is there anything I should ask the colorist? How long should I expect to be there? How do I prepare my hair beforehand? My hair's in pretty good condition, considering it's been bleached three times.

My protein filler came in the mail. I also have coconut oil, argan oil, and a deep moisturizing conditioner. So I do have some strengthening supplies on hand.

Couple questions

1. I want more volume to my hair. I've tried using an array of pre-blow-dry products, but I can't tell if I'm not using enough, or not correctly, because it always flattens in an hour or so :/

2. Is there a treatment to help keep elasticity in your eyelids? Besides bad genetics, I'm trying to reviatlize the lids. I already don't pull when doing shadow/liner, but what else can I do?

and finally? Best make-up remover that works? I think that would help a ton with my eye-lid problem.

I feel compelled to tell how I got over my bad skin.

Get more Linoleic acid in your diet.
People without acne has more Linoleic acid in their sebum vs. the acne prone people who have Oleic acid in their sebum which is more rigid and prone to clog the pores up.

"Dermatitis is one of the first signs of an Essential Fatty Acid deficiency in both humans and animals. Until 1955, one of the most widely applied treatments for atopic eczema was a high dose of GLA." (Gamma-linolenic acid)

And this at umm.edu/altmed/articles/gamma-linolenic-000305.htm:
"Gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) is an omega-6 fatty acid that is found mostly in plant-based oils. Omega-6 fatty acids are considered essential fatty acids: They are necessary for human health but the body can' t make them -- you have to get them through food."

So, in summary, if we can eliminate oleic acid on the outside of our bodies by not putting it on our skin, but want to keep it from forming in our own sebum, it all goes back to a healthy diet, which will give us the EFA's that we so desperately need to control seb derm, etc.

Get a lot of Fish, nuts, oils or take supplements.

I don't have acne, just clogged skin. Blackheads and whiteheads at times. I took grapeseed oil supplements and ate fish and seeds when I can. it was so weird at first it was like nothing but I noticed when I was washing my face little grains of whatever were coming out of my skin and my skin started looking smoother. I think that the linoleic acid in my pores is lubricating the sebum plugs out, I was also using a facewash with Salycic acid at that time I think that helped too.

Linoleic acid, guys.

>>7111704

1. Try using sulfate-free shampoo and cone-free conditioner. Sulfates strip hair, and silicones -- while they "fill in" holes in the hair, thus making it more "full" -- also prevent moisture from penetrating the hair with extended use.

Your hair will probably hate this switch the first week. After that, though, your hair will likely start feeling lighter.

Make sure you're not washing your hair too often. Every day is definitely too often. Try to do it once every three days. If your hair feels greasy, use cornstarch as dry shampoo. Massage one teaspoon of cornstarch through your scalp, and brush it out. (Cocoa powder also works for dark hair.)

2. There's really no such treatment. But you can reduce stress to eyelids. Use only the ring finger, and pat, when applying product there. Keep your prescription up-to-date; if your contacts or glasses are not close to what your eyes need, it will make you squint more often, which means quicker wrinkles. Along the same line, use sunglasses (preferably polarized). The cheapest polarized sunglasses I've seen were $15, sold in Bartell Drugs.

3. Best makeup remover: Pond's cold cream. It will remove heavy-duty stuff, including the herpes of makeup, glitter. Massage a little all over face and neck, and then wipe it off with a tissue or a warm soaked towel. A thin film will remain on your skin afterwards, but for many people this is moisturizing, and they find they don't need additional moisturizer afterwards. For extra-delicate care on the eyes, put Vitamin E oil on a cotton ball, and rest it on the lid. The eye makeup will come off and go into the cotton.

Final disclaimer: everybody's skin and hair is different, so it's possible that none of my suggestions will end up working for you. You may have to try a variety of products before finding stuff that suits you best. Good luck!

>>7104477
If they haven't turned a silvery-white color using coco butter or other moisturizer will help them fade. If they are silvery-white them the stretch marks have become permanent.

I just got some Missha BB cream and I love it! The only problem is that I have to use a makeup remover and a cleanser to really get it off my face. Even then, there's some still on the cotton ball when I use my toner. I'm worried I'm not removing it properly or completely. In the past, I've just used really light moisturizers that have been easy to properly get off, so that's probably part of it as this BB is the thickest thing I've ever gotten. Can anyone reccommend any products?

Is there anything good for eyelash growth? I heard putting olive oil on them helps them grow.

>>7113022
Meant to add is there anything good for protecting hair against humidity? I've tried something from Pantene, Garneir and Revlon and it doesn't seem to work at all from the muggy air.

Skincare help? I've only been in school for about three weeks and I'm already breaking out because of stress. It doesn't help that I already have exams coming up. Usually I just get pimples on my forehead, but for some reason I'm starting to get white heads around my chin too. What do?

>>7113076
I tend to get whiteheads when I haven't cleansed my face 100% thoroughly, like some cleanser hasn't been fully washed off or something. Maybe it's the same for you?

>>7113078
I guess I'll consider that. What cleanser do you use?

>>7112444
DHL cleansing oil. gets everything off. or jojoba, but oil cleaning can be messy. I've found Neutrogena's makeup removing wipes to cut through everything though.

>>7110298
Have you tried tarte or benefit?
Tarte has a nice bb cream that I find less than than boschia or miisha, etc.
I get as much coverage, and it is kind of heavy, just less breaking out.

>>7110695
Try a lighter moisturizer? What do you use?
If you can feel it once it dries, it's probably too heavy for sensitive skin.

>>7105861
Dunno if you're still here, but you're supposed to put the mascara on after you curl your lashes (or at least, that's what I've heard). That way, you can mess around with your curler a lot more without worrying about getting mascara everywhere.

>>7111079
Make sure that they know the difference between white and gray. if they reach for blue toner, stop them cold. It should be purple. Also do not bleach your hair on your own, really as someone who has done both extensively a good hairstylist bleaching it for you can save lots and lots of hair.

As usual, bring a picture so they know what you're talking about. Don't bring a vague representation, bring what you want.

You sound like you're doing what you should for your hair, your hair dresser should do whatever he needs before bleaching so just treat as normal, maybe skip a wash or two before if you wash.

(( I have stick straight bleached white hair and I only co wash, my hair is happier this way ))

>>7113137
Yeah but then you'd curl the mascara all over your face just blinking, maybe if you have short lashes. I thought eyelash curlers were to get excess off and were for once they were tacky.

>>7111704
Thanks! Definitly picking up Ponds tomorrow, and I'll look at shampoo while I'm out. I defintely over-wash

>>7111050
>>7110934
I hope you enjoy putting little baby foreskin on your face.

What can one do about oily eyelids? I have normal skin on the rest of my face, but my eyelids are extremely oily. Eye primer only goes so far, Even with primer, Maybelline color tattoos crease after a few hours. Other shadows just aren't worth the effort, because they crease even quicker.

Any methods to clean away all the bad food from the stomach?

>>7113886
Stop eating it.

>>7113886
I think drinking water is pretty much the most reliable way.

/cgl/ I have birthmarks on my eyelids that get super dry and flaky gross. I use baby oil gel on them. But I have a similar issue with flaking/itchy patches on my scalp. Dandruff shampoo just makes it burn. Any suggestions? It's really embarrassing, especially since I have very fine hair :(

>>7113887
You are right I really should.

>>7113908
Okay then, I actually dont drink much water but I will. Thank you.

>>7096370
i cant afford high end products, waht are some great drug store makeup/skincare products??

>>7104517
does the turmeric not stain your skin? I've heard of eating turmeric for good skin but when I cook with it my hands are yellow as anything.

>>7113934

Sounds like seborrheic dermatitis. Go see a dermatologist and get a ketaconazole prescription.

>>7114280
I starting using turmeric face masks recently, and they don't stain! It's a little yellow when you first wash it off with water, but once you use a cleaner to wash your face it all comes right out. Just make sure you mix it with yoghurt, something in it (maybe the fat?) keeps it from staining. I also put a little honey in.

Anyone have experience with eyelash growing serums?
I read a lot about how great revitalash is and finally caved and ordered. I'm expecting good things. Here we go.

Tip No 1
Don't be ugly.

>>7113886
Detox tea, chia seeds

So I've started a retail job where I feel like I should actually wear makeup.

The problem is that I almost never wear makeup (even foundation) so I'm somewhat retarded at it. I bought powder foundation from a place in the mall (some sort of mineral stuff) but while I like the color, I don't think powder is for me. My skin is very dry and some parts get scaly, so when I use the powder it just enhances the scales. I've tried mixing the powder with some of my moisturizer with better results, but I figure I should just go with a BB cream.

There are so many kinds though, can anyone recommend a good one? For reference, I have very pale (natural redhead) pinkish skin that's dry most of the time. I don't get many pimples, but my skin-tone isn't exactly even.

I'm thinking of just grabbing something cheapish from the drugstore/target? Will it do what I want?

>>7114469
BB creams are hard to get by for really pale people. There should be lots of bb cream discussion in this thread already.

I'm pale as sin and Etude House (a Korean brand) is the only bb cream I found pale enough for me.
But you have to import it which is annoying.

If you google BB cream for pale people you will find some reccommendations and see if it might be the right colour for you.

A general tip if you have dry skin: ALWAYS apply cream first, even if you don't want to go for "proper foundation" and only want to go for bb cream.
It helps a ton, really.

>>7114494
Missha Perfect Cover comes in a super light color simply numbered 13. Also Covergirl's new 3-in-1 foundation isn't drying and stays on for freaking ever. I'm super pale too and the lightest color Ivory is great!

>>7114494
Yeah, you definitely want to apply cream before bbcream. It will definitely make the application a lot smoother. BB cream should be a good choice though - I can't think of any drugstore brands that really specializes in superpale foundations.

I've got a question - I recently started getting some dark, but tiny spots on my face - any home remedies/cheap solutions? I tried some lemon juice but they just came back and I am starting to feel self-conscious. What can I do?

>>7114469
You made that make up general, didn't you? I'm the exact same, pinkish skin, but pale and very dry. BB cream is what I use, but I noticed VIP Gold ends up making me look extremely pink throughout the day.

It's not all drugstore, but this is my routine:

>Ceptaphil moisturizer
>Monistat Chafing Relief Powder Gel as a primer ( It works very well! )
>Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Concealer
>Missha Perfect Cover BB cream (fingers work fine if you pat it on )

Then I go on with my eye make up. The only bad thing about Missha Perfect Cover is it does that; it covers too well. I end up looking like a ghost, so I end up wiping a little off where I'd apply blush. Just make sure you apply enough moisturizer and give it time to soak in, or it will look cakey/scaly. Good luck, anon!

- - -
Any tips for curling hair? My sister's wedding is this Friday ( she just told me today ) and I have long, thick, curly hair. Not nice curls, mind you. I've tried using a flat iron, but the curls either don't girl, or look awful. I tried picture related as an alternative, but my hair is too long and just flops everywhere.

>>7114520
>curls either don't curl

Goodness.

>>7114520
Putting your hair up is basically the best idea for weddings, especially if it is your sister's wedding as you can't look too try hard.
If you have long hair the curls shouldn't stop you from most possibilities to do your hair up.
Braiding is a very good idea to make it a bit more fancy. If that particular way doesn't work with your hair length, try another one.
As an alternative, look at pic related.

I'm a bit late to the party but a lot of you have been asking about moisturizers and I've tried soo many so maybe I can be of help. As someone who has had horribly dry skin my whole life, which then got even more dry after I went on Accutane, I've tried pretty much everything. This Aveeno moisturizer (see pic) is the best I've used, and I've used it for years. Its rare that I get so excited about a product but i LOVE this. I buy it in bulk of like 1200mL lol. I have sensitive skin and its gentle and doesn't clog my pores. It feels a bit greasy when first applied as all moisturizers do, but after you rub it in all over your face and on your neck too, you'll notice after a few mins it kind of sinks into your skin, the moisture doesn't just sit on top, so the greasiness goes away. I use it every morning and every night, and sometimes in the afternoon. My skin is usually fine with this routine despite its dryness. But when it gets cold my skin gets even more dry so what I do is just rub plain white unflavored yogurt on my face and let it sit for like 15-20 mins. It feels so nice and works wonders! Do it like once a week or even every day if you want. Its simple, cheap and easy.

by the way, I mentioned I was on Accutane, which some of you struggling with acne may have considered. It completely cleared up my skin. I was on it about 3 years ago and my acne has not come back besides the occasional tiny zit. Yes it is a bit risky due to all the side effects so I only recommend trying it if your acne is quite severe and nothing else has worked. (I tried so many creams, over the counter and prescription, they did nothing). For some people the side effects of accutane are not worth the benefits. I was lucky to only experience slight side effects like dry skin/mouth, headaches, occasional dizziness, etc.
I compliments on having nice, clear skin now and it kind of surprises me after how awful my skin was for years.
Hope my personal experience helps some of you.

>>7114577
or this

>>7113131

they're too dark for me

I barely know anything about makeup and neither does my boyfriend (we're going to a con together) but I need to figure out how to do makeup for both of us. My bf has pale skin and freckles. Is there any foundation that doesn't cover up freckles or is covering them up basically the point of foundation?

>>7114613
Not all foundation is that heavy coverage. Try a tinted moisturizer maybe?

I'm getting plastic surgery in 2 weeks. My surgeon gave me advice about bruising and stuff, but I was wondering if anyone here has had experience and wants to share their tips.

>>7114577
Thank you! It's a very casual wedding, only siblings and mom from the bride's side, siblings and parents from the groom's side. It's actually going to be in their backyard. I cannot afford anything at the moment, so I'm going to be wearing a light black with floral patterned dress with one of those half sweaters. It's embarrassing as fuck, but I wanted to at least make my hair look nice.

I like your examples, do you have any more?

Does anyone know what falsies Kyary uses now or ones similar to them?
Or if not, just any good falsie suggestions please!

>>7102533
I like Belo Essentials, the soap made my skin whiter.

>>7114711
what surgery are you getting?

>>7103454
pfff that's not true, otherwise my boyfriend's lips would be really dark. there's a lot of variation in skin color and you shouldn't match other parts of your body to your lips just because someone else tells you it's flattering. some people say your nipple color is a flattering lipstick color, but your nipples change color depending on blood flow, temperature, etc. it's all bullshit. just test out colors until you find one that looks right.

>>7114814
I'm getting my nose done (lateral osteotomy).

>>7114911
Well, I'm getting tip plasty, too, but I'm not worried about the healing so much there. Tip plasty barely bruises, but lateral osteotomy is the worst.

I read this once in a thread on /cgl/ and yep, coconut oil works wonders for chicken skin. I haven't applied in a week or so (after applying fro a good three) and my skin's still relatively un-bumpy. When it's applied daily, the bumps are just about gone.

Shit's made of miracles.

>>7096370
It really depends on your skin type. I can't use natural products, they fuck up my skin. No aloe, honey mixed with cinnamon, yoghourt, rosehip oil and such for me. I even got scars from natural make-up. Who knows how the fuck they made all of these anyway. At least in my face and neck, all those products have horrible effect.
I have a greasy skin and Vichy anti-acne products work wonder on me. I also have an antibacterian soft sponge for my face, and a super-exfoliant sponge for my body.

>>7114911
Start taking arnica days before and always sleep with at least two pillows in your back, you got to keep your head high so it doesn't get swollen, don't look down, I didn't follow this and I was still bruised after a month:( First I looked like a panda and then it was coming down until it got to my chin, it was kinda funny, fucking blood.

>>7115456
I remember a skincare thread on another site where people were warning about natural skincare products, some of the ingredients in them can cause bad skin reactions. Peppermint in particular is one that people should avoid in skincare products.

>>7113532
I think that's only that one Olay cream. Either way I don't care.

Rabbis must have some youthful hands.

Has anyone here tried Loreal's Magic Nude Liquid Powder? I was wondering about it because they sent me some coupons for it.

>>7096370
Any tips for bubblehead nurse makeup?

I'm using painted tights for my legs and probably my arms (since she wears gloves, I can just have them wrist length) but my chest and neck need to be painted up. Will plain old cream makeup work okay? it doesn't need to thickly cover, but I don't want it flaking off either.

>>7103210
I like Bath & Body Works Pink Chiffon so much.

If you spray it in your bra, your boobs will smell like candy. It's fantastic.

>>7115501
peppermint, mint in general, tea tree oil, lemon, lime, lavender, etc are all WAY too harsh to be used on the skin. tea tree oil and lavender are highly debated- but pretty much it's agree upon that these things are just too harsh.
(i say tea tree oil is okay for an exact spot treatment though)
when you get these things in cosmetics they're so heavily diluted down and processed to get just the good things out of them that you're hardly getting whatever it is. you're just getting the best thing from it.
pretty much avoid "natural skin care" unless you really know what you're doing because 99% of it is bad news, unfortunately.

>>7115597
forgive me if i'm wrong but isn't it just- dirty looking? brown eyeshadow and normal foundation should do you fine.

>>7115556
i think this is a very good video review
http://youtu.be/DCjvXZF74GM

it seems like it's good, but not amazing. product seems good.

>>7115609
It's dirty looking but also kind of streaky and a bit bloody. I'm allergic to fake blood, so I can't use that, and the corn syrup home brew kind is sticky and gross and I don't want that sitting on my skin for hours on end.

Also, she's sort of ashen and pale, but I don't know where I could ever get foundation to bring me anywhere close to that pasty.

>>7115613
try Obsessive Cosmetics Lip Tar. it will never set so you'd need to like, reapply it semi often but my friend did this once because she needed green slime shine and she said she only HAD to reapply like 3 times the entire day. so basically just red eyeshadow and then dab that on top to make it look shiney. it doesn't go completely matte or dry but it will like, not be sticky like corn syrup.
just an idea.

anyway, Ben Nye makes every cream makeup color under the sun. so that's probably your best bet.

>>7115618
Thanks, I'll check it out. I was trying to avoid buying anything overly expensive bcause at this point I'm just going as the nurse for halloween, but maybe I'll have to spurge and wear it to a con as well.

>>7115482
Oh no! I'm sorry to hear that. I really don't want the black eyes to last that long. I saved up to take an 8 week vacation, but I want to be able to walk around without looking like I obviously got surgery or just have people stare and wonder what happened.

I was told and have also read that light exercise is alright after 2 weeks. I was thinking of just jogging and doing light weights and basically bodyweight exercises (but no pushups or situps, I guess?)

Were your bruises dark for long? Or were they just those yellow-ish ones after a week or so?

Guys, I was really white when I was a little babby, but I played in the sun a lot and over the years it has gotten dark. What can I do to return my skin to its former glory?

>>7115991
Lemon juice, lemon juice, lemon juice.

They sell like.. skin bleach, but that shit's nasty.

I have ugly mousey blonde hair.

I'm trying not to dye it anymore because I like the earth and some other stupid shit, but I would like it to look better.

It's actually pretty similar to Dakota's hair/wig, so I'm guessing just using some products might help?

Any advice on making mousey hair look better?
Naturally pretty limp, but gets wavy in some spots. Tends to look tangled/stringy (not greasy stringy, just... the waves clump together I guess)

What is the trick to smelling good all day? I've done the layering things with the lotion ans spray. Applied it all immediately post shower too, but I've never felt like any scent has stuck. Tips and tricks?

>>7116710
ah, dude. as someone who gets migraines from perfume and shit, this is very important for me to mention: you should not be able to smell yourself.

please please always err on the side of too little rather than too much. especially if you're going to be in class/at work with people all day.

hey /cgl/

I never really learned anything about "girly things" (single dad house)
What are the very basic things I could do?

I mean, I'm already clean and in decent shape, but I probably do about as much as the average guy does for his appearance.

I don't want to do a whole lot, and I get overwhelmed with the tutorials you guys post. I just want to know what the most basic things most girls do before they leaveis.

>>7116010
Lemon juice isn't very good for your skin ('natural' doesn't automatically mean it's safe!) and you should never go out into the sunlight with citrus on your skin unless you want some nasty burns to go with that tan. It's really not worth it, IMO.

If your natural skin tone is light and you got darker through sun exposure, you should be able to get back to normal just by exfoliating and moisturizing well. Use products that stimulate shedding of old dark skin cells and the production of new, unexposed lighter ones. Don't go crazy with exfoliating/peeling because if your skin gets irritated you might end up with blotchy, unevenly pigmented skin rather than the nice even tan you have now.

There are supposed to be a bunch of skin-lightening agents out there that help fade hyperpigmentation like arbutin, liquorice root, vitamin C, vitamin B3 etc. but please do some research first because certain of these, like hydroquinone, have been linked to cancer. Be careful and most of all, be patient. This sort of thing takes time.

>>7116772
-wash your face daily and moisturize
-BB cream/foundation of some sort, eyeliner, lip stain or lip stick
-Brush hair and style appropriately (anything between blow drying it for volume/tying it up/elaborate braids and an updo)

>>7116714
Same situation, 75% of scents give me massive headaches even things I think I would like like strawberries and cherries do it.. the actual fruits themselves don't bother me, thank God.
>>7116813
I would wonder why someone would go outside with lemon+sun to get lighter, not like heating it up in the light would make you paler lol. That only does it for hair.

>>7111823
>has only silvery white stretch marks
>never seen them red

Dammit ;-;

>>7113076
My friend gets the exact thing, shes a persistently stressed out person though... if it's something caused by stress tho then thats the only thing you can help for it, the stress.

since we're autosaging, let's move here >>7113970

Which epilator would you recommend? I've used the emjoi slim for a while, but I've always had problems with it working. (My old one stopped after two months, my new one never worked at all.) Something really powerful would be fab!

Does anyone have any good photos/links for a specific hairstyle? I already have bangs/a fringe which I want to keep but other than that my hair is a mess. What I want is a medium length style in which the bangs are straight across but a tiny bit longer at the sides so that it blends in a bit and a little bit of layering at the side of the face so that it frames it. I can't find a photo of this anywhere but I've seen it a lot. Thank you!

I have really nice skin but I don't know what to do with my dark circles any suggestions?