Glamour Puss 2: No recession here

[beepbeep]

I bought my angle brush at an arts & crafts store. Beats the cr*p out of my fancy Prada one...

As for liquid liners, I find the ones that have a flexible, fine tip (lancome artliner, my old one, that I miss to death) much easier to apply than the ones with a stiff tip (artdeco long lasting liquid liner, the current one, that Im still getting used to)

[IceAlisa]

Yes, I recently heard of the idea of buying brushes in art stores. Brilliant!

[beepbeep]

And thanks to whoever suggested toilet seat covers as blotting paper (I guess it's buried somewhere in the old thread). It's perfect! I almost didn't feel guilty for taking almost all of the supply at hand the last time I went to a restaurant...:D

[mila19]

And thanks to whoever suggested toilet seat covers as blotting paper (I guess it's buried somewhere in the old thread). It's perfect! I almost didn't feel guilty for taking almost all of the supply at hand the last time I went to a restaurant...:D
I wouldn't put anything staying in a public restroom, or any restroom really on my face but maybe I'm being paranoid:slinkaway

[Andora]

I wouldn't put anything staying in a public restroom, or any restroom really on my face but maybe I'm being paranoid:slinkaway

:lol: No, I'd probably pass, too. But... I'm a bad glamour puss, because I've used blotting paper maybe once. My pack sits on my desk unused. I don't know what my problem is. :P

Damn you people and your timely recommendations! I use Maybelline's eyeliner because I love how it handles, fine tip and felt-- no brush, but hate how it feels on (stiiiiiiiff). Along comes this #(*&$@ thread with suggestions on the most expensive one. :P I love Lancome. Of course their liner is best.

What's not best is Sephora's tinted foundation. Or rather it is, but even the very pinky shade winds up orange on me after application, despite an extensive store test.

[beepbeep]

I wouldn't put anything staying in a public restroom, or any restroom really on my face but maybe I'm being paranoid:slinkaway

As if I would do that too... :lol: they were in a closed pack, neatly folded :D it's not like it was used :lol:



Damn you people and your timely recommendations! I use Maybelline's eyeliner because I love how it handles, fine tip and felt-- no brush, but hate how it feels on (stiiiiiiiff). Along comes this #(*&$@ thread with suggestions on the most expensive one. :P I love Lancome. Of course their liner is best.



Yes, Lancome's eyeliner is expensive, but, for me anyways, it lasted a lifetime.

[cruisin]

Yes, I recently heard of the idea of buying brushes in art stores. Brilliant!


If you buy brushes in an art store, wash them with warm soapy water first. They are not as "sanitized" as cosmetic brushes and there could be residual chemicals from manufacturing on them. Also, buy sable brushes, not synthetic.
Just an FYI, good art brushes can be more expensive than good cosmetic brushes.

[beepbeep]

Just an FYI, good art brushes can be more expensive than good cosmetic brushes.

Yep.
I went into the store without knowing very well what to get, so I "tested" all the brushes until I found one that was firm, thin and wouldn't hurt me (so I could use it as an eyeliner). It wasn't cheap.
I also found that art brushes are much easier to clean and last longer than brushes for cosmetic purposes.

[cruisin]

Yep.
I went into the store without knowing very well what to get, so I "tested" all the brushes until I found one that was firm, thin and wouldn't hurt me (so I could use it as an eyeliner). It wasn't cheap.
I also found that art brushes are much easier to clean and last longer than brushes for cosmetic purposes.

They are more sturdy. They are made to be cleaned frequently, vigorously, and with chemicals. They are less likely to shed. But, you have to buy good ones. The cheap ones will fall apart.

Brushes for oils are probably the best bet, those for watercolors and acrylics are not always as good.

FYI Sephora & Ulta have their own line of brushes, they are very good and less $$ than some of the dept. store brands. There is also a line in Target, Kashuk, that is very good and reasonable.

[Stormy]

People rave about MAC brushes as well, although they are more expensive.

I am biting the bullet and making a dermatologist appointment. My back has broken out so badly, and I have no idea why. Before, I bought the PanOxyl bar with 10% BP and that cleared it right up and now it's not helping at all. It's just pissing me off at this point and I want a derm's opinion. I also want a retinol gel for my face, and probably a prescription one is best. I'd rather spend a little on a good retinol than any makeup. The little laugh lines are also beginning to piss me off. :)

[Anita18]

As if I would do that too... :lol: they were in a closed pack, neatly folded :D it's not like it was used :lol:

Yes, Lancome's eyeliner is expensive, but, for me anyways, it lasted a lifetime.
That's my thinking. If you were paranoid, you could use the side that was completely folded up in the box.

But honestly, I think the grossest thing about an otherwise functioning public restrooms is the floor. God knows what people have tracked in there. :yikes:

They are more sturdy. They are made to be cleaned frequently, vigorously, and with chemicals. They are less likely to shed. But, you have to buy good ones. The cheap ones will fall apart.

Brushes for oils are probably the best bet, those for watercolors and acrylics are not always as good.
Watercolor brushes are often the softest though, so as not to push every thing around when you're painting. Oil brushes can be soft, but it really depends on what you use them for. Brushes for canvases are usually hard as a rock. :lol: But those are easy to tell apart because the handle is so long.

But I think it's easy enough to pick out an appropriate brush by feeling it. Some of them ARE ridiculously, luxuriously soft.

[cruisin]

But honestly, I think the grossest thing about an otherwise functioning public restrooms is the floor. God knows what people have tracked in there. :yikes:

OMG! That could have come right out of my mouth! :lol: When I wear pants, I am always afraid the hems will touch the floor :eek:! I always get grossed out by the floors, women stand to pee and miss half the time. We KNOW what's on the floor! I almost vomit when I see women put their purses down on the restroom floor. Then they put them on their laps or on tables :eek::wideeyes::scream:. I had a friend put hers on the restroom floor, then we got to my house and she out it on my kitchen counter. As soon as she left, I sprayed the counter with bleach!

Watercolor brushes are often the softest though, so as not to push every thing around when you're painting. Oil brushes can be soft, but it really depends on what you use them for. Brushes for canvases are usually hard as a rock. :lol: But those are easy to tell apart because the handle is so long.

But I think it's easy enough to pick out an appropriate brush by feeling it. Some of them ARE ridiculously, luxuriously soft.

Watercolor brushes are usually soft, but round. The red sable oil brushes are great. But they are $$$!

[vesperholly]

I am biting the bullet and making a dermatologist appointment. My back has broken out so badly, and I have no idea why. Before, I bought the PanOxyl bar with 10% BP and that cleared it right up and now it's not helping at all. It's just pissing me off at this point and I want a derm's opinion. I also want a retinol gel for my face, and probably a prescription one is best. I'd rather spend a little on a good retinol than any makeup. The little laugh lines are also beginning to piss me off. :)

:( What shampoo/conditioner do you use? I used to have horrible, horrible bacne until I stopped using Pantene and switched to Herbal Essences. It disappeared in a week :eek: and I haven't had anything since. I was shocked, I never connected it to hair products before!

I'm starting to get wee laugh lines, and since my skin has become a mini Sahara, I've gotten fine lines on my CHEEKS. This is unacceptable! All my life I had oily skin, and I'm baffled by the change. My endocrinologist is even testing me for Cushing's syndrome.

[cruisin]

My endocrinologist is even testing me for Cushing's syndrome.

Just because of your complexion? Or are there other symptoms? Just to ease your mind, if there are no other symptoms, here is a link:
http://endocrine.niddk.nih.gov/pubs/cushings/cushings.htm

[vesperholly]

Just because of your complexion? Or are there other symptoms? Just to ease your mind, if there are no other symptoms, here is a link:
http://endocrine.niddk.nih.gov/pubs/cushings/cushings.htm

Other symptoms, too. I'm not worried, I don't really stress about illness stuff. But thanks for the link! :)