Date: Tue, Feb 12, 2002 12:01 PM Message-id: < This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it I do have several items in this list but there are many I haven't tried.  If I were to look for five new things what would you suggest and why?  My skin is medium olive and tans easily.  I have very thick short brown hair with blonde highlights. My eyes are brown with flecks of gold. I'd love someone to tell me to buy more Shu brushes but that's just a given.  I use mostly Redken hair products.  Where should I begin Audrey Audrey: The two that stand out for me are Tarte gel blush stick and Deluxe Beauty Tinted Lipgloss.  I have the Tarte Flush and the Deluxe lipgloss in Dot and love them both.  You may want to try Tarte Tickled Peach blush with your coloring.  IIRC Deluxe has a couple of warmer toned lipglosses in their lineup too. HTH, Vicki in DC I agree with Vicki on the tarte.  My sister wears the tickled peach blush and it looks lovely on her.  I was going to buy it but ended up with the Stila sport push-ups instead.  It might be fun for you to try out some of the hair products and try a  new 'do for the summer.   I plan on getting some of the Sebastian Laminates but if my hair was short I'd  try a wax or pomade for something different.  And I love MAC lipglass and pencils!  Adding a new one to my stash exponentially increases the amount of lip looks available to me.   Have fun! ~gwyn

In an effort to reclaim our group: let's do our own beauty buys list! Face- Foundations, Powders: 1. Liquid Foundation Illuminare Fantastic Finish Chanel Teint Universel Multi-Vitamin 3. Oil-Free Foundation Laura Mercier *Two-time winner* 6. Compact Foundation Shu Uemura Nobara Cream *Four-time winner* 7. Stick Foundation Laura Mercier Foundation to Go Stick 10. Undereye Concealer Laura Mercier Secret Concealer Skin Alison Raffaele 11. Blemish Concealer Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage *Four-time winner* 12. Pressed Powder T.LeClerc 13. Inexpensive Powder Almay Luxury Loose in Translucent 14. Loose Powder Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Face- Bronzers, Blushes: 17. Bronzing Powder Guerlain Terracotta *Hall of Fame* 18. Shimmer Powder Laura Mercier Stardust 19. Powder Applicator Laura Mercier(looks just like the Shu) 20. Powder Blush Nars 21. Cream Blush Three Custom Colorists in Rose 24. Blush Brush Trish McEvoy #37 25. Overall Makeup Brush Line Laura Mercier(really loving these!) Trish McEvoy(with the gold handles

Thanks everyeone.  Right now my short list includes the Tarte tickled peach blush, a Paula Dorf eyeliner brush, a new Shu brush plus the PTR product Lelie posted earlier as her favorite beauty product.  I'm also quite open to looking at the new spring shadows and lipsticks Audrey

In an effort to reclaim our group: let's do our own beauty buys list! Good idea!  Here are mine: Face- Foundations, Powders: 1. Liquid Foundation Clinique Soft Finish makeup in Soft Fair 6. Compact Foundation Versace ECC - V2002 8. Powder Foundation See above 9. Tinted Moisturizer Sisley Tinted Sunblock - Natural 11. Blemish Concealer Versace ECC, applied wet 12. Pressed Powder Clinique Powder Doubles 13. Inexpensive Powder Well, relatively anyway - Clinique Powder Doubles (I have yet to find a cheaper foundation that's a match and that doesn't irritate my eyes) Face- Bronzers, Blushes: 17. Bronzing Powder Nars Orgasm used as bronzer 19. Powder Applicator sponges from Versace ECC 20. Powder Blush Stila Summer Doubles 21. Cream Blush Mac Quartz and Illuminaire Sienna Sun 22. Gel Blush Tarte Flush 23. Stain Blush Nars 24. Blush Brush Shu 25. Overall Makeup Brush Line Probably a tie between Shu and Trish Face- Cleansers, Toners, Scrubs: 26. Facial Cleanser for Normal to Dry Skin Caudalie Gentle Cleansing Milk 28. Alcohol-Free Toner GB Skin Perfecting Toner w/ AHAs and BHAs - IIRC it's alcohol free 30. Facial Scrub Vichy scrub grains mixed w/ the Caudalie Face- Treatments, Lotions, Creams 32. Facial Moisturizer for Normal to Dry Skin YR Hydra Advance Maximum Moisture Gel 40. Eye Cream Prada 44. Pimple Healer Biore blemish bombs or toothpaste in a pinch 45. Facial Mask for Normal Skin Fango Delicato Eyes- Pencils, Shadows, Mascaras, Tools: 48. Pencil Eyeliner Tarte double ended black/brown 49. Liquid Eyeliner NARS powder shadows applied wet 50. Powder Eyeliner See above 51. Eye Shadow Stila, NARS, and Dior 53. Eye Shimmer Product Tie - MUFE Starpowder 919 and Stila Diamond Lil 55. Brow Color Still working on an old MK pencil, will begin on Chanel brow kit next 56. Brow Groomer Jane Browbeaters, in a pinch, plain water 60. Tweezers Hoffritz from a set given to me for my HS graduation 61. Eyelash Curler Shu (but want to try lashpro!) Lips- Balms, Liners, Colors, Glosses 62. Overall Lipstick Clinique, MAC and Stila 63. Long Wearing Lipstick Lip Sense 64. Most Versatile Lipstick Shade MAC Del Rio 65. Lip Pencil Professionals Cinema 67. Tinted Gloss Hi end - Stila Lipshines, Deluxe tinted lipgloss Lo end - L'Oreal Glass Shine 68. Lip Balm Prada Hair- Shampoos 75. Shampoo for Color Treated Hair Phytocidre 78. Overall Conditioner Fekkai Detangling 82. Lightweight Conditioner See above Hair- Tools 101. Ponytail Holders/Barettes Accessorize, Fekkai, and Sephora store brand 103. Flat Brush Mason Pearson *Hall of Fame* 105. Inexpensive Brush Goody Vent Brush 106. Comb Clinique from a GWP Nails- Polishes, Care 107. Overall Nail Polish Line Revlon 109. Top Coat Orly Top 2 Bottom 111. _base_ Coat See above 113. Cuticle Treatment I just use a rich lotion like Kiehl's intensive moisturizer 114. Nail Polish Remover Cutex *Two-time winner* Body- Lotions, Creams, Oils 115. Overall Body Lotion Kiehl's Creme de Corps *Three-time winner* 116. Inexpensive Body Lotion St. Ives Sunflower and Silk 117. Heavy Duty Lotion Kiehl's Intensive Moisturizer for Dry and Calloused Areas 118. Hand Cream BBW Rich Body Creme 119. Foot Cream Philosophy Soul Owner 121. Body Oil 5S Basic Solution - Rebirth 123. Bath/Shower Gel BBW and Target Spirit of the Spa w/ Sea Kelp and Samphire 124. Body Scrub Bliss Lemon Peel 128. Razor Gillette Venus Sun Care- Lotions, Sunscreens 129. Facial Sunscreen Ocean Potion FacePotion SPF 45 130. Body Sunscreen Ocean Potion SPF 30+ for kids 132. Waterproof Sunscreen See Above 133. Lip Sunscreen Prada lipbalm (has SPF 15) Phew!  I think that's everything... V in DC

The esthetician who gave me the facial Friday said she thinks MAC causes blemishes in the teen girls she sees.  Any other opinions? I'm not a teenage girl but the two MAC foundations I tried (Studio Fix and the regular liquid one) broke me out terribly.  It was a shame because they were the best color match I ever had. India John The Baptist just whizzed by on roller skates. Really.