The Make Up & Beauty Essentials / Tips Thread

[Myss Blewm]

Would my hair products reviews be okay here? Because I don't know where it would go and it seems useless to start a new thread on it.

Anyway, recently I bought Tresemme's Fresh Start Dry Shampoo and Fresh Start No Frizz Creme.

First the shampoo:


I got this at the store because since I have a crazy schedule I thought it would be neat to have this when I'm too busy to wash my hair every time it felt a bit greasy. I've only used it twice. I think I used too much. Overall I'd give it a good rating. It smells good, and it gave my hair good volume, and the price is more than fair. My only thing is it didn't make my hair feel clean and fresh like it claimed.

Fresh Start No Frizz Creme:


I like this product a lot. I have crazy frizz and I am too lazy to find a good method to always keep it in check. The instructions called for a "pea size" amount but I think a couple pumps more for my hair would have done the job better. I only used one pump because I didn't want my hair with too much product in it. It tamed my frizz down considerably, and again, the price is more thank fair.

NOW, when I finally get my battery charger for my camera back from my sister, I will do a review on Prettia Foam Hair Dye!!! I've been wanting to dye my hair for awhile now. >__< I want to buy some new colors from Prettia.

[cristianoronaldowife4ever]

hmmm well i have never used tresemme...only pantene...loff that smell of their products..but maybe i will try tresemme

[Myss Blewm]

These are the only Tresemme products I've ever used. One of my friends uses Tresemme and she really likes it. I use Daily Mirra regularly since they use natural ingredients and it smells really nice. I kind of change shampoo brands once every year though. I don't know why, I just do.

[Tigsfan]

you know what shampoo I use and I find actually works on my hair? Herbal Essences Hello Hydration... I have really long curly hair and so it dries out really easily but I use the shampoo and conditioner of that and my hair has basically no split ends after being cut almost a year ago.  Its a huge life (and hair) saver!

[Myss Blewm]

I used Herbal Essences when I was in high school for like six months. Their products smell really good, but aside from that I wasn't too crazy for it, so I switched.

[Tigsfan]

yeah, I was weary at first of it, but Im cheap haha so I tried it at school this year and its surprisingly worked really well on my hair.

[cristianoronaldowife4ever]

hahaah i think shampoo companies try to sell more by having good fragrant shampoo

[Myss Blewm]

^ They do! Because I've used Mane N' Tail, and I must say, I wasn't that into it because it didn't have a good scent. It made my hair shiny but it made my head greasy after awhile so I stopped using it and went for John Freida.

[Tigsfan]

I have a good question for in here... If you could only use 4 items of make up every day what would they be?

Id have to say mine are:

Almay smart shades concealer
Almay Intense i-color in Black Emerald for Hazel eyes
Physicians Formula Magic Mosaic Blush in Rose
and
Physicians Formula Summer Eclipse Bronzer in Moonlight

[Myss Blewm]

-Make Up Forever foundation
-Make Up Forever finishing powder
-Rimmel London Glam Eyes Mascara
-Victoria's Secret Beauty Rush Lip Balm in Pink Sugar

There's no purpose for eyeshadow without primer. And no use for eyeliner without eyeshadow.

[Tigsfan]

-Make Up Forever foundation
-Make Up Forever finishing powder
-Rimmel London Glam Eyes Mascara
-Victoria's Secret Beauty Rush Lip Balm in Pink Sugar

There's no purpose for eyeshadow without primer. And no use for eyeliner without eyeshadow.

Agreed! haha I only wear eyeliner if I'm putting eyeshadow on haha... well that and that I'm lazy and don't feel like doing it

[Myss Blewm]

If you use a light brown eyeliner to do a really natural look, then I understand, but eyeliner with no eyeshadow looks ghetto to me. I used to do it in high school.

[Tigsfan]

If you use a light brown eyeliner to do a really natural look, then I understand, but eyeliner with no eyeshadow looks ghetto to me. I used to do it in high school.

haha well to be fair, I believe high school is the land of heavy eye liner haha

[Myss Blewm]

It is isn't it? Because we really like to emphasize the eyes and of course dark eyeliner will do that, but I didn't think about eyeshadow.

[Lianita]

Really?! I wear eyeliner without eyeshadow most of the time...mostly because I don't have time in the mornings, I'm always rushing, and also because I am just lazy haha. But I think it looks fine...at least the way I do it. I just nicely line my upper lid, nothing too thick but just enough so it looks like I actually made some sort of effort in the morning.

These are my top 4 recently...

1. Napoleon Perdis foundation stick
2. MAC or this fantastically cheap BYS eyeliner
3. Maybelline Colossal Volum Express mascara
4. Lucas' Pawpaw ointment/lip balm.

But really it depends on how much time I have. If I'm running late I'll quickly brush on some Nude by Nature powder foundation and skip the eyeliner. If I have one of those days when I'm feeling pretty I'll take the time to apply some N. Perdis Auto Pilot skin primer, then Rimmel Lasting Finish foundation and top it off with a light powder. And speaking of powders, I'm in need of a nice, light finishing powder...I can never seem to find the right one to match my skin colour, it always makes me look darker (which in winter is a big no no as my neck is pasty white atm lol) or sickly whiter. Does anyone have any recommendations?