topic Re: Crayons and Eyeshadows in Beauty

Crayons and Eyeshadows

JudyL — Fri, 21 Jan 2022 22:43:41 GMT

In my family, I am the lover of makeup. Just this past Fall I finally got my sister wearing mascara, a little bit of blush, and lining her bottom lashes and she'll be 80 next August. LOL She wanted to, I didn't force her. My DD likes makeup but not as much as I do. She's more a one shadow, liner, mascara and thats it. Every now and then I'll notice a little blush or gloss.

Me, on the other hand, well ya'll know what I'm like so all of you ladies are my makeup buddies. Hope you don't mind.

Today when I got the new Gone Matte ColourPop eyeshadow palette, I realized when I opened it that, to me, it was like when I was a kid and opened up a new box of 64 crayons. I was so excited to see all the colors. Having so many palettes, when I decide to put on makeup, I feel like like saying "ohhh, now which box of crayons am I going to open today?" HAHAHA

Anyone else feel this way? Don't want to be the only weird one on this board.....LOL

Re: Crayons and Eyeshadows

JudyL — Sat, 22 Jan 2022 01:45:17 GMT

@monicakm wrote:
It's ok. I'll be weird with you You know how I am about makeup. I wish you were here to admire all my hard work last night. It's a thing of organizational beauty. I showed my husband tonight. I showed him the rolling tray first. I had mentioned that I could have gotten a 3 tier for the same price. It would have worked where I ended up putting the cart but not where I was originally going to put it. He agreed that I should have gotten the 3 tiered one. Then I showed him the vanity drawers. I thought he was going to fall over. He thought all my makeup was in the cart lol If he would like to have the cart I have now to put in the shop, maybe I'll get the 3 tiered one. It took all of 20 minutes to put it together. I counted 40 palettes but 4 of those went to mom and I could only throw one away. And then there's that basket of CP singles! Oy

@monicakm - I am so glad to have you in my corner! Yes, we can be weird together. I so wish I could come to your house and see your makeup collection and your organizational prowess. I say get the 3-tired cart and as you ask your DH to put it together you can, lovingly, tell him how many uses the other cart will be for him in his shop. By the time you are done, he will be so excited to have the cart that he won't mind the 3-tiered cart. LOL

Re: Crayons and Eyeshadows

JudyL — Sat, 22 Jan 2022 02:25:20 GMT

@monicakm after reading your post, I went and counted my eyeshadow palettes and I have 23. If I used one palette each week, it would take me almost 6 months to go through all of them. HAHAHA

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RollTide2008 — Sat, 22 Jan 2022 03:41:35 GMT

I have 19 palettes and still use bronzer for eye shadow at least 4 days a week.

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lkat — Sat, 22 Jan 2022 04:19:49 GMT

@JudyL I'm right there with you! I am really not a creative person except in my makeup. I have always loved makeup but most of my friends don't care so much about it. They basically wear the same stuff every day.

Even though I have worked from home every day since March 2020, I have put a full face of makeup on every day unless I've been sick. I actually look forward to sitting down and wondering what makeup I'm going to wear each day. I especially love to try different eye looks. Now that I don't have to go to an office every day I really enjoy that I get to experiment. It doesn't always turn out great, but I don't care because it washes off.

I am very much a logical, left brained person in all of my life/career except for makeup. Your crayon analogy is spot on. I'm as excited with my eye palettes as I used to be with those big boxes of crayons!

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beach-mom — Sat, 22 Jan 2022 08:00:43 GMT

@JudyL wrote:
In my family, I am the lover of makeup. Just this past Fall I finally got my sister wearing mascara, a little bit of blush, and lining her bottom lashes and she'll be 80 next August. LOL She wanted to, I didn't force her. My DD likes makeup but not as much as I do. She's more a one shadow, liner, mascara and thats it. Every now and then I'll notice a little blush or gloss.

Me, on the other hand, well ya'll know what I'm like so all of you ladies are my makeup buddies. Hope you don't mind.

Today when I got the new Gone Matte ColourPop eyeshadow palette, I realized when I opened it that, to me, it was like when I was a kid and opened up a new box of 64 crayons. I was so excited to see all the colors. Having so many palettes, when I decide to put on makeup, I feel like like saying "ohhh, now which box of crayons am I going to open today?" HAHAHA

Anyone else feel this way? Don't want to be the only weird one on this board.....LOL

@JudyL - I feel exactly the same way! I have way too many eye palettes, but that keeps me happy. Years ago I used to go into the bathroom on Friday nights and play while DH was studying!

I got Laura Geller's Party in a Palette set of 4 and saved it for Christmas. I love deciding whether to wear "Snow Day" or "Movie Marathon," or one of the others. Some days I'm wearing everything in the same brand; some days I mix. I'm all over the place, but I love to play with my makeup!

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decaf — Sat, 22 Jan 2022 11:06:59 GMT

Count me in ladies. I agree, many of us have an overwhelming love of eyeshadow. I've felt like that since my twenties. Just looking at them gives me a high, even the bold primary colors that I'd never wear. I have a friend since HS who's a makeup artist and she recently said to me- too late, you should have rocked that look decades ago, lol.

When I go to Ulta, e/s is the first thing I have to check out. I wish someone could invent entirely new colors just so we'd have more to select from.

@JudyL It's nice that your sister is wearing a little makeup now. I bet it makes her feel great.

@monicakm Glad you didn't get the 2 tier cart in a baby pink or mint, a color your DH wouldn't use. The three tier one sounds perfect.

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San Antonio Gal — Sat, 22 Jan 2022 09:59:08 GMT

@monicakm wrote:
LOL

Taylor Wynn has a Foundation Friday video up right now. It's CT's new foundation. Watching it and then I have to get ready for tomorrow and go to bed. Good night.

I just watched the Taylor Wynn video for the CT foundation. Gosh that girl is a speed talker! She was saying that if your skin is oily, you may not like it as much for those curious about it.

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Harpa — Sat, 22 Jan 2022 12:30:32 GMT

Eye shadow colors are so pretty! Every time @monicakm shows us a new palette, my wheels are turning, but not for makeup.

I like a more monochromatic look for me; I think it looks more youthful. But those colors would serve great on art paper! That's what I'm saving all my BE shadows for.

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Lisa Y — Sat, 22 Jan 2022 13:46:56 GMT

@lkat wrote:
@JudyL I'm right there with you! I am really not a creative person except in my makeup. I have always loved makeup but most of my friends don't care so much about it. They basically wear the same stuff every day.

Even though I have worked from home every day since March 2020, I have put a full face of makeup on every day unless I've been sick. I actually look forward to sitting down and wondering what makeup I'm going to wear each day. I especially love to try different eye looks. Now that I don't have to go to an office every day I really enjoy that I get to experiment. It doesn't always turn out great, but I don't care because it washes off.

I am very much a logical, left brained person in all of my life/career except for makeup. Your crayon analogy is spot on. I'm as excited with my eye palettes as I used to be with those big boxes of crayons!

@lkat You are my makeup soul sister! I love playing with my makeup and putting on a new face every day, even if I'm home.

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teganslaw — Sat, 22 Jan 2022 14:23:51 GMT

I'm probably the strange one. I only have three eyshadow palettes and one single shadow stick. I'm way behind everyone else. There are some other quads I like, so maybe I'll end up buying more next month.

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JudyL — Sat, 22 Jan 2022 16:21:24 GMT

@lkat wrote:
@JudyL I'm right there with you! I am really not a creative person except in my makeup. I have always loved makeup but most of my friends don't care so much about it. They basically wear the same stuff every day.

Even though I have worked from home every day since March 2020, I have put a full face of makeup on every day unless I've been sick. I actually look forward to sitting down and wondering what makeup I'm going to wear each day. I especially love to try different eye looks. Now that I don't have to go to an office every day I really enjoy that I get to experiment. It doesn't always turn out great, but I don't care because it washes off.

I am very much a logical, left brained person in all of my life/career except for makeup. Your crayon analogy is spot on. I'm as excited with my eye palettes as I used to be with those big boxes of crayons!

@lkat - I love your post! As I was reading it, I thought, she gets it! Thank you. When I posted, I wasn't sure if people were going to think I was weird. Then I thought, if they do, oh well! HAHA

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JudyL — Sat, 22 Jan 2022 16:24:30 GMT

@beach-mom - love your post also! Isn't makeup fun? That is what it is supposed to be. I remember seeing those LG palettes. They seemed like a good deal.

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JudyL — Sat, 22 Jan 2022 16:29:01 GMT

@decaf wrote:
Count me in ladies. I agree, many of us have an overwhelming love of eyeshadow. I've felt like that since my twenties. Just looking at them gives me a high, even the bold primary colors that I'd never wear. I have a friend since HS who's a makeup artist and she recently said to me- too late, you should have rocked that look decades ago, lol.

When I go to Ulta, e/s is the first thing I have to check out. I wish someone could invent entirely new colors just so we'd have more to select from.

@JudyL It's nice that your sister is wearing a little makeup now. I bet it makes her feel great.

@monicakm Glad you didn't get the 2 tier cart in a baby pink or mint, a color your DH wouldn't use. The three tier one sounds perfect.

@decaf - YES! I have loved eyeshadows and palettes since I can remember. When I was much younger, I used to want to be a makeup artist but didn't know how to go about it. Love looking at palettes too even if they aren't colors I would wear. I just love color.

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JudyL — Sat, 22 Jan 2022 16:31:27 GMT

@teganslaw wrote:
I'm probably the strange one. I only have three eyshadow palettes and one single shadow stick. I'm way behind everyone else. There are some other quads I like, so maybe I'll end up buying more next month.

@teganslaw - you are fine just the way you are with the palettes you have. If you like them, enjoy them, use them, then thats all that matters.

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San Antonio Gal — Sun, 23 Jan 2022 02:45:50 GMT

@monicakm wrote:
@San Antonio Gal

Yes, a lot of these younger YT girls are speed talkers lol If you think TW is fast, you won't want to (try) to listen to Kelly Strack. I'd have to say that Julia Adams MUA is becoming one of my favorites. She is so genuine, soft spoken, shy and talks at a pace my 62 year old ears can keep up with.

I think I found a YTer I watched over a year ago and couldn't find her again. I'm not 100% positive this is her tho. I don't typically watch older women's YT makeup channels but I do enjoy this one. Maybe some of you have seen her before...Tammy's Ageless Beauty.

@monicakm - I have gotten hooked on Allie Glines. She has such a sweet disposition and enjoyable to watch. Wasn't too crazy about Samantha March. Enjoyed Nikol Johnson. I will check out Julia Adams and Tammy's Ageless Beauty.

Appreciate you sharing these names.

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SurferWife — Sun, 23 Jan 2022 02:49:14 GMT

@monicakm wrote:
It's ok. I'll be weird with you You know how I am about makeup. I wish you were here to admire all my hard work last night. It's a thing of organizational beauty. I showed my husband tonight. I showed him the rolling tray first. I had mentioned that I could have gotten a 3 tier for the same price. It would have worked where I ended up putting the cart but not where I was originally going to put it. He agreed that I should have gotten the 3 tiered one. Then I showed him the vanity drawers. I thought he was going to fall over. He thought all my makeup was in the cart lol If he would like to have the cart I have now to put in the shop, maybe I'll get the 3 tiered one. It took all of 20 minutes to put it together. I counted 40 palettes but 4 of those went to mom and I could only throw one away. And then there's that basket of CP singles! Oy

@monicakm

You can always share some pictures of your work! I understand we all want to be private, but to see pictures of your organization skills is okay...LOL!

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SurferWife — Sun, 23 Jan 2022 03:43:13 GMT

@monicakm wrote:
@SurferWife

I would be shocked if I didn't get any replies about the amt of makeup I have and the money I've spent

@monicakm

I understand. Yes, many do get very judgmental & I can see that this would probably get a lot of negative remarks. What a shame. There are many of us who would really enjoy it.

Re: Crayons and Eyeshadows

JudyL — Sun, 23 Jan 2022 15:49:37 GMT

@monicakm wrote:
@SurferWife

I would be shocked if I didn't get any replies about the amt of makeup I have and the money I've spent

As if thats anyone's business but your own. Understand about the judgemental and out of line comments. Sorry you had a bad experience before.

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RollTide2008 — Sun, 23 Jan 2022 16:47:19 GMT

I find the comments about how much money one has and how they spend it distasteful.