Erin, I haven't used the Strobe Cream, but that's because I have a rather astonishing collection of REALLY SHIMMERY powders that I can use for the same effect. (I have to admit, Aromaleigh's "Dazzle" powder from their Twilight set is the best sparkle dust I ever found.)
A year and a half ago, I could have eviscerated him with my thoughts. Now I can barely hurt his feelings. Things used to be so much simpler.
Anya ,'Dirty Girls'
Natter 66: Get Your Kicks.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Atropa - Oct 10, 2010 11:52:54 am PDT #28754 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
bon bon - Oct 10, 2010 12:00:19 pm PDT #28755 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I used to wear Smashbox Primer. Is primer a category in and of itself?
I almost always wear primer when going out. Love the stuff. Some of the drugstore brands now have primers, but I haven't tried them.
Strix - Oct 10, 2010 12:01:14 pm PDT #28756 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Strobe is more an illuminator than a dazzler, which is why I like it in me old age.
Lancome sold tiny vials of Micropailettes when I worked there in 96, which was the best truly sparkly, not irritating iridescent, silver glitter I have come across. It's discontinued, and I hoarded that vial like it was from Bolivia for almost 10 years. You could safely use it around the eyes, and it was so potent, I used a toothpick to apply it.
Nowadays, I use Origin's Ginger sparkly body powder layered on top of Strobe if I am tarting myself up for a club, but that happens so damned rarely anymore.
flea - Oct 10, 2010 12:02:57 pm PDT #28757 of 30001
information libertarian
See, all of this is why I don't wear makeup. Even reading it is exhausting me!
ION, I knew this woman in college, and boy does she have a weird life. [link]
Kat - Oct 10, 2010 12:03:17 pm PDT #28758 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Some of the drugstore brands now have primers, but I haven't tried them.
O Rilly? Which ones?
Atropa - Oct 10, 2010 12:05:18 pm PDT #28759 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Lancome sold tiny vials of Micropailettes when I worked there in 96, which was the best truly sparkly, not irritating iridescent, silver glitter I have come across
God, I loved that stuff. That, and the Lancome liquid eyeliner that came in the tiny glass bottle.
Kat - Oct 10, 2010 12:07:48 pm PDT #28760 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Heee! Apparently Monistat Chafing Gel is as good as Smashbox: [link] (that sentence, by the way, cracks me up for its potential irony.
Cass - Oct 10, 2010 12:08:42 pm PDT #28761 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
MAC Prep & Prime SPF 50 is still the best stuff I've found.
I have to admit, I don't love the feel of it but it's fantastic when I need extra sun protection on my face.
I was outside all day in the scorching Southern California sun three days in a row during their recent heat and that layered with a tinted moisturizer (also with a sunscreen) and Aromaleigh power (barrier sunscreen) over it and I didn't burn. At all.
Strix - Oct 10, 2010 12:09:35 pm PDT #28762 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
They sold the Lancome stuff for like, 1 year? I was so sad.
They also has Macquieclat concealer which had a sponge applicator and the PERFECT yellow for concealing undereye circles. Why they discontinued that I'll never know.
Sorry, flea! High end makeup is the only designer thing I can sometimes afford, and I luuuurve it. Almost as much as books.
Cass - Oct 10, 2010 12:10:58 pm PDT #28763 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Heee! Apparently Monistat Chafing Gel is as good as Smashbox
You know, this really does not surprise me. I've half considered it when using the Chafing Gel wearing skirts and dresses in summer heat because sweat will start some chafing on my legs like yucky whoa.