What are your "Holy Grail"(Can't live without, best ever, etc.) beauty products or tips ?
Mine are...
1. Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick
2. Queen Helene Mint Julep Mask
3. Yoga and Pilates
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What are your "Holy Grail"(Can't live without, best ever, etc.) beauty products or tips ?
Mine are...
1. Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick
2. Queen Helene Mint Julep Mask
3. Yoga and Pilates
Neutrogena Oil Free moisturizer
Lite coat aspirin & witch hazel scrubs
Natural soaps, like Pears Glycerin
Clinique concealer
Tom's of Maine natural toothpaste
OPI Nail Polish
Some past threads you may have an interest in...
Holy Grail Beauty Products
http://forum.stripperweb.com/showthread.php?t=83697
What's you best....
http://forum.stripperweb.com/showthread.php?t=133193
Your #1 Beauty Tip
http://forum.stripperweb.com/showthread.php?t=131537
Any beauty secrets?
http://forum.stripperweb.com/showthread.php?t=41468
Beauty products to avoid...
http://forum.stripperweb.com/showthread.php?t=97465
Favorite Beauty Products & Tips
http://forum.stripperweb.com/showthread.php?t=28213
Your favorite beauty products
http://forum.stripperweb.com/showthread.php?t=46420
Beauty secrets
http://forum.stripperweb.com/showthread.php?t=84250
Favorite simple beauty secrets
http://forum.stripperweb.com/showthread.php?t=83686
Your favorite beauty products of all time
http://forum.stripperweb.com/showthread.php?t=64608
Lot's more, but these threads seems to have a decent amount of feedback.
Best of luck!
1. Sunscreen
2. Vaseline
3. Healthy diet
4. Moisturizer
5. Daily vitamin, B-complex, Fish-oil
More than anything I think consistency is the key. Have that, and you can have it all..
Bare Minerals foundation
Joico K-Pac treatment
Aphogee Protein Treatment
Ojon Treatment
Skin Genesis Serum and Night moisturizer (inexpensive hyaluronic moisturizer)
Garnier Anti Sun Damage moisturizer SPF 28 (photostable broadspectrum sunscreen with stable vit C)
Mac lipglass in Purr
Bare Minerals foundation
Tonalin
Jillian Michaels workouts
Cetaphil
Vegetarianism
Laser hair removal
MAC Pro Longwear Lustre Lipcolor in Boss Brown
Fake hairpieces (like clip-in extensions and ponytails) for work.
(not so much a list of products, more a list of things that have GREATLY enhanced my appearance).
My all time love... Wet 'n' Wild Megaslicks 578 (Sinless) it's the old color that is practically white and now they have a new one by the same name and number that isn't nearly as good. The original was total frosty whipped stripper goodness!
Ardell fake eyelashes
GloMinerals powder foundation
Rimmel lipstick in Pink Champagne
Eyebrow Threading
Secret Embrace Bra by Victoria's Secret
Moist Hemp Lotion (available at Sally's) in French Vanilla
Green Tea
Lots of sleep
Lack of bread
L`oreal Minerals Foundation (even tho you cant use moisteriser with it)
Swarzkopf Gliss Hair range (my hair matts at the sight of anything else)
Cool Oil
Dream of Me-Angel Mist by Make Me Smooth
Lush products:
celestial moisturizer for face
ultra bland for removing makeup
ocean salt scrub on my butt (it's the only thing that's ever cured my "stripper-ass-itis", you know, those pimples and boils in the thong/grind zone?)
1. Batiste dry shampoo. I use it every day, even when I've just washed it. It gives my hair so much volume and makes it silky smooth and easy to straighten.
2. Stila illuminating foundation.
3. Elizabeth arden visible difference cream
4. Johnsons holiday skin for body.
5. Rimmel liquid eye liner
6. Olay beauty fluid. I use this to moisturize my body and sometimes I use it as a serum on my hair.
7. Eucalyptus essential oil. I use this in my bath.
The new Maybelline ''false lash'' mascara, its amazing, not been out long either
Clinique superbalance foundation
Any fakebake product, most recently ''beyond bronze''
Lipgloss by 17 in Pink Ice/Sugar Frost <--cnt remember what the 2nd one is called properly
Barry M - dazzle dust
Any Urban Decay eye shadow
:D I dont wear any make up during the week, so aside from those ^^ sleep, lots of fresh fruit, water, excersize (and fancying someone haha) :D x
I couldn't live without...
Sallys beauty supply.
tweezerman nail trimmer
Ponds Cold Cream - Removes ALL my makeup gently better than anything so far. Massage into pores in a circular motion, steam off with a hot wash cloth. Full of mineral oil (which can clog pores), so be sure you steam ALL of it off! I've never had a problem with it breaking me out though, it actually cleared my skin.
YSL Touche Clat - under eye concealer and brightener. Easy pen application, ideal texture (light, blendable, doesn't settle into lines), lasts FOREVER.
Loreal Telescopic Mascara - DOES NOT CLUMP!!! Unique tiny and precise wand gets every little lash without getting it all over your face. Makes lashes very long, and it's easy to build multiple coats for extra natural volume.
Nars Bronzing Powder in Casino - nice and dark, dark brown chocolately shade (not at all reddish or orange) not to shimmery, great for the 3 shape around the face and in cheek hollows.
MAC Blush in Peachtwist - dark, gold flecked, stripper-ific blush.
MAC Pigment in Vanilla - gold toned brow bone highlighter
MAC Dazzleglass in Smile - my favorite semi nude, semi coral everyday lipgloss. It has a touch of coral/pink for a natural pop of color, and it has tiny glitter in it, just enough so it's not over the top, but catches attention in a subtle way, and give the illusion of fuller lips.
Too Faced Shadow Insurance - a lightweight, can't even tell it's there, eye shadow primer. Use this, and your shadow will never crease and remain vibrant throughout day and night. Lasts forever!
Coconut Water - naturally contains more electrolytes than any other beverage in the World! Very hydrating, and contains more potassium than two bananas! A great post workout/beauty drink!
Kevyn Aucoin Celestial Powder - very finely milled highlighting powder, a more understated version of MAC Belightful. Makes your skin glow effortlessly, without looking like you have anything on!
Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder - french talc mixed with a light reflecting ingredient, melts into your skin, blurs imperfections, feels like nothing on your skin, absorbs oil. I used to use MAC Blot powder, but much prefer this. It is very soft and natural.
Advil PM - so much better than Tylenol PM, which doesn't work on me anyways (makes me stay awake but feel like a zombie) This stuff knocks me out so I get a good night's rest!
Botox - The only thing that makes wrinkles 100% disappear. Period.
Restylane - The only thing that actually plumps lips significantly, and gets rid of under eye bags. Period.
The Usual Basics.....
Sunscreen (for face AND hands)
Multi vitamin, pharmaceutical grade fish oils, alpha lipoic acid, Nioxin Hair, Skin, and Nails Complex, Vitamin D, Relora
Fake Tan (Versa Spa, Mystic WITH Bronze booster added, Norvell Amber Sun, Loreal Sublime Bronze)
Sulfate free Shampoo/Conditioner
Heat protectant for hair
Healthy Diet (wide selection of protein, fruit, vegetables)
Water (1-4 liters per day)
Exercise six days a week
prayer and/or meditation
Ok, I think that covers it :D
Urban Decay Primer Potion does wonders to keep my eyshadow on even when I sweat alot along with urban decay and MAC eyshadow oh and urban decay 24/7 eyeliner is amazing its waterproof i believe but washes off w soap n water. Sheer cover foundation and concealer work well for me too.
Cetaphil cream for body
DDF Brightening Cleanser
Bare Escentuals Skin Rever Upper
dry skin brushing
tons of water
vitamins (especially vit e, vit c, biotin, CoQ10)
Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadowliner - Works great as a shadow or shadow base. I use it as a base for my smokey eye because it holds shadow beautifully, goes on smoothly, doesn't crease. I dip a liner brush in it to soften black liner on my lower water line. I use it in a million different ways.
Kinerase Intensive Eye Cream - I don't have great genes for around the eyes, seeing how my mother's always had this droopy upper-lid thing. I've been using this eye cream daily for years and my eyes are great. No wrinkles, no drooping, no puffiness, virtually no dark circles. Wish I could find something that works as well on the rest of my face.
Ben Nye Cake Liner - I bought this when a makeup artist recommended it. Cheap as hell, highly pigmented, goes on smoothly, lasts forever.
Benefit Eye Bright - For when I'm not doing the smokey eye. Really does brighten the eyes up, makes you look rested, makes your eyes look great.
NARS Blush in Orgasm
Lip Fusion Gloss - All I know is that of all the lip plumping glosses out there, this has always worked amazingly well for me.
moroccan oil
triple barrel curler
Lanza hair products
Those silicone based hair glosses that are supposed to ruin your hair
Prescriptives Virtual Skin foundation--all of their foundations are classified by undertones, and their blue/red series has been the only foundation to perfectly match my pinkish complexion.
Neutrogena Oil-Free Moisturizer for sensitive skin
Any kind of exfoliator for my legs
NARS Orgasm/Laguna
Sheer nude colored nail polish
Airbrush tanning done by an actual person
Body Shop Vitamin E face mist for setting makeup
Covergirl LashBlast Volume (replaced Diorshow for me)
MAC fake eyelashes
MAC eyeshadows, although lately I've been getting into Loreal HIP shadows for work
MAC Studiofix powder compact thingy. It provides a ridiculous amount of coverage for a powder and you don't need to worry about blending much. It's made my mornings so much easier. Decent looking skin in seconds.
Growing my hair long
Wide barrel curling iron or hot rollers used like this: http://www.cosmopolitan.com/hairstyl...-care/570365-4
Crest White Strips
I definitely second Lip Fusion and sleep too.
Also--Try just taking Benadryl J.D. It's the active ingredient in all of the PMs, and it's much easier on your liver/stomach than painkillers.
I do! As well as grossly expensive mascaras. Your Guerlain inspired me to try out a bunch of other ridiculous brands too. Even when they weren't that great I felt much prettier than I usually would! Thank God I found LashBlast..
I think I loved the Vitamin C so much because of its labeling and scent, although the eye cream was pretty decent if I remember, most likely for completely arbitrary reasons though because apparently the molecules can't even be absorbed through your skin. I unfortunately decided to try out the exfoliator again and I broke out in hives both times I used it, but it's good enough for my body. The E mist is awesome in my opinion, and priced relatively competitively for a product that tends to be overpriced. There's one by Evian that's ridiculously cheap that I've been meaning to try, though. I apologize to everyone for the ad, but my makeup stays on SO LONG now.
I'm still shopping around for a good cleanser/eye cream. Have you found anything worthwhile since?
I totally forgot about the only product that's singlehandedly increased my hourly income:
Victoria's Secret Bombshell bra. Two cup sizes!!
I used to avoid "regular" bras because guys see them on non-dancers. I especially hated padded bras because everyone realizes it's false advertising as soon as you take them off onstage. But I said "fuck it" one night and threw a colored triangle top over it to make it look more strippery (it was a single piece without a gap in the middle), and I started shoving them in guys' faces. All of a sudden I was closing much faster on average. Although it's pretty obvious, I've only overheard one group comment about the false advertising on stage but they still took dances, so I've concluded that guys don't give a fuck.
Now I'm even more impatient to get a boob job. Just waiting until I graduate.
^^ the best cleanser I've found is a powder cleanser called ColoreScience Pro Illuminating Cleanser. It's specifically for cleansing your face after wearing mineral makeup. My breakouts have seriously decreased since using it.
Oh, and Caudalie has a vial of stuff called Purifying Concentrate. It really helps with blackheads.
I love B. Kamins Chemist Bamboo and Rice Facial Polisher. It's a great daily exfoliant.
There's a boutique in CP that sells all this stuff, at the same price as Sephora if not cheaper. Plus the woman who owns it is great. She knows my skin type perfectly and is VERY generous with samples.
-Vitamin B12 complex
-Vitamin D
-Meditation
-Pilates
-Spending time outdoors
-Drinking water
-Eating natural, whole foods
-Makeup Forever HD Foundation and Concealer
-Nars eyeshadow (especial Nepal! Perfect rosey/pinkish/silverish/goldish color. I wear it every night in combination with some others).
-Sephora brand lashes (they last longer than the cheap ones. I use a q-tip and makeup remover to gently remove the dried glue before I reuse them).
-Sephora brand eyebrow pencil, and gold creme eyeliner (to highlight browbone and inside of the eye).
These things, I cannot live without! :)