Friends Chat Thread: Wardrobe, Fun, and Whatever

[gracekelly]

Watching make-up blogger vids is a real education and yes, they all wear too much make-up and obsess about their faces. Nice to have life where this is all you think about. NOT! I must admit though, that one can pick up a few morsels of information that can be related to your personal make-up routine.

My new thing is just using my Le Metier de Beaute Peau Vierge (tinted moisturizer) and just adding a little cover up in places that need it i.e. broken blood vessels or sun damage spots or red spots. Finish it with a light dusting of powder and that is it for the basics. Blush and I'm done. Maybe a little contour in a brown shade if I want to get a little fancy. I agree with @BBC that less is more and you look better on the whole.

MASCARA!!!! Or I have no eyes.

 

[nicole0612]

@nicole0612 Just wanted to chime in that Joseph is a UK brand. Sorry the jacket is tad small.

Thanks Wen! I thought UK sizing was in numbers like 4, 6, 8, 10, not 36, 38, 40 etc?

The jacket is cute on you, but yes, it looks snug. Is it comfortable to wear or is it difficult to move your arms?

But then again, I wear jackets that don't meet in the middle sometimes, as long as the upper back fits, because I want the fit everywhere else. My 'right' size at the bust/waist is two sizes too big everywhere else, in places that cannot always be altered neatly like shoulders, waist-drop and length..

Thanks Genie, I agree. I think the not meeting in the middle bothers me because I live in a climate that is never warm so I need my body covered

 

[nicole0612]

Holographic sticks? Strobe cream? Color correcting? I have SO much to learn about makeup [emoji85] I’ve stuck to my same routine more or less for the last 8 years and while I’ve got that down to a science, it’s the only thing in makeup I know how to do.

I need to learn more about this also. I only wear eyeliner and spots of coverup where needed, I need to update my makeup routine from 18 years ago. The only change I have made is choosing a softer color for eyeliner (I used to use black, now I use a combo of off black and plum/purple); when I dyed my hair blonde about 10 years ago I realized that I had to go really soft on my eye makeup (light brown and started the plum/purple combo) - with dark hair the eyes fade away and adding back the soft black was needed.
Actually, I did make a change!
I went from an off black pencil mixed with the plum/purple to the Bobbi Brown liquid liner that GK suggested! I love it (no smearing or smudging). Thanks GK!

 

[papertiger]

Holographic sticks? Strobe cream? Color correcting? I have SO much to learn about makeup [emoji85] I’ve stuck to my same routine more or less for the last 8 years and while I’ve got that down to a science, it’s the only thing in makeup I know how to do.

My usual is 5 mins:
Nars TM
Chanel radiance power
Dior eyebrow pencil
YSL mascara (or anything that hasn't flaked out on me)
Done!

 

[Cordeliere]

We are going to convince @Cordeliere to add an H scarf to her daily outfits and call it a DressUp Day!

Thanks for the encouragement. I thought "I can do that." Got out of my pjs today and met a friend for lunch. Put on a scarf and am calling it dress up day.

As others have observed, this selfie thing is hard. We don't have a full length mirror in the house, so made DH take my picture. Won't do that again. A mirror is definitely cheaper than a divorce. It went like this. Take 1--He is in the next county and I am one of the smaller things in the kitchen. Take 2--I am frowning because of take 1. Take 3--he cuts off the top of my head. That was characteristic of his mother's pictures so I called him his mother's name. My bad. Not the best way to show appreciation. Take 4--Not great, scarf a bit askew, but must declare victory while we are still married. At this point DH becomes suddenly ill with a temperature spike and nausea. I think it is called photographer's flu. Or maybe it was boiling mad? So here is the product of my increased efforts and DH's shutter finger. Sorry so big.



The whole discussion of pajamification and dress up has helped me on the days I don't wear a scarf. I banned from my closet all of the men's tee shirts DH and I have been sharing (left), and forced myself into women's tees (right). Looking at this pic, I am wondering why DH didn't tell me men's tees made me look fat. Who knew changing shirts could be better than a diet? My next goal will be lipstick.

 

[papertiger]

Thanks Wen! I thought UK sizing was in numbers like 4, 6, 8, 10, not 36, 38, 40 etc?


Thanks Genie, I agree. I think the not meeting in the middle bothers me because I live in a climate that is never warm so I need my body covered

Joseph was created by a (Moroccan-born) French, Joseph Ettedgui who ran the business with his brother Maurice and another. Even though they are thought of as a British company (now mosts Belgium owned) in the UK people thought of them as typically French and they cultivated that idea, a link between French premier designer (although many designers actually started in the UK selling there such as Kenzo) and high-street and also high-fashion and street. That's a long explanation of why Joseph may use French sizing, they are also on the generous side.

 

[gracekelly]

I need to learn more about this also. I only wear eyeliner and spots of coverup where needed, I need to update my makeup routine from 18 years ago. The only change I have made is choosing a softer color for eyeliner (I used to use black, now I use a combo of off black and plum/purple); when I dyed my hair blonde about 10 years ago I realized that I had to go really soft on my eye makeup (light brown and started the plum/purple combo) - with dark hair the eyes fade away and adding back the soft black was needed.
Actually, I did make a change!
I went from an off black pencil mixed with the plum/purple to the Bobbi Brown liquid liner that GK suggested! I love it (no smearing or smudging). Thanks GK!

So glad you are happy with it! She makes quality products. I like her moisturizer and eye cream as well.

 

[papertiger]

Thanks for the encouragement. I thought "I can do that." Got out of my pjs today and met a friend for lunch. Put on a scarf and am calling it dress up day.

As others have observed, this selfie thing is hard. We don't have a full length mirror in the house, so made DH take my picture. Won't do that again. A mirror is definitely cheaper than a divorce. It went like this. Take 1--He is in the next county and I am one of the smaller things in the kitchen. Take 2--I am frowning because of take 1. Take 3--he cuts off the top of my head. That was characteristic of his mother's pictures so I called him his mother's name. My bad. Not the best way to show appreciation. Take 4--Not great, scarf a bit askew, but must declare victory while we are still married. At this point DH becomes suddenly ill with a temperature spike and nausea. I think it is called photographer's flu. Or maybe it was boiling mad? So here is the product of my increased efforts and DH's shutter finger. Sorry so big.

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The whole discussion of pajamification and dress up has helped me on the days I don't wear a scarf. I banned from my closet all of the men's tee shirts DH and I have been sharing (left), and forced myself into women's tees (right). Looking at this pic, I am wondering why DH didn't tell me men's tees made me look fat. Who knew changing shirts could be better than a diet? My next goal will be lipstick.

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Great analysis! And twins on the FI scarf

Get rid of those men's tees, or wear them for gardening (better still wear DH's like I do).

Hope DH recovers from photographer's 'flu'. I hope all is fine and friendly again.
Mine never stops taking pictures but the minute I ask him to take one he can think of 1M other things he very urgently needs to do.

 

[gracekelly]

Thanks for the encouragement. I thought "I can do that." Got out of my pjs today and met a friend for lunch. Put on a scarf and am calling it dress up day.

As others have observed, this selfie thing is hard. We don't have a full length mirror in the house, so made DH take my picture. Won't do that again. A mirror is definitely cheaper than a divorce. It went like this. Take 1--He is in the next county and I am one of the smaller things in the kitchen. Take 2--I am frowning because of take 1. Take 3--he cuts off the top of my head. That was characteristic of his mother's pictures so I called him his mother's name. My bad. Not the best way to show appreciation. Take 4--Not great, scarf a bit askew, but must declare victory while we are still married. At this point DH becomes suddenly ill with a temperature spike and nausea. I think it is called photographer's flu. Or maybe it was boiling mad? So here is the product of my increased efforts and DH's shutter finger. Sorry so big.

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The whole discussion of pajamification and dress up has helped me on the days I don't wear a scarf. I banned from my closet all of the men's tee shirts DH and I have been sharing (left), and forced myself into women's tees (right). Looking at this pic, I am wondering why DH didn't tell me men's tees made me look fat. Who knew changing shirts could be better than a diet? My next goal will be lipstick.

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Glad to know that I am not the only one with a DH who can't take a decent picture of me! You should have seen what went on here when I was still trapped in my sling post surgery and I need to blow dry my hair. It was war! Very ugly and wasn't sure that either of us was going to survive. My PT told me that she had one patient who had a husband who did a better job blow drying her hair than her patient did and he had no prior experience! That is one in a million.

Husbands will never tell you that you look fat (and you should never ask) because they want to live to survive another day.

 

[Cookiefiend]

Thanks for the encouragement. I thought "I can do that." Got out of my pjs today and met a friend for lunch. Put on a scarf and am calling it dress up day.

As others have observed, this selfie thing is hard. We don't have a full length mirror in the house, so made DH take my picture. Won't do that again. A mirror is definitely cheaper than a divorce. It went like this. Take 1--He is in the next county and I am one of the smaller things in the kitchen. Take 2--I am frowning because of take 1. Take 3--he cuts off the top of my head. That was characteristic of his mother's pictures so I called him his mother's name. My bad. Not the best way to show appreciation. Take 4--Not great, scarf a bit askew, but must declare victory while we are still married. At this point DH becomes suddenly ill with a temperature spike and nausea. I think it is called photographer's flu. Or maybe it was boiling mad? So here is the product of my increased efforts and DH's shutter finger. Sorry so big.

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The whole discussion of pajamification and dress up has helped me on the days I don't wear a scarf. I banned from my closet all of the men's tee shirts DH and I have been sharing (left), and forced myself into women's tees (right). Looking at this pic, I am wondering why DH didn't tell me men's tees made me look fat. Who knew changing shirts could be better than a diet? My next goal will be lipstick.

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bwahahahaha - also why I don't ask DH to take my photo.
I found a 'full length' mirror that I could just hook over a door. I thought I wuz very smart - however all the doors on the main level of the house are so tall that the bottom of the mirror comes to my waist… So I ended up hanging it half way down to the basement where the light is terrible (I turn on the hall light, the half bath light and the closet light and it's still pretty dim) but I don't have to ask DH to take a picture!
And yes - mens t-shirts are not flattering for women!

 

[Genie27]

Thanks for the encouragement. I thought "I can do that." Got out of my pjs today and met a friend for lunch. Put on a scarf and am calling it dress up day.

As others have observed, this selfie thing is hard. We don't have a full length mirror in the house, so made DH take my picture. Won't do that again. A mirror is definitely cheaper than a divorce. It went like this. Take 1--He is in the next county and I am one of the smaller things in the kitchen. Take 2--I am frowning because of take 1. Take 3--he cuts off the top of my head. That was characteristic of his mother's pictures so I called him his mother's name. My bad. Not the best way to show appreciation. Take 4--Not great, scarf a bit askew, but must declare victory while we are still married. At this point DH becomes suddenly ill with a temperature spike and nausea. I think it is called photographer's flu. Or maybe it was boiling mad? So here is the product of my increased efforts and DH's shutter finger. Sorry so big.

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The whole discussion of pajamification and dress up has helped me on the days I don't wear a scarf. I banned from my closet all of the men's tee shirts DH and I have been sharing (left), and forced myself into women's tees (right). Looking at this pic, I am wondering why DH didn't tell me men's tees made me look fat. Who knew changing shirts could be better than a diet? My next goal will be lipstick.

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You look *fabulous* pending suspension of DH in a vat of soup not withstanding!

 

[momasaurus]

I have found that the less "base" I wear, the better I look, and I change what I use depending on the season. Fortunately I don't seem to need a color corrector (though I did when I was younger, go figure). However, I just got one of those Sephora emails and I'm afraid that I just bought a bunch of ridiculous stuff better suited for someone closer to my kids' ages. [emoji51][emoji51][emoji51]

I seem to have purchased:
- holographic hair foam
- pink 'airbrush' hair spray color
- holographic makeup sticks in white and in pink

The little girl in me is thrilled and looking forward to playing - I'm also thinking maybe I'm just too old for this. But if there is anyone who can convince me otherwise, it's my TPF friends, most especially @papertiger and @momasaurus -

So - what's the verdict, ladies?



Nicole, I agree, you look fabulous!!!



That's right!!! Especially the Time Warp....
RHCP is an all time favorite. Tim Curry has one of the most expressive voices ever.

I can’t wait to see your new pink makeup toys! Well done. I don’t even know what holographic makeup does but am willing to help find out!

 

[momasaurus]

I love it when we talk makeup. I am so out of it. Have used MAC forever, and I love lipstick, but recently I’ve gone without foundation, which I’m sure is not good. I’m having a facial next week at Caudalie, because I love the products I’m using based on recommendations here [emoji8] I hope they have ideas for the (ahem) older woman.

 

[Genie27]

Thanks Genie, I agree. I think the not meeting in the middle bothers me because I live in a climate that is never warm so I need my body covered

Yeah, that is definitely a summer-only option.

 

[EmileH]

You look great Cordie!

None of the photos from yesterday showed up in my app. So I didn’t get to see everyone’s outfits. I probably have to uninstall and reinstall the app or something