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Collette · Chanel

All new eye makeup

blubirde · Chanel

I love comparing favorite makeup!

Eye cream - Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair. The stuff seriously makes my eyes feel like silk in the mornings. And all my blue undereye circles and puffiness goes away as well.

Eye shadow - Stila in kitten - it's got a great shimmer to it and I use it every day
Kitten (refill)

Eye liner - Stila in espresso - I use an angled brush to use it as eyeliner (it's a grey brown color, although on my screen here it looks like it has plum in it - it doesn't)
Espresso (refill)

Fancy eye liner (for evenings) - Stila smudgepot in black. It's got great staying power and is much easier to play around with than liquid eyeliner.
Black

I also really like LORAC eyeshadows. I use those pretty regularly as well.

Rene · Nine West

Hi, this is my first post here. Some of my favorites are Cargo e/s palettes, Smashbox creme liner, & the new Mac Paint Pots. Can't help on eye cream, I haven't found one I like yet. Sorry for the links, I'm not sure how to post pictures.

Egypt is my holy grail, I also have Mozambique, Ibiza, & Woodstock-
http://www.sephora.com/browse/brand_hierarchy.jhtml?categoryId=S11503&brandId=4257

My favorite is Smashing Picasso, it really makes my blue eyes pop-
http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P0329&shouldPaginate=true&categoryId=3990

This brush is great for creme liner or wet powder shadow as liner-
http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P38435&shouldPaginate=true&categoryId=3902

I have Greenstroke, Bare Study (for a basic shadow base), Rubenesque, Indianwood, Fresco Rose, & Artifact (it's dark so I use it as liner)-
http://www.maccosmetics.com/templates/products/sp.tmpl?CATEGORY_ID=CATEGORY15103&PRODUCT_ID=PROD11808

Have fun shopping!

jess · Kenneth Cole

I love Urban Decay's eye shadow base. It makes all my eye shadows- drugstore & non-drugstore look very rich & they stay on forever.

Kelly · Hermes

collette - what is this holy grail of mascara?

XtinaStyles · Marc Jacobs

Go to sephora, there are TONS of great palettes where you get the most for your money, particularly for eyeshadows which can run up to $20 a color.

My faves are from Stila and LORAC this season, sorry pics won't work!

halleybird · Hermes

I pretty much only use Stila eye shadow: kitten, moonlight, and a bunch from palettes (a pinkish-beige, silver-green, shimmery black, blue-grey, charcoal). This one looks really pretty (they have a warm-toned version too):

Noire Palette

I also like NARS All About Eve duo, but I don't buy NARS anymore.

I love Stila smudge pots, too -- I have them in bronze and charcoal.

Collette · Chanel

ttara123 wrote:

collette - what is this holy grail of mascara?

It's the cover girl lash exact mascara. I've tried all the expensive ones Dior Show, Chanel, Too Faced Lashe Injection and nothing has been as fantatic as hte cover girl one!

NCshopper · Hermes

I'm also a huge fan of Stila's Kitten eyeshadow. All of their pre-packaged pallettes are beautiful and last a long time. I also like their smudge pots (I have them in Amethyst and Black).

Marg · Kenneth Cole

I have dark hair/blue eyes and my favorites are:

Smashbox cream liner in the dark purple (like an eggplant color)

Smashbox eyeshadow in Flirt

Smashbox angled liner brush - it's the best

Benefit Brow Zing (eyebrow wax) in Medium - comes with the wax and powder

Benefit Eyebrow wax brush

Lancome High Resolution Serum (for those little wrinkles!)

Kitty · Hermes

I only use MAC eye shadow because it has the richest pigment and lasts the longest without smudging or creasing. I also really like their bases and brushes.

Kitty · Hermes

Collette wrote:

ttara123 wrote:

collette - what is this holy grail of mascara?

It's the cover girl lash exact mascara. I've tried all the expensive ones Dior Show, Chanel, Too Faced Lashe Injection and nothing has been as fantatic as hte cover girl one!

Couldn't agree more. I've also gone through all the expensive ones and came to the same conclusion.

pollyjean23 · Marc Jacobs

jess wrote:

I love Urban Decay's eye shadow base. It makes all my eye shadows- drugstore & non-drugstore look very rich & they stay on forever.

Ditto on UD primer!

I really like UD eyeshadows too. Smog is pretty, rich bronze. I have yet to find better eyeliners than Avon's Khol liners.

Lilykind · Hermes

I get all my vividly colored eyeshadows from MAC. I'm also very fond of their Shadesticks for eyeshadow and a quickie eyeliner (more so when I was in my punkish phase).

I also like Stila for more neutral eyeshadows...I'm a Kitten fan as well.

I also swear by Stila's Smudge Pots. I use black because of my dark hair and eyes.

I never really use the same eye cream as I'm obsessed with trying new ones, but I have very much liked Remede's High Energy Eye Contour. At the moment, my main issue is undereye circles and mild puffiness.

How is your Lash Exact with smudging/coming off? Right now I'm using Blinc's Kiss Me Mascara because it's the only one that doesn't end up under my eyes by the end fo the day.

Collette · Chanel

Lilykind
I've had no issue with is smudging/coming off etc. I wear the brown when I go to the gym and after a heavy session I don't have any darkness under the eye from smudging. The reason I really like it is it doesn't irritate my contacts after all day wear. HTH!

jacL · Coach

Collette wrote:

ttara123 wrote:

collette - what is this holy grail of mascara?

It's the cover girl lash exact mascara. I've tried all the expensive ones Dior Show, Chanel, Too Faced Lashe Injection and nothing has been as fantatic as hte cover girl one!

I am with you and Kitty! I have tried so many mascaras throughout the years and was never quite happy with any of them (I had major smudging issues). Just a few weeks ago I bought CoverGirl Professional mascara and I love it! And it is so cheap!

sfclinevandy · Coach

My favorite eyeliner is Revlon Color Stay. It's cheap, lasts all day, comes in a variety of colors and you can get it in a pencil or a liquid.

jess · Kenneth Cole

sfclinevandy wrote:
My favorite eyeliner is Revlon Color Stay. It's cheap, lasts all day, comes in a variety of colors and you can get it in a pencil or a liquid.

Yes! I got this free once with the color stay eyeshadow & loved it. I just ran out & I def. plan to buy it again. It even stays on after I run.

wetbandit42 · Marc Jacobs

I don't know if you need new eyeliner, but I love both the MAC eye kohls and powerpoint liners. They last a loooong time.

Another Stila Kitten fan here - such a pretty shade!

I've been meaning to try the Cover Girl lash exact mascara - if it's anything like the CG Thick Lash mascara, I'll probably be a fan.

member · Hermes

sfclinevandy wrote:

My favorite eyeliner is Revlon Color Stay. It's cheap, lasts all day, comes in a variety of colors and you can get it in a pencil or a liquid.

I'm with Sfclinevandy - Revlon Color Stay is the best eyeliner. I use both pencil and liquid. Just like mascara, I searched for the perfect eyeliner that wouldn't smudge, flake, or rub off, and this is the only one I've found. I love it!