Amy Jeanne said:
KittyT said:
Amy Jeanne said:I just got my samples today and I'm going to say the same thing about the pistachio green eyeshadow -- it's a LOT darker than what's shown on the website. I've been looking for a neon-y green and thought the pistachio as illustrated on the website would be perfect. I'm going to give what I got a shot, though, but I don't know if this dark colour will look good on me
The Red Hot Red Lipstick, though, IS KILLER.
Amy Jeanne said:I just got my samples today and I'm going to say the same thing about the pistachio green eyeshadow -- it's a LOT darker than what's shown on the website. I've been looking for a neon-y green and thought the pistachio as illustrated on the website would be perfect. I'm going to give what I got a shot, though, but I don't know if this dark colour will look good on me
The Red Hot Red Lipstick, though, IS KILLER.
I think you'll like it even if it's not the neon green you've been looking for. I just barely dip my brush in when I'm using the pistachio and it doesn't show up dark at all. In fact, I find it to go on as a golden green and I wear it for a daytime look.
Babydoll said:
I also love their loose powder. I just started using their other powder, because it comes in beautiful round gold compact with an engraved flower, and the refills are a decent price. I wanted a powder that I could carry with me for days out, so I could freshen up during the day. I wish I could figure out which color I got. The sticker with the info that was on the bottom of the compact is no longer there. But, I think it is their lightest shade. I recommend it for people with fairer skin tones. It also came in a lovely dark red velvet carrying case so I don't have to worry about it opening up in my bag accidentally, or scratching the pretty compact. I asked her if it would be alright to just buy new brushes and scrape away the top layers of my shadows, and cut away the tip of my eyeliner. I really don't want to throw it away, it's all brand new, just bought a few weeks ago She said that the brushes could be saved by cleaning them in brush cleaning solution but there was no way to save the shadow. I guess since it's technically a powder their really no way of knowing if I'm actually removing all the contaminated parts. So, I'll have to order all new refills for my 3 shadows. I think I'll be OK with my liners if I take off about 1/4 of an inch. That will leave me with a lot less liner, but at least it's better than none. Also upsetting is I have to throw away both my brown and black liquid liner with the felt tip. These are the limited edition ones that L'Oreal made for The Black Dahlia. The ones that we were all going nuts trying to find. I absolutely love these liners. They go on so well and give a great look. I have another black one still that has yet to be opened. But, they no longer make it. I've tried their other felt tip liquid liner, but the tip doesn't work as well as the limited edition ones. Oh well, now at least I have an excuse to do some shopping! See, there is an upside to everything. I just hate to throw away my Besame shadows, especially since they are brand new. What a waste of pretty shadows and money too:rage:
Babydoll said:
You are absolutely right. It's just so frustrating and couldn't happen at a worse time. Hem was gonna try to take some vintage style pictures for me this weekend while the weather is nice.fftopic: Also, I entered a contest a while back and one a lunch party for 10 at a local restaurant. The catch was, we had to listen to a 5 minute presentation by an Ameriprise financial adviser. Anyway, I've spoken to the guy sponsoring it a few times and I don't know what got into me, but our conversations were kind of flirtatious. For all I know he's married and is just being nice so he can get my business (like us unemployed gals need financial planners!!). But, he just seems like a nice guy. We ended up talking on the phone for about 20 minutes the other day about nothing to do with finances. Well because of this damn eye infection I ended up making up some lame excuse yesterday to get out of our lunch today. He was really nice about my canceling and said that he would be more than happy to reschedule. He also told me that I could have a free hour long financial advising session. I know, it sounds crazy. I know absolutely nothing about this guy except that he lives in the same city as me and is also the same age as me. But, on the chance that he is single and cute, I didn't want our first meeting to be when I look like I got punched in the eye!!! I'm keeping my fingers crossed that he's somewhat nice to look at, and single, for there was some serious flirting going on over the phone 
