I need to up my makeup game

[hillview]

I don’t really wear makeup but I did last night and it was a big difference. I’d love a recommendation for mascara and eyebrow gel (I have big brows that need some grooming to look their best). If you are a minimalist in make up what’s your basic stuff you wear? I need under eye help and I wear something from benefit. Oh and lipstick help. I like darker shades. Any suggestions? I’d prefer nothing $$.
Thanks!

[meggie t]

I am a makeup minimalist. My current routine:
-Dye eyelashes and brows (I now do this myself) every 4-5 weeks. I don’t have to wear mascara.
- After moisturizer, primer, then liquid foundation (very light; helps even and with under eye)
- Concealer under eye and on any blemishes
- translucent powder to set
- bronzer (I also dab a little on eyelids so no eyeshadow necessary)
- blush
- curl eyelashes and brush brows
- lipstick or gloss

Daily routine takes less than 5 minutes.

I highly recommend going to a make up studio. I trust their artists more than the dept store, although some dept store artists are fab. I have 7 products and they generally last about a year (primer goes quicker since I use that even if going without makeup). The products are from different lines.

[hillview]

I am a makeup minimalist. My current routine:
-Dye eyelashes and brows (I now do this myself) every 4-5 weeks. I don’t have to wear mascara.
- After moisturizer, primer, then liquid foundation (very light; helps even and with under eye)
- Concealer under eye and on any blemishes
- translucent powder to set
- bronzer (I also dab a little on eyelids so no eyeshadow necessary)
- blush
- curl eyelashes and brush brows
- lipstick or gloss

Daily routine takes less than 5 minutes.

I highly recommend going to a make up studio. I trust their artists more than the dept store, although some dept store artists are fab. I have 7 products and they generally last about a year (primer goes quicker since I use that even if going without makeup). The products are from different lines.

Thank you!! Questions
1) how do you die your lashes?
2) what product brands do you use?

[mackmama]

This is all I wear, but these things make a huge difference:

-Foundation (Bare Minerals Complexion Rescue https://www.amazon.com/bareMinerals-.../dp/B00S56TKSO) - My skin is pretty red/ruddy, and this foundation is very sheer but somehow makes my skin look amazing. I get so many compliments on my skin when I wear this stuff - and it's all due to the product. I have referred sooo many people to it. I am fair-skinned but tan and wear Natural 05.

- Mascara (Givenchy https://www.amazon.com/Givenchy-Phen.../dp/B00U95UBQY) The weird wand really catches every lash and makes my stubby little lashes look longer

- Sheer lip gloss (I buy whatever little tubes are on sale at Sephora, usually soft pink/gold tones)

[hillview]

Bear minerals makes me break out in hives — it’s crazy. Love the idea for the mascara. Thanks! I’m a lip gloss person. Thanks for that too

[erv917]

I just started using this lip gloss recently and I really love it:

https://www.sephora.com/product/suga...?skuId=1190529

I bought it in the rose color, which looks kind of bright in the package but is actually very neutral. It's the first spf lip product I've ever found where I don't hate the taste and/or texture. It also lasts a lot longer than most lip glosses. It's not cheapest but it's just leaps and bounds better than any other chapstick/tinted lip gloss I've tried, at any price point.

Bear minerals makes me break out in hives — it’s crazy. Love the idea for the mascara. Thanks! I’m a lip gloss person. Thanks for that too

[candaceb]

I recently started paying more attention to this issue.
I use Rimmel eye brow gel (ordered from Amazon) - my esthetician recommended it.
I went to Sephora for an eye makeover (free walk-in). I told the woman that the last time I wore eye shadow it was blue in the '90s before she was alive and I needed help and she should make no assumptions about what I know.
She was great about talking to me and figuring out what I would need. I got a tattoo eye liner and a shadow palette and ordered brushes from Amazon. I still use the same maybelline great lash mascara I've used forever.

[Corie]

My 16 yr. old daughter says her favorite mascara is Too Faced "Better Than Sex". And, she has tried a million different brands!!

Also, she has an awesome lip gloss from Buxom. It is the Full-On Lip Cream and the color is Rose Julep. It is beautiful. You might
need a different color since I don't know your coloring but it is a great lip gloss.

[meggie t]

Thank you!! Questions
1) how do you die your lashes?
2) what product brands do you use?

So, I used to get my lashes dyed in salons. Loved it. But I haven't found anyone in my current location that does it as dark as I would like. So I decided to buy my own and do it myself! I only started doing my brows recently and it makes a big difference. Brow dye kit I bought: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1. Lash dye kit (I use blue/black color b/c I think it comes out the best/darkest looking): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 or this one: https://www.amazon.com/Refectocil-KI...words=lash+dye

Primer: https://www.amazon.com/Rouge-Bunny-A...e+primer&psc=1
Foundation: https://www.amazon.com/Rouge-Bunny-L...uge+foundation
Concealer: https://www.amazon.com/diego-dalla-p...a%2Bpalma&th=1
Translucent powder: I have to check. Just got a new one. First one lasted several years.
Blush: https://us.rougebunnyrouge.com/make-...olor=Delicata#
Tinted lip balm (love the way this feels): https://us.rougebunnyrouge.com/make-...h%20of%20Nude#
Bronzer: https://shop.nordstrom.com/s/bobbi-b...+brown+bronzer

[mikala]

For lips: I discovered Maybelline Stay Matte a month or two ago and it's the first lipstick I've tried that actually stays on long enough for me to have to remove it at night with coconut oil. I wear Seductress or Lover but they have darker shades too. I usually layer a lip balm on top of it for a little shine. They just introduced a bunch of new shades so watch for those on end caps at Target and Walgreens.

For eyes: I love Urban Decay primer. It's a little pricey but a tube lasts a loooong time and it keeps my eyeshadow in place vs disappearing midday like it did before.

I'm still on the hunt for a good mascara but am intrigued by the tube kind recommended in another thread this week.

I'm curious to see what others recommend because I always feel like I learn something from these threads