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siuyudim

To all make-up pros and artists..please help..

I need to complete my shopping list for class and am looking for some advice on what to purchase. I get a student discount for Make Up For Ever, MAC, and Shoppers but am not limited to shopping at these stores. I would much prefer to purchase my items from the counters at the Bay. Please do share your recommendations.

I still need:

• sheer water-based liquid foundation (4 colours)
• loose powder (light and dark)
• liquid base concealer
• 3 blush colours (pink, peach, rosier colour)...I am looking to buy O-Glow from Smashbox but I obviously need some more too
• lipstick (red, natural, brown, pink)...I plan to get a sheer lipstick from Anna Sui, and have no idea of what other lipstick to buy. How is Nars?
• lip pencil...red, natural, brown, pink.
• black and brown eye pencil...i suppose a drug store brand will do? any preferences?
• eyelash curler...shiseido or shu uemura?
• metal palette

• shadow case, refill eye shadow...i already have an 88 colour palette, i think it will do?

Thank you.

kisstherain

Are you learning to do makeup?   If you don't want to spend a fortune yet, most drugstore brands (Loreal, Revlon, Cover Girl) are good enough to work with.  Check out the very cheap Rimmel as well. They make good blushes and eye pencils. During Christmas time, Rimmel blushes went on sale. They were cheap to begin with and after sale... I think I bought three colors (peach, rose pink, peachy-rose) for like, $10? Use a good brush and you'll get good results.

Regarding the Smashbox O-glow blush, I am not sure if the would work if you are to use to to learn makeup because this blush is suppose to "do its own thing". It's supposed to magically read somethiing off your body and determine what color is for you and then itself into that color. I read some people find it great but some find it turns fuchsia on their cheeks...

Eye pencil: Rimmel, Shu, MAC
LIpstick:  I find Anna Sui lipstick (as welll as Shu Uemura) a bit sheer to work with.
Lip pencil: MAC
Eyelash curler: Would you be interested in buying a Shu curler off me? The refill pad is included. I bought it 3 weeks ago and have used it very few times, But I find my good old Shiseido suits my eye shape better.

Is the quality of the 88 eyeshadow palette good? Pigmented? Easy to glide on?

siuyudim

thanks for the tips! i am taking a basic make-up course right now but if i choose to continue on, i will need to purchase more expensive products. can someone tell me where i can find shu uemura? i haven't taken a look at the curlers yet, but if i will buy the shu one, i'll let you know. thanks!

Also, can you guys also share what your make-up kit consists?

kisstherain

You can find Shu a Holt Renfrew.
I am not in the make up industry but just love to talk about makeup.

My "makeup kit" contains:

- makeup base
- liquid foundation
- highlighters (liquid and powder)
- loose powder
- compact powder
- eye shadows (powder, and gel)
- eye pencils (mostly soft kohl)
- brow pencils
- clear brow gel
- blushes (compact powder, loose powder, gel/mousse)
- concealer
- lippies (stick, gloss)

Makeup tools
- powder brush
- blush brush
- brow /lash brush
- eyeshadow brushes
- foundation brush
- lip brush
- concealer brush
- eyelash curler
- wedges
- powder puff

I don't have any mascaras. :>

Alcoholic

thanks kisstherain,
you make me feel that i'm not crazy about make-up anymore... at least i have everything you have in your makeup container(s) !!   however, the QUANTITY of each item 就。。。哈哈哈哈哈哈

Rainy

where do u go for ur make up course?

siuyudim

i go to VCC in downtown.

any recommendations for a lipstick?

Rainy

siuyudim, what is the program call @ vcc... I may interest in taking such course too

siuyudim

it is called "Make Up Artistry"...if there is enough enrollment, there will be levels 1 to 6. my instructor is also the program coordinator, she's fun...you can look up www.nadiaalbano.com to find more info about her.

chihiro

3 blush colours (pink, peach, rosier colour):  I sugguest Pinch O' Peach from MAC, it is a peachy pink colour.  Another I suggest would be Orgasm from NARS, it is a beautiful healthy soft peach colour.

eyelash curler...shiseido or shu uemura?:  I have both, but I like Shu Uemura over Shiseido one.

metal palette:  I got mine from Shu Uemura in Hong Kong.  I don't know if the one in Holt carries it, you can make a call and ask before you go.

shadow case, refill eye shadow...i already have an 88 colour palette, i think it will do?:  if you think you need more, MAC on Robson has many different shadow case and eye shadow refill.