Bored of contents of make-up bag - any suggestions

[Bagpuss30]

Just looking through my make-up bag this morning and decided that I have gone off some of the things in it really. Usually use Clinique but have recently bought a few No7 things and decided that they suit my skin better now I am getting older . I am 30 on Sunday and have decided I need making over pronto. What brands are good these days, as it has been ages since I have really been to a make-up counter and bought something as I usually rely on people to buy me things as birthday/christmas presents. Suggestions would therefore be very grateful.

I quite like the Virgin Vie make up. If you go into a store then an assistant will treat you to a free consultantion and will help you choose and test out different make up looks. I had no pressure at all to buy when I did it.

Oh and my SIl who's Australian really recommends the Revelon Colour Stay foundation. Even in the hot Aussie summer she finds this is one of the very few brands that will stay on all day. I ahve now tried it and I have to agree that it is very good. And also not particularly pricey either at about £12.

I really like Origins stuff, they have it in John Lewis but they do online ordering. their white tea skin product was sublime on my skin

I can recommend Smashbox,I use their foundation that matches itself exactly to your colour

Touche Eclat and benefit cheek tint

BOuddica! really! I always lol at that show on qvc ( my saddo habit) but find HIM strangely compelling!

So relieved to find I'm not the only saddo watching QVC,yes he's very LA LA

have never bought it tho

I also love the woman swho does it all in her curlers!

I love the way she paints it all on,seem to remember doing similar in my yoof!

I thought she'd forgotten the curlers...they're deliberate?

she is very pneumatic looking

what brand is she?

she's Models Prefer,anyone tried Yves Rocher?,they keep sending me E-mails

here she is

this thread makes fascinating lurking, I always go bare faced these days, all I can do to make sure teeth are cleaned and hair is food free.
It's like a window on another world

suzy - same here!! If I put make-up on then 5 mins after picking dd up, it would be helpfully smeared in my mouth!!!

oh come on girls - you have 5 minutes!

Good god, no make up? I would have people shoving me in an ambulance, am pale and anemic at the mo. Pile it on.

Exactly WK
what's the point of cheek tint when it will be obscured by drool and orange baby mush by 11am, and lip gloss would mean limited kisses for my DS1.
Besides I am radiantly gorgeous as I am

no nono
disagree
everyone needs make up!

babies are no excuse whatsoever. yuou have time to clean your teeth?
so put a lipestick on!

OR your dhs will all say " dont you wear make upo anymore"? int hat wistful way...

I don't mind putting ON make-up, but I don't want dd to feed it to me as soon as I go to her!!!

And suzy, I am naturally gorgeous sans make-up too!!!

God I NEVER leave the house without my slap on. Feel ungroomed wihout it. It only takes me 5 mins, tinted moisturiser, touche eclat (thank god for miracles!) mascara, bronzer and lippy. Transformed.

agree about naked gorgeousness, but smudge of lipstick creates illusion of glamour (!) occasionally...in fact I think the occasional bit makes it more glamourous..

coddy - I couldn't care less what my (ex)UH says so no worries there!!!

My sister actually complained to me the other day because she always cakes on the make-up and said "it's not fair that you look good without it"!!

Every time I go out without dd I put make-up on but just don't see then point when I've got dd.