what are you your essential items in your make up bag?

[Heathcliffscathy]

i don't have much in the way of make up: the whole lot is as follows:
one mac eyeshadow.
benefit high beam
benefit thingy that is watery v dark red and can be used on lips or cheeks (i use on cheeks)
one rimmel lip gloss
one max factor 2000 calorie mascara

that's it!!

any tips

also need new skin care regime...my skin is so dry, never used to be...atm i wash with soap and water (i know!) and use aveeno moisuriser, not every day tho cause i forget...save me from becoming a fuddy duddy wrinkled prune before my time! is my bday coming up so could ask for stuff as pressies...tia

laura mercier pressed powder
laura mercier secret camouflage concealer
laura mercier blusher stick
clinique mascara in a shiny silver tube
a stick of carmex
MAC lip pencil in spice
laura mercier just lips lipstick
eyebrow pencil
nail file
OPI cuticle oil
Vaseline hand & nails lotion
chanel no. 5

i agree, mancmum - laura mercier tinted moisturiser in nude is a fixture in my summer make-up bag.

Clarins

Moisturiser.
Foundation
Powder
Eyeshadow
Mascara
Blusher
Lipliner
Lipstick

I am that Clarins girl

Mascara, lipgloss, foundation and blusher - and my anti-wrinkle cream that has it's work cut out. I'm not fussy which brand of make-up - some good stuff and some cheap stuff.
My absolute favourite can't-live-without are my heated eyelash curlers - wonderful wonderful things

My 4 desert island things would be
foundation - have a new one from Fresh and Wild, Living Nature IIRC, could be wrong but I like it
Touche Eclat
mascara (think 2000 cal is good)
lip gloss that could double as blusher
I think foundation is the thing you're lacking sophable. I fnid the Benefit High Beam a bit too glittery, except for browbone so I prefer Body Shop Glow enhancer, people often say 'oh you look glowing' when I wear it.

But actually, I look like crap atm so don't listen to me!

paolo
i'm interested in purchasing a heated eye lash curler, b/c some of my lashes actually grow downwards. what kind do you have and why do you like it?

I'm a Prescriptives girl - but do use the Max Factor Calorie 2000 mascara.

Heated eyelash curlers -ooooh scary - I'd be far toooo scared!

Expat - they are Curl by Blinc. Ruby and Milly sell them at Boots for about £22, but they are ripping you off, so beware! I bought them from a place called Oakwood Remedies for £13.99, via the web.
I've got v. long, v. straight eylashes, but with these things, they're still curling up by the end of the day. You just put on your mascara, wait til it dries, then run these things over them.

a maybelline mascara
bodyshop glitter
a home made face lotion (not by me mind)
and tweezers
wear nothing else..but good to replace mascara every 6 months and have brushes to put lipstick on with, etc

bad to wash with soap and water, even a Boots facial wash or scrub with cucumber is better than nothing....be aware of expensive sounding products...they are not all that they seem....just use a facial scrub every day/week depending on product and as for anti-wrinkle creams a waste of money...use lard no really nivea good and just clean every night and day and drink about 8 glasses of water, 5 portions of fruit and veg and exercise 20 mins 3 times a week, no amount of creams will make up for lack of looking after oneself....oh and spend time choosing products, me time.....(can you tell been on own most of day)

Thanks, paolo! I've been looking at different brands, and have concluded that heated is the way to go.

Oh, and you never get burned because they have a little guard on them to stop you touching your eyelids with them, and they don't heat up to a really high temperature.

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In my make up bag I have...

Laura Mercier Oil free foundation
Laura Mercier Secret Camoflage
Max Factor 2000 calorie mascara
No.7 Eye shadow
Vaseline
Natural Collection Blusher
17 Plump up the volume lip gloss

As for skincare I use a Guinot face mask and pond moisturiser.
Both very good IMO

Clarins tinted moisturiser
Lancome mascara
clinique eyeshadow/eyepencil/lippy
Bodyshop cream blusher
Clarins Eau Dynamisante

ooh, girly thread, brill !

Cosmetics:

clinique mascara
prescriptives eyeliner (brill, has smudger at other end)
prescriptives pinky blusher
MAC peachy blusher
YSL touche eclat
Stephane Marais foundation
Lancome juicy lipgloss
Lancome pressed powder
Big blusher/pressed powder brush

Skincare - Elemis Cleanser & Toner
Elemis Face Mask
Dermalogica exfoliator
Elemis Day moisturiser
Elemis Night Cream
Guerlain Midnight Secret Night Cream

Perfume - Clinique Aromatics Elixir

I have packed in the Touche eclat, as it was drying out my already dry skin.

i have too much make up to list it all, but my favourites at the moment are

dior addict lip gloss
beneift bad girl lash for daytime
ysl false lash effect mascara for evening
fcuk eye crayon in brown (eye liner)
bebefit tinted moisturiser
benefit dr feel good (make up base stops shine)
clarins concealer (like touche eclat)
clinique eye shadow colour surge

for skin care i use clinque wipes, as to lazy to take my make up off any other way.
Benefit Dear John moisturiser
Clarins normalizing night gel (to stop the oiliness on my t-zone!)
i use a facial scrub once a week and a face mask once a fortnight, but i normally just pick up a sachet from boots rather than spend a fortune on them.

a trowel is my essential item.

darlingbud

ive just sorted mine to go on holiday with monday.
i have

tinted moisturiser
bronzer
eyebrow pencil
mascara
highlighter my fave item at the mo...
cream eyeshadow set
lipplump
lipgloss.

skincare i have and always will use nivea ,ive tried more expensive ranes but nothings better for my skin than nivea.oh and a pot of vaseline for my lips,eyebrows and eyelashes at night.

Darphin (from Space NK) is great skincare stuff.

My daily make up is just mascara, nude lip gloss (Ruby and Millie atm I think)and my wonder product - Stila All over shimmer, which goes on eyes and cheeks. Whole thing takes 2 minutes, but looks natural with a fresh dewy glow.

Any tips on the best way to cover different skin pigmentation. Above my top lip is getting darker and darker and even with makeup I look like I have a moustash? .

Plus I have lots of red blothchy scars around my chin from acne. Anything that will help cover up or would you recommend laser treatment or something.