one more for input:

[thanate]

So, I'm doing this getting married thing, and battling with my dress (lining changes fit, phoey... will probably have to re-set the sleeves entirely) and playing with hair gunk, of which I need about 10x as much as a normal person to notice any effect at all, on the theory that one Ought to Look Good.

Which presents another quandary... make-up. I honestly have no earthly idea how to do grown-up makeup. I've got a large box of things like blue lipstick and funny colors of eyeshadow, which I have mostly not been bothered enough to use in years and should sort through and throw away most of, since I expect it's mainly gone unusable by now. What I haven't got is any kind of foundation that actually matches my skintone, or useful concealer options in case of sleeplessness or blemishes or whatnot. And much as I want to say this is silly, I'd also rather not end up at the last minute with a whole bunch of wedding pictures where I've got noticeable dark circles under my eyes.

So... any suggestions? (preferred products/brands, where to shop, etc?)

Comments

[thanate.livejournal.com]

This seems rather more my speed (and after checking the Elizabeth Arden prices, it's not nearly so scary)... possibly a trip to Sephora might be in order. Foundation and possibly some mascara sounds like plenty, really.

And now pardon me while I laugh at the fact that not only is their name unpronounceable, but their sales spiel starts with: "Made with pure, crushed minerals from the earth..."

[heuchera.livejournal.com]

If you experiment with mascara, also get some eye makeup remover. You will be a much, much, happier person and still have eyelashes afterwards.

[thanate.livejournal.com]

Actually, mascara is the one thing I do feel relatively competent to deal with, although I've had a bad habit of not actually bothering to wash it off until it crumbles off my lashes. :/

[heuchera.livejournal.com]

OK, good then. My comments are colored by my experience of being attacked (attacked, I say!) by a crazy person wielding a wand of waterproof mascara. I nearly lost my eyelids trying to get the stuff off later that night and became instantly converted to remover for all eye makeup ever after.