Comments on meemalee: Lipstick

Coming out of retirement to say that that is an ab...

2011-10-01T12:12:28.363+01:00

Coming out of retirement to say that that is an absolutely brilliant post. It's the female equivalent of me at 16 liftng weights, shifting crates around as a Summer job and then thinking "why?"... I had muscles all over ....

My personal fetish is buying spices; I buy far too much and far too many... Also moisturisers...

@Miss Whiplash - Whoa, Tom Ford lipsticks are uber...

2011-09-30T13:40:21.119+01:00

@Miss Whiplash - Whoa, Tom Ford lipsticks are uber-expensive!

@Anonymous - Awww :) x

Don't stop buying lipstick, or any other cosme...

2011-09-30T05:41:13.534+01:00

Don't stop buying lipstick, or any other cosmetics for that matter! You're the reason I have such a vast makeup collection myself. And I'd be much less inclined to actually go to a counter and buy it myself.I've benefited from your rejects for years!But I do hope you find that perfect shade one day.(Magayle)

I bought a Tom Ford lipstick yesterday... I am a j...

2011-09-28T09:17:04.373+01:00

I bought a Tom Ford lipstick yesterday... I am a junkie :-(

@LaFlafster - Hehe, a Vietnamese lady told me the ...

2011-09-28T08:57:39.078+01:00

@LaFlafster - Hehe, a Vietnamese lady told me the same thing! Weird we all had the same first lipstick. 100 years more sleep is exactly what I want but everything in Bobbi Brown just seems so dull to me (I'm a magpie).

@usingmainlyspoons.com - Aww, I'm glad - I thought people would be put off. Have bookmarked that list, thank you!

@Suzler - I at least can wear

Like Kavey, I am make-up inadequate. The few bits ...

2011-09-27T23:22:16.189+01:00

Like Kavey, I am make-up inadequate. The few bits I do own are probably out of date. I'm just awful at putting it on. And lazy. If I ever get my eyes lasered, I might start wearing eye make-up again. I'm a bad one for getting mascara on my eyeball though, so that might not be the best idea.

Love the mental image of startled kittens with conjunctivitis!

Love this post - looking forward to more non-food ...

2011-09-27T23:12:26.034+01:00

Love this post - looking forward to more non-food stuff :)

BTW, did you see Sali Hughes' post in the Guardian a couple of weeks ago about 'six lipsticks that suit everyone'?

I remember that lipstick! I had some too! (sorry...

2011-09-27T22:36:06.999+01:00

I remember that lipstick! I had some too! (sorry v excited punctuation)

Also for a fellow non-pink skin, have you tried Bobbi Brown? I finally have a concealer that blends in. AND they were amazingly flattering (and I spent a fortune) ooh look, this makes you look SO pretty. And it did, like myself but with 100 years more sleep.

@LELUU - Oh, yes please - I'd love for you to ...

2011-09-27T22:24:48.842+01:00

@LELUU - Oh, yes please - I'd love for you to take me make-up shopping! x

@Deepa - Lipstains are the closest - I also like the staying power of Max Factor Lipfinity - though the one shade I liked (103 Powerful) got discontinued! Lucky you re Avon :)

I cannot fathom how anyone gets lipstick to stay o...

2011-09-27T18:46:00.817+01:00

I cannot fathom how anyone gets lipstick to stay on! Other than dyeing your lips I guess?

My mum used to work for the Avon factory and the 25p eyeshadows, mascaras and nail polish is the reason I love make up, but mainly cheap make up. We had the biggest make up collections as teenagers.

sigh... I am a makeup shopping addict - its about ...

2011-09-27T16:47:28.938+01:00

sigh... I am a makeup shopping addict - its about the only thing I have patience for (shopping wise)!

I used to do makeup for The Body Shop when I was 16 - 18 every Saturday. I must admit, I made some women look like they stepped out of Rosemary's Baby (and myself too).

Maybe we can go together one day, I am quite good at it now, would love to suggest some things to you

@Sarah, Maison Cupcake - I think we're very gl...

2011-09-27T15:07:38.699+01:00

@Sarah, Maison Cupcake - I think we're very glad you're not a footballer's wife! Ooh, that's bad being allergic to make-up remover. Baby lotion is what I use.

@Dom @Belleau Kitchen - Oh thank you! Also - pictures please? :)

@Helen - I've not heard of Lily Lolo. Will Google the salon too, thank you.

@Kavey - Awww, I do like that eyeliner - it&

I look like a distressed panda whenever I try to w...

2011-09-27T14:52:03.229+01:00

I look like a distressed panda whenever I try to wear eye make up but I love a good lipstick. I actually found a site recently that sells only red lipstick, and only in 4 shades- which for me is actually perfect as I get so confused when confronted with endless rows of slightly differing colours :S
I chose the 'Rockette Red' which is good for paler skin but it says the 'Hot Rod

Make up manufacturers are better now at creating r...

2011-09-27T14:23:21.898+01:00

Make up manufacturers are better now at creating ranges for different ethnic groups/ skin tones than they were, from what my relatives tell me...

MiMi I really like when you wear that thin line of bright bright turquoise colour on your eyes. Sabrina wears it too. It suits both of you, I think it's gorgeous and almost tempts me to give make up another go.

But I'm lazy

If you are sensitive mineral make is your friend. ...

2011-09-27T14:17:29.521+01:00

If you are sensitive mineral make is your friend. Lily Lolo do all shades and there is (or at used to be) a salon on the Edgeware Road where they would colour match you.

My skin is horrible at the moment, wretched rosacea which I thought I had fixed.

I dont often wear make-up but when I do, the lipst...

2011-09-27T13:22:57.937+01:00

I dont often wear make-up but when I do, the lipstick is my first port of call!... loads of it!... love the new look blog! x

Apart from special occasions I've largely stop...

2011-09-27T12:21:03.583+01:00

Apart from special occasions I've largely stopped wearing make up. I don't have a problem applying it, it looks nice when it's on but taking it off is the problem.

3 years ago I realised I had become allergic to virtually every eye make up remover (and sadly YSL touche eclat too) going. They either make my skin go bright red or irritate my eyes badly.

I had my

@Kavey - I have lots of bright eyeshadows and eyel...

2011-09-27T11:02:08.491+01:00

@Kavey - I have lots of bright eyeshadows and eyeliners which are also slightly pointless on me because I don't really have eyefolds, but when I blink you can see the flashes of colour. Eye makeup makes me much happier. Foundation is something I've had to worry about more recently - my skin has been terrible for the past year or so :(

@Miss Whiplash - Oh, I'm not suggesting

Of course, it doesn't stop me actually *buying...

2011-09-27T10:47:47.752+01:00

Of course, it doesn't stop me actually *buying* it... I'm still human ;-)

I'm not sure it's all down to brownness or...

2011-09-27T10:46:40.365+01:00

I'm not sure it's all down to brownness or lack thereof... Makeup (and particularly lipstick) looks extreme on people who don't wear it.
I wear makeup on stage. And, very occasionally, on high days and holidays... To the outside world, it probably looks fine, but, to me, and anyone that knows me in normal life, I look like a clown or a painted lady.
And I definitely don'

I discovered as a kid of the eighties that, at tha...

2011-09-27T08:59:07.268+01:00

I discovered as a kid of the eighties that, at that time, the make up houses weren't really aiming their shades at brown women, or at least, they'd started trying but not with great success.

Luckily for me, crazy shades of silver and bright bright colours were in, and they actually looked better on my brown skin than they did on my white friends' faces.

So I did