Cosmetics Thread,, We've got fashion, but no makeup Options

[*Shelby-Zu*]

Hi.....

So..................I'm into cosmetics. And i love the fashion center on CB. But we have no cosmetics area? or do we? O.O
edit: hair / facial products too!! I TRY LOADS! :D

Either way, Discuss!
-products that you really like
-products you hate
-products you want to try
-products you'd like reviewed, etc

I study this, so ask me anything!! I'd love to try and help (: And I love saving up for things and trying them. So if you have something you'd like reviewed, please ask! I "collect" makeup, you could say.. I'm always up for buying and trying it!

XX

[*Shelby-Zu*]

the four on the left are fake,

everything i got is real except the three brushes,
those three were bought from an online seller of myspace, not off the mac site.
some of the other makeup i got she gave me as a free gift,
i know those are fake, as they do not have a number next to the logo, and i dont THINK mac brushes have black metal on them, but i wouldnt know, like i said i just got into makeup and all around last august so this would be my first pretty big purchase :P

EDIT::::fake mac and brushes can be found at;
www.brush111.com

makeup brushes similar to mac for a cheaper price can be found at:
www.sigmamakeup.com

and there are loads of sellers on ebay and mypace that sell fake mac, as in:
Baily's boutique
Thread On It
..and a few others that i cant name off the top of my head right now.

i have owned fake mac in the past. A myspace shop called Designer Diva Consignment sold them to me (i dont think she exists any longer). At the time, I thought the pigments i had bought off her were real, but i knew the e/s wasnt. Then i was really disappointed when i got them and found they werent.

as far as fake e/s goes, or any makeup really- everyone is scared that fake mac, or any fake makeup has lead in it. IT DOESNT. the only thing in it that most people dont fancy is that it contains loads of talc because its cheap, and thats what makes fake mac so cheap. and i dont think real makeup contains a lot, or any at all, im not sure, i havent looked into it as much yet.

after owning the two- fake pigments and e/s AND authentic pigments and e/s, you can definitely see the difference in packaging, although the makeup quality ITSELF is almost no different. IMO. I DO prefer authentic though, but that makes sense, as everyone would rather have an authentic Juicy purse over a fake one, right? same applies with makeup. But thats why i dont mind the fake brushes. The quality is almost exactly the same. I WILL say that of course its not AS great as authentic, but the fake mac brushes are 100x better than drugstore ones :3

part of the reason i got the fake brushes (yes i did know they were fake, not sure if i mentioned that already or not) was because the four you see are similiar to the next REAL brushes im getting, and im going to check out the difference in quality, etc. My best friend is going to take the fake brushes off my hands after i get the real ones :)) so it was kinda a win-win for us both. ANYWAY, thats another story. (also hence why i was in a hurry to buy brush cleaner :) )

and as far as other fake brands, Gigi- Dior, chanel, etc. Its been very hard for me to actually find fakes of those brands. Mostly because if i look into buy them personally off someone over the web, its someone i know and trust over in england where its easy to buy that stuff. Where I live, there are NO mac counters, NO dior, NO chanel, no nothing. I'm surprised if you find people around here who even KNOW what that stuff is.

Just_Dream: Oh there are fakes EVERYWHERE. They now have LOADS of fake Hello Kitty Mac items. Anyone who does know mac could easily tell that mac doesnt sell it. But my friend almost bought a fake HK pallet thinking it was real, when she showed it to me i was like WTF??! mac doesnt sell that!...............tbh, i was kinda surprised :P because i've found it hard to find other fake mac of a specific collection, but the HK collection took off like crazy..now everyone wants it and fake HK mac is already out.. it kinda disgusts me >.<'

JUST SO IM CLEAR :P,
I'm new to this whole "makeup" thing. well i wouldnt say im new but people here like Gigi and tons of other people have had way more makeup experience than i do >.<' i spend almost all my time, reading, looking, comparing, and buying makeup. i'm not bad with advice on it, and i dont wanna sound full of myself for saying- but all my friends come to me with their questions, and i do peoples makeup for things all the time >.<' im not bad at it! and im knowledgeable when it comes to it, but so are the rest of you :3 when it becomes our passion, what else are we to do but obsess?? :DD But i plan on trying TONS of things out, which is why i've bought so much this summer, and in such a large variety. INCLUDING the fake mac and fake brushes (fake mac i bought a while ago is not pictured btw)

We all have tried products we love and like, and we all have tried methods that work for us and some that dont :) so thats sorta what im doing. I guess i feel like im kinda justifying my purchases right now but maybe i should just make it clear that i was aware they were fake :) but thank you for telling me anyway. you guys are great :) and its good to finally talk to people who obsess over this stuff as much as i do ^_^

hahah, too many words;
cutting this short- I'M TRYING TO LEARN :)


EDIT: BTW, I tried most the stuff out, and as far as "reviewing" goes, a quick sum up:

I am not very happy with the VJ Bronzer Brush thing, its too hard to put the cap back on without messing up the brush and..its just a hassle. That was one of the free gifts i got, i didnt buy that.

I am also not happy with the orange coloured Two Faced Kiss Stick. I dont remember the name of the colour, and im not at my room to check (im at work lol).

Out of all the mac lip stuff i got im most happy with the pink/nude coloured one called Underage. its my favourite and my next purchase is going to be some nude lipstick :3