CJ_Princess - As I've worked for Clinique before (for a total of two years), most of my make-up bag is Clinique. That being said, I use a lot of other things as well, both from the drugstore and department. I've found that in addition to being really great on sensitive skin (it's fragrance free as well as being non-comenoenic) it's one of the only brands that carries foundation light enough to go on my fair skin. The only thing that I've found lighter is Prescriptives, and that's only because they custom blend their own foundations. They only do this at the department store in larger cities, but if you have really really fair skin it's really the only way to go. Be careful with the foundation, though, because when I tried it it balled up on my skin and looked really trashy. My whole make-up routine generally tends to take about 5-6 minutes a day, but it can vary up to a half an hour if I'm going somewhere really special.

Cleansing: To be perfectly honest, I don't do much in the way of care of my skin, cleansing-wise. I use Clinique's 7-day scrub in the shower every morning. At night, I use their Rinse Off Foaming Cleanser, then a mixture of clarifying lotions number 2 and 3. Then I use their Total Turnaround. This is honestly the best product that I've ever used on my skin. It instantly clears away dry, dead skin cells, then overnight it refreshes and rejuvenates to make you look wide-awake. If you don't buy anything else at the department store, buy this product and your foundation.

All this being said, most nights I just use the total turnaround without even taking off my make-up (most of it wears off anyway) and the scrub only when I remember or have very visibly flaking skin cells.

MakeUp: This is my passion. I love to do make-up, play around with colors, find new looks and different things to do. The colors and products I've listed are my current favorites, but I'll also include a list of things that I've used in the past and will probably use in the future (I tend to go in phases with my make up usage).

Foundation: I have to go Clinique on this one, even though I have used Lancome in the winter. During the summer, I just use their Superpowder Double Matte Face powder in Matte Beige, although in the winter I'll use Matte Bisque. I also use a little bronzing powder, which surprisingly I found in the drugstore by the name of Rammell, and it's the only bronzing powder that I've ever found (including Clinique's) that doesn't make me orange. If you're into self tanner, use Clarins Instant Bronzing Gel. It has the benefits of not making you orange, plus it absorbs quickly into your skin so if you do it on the fly its ok, not a four hour process.

Other Products Used: Clinique: Superbalanced Makeup in Alabaster, Gentle Light Foundation in Bare Light, Almost Makeup in Light, City Stick in Ivory Twist (only as a concealer), Superfit Make-up in Creamwhip, Stay Matte Powder in Stay Buff, Gentle Light Powder in Glow 2 (both pressed and loose), Concealing Stick, Acne Solutions Concealer in Shade 1 Lancôme: Photogenic in Ivoire 2.

Cheeks: I used to be afraid of blush. With such a fair complexion, you have to be really careful to not get a really dark or red or orange color, otherwise you end up looking like a painted lady. I‚ve really only ever used two colors. The first one is a nice pinkish color that looks really natural, called Mocha Pink by Clinique. The second one is sort of a bronze-ish red that looks really dark in the case but goes on really sheerly, called Silk Bronze by Clinique.

Eyes: Usually I play up the focus on my eyes, since I have pretty small lips. I spend the majority of time on them. When I do a powder base, I always pull the powder over my eyes as well, just to set a base for them. On a normal day, I will just then use a brown powder in the crease of my eyelids (usually Stormy by Clinique) and a bronze powder over the rest of my lids (Bronze by Rammell) in that order. I do it like that because the bronze adds a little bit of interest to the brown, while creating a softer look in general. I then use a dark, almost black eyeliner (Black Brown by Clinique) and black mascara, generally two different kinds (Lash Curling Mascara by Clinique and the one by Estee Lauder). I find that if you build two different kinds of mascara, you get better lengthening than if you just use one kind, and especially if you use two different brands. On my eyebrows I use what is technically eyeliner by Clinique (Roast Coffee) but it's a reddish-brown and works perfectly with my hair color. Although I am fortunate enough to have visible eyebrows as a redhead, I think that without some sort of definition I still look boring.

Other Products Used: (I'm not going to list all of them, just some of my favorites right now. There are way too many that I have to list all of them)

Eye shadows: Clinique: Nude Sparkle, Stormy, Like Mink, Rose Wine, Violet Ice, Sea Shore, Grey on Grey, Spring Wedding Lancôme: (their color focus is the best eye shadow formula I've seen) Optic, Spontaneous, Spectra, Drama, Strobe, Montage

Eyeliners: Clinique: Black Brown, Roast Coffee (as an eyebrow pencil), Slate, Violet (all in the quickliner for eyes formula)

Mascara: The only thing I'm going to say here is stay away from the Clinique Lash Doubling Mascara, because although it seems ok to begin with within a couple of weeks it starts to clump really badly and it‚s hard to work with. I also don't like the Lancôme mascaras because they tend to look too heavy, although a lot of people swear by it so I think it‚s a matter of personal preference.

Lips: I tend toward a really neutral lip, although one of my favorite lip colors is a really bold red color (Clinique‚s Summer Rose with the tawny tulip lip liner). I'm using the roll-up lip glosses that I usually buy at Target (Lip d'Votion by Bonne Bell in Simply Strawberry or Strawberry Sweetie or Vanilla Bean). The Simply Strawberry looks really bright in the tube, but it goes on really naturally. I generally wear that every day, but if I want a more finished neutral look I'll wear Clinique's Creamy Nude lipstick.

Other Colors used: Clinique: Superbalm, Glow Bronze, Cupcake, Fizzy, Blushing Nude (these are summer colors; I tend to go darker in the winter).

If you want more color suggestions or anything, drop me an e-mail and I'll see if I can help.
You can visit the following websites to purchase any of the products that I suggested, or they're
available in most drugstores and department stores.
http://www.clinique.com
http://www.lancome.com
http://www.bonnebell.com

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