Birchbox August 2013

[sabinebyrne]

Originally Posted by lilsxkitten /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I agree with everything you said, it is an AMAZING color! I'm not sold on the formula, but the color is great. I like how it is highly pigmented, doesn't streak, but I just have to get used to liquids. A little goes a long way

Yup, me too! I LOVE reds of all kinds. The redder the better! And I'm in my mid 30s, and don't care what anyone thinks. I like it, it looks good in my opinion, and that's all that matters. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[Mannakins]

Originally Posted by CheshireCookie /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Speaking of pale chicks who wear bright colors LOL My box! -



My lipstick is in Disco Fever and I LOVE IT!





Yes, yes I am as pale as an Irish Ghost LOL

I just turned into a little leprechaun I'm so green with envy! I got the same color but it literally turned me into a clown lol But it looks absolutely fabulous on you! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[kawaiimeows]

Originally Posted by jkfinl /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Ok girls I'm forty something years old now, I can't do the freaking neon red lipstick anymore.

I don't consider it to be a neon shade, since it's a classic red and not a coral-y one. However, colors look different on everyone. With that said, I think this woman rocks it for her age, it's all in your confidence and willingness to experiment.

http://www.makeupandbeautyblog.com/lips/stila-stay-all-day-liquid-lipstick-in-beso/

 

[MissTrix]

Originally Posted by jkfinl /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Ok girls I'm forty something years old now, I can't do the freaking neon red lipstick anymore.

I'm 41... 

 

[Scooby Dynamite]

Originally Posted by MissTrix /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Quote: Originally Posted by jkfinl /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I don't understand why BB would give people the stila lipstick in beso( bright coral red)
Nobody wants it. It's too unforgiving. If they want people to really love a product and give it good reviews they should give people a color they can wear.

Speak for yourself. I wanted it, I got it, and I wear the hell out of it! lol

Also, I'm pale as f@%k and I love to rock the super bold colors. I get nothing but compliments every time I do. 

Beso is very much a classic, blue based red. Nothing at all orange about it! 

I am light/medium color and I LOVE the Beso Stila! I received it today, tried it on, was a little shocked at first when I started to apply it, but when I was finished, I loved it!

I would NEVER choose it for myself because I am not brave enough to try red lipstick on my own, I feel like I have a super hard time finding lipstick that I love on myself, and I don't have the funds to try a bunch of lipsticks that I don't know will work. Trix is right about the color, it is a lovely blue based red, not orange at ALL, which works better on me than the warmer reds. 

You need to apply it carefully and in a timely manner, once it's on, it dries and sets into a lovely velvety, matte finish. It dries, but not in the 'OMG my lips are peeling and I need chap stick stat' kind of way. It's a very comfortable kind of dry, where you feel confident that the color is not going to come off if you take a sip out of a glass or eat a meal. 

I can't wait to try it out at the next rock concert I attend, with a black top and jeans, bold black eyeliner, and wavy curls. It's going to be awesome!!

Now I need to see if I can try some of the more berry colors for every day use, does Sephora or Ulta carry the Stila liquid lipsticks for sampling?

 

[kawaiisofoxy]

Originally Posted by CheshireCookie /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Speaking of pale chicks who wear bright colors LOL My box! -



My lipstick is in Disco Fever and I LOVE IT!





Yes, yes I am as pale as an Irish Ghost LOL
So awesome!  I'm lovin' it on you!  

I got the same color (Box 49), but decided to do a trade for Dusk Til Dawn because I already have Mirabella's Pixi from May Ipsy (among other corals... 2013 is my Year of the Coral lippies).  You are so totally rockin' it though!  

 

[JC327]

Originally Posted by CheshireCookie /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Speaking of pale chicks who wear bright colors LOL My box! -



My lipstick is in Disco Fever and I LOVE IT!





Yes, yes I am as pale as an Irish Ghost LOL
You look amazing in that color!

 

[invisiblebike]

Originally Posted by AngeBrooklyn /img/forum/go_quote.gif

The Atelier scents are great--though I seem to have a problem with it lasting on me.  I particularly love the Orange Sanguine.  If you contact them via their website, they'll send you samples for free.  After I sampled the Orange Sanguine in BB, I stopped by their store in NYC and received a few samples of the other scents.  

i stopped by their store too on my way to shop at thomas sires!

oh man, the sales assistant suggested layering orange sanguine over vanille insensée -- they call it the creamsicle effect. it smells so good!!

 

[PeridotCricket]

Is it just me, or does anyone else think how a lipstick looks changes depending on what color shirt you're wearing? I know certain colors definitely look different if I change from a white shirt to a medium blue shirt or a pink shirt. I've tried it with several of the Revlon lip butters because that's the brand I have the most colors of and colors that look horrible when I'm wearing a yellow shirt or a purple shirt look awesome when my shirt is blue or black. I think it has more to do with finding the right color and tone of lipstick to match what you're wearing than it does with the lipstick looking horrible (or amazing) with your skintone. It's more how you perceive it than how it actually looks when it comes to how a color appears against your complexion. Then again, I love bright colors (except Sweet Tart neon pink lip butter) and pale pinks and neutrals are not my thing.

 

[elizabethrose]

Originally Posted by AngeBrooklyn /img/forum/go_quote.gif

So--I just tried the Stila in Besos. 2 words--

RED LIPS

I could probably walk around naked from the waist up and the only thing you'd notice are my lips.  I don't know if I'm brave enough to walk out the door with this color on. I kinda think the formula lives up to its name though.  I might head to Sephora to test some of the other colors. 

Question about the formula- is it super sticky?  I just got this in my box and I'm trying to figure out if I want to stick it in my trades or not 

 - I really want the UD lipstick from Ipsy, and I hate sticky lip things..

 

[Meggpi]

I have been really resistant to red since I started wearing makeup seriously--so starting with my first trip to the Prescriptives counter when I was 10 (I was precocious in the worst way!)  I am blonde, my eyebrows are invisible unless I pencil, and my skin is so cool pale that its basically white and blue.  So at 30, suddenly all these reds appear in my mailbox, and I'm totally embracing it!  I've worn them with kitten eyes and embraced the pin-up gods, without makeup to look sort of edgy, and totally glammed up at night.  I still think I will stick to nudes and pale pinks for my full-size purchases, but I love that BB has made me confront my fear of certain colors.

 

[Yeti]

Originally Posted by elizabethrose /img/forum/go_quote.gif


Question about the formula- is it super sticky?  I just got this in my box and I'm trying to figure out if I want to stick it in my trades or not 

 - I really want the UD lipstick from Ipsy, and I hate sticky lip things..

I think it feels a lot like cover girl outlast.  It was sticky at first but dried and just felt a bit heavy.  It's gorgeous though I love it!  Which is good as they accidentally sent me two in my box

 

[elizabethrose]

Originally Posted by Yeti /img/forum/go_quote.gif


I think it feels a lot like cover girl outlast.  It was sticky at first but dried and just felt a bit heavy.  It's gorgeous though I love it!  Which is good as they accidentally sent me two in my box

This is helpful!! Thank you! I am a lipstick kind of gal all the way so anything that is glossy/heavy is beyond me! It looks like a lovely color but I already have lipstick in the same shade!

 

[gemstone]

Originally Posted by peridotcricket /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Is it just me, or does anyone else think how a lipstick looks changes depending on what color shirt you're wearing? I know certain colors definitely look different if I change from a white shirt to a medium blue shirt or a pink shirt. I've tried it with several of the Revlon lip butters because that's the brand I have the most colors of and colors that look horrible when I'm wearing a yellow shirt or a purple shirt look awesome when my shirt is blue or black. I think it has more to do with finding the right color and tone of lipstick to match what you're wearing than it does with the lipstick looking horrible (or amazing) with your skintone. It's more how you perceive it than how it actually looks when it comes to how a color appears against your complexion. Then again, I love bright colors (except Sweet Tart neon pink lip butter) and pale pinks and neutrals are not my thing.

That's exactly how color works, actually!  How we perceive color is directly effected by the colors surrounding it.

Here is an example:



The boxes on either end look like they are different, but they are actually the same exact color.

 

[meaganola]

Originally Posted by jkfinl /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Ok girls I'm forty something years old now, I can't do the freaking neon red lipstick anymore.

Not an acceptable reason.  I see "I can't do," but I'm interpreting that as "I refuse to try."  My philosophy in life about age-appropriateness and claims that I'm "too old" for something (it actually doesn't matter what it is:  What would Helen Mirren do?  If the answer is "Rock it like a hurricane," I roll with it.  Unless it involves heels.  I can't wear heels *at all*.  I'm a combat boot chick.  Visual aids for the lipstick portion of the proceedings:

http://nokot.tumblr.com/post/49076913168/for-southendgirls-helen-mirren-red-lipstick

http://www.stylebistro.com/lookbook/Helen+Mirren/boFSzweEO3p

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2366614/Dame-Helen-Mirren-wears-demure-heels-bright-white-dress-Red-2-premiere.html 

Those are photographs of a sixty-eight-year-old member of the Order of the British Empire -- and her title is the female equivalent of a knight.  If she can do it, anyone can do it.

Originally Posted by MissTrix /img/forum/go_quote.gif


I'm 41... 

Heeey, are you a member of the '72 club, too?

Originally Posted by Scooby384 /img/forum/go_quote.gif


Now I need to see if I can try some of the more berry colors for every day use, does Sephora or Ulta carry the Stila liquid lipsticks for sampling?

Yup, at both.  I tested Fiore (crazy hot neon pink) at Ulta and bought it at Sephora.

Originally Posted by elizabethrose /img/forum/go_quote.gif


Question about the formula- is it super sticky?  I just got this in my box and I'm trying to figure out if I want to stick it in my trades or not 

 - I really want the UD lipstick from Ipsy, and I hate sticky lip things..

Not sticky at all.  I would call it more of a paste that sets (and stays!) once on your lips than a gloss.

 

[kawaiimeows]

Originally Posted by gemstone /img/forum/go_quote.gif

That's exactly how color works, actually!  How we perceive color is directly effected by the colors surrounding it.

Here is an example:



The boxes on either end look like they are different, but they are actually the same exact color.

This is probably the reason why my fiance's eyes seem to change color depending on what he's wearing then!

 

[gemstone]

Originally Posted by gluegungeisha /img/forum/go_quote.gif

ugh, i got this box:

stila stay all day® liquid lipstick
Whish Hair Inhibiting Deodorant Swipes
Whish Exfoliating Body Wash
KMS® California FREESHAPE hot flex spray
OC8® Professional Mattifying Gel
 
i'm not very happy, mainly because i got 2 whish samples, when a few months ago i got the blueberry shave cream and gave it the lowest possible marks i could. it was sooo gross smelling i didn't even use it. so i have no clue why they would send me 2 more samples of that brand. also, i am so pale that the BRIGHT RED lipstick looks so stupid on me, i'm more of a rose colored lipstick girl. the pore mattifying gel sample is about the size of a quarter and i'm pretty sure i put something in my profile about not wanting hair samples. i don't mean to be so negative, but this box blows!
 
on the other hand, i have been sooo impressed with ipsy lately, they really have stepped up their game and i am almost never upset over what i get.
 
i think i am going to quit birchbox, it's been 18 boxes and they just seem to send me smaller lesser quality samples

I don't know why people keep saying that they put in their profile that they didn't want hair samples.  This is not even an option, the only thing you can say you want less of is fragrance. 

 

[kawaiimeows]

Originally Posted by meaganola /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Not an acceptable reason.  I see "I can't do," but I'm interpreting that as "I refuse to try."  My philosophy in life about age-appropriateness and claims that I'm "too old" for something (it actually doesn't matter what it is:  What would Helen Mirren do?  If the answer is "Rock it like a hurricane," I roll with it.  Unless it involves heels.  I can't wear heels *at all*.  I'm a combat boot chick.  Visual aids for the lipstick portion of the proceedings:

http://nokot.tumblr.com/post/49076913168/for-southendgirls-helen-mirren-red-lipstick

http://www.stylebistro.com/lookbook/Helen+Mirren/boFSzweEO3p

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2366614/Dame-Helen-Mirren-wears-demure-heels-bright-white-dress-Red-2-premiere.html 

Those are photographs of a sixty-eight-year-old member of the Order of the British Empire -- and her title is the female equivalent of a knight.  If she can do it, anyone can do it.

Ok, that's who I want to be when I grow up.

 

[CheshireCookie]

Originally Posted by meaganola /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Not an acceptable reason.  I see "I can't do," but I'm interpreting that as "I refuse to try."  My philosophy in life about age-appropriateness and claims that I'm "too old" for something (it actually doesn't matter what it is:  What would Helen Mirren do?  If the answer is "Rock it like a hurricane," I roll with it.  Unless it involves heels.  I can't wear heels *at all*.  I'm a combat boot chick.  Visual aids for the lipstick portion of the proceedings:

http://nokot.tumblr.com/post/49076913168/for-southendgirls-helen-mirren-red-lipstick

http://www.stylebistro.com/lookbook/Helen+Mirren/boFSzweEO3p

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2366614/Dame-Helen-Mirren-wears-demure-heels-bright-white-dress-Red-2-premiere.html 

That woman is so fab, I positively adore her!

Helen Mirren, Meryl Streep, Cher, Judi Dench....I can only hope I have their style, pizzazz and chicness when I am older!

 

[gemstone]

Originally Posted by kawaiimeows /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Quote: Originally Posted by meaganola /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Not an acceptable reason.  I see "I can't do," but I'm interpreting that as "I refuse to try."  My philosophy in life about age-appropriateness and claims that I'm "too old" for something (it actually doesn't matter what it is:  What would Helen Mirren do?  If the answer is "Rock it like a hurricane," I roll with it.  Unless it involves heels.  I can't wear heels *at all*.  I'm a combat boot chick.  Visual aids for the lipstick portion of the proceedings:

http://nokot.tumblr.com/post/49076913168/for-southendgirls-helen-mirren-red-lipstick

http://www.stylebistro.com/lookbook/Helen+Mirren/boFSzweEO3p

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2366614/Dame-Helen-Mirren-wears-demure-heels-bright-white-dress-Red-2-premiere.html 

Those are photographs of a sixty-eight-year-old member of the Order of the British Empire -- and her title is the female equivalent of a knight.  If she can do it, anyone can do it.
Ok, that's who I want to be when I grow up.


Yes!

Hellen Mirren is incredible.