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    Permanent makeup

    in Cruise Fashions & Beauty

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    I'm sure you have already made your decision by now but there seems to be such a negative response to this question, I wanted to add my positive experience.

     

    I have had my eyebrows done and tightlining done but I remember 10 years ago saying I would NEVER get it done after seeing how many women had botched eyebrows. Most of them looked like they had two leeches on their faces.

     

    First time I got my eyebrows done I had gotten a recommendation from someone who had hers done and it looked SOO good that I didn't believe her. I literally asked to touch her eyebrows to see that it was indeed fake. Well, that time it faded within 8 months which I was upset with because I paid so much for it.

    Second time was last summer I went back to Korea for a visit with friends and family. My friend had hers done (which I didn't even realize but even after swimming her eyeliner and brows were perfect so I asked her what cosmetic brand she was using and she told me it wasn't makeup).

     

    Anyhoo....I ended up getting my brows and liner done by the same lady who did hers for the fraction of the cost I paid for the lady in Ohio where I used to live. My brows which is almost non existent (as a lot of typical Asian women) is just enough that it looks natural. Otherwise I had to draw them in all the time and when it gets hot and I sweat (and I sweat A LOT) sometimes I would accidentally wipe them off...no lie.

     

    My eyeliner is a tightlining technique. It's just to fill in the pink parts in between your lashes so it just looks thicker. I still have to wear an eyeliner.

     

    As for the pain factor, of course it hurts despite the numbing cream on the areas you are getting it done. But honestly, it's not like its something I can't handle...heck I gave birth to 5 kids didn't I?? :D

    What constitutes buffet line-cutting?

    in Carnival Cruise Lines

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    While on the Dream in Nov. I was in line (I don't remember what the area is called but its where you put your stuff in a bowl and they will make it for you, like a hibachi grille type but it was for asian noodles).

    It's a Korean tradition to eat noodles on your bday so despite the long line (I waited in total of 25 mins and it was probably longer than usual because it was around the time everyone was getting back from their excursion) I waited in line to get my daughter her bowl of noodles since it was her bday. It was the closest thing to asian noodles I could get for her:D

     

    As I was nearing the vegetable section, this elderly lady stood off to the side in between me and the gentleman in front of me and loudly kept saying how she wasn't going to get a lot in her bowl. She kept repeating herself quite loudly.

     

    I normally wouldn't let it bother me so much but at that time:

     

    1. I was already in line for 19 mins or so at that time

    2. If she would have just asked me to cut instead of being passive aggressive and loudly saying she wouldn't take up a lot of time.

     

    Not to look insensitive but I ignored her. The gentleman in front of me let her cut in front of him and then she loudly kept saying how I didn't look too pleased about him letting her cut in front of her as if I couldn't hear her. Then she said something about maybe I couldn't understand her (maybe she thought I didn't speak english??)

     

    Sorry if I seemed to get slightly off topic but this really bothered me for some reason. If you want to cut, just ask if you can. I probably would've let her if she just asked me as I probably couldn't comfortably said "no" to her face. But she looked at me surprised when I spoke perfect english to the chef making the noodles.

     

    Please don't flame me for this post, it wasn't the first time someone has made this assumption about me while cruising.

    Your Favorite Drugstore Alternatives to Expensive Cosmetics?

    in Cruise Fashions & Beauty

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    Princess422, your first reply post was almost identical to what I would have written!! Do you watch youtube tutorials and such by chance? Next time you are at walmart or a drugstore check out Maybelline's Natural Smokes palette. I actually have all of the smoky palette and others "one with the word "glitz" in it and I love them all! Good pigmentation, color payoff and minimal fallout.

     

    My 2 cents:

     

    My holy grail foundation of all time is Dior Skin Forever (I have oily combination skin) but from the drugstore I enjoy:

    Revlon Color Stay

    Rimmel Lasting Finish

    Neutrogena Healthy Skin

     

    I love my black liquid eyeliner and swear by these three:

     

    L'oreal Lineur Intense (almost identical to Lancome's)

    Revlon Color Stay

    NYC liquid eyeliner

     

    I am LOVING Maybelline Falsies mascara right now, it builds my lashes as well (maybe better than YSL faux cils, and Dior Show which is seems to be a cult fave but I am just not wanting to shell out $28+ for mascara on a regular basis). Also their Expert Wear Eye Shadow Quads in: Charcoal smokes, Natural smokes, Chai Latte, and Emerald Smokes. And their trio in Bronze Glitz. Although I am a big Bare Minerals fan, I like Maybelline's mineral foundation, Dream Mousse foundation, and their Instant Age Rewind concealer (the one with the illuminator on the other end)

     

    From Revlon I am also enjoying the colorburst l/s in shades: blush, soft nude, rosy nude and peach. I enjoy mos to their colorstay line.

     

    I think NARS blushes have some great color payoff but if you don't want to spend that kind of money definitely check out Milani minerals blush (I like Lumnious which is often compared to NARS orgasm). Check out the colors Lumnious and Mai Tai.

     

    Don't know if you could tell but I love makeup! I could go on and on but will limit myself today! :D:D:D

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