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    Hi all,

    Let's all introduce ourselves so we know each other a bit more. Include as much or as little as you wish!

    I'm Gloria, 22, living in LA. I'm in that transition stage right now where I'm trying to figure out what exactly I'd like to do for a job. In the mean time I'm working at a molecular bio lab (the same as the one I volunteered before), and looking for odd jobs around to pay the rent.

    I simply love beauty products. I remember my first venture into a Sephora store when I was 18 extremely fondly. I must have spent HOURS there! I love experimenting with different color combos every morning, from pink to purple to gold to green to anything and everything. I do have combo/oily acne-prone sensitive skin, so I don't play around with skin care as much as I do with make up.

    My current night regimen includes:

    DHC Deep Cleansing Oil
    DHC Mild Soap
    Biore Toner with Salicylic Acid
    Shiseido The Skincare Night Moisture Recharge

    In the day I use:

    DHC Pure Soap
    Biore Toner
    Boots No. 7 Rebalancing Day Gel

    I don't know what else to share about myself.. hmm..

    I look forward to learn more about all of you!
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      CommentAuthorHermione
    • CommentTimeAug 3rd 2007
     
    Call me Hermione (hehe!). I'm 39 and live on the Eastern Seaboard. I work for the gov't (le sigh), am married to Ron and have one kid, the 7 year-old UberBoy. I love make-up, New Beetles, loud music, magazines, and bed.

    My make-up store story...we lost Sephora in Norfolk in 2002 I believe. Devastating! Luckily we have Nordstrom but there was no place to buy Benefit locally. But New Years Day 2006 found me driving through Newport News, looking for the new Trader Joe's...when I stumbled upon Ulta! I was so stunned I almost started crying! Ulta is a whole different experience from Sephora but I can spend hours in there fondling the Urban Decay and L'oreal.

    I'm bad about collecting lipsticks and nail polishes. At my desk alone I have OPI in California Raspberry and Shootout at the OK Coral (personal favorite, orangy-pink with a blue shimmer undertone. Awesome for toes in the summer! but it's discontinued and that blows). As for lippies at work:

    MAC Lipglass in Viva Glam VI
    Boots No7 High Shine in Berry
    MAC lipstick in Odyssy
    Clinique sample, A Different Grape
    Some French brand gloss I can't spell (Bourjois?) 3D in Rose Symphony
    Lipsmacker!
    Burt's Bees lip shimmer in Guava
    Chanel Glossimere in SUmmer Plum (purse)
    MAC TenderTone in Take a Hint (purse)

    I have tons of OPI and have started branching out into Zoya and Essie. I'm like a crow attracted to shiny objects...don't give me shears and pastels. I want bright, bold, and sometimes obnoxous!

    I like dept store and drug store stuff. Give me Chanel lipgloss and Olay fragrance-free face wash!
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    Heya! I'm Youko (I don't want to give away my real name, sorry...), and I'm 19.

    I LOVE beauty products, and my bathroom and bedroom is filled with bottles and jars (Some I hardly use!). I'm a little bit of a freak when it comes to taking care of my skin, I shun away from the sun so I don't freckle. Generally, I tend to like "natural" products because they're usually don't have silicone oils and mineral oil, which I've never had good experiences with. Also, they tend to be simple and they don't get my skin oily as quickly. My skin is pale, with a peachy undertone. I burn fairly easily even if I have sunscreen on! =P

    My day regimen:
    *Chagrin Valley homemade cold-process soap
    *A sports sunblock spray (either Bananaboat, or CopperTone, I forgot) with 50SPF.
    *1% Clindamycin prescription lotion
    * Aloe vera gel mixed with mineral make-up
    *Cornstarch

    Night regimen:
    *About twice a week I exfoliate with St. Ives 1% Salicylic acid apricot scrub
    *Burt's Bees deep cleansing wash
    *Aloe Vera gel
    *0.025% tretinoin prescription cream

    I also use:
    *Burt's Bees honey lipbalm (OMG, I LOVED the old version where the first ingredient is shea butter. It was the BEST lipbalm I ever used!)

    I also wash my hair with a very light VO5 conditioner (It was mentioned here before). I don't use many hair products, but I do use shampoo every now and then to get rid of buildup. Using conditioner-only wash was probably the best thing I ever did because my hair could NEVER get lower than my shoulder blades without very dry ends. My hair is also a little less oily, but then I think I used to over wash when I used shampoo.

    I take a GNC Ultra-Nourishair supplement, and I think it's done wonders for my nails (it took a while to notice this!). I don't know if it does anything for my hair, but maybe I'll see later on.

    Anyways, nice to meet you too!
    • CommentAuthorhanna
    • CommentTimeAug 4th 2007
     
    Thanks for starting this thread! It's nice to learn some background info about y'all and your beauty routines!

    Ok, so I'm Hannah. (Curtsey) Glad to meet you guys! I live in New york city and am 27. I study and teach here, so I have a remarkably boring and monkish existence compared to most New Yorkers! I live alone, I guess by necessity, though I have an adorable 2 year old cat. When I get bored of studying, I teach her tricks! When i'm not studying or goofing off, I am a vegetarian, and LOVE to experiment cooking different cuisines. Lately, I'm in an indian food phase, and have been introducing myself to a ton of new tastes and spices. If I didn't live in Manhattan and had a bigger apartment, I'd love to have big meals for all my friends, but, alas... there's hardly room for me in here!

    Likewise, I have a pretty boring daily routine. I just switched from Cetaphil to Neutrogena extra gentle cleanser, and I'm very happy with it. I also use Paula's Choice BHA (or whatever those initials are) and occasionally a moisturizer and acne medication. I'm pretty lucky, despite being an occasional (that's an understatement!) smoker, to still look pretty young for my age. It's all the days locked away in the library, I suppose, I'll never get wrinkles! I have very fair skin that breaks out easily, but I've finally gotten it under control. I also have very long, fine hair that I get highlighted at a training salon here in NYC. Yep, that's right. I let students who are training to be stylists do my hair! They always do an awesome job!

    I usually go for the natural look (ha! I've had many boyfriends who spent our whole relationship under the illusion that I wore no makeup at all. AS IF!). I used a tinted moisturizer and either Clinique mascara or sometimes Fiberwig. I also really like these eyeliner/eyeshadow pencils that Stila makes! If you haven't tried them yet, check them out! They are very good for a natural look.
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      CommentAuthorJudy
    • CommentTimeAug 5th 2007
     
    Hi:

    I'm Judy and I live in the San Francisco Bay Area. I am a free-lance art historian which means I have to have a day job processing HMO claims. Sigh...my favorite store is Boots in the UK where I go on research trips but I have to be content with the Boots aisle at Target these days.

    I suddenly woke up one day recently and realized that I needed new clothes,and better knowledge about beauty products (besides wrinkle cream) before it was TOO late. I went to a WHAT NOT TO WEAR party that a friend hosted and I realized...uh oh....I REALLY need help.

    My first step was going to Nordstrom for a bra fitting...uh oh...how could I be that far OFF. Instant ego and posture boost! Then I subscribed to Missus Smarty Pants a web site which helps you with finding clothes for your figure type. Uh oh again...wearing baggy clothes doesn't make you look thinner? However now I am on track to building a better wardrobe though someone had to explain the O sizing phenom to me.

    Now working on better beauty "aids" and ergo here I am. I enjoy Budget Fashionista and Beauty Brains...both forums getting better and better.

    Currently I use (stop laughing):

    Revlon Color Age-Defying Foundation
    Maybelline Unstoppable Mascara
    CoverGirl Blush
    Benefit Concealer
    Aveeno/Neutrogena Sheer Sunscreen
    Paula's Choice Super Oxidant Concentrate
    and some other random stuff

    As you can see I am no expert just here to learn from my betters.

    Cheers!
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    I'm Elaine. I'm 45 and I live in SE Connecticut with my husband and our 2 sons. There's not much there in the way of shopping -- that's a lie, there's no shopping at all -- but I work in Framingham MA where there's lots and lots of shopping! I've been obsessed with makeup since I was about 8. My first purchase was blue mascara, to which I was wildly allergic. That was quickly replaced with Almay blue mascara and I been purchasing makeup at alarming rates ever since. I love lip gloss and nail polish and have far more of both then I could ever use in a lifetime. I'm also a fanatic knitter, which unfortunately doesn't go well with nail polish but somehow I get by.
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      CommentAuthorfauxmccoy
    • CommentTimeAug 9th 2007 edited
     
    hi, i'm cheryl (aka 'faux') mccoy.

    i'm a 43 year old recently disabled housewife in northern california. i've had a love affair with skin care and cosmetics dating back to my first baby sitting gig (hence expendable income) at 13. although i love the world of beauty, i'm also a skeptic which helps somewhat in keeping me on budget ;-).

    professionally i have been a copy writer/editor for the insurance and market research industries. most rewarding however was the 15 years i spent retailing natural foods. i started as a produce stocker of the finest organic wares and worked my way up to general manager of a nice sized store.

    i have a wonderful husband and two young girls. i have survived cancer twice as well as thyroid disease and a rousing case of rosacea. the last three years have been quite difficult for me, but cosmetics have offered some salvation. in my inability to return to my previous jobs, i have devoted much of my time to creative pursuits and self study of aromatherapy, health issues and make up artistry.

    i'm looking forward to sharing whatever i've gleaned in my studies and searches for the perfect eye liner as well as hearing yours.

    here's to the beauty brains, long may they reign!!!

    cheryl

    • CommentAuthorozinn
    • CommentTimeAug 9th 2007
     
    Hi, I'm Olivia and I'm a 28 yr old web designer from Ann Arbor, MI. Like the rest of you, I love make-up and beauty products in general. Although I'm a grown-up (hah!), my skin still breaks-out like it did when I was 13 (not fair!), so my skin care regimen revolves mostly around battling acne and trying to keep my skin happy. I'm a fan of Paula's Choice products, especially the BHA 2% lotion, blemish fighting solution, and anti-oxidant concentrate, but I typically use Olay Sensitive Skin Foaming cleanser and Neutrogena sunscreens.

    My "can't live without" make-up products are mascara (I have a few brands I like, but I switch it up pretty regularly) and Sonia Kashuk Beautifying Blush in Royal Flush. It's awesome and it looks great on anyone. I should also say I'm a sunscreen freak, not just because I would like to stay as unwrinkled as I can, but also because my skin just looks healthier in general when it's protected.

    And I'm always on the hunt for the perfect lip gloss. It's a total compulsion and I think it's possible that someday I will have tried every lip gloss known to man. :-)
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    Hi Ozinn: it's nice to know we have a web designer in our little community. Do you have any expert tips for our site?
    • CommentAuthorediec
    • CommentTimeAug 12th 2007
     
    Hi...I just found this site and think its so great to have a site with a group of women to be able to discuss female issues. I live upstate NY. Work as production coordinator for video production company that produces tv commercials. Looking forward to reading all your posts and maybe adding one or 2 of my own. Always have questions to ask.
    • CommentAuthorozinn
    • CommentTimeAug 13th 2007
     
    Hi Right Brain! One tip I would like to give is to suggest you tweak the colors you are using to make sure you have enough contrast between the background colors and the color of the text. I really like your palette and in most areas of the website, the contrast is fine. However, the color of the links in your top navigation bar and the dark pink background are too similar, which makes it tough to read. An area I focus on quite a bit in my work is website accessibility for people with disabilities, and for people with visual impairments and low-vision, just making sure your text contrast is high enough makes a huge difference for them. You might consider expanding your palette so you have more color options to work with. A few websites I turn to for color inspiration are:

    http://www.colourlovers.com/

    and

    http://kuler.adobe.com/

    Hope that helps! This is a very nice site, keep up the good work. :-)
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      CommentAuthorMoxieHart
    • CommentTimeAug 13th 2007
     
    Hey everybody. I'm Moxie, I've been commenting for awhile but I just joined the forum.
    I live in NJ, I'm 24, and I'm a freelance writer/artist.
    My daily beauty routine includes:
    -Clinique Super City Sunblock (I love this stuff!)
    -Benetint lip balm
    -Benefit Dandelion blush or High Beam
    -Max factor 2,000 calorie mascara
    Oh, and I never forget Neutragena Ultra Sheer SPF 45 spray sunblock.
    My favorite makeup brand is actually Anna Sui but I've had a hard time finding it since they stopped carrying it at the 34th St. Sephora's.
    At night, I use either BeeCeutical's Gentle Facial Wash or Biore's Salicylic Acid Scrub, with Olay moisturizer.
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    Hi, everybody, I'm Becca. I'm 23, I study criminology and psychology and I live in Canada. Besides cosmetics, I like books, tea, body modifications and spending time with my partners and my friends.

    My skincare regime is...well mostly a series of annoyances, between my facial skin ending to oily, and the rest of me being dry and sensitive. I'm kind of obsessed with The Body Shop's Tea Tree mattifying gel right now, it's good for the summer.

    As for the rest of me, I love Lush's Honey I Washed the Kids soap (yay, non-irritation!) with a light moisturizer in the summer and body butter in the winter.

    Right now, my makeup regulars: Cover Girl mascara, L'Oreal liquid eyeliner and Lush's Honey Trap lip balm (it smells so yummy). For colour, I'm loving MAC Liquidlast liner in Pop Iris or the L'Oreal HIP pigment in Reckless. And undereye concealer. Especially when I haven't slept enough.
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    ozinn, thanks for the tips. You make some excellent points. Unfortunately, we know a lot more about Beauty Science than we do about Computer Science. I'll try to figure out how to change the text color.
    • CommentAuthoreje5
    • CommentTimeAug 14th 2007
     
    Hello all. I've been checking out this site for a while, and really enjoy it. I'm not a big makeup user, but love seeing myths and misleading advertising claims debunked.
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    Hello!

    I am "Anonymous Blonde" and I live in Southern California.

    I have dry skin that is prone to becoming blotchy. Luckily it is easily covered with a toch of concealer and tinted moisturizer.

    I currently use:

    Olay AHA face scrub
    Boots Restore and Renew
    Boots moisture mask
    Vaseline AHA lotion

    Laura Mercier tinted moistuizer
    Maybelline translucent powder
    neutrogena blush
    benefit babycake eyeliner
    ulta brand eyeshadow
    dior show mascara and/or CG mascara
    benefit hollywood glo
    Anastasia brow grooming kit
    benefit boing concealer
    sally hansen airbrush foundation (for special occasions not everyday wear)
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    Hey, everybody.

    I'm Emma, and feeling very old around here, at 39. I have two older sisters so cosmetics were always a big deal for us growing up, and became a bigger one when one of my sisters became a cosmetologist. Now that we're all grown and I have a twelve year old daughter and 2 younger boys, we girls kinda have to stick together about girly things, if you know what I mean.

    Plus I've been behind the cosmetics counter a time or two, and just plain love talking about them, playing with them, and having marketing mysteries unravelled.

    My regimen?

    Morning:
    Grassroots "All Well and Good" (norm to dry) cleanser, alternating with "Without A Trace" (oily) cleanser, depending on what mood my skin's in.
    Grassroots "Smile For Me" SPF 15 cream (best stuff for my skin, ever) or Good Skin's Perfect Balance lotion

    Night:
    Same cleanser
    Grassroots "While You Were Sleeping" or American Beauty "Beauty Boost" (which rocks performance-wise. Fragrance-wise, not so much.)

    As to color, I have a lot of different things. Mostly Clinique or Flirt, some Good Skin. Yet I'm a WAHM (work at home mom), so I actually wear makeup about...five times a year. If I'm lucky. I'm never without Grassroots "Smile For Me" lip balm, however.
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      CommentAuthorcate
    • CommentTimeAug 15th 2007
     
    Hi, my name is Cate (yes that is with a 'C'). I am 31 years old and live in Langhorne, PA. I am a full-time nanny--love my job, but need to decide if it is in the stars for me to have kids in the next few years. I love love love make-up. I don't like to go crazy with it though.

    I don't really think I have a routine. I wash my face in the shower. I don't use moisturizer (I break out even with the 'non-oil' ones)--I know sacralige. I have extremely dry Celtic skin in the winter (which I do try and moisturize) and super oily skin in the summer. I rarely get break outs unless I am stressed out.

    My one I can't live without product is Bare Minerals powder foundation. My world was rocked when I bought it! I will never use another foundation ever again!
    • CommentAuthorgaflower
    • CommentTimeAug 16th 2007
     
    Hey everyone,

    I'm Susan a 47 year young lady in Atlanta GA. I have always loved make-up and trying new products. I have always lived on/near the water and have been a sun-worshipper for most of my 47 years! I have finally gotten to the point in my life where sunscreen is a "MUST" It is the absolutely #1 beauty tip I could recommend. Use sunscreen girls even if your foundation contains a sun screen!!! :bigsmile: I have spent a small fortune on anti-age products and make-up. I do botox, and fillers...n/l folds, lips. I primarily purchase my skin care products and actives at Skin Actives Scientific. I enjoy mixing my own concoctions as well as reading their forum for recipes, and advise. I like Bobbi Brown's make-up and use her brushes. They are fabulous! A few times a year I do a low strength TCA peel. I also use Retin A on a regular basis. I must have decent genes as people tell me I look much younger than my 47 years. I am trying to take care of myself these days. I would encourage all of your younger girls to protect your skin from the sun, and get on a good skin care regimen. I love beauty brains and glad there is now a forum for all of us beauty junkies!:smile:
    • CommentAuthorMactans
    • CommentTimeAug 16th 2007
     
    Hi, all!

    I'm Mactans, 42 y.o., living on the coast of central California.

    I love makeup, skin care, and playing with "girly stuff", which balances out my less girly pursuits like motorcycle riding (driver) and 4x4 off-roading (passenger).

    My skin care regimen is really basic:

    - morning -
    Paula's Choice One Step Face Cleanser normal-oily/combination
    Paula's Choice 2% BHA Liquid
    BananaBoat Sport Sunblock Lotion SPF50

    - evening -
    Paula's Choice One Step Face Cleanser normal-oily/combination
    Paula's Choice 2% BHA Liquid

    If I have dry patches (mileage varies with weather and hormones), and for my hands, I use a drug store brand moisturizer as needed.

    I wear makeup when the spirit moves me - I'll go weeks without it, then I'll wear it everyday for months. Usually I simply go with shadow, liner, and lipcolor; sometimes I go all out just 'cuz I feel like it. My primary requirements are that products have no scent and stay where I put them until I'm ready to take them off.

    My favorite products are MAC eye colors - give me the rich, saturated tones, thank you! - and CoverGirl Outlast All day Smoothwear Lipcolor. I have way better things to do all day than keep putting my face back on. :)
    • CommentAuthorvalntyn13
    • CommentTimeAug 16th 2007
     
    Well guess I'll introduce myself. I'm Cristavalentine and apparently the old chick here as I am 51. I deliver transmission, do office work now and then and keep the computers running in my husbands transmission shop in Maple Rapids Michigan (small village in the middle of the middle of nowhere). I'm the one knows the cock ie chicken fighting hairdresser LOL. I make my own mosturizers. some makeups and what not, and that is my main regiment. I seldom wear makeup but do have a facination with it. Oh Judy I know the don't have a clue on clothes and what not I still don't have a clue and no what not to wear parties around here :). I think this is a great site and have learned a lot.
    Cristavalentine
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    Hello everyone! You can call me Nuclear or NuMo. :) I'm a 22-year-old from the St. Louis area. I found the Beauty Brains by way of the Long Hair Community (www.longhaircommunity.com).

    I have to admit I am pretty low-maintenance when it comes to beauty. I wear makeup on special occasions, and usually just use plain water to wash my face with, along with a homemade (not by me) soap for my body. I do splurge on my hair, on the other hand. I use products by Nature's Gate and a few other health food store brands, and I use henna for color. Absolutely love the results I get with it, too!

    I look forward to joining in more discussions now that the Brains have opened up a forum. :)

    ~NuclearMosquito
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      CommentAuthorMichele
    • CommentTimeAug 17th 2007
     
    Hello Everyone,
    My name is Michele and I am 54 years old and live in CT. I have two boys and we live on a lake in central CT. I work as a controller for a small engineeringing firm. But I once took a year off from accounting and went to school to be an esthetician. I am certified here in CT. I learned so much about skin care and products and ingredients. I no longer work in that field, because I couldn't afford to start at the bottom, so I went back to what I knew would pay the bills. Not as much fun though. I am not sorry that I took the classes though.
    I refuse to grow old gracefully and I fight the clock every day. At least I think I do.
    My daily regemin is:

    AM

    Wash with a hand milled soap made in Nepal from Yak milk, (just because it's there)
    Splash on butter milk, (have been doing that for 25 years.
    Spray with DHC Q10 facial mist - brief massage - blot off excess moisture and butter milk.
    Use Orgins Youthtopia, on face and neck - always upward strokes
    Meladerm skin whitener - just started this to prevent age spots. Expensive but it works. (by Civant.com)
    Then use a moisturizer before applying make-up - currently - Lumene moisturizer with cloudberry
    I have very pale skin and it is in wonderful condition, so I do not use a foundation. Just eye and cheek and lip makeup

    PM
    Wash make up off with
    DHC Oil cleanser
    Splash on butter milk
    Spray with DHC Q10 facial mist - brief massage then blot off excess
    Apply ReVive Moisture Renewal Cream (LOVE THIS!!) contains EGF (epidermis growth factor)
    then apply moisturizer.

    When it comes to makeup I am not so loyal, as too often I find a product or color I like, and go figure......they
    discontinue it. I always wear lipstick. Just stopped wearing it when I empty the garbage. (ha,ha)
    Probably always will, just like my mom who is 80 and still wears lipstick.

    Nice to meet all of you. I am really enjoying this website. I forgot how I found it. I love skin care websites and even check out the medical ones and formulation ones so I can learn about the latest and greatest in skin care.
    I hope to always avoid plastic surgery. Or I should say my desire for it. So far so good.
    If I can always look younger that what I am, I will be happy.

    Michele
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      CommentAuthorKaren
    • CommentTimeAug 17th 2007 edited
     

    Hello Everyone – My name is Karen. I decided it was only fair that I introduced myself since I’m reading everyone else’s info and enjoying it. I also enter into the discussions fairly often. I’ve been lucky enough to have the Beauty Brains answer a few of my questions. (Remember the Q&A about TNS Recovery Complex and The Brains clever new advertising slogan for it: “Foreskin….for skin!”? So funny! And more recently, product expiration dates.)

    I also join in regularly in the Comment section when the urge strikes me. I love this website. I visit it every day and look forward to everyone’s questions and “The Brains” informative answers, and of course, those crazy pictures! People’s comments are always interesting to me. I also really enjoy this section. We’re doing a pretty good job of making each other smart, aren’t we? And beautiful!

    My beauty info: I won’t say my age since it’s just a number. While it’s been said “Beauty is only skin deep”, I’m not ready to take the focus off my skin just yet! I am committed to finding and using anti-aging products that make sense. That’s why I love this website. Lucky for me, no one ever guesses my age. And I mean no one. Even dermatologists and their staff are amazed and I get carded regularly. I’d say it was due to those bottles of TNS Recovery Complex I’ve used but The Brains said maybe not so it might come down to genetics. I just don’t wrinkle. I’ve never had any procedures done except a laser used once by a dermatologist to remove mild redness near my nose that may be due to rosacea and I’m amazed at how many of us are dealing with that problem. More than anything, I’m frustrated right now with freckles and some age spots from careless tanning and not using sunscreen. DUMB! I’m currently using a non-prescription 2% hydroquinone product called Porcelana (only $6 a jar and it works reasonably well) before I spend the big bucks at the dermatologist for laser treatments. For anti-aging, I like SkinCeuticals Vitamin C & E Ferulic and Hydrating B5 Gel. I also still like my TNS Recovery Complex. I go back and forth in hopes that I get the benefits of both.

    As for the products I love and use:

    • DHC Deep Cleansing Oil followed by Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser
    • Neutrogena's The Wave to exfoliate
    • DHC Rich Moisture all over my face and Atopalm Moisturizer for the dry flaky areas around my nose and chin; also Caudalie Cream-Mask Face and Eyes
    • Olay Regenerist Eye Lifting Serum & Pond's age defEYE anti-circle anti-puff Eye Therapy AND Teamine Eye Complex that removes fine lines around my eyes
    • Revlon Color-Stay Stay Natural foundation to cover areas that are red and a great tinted moisturizer all over: Neutrogena Healthy Skin Enhancer Sheer Tint with Retin-A 
    • MAC eyeshadows in the neutral color palette (I have severe allergic reactions to colors on my eyelids)
    • MAC eyeshadow used as an eyeliner with their slanted tip brush and Paula's Choice Constant Color Gel Eyeliner for nighttime eye drama
    • Maybelline Define-a-Lash mascara & Prestige Lash Matrix mascara
    • Benefit's Benetint blush & lip tint combined with Benefit High Beam; Benefit Dandelion; Benefit 10; Tarte Natural Beauty stain
    • Caudalie Lip Conditioner and too many lipsticks and glosses to list!

    I have curly hair but go back and forth between wild & crazy curl and using my flat iron to straighten it. It all depends on my mood. (I don’t analyze that too much…LOL) While it’s nice to have the option to do either, the downside is that I have a cabinet full of products for both. (Trust me: I have to!) I have my hair colored and highlighted so I always like information related to that topic, as well.

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    Hiya Karen! It's sooooo good to see you active in the forum. The Left and Right Brain and I were just talking about how active you are on the blog. We think you can be a key contributor here as well. But I don't see your avatar at all -did something happen to it? :cry:
    • CommentAuthorBrigit
    • CommentTimeAug 18th 2007
     
    Hi, I'm Brigit! I'm a grad student in pharmacology (with a bachelors in chemistry) in NY state. I love being girly --although sometimes in my field that's not a good idea --but whatever, it makes me happy. I simply love knowing how different compounds interact with our body, and I am compulsive in my usual quests on finding out how things work.
    I don't really remember how I found The Beauty Brains (although I think it was through The Budget Fashionista a couple of years ago). I liked that they dealt with two of my loves: beauty and <i> how things work </i>!
    I'm pretty low maintenance. My beauty routine is pretty simple and I really have very few brands that I'm loyal to. I know I use a foaming face wash from Olay, a scrub from clean and clear once in a while, and a spf 15 moisturizer from Dove. My make-up is just Definicils from Lancome mascara, black eyeliner and some lip gloss. For my hair I just look at the ingredients and buy whatever suits me (I actually don't even remember which one I have now).
    I admit I'm a geek and anytime the Brains talk about chemicals I end up thinking about which type of reactions could be occurring =D
    Oh, also I'm a big skeptic and I have issues with pseudoscience. There's nothing like good data and well thought-up experiments to back-up any claim.
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    Brigit... you are awesome!!!! I'm sooo like that when the Brains start talking about microbes!! Chemistry wasn't my best subject (organic chem reactions.. *shudder*)

    Anyhow.. I just interviewed for a lab assistant position at a cosmetic company today. I REALLY hope I get it so I can learn so much more, and share what I learn with you guys. The interview was awesome because I got a free jar of cream that was just packaged. I really really really hope I get the position. If I get it, it means I can move back to the suburbs where I grew up, and I can go home to use my parents' washing machine and dryer, and eat mommy-cooked meals, and not have to deal with traffic (DIE 405 TRAFFIC, DIE!!!!)

    So yea.. just wanted to share it with you guys because I'm soo excited!

    btw.. the guy who interviewed called me cute, not in the whole flirty way or anything.. but still.. is that good or bad? I haven't been enough interviews to gauge how well I did. arghh I'm so nervous!
  28.  
    Wow Tai - good for you! You HAVE to write back and tell us what happens with the new job.

    When the guy called you "cute" what was his tone? You said he wasn't flirty, but was he trying to respond to something funny you said? Do you think he was being condescending? It's kind of hard to tell if it was good or bad without a bit more context. (Or maybe he really was coming on to you!)
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      CommentAuthorLame Brain
    • CommentTimeAug 21st 2007
     
    Take a look at Tai's picture - she IS cute! :shamed:
  30.  
    Hi!
    I am Sage, 51, female, married, and live in Colorado. I make my living doing tarot readings, numerology charts, and working with special needs students on a part time basis.

    I am venturing into the world of tangible goods by selling mineral make up and specialty skin care ingredients. My website is slowly coming along and I am looking forward to getting things really going by the end of the year.

    I hope to learn while I am here, while having fun, and hope to contribute where possible!
  31.  
    Welcome SageMotherRaven! Good luck on your website!

    And Lame Brain.. you are making me blush tooo much.. it's like I have way too much blush on (or took 1 too many tequila shots).. :shamed:

    The context was in that off hand remark. The type you give to people you've just met and is having a convo with. I think I answered one of his questions and probably gave a goofy smile or made some kinda face without realizing it.

    Oohh.. I just went on their company website, and the jar of cream I snagged retails for $40. HOLY MOLY!!!! That's expensiveeeee.
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      CommentAuthorcate
    • CommentTimeAug 22nd 2007 edited
     
    Good Luck Taiwanesegurl!

    By the way ladies I think I jinxed myself since my introduction. So much for me not breaking out. Such a terrible acne attack right now....major life changes really REALLY suck no matter how hard you work on not getting stressed out or worried :sad:

    I have exactly 8 days left of my job for the past 3 years. :cry:
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      CommentAuthorSassette
    • CommentTimeAug 25th 2007
     
    Hi everyone!

    I live in Connecticut, and am a total beauty product junkie. I have very sensitive skin prone to allergic rashes, so I only use organic or hypoallergenic products. Some of my favorites:

    Trader Joe's Essential conditioner
    Lumiere mineral cosmetics (they have AMAZING eye shadow colors and are very affordable!)
    The Body Shop seaweed mattifying moisturizer with SPF 15 – has done wonders for my oily skin
    Juice Organics Brightening Cleanser with glycolic acid
    • CommentAuthorTael
    • CommentTimeAug 26th 2007
     
    I meant to do this a few days ago. Arg.

    Anyway, hi! I'm Carla. I'm 20, and I live in Newfoundland, Canada. I'm in university and am an English major. I like writing, reading (you'd kinda figure that from my major, eh? XD), video games (current obsessions are Maple Story and The Sims), and listening to a very huge variety of music.

    While I'm completely hopeless when it comes to fashion, I like to think I can make my skin look good. XD I like make-up, and like adding to my collection. I generally have pretty good skin, and only get breakouts once in a blue moon (but when I do, it's quite a bit to deal with). I'm pretty pale (as long as you ignore the incredibly rosy cheeks and such), but I can't seem to tan or burn no matter what I do. It's also a pain trying to find things like foundation that actually look right on me (but I'm pretty content with the Physician's Formula loose powder I'm using now - it's pretty much perfect in terms of colour, but a bit messy when applying. I have dustings of powder over everything). I also really like eyeliner. XD

    I can't remember how I ended up visiting the Beauty Brains site, but ever since I found it, I've been visiting every little while. It's nice to see some good solid facts behind the stuff we put on our faces and bodies, and the Brains do a great job at explaining everything. It's one of my favourite blogs. :D
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      CommentAuthorRight Brain
    • CommentTimeAug 26th 2007 edited
     
    Welcome Tael. I'm intrigued by your mention of your musical tastes. What's the last CD you bought (or music that you downloaded)?:bigsmile:
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      CommentAuthorTailFeather
    • CommentTimeSep 6th 2007 edited
     
    I'm so bad at this. I always end up sounding loony or conceited. So here's my Myspace page where I already have some things listed if anyone is interested: http://www.myspace.com/the_real_wombat_queen

    I have dark blonde/light brown hair, fine to medium, wavy. I'm a total wash-and-wear kinda gal.

    Don't wear makeup. I used to about 20 years ago. This is largely do to my stubborn side. If you don't like me as I came in the original package, too bad. And, I'm just lazy. I also don't have the dough for extraneous products. Plus, I've always thought that all that smooshing my face around applying foundation would cause wrinkles sooner. I have no scientific proof of this(hint, hint), it's just a feeling.

    I have no interest in fashion. Or, what-some-yahoo-in-France-says-I-should-wear-to-be-fit-to-show-my-face-in-public. I like comfy clothes.

    My only vanity is my hair. I refuse to cut it, although people have tried. Bwahahahaha, fools! I've tried for 30 years to find the perfect shampoo and conditioner. I found them-twice, and they were discontinued-twice. :cry: Oh well...

    I suppose I'm a sideline pseudo-scientist. I wanted to be an LPN, then realized I really wanted to be a doctor. But I did not have the money for college, and am epileptic. But I love learning science facts(lalala). This site is awesome.

    I don't have a regimen, per se. I only wash my face in the shower, and no soap. I do use Queen Helene facial scrub once in a while. I started not washing my face about 25 years ago when I had to walk to work in freezing, snowing weather. I figured the extra oil helpedas a barrier. I do use vitamin e at night. Or I just use Queen Helene cocoa butter lotion if I'm too tired.

    I've always thought my skin was like leather; keep it oiled and it'll stay supple. I posted somewhere on the forum about my lotion use.

    I'm 45, but some people think I'm 35. I just don't care about aging. I have more important things to worry about, being perimenopausal and epileptic. Boy, what fun that is! <dripping sarcasm> I have *very* eclectic music tastes. Anything but gangsta rap. I love the Shaggs and The Residents if thats a clue. I think the last CD purchase was Leonard Cohen and Amy Winehouse.

    So, hi :peace:
  37.  
    Amy Winehouse is unbelievably talented. Her voice, her lyrics... it's all so beautiful!!

    Welcome welcome!

    Alas... I didn't get the position as a cosmetic lab assistant.. but I'm still interviewing for other lab tech places. I'm going to Baxter tomorrow for a micro position (yay to plating and counting plates!), and to National Genetics Institute in the afternoon for an interview with a manager for a PCR tech position (yay gels!). I just hope to get a job by next Friday (personal deadline). Entry level positions for cosmetic labs are so hard to find. :(
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      CommentAuthorcate
    • CommentTimeSep 7th 2007
     
    Welcome Wombat Queen! I love that you are a low maintnance if any at all kinda gal!

    Sorry Tai that sucks! It'll happen for you. Keep your head up :)
  39.  
    <waves back> :peace:
  40.  
    Wee! I got a job at NGI. It's about a mile from my apartment, so I don't have to relocate! It's a big corporate company without the corporate stuffiness feel to it.

    I'm just happy to get medical/dental/visual insurance. :P
  41.  
    Congratulations! It sounds like a good gig. When do you start? I hope you have at least a couple of days to enjoy not-working-but-no-longer-looking-for-a-job. There's nothing like being gainfully employed without having to actually go to work:)
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      CommentAuthorJudy
    • CommentTimeSep 8th 2007
     
    Yes, congrats Taiwanesgurl on your new job!! Sounds like a good place. Sadly most of us work because of the medical benefits!!
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      CommentAuthorcate
    • CommentTimeSep 8th 2007 edited
     
    Congrats Taiwanesegurl!
    • CommentAuthorTael
    • CommentTimeSep 8th 2007
     
    Sorry about taking so long to respond, Right Brain. I've had no internet for over a week.

    Let's see, some of the stuff I listen to (and this is just going by what's in my iTunes library) is: Rammstein, tobyMac, Abney Park, Relient K, the Gazette, Alice Nine, Corvus Corax, Danzig, Dope Stars Inc., Emilie Autumn, Entwine, Fall Out Boy, Epica, Groove Coverage, Hayley Westenra, HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR, HIM, Jars of Clay, Jeremy Camp, Kutless, Leaves' Eyes, Mandy Moore, Nightwish, OLIVIA, P. O. D., Unheilig, and Within Temptation. (I just went with the most repeated artists there. XD). I like having a variety of music to listen to - it makes things interesting. :3
  45.  
    Congrats taiwanesegurl! Woot!
    • CommentAuthorLauri
    • CommentTimeSep 11th 2007 edited
     
    I'm Lauri, a 44 yr old housewife soon to be a vet tech. I live in Texas with my husband and 2 kids: a beauty-obsessed...I mean beauty-conscious 16 yr old daughter and a 16 yr old son with a mohawk.

    I don't have a beauty regime other than to wash my face with Ivory in the shower and use Dove 2-n-1 on my hair. My daughter, OTOH, uses any and everything and the more the better. I like the beautybrains simply because I don't have an inner child, I have an inner research scientist and like the background info they give, most of which is passed on to my daughter, all of which gets ignored :confused: I am not into music; really if it all went away, I'd be happier and the last book I read...well, in the car it was Nine Hills to Nambokhaha, in the bathroom Mental Floss magazine and I just started the last Harry Potter as bedtime reading.

    Lauri
  47.  
    Hi Lauri! :peace:
    • CommentAuthorLuckyGirl
    • CommentTimeSep 16th 2007
     
    I'm LuckyGirl, a 44 year old videographer from Kentucky. (Wow, I don't believe I actually told my real age!) I'd like to have a regime I can stick with. My face is blotchy and oily. I thought that facial skin kinda dries out a bit as we age. I'm having a hard time finding the right moisturizer. I'm bouncing from Definity to Porcelana to Neutrogina's Even and Clear Line. I'm trying my best to get rid of my blotchy skin. I'm also into wrinkle prevention.

    The Beauty Brains is the perfect fit for me, because I'm sick of being lied to by the cosmetics/cosmeceutical industry. There are women out there who are paying hundreds of dollars on products that don't deliver. I don't want to be one of those gals. I want to be informed.
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      CommentAuthormtrimier
    • CommentTimeOct 15th 2007
     
    Hello all,

    My name is Mocha, I am 29 and live and and am from Atlanta, GA. I work for a university and listen to and have more music that I should. I have a LastFM page if you just really want to get a vague idea of what I listen to. I dance Flamenco, love languages, and can't decide if I want to go back to school.

    My "regimen" is pretty straightforward:

    Most Mornings:
    Biotherm Acnopur face wash
    Pangea Organics Italian Green Mandarin with Sweet Lime Toner
    Pangea Organics Nigerian Ginger, Sweet Lavender and Thyme face cream
    (Sometimes I just wash my face and use Purpose face cream with SPF depends on if I have used the rx's the night before.)

    Chanel Inimitable or Kiss Me Mascara in black, and clear lip gloss.
    MAC Studio Tech Foundation only if I feel like it or am out late the night before.

    Evenings:
    Biotherm Biosource face wash
    Differin 0.1% cream mixed with Clindamycin 1.0% cream (twice a week only now.)

    I joined the site because I like reading all the comments and discussions, and figured I should break my habit of lurking sometime in my "cyberlife".
  50.  
    My name is Lucia
    I am currently working on my PhD in biology ( I do genomics if that means anything to anybody), I have a degree in Biochemistry as well
    I am also a fitness instructor and a Pilates instructor
    I've been almost obsessed with my skin since I have memory, and also with science, so I really appreciate the effort on finding real evidence for the claims on beauty products
    I have to admit that while half of me is skeptical by nature, the other half want to fall for the claims, and cares more about texture and fragrance and the immediate satisfaction
    of purchasing a new beauty product and taking it home (my left and right brains I suppose)
    I've been on a twice daily clean/moisturize regime since I am 12, haven't found the perfect one yet
    is there such a thing?
    or am I after the holy grail of beauty?

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