Today's Makeup Look 22

NARS Mambo (chocolate brown) eyeliner pencil smudged out around eye and as base.

NARS Exotic Dance (metallic gold with brown; metallic white) gold all over lid and under eye; white mixed with gold to blend in crease; white shade pressed next to nose and inner corner of eye.
NARS India Song II (shimmering walnut) darker shade as eyeliner on top of top lashes.

NARS Laguna (brown gold) bronzer in number 3 pattern.
NARS Deep Throat (pinky peach) brushed on apples of cheek and along cheek bone.

NARS Blondie  (light taupe) eyeshadow to fill in eyebrows.

NARS Volumizing Larger Than Life mascara

NARS New Lover Velvet Gloss (strawberry with gold) lip pencil

... Joan made me do it.

Today's Makeup Look 21

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Cosmetics and Allergies

As earlier blogged I have allergies to a lot of cosmetics.  That's part of the reason all of my makeup is NARS and I am not interested in exploring outside the brand.

Before I continue I would like to preface that by far NARS has been the most hypo-allergenic experience I have had in any makeup line (others tried include: Clinique, MAC, Benefit, Cargo, Lancome, ...).

I have the most difficulty with creamy products and never am able to wear lipstick.  So, I was surprised when I was reaction-free with NARS Velvet Matte Lip pencils and the NARS Multiples.

I do have a strong makeup allergy against NARS lip lacquers (Chelsea Girls is so beautiful but I just can't wear it).
And after some testing I am certain that I am mildly allergic to their lip glosses (Belize is so gorgeous I will probably still wear it and take an anti-histamine [I'm sure only a true broad-spectrum allergy sufferer would understand]).
Putting it all together with some research I have learnt that the NARS lip lacquers and lip glosses contain lanolin oil (sheep) and I am allergic to lanolin :-(

The upside for those with lanolin allergies try:
NARS Multiples, and NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencils.

Oh. One more thing.  I am allergic to almost all sunscreens, so no products containing SPFs will be in this blog :-)

For more information on ingredients in your makeup check out: http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com