tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905173831662671321.post3327545526576016792..comments2023-09-21T04:56:01.437-04:00Comments on Best Things in Beauty: Mythbusters Part 2Charlestongirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08269794937743797142noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905173831662671321.post-76668305607818908302013-12-08T19:31:34.160-05:002013-12-08T19:31:34.160-05:00Agreed, especially as you show, a shimmer worn as ...Agreed, especially as you show, a shimmer worn as a form of eyeliner around the outer edges, especially. I find it really 'pops' the shape of the eye and a touch of intense shimmery color is modern and festive. I am 58 and can pull it off, and I can imagine it even as time goes on. It's all a matter of proportion.Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00360598590326695970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905173831662671321.post-13514467034455428952013-12-06T15:58:23.249-05:002013-12-06T15:58:23.249-05:00Hooray! What a great post, Charleston Girl. I'...Hooray! What a great post, Charleston Girl. I'm 58, and I still enjoy wearing a small and carefully applied amount of shimmer on my eyelids. <br /><br />Makeup should be fun, as well as functional, no matter what our age.Moonchime https://www.blogger.com/profile/02471805318716682774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905173831662671321.post-63216901904997674122013-12-06T12:04:53.597-05:002013-12-06T12:04:53.597-05:00Hi Mamaval,
I just had to say that I got quite a ...Hi Mamaval,<br /><br />I just had to say that I got quite a chuckle when you reported that although Bobbi sells sparkle, she never wears it. It reminded me of one of her QVC appearances when she was presenting a number of products she didn't use. The enthusiastic hostess kept trying to get Bobbi to say that she herself used those particular products so as to better sell them to the viewers Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01591893495803781535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905173831662671321.post-82696214917899684902013-12-06T01:30:35.829-05:002013-12-06T01:30:35.829-05:00Hear, hear! I came across that "rule" ag...Hear, hear! I came across that "rule" ages ago and because of premature wrinkles on my eyes, I was on a shimmer buying ban for a time. Then it hit me, that rule was discriminating and insulting. Why would I let anyone dictate what I want to wear? I am in charge of my life and as long as I am happy and not hurting anybody, I will do what I want. I am never too old to play and have fun, Anne Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905173831662671321.post-43506225096603851932013-12-05T22:45:51.356-05:002013-12-05T22:45:51.356-05:00Really thank you CG for this post especially, but ...Really thank you CG for this post especially, but for all you do!!<br /><br />I love it when we are all still able to do as we wish, with reason.<br /><br />Your observations are right on the money- Happiest of Holiday Seasons to you and your family ... xo Beth in Pghlizzybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16710307568357242905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905173831662671321.post-7137767710103615222013-12-05T18:30:36.007-05:002013-12-05T18:30:36.007-05:00Love your post about this and everyone else's ...Love your post about this and everyone else's comments. You have us fired up on this topic! A little shimmer applied with your fingertips can make all the difference and why shouldn't we have fun as we get older? I can't bear people making general statements about age groups when we are all different. Some women who are 50 look much younger than their years, and others look older.roxymishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18328045646608082821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905173831662671321.post-7810351731739638132013-12-05T17:53:22.232-05:002013-12-05T17:53:22.232-05:00I have always been a rebel and done my own thing. ...I have always been a rebel and done my own thing. I love shimmer and I've gotten many compliments on my makeup through the years. I'm 60 and as my mother used to say "all things in moderation and sometimes with a slight modification". That's very true of makeup, imo. Rock on, ladies!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905173831662671321.post-31683268131507825972013-12-05T16:53:51.660-05:002013-12-05T16:53:51.660-05:00While I love makeup (& your blog), I wear a ve...While I love makeup (& your blog), I wear a very streamline look. A bolder lip, nude blush and....a shimmer shadow. I wear one shade, usually on the lighter shade side and always with a bit of glow. It's simple, timeless and tasteful. When I wear any matte makeup, I look tired, older and that I've tried too hard. What I've learned is to forget the rules, the trends and the DRTVrMoinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905173831662671321.post-23476414479961773372013-12-05T16:42:39.116-05:002013-12-05T16:42:39.116-05:00Hooray for some fun loving and tasteful thoughts o...Hooray for some fun loving and tasteful thoughts on eye makeup!<br />Everything in moderation and with elegance.Valerienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905173831662671321.post-91551951299194455302013-12-05T16:41:35.797-05:002013-12-05T16:41:35.797-05:00Great post once again CG! I wear what I like when ...Great post once again CG! I wear what I like when and where I want . Ageism has no place in make up. There's enough of that everywhere else. Besides, if all of our skincare products are really working then we look younger than I are anyway. So there! Lol.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03615142302347331252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905173831662671321.post-2371308265265168942013-12-05T16:40:32.903-05:002013-12-05T16:40:32.903-05:00Hooray for some fun loving common sense!
Everythin...Hooray for some fun loving common sense!<br />Everything in moderation and with flair!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13882423426616045763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905173831662671321.post-15402725684138162672013-12-05T16:27:09.984-05:002013-12-05T16:27:09.984-05:00I used to abide by this rule (Yes, I read it in on...I used to abide by this rule (Yes, I read it in one of Bobbi's makeup books, too!), but then I decided life is too short to conform and now I wear it judiciously on my lid and sometimes, just a little bit below the eye. I don't have crepey lids...yet...so I don't know what I'll do then. But isn't it fun to have choices?!? (An aside: A BB top makeup artist told me that althoughMamavalveeta03https://www.blogger.com/profile/17079883155916629361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905173831662671321.post-30133894744938766432013-12-05T16:22:14.637-05:002013-12-05T16:22:14.637-05:00A topic after my own heart!I am 56 and I wear shim...A topic after my own heart!I am 56 and I wear shimmer and even glitter strategically placed on my eyelids and I get compliments all day long! Just a tiny bit on the first strip of lid makes all the difference. And on evenings out, a dab of sheer sparkle with your pinky on the centre of the eyelid looks amazing. Life is too short to not have bling in it!Bengaltigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12891148813080154181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905173831662671321.post-51280505170986269102013-12-05T11:51:58.666-05:002013-12-05T11:51:58.666-05:00What a timely post. I had actually recently been d...What a timely post. I had actually recently been debating between 2 Chanel Eyeshadow Duos for my mother, the Sable Émouvant (shimmery) and the Taupe Delicat (matte). Color-wise, I much prefer Sable Émouvant but I ended up getting Taupe Delicat for her instead, because I remembered that "les femmes d'un certain âge" "shouldn't" wear shimmer. Now I know that isn't Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328210665966835173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905173831662671321.post-27243304480593885672013-12-05T07:10:42.208-05:002013-12-05T07:10:42.208-05:00Wonderful post, CG! I'm so tired of hearing w...Wonderful post, CG! I'm so tired of hearing what the experts have to say. I was born with eyebrows many shades darker than my haircolor-like Margo & Mariel Hemingway. There is no way I am going to bleach them to "match" my haircolor. I also hate it when an SA assumes that I need a moisturizing foundation because I'm over 50. They need to ask me about my oily forehead and grlnxdornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905173831662671321.post-10090357159975563102013-12-05T06:46:01.441-05:002013-12-05T06:46:01.441-05:00I remember Bobbi Brown before the buy out by Estee...I remember Bobbi Brown before the buy out by Estee Lauder and in her first book. Stated only mat eye-shadow from mid thirties onward. In a panic I bought only those, I enjoyed them of course. But as they years moved on I started wearing shimmer some soft metallics. Now I wear whatever I like with a light hand and keep it soft.Donnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905173831662671321.post-32632734796094006912013-12-05T03:40:22.705-05:002013-12-05T03:40:22.705-05:00great post! i had recently expressed concerned to...great post! i had recently expressed concerned to my bf that i would be outgrowing my collection in another 5yrs since it's dominated by colors, shimmers and glitters. what a relief to know that all that will be needed is an adjustment in application!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07846280616059231512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905173831662671321.post-82290306979587802562013-12-04T23:47:39.934-05:002013-12-04T23:47:39.934-05:00I agree. Shimmer placed correctly can soften the ...I agree. Shimmer placed correctly can soften the face. As we get older our faces can become a set of sharp planes which need a bit of softening up. Matte eye shadows can look too harsh. Eye lid shape also dictates how dark or light one can go. In my case an over visible lid and brow area requires medium colored shadows.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905173831662671321.post-46041253209901599902013-12-04T23:09:02.124-05:002013-12-04T23:09:02.124-05:00I always cringe whenever I read someone say they c...I always cringe whenever I read someone say they can't wear shimmer because they're over 40. It saddens and frustrates me that they believe such negative ageist thinking! As I'm sure many of your readers know, I am 69 and still adore shimmer and sparkle when used judiciously. It just requires being honest about the condition of my features and about the amount and type of sparkle Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01591893495803781535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905173831662671321.post-90644148437006480092013-12-04T23:07:45.830-05:002013-12-04T23:07:45.830-05:00This piece of "advice" has always been a...This piece of "advice" has always been a pet peeve of mine. I wondered what was magically going to happen to my eyelids on the eve of my 40th birthday that would suddenly render me unable to wear shimmer. The fact is that I've ALWAYS had slight crepe-iness on the inner part of my eyes, so I've always needed to go easy on shimmer there. Usually, I'm just careful to use a goodmorelikespacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579614920085665069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905173831662671321.post-55950888550143597092013-12-04T22:39:44.349-05:002013-12-04T22:39:44.349-05:00This is a great post and I completely agree. I ha...This is a great post and I completely agree. I had an unpleasant interaction with one of those set-in-their-ways make-up artist recently. It totally depends how shimmer is applied. I didn't like it when Bobby Brown sent forth that idea some years ago - and now she has shimmer galore.<br />Best,<br />TanjaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905173831662671321.post-29373035330486345732013-12-04T22:17:01.319-05:002013-12-04T22:17:01.319-05:00Amen to this, CG! Never ever too old to wear shimm...Amen to this, CG! Never ever too old to wear shimmer judiciously -- or any trend in that matter.Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18179420902933819052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905173831662671321.post-75450804147080242742013-12-04T20:10:36.835-05:002013-12-04T20:10:36.835-05:00Yay! I love this post, CG. I get so annoyed when ...Yay! I love this post, CG. I get so annoyed when people spout off the "rules" for 40+ ladies. It's insulting. Let us decide what we want to wear, when we want to wear it, and how we want to wear it! Another "rule" I hear is no darker lip colors for 40+ ladies. Forget it! I'll wear my reds and dark berries. I have dark hair and those colors look good on me. Give me Rosemarynoreply@blogger.com