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Pick one or the other for each of the questions below, and copy/paste your answers in the comments. Can’t wait to see your picks! Mine are listed below. ?
This or That: The Beauty Grab Bag Edition, Part II
- Dye your brows: lighter or darker?
- Body butter or gel-cream?
- What’s more important to you: blush or bronzer?
- Micellar water or cleansing oil?
- Vitamin C or glycolic acid?
- Nail polish: shimmer, matte or cream finish?
- Face masks: essential or unnecessary?
- Nail polish base coat: yes or no?
- Top knot or French braid?
- Cut your hair or grow it out?
- Side part or center part?
- What’s more important to you: skin care or makeup?
- Blending concealer: fingers or brush?
Dye your brows: lighter or darker?
Darker, I guess? I really can’t see myself with lighter brows.
Body butter or gel cream?
Summer’s around the corner, so let’s go with the gel cream.
What’s more important to you: blush or bronzer?
I’d take blush in a heartbeat over bronzer (my 2014 self would FREAK OUT if she heard me saying this now, LOL!).
Micellar water or cleansing oil?
I’ll take the cleansing oil, all day, every day. Side note: remember when washing your face with an oil cleanser was a revolutionary idea? I remember being talked into an oil cleanser by a sales associate in the beauty section at Nordstrom in 2001 and thinking at the time that I was a rebel because nobody I knew used one. Oh, how the times have changed! ?
Vitamin C or retinol?
“Vitamin C,” she said with enthusiasm! ?
Nail polish: matte or cream finish?
Cream…and an opaque one at that. I did matte once, and it didn’t feel right at all!
Face masks: essential or unnecessary?
Eh, for me at the moment they’re unnecessary. I like my actives to hang out on my face for a while.
Nail polish base coat: yes or no?
While I definitely notice a better wear time when I have one on, as of this moment in time I’m skipping it.
Top knot or French braid?
Top knot.
Cut your hair or grow it out?
Cut that sh*t, girl, and don’t even think of doing it yourself!
Side part or center part?
Slightly off center to the left.
What’s more important to you: skin care or makeup?
Skin care. I’ve crossed that bridge, and I’m here for it.
Blending concealer: fingers or brush?
I wanna say fingers, but there’s really something special about feathering out the edges with a brush.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
P.S. Happy Tuesday! ?
Dye your brows: lighter or darker? I’ve tried to go lighter, but they ended up turning red from the bleach (lol), so I’ve just left them alone. I think lighter would go better with my skin tone.
Body butter or gel-cream? Gel cream because it’s lighter.
What’s more important to you: blush or bronzer? Blush looks better with my skin tone. Bronzers are usually too dark for me, though the lighter ones are nice.
Micellar water or cleansing oil? Neither
Vitamin C or glycolic acid? Glycolic Acid
Nail polish: shimmer, matte or cream finish? Shimmer
Face masks: essential or unnecessary? I think they’re fun. Used to do them all the time during sleepovers growing up.
Nail polish base coat: yes or no? No.
Top knot or French braid? My hair isn’t long enough, but top knot if it was.
Cut your hair or grow it out? The million dollar question…. For me, cut it because my hair is thin and loses volume. If it looked better longer, I’d say grow it out.
Side part or center part? Side part- my hair naturally goes that way. Plus center parts make my face look longer.
What’s more important to you: skin care or makeup? Both especially if you struggle with skin issues. I use less makeup when my skin is “behaving.”
Blending concealer: fingers or brush? Fingers and a sponge.
Dye your brows: lighter or darker? Mine are black, so lighter. I’d bleach them out and use fun colors on them.
Body butter or gel-cream? Body butter. I have really dry body skin and eczema.
What’s more important to you: blush or bronzer? Blush. I rarely wear bronzer.
Micellar water or cleansing oil? Micellar water.
Vitamin C or glycolic acid? Vitamin-C
Nail polish: shimmer, matte or cream finish? Shimmer!
Face masks: essential or unnecessary? Probably essential, but I always forget to use them.
Nail polish base coat: yes or no? Yes
Top knot or French braid? Top knot.
Cut your hair or grow it out? Cut
Side part or center part? My hair parts naturally to the side, so I go with it.
What’s more important to you: skin care or makeup? Makeup. I know it should be skin care, but skin care is a necessary chore as far as I’m concerned.
Blending concealer: fingers or brush? Fingers, always. Easier, and the warmth from the fingers blends concealer just right.
Dye your brows: lighter or darker?
Just a slight lightening. It does open up the eye area.
Body butter or gel-cream?
Body butterrrrrrr….I’m so dry lately, anything with gel seems to just evaporate so quickly.
What’s more important to you: blush or bronzer?
Neither? I’m not much of a cheek color person. I like shiny cheekbones, that’s it. lol
Micellar water or cleansing oil?
Cleansing oil is it! Especially the kind that whisks everything away after you’ve massaged it dry and then rinse with water.
Vitamin C or glycolic acid?
Vitamin C.
Nail polish: shimmer, matte or cream finish?
Cream finish, too. And DARK or hella bright colors.
Face masks: essential or unnecessary?
Unnecessary.
Nail polish base coat: yes or no?
Yes. I like to keep that tolulene off my nail surface if I can get a base coat without it.
Top knot or French braid?
Top knot. No patience or skill for French braid.
Cut your hair or grow it out?
Grow it out for a better top knot! haha
Side part or center part?
If I don’t let my fringe down, definitely side part. I’m no millennial.
What’s more important to you: skin care or makeup?
Skin care. I used to think it was the unsexy side of cosmetics but I’m enjoying its benefits, too.
Blending concealer: fingers or brush?
Fingers these days.
Dye your brows: lighter or darker?
Not at all – just fill them in a bit with a pencil…
Body butter or gel-cream?
Body butter!
What’s more important to you: blush or bronzer?
Blush! I do not use bronzer at all… but without blush I get asked the whole day if I am sick…
Micellar water or cleansing oil?
Micellar water – the cleansing oil gets too often in my eyes…
Vitamin C or glycolic acid?
Vitamin C..
Nail polish: shimmer, matte or cream finish?
Cream
Face masks: essential or unnecessary?
Unnecessary. But lately I get a wrinkly undereye area and like to do undereye patch masks…
Nail polish base coat: yes or no?
I love red nails, so yes!
Top knot or French braid?
Let it loose 😉 If I have to choose one I‘d take french braids…
Cut your hair or grow it out?
Cut it. It is so thin it does not look good to long 🙁
Side part or center part?
Side part
What’s more important to you: skin care or makeup?
Skin care!
Blending concealer: fingers or brush?
Fingers! I also blend foundation with my fingers.
Dye your brows: lighter or darker? Darker? I guess. This is weird to think about. Lol!
Body butter or gel-cream? Gel cream, a really good moisturizing one.
What’s more important to you: blush or bronzer? Blush, bronzer is a no for me.
Micellar water or cleansing oil? Oil.
Vitamin C or glycolic acid? Vitamin C.
Nail polish: shimmer, matte or cream finish? Holo, which would go in the shimmer category.
Face masks: essential or unnecessary? They’re so nice, but wasteful too, unnecessary.
Nail polish base coat: yes or no? YES, always, this is non negotiable. No base coat, no manicure.
Top knot or French braid? Top knot.
Cut your hair or grow it out? Cut it!
Side part or center part? Middle, but im also liking side parts too.
What’s more important to you: skin care or makeup? Skin care all the way.
Blending concealer: fingers or brush? Fingers.
Dye your brows: lighter or darker?
Since mine are already blonde, definitely darker!
Body butter or gel-cream?
Gel cream.
What’s more important to you: blush or bronzer?
Blush! Blush is one of my addictions, and I never use bronzer.
Micellar water or cleansing oil?
Cleansing oil.
Vitamin C or glycolic acid?
Vitamin C
Nail polish: shimmer, matte or cream finish? Cream, always lol
Face masks: essential or unnecessary?
They’re a nice luxury, but not essential.
Nail polish base coat: yes or no?
Yes! Always!
Top knot or French braid?
Top knot
Cut your hair or grow it out?
Cut it. There’s something so exciting about a fresh cut.
Side part or center part?
Centre for me.
What’s more important to you: skin care or makeup?
Skincare, always has been.
Blending concealer: fingers or brush?
Okay, I always used my fingers to blend out concealer, but a few months ago I got the IT cosmetics dual ended brush, and the finer end blends out concealer around my eyes like a dream! Way faster and more even than with my fingers! So I’m a brush convert lol.
Dye your brows: lighter or darker?
Darker! My eyebrows are pretty blond.
Body butter or gel-cream?
This time of year, gel cream.
What’s more important to you: blush or bronzer?
Blush!
Micellar water or cleansing oil?
Micellar water, my skin hates oils.
Vitamin C or glycolic acid?
Vitamin C
Nail polish: shimmer, matte or cream finish?
Cream!
Face masks: essential or unnecessary?
Unnecessary, my skin does better with a simpler routine.
Nail polish base coat: yes or no?
Yes
Top knot or French braid?
French braid!
Cut your hair or grow it out?
Oof, I’m not sure. Last year I cut it off.
Side part or center part?
Center part, usually
What’s more important to you: skin care or makeup?
Skin care!
Blending concealer: fingers or brush?
Fingers!
Dye your brows: lighter or darker? Considering that mine are going gray, I’m gonna say darker.
Body butter or gel-cream? Gel-cream.
What’s more important to you: blush or bronzer? Blush, never use bronzer.
Micellar water or cleansing oil? Cleansing oil. I remember going on my honeymoon in 1990 and realizing I forgot makeup remover for my mascara. I found a Shu Uemura shop on Boulevard Saint-Germain and the SA led me over to a sink and showed me how to use the cleansing oil. I was a convert from that trip on. Dear Husband would bring home bottles of Shu Uemura cleansing oil from duty free when he traveled to Tokyo for business. That said, micellar water on a cotton bud is great for cleaning up makeup mistakes and wayward mascara.
Vitamin C or glycolic acid? Vitamin C, my sensitive skin can’t handle glycolic.
Nail polish: shimmer, matte or cream finish? Shimma!!! Can’t get on the matte nail bandwagon, it just looks like a roughed up mani to me.
Face masks: essential or unnecessary? Oh you mean the runny, gooey kind. Unnecessary. The filtering, keep virus, allergen and dust particles away kind, essential.
Nail polish base coat: yes or no? Usually no, unless I’m gonna wear a dark, staining red or blue.
Top knot or French braid? Neither, since I cut off all the pandemic hair. Much happier with it above my chin.
Cut your hair or grow it out? Cut it! I couldn’t stand not being able to get a haircut last year.
Side part or center part? Side
What’s more important to you: skin care or makeup? Skincare.
Blending concealer: fingers or brush? Fingers. I’m just better blending creamy stuff with my fingers.
Dye your brows: lighter or darker? My eyebrows are black with a few grey hairs so I’ll say I’d go darker to cover the greys.
Body butter or gel-cream? My skin is very dry so I’ll take body butter.
What’s more important to you: blush or bronzer? Blush. I very seldom use bronzer and when I do, it’s got to be subtle.
Micellar water or cleansing oil? Cleansing oil is the best at removing all the makeup and gunk without stripping my skin.
Vitamin C or glycolic acid? Vitamin C is essential.
Nail polish: shimmer, matte or cream finish? I don’t wear polish on my fingers but I do like a bit of shimmer on my toes.
Face masks: essential or unnecessary? A hydrating mask, a darkened room, some soft music, and about 30 minutes of blissful downtime—not really necessary, but totally delightful.
Nail polish base coat: yes or no? No
Top knot or French braid? Top knot
Cut your hair or grow it out? My husband trims my long hair every couple months.
Side part or center part? Natural part
What’s more important to you: skin care or makeup? Definitely skin care. I love makeup but it’s not all that important.
Blending concealer: fingers or brush? I don’t use a concealer. I just apply an extra light layer of my foundation with my finger.
Dye your brows: lighter or darker? Darker, for sure. Any lighter and they’d be albino!
Body butter or gel-cream? Gel cream.
What’s more important to you: blush or bronzer? Blush! I’m literally thrilled to be wearing it again, daily.
Micellar water or cleansing oil? Cleansing oil.
Vitamin C or glycolic acid? Glycolic acid. I haven’t had much luck with VC.
Nail polish: shimmer, matte or cream finish? Cream. Transparent cream. HAHA!
Face masks: essential or unnecessary? If I found one I loved, it would be essential. But, alas.
Nail polish base coat: yes or no? No, I can barely bother with polish twice per year. Definitely not base coat.
Top knot or French braid? Top knot, if it’s spikey/messy.
Cut your hair or grow it out? I’m finally getting it cut tomorrow. It’s been way too long.
Side part or center part? Side part.
What’s more important to you: skin care or makeup? Skin care.
Blending concealer: fingers or brush? Fingers (soooooo lazy). 🙂