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Herbie
To the Philly corporettes who chimed in with dinner / drinks suggestions – thanks for your input! Unfortunately, I wasn’t traveling solo and was unable to make it to Parc (although I tried!). Ended up at a nondescript Italian restaurant that I would give a solid “eh.” Dinner Tuesday night was someone else’s choice, and we ended up at Butcher & Singer.
Hopefully, I’ll be back in Philly soon and able to do a little more gastronomic exploring.
K
Threadjack, right off the bat – Does anyone have any experience/tips/thoughts on giving up carbs or eating low carb?
I’m currently a carb fanatic and am considering giving them up/greatly reducing my carb intake to improve my eating habits and feel better overall. I can’t decide if I’m crazy or if this is the best idea I’ve ever had. I’m not really doing it to lose weight (I’m already thin, but wouldn’t mind shedding an extra 5 pounds or so), just as a way to maintain my weight and eat more protein/veggies/etc.
Ru
I realized that eating carbs makes me feel sick after I started tracking on WW (I know, I’m always talking about them). I don’t think I can completely eliminate carbs from my diet but I try not to have added sugars and have severely decreased starches and grains. Some foods are just not compatible with all body chemistries.
Maybe you could sort of generically track what you eat and how you feel for the day, say for a period of two weeks, and see if you notice a pattern. I have to say, not having carbs alllll the time makes your meals much more varied and forces you to be creative.
Anonymous
Ru – I’m a convert to WW too – man, I really need to be better, but I just started a month ago and boy am I seeing differences in my eating habits. And best of all, I don’t feel deprived all the time.
SAlit-a-gator
I just started WW again too (prior lifetime, lost 27 lbs in 2009, recently gained about 5 lbs past goal I’d like to shed). WW is one of the best things I ever did!
anonette
It’s the best thing I’ve ever done for myself. I’m down over 50 lbs since slashing the amount of carbs in my diet.
My advice:
1.) Focus on junky carbs rather than go at it Atkins style. For example, I didn’t give up fruit (although I did try to switch some of my snacks to veggies instead), carrots, or small amounts of carbs in things like a protein bar — but I did eliminate bread, pasta, rice, crackers, chips, potatoes, etc. I eat a Clif Kids bar with my egg whites at breakfast and during the week that’s the only grains that I consume.
2.) Have a special treat or occasion once a week that you are ok with. I meet a friend for Saturday lunch once a week at a pizza place and enjoy a think crust personal pizza. Having small indulgences makes it easier to keep a strict regimen during the week.
3.) Base your meals around protein and veggies with lots of fiber. These will satisfy you and give you tons of energy. Supplement with small amounts of dairy and fruit.
My typical weekday meal plan:
Breakfast
Scrambled egg whites
Kids Clif Bar
Piece of fruit
Lunch
Salad with tons of raw veggies, lean protein (usually some sort of veggie burger that I can nuke in the office microwave), nuts, and spray on dressing. Piece of fruit.
Dinner
Salad with tons of raw veggies, lean protein (I try to eat fish as my protein for dinner). Dessert is usually high protein yogurt.
Snacks (1 or 2 per day)
High protein yogurt (greek yogurt is my fav!)
Raw veggies
I know it sounds crazy but I’ve been doing this for a year and it’s honestly as automatic as breathing at this point. My energy is up, my skin and hair are healthier, my digestion is better, I can workout for longer and with more energy…
Final piece of advice: Find what works for YOU. There are tons of low-carb plans out there that you can look at and modify to meet your needs — Paleo, Atkins, South Beach, etc. Do some research, find what seems compatible with your lifestyle, and enjoy all the yummy protein and veggies you will soon come to love :)
Wishing
I would love to eliminate carbs and sugar for so many reasons, but can’t get myself to do it. I love food too much, I like eating, I like cooking, I even enjoy grocery shopping. I love how food is tied to traditions and seasons. Thinking about giving all that up makes me sad (maybe I don’t have a healthy relationship with food). Does anyone else deal with this??
Jas
It was actually getting into traditional foods that made me decide to try out eliminating carbs. A lot of traditional diets are primarily meat and vegetables. I think cutting out grains is actually something that would be very hard to do if you didn’t enjoy cooking because almost all fast food is pretty much carbs and fat. It takes a bit of inventive cooking to move away from that. I do miss baking, though, because you can’t really bake without grain. I may try fermenting as a substitute, 5 lbs of cabbage in my recent CSA harvest box (what does one do with that much cabbage?! I can only think of putting it up as saurkraut or kimchi)
Herbie
Ooh! I’ll tell you what I do with the cabbage in my coop box. Slice it into thin strips. Heat olive oil in a large skillet. Throw in your sliced cabbage, stir it up to coat with olive oil, and cover the skillet w/ a lid. I let everything get nice and hot and then throw in some chicken stock. I add only the amount of chicken stock I think I’ll need to cook the cabbage and leave me with minimal liquid. I put the lid back on for a few minutes. Stir again and take the lid off to let the liquid evaporate faster. Keep stirring. Once the cabbage is cooked, I add just enough red wine vinegar to give it flavor, some salt and pepper, and voila. It is quite tasty.
Jas
That’s actually almost exactly what I did last night! Only I cooked it in anchovy butter instead of olive oil and I didn’t think of the vinegar (and served it, in case anyone is interested, with sausages made from the half a pig I bought from my coworker’s hobby farm last week). I will try it your way tonight.
AIMS
For cabbage — I like it this way: slice into thin strips, saute in some olive oil with a pat of butter; when almost cooked, add a couple of eggs and scramble into the cabbage. Add lots of salt and fresh black pepper. It sounds weird but its super yummy.
Missy
Bake with almond flour and egg whites! Lots of Spanish desserts have these ingredients. I have recipes, but I don’t know how to post documents here.
Lyssa
I’m pretty much the same way, and I not only love cooking, but love cooking the home-style, comfort food, good for a crowd sorts of dishes, like pasta or potatoes, and sharing those. There just aren’t that many meals of meat and veggies that share well. (Not to mention desserts!) I do try to keep tabs on my carbs, and I’d probably limit them if I really had a problem (I don’t need to lose any weight), but, even with all of the benefits that people list (energy, hair, skin, etc.), I just can’t see letting that part of my life go; it’s too important to me. I would much rather just limit portion sizes, maybe count calories, and make sure I have a lot of healthy variety. (Anonette’s diet sounds fine, for a day or two, but then I’d want something different!)
There are a lot of cultural aspects going on here, I’m sure. I’m Italian-American, we’re obviously known for sharing high carb foods!
Nonny
I am the same as you. I would not dream of giving up an entire food group just like that (unless I was actually allergic). I don’t think it is unhealthy to like food! It is healthy to eat what you enjoy within reason, and a good variety of it.
JJ
Amen. I love cooking, love browsing Whole Foods or other grocery stores when I have time, love baking, love trying new foods. I’m just one of those people where a set menu that repeats every day with salads for lunch and dinner would make me want to die rather than lose weight (a little hyperbole…). This is absolutely not meant as an offense to those for whom it works – I fully realize this is different strokes for different folks.
Erin
Is there anyone else here who (barring medical necessity) feels that life would not be worth living without carbs?
Bread, I love you.
MelD
Yes. Carbs are not innately bad for everyone. Yes, some people react badly to highly processed foods and gluten, but that doesn’t mean everyone needs to give it up. It’s the same with sodium, which is actually required for us to live, so it frustrates me when places threaten to force restaurants to eliminate sodium entirely.
Nonny
Yes. My grandfather actually ended up with heart problems (thankfully, now fixed) because he wasn’t consuming *enough* sodium.
Argie
Same with my grandma. The doctor “prescribed” potato chips to make up the sodium difference.
Erin
I don’t even eat processed foods because I’m allergic to a very common preservative. I’m sort of a health fanatic. And yet the thought of life without starches… * shudder *
Holly
Me! I looooove bread. Besides, I need carbs. Anyone who works out needs carbs. Low carb diets might help you lose weight if you don’t work out, but if you do work out, you’ll have no energy. There’s nothing like a huge pasta dinner the night before a long run.
Jas
Having a decent workout doesn’t necessarily require refined carbs (because even “low carb” diets contain lots of unrefined carbs from fruit and veggies). Paleo diets seem to be really big among the strength-training set. Personally, my workouts are going just fine after I cut grains and sugars from my diet. Afterall, humans evolved without eating huge piles of grain and many cultures didn’t eat much grain right up until colonization, so whether or not it’s neccesary to give it up entirely we should be able to function without it.
Eileen
So with you. Bread is worth whatever extra weight I have.
Barrister in the Bayou
THIS! Coming from a girl that’s never met a piece of bread or a potato that she didn’t like. ;-)
Kanye East
I do have a medical necessity, but bread, cake, and cookies are still 3 of my 4 favorite food groups.
(The fourth is butter, which–mercifully–I am not forbidden.)
Lyssa
If I had to choose between being diagnosed with, say, celiac disease (which I know doesn’t even eliminate all carbs), and losing a leg, I’m pretty sure I’d give up the leg without hesitation. Hand might be a little bit more difficult, but I’d at least have to think about it.
Accountress
Me. Eating is a biological necessity. If I am forced to do something in order to survive, I’m going to do what I can to enjoy it.
Mir
me. Toast with butter or honey (or better yet, butter AND honey) is one of my favorite “desserts.”
and bread bowls… what would I do without chowder bread bowls?!
Jas
I am a total carb addict, too and I cut out all refined sugars and grains about two months ago. It wasn’t easy, but it’s been easier than I expected. After the initial “detox”/”but what will I eat?!” stage a lot of my desire to eat grains and sugar lessened. My biggest issues are breakfast and snacks, which both tended to be really carb-heavy for me. Stock up on low carb snacks like jerky, nuts, fresh fruit, cheese, baby carrots etc. and have them around constantly because if you get hungry without them, it’s a carb wasteland out there. Breakfast for me is usually either a soft boiled egg over a pile of sauteed greens (which is actually pretty fast to make) or unsweetened full-fat yogurt with cut up fruit and a couple honey-preserved walnuts (cheating, but still better than commercial sweeteners). I also found that I eat way more vegetables than I think I will and have to buy more than I think I need, probably partly because I don’t really like meat and would rather just load up on veggies.
I haven’t really lost much weight doing it because I don’t restrict my calories, but I figure weight is only a small part of health.
Maine Associate
I did Atkins for a while and I had great results. At first it was great eating bacon and sausage for breakfast but I found that I was “sweating” meat. That was the end of that diet. Instead, I try to eat my carbs for breakfast and lunch and eat minimal carbs for dinner. That has helped with weight loss for me.
b23
I’ve done basically the same thing – basically just reducing the carbs significantly but not cutting them out. I eat smoothies with spinach, protein powder, almond milk, and frozen fruit in them for breakfast rather than the cereal I used to chow down on. (I’m also cutting back on milk a lot because I think after 30 years of a milk-happy life that I have finally discovered I am slightly lactose intolerant). I eat carbs at lunch, and then I generally don’t eat them for dinner. I’ll eat fish and grilled veggies, stuff like that. Or, I eat lower-carb options—such as chicken enchilades instead of pasta. Also, I will definitely eat carbs when I am eating at a dinner party or even a nice dinner out, I just try to eat at home more often.
It hasn’t been a no-carbs-at-all-ever kind of thing, but more of a “I want to bring my diet away from revolving solely around carbs.” And I have definitely felt healthier and lost a few pounds.
SF Bay Associate
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a passion for fashion
go with the Zone or other 40/30/30 type diet. This doesnt eliminate carbs, just reduces them, and focuses on veggies etc instead of bread etc.
as far as doing it, i think the best thing you can do is to find something that replaces the carbs you are craving. If you always snack on chips, try nuts, or edamame, or crasins. If you always eat rice with a certain meal, try quineoa. Or switch from plain white pasta to whole wheat and/or the “plus” pasta that has protein and fiber in it — it will add protein but also fill you up faster.
Bonnie
I try to avoid overly processed carbs so no Wonderbread for me but a meal is not a meal to me without some starch.
karenpadi
I tried the Paleo diet. I ended up gaining 20 pounds and going from a size 4 to a size 12 in 6 months. I’m still trying to take it off.
Here are my issues:
1. The brain runs on glucose/glucogen. The primary source for most people is carbs. Without carbs, I got monster migraines. They were not as bad as hormonal migraines but lasted days instead of hours.
2. To avoid kidney damage, be ready to drink water like it’s going out of style. I’d plan on drinking a cup of water every hour, if not more. Kidney stones are a b*tch.
3. Turns out, I have a “protein sensitivity” to the protein in eggs. If I have too much protein in my diet (ahem) and eat eggs, I get a horrible headache (not a migraine but as bad as one). Low carb dieters rely on eggs for so many meals, it’s pretty hard to avoid eggs.
4. To make up for the calories that I wasn’t taking in the form of carbs, I upped my fat intake. Even sticking to avocado, evoo, and nuts, my weight skyrocketed. I tried getting more fats from meats but that didn’t work either.
5. A low-sugar (read: low carb) diet causes night sweats so be ready to put plastic sheeting over the mattress.
6. Anecdotal but I’ve observed it across two Crossfit gyms and a kickboxing gym: Paleo dieting causes a body odor that stinks like curdled milk. It’s pretty gross so check with your SO before starting.
So I’m back to a mostly vegetarian and low fat diet. It works for my dad and brother so I’m hoping it can undo the damage that Paleo wrought.
Anonymous
I tried a strict paleo diet as well and had similar results, which was incredibly frustrating. I bulked up– it was probably muscle weight, but definitely not the result I wanted. It sounds good in theory and it seems to work for most of the guys at my crossfit gym, but not so much for the ladies. I’m no scientist, but from mere observation, there seems to be a strong gender difference. I also think most of the paleo studies have focused on men and not women.
Praxidike
I am a low carber. For me, it’s like an all or nothing thing – if I’m not eating carbs, I’m fine, but if I just try to “cheat” a little bit, suddenly I’m in the middle of a loaf of bread and covered in a fine sheen of sugar and nutella.
I did NOT cut out fruit. Instead, I cut out all breads, grains, and refined sugars. So I can still get my fix on something sweet, which is a big deal to me.
I generally eat eggs for breakfast (and sometimes dinner, too) and either a salad with protein on top OR tuna/chicken salad for lunch. I try to make a week’s worth of tuna/chicken salad at the beginning of the week and consume it for lunches, which has the dual effect of helping me eat “right” and also saving me money. I also usually saute a few pounds of greens (chard, kale, etc) on Sunday and I will eat that throughout the week, too. Soups, crockpot – you can do a lot of low carb cooking that doesn’t feel especially like you’re depriving yourself.
Snacks are usually fruit and, sometimes, nuts. If I go too crazy on the nuts, then I will gain weight. I don’t eat a lot of dairy, either, but that’s just because I think milk is bad for all of us (I know, I know – blasphemy) and I try to stay away from it. Usually low carbers eat a lot of cheese because it is high protein and high fat.
You can also eat peanut butter (I tend to eat it with fruit in the afternoon, or off of a spoon for “dessert”) as a low carber, and I do eat that because I like it.
Anyway, your first week after you cut out or significantly reduce carbs will make you feel terrible. You’ll be tired and irritable. You’ll also pee a lot, and I recommend you drink a lot of water (actually, you should drink a lot of water the entire time you cut out carbs) so you can regain that water loss. Don’t give up, though, because once you get through that stage, you will feel better and more even-jkeeled (or at least I do) and also your skin may get better if you have an acne problem. Everyone I know who’s done low carb for any significant amount of time has had an improvement in their skin.
Good luck!
Mir
My solution is to have scrambled egg whites with vegetables for breakfast, salad for lunch, and then not worry about dinner. I try to limit pasta dinners to once a week, but I have potatoes, couscous, or rice as a small side dish fairly regularly. Like you, I wouldn’t mind losing 5 lbs, but I’m not overweight…it’s more of a lifestyle/health choice than a weight loss strategy. I work out several days a week, and I’ve found this diet gives me plenty of energy, although if I get on a weight lifting kick, I try to add some more protein — usually just mixing cottage cheese in with my yogurt.
The #1 thing that helps me is bringing my own lunch and snacks to work (bonus, it also saves a lot of money). I almost always bring a spinach salad with nuts, dried fruit and cheese crumbles — it takes about 2 minutes to throw together in the morning while my eggs are cooking, and saves me from running out to grab a sandwich. The cheese crumbles give enough texture/fat for the salad to be satisfying without dressing. For snacks, I bring fruit, yogurt and homemade granola, which I make with mostly nuts and seeds, so it’s much less carb-heavy than store bought versions. At home, I usually have fruit and cheese or vegetables and hummus to snack on.
To get more vegetables, I chop up onions, peppers and mushrooms every few days and store them in the fridge. Super easy to add a couple spoonfuls to my eggs in the morning, or to throw them in the saute pan ahead of my chicken/meat for dinner.
mamabear
I’m posting to vent about Talbots’ absolutely terrible customer service.
I ordered several items on Monday, which I have not yet received, and today they are on sale. One skirt is over $25 cheaper. I called to ask for an adjustment and they refuse to do it. Never mind that I haven’t received the items yet. Never mind that I’m at their top points level and spend thousands of dollars there every year.
In an earlier post, RR posted about a discount card they refused to honor for her, despite having mailed it to her directly.
Sad to say, my Talbot’s days are over.
Try Try Again
I ordered a handbag on Monday and it came down in price by another $20 this morning. I “chatted” with customer service on their site and got the price adjustment within moments. No questions asked. “Jason” was very helpful. Give it a shot on the chat portion of the site.
Marie
I placed an order Monday too…saw your suggestion, tried the chat, and they credited the difference. Awesome! Thanks for the tip!!
mamabear
were your items 25% off on Monday?
They are saying that’s the problem.
Marie
They were, but every item was a little bit cheaper after the new sale. They adjusted everything to the new sale price.
Try Try Again
The bag was 25% off on Monday & 30% off yesterday.
Anonymous
I got a price adjustment on the phone after the flash sale last week.
I had just ordered and then saw an email for 25% off everything. The phone rep gave me the adjustment, saying the pending charge on my card would show the first, full amount, but that when the order shipped, it would only actually charge the new, sale price. This was true. I was only charged the 25% price though I had initially ordered the full price.
Try again. Probably a bad rep having a bad day.
B
I noticed that some customers have complained about this on Talbot’s facebook page and the Talbots person has offered information on how to circumvent this (an email or something). You might try the avenue she suggested.
mamabear
Thank you for that, B. I will try it this evening – can’t access Facebook at work.
For the record I spoke to both a customer service rep and her supervisor and they both said no.
EC
I once ordered a black dress in a Small Petite on the Talbots website, and instead received a lace black shirt in an XXL. When I tried to take it to the store to return it and get a refund (in the original packing materials, with my printed receipt and the mailing slip and my credit card statement showing the debit), they threatened to call the police and claimed I was trying to defraud them. I finally demanded to see a manager, who initially refused to be summoned from lunch, but who ultimately called the customer help line and managed to smooth things over after an hour of tense negotiations.
Yeah, I don’t order online from Talbots anymore either, and I think really, really hard before buying there in person.
anon
How awful! I once ordered some things from Talbots, and never received them, this was about 2 years ago. The tracking on the shipping showed it had been delivered, but I didn’t get it. I called, told them I hadn’t gotten the order, and they gave me a credit for the total, no questions asked. I thought it was really nice of them, but I do order a lot from them, hopefully they realized I wouldn’t make something like that up, given how much I order. Too bad they aren’t more consistent on their customer service. And now I try to have things delivered to my office, so packages don’t sit on my porch all day.
mamabear
So thanks to your suggestions, I tried the Talbot’s chat line and it worked. So, yay! I got a credit.
But boo! for such inconsistency, you know?
anon prof
I’m annoyed that they don’t have a prepaid return shipping label where they deduct a flat fee for returns. I didn’t realize anyone didn’t anymore! They need to realize their competition not only has that but has free shipping and free returns! Nordstrom, how do I love thee…
b23
Me likes.
Anon for this
Does anyone else obsess about their yearly reviews, even when they’re months and months away? I received a generally very positive review last year, with a few constructive criticisms of how I can “take it to the next level.” Now every time I think I screw up in one of the areas where I got constructive criticism I obsess over it. Literally I think about my next review EVERY DAY, and it’s not until January. Please tell me I’m crazy!
Nonny
Oh no, you are not crazy. I’ve been practicing law for almost 10 years and I still do this, even when I don’t get criticism and am just being critical of myself. I think it goes with being Type A.
Anon
I’m going into my 10th year too and not only am I convinced my review will be bad, I am also convinced that I will be fired. Every year.
SoHo
Anon- I’m only five years into my career but this is me, to a T. Every time a supervisor wants to talk to me, I’m convinced it’s because I’m being fired, even though we have to talk about all kinds of things all the time, and my reviews have been positive.
Anon for this- you’re not alone! I have a bit of an anxiety issue and I’ve just sort of learned to live with it, and tried to make sure it doesn’t derail my life. I’m resistant to taking meds because family members have had issues in the past, but for some people they are a lifesaver and I think they can be great. Could be worth talking to a therapist if this is really weighing on you…
GovtMom
I wrote a longer reply, had to run and lost it. I do think that if you are worrying about this every day, months in advance, that you are over-thinking this. It’s almost sounding like some light anxiety, esp when combined with your comment below that you think you’re going to lose your job. I worry about my reviews but usually, only a week or two in advance, at best. And I’ve had the (horrible) experience of a trumped-up bad review.
There are a couple things you could do now. You could go have a chat with the person who did your review and get a mini-review/update on how you’re doing. Tell him/her that s/he brought up X, Y and Z, you’ve done A, B and C to improve in those areas. Do they see the improvement? Do they have further constructive criticism? I think that worrying about it until January, without taking steps to alleviate your concern, may at some point impact your job performance, the exact thing you’re trying to avoid.
Anon for this
Also I am convinced the review will be terrible. As in “we told you to work on these 3 areas, and you haven’t shown improvement, so please begin looking for work.”
Erin
PSA: Ann Taylor is offerign 40% off a single full-priced item with code SURPRISE40. Might be good for the poster who was looking for a c-cktail dress.
Erin
What on earth happened to this poor model’s leg?
http://www.anntaylor.com/ann/product/AT-Weddings-%26-Events/ANN-Bridesmaid-Dresses/Silk-Scoopneck-Bridesmaid-Dress-with-Sash/247303
#photoshopdisasters
Sarah
Mental note: Next time I want to look thinner, I won’t try to suck in my gut. I’ll just hop around on one leg all day.
And maybe get rid of a hand while I’m at it? Darn appendages!
MelD
Basically what this is saying to me is that the bride is trying to give her bridesmaids a message– You’d better have thin thighs or I’m going to make you stand in “OMFG I really have to pee!” position for the entirety of my 2-hour ceremony so I only have to photoshop one thigh out. Get thee to a gym and start the bridesmaid starvation diet immediately.
Hardhat Lawyer
I think it would be better to fatten your bridesmaids up so you look thinner next to them, if you are at all concerned about such things in the first place. Isn’t that the point of bridesmaids? To make them look hideous in ill-fitting magenta taffeta while you glow in an angelic white creation that was carefully chosen and altered, with body shaping undergarments, to make you look as good as possible?
Lizbet
Lovely! However, it’s out of my price range for a handbag, as I’m absolutely brutal to mine. I recently got this one at Nordstrom Rack and now it’s on sale at Zappos: http://www.zappos.com/calvin-klein-retreat-satchel-black.
Sarah
I love yours. I think I like the shape even better than the one featured–it seems more sophisticated/less casual somehow. Beautiful!
SoCal.Esq.
You got a good deal! For those interested, Rebecca Minkoff has a less expensive ($395) bowler bag/satchel with interesting texture. You can check it out at rebeccaminkoff dot com/shop/handbags/small-boy-toy dot html
Equity's Darling
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/13/fashion/makeup-makes-women-appear-more-competent-study.html?src=ISMR_HP_LO_MST_FB
Lovely, just lovely. I’m lucky to be in my early 20’s still, with good skin, and I really don’t wear a ton of makeup- essentially only eyeshadow and mascara, when I remember.
Add this on to “short ladies make less”, and I’m starting to feel concerned.
Thoughts? Comments? I’ll repost in the morning for better discussion.
BMBG
I saw this. I try, but I actually feel like the photos atop the article look like a time lapse over the course of a regular day for me. From right, how I look at the beginning of the day, to left, how I look at the end of the day. **Sigh.**
2L
Me too! It’s so frustrating! It seems like the makeup just runs off my face to some other place during the course of a few hours. Does anyone have any suggestions for good, long lasting makeup (particularly foundation and eye makeup?)
Selia
Try Laura Mercier tightline eyeliner (stays on all day!) and foundation primer seems to help with the foundation.
MelD
Blinc tube mascara is great. It does not come off for anything. Otherwise I use the Urban Decay eye primers and it seems like it really helps keep eye makeup on.
TNT
I haven’t really been able to wear eye shadow well since I was in highschool. I have oily eye lids, I don’t care what they say about eye lids not having sebaceous glands, mine are oily. Over the years, I tried priming with powder, foundation, both…nothing worked within 2 hours whatever shadow was left was firmly planted in the crease of my lid.
Then I got a recommendation for the urban decay shadow primer..I couldn’t agree more with the pp….I still don’t wear shadow often, but when I want to glam it up this is the stuff that’s done the trick. I tried the tinted, regular and the one with glitter…I stick to the regular.
I haven’t had as much success with their foundation primer, which was a little disappointing, but it does help. FYI, I have found that for someone without a lot of wrinkles or scars, that powder foundation tends to last longer and go on more evenly than liquid. I use MAC but there are a ton out there.