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When I began lurking MUA a few moths ago, it took me forever to realize what undertones I have. Once I realized that I'm cool-toned and pink af, I chucked out all my warm-toned makeup- except for a small travel bag of old go-to's and high-end splurges, which I kept because I was "unsure" if they were warm. And by "unsure", I mean too in denial to admit that the blush/lip combo that I wore on the regular for months and months was actually not great on me.

Until yesterday. Yesterday, I de-potted all my eyeshadow palettes together into two magnet palettes: a "keep" palette and another for the shades I never use. Then I retrieved the stash of questionable blushes and lip colors, and tried them on in natural light.

NOOOOOPE. Now that I'm used to seeing myself in more flattering shades, the clash was obvious. So I gathered them up, along with my palette of unloved eyeshadows, and gave them to my neutral-leaning-warm mom. She felt bad taking such a haul, since she has more money to play with makeup than I do. But I assured her that I wasn't going to use them and that she might as well have fun and try them out.

Today she brought me a blush, saying that she doesn't wear it because it's too shimmery for her. It's a little Nars rectangle. My eyebrows rose.

"It's this shade that's supposed to look good on everyone. I think it's called... checks the back ... yep, Orgasm."

THE MAKEUP GODS HAVE SMILED UPON MY OVERHAUL AND HAVE GRANTED ME A BOON. PRAISE YE, PRAISE YE.

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[–]525600piglets 45ポイント46ポイント  (0子コメント)

Nice! Congrats! Orgasm is literally the best blush I've ever owned. When I was in beauty school a friend of mine who worked at sephora used it on me and I thought about it about once a week for 6 months before I actually bought it!

[–]still-searching 138ポイント139ポイント  (1子コメント)

TL,DR: OP's Mum gave her an Orgasm.

[–]sceawian 35ポイント36ポイント  (0子コメント)

If any post was destined for /r/nocontext...

[–]queefofenglandBrows and Blushes 9ポイント10ポイント  (1子コメント)

how did you realize youre cool-toned and pink? i attempt to figure this out for myself once a year and give up because i can't get a definitive answer...

Is it possible to be smack in the middle on these color scales?

[–]slmartucci 8ポイント9ポイント  (0子コメント)

Yep, you can definitely be neutral!

[–]lainecummingsthetsarina.com / Olive skin (MUFE HD 117) 8ポイント9ポイント  (5子コメント)

I've been having a very long moment of clarity/ease out of denial about my undertone over the past year and it's the exact opposite of yours. I've been slowly purging my lip and blush collection because it was really about 85% cool shades (blue pinks, cool berries, etc.) that looked so gorgeous in the pan or tube but so clownish on my face. It's way less fun to shop for browns and roses instead of bright neon fuschias BUT at least I'm getting colors that I know I'll actually wear and feel pretty in because they actually flatter my warm olive skin. That beats wasting money on the cool toned products I find pretty just so they can look pretty untouched in my vanity. It's so funny that some people are similarly drawn to warm products despite having cool skin.

[–]bralbasaur 1ポイント2ポイント  (3子コメント)

What specific rose and brown products/shades do you love?

[–]theniwokesoftly 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

UD Rush lipstick is the shit. I can't even. I bought it for my mom, too, (she's more neutral and I'm very warm toned) and she loves it as well.

[–]lainecummingsthetsarina.com / Olive skin (MUFE HD 117) 3ポイント4ポイント  (1子コメント)

-Rimmel blush in Santa Fe Rose
-NARS Dolce Vita sheer lipstick/matte pencil and blush
-Revlon Lip Butter in Pink Truffle (a misnomer, not pink at all)
-Stila Convertible Color in Peony
-Wet n Wild's Fergie baked blush in Rose Champagne Glow
-MAC lipstick in Twig

Those are all in my rotation right now. The only one I feel looks particularly pretty in the pan is the Wet n Wild blush. But they all look "right" and very flattering on warm olive skin.

[–]bralbasaur 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Thank you! I'm adding these to my wishlist.

I'll share my own recommendations: I've received compliments when wearing Nars Lovejoy blush, CoverGirl Outlast Lipcolor in Wine to Five (538), and Wet n Wild Spiked With Rum.

I wish I had a more summery rose in my makeup arsenal!

[–]theniwokesoftly 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

I think I've been lucky in that case. I am very yellow (super pale and yellow. Finding foundation is a bitch) but I hate browns. I just stay away from blue reds, more brick reds, but I still wear a lot of pink.

[–]maryamalmohsenHopelessly Addicted 7ポイント8ポイント  (0子コメント)

hahaha, aww this is too cute!

[–]milkmint 9ポイント10ポイント  (0子コメント)

Awe, this is an awesome story! Orgasm is the first blush I bought by NARS and I wear it almost every single day. It's normally the only shimmery thing I have on my face (when I wear it I forgo the highlight) and it is super flattering on me, even though I lean more cool toned. It really adds a natural, soft flush of color to my face that is a great addition to almost every look I wear. I don't find it overly sparkly or glittery like a lot of people do, and I don't think it's overhyped because it really is a great product/color, for a huge range of people. And, it can be dusted on lightly for a subtle color boost, or built up to a brighter more in-your-face type of peachy-coral that I find is flattering on most people, especially women that lean more fair. I do find that Deep Throat is a more flattering color than Orgasm for anyone that leans darker at all.) So glad you like it! I'll be sad to put mine away for the fall/winter seasons (not completely of course!)

[–]carbonbasedlover 3ポイント4ポイント  (2子コメント)

Ok so I really don't understand the undertone thing with makeup. It seems to have nothing to do with color theory. In the color wheel red, yellow, and orange are warm tones and blue, green, and purple are cool tones. The undertones to makeup are either pink or yellow which are both warm colors. But is pink a cool skin tone because fair? I'm a rather tan person with a ton of pigmentation in my cheeks so any makeup tends to make washed out. I'm just so lost!

[–]WheeeuuHella Pale, Hella Fly 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

Within every color there a warm and cool tones. There are both warm and cool pinks for example. People can have all sorts of undertones but we generally lump them into 2 categories. Cool tend to have pinker undertones whether dark skinned or light and look better in cool toned pinks, yellows, greens, browns, you name it. Same thing but opposite with warm tones. Warm skinned people have yellowish tones to their skin and looks better in warm oranges, reds, blues, etc what have you. It's confusing but you get a feel for it after awhile.

[–]libertetoujours 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

I can't figure it out for the life of me either. All I know is that this Bare Minerals liquid foundation I have on in Bare Linen today makes me look like a freaking yellow ghost.

[–]JuniperBeans 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

Haha i too experienced undertone denial. Pinky McPinkerson here still hasn't handed off her warm products though... My babies....my Preciousssssessss

[–]lisasaurusRex 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

I see they have an "orgasm" and a "super orgasm", I've never used them before but does anyone have anything to say on each?

[–]elinrjones 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

these stories honesly make my shitty day so much better, and congrats on seeing the light on flattering makeup, im still struggling.

[–]sceawian 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

This is the kind of good news story I love to hear ;)

[–]FancyPhalanges 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

I feel like posts like this sometimes get hated on for whatever reason in this sub, but this totally made me smile. You're hilarious :)