Ladies and Makeup for face beauty

[paksetti]

Sup bruvas, let's talk about makeup.

Skin type: dry, normal, oily, combination, acne
Personal style of makeup: natural- so that you only notice it when it's not there, bright so as to make a statement? ect; (you could also post age if you wanted, different age groups use different types of makeup)
What brands you use: prices, versitility, pros & cons, where you got it
Techniques/tricks/secrets: Anything interesting you do, you want to share, or things that people should avoid
Silly "Avant-garde" shit: Stuff that you'd buy but would probably never really wear stuff like temporary lip tattoos (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCgVtkSR6v4), or "high fashion" things you admire.
YEAH LEARNING.

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Here's mine
Skin type: combination- as in oily/acne, although my T zone (across the forehead above eyebrows & down the sides of nose) is really dry
Personal style of makeup: I'm usually very bold with my eyes and eyebrows as I wear dark thick glasses.
What brands you use: I have a great eye primer (no-name school brand), covergirl mascara, revlon eyeshadow for brows. covergirl foundation & concealer for "special" things. hard candy translucent powder & "girl fancy" eyeshadow for eyes.

[SimsLover50]

I used to be more of a makeup person, but I developed allergies to most brands of eye makeup, so now I'm stuck with just Matte Face Power from Clinique, and Covergirl lipstick- in Rose Quartz, which was sadly discontinued. The light look, isn't my favorite, but when you have allergies some things you just can't do anymore!

[VerDeTerre]

Sometimes makeup can be pretty, but lots of time is just looks fake to me. I think it's all in what you are habituated to. My boyfriend and I are hippies and he would freak if I wore makeup. I do wear lipstick. I like the colors and the feel - it keeps my lips moist. He chides me for it, but it's just one of those things he has to live with. Sorry, love!

[SimsLover50]

My lips are always dry so not wearing lipstick of chapstick at night is not an option.

[em-em]

I have never had spots my entire life, but I burst out in them through August up until October, I went to the doctor & they gave me medication for it. I'm nearly 17 so its a little odd I got them at that time, considering all my freidns got them at 13. Meh.

I didn't start wearing makeup until I was about 13 & 3/4. My make up routine has changed a lot since then, this is how it goes now -

- Face: Olay moisturiser, a blob on my forehead, nose, cheaks & chin. Clinque anti blemish solution, a take a tiny piece and place it on my nose, forehead & chin, and blend it together using a foundation brush. Setting powder & a bit of blusher.

- Eyes: A skin coloured eyeshadow, I tightline my eyes with brown eyeliner & then put a very thin streak of it on my actual eyelid. If I'm going out some place special or I have all my hair back I will apply a tiny bit on the corner under my lashline. Then I apply No7 mascara on the very corner & I am done!

I don't wear much, haha. :anime:

[simbalena]

Skin type: Combination style, and kind of pale and transparent.

Personal style of makeup: Focus on smooth perfect skin, no heavy eyes (coz it makes me look older) and some bright lips to show that I am alive! Also some blush but never bronzer because a tan makes me look dirty and sick.

What brands you use: Makeup in Australia costs twice as much as the same thing in the USA so don't judge us if we don't have what you have! I use MAC (eye shadows), Becca (best powder and eyeshadow), Dior (foundation and mascara), Chanel (eyeliner), Nyx (lipstick), Clarins (foundation but going off it), Shiseido (assorted stuff), Lancome (assorted stuff), etc, but almost exclusively buy it online because the cost here is totally ridic! e.g. I need Rouge Coco lipstick in Jersey Rose but my options are to buy it here for $52 (even though Aus and US dollar are about equal) or get it online for approx $36. And in Australia $30 is fairly cheap for a lipstick!!! I do recommend Nyx for a wide range of lipstick colours that are cheap and aren't bad for your skin.

So annoying when I read reviews online saying "oh it's a great product but $11 is pretty expensive for a mascara". No it's not.... $50+ is pretty expensive for exactly the same mascara!!!

Silly "Avant-garde" shit: Coloured contacts, false eyelashes and nail art. Love them when they're good but wouldn't even try them myself. Better not to try to hard otherwise you will look like you're trying too hard!

[lethifold]

I guess I wear a lot of makeup, but I only really started wearing it two years ago (I'm 17 now) and my routine has matured a lot. I use fairly expensive products, though I began with drugstore products and whatever I could scab from my mother.

Now, I use:

Foundation: Bobbi Brown liquid, set with a Bobbi Brown powder
Concealer: Bobbi Brown creamy concealer and a Natio tinted spot cream
Eyeshadow: Estee Lauder palette, Revlon palette
Eyeliner: Black Estee Lauder pencil
Mascara: Bobbi Brown black mascara
Cheeks: Estee Lauder blush, Estee Lauder highlighting powder, Natio bronzer
Lips: Estee Lauder lipstick in "Rose"

I spend a ridiculous amount of money on my makeup, but the results are infinitely better now than they were when I first started with my cheap drugstore products. Bobbi Brown is one of my favourite brands (clearly) as all their products are long lasting, leave your skin feeling great, and are really worth the money you spend. Estee Lauder is clearly another favourite, and I got into their products through my mum's makeup cabinet.

I tend to lean towards an airbrushed look with my skin, which I adore and then I keep it pretty simple with my eyes, with a nude Revlon colour as a base, and darker EL colours in the crease and corner, as well as the lower lash line. My eyeliner is barely visible but it just makes my eyes look bigger and adds depth and dimension to my eyes.

I really, really love makeup, clearly. I have so much fun getting ready and that's why I'm willing to invest so much money and time into my products.

simbalena, I hate how much makeup costs here in Australia! My mother travels over to Thailand for work at least once a year, so I'm lucky in that I can get her to snap up my Bobbi Brown stuff for about $30 to $40 cheaper than if I were to purchase it here.

[Gazelove]

Skin type: I have sensitive skin, but my t-zone is extremely oily. If I touch lightly, then hold my fingers up in sunlight, it's all shiny. Honestly wish I had dry skin because at least I wouldn't feel gross/like I need to scrub my face so much.

Personal style of makeup: I try to keep it natural, mostly out of laziness, but I don't have much makeup, so I don't try to wear much. No foundation for me, I don't really need it, just an anti-dark circle eye roller for the eyebags. I don't even like eyeshadow that much because I fail at applying it, and just a tiny bit looks caked on to me. Too many pretty girls in my area walk around looking like clowns.

What brands you use: I prefer MAC, but I'm stuck with this cheap markwins stuff I got for christmas. It's not bad, but I miss using wet shadow and liquid liner - so I go without either for the moment.

Techniques/tricks/secrets: I'm still learning, but there are two things I'm sure of. White/nude pencil eyeliner for the lower makes your eyes look more bright, more awake - and less is more if you use white. Also, q-tips are amazing for applying makeup if you can't get the right tools, and they're cheaper.

Silly "Avant-garde" shit: I keep buying pencil liner knowing I can't apply it, and it's the same with sparkly nail polish which I'll never learn to do.

[SommarBlomma]

I usualy wear natural make-up, but I do have to wear some mascara and brow pencil to make my lashes and brows darker. No bright eye-shadows, just some neutral ones to nake the eyes bigger and more... prominent? Some powder, sometimes consealer, very light lip-gloss, and that's it. I like heavy make up on some darker girls, but pale blondes like me should be careful with it.

[Oaktree]

I usually go pretty light on makeup. My usual is mascara and maybe lip gloss. I haven't found a color of lipstick that I like on me yet (even though I'd prefer a matte-look lipstick to shiny lip gloss), because I've got very pale skin and many shades look gaudy. I have some minor skin flaws, but I don't wear foundation or concealer because It'd feel heavy, and I'm prone to oily skin everywhere except my T-zone (which is typically dry). Once in a while, I'll wear either subtle, natural-toned eyeshadow to enhance things, or a very light layer of pastel colored eyeshadow. When I'm doing stage makeup for choir and such, I wear brown eyeliner.

[simbalena]

I usualy wear natural make-up, but I do have to wear some mascara and brow pencil to make my lashes and brows darker.

My brows are kind of sparse and pale so for the past week I've tried using a brow pencil. But yesterday I realised it just makes me look like Bert from sesame street!

[Mootilda]

I've always trusted the people who tell me that I don't need makeup. Why bother with the time and expense?

[iCad]

I'm with Mootilda, in general. On a normal day, I wear no makeup, just sunscreen and some Burt's Bees stuff on my lips since I live in a (currently) cold, windy, high-altitude near-desert, and sunburn and cracked lips are no fun. My daily life is that of a small rancher, and the animals don't care how I look. Neither do my piano students. Neither do my housemate or the resident teenagers, so what's the point of wasting time on it?

However, if I have a concert (Particularly if it's a concert-hall kind of concert as opposed to, say, a wedding), I like to have some fun. Lots of eye stuff, in particular. Liquid liner, dramatic shadows, mascara, etc. I even own some sparkly false eyelashes that I'll wear on occasion.

But in general, daily life...No makeup. At all.

[frankokomando]

I don't wear make-up, but I probably should. :|

[minimogut]

I have never had spots my entire life, but I burst out in them through August up until October, I went to the doctor & they gave me medication for it. I'm nearly 17 so its a little odd I got them at that time.
Oh geez, my mom gets zits, and she's in her forties. My whole family got the wild card with zits.
Anyways:
More natural makeup definitely.

Foundation: I really want to check out that foundation that's designed to help stop oily skin and zits. That skin twin stuff looks cool, too, but I don't really want to buy anymore makeup while I still have stuff that perfectly good.

Avante-Garde: I don't like that crap.

Eyes: I know I said natural, but I do like dark eye makeup, but not to the point I look like a "bad girl". Probably a dark brown, no eyeliner, limited mascara.

Lips: Natural for a casual day, maybe a rouge-pink color, but it depends on the outfit. All I know is that white or black clothes look good with everything. I'm not into what people would call "high fashion", but I am good with colors. Lip liner? No thank you. I'll do it for acting purposes, but I've seen girls who look like Bratz Dolls because if the lipliner alone. You don't have to share my opinions, but I think it looks cheap.

[Oaktree]

I don't wear make-up, but I probably should. :|

Eh, honestly, if you feel comfortable without it, it's probably best to just go without. I'd say that I go without more than half of the time, but when I do wear mascara for extended periods of time, I feel like I look funny the next few days I go without. But I think it's really just a matter of getting used to looking a certain way. When I make a more objective judgment of how I look without vs. with makeup, I'd say that each look has its appeals. I doubt that you're so hideous that you need makeup to look good. :P

[paksetti]

Wow this thread still exists. I was off my ass when I started it, can you tell?

Anywho. I just got some new brushes, and I've started doing my eyebrows with cream pigment and an angle brush. I know it's nothing groundbreaking, but it was new to me- pretty dramatic difference compared to the pencil/gel, especially because I wear my eyebrows fuller. Also managed to finally find some foundation that's actually my color- FUCK YEA. It's this ish (http://www.covergirl.com/cleanliquidmakeup-oilcontrol).

I've started wearing just eyebrows and eyelashes most of the time. If I look extra red I'll do concealer/foundation.

[frankokomando]

Eh, honestly, if you feel comfortable without it, it's probably best to just go without. I'd say that I go without more than half of the time, but when I do wear mascara for extended periods of time, I feel like I look funny the next few days I go without. But I think it's really just a matter of getting used to looking a certain way. When I make a more objective judgment of how I look without vs. with makeup, I'd say that each look has its appeals. I doubt that you're so hideous that you need makeup to look good. :P

I'm not hideous :(

[Mootilda]

In general, I find it very odd that so many people believe that they "need" makeup.

frankokomando, if you weren't saying that you "should" wear makeup because you're hideous without it, then I'd love to hear your reasons (why you "should" wear makeup). After all, makeup is expensive, often not good for your health, and takes precious time from your day.

[frankokomando]

I have bad skin. I want to cover it up sometimes, but then chances are it would only make my face break out worse. :|

[paksetti]

How is makeup bad for your health?


(that is if you buy good makeup and keep your face clean) I get that no one "needs" makeup, but if you've got blotchy skin, light eyebrows/eyelashes, acne or just woke up with dark circles and you've got say, ten minutes- I don't see the harm in wearing a little.

That, and it's fun to experiment with different colors and techniques. Franko, try looking for nonacnegenic, noncomdogenic makeup. (that is, makeup that doesn't cause acne or blackheads) and make sure you get all of it off with a good makeup remover- waterproof one if you have waterproof makeup. Then scrub your face with a good cleanser for acne-skin. I use an exfoliating one with salicylic acid and a non-oily moisturizer because that shit can dry your face, especially if you have natural dry spots.

You can get a good bottle of makeup remover, facial cleanser, moisturizer and toner for acne/oily skin all for under $20 total at Target/Walmart/Whatever. I've had bad acne since I was 12, and while it still pops up, and is annoying as hell, even a good exfoliating/acne skin type cleanser on it's own is just stupid awesome. It clears up everything in a day or so. If your acne is so severe that all of that doesn't even help a little, you can always ask a dermatologist.

[Oaktree]

My guess is that Mootilda was referring to the idea that makeup ages skin faster. I haven't seen any studies that support or deny this claim, but it is a conventionally held belief.

[StardustX]

Skin Type: I'd say somewhere between normal and oily.
Style: Natural
Brands: Covergirl

I used to use makeup like my life depended on it when I was in my early-mid teens. I used to break out like crazy. I would have terrible acne that wouldn't go away, my skin was almost always oily (even after washing my face) and looked "dull".
I rarely use it anymore. I only use it when I feel about caring about how other people think I look. Which isn't often. Maybe once or twice a month.

If I have acne, patchy skin, etc... I don't care if someone likes it or not. I like being natural, if they're going to judge me based purely on something like acne then they're not worth worrying about. :P

When I do use makeup, I just use a little bit of shine-control powder (maybe acne fighting foundation too if I have breakouts), some neutral colored eyeshadow (browns and blacks), and lip gloss or chapstick.
My skin feels so much better, since I stopped using make up. It's nice to not have to worry about how even it is, if the colors blend well, etc.

[Lawli-Lawli]

Skin type: combination
make-up type: Naturally me.
I'm not a make up girl at all.

[Haaailey]

I have combo skin. I use a lot of brands-- mostly from Sephora, MAC and brands from Asia.
On a daily basis I use moisturizer and then foundation, setting powder, bronzer, curl lashes/mascara and lip balm.
I like to wear eyeshadow (from Urban Decay Naked Palette) and gel eyeliner on my work shifts. I have a job where I love to dress up and look pretty. :)
Of course on days I don't go out at all, I just use moisturizer/face cream after my shower.