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If you really want make up tips...
Posted by Anok • 3/14/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: make up
Since it's been brought up before, I'd though I'd offer my two cents. My background started in theatrical makeup, but I also received my consultant's license when I worked for Mary Kay. Make up do's and don'ts are something I know.
For example: You should never apply foundation with your fingertips. The oils on your hand are different from those on your face, and it can chemically interact with your foundation and change the color and coverage (As well as taint you bottle if you're sticking your fingers in there).
If you want your eyes to stay young looking as you age, don't use eyeliner pencils, or roughly tug, poke or stretch the skin around your eyes when applying makeup. The skin is very delicate, and every time you do that, you're increasing wrinkles. Use a stiff but pliable make up brush and eyeshadow to line your eyes, or use an easy to apply liquid eyeliner instead.
Never pump your mascara bottle - you'll increase the risk of introducing bacteria that can infect your eyes. You should change your mascara at a minimum, every 6 moths (3 is better).
Any make up questions?
User Comments
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I really, really despise make up and all that comes with it. Dang it, if you don't like my natural, beautiful face...don't look at it!
I do have a question though...why do women insist on wearing eyeliner on the top and bottom of their eyelids? It looks so unnatural.-
I wear very little make up myself, but I figure if women are gonna wear it, they should do it right!
As for top/bottom eyeliner - it depends on the shape of the eye, the occasion, and the type of eyeliner they use.
Eyeliner is a contouring makeup, designed to highlight your eye's best features. For some women, a smokey (re: smudged) eyeliner application on the top and bottom outermost 1/4 of the eye can open their eyes up in the middle, and contour the line of their eye to look sightly upturned (almond shaped).
If you use it wrong, it looks terrible. But applied correctly it can make your eyes pop without looking like you're wearing "your face". If you know what I mean. -
Haha, I knew somebody who are wearing her face, she looks gorgeous/beautiful/lovely in casual but when it comes to dinner, party, special events, she wear her other face. Me? I am the one like usual commenting on her weird make up, and we are at make-up-wars (limited and not extended to) because of this. I don't know why she feel very confident when she ruined her face with her wrong strong make up style.
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All good tips i will try to remember them LOL
Buy any chance did they tell you about what was in most of that makeup?
Women need to be concerned about their beauty products many of them contain well known carcinogens that can cause cancer.
kieferscorner.blogspot.com/2009/02/will-you-get-cancer.html-
I only use Mary Kay products, which are (almost all products) water based and generally very gentle.
Because cancer research is one of the company's big issues (much money is donated to it) their products are really very carcinogenic clean. -
do they still donate if you barter it away? -
Yup, they do.
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Don't have a question but you have reminded Polybore of the last time they wore make up.
It was a work Christmas party/ Polybore leaving party. Started of in a swanky hotel with a dance then we went clubbing afterwards. Polybore was wearing their full kilt rig out kilt, jacket, waistcoat, shiny buttons, bow tie and all.
At one club Polybore's female ex- colleagues thought it would be fun to apply make up to polybore. Polybore had had a few so was compliant. Should also mention that Polybore's leaving present was in one of those sparkly paper bags with handles.
Of course one guy in the group was desperate to go to this Gay club to meet up with his partner so off we all went.
Suffice to say Mrs Polybore was not amused when picking Polybore up at 3am as she watched him stagger out of the Gay bar in full make up, wearing a kilt and clutching a little shiny handbag.-
You know who wears too much make-up? Those reporters on Fox News.
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Hahaha great story
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I have never worn any kind of make-up, Anuk, not a gram of anything.
Is this why I scare people?-
I think if you wore shiny lip gloss, that would be far more frightening
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Lol! This is exactly what I wanted to swipe you for! -
No swiper, no!
Uhm, sorry
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I have a question. Is Mary Kay an Anarchist?-
no doubt no.
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Yes and no. She did things her own way, and didn't give a damn about what the big, corporate men had to say about her business plan.
She won.
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I usually wear make-up. Not when I am sitting around the apartment, but when I am going to meet people and I used to wear make-up everyday to the office. I think it's pretty safe to say I was the only woman in my department who did wear make-up. No-one else did.
I like the confidence boost make-up gives me. My skin looks all glowy and even. My eyebrows look groomed and my smile is a little brighter when I wear gloss. I try not to overdo it though. I keep it simple. Foundation (applied with a brush), concealer, translucent powder, a little blush, liquid eyeliner, some nude eyeshadow, brow powder to fill in the sparse areas, and pink lip gloss. I think less make-up tends to look more youthful.
I don't bother with any of the advanced stuff. No using shadow and highlighter to create cheekbones or dramatic smoky eye shadows. I have seen some women try to recreate looks they have seen in magazines and it looks just awful.-
Yup, simple, simple, simple. If you can "see" your makeup, you've put too much on.
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Okay, I have a question! Foundation primer: do you really need it or will moisturizer will work just as well?-
I would like to know the answer to this as well. I stopped using primer because it makes me break out, but I have also noticed that instead of my foundation melting away, it flaked and peeled away. So gross.
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Moisturizer works fine unless you have skin problems.
In fact, I actually recommend that women skip the foundation altogether unless they really need it (when you're sick, have pimples, are over tired, or have skin problems.
I would use a cream-to-powder cover to reduce any shine or a tinted moisturizer and leave it at that.
But if you do use foundation, be sure to rub it in - get under the facial hair to create an even, natural cover. Otherwise you'll look painted. -
I don't use a foundation. Instead I have found a that a hypoallergenic sheer tint fluid moisturizer looks great on me. It's barely detectable and I use a small wedge shaped sponge to apply it with.
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LOL. I have a great foundation that I use, thanks - otherwise I look like death warmed over. And I don't have facial hair particularly other than my eyebrows and a bit of peach fuzz on my lip - and that one damn hair in my chin I keep plucking.
@Timethief - there's no such thing as "hypoallergenic". You can't create something that is guaranteed no one will be allergic to; it's a marketing gimmick, like "all natural". It's nice that you only need a tinted moisturizer. I have a fabulous lightweight foundation that I apply with a brush; I wrote about it, actually.
shoppingpr0n.wordpress.com/2009/02/25/makeup-forever-hd-foundation/
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I only apply foundation with my feet -- or a wirebrush.-
Ah! I like using 60 grit to clean my face, but not everyday
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I thought your post was gonna say:
"I don't have any make-up tips, but I know where you can purchase excellent quality ninja masks for a good price, and then you *won't* need make-up tips."
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I don't wear make-up. I use "Philosophy" moisturizer (and their other products) by pressing it into my skin - not rubbing, my face is not a car. -
I'm not a fan of fondas. I've been using baby powder for face since birth.
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