how much make up do you wear

[RoseH]

BB cream, concealer and mascara are my basics.
If I want to look a little nicer I'll use eyeshadow, rouge, tinted lip-balm or lipstick and sometimes eyeliner and/or fill my eyebrows 

[judithlynn]

My makeup regime tends to depend on whether I am just going shopping or out for the evening. But three basics. I never leave the house without wearing Mascara - Dior Show, A red or Coral Lipstick (put on by brush and outlined with lip pencil) and with my fingernails painted/nicely manicured. In summer its toenails painted too.

My Beauty regime though is the following:-

• Facial wash fromSimple (includes moisturising)
  Toner by simple - patting face
  Then light moisturiser by Simple
  (At night its L' oreal Night Cream)

I start by putting concealer on the area below my eyes and on any pimples (and depending if I have any bluish tint on my upper lip - almost gone now thanks to Laser treatments then there too. I pat it in. I then apply two drops of Bare minerals liquid foundation on my Bare minerals brush applying it with buffing strokes across my face , forehead and  chin and next blending into the hairline. Depending on whether I need light or medium, later I may let in absorb then going over with another two drops on the Bare Minerals brush. I buff well with the Bare Minerals brush. I then apply highlighter to the sides of my nose, under the chin (and if I am wearing a low cut blouse in my décolleté), above my cheekbones and the lower part of my forehead. I then use another foundation brush blending all this in. Next step is blusher (I prefer soft pinks on the apple of my cheeks brushed up to the hair line. Then using a separate powder brush I just o over the face with a very small amount of Bare Minerals Matt Powder to set everything in place. Next I focus on my eyes either 2 or 4 eye shadow shades depending on whether its a night time out. I also use either a black eyeliner or the rim of the lower lid or during the daytime I use either a dark blue or soft green eyeliner on the bottom lid half way in only (full line at night time).  I then use a soft brown make up to better define my eyebrows, brushing them weigh a brow comb (never use eyebrow pencil as it looks much bette using a soft brown eye colour). Then I take a lip pencil and outline my lips especially my pout (or sometimes called the bow), then fill in the lips with l;lipstick using a brush (fine), then pout the lips , remembering to put a finger between them to make sure no lipstick ends up on the teeth, then adding Bobbie Brown soft ink lip gloss for the final touch. Last but not least I put perfume behind my ears and on my wrists and if I am for a night with friends some in my décolleté!.
Thats my routine.

[RoseH]

My makeup regime tends to depend on whether I am just going shopping or out for the evening. But three basics. I never leave the house without wearing Mascara - Dior Show, A red or Coral Lipstick (put on by brush and outlined with lip pencil) and with my fingernails painted/nicely manicured. In summer its toenails painted too.

Dior's Diorshow is my go-to mascara as well. Paired with a red lip, as yourself, you can't go wrong. My current favourite is Chanel's 'Rouge Coco' in Etienne 

[Tessa James]

It depends on the situation.  As others have noted I do not want to develop a routine before going out that keeps me in front of a mirror for an hour or runs in the rain.  Lipstick has surprised me by feeling so fun and easy and that is it for me other than the need we all have for hygiene and moisturizing. 

I once thought of make up as just facial stuff but then met a woman who does make up to accent/create cleavage!

Fingernail and toenail polish are fun as is hair styling and brow shaping as time allows, and apparently some of us think that is make up too?  What makes this a pleasure still is having the choice to play with our self expression.  Let your true colors show!

[stephaniec]

thanks for all the information. This is better than Youtube

[Emjay]

Being able to wipe crap off of my eyes and go swimming without smearing mascara into my eyeballs is worth everything, though.

FREEDOM

Haha, I love your style!  This happened to me yesterday.......  Some random dust or whatever ended up in my eye and all I can think is:  "Don't touch it Don't touch it DON'T TOUCH IT!!!!!"

[stephaniec]

It's so funny though when you make a big smear and don't know it

[HoneyStrums]

I cant be bothered with it, too much like hard work (my niece like makeup though, so i got a bit of everything for when we get girly ) but aside from that, i might occationally use a pit of nail paint.


(fyi, still no war paint on in the profile pic even though the niece was over just now)

[stephaniec]

I like a light foundation because it does a great job covering up my age spots which seems to have been enhanced by HRT.

[Franny]

Makeup is my friend.  Likely I wouldn't enjoy it as much if I had been using it all my life.  I love its ability to transform me into the woman I feel I am.

I start with a very close shave, and then apply a toner, and then moisturizer.  I use a powder foundation from Cover Girl, a lightener under my eyes, mascara, eye shadow, eyebrow pencil, blush and dusting of powder to set it all before applying my lipstick.   I have gotten to the point where the whole process can be done in 10 minutes.

[Nicole]

It really depends.

Some days I'll leave the house without any on, some days with just a BB cream, most days with some on and at night, I go the lot.

[Aril]

None about 90 percent of the time, I just started dabbling in the stuff, still in the whole experimentation phase as you'd put it. But I do wear nail polish, and have tryed on things like foundation, eyeliner, lip stick etc., haven't found my groove yet.

[Nicole]

My makeup regime tends to depend on whether I am just going shopping or out for the evening. But three basics. I never leave the house without wearing Mascara - Dior Show, A red or Coral Lipstick (put on by brush and outlined with lip pencil) and with my fingernails painted/nicely manicured. In summer its toenails painted too.

My Beauty regime though is the following:-

• Facial wash fromSimple (includes moisturising)
  Toner by simple - patting face
  Then light moisturiser by Simple
  (At night its L' oreal Night Cream)

I start by putting concealer on the area below my eyes and on any pimples (and depending if I have any bluish tint on my upper lip - almost gone now thanks to Laser treatments then there too. I pat it in. I then apply two drops of Bare minerals liquid foundation on my Bare minerals brush applying it with buffing strokes across my face , forehead and  chin and next blending into the hairline. Depending on whether I need light or medium, later I may let in absorb then going over with another two drops on the Bare Minerals brush. I buff well with the Bare Minerals brush. I then apply highlighter to the sides of my nose, under the chin (and if I am wearing a low cut blouse in my décolleté), above my cheekbones and the lower part of my forehead. I then use another foundation brush blending all this in. Next step is blusher (I prefer soft pinks on the apple of my cheeks brushed up to the hair line. Then using a separate powder brush I just o over the face with a very small amount of Bare Minerals Matt Powder to set everything in place. Next I focus on my eyes either 2 or 4 eye shadow shades depending on whether its a night time out. I also use either a black eyeliner or the rim of the lower lid or during the daytime I use either a dark blue or soft green eyeliner on the bottom lid half way in only (full line at night time).  I then use a soft brown make up to better define my eyebrows, brushing them weigh a brow comb (never use eyebrow pencil as it looks much bette using a soft brown eye colour). Then I take a lip pencil and outline my lips especially my pout (or sometimes called the bow), then fill in the lips with l;lipstick using a brush (fine), then pout the lips , remembering to put a finger between them to make sure no lipstick ends up on the teeth, then adding Bobbie Brown soft ink lip gloss for the final touch. Last but not least I put perfume behind my ears and on my wrists and if I am for a night with friends some in my décolleté!.
Thats my routine.

Don't forget face serum as well, a good mask twice a week, and a daily scrub

[hvmatt]

For work or play its pretty much the same routine though I may pay more attention to my eyes if I'm going out in the evening.I go for a pretty natural look most of the time which takes 10 minutes at most.As a quite outdoorsy girl heavy make up just isnt my thing.One of my girlfriends(thats what we call women who are friends in NZ) is always trying to persuade me to glam it up and she has made me over but I always tone it down.

[Valwen]

moisturize every day, foundation, eye shadow, mascara, lipstick, blush (to restore some color after the foundation washes it all out) and a powder to set everything and help with sweating, I often fix it at least once a day and the lipstick after every meal.

ohh forgot nails, I have been painting them for longer than I have been out so I often don't think of them in the same way as the rest of my make up, toe nails are a new thing mostly because of difficulty in reaching them :-) but my fingernails are always done, which can be hard my job destroys them I have to do them at least once a week usually twice but I feel naked if there not done.

then again I am very new this may all change as I get more comfortable with my looks, and with hair removal making the foundation less important.

Serena

[Hana]

Quite a bit at the moment.
I use two shades of cover sticks to conceal facial hair growth as I am still in the process of having it removed.
Due to this I have to evenly use makeup over my whole face.
I use a compact, a bronzer, rouge and a finishing powder. I also accentuate my eyebrows with liner and always wear mascara, eyeliner and eyeshadow.

It may sound a lot, but I've got better at using as little as possible to get some very good results (finally).

When my facial hair is gone I expect I'll cut back on everything except rouge, mascara eyeliner and eyeshadow.

[marsh monster]

quite a bit, it takes it to cover up a green scaly hide.

[Picklehorse]

I've been wearing it in guy mode for a while, but it's obviously "no make-up" make-up for now...

Cleanse, tone, serum, moisturise twice a day; sun protection every morning, scrub and mask twice a week, peel once a month.

Primer, concealer and fixing powder to hide dark circles, light powder on rest of the face and bronzer on cheeks, hairline, bridge of the nose and chin.

[Serena]

BB cream & mascara... But I should start wearing concealer... 

But I usually wear more make up when I make my youtube videos or pics lol

[Lady Smith]

I've found vitamin E oil to be very good for general skin care.