Do you wear makeup?
What brands do you like the most for eyeliner/nail polish/concealer/etc?
Do you go for brands not tested on animals?
Yes I do. I wear Mac and I've heard good things about Illamasqua. Both of these brands don't test on animals.
As for nail polish, I just grab a cheap black I can find at the grocery store.
I normally don't, but if I dress up I do,
Nope. I've tried to use cover up on zits and it just made it look worse.
Always had a big aversion and phobia with makeup especially lipstick. Even on my g/f have a hard time if she wants to kiss and has lipstick on. Don't know why just have always been like this.
Quote from: Sharky on July 30, 2011, 09:10:38 PM
Nope. I've tried to use cover up on zits and it just made it look worse.
haha my mom suggests I do that all the time and same here, instead it just looks like I tried to paint over my still obvious acne
Never worn makeup besides covering up the occasional zit and hickey. I have done theatre makeup though. I'm not sure what kind or whether it was tested on animals.
My sister in law made me up when i was about 15 and they thought i ought to look more girly. Cant honestly say ive ever used any since
sometimes I wear eyeliner or black/brown/red eyeshadow. usually hot topic brand, or just the cheapest lol
Never
Eyeliner occasionally. Or as I like to call it, guyliner. :)
Never too sure about the 'not tested on animals' statements. The ingredients have been by someone.
Quote from: Cindy James on July 31, 2011, 02:32:15 AM
Never too sure about the 'not tested on animals' statements. The ingredients have been by someone.
Well, yes, but if you want to avoid any ingredient ever tested on animals, you have to avoid pretty much everything intended to be applied to your body. And most things intended to be consumed. Pretty much every chemical known to man has been tested on animals - the best you can hope for is to patronize companies that don't do animal testing themselves, so that at least you're not providing financial support for unnecessary animal testing, even if you're benefiting from it indirectly.
Re: the original question, I never wore much makeup, but the...um...stuff I use that I don't know what it's called. Shimmer powder? Sort of like glitter, but subtler/more adult. Anyway, that's MAC, as is my bronzer that I rarely wear. My lipgloss is some drugstore brand.
Never could keep nail polish on for more than a few hours, drives me nuts for some reason, and eye makeup irritates the hell out of my eyes (I always seem to get little particles in my eyes that feel like sand). And I have the same issue with concealer/foundation as others here, just looks like I painted over my zits, plus it also never remotely matches my skin tone. I'm not that pale yellowish-pinkish-salmon color, I'm a soft ivory-beige with blue undertones, which apparently doesn't exist in makeup.
I wear makeup depending on my moods; I call it my "Spicy Days".
I tend to wear overly dramatic makeup. My favorite is MAC 120 palette. And I've been in an odd mood for nail polish of late, don't know why.
Kyril,
Do you use a primer on your eyes before you put shadow? Or when you put the shadow on your brush do you tap it once against your wrist before applying? Before I found a good primer, I would put skin toned eyeliner on first and then shadow, bc it holds the powder in place, or a coverup that is neither liquid nor powder.
I don't really use the stuff right now but I'd love to be able to pull off guyliner :'(
also would LOVE to be able to pull off this look:
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages1.fanpop.com%2Fimages%2Fphotos%2F2200000%2FAdam-Ant-guys-in-make-up-2223972-220-306.jpg&hash=1987c4536bd033689d04db7d68910f7c53cd9026)
I'm tempted to try it for clubbing sometime but knowing me, I'd just look like a girl who's raided her Mum's makeup box >:(
When I was 14 or 15 I was pinned down by a bunch of girls and my twin sister and they forced make up on me, and some girl clothes and took pictures.
Yeah it was as horrifying as it sounds.
Buying make up is the one thing I could never understand (well that and female clothes). I couldn't tell lip gloss from eyeliner (or a skirt from a shirt), they all look the same.
Quote from: Hadrian on July 31, 2011, 06:02:27 AM
I wear makeup depending on my moods; I call it my "Spicy Days".
I tend to wear overly dramatic makeup. My favorite is MAC 120 palette. And I've been in an odd mood for nail polish of late, don't know why.
Kyril,
Do you use a primer on your eyes before you put shadow? Or when you put the shadow on your brush do you tap it once against your wrist before applying? Before I found a good primer, I would put skin toned eyeliner on first and then shadow, bc it holds the powder in place, or a coverup that is neither liquid nor powder.
No, lol, had no idea. But shadow isn't really a big issue for me - it's eyeliner and mascara that tend to irritate my eyes.
Quote from: Da Monkey on July 31, 2011, 09:05:19 AM
When I was 14 or 15 I was pinned down by a bunch of girls and my twin sister and they forced make up on me, and some girl clothes and took pictures.
Yeah it was as horrifying as it sounds.
i had a friend that had that done to her but they also waxed her legs ouch!! lol she was a big time tom boy now shes a girl who cant live with out her make up :D haha funny how people change Oh!! but most of my friends only wear when they going out but generally they wear mascara.
Quote from: kyril on July 31, 2011, 03:00:11 PM
No, lol, had no idea. But shadow isn't really a big issue for me - it's eyeliner and mascara that tend to irritate my eyes.
If those bother you, don't go cheap, get the pricier brands. MAC or something, because cheaper makeup will irritate anybody, or maybe your eyes are just really sensitive. If you don't wear makeup a lot that could be another reason why it's bothering you.
Quote from: Hadrian on July 31, 2011, 06:20:26 PM
If those bother you, don't go cheap, get the pricier brands. MAC or something, because cheaper makeup will irritate anybody, or maybe your eyes are just really sensitive. If you don't wear makeup a lot that could be another reason why it's bothering you.
I did use MAC. I started having problems with my eyes (that really haven't gone away, ugh) when I was wearing makeup regularly. I think they're just very sensitive.
That really sucks, Kyril. Maybe there's makeup out there for people that have sensitive eyes.
Kyril are you by chance wearing makeup that is waterproof? it would seem that waterproof makeup would be better for not running into the eyes, but in fact it's extremely irritating to people with sensitive eyes and downright unsafe for those who wear contacts.
i still wear a lot of make up but I am still pre transition, I do love eyeliner and will always wear it, i usually wear mac products
Hm. Yes, I always used waterproof because I'm bad at not touching my eyes/getting stuff on my face.
I used to wear it religiously while I was trying to be feminine. I've tried wearing it a couple of times since starting transitioning, but it makes me rather uncomfortable.
Quote from: kyril on August 01, 2011, 12:24:17 AM
Hm. Yes, I always used waterproof because I'm bad at not touching my eyes/getting stuff on my face.
that might be your problem
I've worn it twice: Once, when my mother thought it'd be fun to style me. She made my hair huge with hairspray, and caked makeup on my face, and I had to borrow clothes from her because my own weren't feminine enough. The second time was before the school prom, to which I showed up in a old-fashioned dress (a hoop skirt, corset, garters for the stockings, etc). I'm not a big fan of makeup, I regard it quite silly and very time-consuming, but I don't really care about how I look.
Oh crap, Chaos found a makeup thread.
It's all over now.
My favorite brand (for most things) is probably Milani. They're relatively cheap, high pigment, last for a while, and you can find it at CVS. Which there are like...fifty of in my hometown. Milani's lipstick, especially the darker colors, are great. Nail polish is hit or miss, though. I recently found Sinful Colors, and they work damn nice. They've got the neon green that I'm planning on hijacking from my mom soon.
Eyeliner, I generally use liquid on top of a softer stick. For liquid, I think it's called Prestige? Stays on good, comes off with water, variety of colors. They have this really nice sky blue I used to use as a liquid eyeshadow.
Concealer and whatnot...I think I use Revlon. Been a while. I used to have this MaryKay stuff a friend bought me that worked great (I've got a weird skin tone and it's damn hard for me to find a concealer that matches) but it made me a litter paler than I am, which...kinda aggravated me. I'm Italian, damnit.
Stuff to avoid? Wet and Wild, for the most part. Lipstick is fine, some of the eyeshadows are okay, but their stick eyeliner and nail polish are AWFUL.
Kyril, have you tried using the mineral/natural makeup brands? My aunt is allergic to almost everything and she's able to wear that stuff.
I actually can't use the mineral stuff anywhere on my face or it gets in my eyes. It's like sand. I don't think I'm allergic, per se - I think it's the actual particles.
Quote from: N.Chaos on August 01, 2011, 08:38:34 PMI'm Italian, damnit.
I'm also Italian.
I would like to wear concealer, but I don't know what color to get and I'm afraid it would make me break out.
Haven't worn makeup in over 10 years. I like nail polish, but really don't have the energy or motivation to paint my nails. Makeup was something that was forced on me by my surrounding culture when I was younger, and it's the last thing I'd want to use now that I'm finally able to live as myself.
Damn, Kyril that's really weird, and sucky. I've got no idea on that.
@Ravij, if you want I can dig mine out sometime and give you the name/brand on it. It's good stuff, it feels a little greasy going on but other than that it works great.
Quote from: kyril on August 01, 2011, 11:06:36 PM
I actually can't use the mineral stuff anywhere on my face or it gets in my eyes. It's like sand. I don't think I'm allergic, per se - I think it's the actual particles.
There has been discussion on the possible effects of breathing in the mineral stuff, I was told by a beautician to use it in a well ventilated area, she also wore a paper mouth cover while using it, saying she is exposed to it 8/24 and didn't want to keep breathing it in, which seemed sensible but a little off putting :laugh:
Cindy
Quote from: Cindy James on August 02, 2011, 02:39:08 AM
There has been discussion on the possible effects of breathing in the mineral stuff, I was told by a beautician to use it in a well ventilated area, she also wore a paper mouth cover while using it, saying she is exposed to it 8/24 and didn't want to keep breathing it in, which seemed sensible but a little off putting :laugh:
Cindy
Holy crap. That's kind of scary.
Glad I just use the regular stuff, then.
only when i know i will go out dressed up, the purpose ids to look perfectly with what i want to be identified a classy lady when i dress up.
I put all attention on detail, and i usually dont do it myself i have a makeup artist to do that for me at a cd photo studio, she just does her magic and i am another person hardly to be id by anyone.
Quote from: N.Chaos on August 02, 2011, 02:05:04 AM@Ravij, if you want I can dig mine out sometime and give you the name/brand on it. It's good stuff, it feels a little greasy going on but other than that it works great.
Alrighty, that would be nice. :)
Nope. Never used makeup and never will.
I want concealer for my dark circles. I have sleeping problems and I look like death.
I only ever use make up (very rarely) to cover zits/the super bags under my eyes; if you want to use something super natural and relatively healthy for your skin (won't clog pore/cause outbreaks) you could try Herbs of Grace, they have an online store and they don't have animal byproducts or conduct animal testing so it's animal and vegan friendly. It's just mineral powder so sometimes trickier, but they have lots of colors and stuff, prob just about any mineral powder type of makeup isn't animal tested, you can also google it or check the PETA website, vegan websites or web pages will usually have info on diff makeup companies.
Aight, so it's Rimmel brand, 'Renew and Lift', 100 Ivory. Had to be under 6$ because I never spend much on makeup if I can help it.
I like Urban Decay, and they don't test on animals and have a lot of vegan products. I wear eyeliner once or twice a week... I've tried Mac (the smolder kohl), and I love it when it first goes on, but after an hour or two it reacts strangely with my skin and turns noticeably blue. :/ Bare Minerals has some good, well pigmented powder eye shadow. I like powder rather than cake shadow, it goes on my evenly for me.
I've also tried Ulta, because they're relatively cheap. I got a box set of maybe 30 eye shadows, 4 eyeliners, and some lipstick and blush for only $25. Their eyeliner is chalky, but their eye shadows aren't bad with primer.
The other brand I have experience with is Origins - and they're pretty nice, and easy on your skin. But more expensive than other options. My mom got me stuff from then when she was trying to bring out my inner femininity or some such thing. I only wore it once, for my 15th birthday. Then the concealer a few times for my undereye circles of doom. Funny thing is, I only started wearing makeup on occasion after I transitioned. And the amazing thing is? I still pass. ;D
For nail polish, I've only tried a few, but I like Ulta. Their sale polishes are very reasonable, and they go on smoothly. I tried Pixel because they had mini bottles, and I figured I could try a few colours more outside my comfort zone - but they take ages to try completely and don't feel smooth even after drying. The other one I tried was Revlon, I think. No real complaints - not as smooth an application as Ulta, but easy to find at drug stores and cheap if I remember correctly.
One a day to day basis I wear none, except if I have a big pimple to cover or something. I go to an I.T. school and there are some neckbeards there who seem to think that anyone who reads as female is public property and therefore their blemishes are deserving of comment, as if there's nothing rude about that. I got so sick of "If you went to a dermatologist about that I'm sure you'd be way prettier" etc. whenever I had like two pimples, it's just easier for me to cover them up rather than feel like punching people in the face all the time.
When going out I used to wear a lot of makeup... I really like crazy New Romantic looks. I don't like how it makes people treat me as suddenly way more feminine because I've scribbled on my face, though, so now I just wear some foundation or whatever, if anything. I'm looking forward to feeling comfortable with makeup again one day when I actually pass, but for now it just makes me too dysphoric.
I can't say much for brand preference, really. My mother used to sell makeup and give me stuff for free, so now I'm too spoilt and can't bear to spend money on makeup.
Thanks to everybody who posted in this thread :)
Heh, I'll admit it, I like NYC nail polish. I used to have red/orange/green/blue/purple/white/black/clear but now I just have black for weekends if I'm bored.
Eyeliner... Um. i have it, it's one of those $1.00ish pencils, so IDK what brand it is.
Even when I was wearing makeup regularly, i never got expensive stuff. It really is all basically the same product, in different packaging
Quote from: N.Chaos on August 01, 2011, 08:38:34 PM
Stuff to avoid? Wet and Wild, for the most part. Lipstick is fine, some of the eyeshadows are okay, but their stick eyeliner and nail polish are AWFUL.
Oh god ew, ok except for nail polish.
I HATE HATE HATE their nail polish. Nothing should take 15 coats to be opaque. 2, max.
/is it possible to be a boy about makeup without being "EW GIRLY"?