between none and pro levels depending on what I'm doing. example if I'm not leaving house then none. If I'm maid of honour at a wedding and am going to be in peoples important photos for ever, then professionally done.

I just do what girls my age do. Love having lessons though at mac etc

If I am just hanging around at home then no makeup

But i really love make-up, the amount of make-up depends on where I go.

To work or just out to the mall..

I'll put on eyeliner, eyeshadow, mascara, some blush and lipstick. The eyeshadow is normally a lighter color for day time use.

Going out at night a similar setup, expect i wear more makeup and darker eyeshadow like a nice dark blue and I will use the eye liner to create a hook next to my eye or use two colors of eyeshadow.

Women do wear more makeup at night..

My toes almost always painted with nail polish. In the summer months a nice color, my favs are maroon, red, blue or green. In the winter months.. as i wear boots or some form of closed shoe, i paint normally a clear coat with a white tips (french manicure), it makes my feet look for feminine.

My hands are also almost always painted, often with a french manicure or sometimes the same fav colors the toes are painted with. I don't always have colors on my hands as it does not last it chips quickly, but my boyfriend loves it when my hands are painted with a color. I often have nail art done on my fingers, normally the ring finger with some studs or just a pattern, but this is only when I got my nails done at a salon.

I really enjoy making myself look pretty and love to look good, and thats a huge turnaround from my old male self. I never worried about looks as a male.

I am still early on in my transition so I need the full gauntlet of foundation, shadow, liner, mascara, blush , and lips. 

HRT and laser have helped greatly reduce the amount of makeup I need to wear to consider myself presentable to the world.   I am so looking forward to the day when I either don't need as much or don't care as much anymore.

50% of the time, none - the other 50%, as much as it takes

:~d

Still at the beginning of my transition. So every day is foundation, concealer, blush, set, shadow and mascara. I'm hoping HRT and hair removal will do magic for me. But my mom and sisters never had the best skin and have to use a ton of makeup and I'm afraid the same is going to be for me.   

I purchase foundation by the gallon My make up routine feels pretty complex right now, but laser and HRT will be a big help. please let me know if I am doing something wrong (I'm the type of person that likes to know if there is spinach between my teeth) or if there is a better or simpler way of doing things.
1. Clean my face and shave very closely.
2. Apply lotion  (I use CeraVe)
3. Apply primer.
4. Apply Pixi Brightening Corrective Concealer to facial hair shadow area (my hair is pretty dark)
5. Apply liquid or stick foundation (I use MAC or Dermablend)
6. Lightly apply powder foundation that very closely matches skin tone.
7. Blush to cheeks and bronzer to jaw line.
8. Mascara
9. Eyeshadow and Eyeliner (sometimes)
10. Eyebrows.
11. Concealer.
12. Powder to hold everything together.

Moisturizer, foundation, concealer, setting powder, blush, lipstick and occasionally mascara. If I'm going out and have time it gets more complicated.

I also use lipstick or lip gloss.

I do have to agree with what a lot of people here as far as laser and HRT making a difference. At this point laser has made all the hairs on my face blonde. Before that I used to put the lightest shade of concealer all over my beard, then foundation a shade darker that matched my skin tone over it and a BB cream over my face. I'd blend all 3 in and add some light blush in for my checks because I'd have no color in my face, I'd blend the blush a bit as well. At this point my facial hair is so blonde I shave like every 3 days because people don't really notice it. I've gotten kinda lazy make-up is one of those things that looks great and I definitely feel prettier with it, but I also spend most of my time raising my toddler so its not practical really. Here's a sample from when I wore make-up a lot for an idea, also have a wig on because I was still in the Army, its a picture from roughly this time last year.

Quote from: rachel89 on August 02, 2015, 09:15:25 AM
I purchase foundation by the gallon My make up routine feels pretty complex right now, but laser and HRT will be a big help. please let me know if I am doing something wrong (I'm the type of person that likes to know if there is spinach between my teeth) or if there is a better or simpler way of doing things.
1. Clean my face and shave very closely.
2. Apply lotion  (I use CeraVe)
3. Apply primer.
4. Apply Pixi Brightening Corrective Concealer to facial hair shadow area (my hair is pretty dark)
5. Apply liquid or stick foundation (I use MAC or Dermablend)
6. Lightly apply powder foundation that very closely matches skin tone.
7. Blush to cheeks and bronzer to jaw line.
8. Mascara
9. Eyeshadow and Eyeliner (sometimes)
10. Eyebrows.
11. Concealer.
12. Powder to hold everything together.

list looks good, do you find putting powder over the mac essential? I would have thought it being buildable it wouldnt need it.

I'll take "Everything" for $200, Alex.


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I'm still experimenting with the routine, but the reason for for both liquid or stick foundation is that the liquid and stick foundation give me good coverage, but the hue is a little off with the MAC and the dermaBlend makes me look slightly pasty, so I use powder foundation to get the right color and get rid of shine from liquid foundation. I should probably take selfies with different foundations. Also, I'm not sure if I am using bronzer correctly.

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OMG, I really think you misunderstood me

My response that I was disturbed by how many girls in this thread replied "none" wasn't belittling or ridiculing ANYONE... it was posted in envy as I totally wish I could go out and feel confident with no makeup!  Unfortunately, I go out with "everything" on to be comfortable.  Hope that makes sense, ty ty.

Yes, what you just stated makes a lot of sense. I'm able to do a bit of both myself. Remember, we don't always know what you mean by something and as result we have to handle what we see when it arises. I hope that helps explain why we had to act, when we did. Hugs
Mariah

Quote from: Ⓥ on August 02, 2015, 07:55:54 PM
OMG, I really think you misunderstood me

My response that I was disturbed by how many girls in this thread replied "none" wasn't belittling or ridiculing ANYONE... it was posted in envy as I totally wish I could go out and feel confident with no makeup!  Unfortunately, I go out with "everything" on to be comfortable.  Hope that makes sense, ty ty.

All I wear on a regular basis is eyeshadow. Unless I am going to be sweating a bunch then I wear none. It just isn't me...that's all. I really like eyeshadow though, and nail polish!

Always foundation unless I run quick errands, then I add mascara and maybe lipgloss. I haven't done my whole face since I had FFS recently so I don't even know what I look like made up. It'll be a big improvement from before though! 

For me everyday its foundation, blush, mascara, and lipstick(red)


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None.  Before I retired I used lipstick and moisturiser on work days, but these days it's wash my face, brush my hair and I'm done.

It depends on where I'm going and what I'm doing    When I first started wearing make up en fem I went crazy with it experimenting with everything I could get my hands on but I've toned it down quite a bit now

Mostly I like to make my lips pop but I'm kind of a minimalist with everything else

If I'm just running errands or shopping, I don't bother. I don't have the time or energy to worry about impressing a bunch of random people I don't know or care about.

For work, though, I do wear a bit of makeup. I work in a casino, a place where looking pretty means more tips, so I probably couldn't get away with not wearing it there. With that said, though, I'm very minimalist with it. Some concealer, a little blush, light eyeliner on the upper lash line, mascara, and a natural lipstick. (My profile picture is what my work makeup looks like.)

Basically I like the "looks like I'm not wearing makeup" look. I don't favor dramatic eyeliner, eye shadow, or bright lip colors. I like to keep it subdued and natural-looking, just doing a subtle little bit of enhancement on my eyes, cheeks, and lips.

Zero

(Not that I hate makeup at all or disagree with it) Makeup is great

I've only been going with the no makeup thing for about 5 weeks- before that it was every day for the first 2.5 years in transition. I don't know what signaled the change, I think I am just trying it out and it really started to feel good after I let my guard down post ~7 day mark so I kept going.

I do get odd looks from friends who haven't seen me in a while. I know I don't look as good in photos, but I feel happier and I think that shines through in real life more than anything. Guys still try to hit on me at home depot when I'm dead lifting 45lb pieces of lumber onto my cart, so I know something is still working.

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

FREEDOM