I usually prefer lashes foundation and my main lip stick lol. I wear eye shadow when I go out my favorite is putting on a base and then putting loose glitter on the lids. On an everyday my must have are foundation and mascara and probably lipstick maybe with a winged liner. If I don't wear shadow I always have concealer on my eyes.

Quote from: JoanneB on November 28, 2015, 08:47:51 AM
Having done a little business travel around the US, I have to say it is regional. Boston-Wash corridor more so then West coast. Big cities more so then out in the sticks. Middle aged (?) more so then the 12-20 and 40+ crowd (perhaps my wife's rationale... No sense putting paint on a wrinkled canvas?). Also job/work situation and it's expectations/dress code/peer pressures. So many factors there Max (Sorry, couldn't pass up the pun)

I tend to use shadow for reasons similar to Valwen's, an unambiguously female presentation as possible for this six footer. Which generally is my fav girlie-girl. In jeans I tend more towards just a light touch mascara

I have to agree here based on my preliminary scientific investigation. The town I live in is absolutely  devoid of eye shadow. I'm going to keep the investigation open even though I don't leave my area much. I will be going to Boys Town Monday so I'll see if this is regional. There a girl who works in the beauty section of the local CVS that wears long lashes  , but no shadow. It could be an age thing , but it seems my area has been relocated on a different planet because I haven't seen anyone the last couple of days wearing shadow. I don't think I've ever seen the college kids wear shadow.
, but as I said the investigation is still open.

Maybe more people use shadow as part of their evening look in your area.

I do wear it every day, although you probably wouldn't notice. You would notice if I didn't wear any, though.

Lots of people go for a more subtle look during the day (and sometimes the evening). It's called "natural make-up look" or even "no make-up make-up look" when it's subtler. You can google those terms to see what we're doing to make it seem like we have no makeup on.

Quote from: kittenpower on November 28, 2015, 06:11:08 PM
Maybe more people use shadow as part of their evening look in your area.

I'm in a restaurant at the moment at 7 pm on a Saturday night sitting across a table of females ages 9-35. There is no hint of shadow and the waitress same way. It's not a big deal just curious. There was a Twilight Zone episode where like a 5 mile section of a town was transported overnight by an alien species that needed slaves, but my internet still works so that probably didn't happen.

Quote from: Promethea on November 28, 2015, 07:02:46 PM
I do wear it every day, although you probably wouldn't notice. You would notice if I didn't wear any, though.

Lots of people go for a more subtle look during the day (and sometimes the evening). It's called "natural make-up look" or even "no make-up make-up look" when it's subtler. You can google those terms to see what we're doing to make it seem like we have no makeup on.

The curious thing if that were the case why waist the money. Of course I guess if your hiding a scar . investigation continues.

Hiding a scar, hiding the sunken eye look, trying to draw attention to the eyes and away from other features, because it makes you feel girly and you need that sometimes all the usual reasons to wear make-up.

Serena

When I really wanna get dolled up, I use very light eye shadow with a little bit of shimmer in it.  Day to day, I don't wear any makeup: I already spend too much time putting an outfit together!  I vaguely recognize that some of my outfits would look better with a little more makeup... meh... one thing at a time.

Black mascara is a mistake I've made -- it makes my eyelashes look like they've been glued on!

Yes I do!

So, Are Women Still Wearing Eye Shadow?

http://www.onewomansstyleevolution.com/2013/01/so-are-women-still-wearing-eye-shadow/

ONE Woman's Style/Natasha Samuels  January 22, 2013   Beauty

A lot of cis woman aren't even into makeup I think I'm into makeup out of all my friends I'm the only trans. Not one of them wear eye shadow unless I do it for them lol. I love makeup I wear it because I look better but I also just wear it for fun

I have an obsession for eyelashes

It depends on my mood but yes purples or pinks usually


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It is regional thing too. Here in the NYC Area, I would say more than 50% of women wear eyeshadow. However when visiting family in East TN, very few do and even so it's only for special occasions of a night out on the town.

indeed I do
but I wish my eyelids weren't so droopy, it would show more 
most of my goth / alternative / punk lady friends do as well, not so much at the trans support group I go to.

oxo, Candi

Quote from: Sydney_NYC on November 28, 2015, 11:14:34 PM
It is regional thing too. Here in the NYC Area, I would say more than 50% of women wear eyeshadow. However when visiting family in East TN, very few do and even so it's only for special occasions of a night out on the town.

It's probably because I live across the street from campus. I will investigate when I go into Chicago Monday.

Quote from: Sydney_NYC on November 28, 2015, 11:14:34 PM
It is regional thing too. Here in the NYC Area, I would say more than 50% of women wear eyeshadow. However when visiting family in East TN, very few do and even so it's only for special occasions of a night out on the town.

Very true different areas have different percentages of women(or men) wearing makeup. I live in NY to many girls around here wear eyeshadow. When I went to visit my cousin in NC, not so many were as flashy and wore makeup as much as people in NY.

Sitting in a Subway on the Wi-Fi across the street from campus . Sunday morning at 1 am A very pretty blonde coed came in with one of the football players(Northwester 24- Illinois 14 Saturday)) and as I tried to not be noticed I was looking for signs of eyeshadow , but nothing as she was leaving she turned to me a smiled and I got a good look and there was nothing.

Update  on mini scientific investigative report : I'm sitting at a window facing the main street of down town Evanston .It's 2: 40 PM Sunday. I'm sitting with a capacity crowd of students nd out the window there is an active crowd of pedestrians walking in the downtown area ages 1 -90 The live count so far is like 2000 give or take a 100 or so vs  0 as far as any hints of eyeshadow, 0 being those wearing eyeshadow.( I'm training myself for investigative reporting.)

Update at 4:10 PM  11/29/2015,    0 for the shadow and the pedestrian traffic has picked up quite a lot.