I tend to take the same route (and I think for the same reason). My mom was a pretty woman but I remember always thinking that she chose the most garish shades for lipstick and wore way too much blush, lol. (Now I don't wear any blush at all, ever, and use light pink lipstick.)

Quote from: Jamie Nicole on October 25, 2011, 07:09:32 PM
the biggest problem with makeup is that most dont know how to apply it or wear it.  people wanna plaster that ->-bleeped-<- on their face like they were in Kiss!  the trick is to compliment what you have to work with and using the right tones and shades.

Easier said than done. I think most of us go at least two decades of our lives without makeup so we're obviously not going to wake up one day and all of a sudden be experts. It takes practice, practice, practice. That is why some of us look like clowns in the beginning.

Quote from: Butterflyhugs on October 26, 2011, 05:55:47 AM
I tend to take the same route (and I think for the same reason). My mom was a pretty woman but I remember always thinking that she chose the most garish shades for lipstick and wore way too much blush, lol. (Now I don't wear any blush at all, ever, and use light pink lipstick.)

Lol, I identify with everything you've just said... ~I'm permanently scarred for life and can't wear blush either. Besides, I think fair, clear skin can be even more striking; more girls should rock their paleness. Definitely love pink lipstick; but I also have dry lips and a serious lip balm addiction.

My mom would overdo the blue eyeshadow, wear this atrocious red lip stick, and put on way, way too much blush. I would tell her all the time that she was wearing way too much makeup, and that she looked better with less; but I just never got through to her. Thankfully though, she did take some of my advice when it came to clothing. It's a little funny now that I think about it—I mean, here I was, just a kid (*supposedly a boy*) at the time and I intrinsically knew more about makeup and fashion than a woman of xx years.

Quote from: Jamie Nicole on October 26, 2011, 03:35:32 AM
I dont wear it because I dont need it other than some lip color from time to time

in your last account you stated you had your eyebrows tattooed and your lip color tattooed:

Quote from: Jamie Nicolei have both permanent eyeliner and lipcolor......makeup is perfect all day and all night long.

https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,102531.20.html reply #29

Annah, you would make such a great private investigator. LOL.

Quote from: JenJen2011 on October 26, 2011, 07:58:16 AM
Easier said than done. I think most of us go at least two decades of our lives without makeup so we're obviously not going to wake up one day and all of a sudden be experts. It takes practice, practice, practice. That is why some of us look like clowns in the beginning.

   Exactly, I think this is the point the OP was trying to get across in that ts women should practice makeup weather they need it or not. Once you learn the basic's then applying it becomes a breeze! 

Quote from: Akashiya Moka on October 26, 2011, 08:39:22 AM
Definitely love pink lipstick; but I also have dry lips and a serious lip balm addiction.

You can get tinted lip balm. For example: http://www.burtsbees.ca/natural-products/lips-lip-balms/tinted-lip-balm.html

I know every girl is different. For me, I really enjoy it. As far as practice, its like anything else, the more u do it, the better u get.
There was a time it would take me a long time to do my face, but now I can shower,do my face and hair and get get dressed tween an hr and hr and half. Wearing make-up is a choice, for me its just part of my daily routine. Like my wife, she doesnt go out without
it., and she is gorgeous with or w/out...

Quote from: Rukia87xo on October 26, 2011, 11:16:48 AM
   Exactly, I think this is the point the OP was trying to get across in that ts women should practice makeup weather they need it or not. Once you learn the basic's then applying it becomes a breeze! 

I think this is why so many people disagreed. Not every GG wears make-up why should every TG woman be told to? If everyone was so rational we wouldn't need democracy.

Quote from: Annah on October 26, 2011, 09:16:35 AM
in your last account you stated you had your eyebrows tattooed and your lip color tattooed:
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,102531.20.html reply #29

is that considered makeup?  it's a tattoo....for the sake of argument, is my tramp stamp or hibiscus tattoo on the top of my foot considered makeup?

Quote from: Rukia87xo on October 26, 2011, 11:16:48 AM

   Exactly, I think this is the point the OP was trying to get across in that ts women should practice makeup weather they need it or not. Once you learn the basic's then applying it becomes a breeze! 

Why?  not all cis women know how to put on makeup.

Quote from: Jamie Nicole on October 26, 2011, 12:53:41 PM
is that considered makeup?  it's a tattoo....for the sake of argument, is my tramp stamp or hibiscus tattoo on the top of my foot considered makeup?

I do believe so.  It's make-up.  Permanent or not it's make-up.  Which you got under the impression that it would be seen as make-up and not as a tattoo.

Quote from: Andy8715 on October 26, 2011, 12:56:19 PM
I do believe so.  It's make-up.  Permanent or not it's make-up.  Which you got under the impression that it would be seen as make-up and not as a tattoo.

so by that thought, my other tattoos would be considered makeup?

Quote from: Andy8715 on October 26, 2011, 12:56:19 PM
I do believe so.  It's make-up.  Permanent or not it's make-up.  Which you got under the impression that it would be seen as make-up and not as a tattoo.

I believe they call this...

Hoist on yer own petard.

Quote from: Jamie Nicole on October 26, 2011, 12:59:30 PM
so by that thought, my other tattoos would be considered makeup?

No.  You got permanent make-up.  MAKE-UP is the key word here.  You got it for it to be seen as make-up.

Quote from: Andy8715 on October 26, 2011, 01:01:58 PM
No.  You got permanent make-up.  MAKE-UP is the key word here.  You got it for it to be seen as make-up.

I had it done so I wouldnt have to put on "makeup" (eyeliner) everyday.....

Quote from: Jamie Nicole on October 26, 2011, 01:07:44 PM
I had it done so I wouldnt have to put on "makeup" (eyeliner) everyday.....

Got pics?

Quote from: Jamie Nicole on October 26, 2011, 12:53:41 PM
is that considered makeup?  it's a tattoo....for the sake of argument, is my tramp stamp or hibiscus tattoo on the top of my foot considered makeup?

yeah it is considered makeup. You are accentuating details to certain areas on your face. Makeup with powders and liquids are just a non permanent way of doing it.

But yes, tattoos to accentuate the eyebrows is like eyebrow liner to accentuate the eyebrows. Tattoo eyeliner is like liquid eyeliner and tattooed lip color is like lipstick or gloss. The only difference is, one is permanent and the other is not.

Quote from: Annah on October 26, 2011, 01:13:55 PM
yeah it is considered makeup. You are accentuating details to certain areas on your face. Makeup with powders and liquids are just a non permanent way of doing it.

But yes, tattoos to accentuate the eyebrows is like eyebrow liner to accentuate the eyebrows. Tattoo eyeliner is like liquid eyeliner and tattooed lip color is like lipstick or gloss. The only difference is, one is permanent and the other is not.

I like the idea of giving my face a rest. I don't look that much different without makeup..

If someone wants to do it, then thats cool.

Quote from: Mahsa the disco shark on October 26, 2011, 01:09:21 PM
Got pics?

yeah, why?