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Re: Teach me about makeup?

[(Anonymous)]

What are your basic makeup tips

~ Use makeup brushes, especially for applying eye shadow, concealer (particularly to blemishes), foundation, blush, bronzer/contour, and highlight.

~ You don't need to spend a fortune on makeup brushes. ELF brushes will do (apprx. $2 - $7 per brush), and Real Technique brushes are quite good (apprx. $5 - $12 per brush).

~ Curl your eyelashes.

~ Always put at least a tiny bit of color on your lips.

~ Use mascara.

~ Do your brows. Take the time. Learn to do it well. It's worth it. (Unless you are blessed with thick, luscious, non-patchy brows, in which case I hate you).

~ If you wear under-eye concealer, set it with a setting powder.




What's okay to buy at the drugstore, what should I invest more money in?

INVEST: Lipstick - Imo a higher end (matte or long-wearing cream) lipstick is more pigmented and lasts longer on the lip.

INVEST: Eye liner - Imo a higher end eye liner is easier to apply and stays put far better.

INVEST: Brow filler - The Anastasia Brow Wiz really The Best, but it will cost you.

~ Setting powder is worth spending more for if you've noticed that your under-eye concealer creases and you just want to use it to set that area. OR if you have really oily skin. If you don't have oily skin, but you use a dewy foundation and feel you need to set your whole face, trying cheaper setting products is worth it. (Try to hunt down RCMA loose setting powder; I haven't tried it yet myself, but it's fairly cheap and it's a cult favorite among people in the know.)

~ Foundation is worth spending more for if you have problem skin and need FULL coverage (which it sounds like you don't).




What are the nice makeup brands and are they worth it?

I'm not sure whether any pricey makeup is really, truly worth it, but if you're wondering whether a particular brand is worth at least looking into, here's my opinion:

Make Up For Ever - YES (especially for foundation and lipstick)

Anastasia Beverly Hills - Yes (esp. for brow products)

Nars - Yes (esp. for concealer and lipstick)

Urban Decay - Yes (esp. for lipstick, eyeshadows, and eye primer)

Benefit - Yes (esp. for brow products and Hoola bronzer)

Sephora Brand - Yes (ask for samples, try everything, be skeptical, but consider this line)

Tarte - Probably (If you can find Shape Tape Concealer, try iiiiit)

Mac - Probably? (So. Many. Lipsticks)

Bare Minerals - Probably? I really don't know.

Too Faced, Kat Von D, Becca, Hourglass - Maybe?

Estee Lauder, Dior, Guerlain, Givenchy, Yves Saint Laurent, Tom Ford, Chanel - Lol, nope!

NYX has a HUGE selection, and seems to be trying to bridge the gap between drugstore and department store makeup. I have no idea how well they're succeeding, but they seem to be making a lot of money, so.

Physicians Formula seems to do well with powder products that go on the face (i.e. blush, bronzer, highlighter, powder foundation).

ELF has a pretty huge line (including brushes), and is very cheap. (In Canada it's hard to find stores that carry more than a little bit of ELF merch, so I haven't tried a lot of ELF products.)




What should one do at minimum if they want to wear light makeup but still look nice?

~If you have nice skin, then skipping foundation is fine.

~Apply concealer under the eyes (can use fingers if desired) and on any blemishes (always use a tiny brush).

~Set the concealer with a setting powder (using a small powder brush).

~Fill in brows with brow product of choice and gently brush them smooth with a spoolie.

~Apply blush (using a blush brush).

~Apply mascara.

~Apply lip product of choice, using at least a tinted balm.

Once you're used to this routine, it probably only takes about 5 minutes. The brows can take ages though if you're a perfectionist, so that step really depends on exactly how "on fleek" you want your brows to be.

If you have large mobile lids, then I guess your eye might look a bit naked without some liner and/or shadow. I have deep set eyes and small mobile lids, so I tend to skip these steps. However, I will say that liner looks hella good on a lot of people. So if you like how it looks on you, then I'm sure it's worth doing.