Smaggle

I used to be able to leave the house without makeup and did regularly. I think I didn’t get into the mindset of needing to use makeup until I started working full-time at 24. Even now, I don’t wear full makeup every day I leave the house. The least I will wear is some concealer, a little powder, mascara and lip balm. But I cannot leave the house (except for a walk around the suburb) without that minimum coverage. I think for me, entering the workforce lead to permanent dark circles under my eyes and that’s what I cannot abide to present in public.

My mother barely wears makeup at all. To her, dressing up just requires lipstick. I attack her with my kit whenever we are going out to a function (which is not often, since we live in different states) and I think she looks much more polished. Her skin tends to get quite ruddy and blotchy. I think my skin is better than hers, but I have had better sun protection and, well, I’m much, much younger than her, so time will tell if I have her skin.

I have no need to wear makeup every day. I like to wear it to work and to dress up to go out. Normally I just wear foundation and eye liner/shadow.

I never realised how much makeup other women wear until I started going to the gym before work. They have huge bags of cosmetics and spend ages putting their face! I wouldn’t even know how to take more than 10 minutes putting makeup on.

I have blonde eyelashes and without a little sumthin’-sumthin’ my eyes disappear into the overall light-haired, light-eyed, light-skinned blur. Sometimes it’s eyeliner, or eyeshadow, or mascara, or all of the above, but definitely something. Lip and cheek colour optional but usually worn; foundation never. Hate it.

About the only thing I worry about each day is wearing sunscreen, which I have in a tinted moisturiser. Although I have largely brunette hair, I have “ginger” skin which pretty much makes SPF mandatory. Other than that, I just use makeup to add an extra amount of pizazz when we are heading out on dates or socially – I like seeing the extra sparkle in SB’s eyes when I use eyeliner to highlight what he thinks is one of my best features. So I do it for him, but also for me… and that makes me happy.

I have 3 levels of makeup wearing.

Level 1 is none, which is almost an everyday occurrence. I find my skin is better and I get to work (almost) on time.

Level 2 is if my skin decides to look splotchy and ruddy, then I put on some concealer and mascara. This is to make myself think I look better, which makes me feel better.

Level 3 is full blown warpaint, usually reserved for a night on the town or a dinner date with husband. Concealer, foundation, eyeshadow, liner, mascara, blush, bronzer, lip gloss.. the works! This is because I actually really like the creative side of makeup, it’s fun to put on, and I like to look a little glam for events like that.

I have a friend who is naturally gorgeous with great skin, who piles on the foundation, even for game of soccer. Makes me sad.

It’s all part of the costume. So, sometimes I wear heaps but mostly I just cover the bags under my eyes, which I have learned are just part of my colouring rather than a comment on my lifestyle. If I wear really heavy makeup I don’t look like myself, which sometimes feels good, but mostly I’d rather look like me. I’m a bit of a fan of dark eyes, though…

Great topic Being blonde I need something to make my eyes stand out or they tend to disappear so I wear mascara every day along with a slick of gloss but that’s the lot. Heading out I’ll add some eye liner, shadow and some bronzer … I wear foundation about once a year.

Luckily I am blessed with clear skin and always have been so haven’t felt the need for a full face too often. Not to mention at working in sport the tracksuit and full face of makeup is not really the done thing

Cant wait to see everyone elses responses!

I’m a makeup girl, and have been since mum told me that the only women who wear lots of makeup are whores. Hahaha.

But I wear makeup because

1 – I look healthier when my skin looks healthier, and my skin looks its best with a great foundation with a great finish
2 – It’s fun! I’m not one of those girls who can get away with a fantastically quirky wardrobe, so the way I express myself is through makeup.
3 – Maybe I’m a rarity, but I find it really easy. Blending is easy, knowing what products to buy is easy, application is easy. I can apply 10 products in 10 minutes and walk out the door feeling more confident.
4 – The makeup I use actually improves my skin. For example, my eyelashes doubled in length after a year of using one particular mascara, and if I’d never found it they’d still be short and stumpy.

I don’t leave the house without makeup for the same reason I won’t ever leave the house in trackpants and ugg boots.
I know I don’t *need* it but I like to look ‘put together’ when I’m out and makeup is part of that.
I rarely wear a LOT of it – It takes me 45mins to get ready including shower, hair dried and makeup so it’s not like I spend hours in front of the mirror….It’s just all about a standard of dress that I like to adhere to.

I used to watch my Mum put makeup on before we went out for an occasion – she would only apply it if we were going to something special. Otherwise, Mum didn’t wear anything except for a little lippy and some eyebrow enhancement (very pale eyebrows). She only ever used powder lightly on her skin when she did apply it – I was not aware of liquid foundation until I started reading Dolly! I loved watching her and the regimented process over the five or so minutes it took her. So minimalist and very low maintenance. Like your Mum, she has amazing skin and I hope I follow in her path!
As a result, I rarely wear makeup. Maybe a little bit of powder and some lip balm. If I am going out I might put a bit of tint on my lips and perhaps some mascara. The reason I do it is to feel a little bit feminine and slightly more confident – however, I don’t NEED it to feel this way, and it is good to know I am not a slave to it.
A few weeks ago I wore fake eyelashes to a friend’s birthday and it was hella fun! I have very short lashes (the partner has longer lashes which is quite annoying) so it was great to bat them for once

You know, the reason I always keep coming back to your fabulous blog is because you always ask the best questions, and they are all very relevant too, not to mention great fun reading everyone else’s responses!

Once upon a time I used to be a makeup girl too, I was the sort that really would rather drink cyanide than let my boyfriend see me without makeup. It was so bad that on nights he slept over I would wear makeup to bed! However after a while I realized that it’s not practical, if we were going to be in a serious realtionship I would have to let him see me without make up and just suck it up. Have you noticed how if a girl wears a lot of makeup and then stops wearing it her face looks ashen and dull? It’s kind of like being a junkie detoxing, you look like shit for a while but once your skin starts to get used to not being smothered in makeup it goes back to it’s natural tone and after a while you don’t look like an alien anymore.
These days I like to go makeup free when I’m at home either at my house or my boyfriends house and only really wear it when going out. When I do wear makeup it’s a tinted moisturiser by Bloom on the odd pimple and under eye circles, a soft natural pink eye shaddow, Bloom cheek tint in “rosie” and light dusting of Natio powder on my t-zone. However one makeup vice I feel I will never be able to live without again is lipstick. I would happily go outside with no other makeup on providing I’m wearing a bright lipstick! Without it I feel naked! The lipstick I can’t live without at the moment is Napoleon Perdis’s “Aphrodite” from their new Goddess collection, if you find yourself giving it a go I promise you will get addicted to it too, so don’t say I didn’t warn you!

Lots and lots of love
Harlow
xxx

I wear makeup because I’m self conscious.

I am a firm believer that it would surely be an abuse of human rights were I to leave the house without some sort of facial altering. x

I grew up with a mom who was a hairstylist and make up artist, needless to say, we always had way too much to play with and I was taught early how to apply it.

Growing up, I had terribly sensitive skin and concealing blemishes was a priority. Between the years of 16-21, I would never have walked out of the house without the basics on my face at least.

After those years, makeup became more “fun” and less neccessary. I’ve always worked in a classroom so there wasn’t a need to be glamorous, just neat and put together worked. I put extra effort into it when going out.

Now, at 40, I have no problem going without and heading out the door, but truthfully, I don’t do it very often. I usually have at least some powder, a sweep of blush and some gloss on because it doesn’t take much effort to do and I do feel a bit more alive looking when it’s there. After applying it for so many years, it takes me about five minutes to do an entire face so it’s not a huge effort on my part.

I wear make almost daily. Depending on what I am doing for the day decides the look I go for.
If im just walking with my bestie and then coffees I will wear usually just a mineral powder, a smidge of blush, lippy and eyebrow gel.
If im going to the shops or anything else, I will put a full face on with eyeliner, mascara blah blah.
My mother has never influenced my choices as I was a make up freak by the age of 16 and my mother is lucky to wear anything.
I do religiously take my makeup off at night and slather my skin in my favourite night cream

Hi Lady Smaggle! Great question.

My mum always encouraged us to steer clear of heavy foundations, which she said she only wore because she was “old”, and had blotchy skin.

Partly from that, and partly from growing up in Perth and spending copious time at the beach where makeup was impractical, I never learned much about makeup: how to put it on, how to combine the different elements, or what products to buy.

After managing fine using just a pressed powder, mascara and some ancient eyeliner throughout uni and at a corporate job, I then got a job at a cosmetics company.

Since I started 10 months ago I’ve loved learning about some of the other products that exist: cream blush, foundation brushes, shimmery eyeshadows, matt lipsticks, liquid eyeliner, and a whole host of skincare products.

I’ve found that I do wear more makeup now, because I have more on hand and I have more of a clue about what to do with it. It’s fun, having rosy cheeks (thank you, NARS blush in “orgasm”) and a clear complexion. I don’t wear much on the weekend though, as I’m conscious of giving my skin a break. But I totally have a thing for bright lipstick now, just like @Harlow!!

Poppy xox

I wear makeup to work, if I’m going out somewhere, and sometimes at uni. I normally just wear foundation and blush, but occasionally chuck some mascara and eyeshadow on too if I can be bothered.

My mum wears makeup probably about as often as I do, but while she wears lipstick, I never do – I can’t stand the feeling of it on my lips. Gross. Pity, ‘cos it can look awesome. I’m jealous of girls who can wear the perfect red lipstick and not find the sensation of it aggravating.

I used to be a die-hard makeup girl… concealer, foundation, eyeshadow/mascara, blush, lipstick, the works. Primarily it was to cover up my oily/acne-prone skin while I was a teen, and it carried over into my 20s.

Then I started reading about all the chemicals and crap they put in makeup and I thought that maybe, just maybe, it was because of the makeup that my skin continued to be so gnarly. I switched to organics and started wearing only tinted moisturizer, lipstick, and mascara. My skin improved almost immediately.

These days I typically wear just mascara and lipstick and keep to a strict skincare regime. I might use a touch of the tinted moisturizer if I do get a breakout or have bad undereye circles, but that’s it. I’ve come to embrace my freckles… that’s me, folks. Like it or leave it.

I am a makeup girl. Everyday. I suppose I have just gotten used to the way my face looks with makeup so when I don’t have it on I feel naked.

I have learned how to properly apply makeup and what products are better for my skin, so I don’t just slap on any random muck on my face. Most people probably wouldn’t know that I’m wearing makeup.

To me it’s just the same as washing and styling my hair or choosing my clothes. It’s all about the way you hold yourself together, I feel it really polishes off my look when I have even glowy skin and long lashes to open up my eyes.

I also love the art of eyeshadow, so I think makeup can be very creative and expressive.

My mum never wore more than lipstick, but was not opposed to makeup, so I don’t know why I have gotten into it so much! I just find my face to be a fun canvas that I can decorate everyday!

I dont wear lots of makeup but I do wear it every day. I’ve got very red skin and I burn quite easily so I really do look like a beetroot with out foundation. but I normally only wear mineral powder foundation and a little bit of mascara.

This is pretty recent too, I started working in fashion retail just over a year ago and I started feeling pretty plain next to all of my coworkers not wearing any makeup.

I rarely wear makeup, unless my skin actually really IS bad that day, or I’m going out. This doesn’t stop me from amassing a huge makeup collection purely based on my love of all the different shades! I’m a dental hygienist so my face is usually 90% covered with safety glasses and mask anyways, no point clogging my pores with the stuff.
I do have fun experimenting with it. When I was younger I twirled baton and we had to get all made up for the competitions, and I wore it throughout high school before getting bored Of “needing” to put it on in the mornings.

My make-up routine is pretty minimal: a bit of concealer, blush, and mascara almost every day, and sometimes I add a bit of eyeshadow, eyeliner, and lipstick to that. I have pretty good skin, so I don’t use foundation or powder. I absolutely do not feel that I have to wear it, and go out of the house without make up on at all once every week or so.

My mom didn’t wear much make-up at all when I was growing up. She started wearing more when I was in my late teens, when she rejoined the workforce and started appearing regularly in court for her job.

I’m a total makeup junkie! But I never feel like I *have* to wear it out. I’m too stubburn, I think if I ever started to feel that way I’d go without it just for spite lol. Sometimes I’ll wear it when I’m just bumming around the house with no where to go and other times I’ll go out with out mascara or even chapstick.
I always wore MU on and off but my real love started when I discovered all the youtube tutorials! My love for MU has grown but my attitude about wearing it hasn’t really changed.

My mom wears foundation, mascara, and lipstick every day. When I wear makeup, it’s usually because I WANT to; either to change which feature *pops* (always the eyes!) or because I want to look super-professional. When I do wear it, I usually wear mascara, eyeliner, eyeshadow and powder to keep down any shine. I always wear some sort of lip gloss, and when I need to look uber-professional I’ll wear foundation. My cheeks are rosy enough to skip the blush. But all of this takes me no more than 5 minutes, tops. I really just slap it on to emphasis my eyes, which are my favorite feature!

I wear make-up to look a little older. As a very petite girl, I can look like a 12 year-old, so defining my eyes a bit (usu. with brown or dark purple eyeliner) helps to make me look more polished. My make-up regime is pretty simple though – just moisturizer, eyeliner, and some Burt’s Bees.

For most of my friends, too, I’d say that we wear make-up because we want to, not because we feel pressured to or because we need to (we’re only just leaving our teens!).

As a teen I had horribly bad acne, and I was so self-conscious about this that I would pack on the foundation to try and hide it, which really only made matters worse.

As I get older, I still wear makeup pretty much every day, although I have learned how to apply it properly. I don’t feel that I ‘need’ to wear makeup, and sometimes I go without. However, I ususally wear makeup because I enjoy it. The whole ritual makes me feel more feminine, and I quite enjoy applying my makeup in the morning.

I also love to wear makeup because I love the endless possibilities it presents for altering your appearance. I am a bit of a chameleon with my personal style, and I love experimenting with new ways to wear makeup, and playing around with accentuating certain features. I suppose that my main attraction to makeup is the creative opportunity it presents.

As you know, I am against foundation (except for theatre makeup) because I think it looks bizarre.
But I do have a routine: always, always, SPF moisturiser, mascara, and black eyeliner because I am totally emo. I don’t need to wear it if I’m, like, going to the shops to buy the paper, but I do wear it on an everyday basis if I’m at work/uni/going for a coffee, for the same reason I don’t wear tracksuit pants in public unless I’m running. It’s basic dress for me.
Having said that, I’ve started wearing tinted moisturiser when I go out at night, for a bit of extra glow, and I like wearing lipstick and eyeshadow sometimes because it’s like putting on a sparkly frock and heels, only on your face.

“As a result I’ve developed a rather relaxed approach to make up despite the fact that I missed the gene pool blessing of my mothers gorgeous skin.” Ha! It’s very funny that you say that, because as someone who has actually met you in the flesh, the first thing I noticed about you (apart from that fabulous hair) was your gorgeous skin! I actually remember asking you what skin-care you used because I was so intrigued by it! xxx

I’m with Beka – total makeup lover, but no problem with leaving the house without. I just like the pretty colours and textures.

I usually say – I don’t paint, so I paint my face

Growing up my mother wore no make-up, it’s only in more recent years that she has developed an interest, which is great, as I love showing her the right shades of eyeshadow or lipstick for her skin type, or how to use a heated eyelash curler.

I love make-up, had I chosen to follow a creative career path, it would have been to be a make-up artist. I wear alot of make-up everyday, because I like it. It’s not a self-esteem issue, and I don’t think it should be misconstrued as such. I have small breasts, and don’t need to wear a bra everyday, but I do, and nobody questions why. So why do I need to explain what motivates me to wear make-up.
Why can’t people just like looking nice, without it being about their self-esteem?

I’m a fidgeter, so I’ve never gotten into wearing huge amounts of makeup for fear of the smudged consequences.

I wore foundation last December for a burlesque performance under a full lighting rig. I wore it once the year before because I was bridesmaid for a friend’s wedding. Both occasions it was wiped off as soon as I could get away with it (in the case of the wedding, immediately after photos were finished – I entered the reception wiped clean).

The only thing I wear pretty much constantly is perfume and pencilled-in eyebrows. I have weirdly thin, pale eyebrows, and look constantly surprised if I don’t colour them in (especially because my hair is naturally dark blonde).

Sometimes I wear makeup to work (mascara and lipstick), sometimes I don’t. Depends on how much time I’ve got in the morning. I’ll wear eyeshadow for a ‘night out’, but don’t bother for anything during the day.

I’m pretty ambivalent about it for the most part; I treat it the same way as I treat jewellery/accessories/shoes/handbags – to vary the nature of an outfit. If I’m trying to dress up, I’ll pick more glam accessories and makeup. If I’m going for a casual look, I won’t do any more than necessary!

I wasn’t influenced by make-up much growing up. My Mum grew up being a rough and tumble kinda girl, raising horses and cattle, so she never really got into make-up. Even now, the MOST she will wear is if we go out for an evening, she’ll but on a bit of lippy and foundation. And half the time she skips the lippy. But I am very much a make-up girl. I like the confidence it gives me, the way you can change your image with it (ruthless domantrix, sweet and innocent, heroin chic), and just the fun of putting it on: it’s almost like painting. I can go without it, like I think it’s a bit ridiculous to wear it to the gym or when participating in a sporting game, but I still love wearing it. I’ve even recently started wearing red lippie all the time.
Most days I wear concealer, foundation, lippie and blush.

It’s interesting reading how people’s mothers have influenced their make up wearing. Mine rarely wore makeup except for when going out to special events and although she was a skilled theatre makeup artist, never taught me how to put it on (she did my makeup for my Year 10 and 12 formals).

I didn’t start wearing it every day until I started working after uni and then I guess it was to look more “professional”. I didn’t even own anything other than lip gloss and random palettes of eyeshadow until I had to do a tv interview for an assignment in final year uni. Now I pretty much wear foundation and blush every work day (switched from liquid to a powdered mineral base earlier this year) and nothing at other times unless there’s a special reason. I’ve still not mastered eyes — luckily I have naturally coloured lids and lashes.

I don’t understand it – I’m 22, work in a corporate-ish environment, and never, ever, ever wear makeup, unless I’m going clubbing or something – and even then, it’s the bare essentials.

So I don’t know, I feel like I’m missing some girl-gene that gives me some innate knowledge about makeup, but honestly, the fact that I wear it so rarely just makes it all the more special and dressy when I do. It’s funny though, if I wear it when I’m not going out, I don’t feel any more attractive (apart from wearing eyeliner) – it just feels like a chore!

My Mum worked in television and for Clinique so in a way I grew up with makeup. I wear it because I genuinely enjoy wearing and playing with it.

Having said that though, I am not really into caking it on. I will only use foundation when I am tired or want my makeup to last for hours, like a wedding. Most days I just use a bit of face powder to remove shine. I do love, love, love lashing of eyeliner and red lippie but I love the drama of it I think. I am equally comfortable going out with nothing (though I draw the line at not having a lip balm!)

Heh, I came back to read everyone elses responses and realized I hadn’t mentioned my mothers influence when it comes to make up. My mother is the reason I love Dior, YSL, Estee Lauder and Elizabeth Arden. Growing up I used to love going to David Jones with her and then coming home to go through all of the things she’d buy, lovely little shiny embossed compacts and tiny brushes and thingamobobs, it all seemed amazing to me and made me bias about other brands (though I have gotten over all this, much to the relief of my bank ballance!) My mother looked a lot like Kate Winslet when she was younger and wore her make up always very crisp and classical; porcelian skin, defined and shaped eyebrows, pink cheeks and lips. She used to always be critical of other women who wore bright eye shaddows and other OTT make up trends so as a result I grew up to keep my make up simple like hers instead of trying to be more adventurous…a subconcious thing, I think, as my mother is still very critical about make up, lol!

I’m a very lazy (very pale) girl.
It usually goes – loose powder and then eyes or mouth.
My hair does the statement/signature thing.

However it does fill me with deep joy if I can have matching hair and lips – so I’m forever enslaved to Lancome La Laque in 312.

oops … forgot – as for why and when.
Something daily because I like to look nice for me.
Like, I wear perfume daily, for me too – not because I smell bad without it or I’m being oppressed by the patriarchy or because I think its particularly ‘womanly’ lol.

I never wear any makeup at all. I never have, not once. Not even to my own wedding. My Mum never wore any within my memory, although she did have a few lipsticks left over from her college days, when she used to wear it for going out. I don’t have great skin, don’t have particularly bad skin. It just seems really odd to me, the idea of painting oneself to look like an “improved” version of reality. The only makeup I could imagine wearing would be very theatrical, say punk or gothic or something – so that it clearly wasn’t supposed to look like those were my real colours. I find the texture and smell and look of a face full of makeup to be really odd. I certainly got a shock when my bestie from highschool suddenly started with the foundation in our mid twenties!

I definitely think that my mother influenced the way that I do my makeup. She wears foundation, concealer, blush, lipstick, and powder to set her makeup everyday. I wear tinted moisturizer, concealer, blush, mascara, tinted lip balm, and powder to set everyday. Honestly, I feel like I look terrible, tired, and spotty when I don’t wear makeup. I guess that’s from growing up with bad skin. It’s almost like growing up being overweight, losing all the weight, and still looking at yourself like you’re still big. No matter how clear my skin gets, I’ll always feel like it’s bad.

Wow, what a great discussion topic Lady Smaggle! I feel no need to wear make-up on a daily basis. As a university student and avid outdoors woman I rarely have the time or the inkling to wear it full time. However when I am tutoring high school students I often wear a bit of make-up as without my war paint I look the same age as the students! When I go to work I generally wear the usual amount which consists of concealer, powder, eye shadow, eye liner, mascara and some lip gloss. Nothing over the top just enough to give me some definition. In the world of high sales retail its generally expected that you wear some make-up as business attire just never seems to correspond correctly with a bare face. I live in a relatively small city in the prairies of Canada where its mainly farmers so its fairly rare to see a woman out with a full face on unless she’s either: attending a funeral, going to a social or heading out to the bar. And when it comes to university, make-up is about as prevalent as lions in the great white north! The only women that wear make-up to university, around here, are the ones that are looking to land a husband instead of a degree.

Scribbles – I never even considered people with ‘tricky’ coloured skin! Thanks for contributing!

Mikaela – Me too! Girls at the gym with make up annoy me too!

Harlow – Aw shucks! Much love to you!

Alex – Oh love! I’m sure that’s not true!

Meags – Oh god me too! Even when I’m wasted I make sure I removed my make up.

Poppy – Oh cool! I would love to work for a cosmetics company… secret wish!

Pam Power – Really? That’s lovely to hear! Although I think that may have been before my sneaky round of adult acne… but it means so much coming from someone who knows what they are talking about!

I wear more makeup than I used to for 3 reasons.

1. I have a strong haircut, a blunt fringe and lots of bright colour. Without it, it feels like I’m only making half the effort with my ‘look’. I need eyeliner to avoid looking washed out with my fringe.

2. My skin has got worse over the last year. Mainly attributed to stress. Makeup makes it look SO much better.

3. I take and am in a lot of photos. I need makeup to look nice in picture. I look so plain and haggard without makeup in photos!

Daily makeup is tinted moisturiser, some foundation on redness, eyeliner and mascara. Nothing too major. Some bronzer/blush and occasionally lipstick for a night out. Pretty simple!

My mom is an aestetician and a makeup artist. She would never leave the house without a full face of makeup (despite the fact that she has the skin of a 40 year old and is actually 55). It always took so long to leave the house to do anything because she was doing her makeup. I realize I have good skin and I would rather be out having fun than in my bathroom under hot vanity lights. I wear tinted moisturizer, cover up, mascara and a dap of blush. It’s perfect for me.

I usually wear mascara, a natural brown liner, and chapstick.

Why do I wear makup?
I’ve thought about this a lot. In fact, I think about it almost everytime I put it on.
I wear makeup because I think it makes me look prettier. No, I know it makes me look prettier.
Sometimes I feel sad when I don’t feel beautiful if I am without makeup. It bothers me that I cannot be content with the way I look without it. At times, it actually depresses me to think that I am so dependent on these cosmetics which I must consume from the corporate masses. I feel that maybe I have been brainwashed by society somehow so I will consume these “beautificational” products. But! I suppose everyone has their little vices. And I shall continue to use cosmetics – because they make me feel good about myself.. and.. such..

Oh, and I am sorry – I forgot to mention how frequently I wear makeup.

I wear it on a daily basis – putting it right on after my morning shower.
But I always, always, take it off at night.

I love make-up! I love putting it on and feeling sort of complete…although now that I write that and contemplate your question Lady Smaggle and all the comments here I wonder why? I feel as though perhaps I do it out of habit and a little out of fear.. what would people think if I turned up at work with a bare face?!
I should preface that with saying, like Hayley, I have a very stong hair cut – and a super blunt fringe so without make-up my hair wears me rather than me wearing my hair. (If that makes sense!)
So my routine is excellent (from years of practice!) winged eyeliner, eye shadow, loads of mascara and a little bit of mineral foundation. My skin is badly sun damaged so I have started using the new Clinique dark spot stuff – it’s working a treat I am half way through the recommended 12 weeks and am loving the results – so maybe I won’t need to use foundation anymore
My mum wears less make-up now than when she was younger but always would buy the quality brands both of us influenced in that respect by the fashion mags we would always read.
Overall though I love to wear make-up and always wear perfume – I just love it all and how it makes me feel too much!

[...] Do You Wear Makeup? 10 06 2010 Inspired by a post I saw on Smaggle Style the other day, where she asked this question and started off her post with I was considering this [...]

I just wanted to say it was interesting that you asked if “lack of self esteem” made people wear makeup, I’d never realized that could be the case because it was always the “popular girls” who wore makeup growing up. It’s funny because “lack of self esteem” is what kept me from wearing makeup, outside of dance recitals, because I assumed people would look at me and think, “She’s hideous under all that.” I forgot that it could go both ways!