do you wear make up ?

[veer]

Do you wear a lot of make up?
I'm not allowed to wear makeup at work, so I rarely or never use makeup during the week. Even during the weekend I rarely use it. Only when we go to a party or something. Yesterday I came back from the baby shower for Jolien, so I had made up, and I came to the residential care center to visit my father, and a nurse said, you look so good with make-up.
But when I was younger I didn't dare (actually it didn't have much to do with daring) or I just wouldn't go out without make up. I always find cleaning my face afterwards to be an annoying hassle, which is also one of the reasons that I don't like doing it that much.
What about your daily makeup routine?

 

[joyfulheartdesigns]

Up until a little over a year ago, I wore makeup pretty much every single day, even if I wasn't going anywhere. I have a TON of eye shadow palettes and quite a lot of everything else that goes on the face. Eye shadow is my favorite of all...I would do colorful looks and neutral, whatever mood I was in. I still love makeup, but I haven't been wearing it as much. I just don't feel like going through the hassle of putting it on everyday anymore. I do PREFER the way I look with makeup on, and enjoy seeing that in the mirror instead of no makeup, and I do put makeup on if I am going to leave the house. I still watch makeup tutorials and such on YouTube, but not as often as I did, because I know I am in no position to be able to afford buying new makeup when I already have so much from the last several years I actually started thinking, about a month ago, that I really should get back into wearing it more often so I can actually USE everything that I have purchased! Colour Pop was my favorite for eye shadow...such a good price and better quality than the typical drug store stuff. They are now actually in some stores now, instead of being only on their website! I haven't purchased anything new from them in quite a while, but I am assuming they have kept their forumla the same since it was so good.

K, I need to stop rambling on...lol Sorry, this has been something that I have felt really weird not doing every day after doing it daily for a good 17 or 18 years straight! I think it is mainly because of the last two to three years being extra stressful and I finally got to the point where I am just not caring as much. I am slowly crawling out of it

 

[veer]

I do feel better with make up on, but like you the hassle of putting it on and remove it every evening....I also love eyeshadow, and also have lots of pallets

 

[joyfulheartdesigns]

I do feel better with make up on, but like you the hassle of putting it on and remove it every evening....I also love eyeshadow, and also have lots of pallets

Eye shadow is the most creative part of the makeup!!! Taking it off hasn't been that annoying since I started using the melting face balm makeup remover. The Bye Bye Makeup one from It Cosmetics is my favorite, but SO expensive, so I found one for around $13 or $16 at Walmart and it is working just as well! I use one of those super soft makeup remover wash cloths...they are wonderful, too!

 

[Cherylndesigns]

I wear a tinted moisturizer with a little glow in it. I usually put it on every day and if I want to "glam it up" I wear blush and eye shadow. Throw a little bright lipstick on and I have a "5-minute face".

 

[scrap-genie]

NEVER!!!
A long time ago I wore lipstick and maybe eyeshadow. After I had Bell's palsy the sides of my face were different and lipstick accentuated that, so I quit wearing any. That was in 1983. I have never understood face makeup other than when I was on stage in community theater. This is not unusual in my world but here I think I may be an outlier.

 

[vickyday]

I don't wear much makeup at all. Never have, really. I used to wear mascara but any more it makes my eyes itchy. So if I wear anything when I go out, it is a little blush and lipstick.

 

[janedee]

These days, I only wear lipstick and/or blush when I go out. I have fairly sensitive skin so I've always used hypo-allergenic products. I used to like wearing eyeshadow and mascara too but last time I wore it, I developed a terrible itchy rash around my eyes so I haven't worn any since.

 

[pachimac]

I wear it every time I go out. When I’m home, not so much.

 

[~Karen~]

Yes for me! I have a red blotchy face and dark circles, so if I go out I always wear makeup. But, mineral powder is about all I can wear for foundation because of having hyper sensitive skin. Every once in a while I get brave and try something else, but always come back to that.

 

[Jam-on-toast]

I do. I use foundation to even out the skin tone and some concealer to, well... conceal the dark circles and puffiness... I am naturally very pale and look like a ghost without a bit of color.. I also think I look younger with some makeup on, and my husband likes it... and I'm not going to lie, I prefer the look of my made up self int he mirror better...

 

[melscrap]

I hardly ever wear makeup, unless I go out to an event of some sort.

 

[Jeannette]

Only a bit of mascara, nothing else.

 

[AZK]

I have deep-set eyes with naturally dark circles, so when I was working I wore eye makeup everyday. Now that I am home most of the time I don't put makeup on, except when I'm going somewhere where I want to look better, like church or a lunch/dinner with friends.

 

[marijke]

When I'm at home I don't use make up...
and when I use make-up it is very simple... a foundation, some blush and mascara... very exceptional lipstick.

 

[*sylvia*]

yes always a subtle make-up

 

[scribler]

Not in years. Sometimes I think about wearing it again but I hate the feel of it and it takes too much time.

 

[faerywings]

I think I have run the full makeup marathon. When I was a teen (1980s so glam was big), I wouldn't leave the house without full hair and makeup done. My mom still teases me about how I would bring eyeshadow palettes with me when I was clothes shopping.
When I was a SAHM mom, I didn't bother too much with makeup if I was home, but would still do full-face if I left the house.
Now, if I am home I don't; bother at all. If I have to run an errand in town, tinted moisturizer and maybe a flick of mascara. If I am working or hiking, tinted moisturize (with SPF!), some neutral shadow and eyeliner, light blush, and mascara. It takes me just as long to do a natural face as a made-up one LOL
My goal in life is to have a skincare routine where my skin doesn't need lots of makeup and concealers but I think missed the boat and it's too late.

A bunch of you mentioned dark circles. I don't have a lot of wrinkles. Well, I have a few deep ones on my forehead but they aren't my main concern. I have horrible dark circles and bags under my eyes, had them my entire life. I know they are hereditary, my cousins and my son all have them too.

But what do you do about them? I have tried retinol, moisturizers with caffeine, stick concealer, liquid concealer. I always feel old and tired (wait. I *am* old and tired LOL) when I see myself in the mirror.
Any tips, tricks, suggestions, or products you like, please let me know.

 

[AnaSantos]

I never use it, only on special occasions. I don't have patience and I don't like wasting time doing it. However, I can't go without a moisturizing cream during the day and night.

 

[zanthia]

hardly ever go out so answer is no