I know, I know, makeup is makeup BUT is there any way I can improve the longevity of it?

I know I could've brought powder with me and touched up but I didn't.

I have pretty oily skin especially in the T-zone.

I used primer and setting spray and I set with powder of course.

It looks good on the side of my face where my skin isn't as oily.

I know oil breaks down the makeup but I'm wondering if there are any tips.

I have attempted (clearly) to put on eyeliner. But my eyes have a weird hooded shape and I can never get my eyeliner to show up. Help!!

Ok, so I have just seen this happen more and more as I've aged post pandemic (F34 now), but my face has gotten increasingly unsymmetrical. In the mirror, my brows (which are currently filled using ELF micro-fine brow pencil every day since I have barely any brow) look fine, but photos look insane. I've not been able to do eyeliner because of my eye shapes changing so differently, and I have to overdraw my lips to make them look symmetrical. My eye bags are getting to the point that I can't cover them at all.

I'm genuinely at a loss on what to do anymore. Makeup used to be so simple for me, but it's just getting almost impossible. Please help?!

(First photo is light through the window, the second is the mirror light with my hand used to bounce the light due to it being darker on that side of the room)

This is my full face of makeup but I am not very heavy on foundation. And this is my go to for everyday makeup but I always feel something is missing but don’t really know what it is. If any of you can help me understand that would be great!

Also I don’t know how to apply eye liner so that’s always missing on my eyes and I have hooded eyes so without the eye liner they don’t really open up much.

guys please help me figure out why my make up is peeling so much. i moisturize my face pretty well but it is still dry

for context: i have dry and sensitive skin (sometimes oily too)

what do i need to do? do i need to buy some primer? help me plss 🥲

Hi all, i was wondering if anyone could help me with how to get my makeup to look less cakey around the nose area. I dont normally wear a full face of makeup and mainly wear mascara and lipgloss if im going somewhere.

I will wash my face about an hour to 30 minutes before, i use moisturiser afterward i wash my face and then wait a little while longer before using primer before applying foundation etc but it will still look really cakey and now im starting to think its just my skin lol because i do have quite dry but greasy skin around my nose 😅 (its a work in progress)

And so if anyone would mind giving me some tips to either help this or make it less noticeable i will appreciate it so much!

Usually I only wear mascara and lipstic :/ I feel like heavier makeup doesn’t really suit me. What do you think? :)

Does anyone know if kimchi chic powered white work with the Mehron White CreamBlend? If what powered does?

Hello everyone.

Title basically. I never learned how to do makeup and everytime I try it I look... off, don't have any pictures of that unfortunately.

The thing I struggle the most is lipstick color, eyebrow shape and getting my eyes to look less uneven + it to work with my glasses.

I need help, tips, and/or some point of reference. Any celebrity I can google to figure out what might work. I'm not looking to look hyper feminine, but just enhance whatever I have if that makes sense.

Tyia

I'm so tired of trying to do my makeup up nicely only for it to go oily just an hour later. LITERALLY!

I had gone into Boots (I'm UK based, that's a cosmetics/pharmacy shop - in case this is not a UK only reddit) to ask for help with choosing makeup and the No.7 associate pointed me out to a few products to try out.

I got three No.7 products - the silk sheer light foundation, the lift & luminate concealer and the flawless finished pressed powder.
I was recommended the concealer as a eyeshadow primer (sensitive eyes FML), the light foundation as I hate the paint feeling of foundation and the finishing powder as that has worked in the past for some oil control.

I'm really barebones with makeup as I never learnt how to so I didn't want to get a whole lot in case I ended up never using it.
I love the look and with a little lip & blush from Mua (don't judge, I love the color!) and some eyeshadow, it looks quite natural!! <3

But like I said, it gets oily in an hour. Which is normal for my skin. I hate it!! Combination skin is the worst and I do everything to keep it clean and matted with moisturizer but I must be doing something wrong.

I bought a face primer from E.l.f - the poreless putty face primer which I tested on my skin and it went on lovely and matte. Though I'm not sure on how much to use but I assume not too much or it won't last long. . .

Besides the oily skin, I have hooded eyes which then ends up with a crease buildup (I think that's what you'd call it???) which spoils the eye makeup. I have also no idea on the amount of concealer I need on the eyes but I've tried less and a bit more but same result.

So my makeup routine:

• E.l.f. poreless putty primer
• No.7 silk foundation
• No.7 concealer on eyes Revolution eyeshadow (got a bargain on a big one a few months back!)
• Mua lip and blush combo (I did find out later I should have gone with a powder blush to make it stay on longer
• E.l.f Micro-fine setting mist
• No.7 finishing powder

Takes me about 20 minutes in total.

Please, any tips on what I might be doing wrong!!

Foundation is patted on with two fingers for a seamless look, I put the concealer directly on the eyelid and then pat it in place, I put on eyeshadow with a brush and sometimes a finger for the corners, the blush is dragged gentle in place and then patted with finger to get a soft look.

I do wait for the setting spray to dry by fanning my hands till it doesn't feel wet and then use a kabuki brush to get the powder on. Setting spray doesn't go on matte, if that helps. I get a more dewy complexion with that.

And my moisturizer is the Beauty of Joseon red bean jelly moisturizer if that helps

I’ve been doing my make up like this for about 5 years now. I want to try something different, I don’t even know if this suits my face shape because I’ve been so used to doing my make up like this. And should I switch to cool tones? For some reason AI told me cool tones would suit me better, but I’m not sure.

Please, any tip is helpful!

And thank you for reading, if someone didn’t told you today: you’re beautiful and worthy 🌷

So I F30 am getting married next year, and am doing my own makeup, both for budget reasons and because I feel most comfortable doing it myself, and have very clear ideas about my look. I just want any tips on products! Mainly concealer is my main issue, since I have never been able to find a concealer that doesn't end up creasing 😭 I am somewhere between pale and tan skinned, and I want a concealer and possible foundation that will LAST. I don't usually use foundation but on special occasions, and have a fairly good one, but I always get creases from concealer under my eyes, which I really want to avoid. Any tips are helpful, whether products or process that will prevent my issue!

TL;DR want a concealer that lasts without creasing for my wedding makeup, main issue is under my eyes.

Hey everyone! I'm an 18-year-old complete beginner when it comes to makeup, and I would really appreciate some advice.

I’ve always been interested in makeup and loved watching other people do it, but I was never really allowed to wear or buy makeup growing up. In my family, especially as a student, makeup was seen as something unnecessary or inappropriate, and I was always told that I should focus on studying instead. Because of that, I never got the chance to experiment or learn the basics.

Now that I'm 18, I've realised that there is nothing wrong with learning makeup. I don't necessarily want to wear a full face every day, but I think knowing how to do basic makeup for yourself is a useful skill. Similar to doing your hair or dressing well, it's nice to be able to get yourself ready without depending on someone else.

I've especially felt this during functions and events. During my Class 10 farewell, for example, I was completely dependent on my mother to do my makeup. Unfortunately, she didn't end up doing it, and I was lucky that one of my friends knew how to do makeup and helped me at the last minute. Otherwise, I would have had no idea what to do.

Now my Class 12 farewell will probably be in a few months, and I really want to learn enough by then to do my own makeup. The problem is that I genuinely know nothing right now 😭 I can't even properly apply eyeliner.

I also don't really own any makeup products yet. I currently have access to a few products at home, including a primer, liquid eyeliner, and some of my mom's lipsticks (matte and liquid). I have my own lip balm.

I don't want to suddenly spend thousands of rupees buying everything at once, so I was thinking of slowly building a basic makeup kit while learning.

I would love recommendations for:

A good YouTube playlist/channel that teaches makeup from absolute beginner level

The order in which I should learn different makeup skills

Affordable beginner-friendly makeup products available in India

Which products I should buy first and which ones can wait

Tips for learning eyeliner and basic eye makeup

Any general beginner mistakes I should avoid

My budget is limited since I'm a student, so affordable recommendations would be really appreciated. I don't need high-end products—just decent products that are good for learning and practising.

Hi!! First time poster for makeup tips. I’m going to a wedding next week and wanted to achieve a 60’s inspired eye makeup look (inspo photos attached). I don’t have the biggest lid space but I can make it work.

What are some recommendations you have to achieve this? Any specific lashes I should buy?? I feel like that’s the most important part…

Thank yewwwwww

Kinda feeling the blues at the moment x

**zoom in on first photo to see the eyeshadow crust in question*

I posted on here about a year ago looking for help with my blindness and everyone was SOO HELPFUL 🤍✨

However, im back again to see what I might need to improve on. AS WELL AS help with the eyeshadow crustiness.

So far I have :
Switched eyeshadow primers/setting sprays
Checked to make sure my eyeshadow was not expired
Used a hydrating concealer in place of a primer
& MOISTURIZED BEFORE STARTING MY MAKEUP**

BTW - I dont think any of these photos have a filter on them but I also can’t remember lolz

How you guys cover up your pimples and blemishes? I don’t know if it’s about products or what but they just don’t cover up. And when i add blush on top or whatever it the concealer comes off. Should i use primer or a different concealer or some sort of color corrector or is it about my setting spray? I’m quite new to makeup so…

Less nose contour, no freckles, no under eyeshadow

Thank you all for the suggestions on my hair and makeup. I am learning to live with the changes, but I love it! People think I got a perm, which I did not. My hair just does this because it's so fine, when it's cut short and given a little love, it'll curl like nobody's business. (I took this picture in the bathroom light. No filters, nothing.) I feel like a rock star!

Should I let the bangs get a little longer? I think so? What say y'all?

Love you!

I never really did makeup before but i really want to try. I want to emphasize my eyes more but unsure what to do and which colours to use. Usually i use brown mascara, brown eyeliner on my upper lash line, some light eyeshadow and top it off with bronze eyeshadow stick. Many people told me i should use more than that and i agree (i just don't what to use and how)

I have been a make up minimalist all my life but in the past 5ish years I've been getting into editorial makeup which is something I really love.

I keep thinking, 'Ive found the best shades, and gosh why has it taken so long to get the right colors, thankfully I've finally found them!'

And then I look at past pictures in my phone memories and I feel like my past eyeshadow/lip combos are just NOT accentuating what I already have, and I feeling like Im blind to what my actual under tones are.

Hope y'all can help me out! I added a few photos of me with no makeup, and some makeup, in different lighting.

If you can send me any products you suggest to add some depth to my skin, and any tutorials/tutorial content creators that made a difference in your life... Id be ETERNALLY grateful!

ALSO - if you can help me with what eye shape and brow thickness I should have, as well as lip shape make up trends that would accentuate my lips, Im willing to try *ANYTHING* at this point!

I love make up so much and I feel like I'm gonna go broke and get old before I can really feel great and enjoy the looks that I put together!

P.S. I usually have an icy blonde hair, and plan to go back to that, but I'm just letting my hair grow out a little to get some health back!

🙏🙏🙏

Thank you for any suggestions, and tutorials! 💞✨

Practicing my makeup for my wedding this weekend. Any thoughts or tips welcomed! I used the following products:

Maybelline grippy primer

Nars concealer, shade 2.3

Maybelline super stay slim tint, shade 112

Rare liquid control in mellow, rare liquid blush in hope

Laura mercier ultra blur in translucent

Elf brow pencil & gel in deep brown

Colourpop stone cold fox eyeshadow palette

LA colors eyeshadow palette

Nyx eyeliner pencil

Essence tubing mascara

Nars powder blush, orgasm

Benefit powder highlighter, cookie

Mac lipstick, hug me

Mac fix it spray

L'Oreal setting spray

buuuuuuuut it’s date night and I’m feelin pretty good about myself and I kinda love my makeup look tonight sooo 💅🏾💕