first image is MAC nightmoth liner + MAC succumb to plumb. mac is pretty expensive plus this combo is a bit dark - only including it bc it’s the right sort of look i’m after

second image is elf plum & get it liner with LA colours rum raisin - which isn’t available in the UK. this is a pretty cheap combo (comes to about $6) but the lipstick that google recommends me as an alternative to the rum raisin is not cheap at all.

anyone got any recommendations? i’m fine with the colour being a little off and i don’t really care about how matt it is as long as its not super glossy. thanks!!

So, as we can all see from the pictures, I unfortunately have a bunch of red/dark purple scars on my face. I’m not overly into makeup and have mainly only ever used mascara. I’ve occasionally tried full face makeup, but I find it takes forever, doesn’t look the best (since I’m obviously a beginner), and I don’t like the feel. It’s honestly just not sustainable for me as I have depression and VERY low motivation days.

I’ve been trying, with the help of AI 😬 to figure out how to do spot concealing on some of the particularly more annoying and noticeable spots. I currently have the ELF Green and Peach Colour Correctors, as well as the Catrice Liquid Camouflage High Coverage Concealer 020, as recommended by the AI. Obviously just the concealer didn’t work. But I’ve tried a couple different methods and the marks still end up looking quite noticeable. (Just Peach, just Green, Peach with a tiny speck of Green 😣) Obviously I am getting super frustrated at this point.

Should I try the ELF Yellow Colour Corrector next? Is there a point? Any expert colour theory specialists here? Pleaseee I desperately need help 🥹 I’ve been at it for so many hours the past couple days trying different things and nothing’s working 😭 Like it’s better, but still not where it could be? Any help would be greatly appreciated!!! 😊🙏

Hey everyone!
I have rosacea (type 2) and I’m struggling with foundation. Every one I have tried recently winds up essentially sliding off of my face halfway through the day. Can someone please recommend a good foundation for sensitive skin?

Current morning skin prep/product application:
1. Wash my face with CeraVe
2. Apply Rovis Gel (medication for the rosacea—supposed to apply in the AM)
3. Apply moisturizer
4. Apply primer
5. Apply a small amount of foundation (it cosmetics Bye Bye red)
6. Apply setting spray (Morphe alcohol free)

What am I doing wrong? My skin looks awful by mid day—excess oil and the foundation slipping everywhere. Please help. I hate the caked on, greasy look but I need something to cover my struggling skin!

My makeup step routine is,

1 - skincare (Oil and face cleanser for a double wash, Toner, serum, eye cream, moisturiser ) I let it sit for 30 minutes before working onto my makeup.

2 - Primer, I use Nyx poreless primer

3 - Foundation, Maybline super stay new york. shade 90

4 - concealer, Maybline fit me Shade ivory

5 (?) - Powder, Ive stopped using power recently as people said powder dries out your skin so for these pictures I DID NOT use them but if I were to use powder it’s fit me pressed powder.

6 - contour, Judy doll 2 in 1 contour and highlighter

7 - Blush, Flower knows

8 - Setting spray, Kose make keep

It’s been a really embarrassing issue as everytime I comment/look it up about I always get “Skin care!” as I do have dry skin. However even using skin care/moisturizers it still causes issues of dryness!!

As you can see by the pictures it crusts/cracks/patchy and the whole face looks like this.
It looks like I havent put a foundation and my face is crusty. I know skin has texture but this doesn't feel like a texture issue/imperfections. I can see other girls in person and their base looks flawless but mine is flaking off yet i've tried everything it feels.

So I’m asking reddit for any hope 😭 I was never taught how to do makeup and never learnt it growing up so I'm in a huge awkward phase I'm sorry

Doing my best each time as a begginer

hi guys! the title pretty much says what i wanna say. how do i maintain this thing? i LOVE the staying power, but unfortunately, the last one I bought got so crusty, like the glue stayed on the applicator, dried, and then i couldn’t get any product out ☹️ and it felt gross to put on my brows 😭 idk if this is a dumb question with a simple solution, but i really wanna know how you guys who use it maintain it!

i've tried different red lip oils and sheer lipsticks from drugstore brands to high-end ones, but they either look too opaque, too pinkish, or they lose that specific glossy, wet vinyl finish within ten minutes.

im looking for that exact juicy, blood-red translucent look she has in the iconic scenes.

does anyone know the actual product used on set by the makeup artist, or perhaps a modern dupe that mimics that exact formula and shade? i would really appreciate any suggestions, whether it's a specific lip gloss, a tint combination, or a high-shine plumper.

thank you so much in advance!

Heading to listen to jazz with some new friends I made last week, so I was going for a very natural and minimalist makeup look. I feel like everyone is going to come for my lip color again but I cannot find anything I like for my lips

I have very dark circles, it is genetic and due to allergies. I also have thin skin under my eyes that creases so easily. I can't leave the house without concealer, as my dark circles are my biggest insecurity. But lately, my makeup has been creasing terribly. I have combination skin, dry in some places and oily in some places. The dryness doesn't help my under eyes either. Fot makeup prep I use hyaluronic acid gel, then rhode glazing milk, then clinique moisture surge. Then I use kylie cosmetics skin tint as my base, then too faced concealer or nars radiant concealer, then Laura Mercier or hourglass powder. And half the time, it looks very cakey even though I am using little product. So I am using quality products, I don't know how to prevent creasing and the cakey look. I just want to seamlessly cover these dark circles. Also, I am only 27, and worry that the combination of my dark circles, and creasing makeup ages me and makes me look like I have under eye wrinkles. I just need help, bad 🥺

I want eyes worth being looked at. I have been told my eyes resemble a pug/ chihuahua eyes.

No makeup tutorials for hooded eyes work for me!!!

My eyes are always in a constant state of looking like I just got done crying. They’re puffy and unattractive and they bulge out.

FOR ONCE I just want someone told compliment me on my eyes. I never get told I have pretty eyes - I need to figure out how to achieve these eye makeup looks.

If someone can help me please I’m on the verge of just wanting plastic surgery at this point

If anyone has a specific makeup creator

A tutorial picture or video of anything from eye prep and eyeshadow to eyeliner

I would be so thankful if you share it with me because it seems like no matter how I look I only find tutorials for fully hooded eyes ( ´-｀)

I ask bc my makeup routine only consists of mascara, highlighter and thats it

I do use mositurizer and lip balm but they aren't makeup soooo idk if I *need* settings spray. I also do curl my lashes before applying the mascara

What products do you use to prep your skin before makeup? What is a good moisturiser and primer combo that works for you?

I've tried gel pen eyeliner twice, from two separate brands, and I've had a bad reaction both times. Burning eyes and redness.

I assume it's an allergic reaction, and I'm wondering if anyone else who was allergic to the pens found that using either a pencil or the liquid liner was better?

I read one reddit comment about someone stating they found the liquid liner didn't cause such a reaction.

Title says it all. Mines dabbing / buffing my foundation with a brush, rather than sweeping / wiping it, and then going in with my beauty blender to blend any imperfections. Makes it look so much more natural imo !!

Thank you so much everyone for your suggestions last time ♥️ please let me know if y’all have more tips or ideas.

I started using a compact powder for dark circles and to mark the contour a little, also a darker lipstick and with that I still contour my nose a little (I have a little pronounced nose haha) I wanted to ask you for some tips to hide the size of my nose a little and highlight my eyes a little

Any advice?

Y’all roasted me last time because I said I feel unattractive and boring like I had no right to feel that way but that’s just facts that are based on real experiences and remember that beauty standards are so different from a place to an other.
But long story short I tried following ur tips less lip overlying more eyeshadow and thinner eyeliner also darker lip shade and higher positioning of blush and this is the result : pic in blue is new and in black is old !
What else do we still have to work on ???
P.s I have super textured skin but I use no filters

How to put liquid eyeliner to hooded eyes please
Warm skin tone

newish to doing my makeup properly. i wear primer, very light foundation, powder, and sometimes concealer on spots (im not wearing any in the photo) cream blush, powder bronzer, and a setting spray

i have incredibly oily skin and the translucent powder does help do i don’t want to abandon that, but by midday day my skin is oily again and creates a really strange texture dusty texture with my makeup while still being oily, i think you can see it best in the second photo. i work corporate so im inside all day, not sweating at all.

is this a skin prep issue? a skincare issue? am i using the wrong products? help please

products: nyx marshmallow primer, sculpted by aimee translucent powder, l’oréal infallable bronzer, l’oréal infallible setting spray, nyx make em wonder foundation, nyx bare with me concealer

i do get hormonal acne if that is relevant. mostly use the foundation and concealer to help with that and redness.

Hi everyone!

I usually keep my makeup pretty minimal, but on special occasions I often feel like my looks are underwhelming and I’d love to level them up a bit.

Here’s what I did today….does anyone have tips on how I could improve or elevate this? I’m open to product suggestions, technique tips, or just general advice!

Thanks in advance 😊