r/Makeup

I have medium to high ish visual weight, small eyes, hollow and dark under eyes, and hyperpigmentation all around my eyes and eyelid (because I'm melenated)

Anyways, I've been struggling with this for a while now, Which is that i always looked WAY WORSE with a full beat and I didnt know whyyy.

Until recently I saw this makep tut of a girl with simillar features as mine, who talked about how your under eye concealer may be making your eyes look wayy smaller,

esp if they're already small. She said you need to be adding some depth to your undereyes with eyshadow and lower lash mascara, etc.

However I diddd try that, I natually have VERY long lower lashes, so i accentuared them with mascara, and wore smoked eyeshadow on my lower lash line, yet still my eyes looked sooo small.

The only time under eye concealer truly suits me is when i add VERY little, so the eyebags are still veryy much showing through.

But I do have heavyy eyebags, and want to cover them and look awake, without making my eyes look tiny, does anyone have any advice?

For me, I already have a very long oval face. So everything that's trying to make faces look even longer... I'm not even interested in trying.

As it is, I do a lot to try to make my face look shorter, and it still looks too long for my liking.

Neither one of those have worked great for me in the past so I am curious what other brands/products people recommend especially for someone with oily eyelids!

Hi! This year for Halloween my friends (mostly women) and I (19M) are going as the ponies from My Little Pony. Im going to be Rainbow Dash and only have concealer and blush because I'm on a dance team. I'm looking for palette recommendations that are more reasonably priced but also have a large variety of colors. Im thinking I might want to experiment more with makeup on other going out nights as well. Any suggestions are appreciated!

Girls please suggest me good , long lasting fragrance! Im dont with the female perfums. They dont even stay for 5 mins

I've tried to learn a bit and I think dewy and soft glam ,and no make up makeup , types actually fit how I prefer my make up and all . the problem is I don't know what to buy . Like I have literally nothing and I don't know what to do . I really do wanna try dewy type of make up or soft glam . I think I'll be only be buying 3 products considering my budget . For reference I have oily sensitive acne prone skin . I'll be considering that while I buy . What do you think I should buy ?

If you know anything about sunscreen you’ll know you’re supposed to use quite a lot to get the advertised protection. If you used that much of a tinted moisturizer/foundation with spf it would look ridiculous because you’re not supposed to use that much of a complexion product. So why do they keep putting it in products??? I’ve tried so many makeup products with spf added in and they all look horrible, somehow the sunscreen just makes the product not perform as well, it’s either greasy, or drying, smelly, chalky, breaks apart much faster during the day, etc. I’ve never enjoyed a makeup product with spf as much as one without, it just makes more sense to use a dedicated sunscreen underneath your makeup, especially since you’re probably not getting much protection from the amount you’re using when it’s makeup.

This rant is fueled by my annoyance of one of my favorite products, Laura merciers oil free matte tinted moisturizer being reformulated. It’s genuinely so hard to find oily skin friendly skin tints and tinted moisturizers because they’re all glowy and marketed towards dry skin these days, this was one of the only products that worked for me, but they reformulated to add spf 30 and it’s genuinely awful now…dry and chalky and cakey, breaks apart incredibly fast now. Just leave makeup makeup and skincare skincare please! If I wanted a chalky mineral sunscreen I would buy one instead of my favorite Korean sunscreens!

I feel a bit silly posting this but I need to cover some hickeys 😅

The reason I feel silly is because I’m a 37 year old man. I have no experience with makeup at all beyond what I’ve heard past girlfriends talk about.

For context I work outside so my neck is pretty tan. The bruises are pretty dark. How do I match my tone? Would a makeup counter laugh me out of the store if I asked for help?

I have a family function I have to be at on Saturday and I can’t show up with these things visible.

Edit: thanks for the helpful advice, y’all are lifesavers. I’m headed to the department store in a little bit to see what I can find and what they recommend. Worst case scenario I can totally get my little sister to help me but she’s gonna clown me hard 😅

I've been into makeup since I was in my mid to late teen years. I never wore heavy makeup. At one time I only had what I needed. Once upon a time.... 1 eyeshadow palette, 3 lipsticks, 2-3 lipliners, 1 mascara etc. I went through my over consumerism stage. Horrible. Borderline hoarder in my opinion. I used it as my distraction after finally being diagnosed with PTSD. It's funny. At the time I thought that stage lasted forever. It was 2 years too long. I accumulated more than 1 person could ever use in 1 lifetime unless I was a professional make-up artist.

It was when I was moving that I was confronted with my makeup collection. Then I purged a lot of it. Keep, give away to friends and family, donations and garbage. That was an eye opener. I also went on a strict No-Buy that was supposed to last 1-3 months. It ended up being 2 1/2 years long. I ran out of foundation and something else. I can't remember. So I had to buy a replacement. Since I ended the No-Buy I've been on a permanent Low-Buy which for the most part I've done well with. Also Project Pan journey that never ends. I used to have a love for bronzers & nude blushes and I stopped. I made myself stop. It was definitely getting out of hand even on a Low-Buy. Buying 1 was too much if I had more sitting there waiting to be used.

I have one product that I've gone through stages of no interest to a lot of interest. I have to finish a few in this area before I can even buy 1 more. It's lipstick. 💄💄💄💋 That is on and off. For the most part I'm pretty good. I'll make a list of what I want for National Lipstick Day. This year there were only 2 lipsticks. So not too bad. My other strict rule is I can only buy what I want if it's on sale. No sale. I can't buy it no matter what it is.

Items I won't ever buy again... Liquid lipstick, lip oils, mascara- because they burn my eyes 👀, lip stains, most liquid blushes. Especially when they are very pigmented & primers. (I might add more if I can remember anything else.)

I don't buy new launches. When I finally use up a few products even a year later I'll check what is out there and read real reviews. Not incentivized reviews and "influencer" first impression or paid advertisement. If it's a tried and true product it will be around for a long time.

Project Pan really puts everything you have into perspective. A monthly Decluttering or organizing will remind you of how much you have. At this point I probably buy 3-10 products a year. So I am making progress. It's very slooooow . 🐌🐢...

Where are you right now?

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So I might have a *minor* shopping issue when it comes to beauty products. If I find something I like, I buy 5, it’s getting ridiculous. I was thinking of selling some of it online, since it’s new and unopened, but I don’t know where? I hate to waste it, and I really don’t need 5 of the same mascara or eye cream.

what do u guys think are the holy grails of these two brands? since im from the Middle East, drugstore cosmetics here are lowkey pricey... Elf, Milani, Maybelline, they're usually twice the prices compared to where they're from originally :(

so essence is my go-to, especially catrice because they are cheaper :') but to those who have tried, what are ur best bet so i can try them myself!!

Hi there!

I’m looking for any and all recommendations for how to control oily skin. I feel like no matter what research I do I just become an oil slick by the end of the day.

If anyone has discovered holy grail for themselves for this situation please send me your recs!!! Whether it was a skin care product or some sort of primer I’m open to all! 🙏🏻

(I’m also acne prone if that changes any suggestions)

I have very dry skin, and everywhere I go I hear “you need to let your skincare soak into your skin before your makeup,” but that’s my problem. Whenever I do, I apply my makeup, then it’s flakey. 😭😭 Anyone have any tips?

These are the products I use (in order):
Banana Boat Sheer Sensitive Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50
First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Hydrating Serum with Hyaluronic Acid
Kylie Skin Hyaluronic Acid Serum
Clinique Moisture Surge 100H Auto-Replenishing Hydrator
e.l.f. Power Grip Primer
Erborian CC Red Correct Color-Correcting Cream SPF 25

Edit: Guys I didn’t know sunscreen goes first I saw a tiktok of a lady using it as a first step😭😭 Stop roasting me I was a tomboy for the first ~16 years of my life I’ve only been doing this for 2 years and my skin is super sensitive :(

Edit 2: I also sweat a lot!!!!! And have rosacea!!!!

Edit 3: PLEASE feel free to drop some (affordable) product recommendations in the comments. From yalls advice, I need a toner and a new moisturizer (sunscreen supergoop is added to my list!)

I’m looking for advice on daily foundation. I’m getting to my mid thirties and just feel like bare minerals isn’t cutting it anymore for daily wear.

I’ve been wearing bare minerals original formula powder for a daily makeup since my early 20s. I don’t wear liquid foundation. I like powder and how natural it looks. I have decently clear skin with dark circles. Regular skin, not oily. I’m blessed with pretty nice skin besides the dark circles, just want coverage and glow. Every day for work I wear tarte shape tape concealer with bare minerals powder, and mascara.

When I go all out with my makeup I do wear the mineral veil, bronzer etc. from bare minerals so I like how I can dress it up or down within the brand.

I want to get a new face powder that’s similar but better coverage that’s still light enough for daily wear.

Suggestions?

Hello, I work a 10 hr warehouse job where I'm always sweating. I see some girls with perfect makeup and was wondering what are some tricks or setting sprays to help makeup last long with out smudging? I only plan on using eyeliner and I have hooded eyes so sometimes my eyeliner will kind of imprint on my upper lid or smudge into the corners of my eyes if I'm sweating. Thank you!

I want to get into makeup

Hi, im 14 years old ive never really wore makeup because I always avoided changing myself because it can attract attention like teasing and stuff like that.. but I really want to start wearing it. I dont know where to start, every time I used to play with my mom's makeup I ended up looking like a clown so I assumed makeup wasnt for me.. maybe it isn't but I want to try.

i’m in australia, and thinking about getting a friend to purchase it for me as i’ve seen good reviews on it on tiktok. is it really that good, or more mediocre? would love to know what everyone’s opinion is on it.

Which one is better, the elf halo glow setting powder or the Wet N Wild Photo Focus Loose Setting Powder? I have combination skin, and I also really want no flashbacks at all. So I have been wondering if anybody knows which one I should probably get? What are the cons and pros of both of them?

Love the full coverage without being thick and cakey. I should be satisfied but Im always wondering if there is something even better.

I have been trying to build a small makeup collection. I have a neutral undertone but for some reason I feel like a lot of brands pull warm or just oxidize eventually. Rn I have the haus labs foundation in shade 415 medium deep cool. And it’s exactly my shade. I used to use the born this way concealer in caramel but it got too light for me and then I switched to mocha but it’s too orange. I’ve used Maybelline age rewind and I have the same issue with it pulling too warm. What concealers would you suggest that don’t oxidize or have a better undertone range?