Question:
help me ditch the mask like look
hi im sonee-im new here.:wave:
I am sick & tired of plastering on a mask each morning and looking exactly the same each day.I need help to improve and change my makeup look.I feel naked and ugly without my makeup face.I am a makeup junkie and have drawer fulls, basket fulls and bag fulls of all sorts but always end up wearing the same colours everyday.I have light brown skin, brown eyes and dark brown dyed hair withe extremely dark shiny black and enormous eyebrows which i hate plucking.Every morning i use no7 foundation& concealer, no7 lippy in the dark plum colour,no7 highlight powder with a darker rust coloured blusher, at least 2 eyeshadows and topliner, kohl on inner eye and mascara (bourjois) soemtimes even false eyelashes.I know i look overdone.I have treid to go for dramatic eyes and nude lips but feel horrid without the lippy, if i go for light eyes i feel undone?What can i do?any help appreciated thanks
Hi and welcome to the bag :D
It sounds to me like you know what youre doing but you just need a change.Maybe you could lighten your colours a bit,go for soft pinks or peaches and the new illuminating foundations add a lovely glow to skin.Youll get lots of ideas on here so good luck and Im sure youll get there in the end :wave:
Hi Sonee if you've got good skin maybe just try concealer with powder instead of the foundation(hard to do, I know because I've done it!). Or if thats out of the question how about just changing one thing at a time eg. eyeshadow colour or only use one colour and keep everything else the same and over time use less and less MU. Maybe you could go to a make up counter and get a natural looking make over. Good luck!
Hi Sonee,
how about a tinted moisteriser in stead of your foundation or some mineral foundation,
you could also ask at your favorite make up stand and ask a nice SA for help,
if you can find a helpful one at MAC you would be spoilt for choice, even try one of their make overs ??
also how about getting your eyebrows threaded ??
a new look can make such a difference, but sometime what we are use to is sort of comforting but you will find here on the bag you get more adventurous with new colours etc,
have fun and let us know how you get on :)
Pacha x
hi there! :wave:
you could try out mixing your foundation with your moisturiser to get a lighter, brighter version of what you already use and then concealer only where it is really needed after that.
I love dark eyes - try a smokey shadow close to the lashline on top, almost like eyeliner (no shadow upwards from that), maybe a little along the lower lashline, lashings of mascara, no kohl on the inner eye to keep your eye looking "bright and open" and a rich balm on the lips with a "pop" of colour on your cheeks.
Would love to see photos of your usual look - bet you look pretty! us baggers love seeing photos. I bet some will have brilliant suggestions.
:bunny:
hi im sonee-im new here.:wave:
I am sick & tired of plastering on a mask each morning and looking exactly the same each day.I need help to improve and change my makeup look.I feel naked and ugly without my makeup face.I am a makeup junkie and have drawer fulls, basket fulls and bag fulls of all sorts but always end up wearing the same colours everyday.I have light brown skin, brown eyes and dark brown dyed hair withe extremely dark shiny black and enormous eyebrows which i hate plucking.Every morning i use no7 foundation& concealer, no7 lippy in the dark plum colour,no7 highlight powder with a darker rust coloured blusher, at least 2 eyeshadows and topliner, kohl on inner eye and mascara (bourjois) soemtimes even false eyelashes.I know i look overdone.I have treid to go for dramatic eyes and nude lips but feel horrid without the lippy, if i go for light eyes i feel undone?What can i do?any help appreciated thanks
Answers:
Hi and welcome to the bag :D
It sounds to me like you know what youre doing but you just need a change.Maybe you could lighten your colours a bit,go for soft pinks or peaches and the new illuminating foundations add a lovely glow to skin.Youll get lots of ideas on here so good luck and Im sure youll get there in the end :wave:
Answers:
Hi Sonee if you've got good skin maybe just try concealer with powder instead of the foundation(hard to do, I know because I've done it!). Or if thats out of the question how about just changing one thing at a time eg. eyeshadow colour or only use one colour and keep everything else the same and over time use less and less MU. Maybe you could go to a make up counter and get a natural looking make over. Good luck!
Answers:
Hi Sonee,
how about a tinted moisteriser in stead of your foundation or some mineral foundation,
you could also ask at your favorite make up stand and ask a nice SA for help,
if you can find a helpful one at MAC you would be spoilt for choice, even try one of their make overs ??
also how about getting your eyebrows threaded ??
a new look can make such a difference, but sometime what we are use to is sort of comforting but you will find here on the bag you get more adventurous with new colours etc,
have fun and let us know how you get on :)
Pacha x
Answers:
hi there! :wave:
you could try out mixing your foundation with your moisturiser to get a lighter, brighter version of what you already use and then concealer only where it is really needed after that.
I love dark eyes - try a smokey shadow close to the lashline on top, almost like eyeliner (no shadow upwards from that), maybe a little along the lower lashline, lashings of mascara, no kohl on the inner eye to keep your eye looking "bright and open" and a rich balm on the lips with a "pop" of colour on your cheeks.
Would love to see photos of your usual look - bet you look pretty! us baggers love seeing photos. I bet some will have brilliant suggestions.
:bunny: