Do I wear too much makeup?

Question

OMG this woman came up to me in the mall and said I wear too much makeup and that I looked like...... well u know. I wear foundation, 2 maybe 3 shades of eyeshadow (love the smoky eye look), eyeliner top and bottom around entire eye, blush, lipstick and or gloss. What do you think.

Answer 1

Do you really need the foundation? I have found I can get away with not having it. And no I do not have flawless skin. My mom was surprised when I told her I stopped wearing foundation about 6 months ago. I thought what is the point? it really doesn't cover up the flaws.
Also, instead of blush - why not switch to a bronzer for a more natural looking glow?
Lips - stick with a lip gloss that is mostly sheer. Try to avoid those red and orange ones. Go for something gold or pink. If you are doing alot of makeup on the eyes - go easy on the lips. Having made up eyes and dark lip color does look like a hooker.

I think it's ok to wear eye makeup - the eyes are very important part of your face to make look nice. Maybe just go over the eyelid and then underneath just across the bottom most part of the eye - don't go all the way up to the upper lid. Leave a space there - it will make your eyes look bigger and more open.

Yes, you probably should tone it down a hair. Good luck.

Answer 2

yea that sounds like a lot of makeup to me! i think you should only where one shade of eyeshadow. well..i guess it depends on how old you are to determine if you are wearing too much eyeshadow. Also, DONT wear too much foundation!!!! honestly, that looks SOOOOO bad!! (not saying that you put too much on..idk) and again, depending on how old you are for me determines whether you should wear lipstick or gloss. i personally like gloss A LOT better than lipstick(especially dark lipstick) I also suggest you dont put eyeliner on the bottom AND top, just do the bottom. that way you wont look so much like a raccoon or...something else bad! lol Personally, i wouldnt like that look because i like the natural look, but without a picture, i cant judge whether it looks good or bad!
PS. THAT(random) LADY WAS SOOOO MEAN AND RUDE TO COME UP TO YOU AND ACTUALLY S-A-Y THAT TO YOU!!!!...anyway.....best of luck!

Answer 3

I think the smokey eyes look is great once in a while at a special event like a party or something but not everyday. Try a natural look! You may think it will be ugly but it helps your natural beauty glow! A natural look is simple. Put on foundation if needed, a light pink or brown for eyeshadow, light blush, light eyeliner, and light a pink gloss.

Answer 4

not that much to be called that! At first i was like..2-3 shades eye shadow!!?!?...but then when i thought about the smoky eye look i thought it looked pretty good!

Maybe i'll try it someday...

Normally i would wear eyeshadow, blush, foundation && eye shadow. i dont wear eye liner because my eyes are kinda naturally eye-lined...

just be careful not to go to heavy on the eyeliner , but otherwise you are perfect!

That Lady Doesnt Wear Enough Make Up!

HOW RUDE OF HER!!! SHAME ON HER!

btw how do u get the smoky eye look?

Answer 5

Just a bit but don`t put eyeliner around ur (your)entire eye it makes u look sick only do the top or bottom and layer your eye shadow from darkest to lightest it looks better and the lipstick and lip gloss look great together

Answer 6

ya, just a bit. try only applying foundation where u really need it, like on the corners of ur mouth, around ur nose, etc. also maybe just one shade of eyeshadow. be sure to blend ur eyeliner as well, so it doesn't look to heavy. that will also create the smokey effect. and u could ditch the lipstick, just go w/the gloss. blend ur blush well. remember, less is more.

Answer 7

well its gonna start looking like a mask. a girl at my school wears way too much makeup and everyone can tell, its not nessesarily good thing for everyone to be able to tell.
i'd say you do wear too much but thats ok, by now its a habit. try subracting one part of ur makeup per day (so one day dont wear eyeshadow and the next day dont wear blush...) and then the next month, start wearing two less parts of ur make up a day. makeup is going to be harsh on ur skin, so this will also help you get older
good luck

Answer 8

well it kinda does sound like a little much......but hey we are all individuals, how you do your makeup is YOU. one day i may feel like wearing the dark smoky eye look , but most days i just do mascara and on bottom only-eyeliner. if this is your look dont worry about what some woman said just look how you want and like to look. you can tell in the mirror if u look like a clown or not!
on some people this would look cheap and trashy and overdone others it could look beautiful and sexy. just be you!

Answer 9

Ok... that is a lot of make-up, but hereare some tips for just having the natural look. First put on a brown foundation. It looks really nice. Then put on some purple eye shadow, just one shade. Then for eye-liner go to your local MAC store. They have eye-liner in a container that looks like what eye-shadow comes in. Take an eye-liner brushe and dab it in water. (Enough to soak the tip of the brush.) Then put it in the eye-liner and put it all around your eye. It isn't as much eye-liner, but it still gives the great smokey look.

Answer 10

Well dear, first than all if u work in a store, that a normal requirement u must fill, but even if u do so, i´d recomend u to use all that, cause now ur young and ur skin its absorbing all of the chemicalls sustances ur giving to it, so be carefull, wash ur face with a soap according to ur skin, and if ur goin out in daytime try to use calm color according to the color of cloth ur wearing, on the day it may not look good to use more than two colors on ur eyes, and this is a cosmopolitan advice: Never use eyeliner in morning time, cause on morning time ur eyes r kind of inflamate cause of the sleep, even if u dont notice, so believe me. If ur goin to use it, try to use a color like clean white, not silvered.

Well hope this was helpfull