The past couple weeks my friend has been putting her bottom eyeliner way too thick and too far from her lash line. Personally I think it looks really bad but I don't know if I should say anything, I don't want to be rude and hurt her feelings. I just know she can look so much more gorgeous if she did her make up more natural looking.
Thanks so much for your opinions!
2007-04-10 07:29:48 · 29 answers · asked by aly 5 in Beauty & Style ➔ Makeup
Tell her exactly what you just wrote. It's perfect and will not (ok should not) hurt her feelings...it's up to her what to do with that infor but chances are good she will stop laying it on so thick.
2007-04-10 07:33:12 · answer #1 · answered by kickass 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question...it depends on your friend. Is she normally a person who wears make-up correctly? Or, is she a person who enjoys outrageous looks that others would think is, well, tacky?
My sis used to wear this dark lip liner and pale gloss and it looked terrible. I told her how tacky it was every day for about a week. She finally believed me and started the shades and it looked so much better.
On the other hand, my sister-in-law wears enough eyeliner for 6 women! She also wears enough clothes to cover someone the size of a toddler, bleachy blond hair, ultra long nails with bright polish, too much jewelry, etc. Combined, all this makes her look kind of like....you know what. Her eyeliner is the kicker though. It's thick and heavy and all around and it makes her eyes look beady. If i try to suggest anything she thinks I just don't understand her style, so I don't say anything anymore. I talked her into getting it professionally done for her wedding and it looked perfect. She had a fit and washed it off!
The point is, some people don't understand how make-up higlights your good features and downplays your bad ones. They think more is better and makes them look good. If that describes your friend, leave her alone. If she's not a person like that, then politely tell her. Just say "That new look with your eyeliner...I liked the old way better, it made your eyes look prettier. If you are looking for something new, try this......I saw it in a magazine and instantly thought of you." This way you are complimenting her at the same time.
Personally, I would want someone to tell me...just not my SIL!
2007-04-10 15:06:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay, you say she is your friend. Are you hers?
If so you would take her for what she looks like. Apparently she likes the look or she would not have started wearing it that way.
I think that if she is not sure and asks your opinion, then tell her how you feel (as tactful as possible).
But leave it alone and enjoy her new look.
2007-04-10 14:58:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my opinion would you want your friend to let you know if your eye makeup looked tacky? I think the way you explained above was tactful but true. Tell her doing her eye makeup brings her face down and you know she would look prettier with out it
2007-04-10 15:45:58 · answer #4 · answered by blank_check 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she hasn't asked for your opinion, then keep it to yourself. She is choosing to do her eye makeup this way and should be free to do what she wants.
It would be different if a piece of toilet paper were stuck to her shoe or her skirt was tucked into her pantyhose - those would clearly be embarrassing mistakes that she wasn't aware of.
If and when she asks for your opinion, you can tactfully let her know that there are other eye makeup designs that would be more flattering. And if she gets upset - she cannot justifiably blame you because she asked.
Also, eye makeup can be washed off - this is not a long-term problem you need to save her from.
2007-04-10 14:52:08 · answer #5 · answered by Treadstone 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Say I like what you are doing with your eyeliner (lie) but, I think you would look waaaayyyyyyyy better if you did it another way. Then suggest some ideas. Maybe even suggest you give her a makeover or she can go to like the Clinique counter in Macy's or something and they can help her.
2007-04-10 14:34:19 · answer #6 · answered by Amy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If she's a real friend, she'll understand that you are just trying to be one too. Just tell her you don't want to sound mean, but it looks tacky enough that you are afraid other people probably think so too.
2007-04-10 14:41:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes tell her but dont say it in a hateful way just say like we shud get r makeup done together at the makeup counters or just say that her eyes wud look better if she only puts a small line of it nd that it'll open her eyes up.
good luck.
2007-04-10 14:43:54 · answer #8 · answered by ivegonesurfin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you hang out with her ever - have an !oh let's do each others makeup! moment. Do hers tastefully, but not so different from what she likes that she hates it. And if it really looks good - rave to her about how great it looks!!!
She may then try doing it like that!
Best way to be tactful about it!
2007-04-10 14:37:23 · answer #9 · answered by Bex 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well may be you could plan a sleepover and you could do makeovers on each other and you can do her makeup the way you think looks best , then have some other people say how pretty she looks and hopefully she will like th e attention and keep th elook from then on. good luck
2007-04-10 15:34:08 · answer #10 · answered by Jesus luver 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋