Why so much makeup?

[mincepieprivateeye]

I went to Boots yesterday as I needed a mascara and moisturiser. I got to wondering why some of the beauty counter staff wear so much makeup. I'm not talking nicely done either, the person on the Clinique counter had a tide mark of dark foundation and almost drag queen eyebrows and lashes, it would put me off asking for advice. A couple of assistants on another counter were nearly as bad while the others were all made up but looked nice. I fully understand they have to wear the make up they sell but do they need to wear it all?

I just really couldn't be bothered with all that. It's so boring! It looks great when well done but I just don't have the patience.

I'm a no-make up woman most days. If I'm going out then it's eyebrow brush, eyeliner and mascara. I never put anything on my skin as I don't believe it can be very healthy.

always hate talking to a person with the high arched eyebrows because after a while I realise I have raised my own natural eyebrows in imitation. It's quite embarrassing, and I have no idea what they think of me doing this, but it's involuntary.

Yes yes yes! Ozzie, you made me laugh out loud! It's mirroring the other person and I do it too, then I try to lower my eyebrows verrrrrry slooooowly and hope they don't notice

I feel self conscious about my eyebrows now!

Nothing rude about pointing out the unnatural appearance of a contrived, deliberate pose.

Roussette - Phew. Glad to hear I am not the only one.

The black marker eyebrows that loads of young women seem to sport at the moment will be the equivalent of the heather shimmer lippy/ blue eyeliner of my youth in years to come.

I agree re. Kimberly Walsh on bake off, she is a lovely looking young woman (younger than me anyway!) but was so massively caked in make-up, if you'll pardon the pun! Who wears huge spider lashes and dangly earrings to bake a cake?

I say this as a big make-up fan as well, I wear more than most people I know but try and keep the overall look subtle. I find if you lay off the base you can get away with wearing lots of eyeliner without looking like a drag queen but I do have SPL skin.

Kelsoo - I can't believe you have no eyeliner on in that picture!

SPL skin?? That was meant to be OK skin!

Thought of this thread last night while waiting to be served by a check out operator who had a bright orange face, marker pen eyebrows an inch thick and a drawn-on mouth with a brown outline filled in with pale silvery pink lipstick. She looked astonishing, like an extra from the Hunger Games. She also had huge, messy, cottage-loafy hair. She appeared to be about 12, but must have been older obvs.

Nothing rude about pointing out the unnatural appearance of a contrived, deliberate pose.

Ahh so you werent referring to the size of her lips then but her pose. Really you meant 'duck face' or some other shitty term then? Not that that is any better.

'Trout pout' comes from describing lips that have been excessively injected with collagen/fillers. Trout pout is just another shitty insult to throw at a woman over how she looks whether she's had surgery or just has natural full lips.

How about you post a photo too Ouryve and we can all tell you what you do that doesn't help?

Natural look for a Sunday morning

mincepie . I'm sure you're one of those people who wouldn't leave the house without yer slap on, and you're just popping out for a pint of milk?!!

Not even to out the bin out

to look good in a photo - smile. Don't do the fish pout, don't try and look 'sexy' (you don't), just look happy. If you aren't feeling happy, then the world doesn't need the photo.