Makeup.... all or nothing

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Please tell me it isn't just me. I either have full face makeup on or nothing. I am at the age where I need to wear makeup to avoid the "just dug up" look but most of the time I cant be bothered to apply the works. Is there anyone else like this? If you do just use a few products what products do you use to make yourself look more polished??

I definitely recommend looking at videos by Lisa Eldridge. She has a few tutorials of 'no-makeup makeup' and minimal makeup

Concealer, powder, few swipes of mascara, nude lipstick. A bit of bb cream and an easy eyebrow "mascara" thing if I'm looking really ropey or need the eyebrows for the outfit. I do have a good skincare routine though and I think that really helps. My routine (skincare and make-up) only takes about 5 minutes though!

Under eye concealer, bare minerals complexion rescue, stuff on brows and mascara. All in under 2 mins! I can't be bothered with a full face of makeup unless it's a really special occasion and then it's not that different

I'm the same. When I have a tan in the summer I don't wear foundation and I think o actually look better without any eye makeup if I'm not wearing foundation of that makes sense. I just fill my eyebrows in and have a touch of mascara but no eye shadow or eye liner.

I use BB cream and a tiny bit of cream blush. Takes under a minute and makes a big difference.

Same. When I have to be up early for work I just can’t be bothered.
I’ve had a couple of days off and been posting online, I’ve received so many compliments from colleagues that I think I must look undead in the office 😂

Day to day I only use mascara and blush. A little dot of concealer on a blemish if needed. Takes less than a minute and helps brighten my face without having to do a full face.

I never wear a full face but I always wear something.

Moisturiser (Shea Moisture)
A product by Bliss called Instant 'Tint'stant that makes me look very slightly tanned
Concealer for a few red patches (Tarte)
Eye shadow (Cover Girl - grey/beige palette)
Mascara - Bliss 'Thickety Thick'
Carmex lip balm (winter) or Smith's Rosebud salve (summer)
Lipstick occasionally - today Elf 'Ravishing Rose', a raspberry sort of red.
More Elf on eyebrows - a dark brown

Takes me approx 5 mins.

And an eyeliner - dark grey (the brand has worn off)

It's only foundation, blush and a lick of mascara and lip gloss. OK, if you have really bad skin you might use a concealer as well. Surely it duesbt take that long?

what age is makeup necessary to avoid 'just dug up'? have I missed another memo that men dont get?

mn bleeding obvious disclaimer - wear if you want. but for you and you only.

My daily 5 min: foundation, eyebrows, mascara, lipstick. That’s it unless I have a) a huge spot or b) want to do something more fancy. I love makeup and have heaps but minimal eyes and colourful lips are my daily look.

In the summer- fill in brows with a little powder, mascara.
Otherwise- bb cream, brows, mascara and blush with lip gloss.

This used to be me. Recently I have discovered that I look OK with just primer or tinted moisturiser, eyeliner, mascara and red lipstick.

I’m forever chasing the magic skincare routine that will negate the need for any kind of ‘base’, but until I find it I use Laura Mercier tinted moisturiser.
But I dye my own eyelashes and eyebrows, and this makes a huge difference. I can do the moisturiser and a little lip colour and I don’t feel bad leaving the house like that.

I'm nearly 50 and never wear makeup. CBA and since I'm a scientist the majority of my colleagues wear nothing either. Because I'm used to looking at bare faces I find when I go to places (like the hairdressers) where the majority of women have makeup on I find it quite jarring, I see the makeup not the person. I understand that the reverse is true and a lot of women think of painted faces (and dyed hair) as the default and bare face and grey hair as 'wrong' but it's just what you are used to.

Second Lisa Eldridge, love her!

I’m a bit all or nothing about makeup as well. I love makeup, but I don’t need or want to wear it every day. I CBA with a no makeup makeup look (which takes longer/ more products than a full face, go figure!), I’ll just wear..... no makeup! I have good skin so that helps.

Sometimes I like to just even out the darkness under my eyes, to avoid people asking if I am ill ( allergies.... it’s allergies....), yesterday I used three products - a primer (Mac Prep &Prime yellow tinted one) a skin tone concealer (maybelline fit me, awesome stuff) under eyes to brighten the middle of my face, and a multi stick from H&M to give a bit of natural colour to my cheeks. Literally two mins, job done, out the door! I might have combed my brows too, that always makes for polished....

Im 48 and my eyelashes are thinner than they used to be. I use a BB cream sometimes and mascara and eyeliner. Finish off the BB cream with a makeup revolution radiance palette and a bit of lippy. Most of the time I just cant be arsed though.