Do you take your make up off and start again on a night out or just add?

[LaksaLover]

Hi,

Just that really.

I usually just add to my existing daytime makeup, but am going out soon and I just suddenly wondered if this was 'normal' or if most people would cleanse, serum, moisturise etc and then start their make up from scratch.

I would sometimes start my eye makeup again, if I've been in the shower and aquired the Alice Cooper look, for example

Also, I think adding more serum etc would be a bit of a product overload.

So, what is your routine?

I would usually have a shower, so would clean face before that, but even if I didn't, I would clean my face and apply fresh make-up if I was going for a night out,

I wouldn’t start over. I just add a bit of extra shimmer and highlighter and a darker lipstick.

I start from scratch, a clean face.

It depends. If I’m going out out then it would be shower, cleansed face, dry hair and do make up.

If it’s going out after midweek, so after work and picking son up then it would be throw some make up on top of the old make up and a squirt of perfume . That’s as good as it gets midweek

My skin is pretty dry, so if I didn't start from scratch I'd just look horrendous. I usually take it all off, have a shower, then put on fresh make up. Plus I tend to ask more of an effort with foundation and things if I'm going out.

If I was going home first and had enough time then yes, shower and fresh make up. If not then simple top up.

Always start from scratch. Even if I’m just going out for a couple after work. I’m in the minority as less than half of us in the team do. Most just layer up

It depends how much time I have!

Start from scratch

If time permits, I like to start from scratch.

Add a bit

I add more.

I couldn't be doing with showering yet again, doing hair yet again, makeup yet again etc. I shower and wash hair daily so its not like I'm not clean.

Clean face and start from scratch

I add to what's there. CBA to start again!

Depends how long I was going to be out for but in general I’d start again. I have combination skin and it can get patchy and oily as the day goes on

Depends. If it's a quick drink or theatre after work then I just top up. If it's an event or party after work then I make time to take everything off with wipes and start again. If I've got time to slot in a shower as well so much the better.

Similarly if we're at home and we're just going up our local for a couple of hours I'll just top up, but if we're going out then it's shower and start from scratch.

Depends where I am going and how good I want to look.

If starting again then I’ll remove my eye makeup, use my wash off face cleanser in the shower. Then I’d apply foundation etc straight onto dry skin. I never use serums etc. I moisturise before going to bed and not before applying foundation.

Start from scratch unless I'm going straight from work.

I just add

Add but I don't wear much during the day. If I'm just popping to the pub with friends I'd usually only put on a bit of lipgloss. If it was a big night out I'd leave off eye make-up during the day as I can't get mascara off without taking my contact lenses out and adding new mascara over old doesn't work very well.

Always start again. Adding would feel v odd and not look great. My make up simply doesn’t look as nice at the end of the day and I don’t know many people whose does so putting more on would be a bad idea

If it‘s an important night out or date night, especially with pics being taken/posted, I’d definitely shower and reapply. Showering twice isn’t inconvenient, I shower morning and evening anyway.

It’s such a pet peeve of mine when I have to go out straight from working a late shift, whilst my friends get to spend hours getting ready; so look stunning whilst there I am I looking rough/basic!

I don’t mind touching up and going out, but because I have oily skin there’s a limit to how much I can touch up throughout the day before my foundation just looks strange.

I always start again. I'd look bloody awful if I didn't; my skin is dry so over the course of the day just absorbs everything or starts to flake around my nose etc. Plus it feels nice to clean that all off and start again, remoisturise and have a smooth canvas.

Always very jealous of these women who allegedly 'go from day to night' with a swipe of a darker lippy . Have told myself that is nonsense to feel better because I wouldn't even be fit to be seen if I went down that route.