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What item of makeup really makes the difference to how you look?

102 replies

doloresclaiborne · 25/08/2020 17:05

For me it’s blusher. Without it I look like a hag. I usually apply it last but I feel it makes me look a lot better after I’ve applied it.

I rarely wear lipstick as I have no clue what colours suit me so if I do wear it I usually go for nude colours.

Mind you if I go out without eyeshadow/mascara people ask me if I’m tired

Maybe I just need a full face of slap......

What does it for you?

OP posts:
MoreListeningLessChatting · 25/08/2020 18:20

Foundation to even up my skintone

Absolutelylush · 25/08/2020 18:21

Mascara 100%

heidbuttsupper · 25/08/2020 18:21

Mascara

Judystilldreamsofhorses · 25/08/2020 18:29

Red lipstick. I could manage without everything else if I had to but it’s my trademark and I feel naked without it.

AnImperfectParent · 25/08/2020 18:30

Mascara

minipie · 25/08/2020 18:42

In order:

Concealer (Way way at the top as I have acne and terrible dark circles)

BB cream
Eyebrow pencil/powder
Mascara

Everything else is way down the list but next would be

Some kind of subtle lip colour (eg tinted balm)
Blusher

Greatness21 · 25/08/2020 18:57

Eyebrow tint, mascara. Along with tinted moisturiser and a natural shade of lipstick, which I only tend to use mid winter.

Luckily I have a good complexion for my age. Very little attention need is needed to keep it looking healthy, though I'm sure this will catch up with me eventually.

diggadoo · 25/08/2020 19:03

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idril · 25/08/2020 19:11

foundation

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 25/08/2020 19:13

My red lipstick. Without it I feel undressed.

chubbyhotchoc · 25/08/2020 19:19

Foundation. I can't cope without it

Jemimatheragdoll · 25/08/2020 19:21

Probably lipstick swiftly followed by eyeliner.

Brows & lashes are tinted which helps massively

janetmendoza · 25/08/2020 19:27

Now we are wearing masks - all eye makeup. And never wear anything else now as it just ends up smudged inside the mask

RowboatsinDisguise · 25/08/2020 19:38

Mascara. I rarely wear makeup but when I do, mascara is my go to. I look more alert and youthful with it on.

TwizzledTurkey · 25/08/2020 19:40

Eyebrows or mascara

Soozikinzii · 25/08/2020 19:50

L'Oréal brown Mascara but I have red hair and so it looks like I've no eyelashes without! Then benefit gimme brow then bourjois healthy mix foundation

firstimemamma · 25/08/2020 19:54

Concealer! I have a toddler! Grin

Concealer, lipstick and mascara is all I bother with on a typical day these days anyway.

anon5000 · 25/08/2020 19:57

Mascara

Chienloup · 25/08/2020 19:59

Eyeliner. I don't feel remotely myself without it.

IndecentFeminist · 25/08/2020 20:00

Eyebrows. I never plucked mine but they're still quite thin and arched, so I elaborate them a little and that makes a big difference.

I don't wear much day to day, a little concealer or foundation on my t zone, especially chin, a little blusher and eyebrows. That's the minimum, I sometimes use some tinted lip stuff and mascara

AuntyPasta · 25/08/2020 20:01

Eyebrows. I left mine in the 90s.

teacuptale · 25/08/2020 20:01

Concealer. I have terrible skin and dark circles.

Mrsmchammer · 25/08/2020 20:10

I don't wear make up day to day but I find on the rare occasion I get lash extensions the difference it makes is insane. If I do wear make up I rate eyeliner. Brown eyeliner was a game changer. Suits me so much better than black.

BunnyLovesBananas · 25/08/2020 20:19

Corrector under my eyes

Maybe it's my insecurity about my dark circles but if I only wear one thing it's that, then mascara and brows.

Toilenstripes · 25/08/2020 20:24

Lipstick or my lips disappear.