I'll cut a bitch if they try to take my MAC

I wear makeup nearly every day that I'm out & about in the world (I routinely skip weekends unless I'm going OUT out)...

Foundation, lips, eyes... people always tell me how great/beautiful my skin looks - my SKIN, not my MAKEUP - it's HOW you wear it that's key. Makeup evens out my skintone & enhances my features (or makes them pop depending on the shade). All those "natural" looking women in magazines have on a full face of makeup Most men just don't realize it - they think of makeup as visible/pancake/Prince/Tammy Faye type shit. Not so, in the right hands makeup is art.

For some it's a little boost to their self esteem, I know I feel better when I have it on b/c I know I look better. How shallow of me!

CalhounSq said:

MAC..

Hey, if we're gonna talk about deception lets talk about the Fake titties and the fake nails lol. I wear makeup...because I want to and I dont make it too obvious I hope. My skin is a little dodgy so I wear it to disguise that somewhat but I can go without as well. Oh and I looooove the MAC Pro lash mascara to bits cause now I look like I have eyelashes!!!!!Yay!!!
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I think makeup should only be used to enhance ones features but there are always those that take things too far, male and female!

chillichocaholic said:

Let's piss Dex off & turn this into a makeup thread

But seriously I've been thinking about trying either MAC ProLash or DiorShow b/c I hear about them so often. I'm pretty faithful to Maybelline Xtreme (w/ the primer) but I dunno, the thought of spending more than $7 on my eyeliner bugs me

REDFEATHERS said:

I have to return a luminescent (sp?) foundation (just makes me look GREASY ) & I'm already imagining what I'm gonna get in place of it I hope there's a killer shadow or lipstick I don't already have

Calhoun have u tried the Maybelline Pure Foundation?? I love that too!!!

Natural is the new style, in my book. But it doesn't have to mean no make-up, just means it should look like there's no make-up.

chillichocaholic said:

Matching my skintone is always tricky, haven't tried that one. I think I tried that mousse foundation stuff they had out a while back, it was awful on me & looked chalky.

Some companies don't have the right properties for certain skin types. My skin has a goldish undertone so it's gotta be pretty warm to match well & many are kind of cold & chalky. Revlon, Maybelline & L'Oreal are shitty on me (even that TrueBlend stuff Beyonce was pushing ).

MAC is good, Neutrogena used to be the BOMB before they stopped making shades for Black people I need to get up on Iman's stuff, gonna try that next



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I love a bit of makeup but some days I can't be bothered to put it on. But then catch a look at myself after lunch and think, "I wish I had bothered."

A while back someone posted this...

http://www.youtube.com/wa...ed&search=

Christian Dior mascara is the best!!

Max Factor masterpiece max is quite good too

Reading all the posts from the guys on here, it's painfully obvious that there is definitely some real truth to what heartbeatocean said earlier.

sj1600 said:

Yes, that is what I meant by deception. Young girls want to look like the models (oh and the older girls too ) but the models have a lot of make up on to look that way.

JustErin said:

I also think so many guys are just goofy about it. They'd probably meet these chicks on the street & think they looked so great & natural!





They just have no idea that makeup can look very natural & half the chicks they think are so cute naturally are actually wearing makeup



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heartbeatocean said:

Same goes to women though. Maybe men have harder times hitting on women because the men show their true faces (make-up wise) when they meet the girl, and so she doesn't see the guy in the adds with the shiny muscles, deep eyes and perfect hair.
We are all attracted to outer beauty. Whoever says they are attracted to what is considered ugly, I suspect is not telling the complete truth.
It takes time to learn the person you're with and see their inner beauty, so the first attraction is their outer beauty. And for me, I'd like to know it's not a mask she's wearing.

girl66 said:

That's not deception by makeup. It's deception by photoshop.

I think it's better to be fooled by make up than by personality. I would not want to go out with or hang out with a fake person.

Paradisekiss03 said:

I think it's better not to be fooled at all

ArielB said:

Yeah.

ArielB said:

Ok seriously...how does makeup fool you?

You thought that she was naturally pink glossy lips or dark rimmed eyes?

A stuffed bra I can see as something that can fool you because you might think it was natural, but who seriously thinks that a woman has naturally red stained lips?

Again, makeup is used to draw attention to certain features. It's not like she is wearing a mask of someone else.

CalhounSq said:

I swear by Maybelline mascara (I have about 5 different kinds I use). I was at Sephora yesterday asking about something and the two sales girls were both like " look at your eyelashes, what kind of mascara do you use?"

For daytime:

*Lash Stylist or
*Full n' Soft

For night time:

*Volum' Express or
*Last Expansion or
*Sky High Curves

always, always, always in Very Black.

I just bought a Stila Smudge Pot (eyeliner) a couple weeks ago. The only thing I don't like about it is that you have to use make-up remover to get it off. I just like to be able to wash my face with regular cleanser and be done with it.

I'm wearing make-up only on occasion to make me feel special, I think make-up emphasizes parts of the face (eyes, lips) that I'm proud of.
But I don't need make-up, it's like dressing up in beautiful clothes, just to feel special on occasion.

But some people seem to wear make-up to hide certain parts (or sometimes the whole face). That's ugly!!!

JustErin said:

It's good when that is the case. Not when the case is to draw attention away from other features.

ArielB said:

Why? That makes no sense. Why would someone emphasize their less attractive features? Why not call attention to your stunning green eyes and away from your crooked nose? It's not like you're putting your nose in your purse, only to pull it out later, like "Ah HA! Fooled you, SUCKER!"

Should she instead paint her nose red like fuckin' Rudolph, just to make sure you're aware of it?

FunkMistress said:

Well, I've never dwelled in that question, so my views are not strong. But basically, if you're trying to hide your crooked nose, aren't you basically fooling the person to think you don't have a crooked nose?
I'd like to know that what I see is what I get. I can understand lipstick, but sometimes make up can be used to make you look completely different. the right shadings can make your face's shape look different.

Makeup? Its a toy.... I love it and being a girl.... but with or without whatever.... everyone sees me both ways.. I just look like a little girl without it.

CalhounSq said:

and they say it actually takes MORE make up to have a natural look. I've heard many make up artist say that.

For women makeup is just an extension of wearing nice clothes, it completes the whole look. Whats the difference between a woman wearing clothes that flatter her figure and shape and makeup that flatters her features? She'd be alright to wear a short skirt to show her legs off but not apply some blusher to emphasise her face shape...bit odd really. Clothes are also used to detract from body parts a woman isnt happy with.

Anyway, its a matter of choice.

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LleeLlee said:

Research concurs with your opinion


After make-up...




Before...

girl66 said:

Wow! Her teeth are still nice. Aren't they