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There seems to be a misconception of 'heavy' make up use vs 'full face' you can have a 'full face' of make up and still have a natural/neutral look. Having a 'full face' of make up doesn't mean your make up is 'caked' or 'clownish' in appearance. It means you have applied most/all make up components and that's it. Nothing more nothing less. The way you choose to apply the components is what matters. You can apply foundation/powder only to your face and still have a 'caked' look. You can wear lipstick only and look like a 'clown' if it's not the appropriate color for your skin tone. So it's not how many components you are applying to your face but in what capacity those things are being applied.
None of these ladies make up is 'heavy' yet they're wearing a 'full face'
I rarely wear "full face" makeup. I only put on what I need to put on to look a little better. Sometimes thats more, sometimes it's less, sometimes it's nothing at all.
Each of those women is wearing very heavy makeup for the camera, Shysister. Not too say they don't look nice (although Jessica Simpson looks a little pornstar there), but they are wearing extra makeup so that they look normal under all the lights.
Last edited by JustJulia; 05-21-2010 at 06:39 AM..
I was talking with some friends and they said they hate to see women with an incomplete 'face' meaning they have on make up but it's not completed and they might as well not put on any make up at all. They said you are suppose to at least have on:
you can add more like concealer, bronzer, etc. if needed but you at least need to be wearing the basics or you might as well not wear any make up at all.
Do you agree?
That's a lot of make-up to have on all the time. My make-up is not my face, therefore my face is complete no matter how much or how little I put on.
It doesn't change the opinion. I don't want a flawless air-brushed face. Primary reason: I don't have a flawless air-brushed neck. It'd look pretty stupid, unless I walked around wearing high collared shirts all the time, or brought all that makeup down my neck, causing me to have to change shirts every 20 minutes.
Second reason: I have too many flaws to cover up. I'd need more than just a touch of foundation; I'd need spackle.
Third reason: I am not what people would call "pretty." I never was, never will be, and I resent that some people insist that I (or anyone else) should try to be something I'm not for the sake of vanity. If I was hideous, had some major facial flaw that caused children to cry, then sure I'd want to do something to make it less scary. But what I have, is just an ordinary face. It doesn't exist to impress you, nor does it exist to repel you. I don't -need- to wear a mask, and that is -exactly- what a "full face" is.
It doesn't change the opinion. I don't want a flawless air-brushed face. Primary reason: I don't have a flawless air-brushed neck.
One of the big reasons I like the makeup I use now is because of my neck. I have a lot of pink in my face, but my neck is very pale. If I use liquid makeup to even out my complexion, my face usually ends up looking like a mask. It's either too pale (matching my neck) or too pink (making my neck look all the whiter). The stuff I use now tones the red way down. I don't look like I have flawless skin, and you can still see my freckles, but at least I'm all the same color now.
That's a lot of make-up to have on all the time. My make-up is not my face, therefore my face is complete no matter how much or how little I put on.
When you apply make up it becomes your face because it alters your appearance. It doesn't matter how little you wear, if it wasn't changing your appearance in some way you wouldn't wear it at all.
[quote=giz2000;14241254]I love makeup...sometimes I wear a full face (usually for work or to go out), a little bit (on weekends) or nothing at all (gym, running or beach). It's all in how you apply it...[/quote]
I have good skin, so I apply base only where needed.
And I like make-up, so I wear all sorts. The items I use very little of is powder.
So, no, I don't think a "full" makeup job is necessary for those who have really good skin.
And I can't stand to see is real pale lips. One evening on the light-rain headed home I watched a woman take out her make-up bag and apply foundation, powder, eye-shadow and mascara, and yet she ignored her whittish lips. Had to wonder what was the point, then.
I only wear blush/eyeshadow if I am going out on a weekend night. It's just too much for a day time look to me... I feel it looks like I am trying to hard. Foundation, mascara and brow powder are my three core make up items for a typical day.
What does this mean? I've heard women make comments like that about other women and to me it sounded like those women where jealous of her appearance and since they couldn't find anything bad to say about her, they said she's 'trying to hard' Trying to hard to do what?
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That's a lot of make-up to have on all the time. My make-up is not my face, therefore my face is complete no matter how much or how little I put on.
