How much makeup do you wear and how much do you spend?

[FigureSkater]

I love makeup, everything I use (makeup, skincare) is from Clinique. But what/how much makeup I wear daily depends on what I'm doing and the season--but I usually can't leave the house without mascara and lip gloss. That's about all I wear right now during the day because it's summer, and I've been walking the 1.5 miles to my office, working 4-5 hrs, hitting the gym, and walking home. And there's no one here to impress

Going out, I do the foundation/powder/mascara/eyeliner/lipstick/eyeshadow. I was blessed with nice high cheekbones that don't need blush--I've never worn it other than figure skating competitions if my coach made me.

When I want to go really glam, I throw on some fake eyelashes

I'd say that between makeup and skincare stuff, I spend anywhere from $0-30/month depending on what I need to replace, sometimes more, but most of that is skincare. I usually wait until Cliniqe bonus time to stock up, so I get a lot of the freebies.

 

[RottenWillow]

Lucid - my beau is like yours - he likes the whole natural face

Well that makes 3 of us then. My lucky boy also prefers a natural face. But like Wend there are times when he prefers a very different look, but that aint for public consumption. LOL

 

[wend]

Yeah, Maj really likes it when I get glammed up just for him (though he seems to find me plenty sexy in the morning, bare-faced with messed up hair and swollen eyes...), after the kids go to bed. He got me these white patent-leather platform heals with purple butterflies embroidered on them...so pretty. When I dance for him in those, I'm over six feet tall! Fun...

I bought some new makeup for summer the other day...spent $20 on a creme blush (plum), creme eyeshadow (blue, "Faith") both from Wings of Love (Burt's Bees' makeup line), and a coral-red nail polish for my toes (they look very sexy right now). I wore it all yesterday and I looked mah-velous.

 

[PHATchik]

I spend maybe 10 minutes each morning putting on mascara, foundation, and eye shadow. I'll put on some lipstick before I head out. I'll touch up lipstick now and then throughout the day, but usually I just carry lip gloss with me. I can't stand having dry lips.

 

[nvrbuffenuff_girl]

I found the most amazing makeup ever invented today!

Unfortunately it's not available in the US. Yet.

Anyways, I went to Shoppers Drug Mart in Canada today looking for foundation. There was a lady from Cover FX there doing who offered to show me her products so I went for it. This stuff doesn't even feel like it's on your face. It's amazing. It looks very natural. I am wearing just the foundation/concealer.

So now my new and favorite makeup is Cover FX. Made in Toronto and only available here.

 

[dirty~d~]

I stick to make-up I don't have to maintain throughout the day... smudge proof mascara or lash tint and eye liner. For work I might toss in a little lipstick and a good loose powder to control the shiney nose. I'm addicted to those Clean & Clear oil blotting sheets. On dates or evenings out I'll throw on some eye shadow, maybe a little eyebrow pencil. I avoid foundation at all costs (nasty feeling). Ever since I found ProActiv I have no need for it. Overall I like to keep it simple and quick. On average I think I spend 5-15 minutes on make-up, depending on what it's for. I really like Max Factor lipstick and mascara, but everything else is usually Loreal. I think the most I've ever spent on make-up at one time was $20-something.

Now if this were "How much time and money do you spend on your hair"... I'd be here all day.

 

[Raina]

Now if this were "How much time and money do you spend on your hair"... I'd be here all day.

And that's something most men don't get. Nor does my honey understand how I can be at the salon for hours. But a complicated coloring, a cut, and a brow wax can take a while. He's hooked on the salon now though. I made an appt for him one day and though he was a bit concerned about the $30 cost, he was really excited that she washed his hair. AND she used a scissors instead of just a clipper...and she used a hair dryer! lol

He's a shampoo-waster though. I can't believe how much shampoo most guys use. He uses about 3 times as much as I do and I have shoulder length hair. Thus he gets his own shampoo...and I get him the cheap stuff.

Sometimes when I'm home alone I'll do makeup and try to do something funky and new with it. On Saturday I experimented with shades of blue and wound up feeling like I looked battered.

 

[FigureSkater]

Guys and their products hilarious. My boyfriend has hair that's about 1/4 to 1/2 inch long at the most, and he was using shampoo and conditioner that cost about 3x as much as what I use! I talked him out of that and into Pantene Pro V, still trying to talk him into using some moisturizers every time we walk by the Clinique counter but I haven't been too successful.

 

[dirty~d~]

And that's something most men don't get. Nor does my honey understand how I can be at the salon for hours. But a complicated coloring, a cut, and a brow wax can take a while. He's hooked on the salon now though. I made an appt for him one day and though he was a bit concerned about the $30 cost, he was really excited that she washed his hair. AND she used a scissors instead of just a clipper...and she used a hair dryer! lol

He's a shampoo-waster though. I can't believe how much shampoo most guys use. He uses about 3 times as much as I do and I have shoulder length hair. Thus he gets his own shampoo...and I get him the cheap stuff.

On a daily basis I have to spend close to 45 minutes just on my hair and that's if I'm not trying anything too complex. Right now it's about 4 inches short of getting caught under my butt when I sit down. My ex never did understand why it took me so long in the shower or why I have 10 bottles of whatever laying around the bathroom.

 

[Step]

I think it takes me, at most, 10 minutes to do my makeup, and I wear concealer, foundation, blush, eyeshadow, eyeliner, and mascara. I wear that everytime I work (3 or 4 times a week right now) and if I'm going out with my friends. Sometimes I'll skip the eyeliner, and on my days off I usually don't wear makeup at all. I don't buy makeup unless I'm out or I decide I need a particular color of eyeshadow.