/mg/ - makeup general

Which primer did you use? That could be the issue.
And did you use a setting spray?

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A few YT channels that I like:
>youtube.com/user/themilkclub
>youtube.com/user/IntoTheGlossMotion
>youtube.com/user/thelookbeauty

Lisa Eldridge is probably the best make up related youtuber there is. Would recommend her over any other.

Helps that she's one of the few that is actually an established makeup artist and isn't using youtube to shill products

if anyone has an recs on darker-skinned beauty bloggers on YT, please lemme know
i kinda like angelzuri because she's one of the few that i've come across that doesn't do anything too OTT (not really into the drag queen look) but unfortunately she doesn't seem to upload that often
idk maybe i'm not looking hard enough

Thoughts on guys wearing makeup?

I live in a pretty hot climate and nyx matte setting spray works wonders. its cheap too

I dont really see an issue. theres no excuse for being ugly in 2016

go for it, man

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I don't always understand the beauty department.
Most of the time their makeup tips are complete shit, yet they end up everywhere.

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What would be a good brush to use for filling in my brows?

i use the anatasia beverly hills duo brush #12. i think its handy as hell since it comes with a little spoolie bit at the end

i thought we left this in middle school :/

Seconding.

But if you're on a tight budget, essence do a decent small brush for very cheap - it's their eyeliner brush but works for brows too, just lacks a spoolie

ah, never used setting spray before, kinda got feeling they are a scam, might try nyx one, thnx!

how is essence in general? it looks like it's targeted towards preteens but i've heard that their stuff is cruelty-free so at least that's nice

Honestly depends on the product and even the colour. I like their lipliners and nail products but have no interest in their face and eye stuff. Their eyebrow gel is p. Good for the price (comes with a spoolie applicator) and for small things like nail whitener I'd rather pay €2 from Essence than like €8 from Sally Hansen.

>Primer
Dermalogica Hydrablur primer
>BB Cream
Smashbox camera ready BB Water
>Foundation
Makeup Forever Ultra HD Foundation
Concealer
>Concealer
NARS Radiant creamy concealer for general stuff
MAC paint pot for undereye circles
>Highlight/blush/contour
Urban Decay Naked Flushed Palette
>Eye primer
Urban Decay primer potion
>Eyeshadow
Either from a Chanel quad (Tissé D'Automne) or Naked 2
>Eyeliner
Pencil: Urban Decay 24/7
Gel: A Dior gel liner from a 5-colour eye palette
Liquid: Stila Stay All Day
(depends what I feel like)
>Mascara
Diorshow
>Eyebrows
Anastasia Brow Powder
>Lips
L'Occitane Shea Butter Lip Balm + whatever lip colours I feel like. Faves are from Bite, NARS and NYX.
>Setting powder
Laura Mercier translucent loose setting powder

In the daytime, I generally only do BB cream, eyeliner, mascara and lip balm.

The boots near me got a Nyx stand recently and I see Americans mentioning Nyx a lot, so I'm wondering if anyone has any recommendations to check out.

Not interested in the soft matte lip creams and I'm not into contouring so contour powders/creams won't appeal to me, but anything else they do that's good I'm interested in hearing

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my boots got one like last year; they do nice eyeshadows and face makeup as far as i know, and if you're interested in a slightly more avant garde/bright look i wold definitely recommend their coloured mascaras.
also highly rec their eyebrow mascara that shit saves lives and doesn't feel so crusty like the maybelline one
their brushes are nice too
the soft matte lip cremes apply like a dream but they come off so easily

not entirely makeup but is there any way to train eyebrow hairs to grow a certain direction? one of my eyebrows is perfect but the other has hairs at the edge that grow straight out instead of at a curve like my other eyebrow. i don't want to just cut it into shape, but using eyebrow gels on a daily basis doesn't seem like the best option especially if im in a rush

>subtle

just use spoolie few times a day and brush them in direction u want, gel helps too, no other way

How do you clean the sides around a nail without taking the paint off the nail itself?

Either use a liquid nail tape before applying product or use a very thin brush and use acetone in a very controlled way painting around the edge to correct overspill.

Or just learn to apply more neatly.

Innisfree because it's cheaper than buying even drugstore products in my shite country and the ingredients are nice, they tend to use silica instead of talc in their powder products
Seriously, 90% of my (admittedly small and basic) makeup bag is innisfree. The rest are that L'Oréal Lumi concealer (doesn't crease, great for undereye circles), a bunch of Biore sunscreens and 2 Hurraw lip balms (you can get them cheaply on iherb if you're a europoor like me, they smell great and are super moisturising)

Most of my makeup can withstand a 10+ hour workday of physical labour and sweating so I'm immensely proud of my collection. I don't even use a primer anywhere other than my undereyes.

Patricia Bright

>use makeup almost everyday for about 2-3 years now
>always ultra-paranoid about it being visible and obvious

some people have pointed it out. sometimes it looks good I think, but sometimes I see a reflection of myself somewhere in public and it's so obvious aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

holy fuck do I know this feel

makeup makes me look younger indoors and older outdoors

Learn to not apply foundation with a gardening trowel and git gud