I do! Not-leaving-the-house is the best time to experiment with a new look, or test a new mascara to see if it smudges or makes your contacts feel like they’re coated with scuzz and fucks up your vision (like the new Guerlain I just got yesterday, which is getting returned today, booooo), or to try on ALL YOUR…
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Was that the Portland one? Where she said that she looked too East Coast or something?
you have to let your moisturizer sit for a while before putting your make up on. I usually blowdry my hair while my moisturizer sits. I let my primer sit too but not for as long.
Megan Koester is a writer and comedian (obviously)
Yes I want to know this too, and not in a snarky way. I have dry skin on my cheeks and I always wear moisturizer, so am I supposed to stand there and rub it in over the course of a few minutes?!? Honest question!
I’m not the OP but I usually let each layer sink in 5-10 minutes, until it’s no longer sticky or wet to the touch.
Yeah, when I “do” my makeup (not like, put on CC cream, some bronzer/blush and mascara/eyeliner for work, which takes like 15 min tops), it can easily take me an hour. An hour and a half with doing my hair. I leave 2 hours if I am planning on attempting false lashes because I will inevitably fuck it up and have to fix…
I am Indian and I have several foundation colors based on the season. Summer is at least 2 shades darker than Winter
I feel the same way. It takes me 30 minutes to do mine, & I usually skip foundation. If I did a full face of makeup, it could easily take a little over an hour. 2-3 hours seems excessive, but I'm not a professional makeup artist, so.
Okay, so nosy question: have you seen that Sephora just started carrying Black Up? It’s supposed to be a makeup brand specifically tailored for POC.
Also it’s pretty clear that this is “occasion” makeup. Whether that occasion is taking a selfie that’s going to get 10,000 likes or going to a black tie gala, no one who’s not paying someone else to do their makeup daily is doing this every single day. An hour and a half is not an absurd amount of time to spend on…
I’m just more generally confused about the tone of the article. I thought Millihelen was supposed to be a fun place to talk about makeup and beauty - not make fun of people who “set the women’s movement back a solid century” because they like glitter.
Is this an article making fun of people who like makeup, on a blog for people who like makeup? I’m confused.
Ok I’m gonna go back up and read the full article but I just have to say -
Instagram is full of nightmare inducing eyebrows, but to each their own, I suppose.
As someone who did not previously understand the importance of bronzer, I urge the author to get thee to a Sephora and have a sales associate apply a Tarte bronzer to thine face to change thine’s lyfe.
See, I hate people trying to help me when I shop. I love Sephora and Ulta, but I get annoyed by someone asking to help me every 3 seconds in Sephora. LEAVE ME ALONE! But some people want/need help!
This is like, PRECISELY my feelings. Ulta’s rewards are boss (esp love that you can use points for a discount instead of having to “spend” them on samples of shit you don’t want), and I’ve gotten amaaaaazing GWPs for Algenist and Dermalogica stuff there.
Ulta has a VASTLY superior rewards program to Sephora, as they do a points system that actually gives you credit towards a purchase instead of Sephora’s dinky samples. I’ve actually been able to cash out Sephora points for Mega Rewards in the past, and I still think Ulta has a better system. If you buy a decent amount…