Theme Makeup with a Purpose

[sagehen]

I have a lot to learn about makeup. I have been reading through this thread http://www.specktra.net/t/75349/biggest-makeup-crimes-committed-by-women-of-color/0_50 and I do coordinate my makeup with my outfit lol Oh, well! :wink:

That thread hurt my soul. It was like an excuse for cattiness, and a lot of the complaints were just people's dislike of other people's personal preferences and used to denigrate a whole group of women. So glad it's dead. Coordinating your makeup to your outfit is a trend now, and if you like it and put in the effort, so what?

 

[mkoparanova]

I like to coordinate my makeup to my outfit but I wear mostly black and white clothes

But, for example, if I'm wearing green eyeshadows, I'll wear a green ring and I never wear gold/bronze looks, if I have silver accents in my accessories. I used to change my NP every single day, so it can match my outfits but I don't have the time for that anymore.

 

[Shars]

That thread hurt my soul. It was like an excuse for cattiness, and a lot of the complaints were just people's dislike of other people's personal preferences and used to denigrate a whole group of women. So glad it's dead. Coordinating your makeup to your outfit is a trend now, and if you like it and put in the effort, so what?

I've only read up to page 2 but that's why I hate discussions about "makeup rules". They leave no room for trends or artistic expression. If you like green and you want everything to be green, wear the damn green! Shoot lol. It is good to know the general rules but it's also good to be free and enjoy yourself!

 

[awickedshape]

LOL! Some of those crimes are on point though... Black lip liner and just gloss! We need to stop the madness lol. I'm almost ashamed to say that I have done that and the silver line on the upper lash line but I didn't know any better then. Jesus took the wheel! lol

LOL I'm sure I did some madness that had me not looking my best lol

I like to coordinate my makeup to my outfit but I wear mostly black and white clothes :lol:  But, for example, if I'm wearing green eyeshadows, I'll wear a green ring and I never wear gold/bronze looks, if I have silver accents in my accessories. I used to change my NP every single day, so it can match my outfits but I don't have the time for that anymore. 

My friend does that with the NP! She is very particular about matching. I am very lazy about polish lol

That thread hurt my soul. It was like an excuse for cattiness, and a lot of the complaints were just people's dislike of other people's personal preferences and used to denigrate a whole group of women. So glad it's dead. Coordinating your makeup to your outfit is a trend now, and if you like it and put in the effort, so what?

Is it a trend now? That would be nice! I'm not very trendy. I like doing it, and will continue to do it, but I was hoping that wasn't doing anything gauche lol To be honest, I skimmed over the tones that may have been more catty that helpful because I just wasn't interested in that part of the discussion. Beauty Marked had a nice post early on that said "Ladies. Ladies. Please be kind. I suspect that those who sport the looks that aren't to your taste might in fact think they are looking pretty fab. After all, it's really all about what makes "them"(and you) feel beautiful. I am sure they wouldn't begrudge you for sporting what make you feel gorgeous. -'cause that's what it's all about, right?" and I let that set the tone for me.

I've only read up to page 2 but that's why I hate discussions about "makeup rules". They leave no room for trends or artistic expression. If you like green and you want everything to be green, wear the damn green! Shoot lol. It is good to know the general rules but it's also good to be free and enjoy yourself!

That's key! I think if I have peeves it's the too white-looking lipsticks ("nudes" and certain pastels) and very dark lip liner with lighter lipsticks. But that's me, personally, because of how some nudes turn out on my pigmented lips. I think makeup is a part of beauty being in the eye of the beholder and if someone loves rocking a look that is not to my personal taste, I just won't copy it.

 

[sagehen]

I've only read up to page 2 but that's why I hate discussions about "makeup rules". They leave no room for trends or artistic expression. If you like green and you want everything to be green, wear the damn green! Shoot lol. It is good to know the general rules but it's also good to be free and enjoy yourself!

The thing that most ...disappointed (can't think of a better word right now)...me was that it was WOC denigrating WOC. No one offered any positive anything...wow. And who made these rules that WOC are not allowed to wear dark makeup? And apparently we are not allowed to wear bronze, copper or gold according to several posts, so what is left? We just marginalized ourselves out of the whole game? I see why so many WOC are afraid to wear makeup or ask for help - they are afraid to run into one of those women. I do every one of those things, at some point. I rocked the heck out of Black lipstick a few weeks ago, work extremely dark lipstick last week, wore green makeup matching my green top on St Patrick's Day, wore the hell out of bronze eyeshadow yesterday. And Vaseline? It serves a purpose. That is why it is sold. I take it none of those women have ever braved extreme weather or dry lips in winter (or needed to protect an eczema patch?)? I eschew petroleum for most usage but it is the only thing that keeps my lips on my face in the winter. WAIT! OK, here is the thoughts I was trying to express earlier...I was disappointed that the thread became this outlet for people's personal opinions/dislikes/hangups and they used them to denigrate WOC. The few legit issues in there (mismatched foundation and the like) are things that all people do, regardless of skin color or race. I just thought we had risen above that...but then again I am naive. Anyway, I am sorry I just let my heart bleed all over this thread, but that is how visceral my reaction was upon discovering this thread when I was a new member. All of the support and help all over the on these forums and this was hiding in the Beauty of color forum...hmph. I was honestly hesitant to participate in this forum for quite some time. Back on topic: I used three e/s palettes this week (time constraints made me repeat a couple times, but these were palettes with 12 shades so I managed some variety) and tried out a BUNCHA lipsticks this week (but did hold true to my Vegas Volt promise for the Spring Equinox!) The highlight was ABH Potion. I wanted to get it in before Spring sprung and right after I got my teeth polished at the dentist lol. It won raves at work, of all places. ABH Vintage on Monday helped me get through the day.

 

[Medgal07]

here we are....video from pixiwoo, using a GA eye tint!

i hope somebody tries it...it looks beautiful!

i'm also looking forward to the blush challenge....lately i've been using just a handful of the many that could do with some use!
anneri - love the blue/grey smokey eye! very nicely executed. i was looking at a UD pencil of a similar blue shade this afternoon (LSD?), but decided to save it for my next sephora visit.
I'm so in love with the GA Eye Tints. I can't wait to watch this, hopefully later tonight, after date night. Thanks for sharing this Aradhana!!!

But I'm supposed to have one coming in next week Friday with hubby's gift

Awesome AWS. Which palette do you have coming?

Quote: Originally Posted by Anneri


Oooooh, now I wish I'd gotten Senso instead of Minuit last week! It looks great on her! I reviewed my shades on the blog last week with my partner in crime and both our minds were absolutely boggled what a chameleon Senso is. On me it was a chocolate brown while on her it was nearly taupe!
Also love what she says about her hubby in the tutorial 'it's a smokey eye!' Lol!
And thank you everybody who complimented me on the eye look!
Meddy, what looks do you do with Minuit? I need some inspiration!

Now I'm really eager to watch the video because I have Senso. I've done the smokey eye with it and I've also used it as a base for a lighter shade of blue to make it
pop. My favorite way is to wear it on its own...it's such a pretty blue. I absolutely love it on you Anneri!!!

 

[Medgal07]

You're such a naughty girl lol!

Don't worry, I'm no better. I'm getting 3-4 CT palettes for my "birthday" lol.

Thanks in advance if you get to swatch 'em!!

And hope you, your mom and GF enjoy your pamper day! Lol @ you saying your mom has to buy the rest on her own haha!!

Crimes..shimes

Match away girl! LOL!

YAY!!! Which ones are you getting? I just ordered the Rebel last week. It should arrive sometime this coming week.

 

[Medgal07]

You're such a naughty girl lol!

Don't worry, I'm no better. I'm getting 3-4 CT palettes for my "birthday" lol.

Thanks in advance if you get to swatch 'em!!

And hope you, your mom and GF enjoy your pamper day! Lol @ you saying your mom has to buy the rest on her own haha!!

Crimes..shimes

Match away girl! LOL!
I love matching. I don't always do it but it's my blood. I'd say I do it 95% of the time

Quote: Originally Posted by Vineetha


It's just my personal Preference not a rule Per say! But I like to match my lip color/ undertone with the blush shade!! Pinky lips with pinky blushes, red/oranges with a peachy one, corals with corals ! I don't mean the same shade but from the same color family!! ...Well most of the time atleast

!

That's what I enjoy doing too Vee!!!

 

[Medgal07]

That's what they say is most complementary. It's what I tend to do as well.

When i see it that way on others I just love it---it looks so pretty!!!

Yay!! That's the easiest way for me to pick a blush too go with the look!! I love that it brings together the whole look without much effort when using complementary colors!!

Me tooooooooooo!!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by awickedshape


To my way of thinking, makeup should be fun

Seriously, though I never even thought to look that up (coordinating makeup around outfits).
So much to learn
Lol! I can't help mehself

Never too late!!!! I started out that way and still do it. It doesn't have to be loud & flashy either---sometimes it's pretty subtle.

 

[Medgal07]

I think makeup is a part of beauty being in the eye of the beholder and if someone loves rocking a look that is not to my personal taste, I just won't copy it.

Wow...now I'm really glad I didn't go into that thread. That was a good quote.

I agree w/the white & too light lipsticks. Saw that recently and just avoided saying anything about it and complimented what was nice about the look.

EXACTLY!!!!

I want to keep chatting but I have to get ready for date night w/hubs. I'll be back later though. I'm glad everyone is up for a blush challenge!!!

 

[awickedshape]

[COLOR=0000FF]  [COLOR=0000FF]   Awesome AWS.  Which palette do you have coming?[/COLOR]

I dropped a hint in the brand thread lol One from Gucci (hides face)

  [COLOR=0000FF]  [COLOR=0000FF]   Sometimes I'm in the mood to match my lips and cheeks in the same color family.  Other times it's about my eye look or even just my mood.   [/COLOR]   [COLOR=0000FF] I haven't gone in that thread and I guess I don't plan to.  At my age I'm not looking for rules and regs about makeup.  I my work life I was ultra conservative because[/COLOR] [COLOR=0000FF]   the profession and my role [/COLOR][COLOR=0000FF]called for that.  I'm no longer a working girl and I'm doing things MY WAY!!![/COLOR] [COLOR=0000FF]   I would use all of the elements but not stick to one way or another.  Do what works for you as an individual.[/COLOR]

I thought of you immediately lol "Rules? Nah" lol

   :cheer: [COLOR=0000FF]When i see it that way on others I just love it---it looks so pretty!!![/COLOR]   [COLOR=0000FF] Me tooooooooooo!!!![/COLOR] [COLOR=0000FF]  Never too late!!!!  I started out that way and still do it.  It doesn't have to be loud & flashy either---sometimes it's pretty subtle.[/COLOR]

   [COLOR=0000FF]Wow...now I'm really glad I didn't go into that thread.  That was a good quote.[/COLOR] [COLOR=0000FF]  [/COLOR] [COLOR=0000FF]   I agree w/the white & too light lipsticks.  Saw that recently and just avoided saying anything about it and complimented what was nice about the look.  [/COLOR] [COLOR=0000FF]   EXACTLY!!!![/COLOR] [COLOR=0000FF]   I want to keep chatting but I have to get ready for date night w/hubs.  I'll be back later though.  I'm glad everyone is up for a blush challenge!!![/COLOR]:cheer:

Thanks for cheering us on! Have a good date tonight, [@]Medgal07[/@]

 

[Prettypackages]

That thread hurt my soul. It was like an excuse for cattiness, and a lot of the complaints were just people's dislike of other people's personal preferences and used to denigrate a whole group of women. So glad it's dead. Coordinating your makeup to your outfit is a trend now, and if you like it and put in the effort, so what?

totally agree

I should have said I don't coordinate my makeup with my clothes b/c I wear the same 5 outfits every week but switch up makeup all the time LOL I really need to go shopping.

 

[Prettypackages]

Back on topic: I used three e/s palettes this week (time constraints made me repeat a couple times, but these were palettes with 12 shades so I managed some variety) and tried out a BUNCHA lipsticks this week (but did hold true to my Vegas Volt promise for the Spring Equinox!) The highlight was ABH Potion. I wanted to get it in before Spring sprung and right after I got my teeth polished at the dentist lol. It won raves at work, of all places. ABH Vintage on Monday helped me get through the day.

**HUGS** I totally get what you are saying...

 

[Medgal07]

Back on topic: I used three e/s palettes this week (time constraints made me repeat a couple times, but these were palettes with 12 shades so I managed some variety) and tried out a BUNCHA lipsticks this week (but did hold true to my Vegas Volt promise for the Spring Equinox!) The highlight was ABH Potion. I wanted to get it in before Spring sprung and right after I got my teeth polished at the dentist lol. It won raves at work, of all places. ABH Vintage on Monday helped me get through the day.

I truly appreciate your summation---you've saved me the trouble of seeing this absolute cosmetic blasphemy with my own eyes. I agree----my perspective mirrors
your's. I'm glad you felt at ease enough to express your feelings here.

Large palettes should be used multiple times---it would be wasteful not to. Potion is one gorgeous deep eggplant lippie!!! Wow. I bet that did look nice with your
freshly polished teeth. This must
have been dental week---I went on Tuesday for my routine cleaning!!!

I was shoveling 5 inches of snow when the spring equinox arrived so I wasn't too impressed. I did however wear a bright yellow silk top for date night, tonight!

 

[Jaymuhlee]

Guys... This is super embarrassing, but, here I am proclaiming a restart all over again! It's the 22nd so it's perfect, again. I very rarely wore makeup during the work week this winter because it was so brutal and I was usually too tired. Now that it's been warming up a bit and I'm riding my bike to/from work (which saves me ~30mins in commute time) I'll be trying harder. Anyway, Restart Pretending I Began the Challenge March 1st:

1. LORAC Secret Agent - plum brown
2. Bite Granache - cool pink
3. Bite Mulberry - burgundy/wine
4. MAC Icon - bronze plum
5. MAC Moody Blooms - metallic taupe/brown
6. Bite Cin Cin - coral
7. Bite Cava - lilac beige
8. NARS Anita - warm rose
9. YSL Caress Pink (9) - muted raspberry pink
10. YSL Pink in Paris (13) - dried rose pink
11. YSL Red Muse (17) - bright orange red
12. Bite Apricot - warm red
13. YSL Prune in Fire (18) - burgundy/wine
14. YSL Violet Incognito (3) - dark violet
15. MUFE N28 - (the best) purple (ever (I just wish it didn't smell/taste so bad))
16. Bite 002 - purple pink
17. Givenchy Rose Taffetas - light pink coral
18. Givenchy Rose Dentelle - deep rose
19. Givenchy Rose Perfecto - electric bright pink
20. Givenchy Brun Vintage - muted rose
21. Marc Jacobs Je’Taime - rum raspberry (1,000% the fault of the Sephora thread - I had no intention of venturing out into new brands lip-wise and now I'm in trouble!)
22. Givenchy Rose Plumétis - pinky mauve

[@]Anneri[/@] I loved your St. Patrick's Day manicure! [@]Medgal07[/@] Goes and Goes is one of my favorites and I was so excited to see it on someone's list for the challenge! [@]awickedshape[/@] you and Plum Attraction had me lol'ing while catching up! I hope you two have worked on your relationship because it looks so good on you! [@]katred[/@] your month's end photo for February was awesome! I feel like I should keep a visual log for myself, too. I'm going to come right out and say it: I'm probably going to fail at Blushing April but not without giving it a good try! Also can't believe I'm starting March's challenge so late but with ten days left, I will actually get to wear all of my palettes!

 

[awickedshape]

[@]Jaymuhlee[/@], good to see you! Things are quite complicated with that darn Plum and I lol I think I'll save it for the last day of the blush challenge. Which will probably be early on because I only have a relatively small amount So, you're liking MJ J'Taime?

 

[aradhana]

1. LORAC Secret Agent - plum brown
2. Bite Granache - cool pink
3. Bite Mulberry - burgundy/wine
4. MAC Icon - bronze plum
5. MAC Moody Blooms - metallic taupe/brown
6. Bite Cin Cin - coral
7. Bite Cava - lilac beige
8. NARS Anita - warm rose
9. YSL Caress Pink (9) - muted raspberry pink
10. YSL Pink in Paris (13) - dried rose pink
11. YSL Red Muse (17) - bright orange red
12. Bite Apricot - warm red
13. YSL Prune in Fire (18) - burgundy/wine
14. YSL Violet Incognito (3) - dark violet
15. MUFE N28 - (the best) purple (ever (I just wish it didn't smell/taste so bad))
16. Bite 002 - purple pink
17. Givenchy Rose Taffetas - light pink coral
18. Givenchy Rose Dentelle - deep rose
19. Givenchy Rose Perfecto - electric bright pink
20. Givenchy Brun Vintage - muted rose
21. Marc Jacobs Je’Taime - rum raspberry (1,000% the fault of the Sephora thread - I had no intention of venturing out into new brands lip-wise and now I'm in trouble!)
22. Givenchy Rose Plumétis - pinky mauve

@Anneri I loved your St. Patrick's Day manicure!
@Medgal07 Goes and Goes is one of my favorites and I was so excited to see it on someone's list for the challenge!
@awickedshape you and Plum Attraction had me lol'ing while catching up! I hope you two have worked on your relationship because it looks so good on you!
@katred your month's end photo for February was awesome! I feel like I should keep a visual log for myself, too.

I'm going to come right out and say it: I'm probably going to fail at Blushing April but not without giving it a good try! Also can't believe I'm starting March's challenge so late but with ten days left, I will actually get to wear all of my palettes!

i've also recently ventured in the world of MJ...i almost was going to get je t'aime, but finally decided on blow, and will go back for je t'aime once i've played with the first!

i also found the lipstick challenge (and the eye shadow palette challenge) difficult to follow since i've started my new job. hopefully now that it's getting warmer and lighter out earlier in the day, hopefully i'll be able to get myself back in the game!

 

[Anneri]

I'm going to Nordies today, and I'll swatch them all for you Shars.  At least I'll try, it will be crowded b/c it is their trend show.  I'm just going to do makeovers with my Mom and GF.  I think I'm going to buy her an eye tint and an Audacious lippie.  I might, might even buy her something from Chanel, like a blush.  The rest she's buying on her own. LOL  I need help with pairing the right blush for my looks.   I never know if I should keep monochromatic, or do something totally different.  LIke if you have on grey smokey eyes and say... IDK a red lipstick.  What color blush?  I think I'm making it too hard. Anneri, when we did our bright lip challenge you had a great blush tip.  Do you remember it? Oh and I didn't realize your blog was live now. YAY! I didn't wear a stitch of makeup this week.  I was too exhausted. 

I love that you took your Mom beauty shopping! Hope you two had an awesome time. Well, iirc my tip was to pair bright lipsticks with a blush in the same colour family. My great Mua told me once that made up faces tend to look not really balanced/harmonious if one feature overpowers the other - so at one memorable occasion she used Frankly Scarlet on me when I tried the Iris Apfel lippies! I was scared, but it looked really good. When blush month starts I try to post a great tip Erine gave once for matching your blush to your e/s - I've got a screenshot somewhere!

LOL I'm sure I did some madness that had me not looking my best lol My friend does that with the NP! She is very particular about matching. I am very lazy about polish lol Is it a trend now? That would be nice! I'm not very trendy. I like doing it, and will continue to do it, but I was hoping that wasn't doing anything gauche lol To be honest, I skimmed over the tones that may have been more catty that helpful because I just wasn't interested in that part of the discussion. Beauty Marked had a nice post early on that said "Ladies. Ladies. Please be kind. I suspect that those who sport the looks that aren't to your taste might in fact think they are looking pretty fab. After all, it's really all about what makes "them"(and you) feel beautiful. I am sure they wouldn't begrudge you for sporting what make you feel gorgeous. -'cause that's what it's all about, right?" and I let that set the tone for me. That's key! I think if I have peeves it's the too white-looking lipsticks ("nudes" and certain pastels) and very dark lip liner with lighter lipsticks. But that's me, personally, because of how some nudes turn out on my pigmented lips. I think makeup is a part of beauty being in the eye of the beholder and if someone loves rocking a look that is not to my personal taste, I just won't copy it.

I love the bolded quote. I think it's high time that women start to empower each other and don't drag each other down.

[COLOR=0000FF]   I'm so in love with the GA Eye Tints.  I can't wait to watch this, hopefully later tonight, after date night.  Thanks for sharing this Aradhana!!![/COLOR]:bouquet: [COLOR=0000FF]   Awesome AWS.  Which palette do you have coming?[/COLOR]   [COLOR=0000FF] Now I'm really eager to watch the video because I have Senso.  I've done the smokey eye with it and I've also used it as a base for a lighter shade of blue to make it[/COLOR] [COLOR=0000FF]   pop.  My favorite way is to[/COLOR][COLOR=0000FF] wear it on its own...it's such a pretty blue.  I absolutely love it on you Anneri!!![/COLOR]

Thank you Med! How was your date night? I wore Shadow and Minuit together yesterday when I went to see a movie with hubs.

Guys... This is super embarrassing, but, here I am proclaiming a restart all over again! It's the 22nd so it's perfect, again. I very rarely wore makeup during the work week this winter because it was so brutal and I was usually too tired. Now that it's been warming up a bit and I'm riding my bike to/from work (which saves me ~30mins in commute time) I'll be trying harder. Anyway, Restart Pretending I Began the Challenge March 1st:

1. LORAC Secret Agent - plum brown
2. Bite Granache - cool pink
3. Bite Mulberry - burgundy/wine
4. MAC Icon - bronze plum
5. MAC Moody Blooms - metallic taupe/brown
6. Bite Cin Cin - coral
7. Bite Cava - lilac beige
8. NARS Anita - warm rose
9. YSL Caress Pink (9) - muted raspberry pink
10. YSL Pink in Paris (13) - dried rose pink
11. YSL Red Muse (17) - bright orange red
12. Bite Apricot - warm red
13. YSL Prune in Fire (18) - burgundy/wine
14. YSL Violet Incognito (3) - dark violet
15. MUFE N28 - (the best) purple (ever (I just wish it didn't smell/taste so bad))
16. Bite 002 - purple pink
17. Givenchy Rose Taffetas - light pink coral
18. Givenchy Rose Dentelle - deep rose
19. Givenchy Rose Perfecto - electric bright pink
20. Givenchy Brun Vintage - muted rose
21. Marc Jacobs Je’Taime - rum raspberry (1,000% the fault of the Sephora thread - I had no intention of venturing out into new brands lip-wise and now I'm in trouble!)
22. Givenchy Rose Plumétis - pinky mauve

[@]Anneri[/@] I loved your St. Patrick's Day manicure! [@]Medgal07[/@] Goes and Goes is one of my favorites and I was so excited to see it on someone's list for the challenge! [@]awickedshape[/@] you and Plum Attraction had me lol'ing while catching up! I hope you two have worked on your relationship because it looks so good on you! [@]katred[/@] your month's end photo for February was awesome! I feel like I should keep a visual log for myself, too. I'm going to come right out and say it: I'm probably going to fail at Blushing April but not without giving it a good try! Also can't believe I'm starting March's challenge so late but with ten days left, I will actually get to wear all of my palettes!

Thank you Jay! Also, no need to be embarrassed! I think I wore four palettes for our palette challenge this month - talk about embarrassing! But I'll try to do lipsticks, palettes and blushes next month - we'll see how that goes... Lol!

 

[awickedshape]

Thanks very much, [@]aradhana[/@]! I found the thread to be not so much setting rules as what makeup some people don't like to see and, it being subjective opinions, are expressed in varying tones, some more judgemental than others. Proceed with caution, if at all! [@]Anneri[/@], I thought it was quite a grounding quote. No one is harder on women than other women and, as I get older, I find my sensitive self paying less and less attention to purely negative, non-constructive opinions. I have mostly found the ladies here to be nice so that's wonderful

 

[Shars]

but you always look great doing it! i like seeing your posts with elements of your outfit that go along with the eyes/lips/cheeks as the case may be!

how did your moms' makeover go? which brand did you decide on?

with the smokey eye / red lips, i like the other ladies' suggestions, and i'd also suggest something kinda neutral like blushbaby or buff. those are good for when the other two features are taking the stage and you don't want to look drained, but also dont' want to also put a lot of focus on the cheeks.

i've read about the black lip liner outline many times but never seen it IRL. i'm hesitant to go in the thread after hearing everybody's thoughts on it...i'm not big on too many hard and fast rules!

i've also recently ventured in the world of MJ...i almost was going to get je t'aime, but finally decided on blow, and will go back for je t'aime once i've played with the first!

i also found the lipstick challenge (and the eye shadow palette challenge) difficult to follow since i've started my new job. hopefully now that it's getting warmer and lighter out earlier in the day, hopefully i'll be able to get myself back in the game!

I've seen it many, many times. The thing is though, when you know better, you do better and a lot of the ladies they were crying down most likely don't know any better. A lotttt of women 30 and up where I'm from hardly wear makeup let alone know how to wear it. I've seen many of these so called crimes committed on a daily basis. It's only thanks to youtube and what not where info is more available that I've seen people have a greater handle on application and techniques. As Meddy said, if there's something I don't like about someones makeup, appearance etc, I find something else to compliment or don't say anything at all. It's too easy to be insensitive to people's feelings these days.