Are you the only one into makeup and beauty?

[jardinaires]

my mom used to be crazy about lancome when i was little, that's why inspired me honestly.. going with her to buy her makeup, watching her put it on, knowing that she favored this one lipstick. her entire routine in the morning mesmerized me. i always thought it was cool how all of her makeup was the same brand, it all "matched" when it was strewn out across the bathroom counter.. i get a little nostalgic of that when i see all the black compacts, shadow pots and lipstick tubes randomly spread out on my makeup table

 

[Miss Lore]

yep, i am the only person into make up in my family and group of friends. My girls will occassionaly mess with blush or liner but thats as far as it goes. I kinda wish i had someone to go mac shopping with and swap stuff lol

 

[gabi03]

Its true among all races, people are amazed at the little I sometimes do with my makeup. I really only get up 10 minutes earlier than normal. But my mom luckily is good with makeup but shes the basic colors nowadays. She sells mary kay which i have to say is really nice, and i get to experiment alot. But yes I do have to say that most blacks do not like to put on makeup, they think i'm crazy but at least i don't stick with my basic browns...ugh

 

[gitts]

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Originally Posted by Miss Lore yep, i am the only person into make up in my family and group of friends. My girls will occassionaly mess with blush or liner but thats as far as it goes. I kinda wish i had someone to go mac shopping with and swap stuff lol

Girl me too!

 

[MiCHiE]

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Originally Posted by Miss Lore yep, i am the only person into make up in my family and group of friends. My girls will occassionaly mess with blush or liner but thats as far as it goes. I kinda wish i had someone to go mac shopping with and swap stuff lol

Lord....me too!!!!

 

[Lapis]

I'll just join the list wanting someone to go shopping with.

My mom only wears powder and a little lipstick, my aunt will rock some polish and a little bit more makeup, but a full face like I do, no one in my family does, and none of my friends are into makeup.
If we go out you should see them digging in the bottom of their purses looking for lipstick that they left there the last time we went out, lol

 

[lafemmenoir]

My family was of the belief that they didn't "need" more than lipstick and to powder their nose. I think I am a little overboard in most aspects. I don't need it, but I enjoy it. The average woman doesn't feel they have time or know how to work with products to accentuate their features. Me? I love playing with it and need to curb some of my hauls, though I agree it would be nice to have someone to play, shop and experiment with also.

 

[dazzle]

I am the only one into experimenting with makeup, my sister uses makeup too but she would stick to one lip colour for two years, day and night. hell no...she rolls her eyes whenever we walk pass a mac counter and i want to swatch something.

 

[Mabelle]

i dont have any sisters, and my mom is very au naturel... so my makeup chatter is lost on them.
I have one cousin that really likes makeup, but we dont see each other very often.
Even of my friends, none are big into it. My best friend is... well, not to be mean, but a boring plain jane. She thinks she "looks like a 5 cent hooker" when she wears black mascara. those are her exact words. she said taht when she gets married shell wear absolutly no makeup (i tried to explain that at least for oil control and photos she should.. no dice) its like shes anti makeup, and for no good reason. it makes me crazy.
now that im in a design program, i have some friends that are intrested in it which is cool. i leant a girl "making faces" the otehr day. She said she wants me to tecah her how to do makeup, which im excited about.

i have one friend outside of school that likes make up, but im way more into it. We'll go to mac or sephora and she'll say "i dont need anymore makeup. i have enough" Or she'll only buy browns. I keep trying to push her to experiment, but shes reallly painfully boring.

 

[l1onqueen]

I am! My mom and aunts refer to MAC as "the system". They thinks its WAY to expensive and say "you are caught up in the system", that was the first and last time I let any of them near my traincase. I was soo glad to find all you wonderful folks here to share with!

 

[BinkysBaby]

ONLY ONE HERE!! I agree with what a lot of women said about it being a racially charged issue. I've hear many Black women say "you're pretty, you don't need make up" or "I'm not spending all of that money on that." The way I explain it is that make up is an accessory, I know I don't need it but I want it. Personally, I'd rather forfeit going to a movie or eating out to by make up but that's my thing. And another BIG thing is that I believe that Black women think that Black men are less attracted to women who wear make up. When I dated men, quite a few said that they don't understand why I wear make up. I think that ultimately, women want to be appealing for the type of people that they are trying to attract.

 

[i_love_mac]

Yes, I am the only one I know of that loves make up as much as me. See when I like something I go into depth with it and crazy. I have a make up addiction. Everything I have has to be mac I am very loyal to mac. Also I have a purse addiction...Louis Vuitton I have about 18 pieces like wallets and purses. I am just crazy!

 

[makeupNdesign]

I'm pretty much the only one but am slowly converting my sister into becoming a makeup fiend like myself

 

[na_pink]

i am the only one in my family into makeup , which is good because they wont go missing when i am looking for them

i have one of my friends into it, at one point she got more obsessed than i did but i believe school work took over, but she is getting pretty good about it

 

[TISH1124]

My Mom is 60 y/o and she is a MAC addict...She started collecting MAC about 8 years ago....We swap stuff, buy stuff and talk about Makeup all the time...My older sister is also a Mac Addict...Long Long time ago we used to be Fashion Fair addicts, then Mary Kay....But we always have iked and worn the same lines.... If I switch they all switch...so funny!

Add: and my sister in laws on both sides...My bothers wife and my dh's sister are both Mac addicts too...

 

[teebabii07]

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Originally Posted by carandru Luckily, I am not the only person I know into makeup. My family isn't in to it that much beyond nail and lip color... o and foundation. I remember my mother teaching me to wear red lipstick and red nail polish, because that looked like a "classic lady", lol. My sister is starting to come around and picks up tips from me here and there. She likes to try all types of makeup though, just doesn't do it on herself. My friends on the other hand, are all into makeup but not as much as me. I have some pretty creative friends though, with most of them being dancers and trained in other art forms. But, I'm the only one who actively tries to perfect my technique and try new things.

thats the same with my my grandmother tried to teach me some makeup tips when i first started to wear makeup but then i branched out and learned more about MAC because all i wore was Fashion Fair which i hate...but i think some black when dont know how to apply makeup some when they do try it looks a hot mess for example if you wanna wear a blue eyeshadow try a dark blue and not such a bright blue and maybe apply it to just the inner corner and not the entire lid...i think some are just dont know how to apply it and dont know what to use

 

[MiCHiE]

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Originally Posted by TISH1127 My Mom is 60 y/o and she is a MAC addict...She started collecting MAC about 8 years ago....We swap stuff, buy stuff and talk about Makeup all the time...My older sister is also a Mac Addict...Long Long time ago we used to be Fashion Fair addicts, then Mary Kay....But we always have iked and worn the same lines.... If I switch they all switch...so funny! Add: and my sister in laws on both sides...My bothers wife and my dh's sister are both Mac addicts too...

I envy you! When I drive back out to Plano, I'm hitting you up, though!

 

[fabbygurl21]

I am the only one in my family who is in to makeup. My mom thinks it is a waste of money that I buy so much. So when I am at the mall and there is a MAC store I am the only one excited about trying on different colors. So I usually just go by myself to enjoy the beauty of MAC

 

[chirufus]

My family and friends mostly never heart from make up... I'm the only one that use make up. At the office were I work is it the same story... But I must say... that my hubby goes with me to the MAC shop sometimes.He gives my advice what to take and what not, and mostly it is use full to.

 

[Shadowy Lady]

well, I think my case is different as my family loves makeup and all of the women in the family (mom, sisters, grandma, aunts, cousins..) wear makeup. But I'm Persian and it's just a given that you have to look good all the time.

That being said, non of my friends are into makeup. I have a black friend, two Asian ones and everyone else is white and non of them wear makeup :/ So I def don't think it's a dark WOC issue. I do think if anyone, at least dark WOC should be wearing crazy and bright colours, coz honestly it looks best on them. When I went to my vacation and was transformed from an NC30 to NC40, I thought my brights looked so much better on me...