Is there anyone in your life who understands your love of makeup?

[ritchieramone]

I don't have anyone to share my interest to the extent I'd like. My husband thinks it's funny but a bit lame, my mum usually wears make-up but doesn't deviate from her few favourites and although my sister wears make-up every day and has pretty good skills, she always wears the same style (neutral with subtle black winged liner). She enjoys visiting MAC and Benefit and will indulge me when I start rambling on and on about make-up, but she's not as interested as I would like her to be!

I have a friend who usually wears thick, dark purple eyeshadow which she clearly applies with a sponge tip applicator, dragging it across her eyelids making creases, which frequently means a big empty, eyeshadow-less bit of eyelid where the applicator has kind of bounced over the skin.

I always want to see what she'd be like with better make-up but she's happy with it, so I reckon it's best to leave well alone. I wish she would take more of an interest!

 

[MACATTAK]

Up until recently, no...but then I got my brothers girlfriend into Mac, and it's been love ever since! We both look forward to buying the new Mac collections together, and it's been really fun!

 

[Susanne]

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Originally Posted by glam8babe my mother doesnt understand it either shes like "youve already got about 50 lipglosses why do you need another one?" and im like "well this is limited edition! plus i dont have a coral/pink colour with so n so sparkle in it" haha

Have you my mother at home?

 

[elegant-one]

My daughter in law likes to talk with me about makeup. She said she tells her friends at work that I'm a really cool mother in law & that I really keep knowledgeable about current trends. But, she's not as addicted to it as me. I buy her makeup all the time though.

Hubby is extremely (funny) supportive. He will drive me an hour or 2 to go to the large malls just so he can sit in Nordies "man chair" while i play. He'll ask me about what I got & if I like the colors & basically listen to me blah, blah, blah about it forever. He also makes sure that he 'notices' if my face is made up

He said he doesn't care how much I spend on makeup. He also tells other men to let their gals buy what they want & to support them. I do support the things & hobbies he loves too!

But, it's still not the same as coming here and chatting with you gals!

 

[mariecinder]

For me, I'm solo. No one understands my love. My boyfriend tolerates it and will even surprise me with a shadow from time to time but just a few moments ago when I showed him what I wanted from Heatherette he yelled at me for wanting lipsticks. He thinks I have way too many. lol

 

[lalunia]

My boyfriend understands and is supportive

he usually buys me some stuff and claims that he loves the fact I have a hobby

It's more of an obsession and he just listens to my constant makeup talk

The rest of the family/friends know that I like makeup but they don't necessarily know to what extent... I hide the makeup I buy from my mom and I dont think she knows how much it all costs.

 

[GlamYOURUs]

Ironically, my bf. lol He knowssssssssss I <3 MAC and he's a MAC fan himself hahaha only because he thinks its a good brand for south asians and it looks good on me.

 

[Penn]

Sadly no one

My mom doesn't wear make up, all my friends wear it but they're not obsessed with it like me. My cousin saw my make up collection and just said wow you have a lot of make up, but it's not even close to a lot haha. My boyfriend sort of understands I guess but he's still baffled everytime I tell him how much I plan on spending on an upcoming collection. He tries though, like asking me certain questions and trying to know more which is sweet of him.

 

[Ikara]

Just lovely specktra ladies understand me...
my family and friends tolerate my obsession and they find me handy whenever they want me to have a makeover done by me xD or need any recs
Whenever I buy something new they are like more makeup??? and funnily enough I don't even have a large collection (yet)
My bf is OK with it as he has his own obsessions

 

[aziza]

Only one of my friends! We met about 3 years ago but lost contact after I changed my major. I changed my major back to psych and lo and behold! She was in one of my classes. We can got to Sephora and play all day without buying a thing lol. I think that we annoy the SA's lol.

 

[goodbyexxkitty]

I have two friends in my esthetics class who understand it and they are really into makeup too. My mom and my little sister are starting to get into makeup more. My boyfriend is used to it but I woudln't say he really understands.

 

[newagetomatoz]

Really, I don't have any one who understands my love of makeup. My mother, I think, understands that I love it, but not why. She'll look in my traincase and say, "I think you're missing a color!" or "Most people have a bag for their makeup. You, on the other hand, have a whole doctors case!"

My sister is somewhat supportive of my love, but she really isn't into it herself. Every now and then, I offer to buy her something and she is like "No, I'm good." But every now and then she asks to borrow a MSF or a shadow and I feel a little special, especailly since she uses the terms I do, like 'MSF.' lol

Though, right now, I think the only people who understand my love is my Specktra family!!

 

[Esme]

My husband watches me put on my makeup and always says, Give us a look, when I am done. He likens my mu collection to his tools, haha. I think it is a bit odd that he understands my mu and shoes, but thinks my perfume collection is OTT! I think his first wife wore the same perfume all the time and his mother does the same. (His first wife was quite ill and passed away, she seldom wore mu). His mother was a model and still turns herself out EVERY DAY even if she is just staying home. She goes way out and looks gorgeous (at 70) to go ballroom dancing. His sister is quite stylish, attractive, well-dressed, coiffed and always made up, too, so he is used to it. He appreciates my efforts and figures its my money and I can spend it as I please. He is right there.

 

[chanel13]

My boyfriend is pretty much the only one who understands. I think he only really gets it because after I'm done with it, I look hot, haha.

My mom and sister use mac once in awhile, but they don't really seem to have a love for it.. to them it's just makeup.

My friends also don't really LOVE it.. they like getting it as gifts, but don't know most of the tricks for different colors. I had one friend tell me she likes learning makeup techniques from me, and then she tells others that she made them up.. thanks

 

[pat]

When I think about it now, I think I only have one friend who understands the love/passion I have for MAC because she is also in love with MAC as well.

Some people think I'm crazy paying $50 for a MAC class, but I think it'll be worth every penny since I will be able to learn more about MAC, the application, etc.

My boyfriend is a bit iffy at times. Just recently he told me to burn a CD instead of buying the real thing. "Just think about it, you can buy one new lip stick with that money. At least the cd will be free." hahaha love him!

 

[Kalico]

Nobody understands it. But I have plenty of people who pretend to understand it. Even my dad got excited (really, it was quite convincing!) when an MSF I ordered online came in! He gave me a hug and agreed that it was beautiful. lol

 

[fjc62701]

The only person I can say is my husband, He calls it his 401k...lol...Everyone else just rolls there eyes at me and says it's pretty lame. It kinda hurts my feelings because when I tell them something about it they make faces like I don't care...they don't say it but I can tell...I just think that they hate on me because my hubby spoils me and buys me anything I want. Or maybe they are just tired of me rambling about. But I don't care. I LOVE MY MAC MAKEUP and they can hate all they want.

P.S I love my hubby for contrubuting to my obsession

 

[nunu]

Friends or family? Nada, no one.

Only the people who i talk to on specktra. Yaay for specktra!

 

[redambition]

i have one work colleague who is in love with MAC as well. otherwise, it's you guys on specktra.

 

[Sanayhs]

My roommate by no means has the level of addiction that I do, but he certainly appreciates it. He's developing his own MAC-love.

My best friend is a MAC fan... but she's content with some studio finish concealer, dipdown fluidline, four eyeshadows in neutral colours and the occasional gloss. She thinks I'm obsessed. Pffffft.

My boyfriend thinks I'm nuts.