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

[user79]

The girlfriend of a friend is into makeup as well but I am not that good friends with her directly so we don't talk about it that much. But she was thrilled to see my new vanity table and set-up and now wants to get one too! But I don't really chat about make-up much except for Specktra, sometimes I proclaim my adoration for a particular blush or eyeshadow to my bf but he's not that interested, lol.

 

[ScarletTanager]

My best friend "understands", by which I mean she'll go to Nordstrom and pick MAC stuff up for me that I can't get at home, but she doesn't follow the color stories or wear much makeup at all. I did get her to go to MAC for wedding makeup and she bought a few extra things that surprised me, but I think that was the extent of her involvement.

HOWEVER, there are a couple of people (a woman and a man) who work at a porn store to which I deliver mail every day, and they "understand" for real. The woman has tons of MAC, and the guy loves to go to MAC and especially Sephora to try out all the creams... we laugh about how every $200 anti-aging potion in his imported gay magazines seems to be developed by NASA and wonder if that's really all they do these days.

 

[Hilly]

Haley of course (hrdruian on specktra). We can just talk about makeup all day and play with each others stuff. lol

 

[stv578]

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Originally Posted by nunu Only the people who i talk to on specktra. Yaay for specktra!

I couldn't agree more.

I think my mom gets it mostly, because she has tons of make-up and is probably partly the reason that I am this way! She even pays for the odd item here and there when we're out together (bless her heart, she just knows how much i love it and doesn't want my husband getting upset at me wasting my $!). But even she thinks I spend too much on it overall!

 

[Kuuipo]

When I feel bad about having so much makeup (I don't indulge in any other area like clothes, entertainment, don't own a cell phone, etc) I think about what I read last weak in a Russian marketing journal-Russian women spend about 25 percent of their income on cosmetics (that's a cultural thing, Russians are extremely beauty obsessive). I live in a tiny closet of an apartment, but my lips rise above that!

 

[VeXedPiNk]

Tolerate, yes. Understand, no. They'll listen to me ramble on about my latest purchase or comment on a look I'm wearing, but none of my friends are into makeup like I am.

However, I bought my mom a MAC gift certificate for Christmas and have since gotten her hooked. It's so much fun to be like a "MAC mentor" to her. She's not quite obsessed, but she's getting there!

Either way, this is still my make-up obsessed family

 

[daffie]

Its weird but I think my boyfriend gets it. He's so supportive =)

 

[Stephie Baby]

My boyfriend sorta understands. I use to be a gymnast and my boyfriend hated it. He was always afraid I would get hurt. I always tell him make up is my hobby, so hes glad this can't hurt me. Lol. Just my wallet.

He does HATE that I talk about it basically 24/7 though. Lol.


You girls are lucky! Most of you have make up obsessed friends. I don't at all!! All my friends hate make up. :-(

 

[silentkite]

My younger sister. Her love for makeup matches mine, we can talk about makeup for ages, we send each other links to videos, tutorials, FOTDs, and share each others products.

My boyfriend understands how much I love makeup, and what it means to me. He tries his best to listen and learn, since he knows it means a lot to me. Which makes him pretty special to me.

 

[KikiB]

My mom understands it to an extent, I got in trouble when I was younger for getting into her old makeup but she certainly helps fuel my addiction. My coworkers understand it, namely since many of them worked at makeup counters and one almost became a national artist for Estee Lauder.

 

[Babylard]

nope. just here on specktra. my roomate calls it "putting too much crap on the face." i managed to annoy this guy i tend to IM a lot. my mom tells me to not buy any everytime im on the phone with her. lol

my sisters are trying to be supportive. they let me put makeup on them lol. when i go back to visit, i am going to show my sister application for her grad. She is still working on her skin and i am always trying to find ways to help her. My sisters are still young and haven't gotten into makeup yet. However, I think I will convert them one day LoL!

 

[rinispanini20]

I would have to say I am a very fortunate girl. My boyfriend not only understands and acknowledges my favorite pastime, but he participates as well. When we go to MAC in the mall, he picks out the eye colors and pigments. I was a very neutral girl, until he started picking up colors. His favorite are Steamy, Parrot, Humid, Nocturnelle, Carbon, etc. I love him so much for that. I dont have that many girlfriends, and the ones I do have arent as interested in makeup as much as I am, but I am slowly working on them. My boyfriend's brother's girlfriend had never used or even heard of MAC until I showed her my stash. My girlfriends upstair from me will now come downstairs and ask me to do their makeup for a date or just because. If I need to surround myself with makeup discussions, I just come here and relish all the wonderful fotds, tuts, hauls, etc. I live on this site!!!!! I love you all!!!!!

 

[PRETTYGIRL26]

This is simple. No, No one understands MAC is like the air I breathe. I must have it MAC is like an addiction to me. I actually feel bad when I don't buy something. I guess this is my form of withdrawl....LOL

 

[greentwig]

My mother-in-law, she's my MAC buddie.

My grandmother-in-law (i think i stated that wrong, lol)

My mom like's MAC but isn't hook, and she dosent mind listening or having me do her MU

 

[Dark_Phoenix]

My mother. She is addicted to Gurlain and Dior make-up. Her make-up all looks beautiful even in the packages, but she hates Chanel because it's overpriced for looking so plain. She's started to like MAC though, especially the sculpt/shape duos and beauty powder (I had a back-up of Pearl Blossom from Barbie, you'd never guess who took it, lol).

My sister in law (eldest brother's sister) is another Gurlain addict but she doesn't understand why I like MAC so much.

My roommate back in secondary wasn't a MAC addict, but Anna Sui cosmetics instead. We always ended up trying each other's make-up so that was pretty fun. I hope my roommate this autumn is as understanding.

 

[Danapotter]

No.

Everyone is sick of me.......I can only share my hobby with Specktra and MA's.

 

[lara]

My husband understands completely. What his tools and workshop equipment is to him, my make-up and make-up tools are to me.

 

[spectrolite]

No one I know is interested in makeup and I don't really discuss it with anyone besides the people here and my house mate who thinks its cute that I like playing "dress up". I had a friend come over last week for a night of clubbing and she came to chat with me as I was getting ready. She'd never seen all of my makeup before and was awe struck at how much there was. She grabbed her camera and took pictures lol...! She does not wear any cosmetics herself but she said that my collection looked sweet

 

[kimmy]

my mom.

i was just telling her how i don't know why i keep buying makeup because i'll never use half of it, i'm sure...but i just can't not buy some stuff. she knows what's up because she's the same way with fabric.

 

[cno64]

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Originally Posted by blindpassion My Mom! Haha Shes definitely a cool Mom, I'm 17 and she's 49, but she looks like shes in her 30's (not in a plastic way, shes very youthftul) And shes always staying with the times, she is definitely a MAC addict now too, it's very handy haha because shes the one saying "anytime you want to go to MAC this week, I'm up for it!" =) Im lucky.

That is TERRIFIC!
I'm 43, and don't have any children, but I share my pigments and makeup/style tips with a good friend's teenage daughters, and they all think I'm "cool."