what is your greatest challenge in makeup?

[Babylard]

gosh, i struggle with fallout, for the love of god

and waking up early enough to do my makeup LOL........ i love sleeping in D:
fake lashes......... i destroy them quickly and i hate spending money on a new pair. i dont know how people can reuse them so much. and gosh i cannot get those fancy lashes to work for me, they wont stick D: the ones with the glittery bands and funky criss cross pattern

 

[L1LMAMAJ]

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Originally Posted by Babylard gosh, i struggle with fallout, for the love of god and waking up early enough to do my makeup LOL........ i love sleeping in D: fake lashes......... i destroy them quickly and i hate spending money on a new pair. i dont know how people can reuse them so much. and gosh i cannot get those fancy lashes to work for me, they wont stick D: the ones with the glittery bands and funky criss cross pattern

the fancy lashes probably don't stick on u well because a lot of them are made of plastic, not real human hair so the hairs are flexible and the band isn't bendy. i know what you mean though.

i reuse my falsies at least 5 times before tossing them. i don't use mascara on it and try not to get them wet.

i love sleeping in too!!

 

[LMD84]

now i've overcome my blending issues and now my challenge is filling in my brows!

so will be hunt for a matte brown shadow to match my brows and maybe a brow wax too and get experimenting!

 

[L1LMAMAJ]

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Originally Posted by LMD84 now i've overcome my blending issues and now my challenge is filling in my brows! so will be hunt for a matte brown shadow to match my brows and maybe a brow wax too and get experimenting!

i use mac expresso for my brows with a stiff angled brush. it works great!

 

[LMD84]

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Originally Posted by L1LMAMAJ i use mac expresso for my brows with a stiff angled brush. it works great!

thanks for the rec hun! i will be going on a shopping trip soon to nottingham so can actually go into the mac store for once and try some out! i have heard that mystry is also quite good as a brow definer. but just not sure what to go for! my brows are a dark brown but my hair is very blonde form highlights!

 

[L1LMAMAJ]

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Originally Posted by LMD84 thanks for the rec hun! i will be going on a shopping trip soon to nottingham so can actually go into the mac store for once and try some out! i have heard that mystry is also quite good as a brow definer. but just not sure what to go for! my brows are a dark brown but my hair is very blonde form highlights!

i might get a brow pencil soon but to me a brown eyeshadow like expresso can also work as an eyeshadow too!

 

[k.a.t]

Everything that's been mentioned

I'm not THAT bad though..lol

 

[PinkBasset]

My challenge is that I'm so slow doing make up! I blend my foundation on and on and also doing my eyes takes forever. I wish I could be quicker sometimes and not lack in the results (if I'm in a hurry I rarely try to do eyeshadows, maybe just throw a little highlighter on my browbone). Also I suck putting on falsies, must practise more.

On others I find liquid eyeliner most difficult when doing winged look or if the lids have many wrinkles.

Btw Lou, I fill my brows with Fling eyebrow pencil and Wedge is good also and it's pretty close to Fling colourwise. I have as blonde hair as you and my brows are also darker than my hair. I think that a little darker brows with blonde hair is cool, it makes a good contrast!

 

[enigmatic]

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Originally Posted by glasswillow Eyebrows definitely! When I was 12, I was a stupid child and went waaaay overboard plucking my eyebrows..... several times. They grew back in, but they're no longer mirror images of each other (one's thinner and has less of an arch, and the other doesn't extend outward as far as it should). So when I apply my eyebrow powder (I've found that works better for me than creams or pencils), I've got a lot to fix. I never seam to get them just right....

Exactly what I wanted to say!

& Also, matching both eyes. For whatever reason, I always seem to bring the colors up a bit higher on the right eye.

 

[Ravenciara]

Being that I just started with eye makeup, it would have to be getting my outer V (Or C, lol) right. Also, I'm afraid of bringing the crease color higher... I always seem to get the right side ok, but not my left

 

[L1LMAMAJ]

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Originally Posted by Ravenciara Being that I just started with eye makeup, it would have to be getting my outer V (Or C, lol) right. Also, I'm afraid of bringing the crease color higher... I always seem to get the right side ok, but not my left

it took me a loong time to get both outer corners even. they still aren't when i don't spend a lot of time on it and i'm a perfectionist so it bothers me. =

 

[Ravenciara]

@LilMamaJ- Phew! I'm glad it's not just me then, lol!

 

[Almond_Eyed]

Oh goodness, I can't express how much my eyelids drive me nuts. One eye is a single lid and the other is a double lid so no matter how symmetrical my eye makeup application is, they always look different. My eyebrows always look kinda off too

Grrr....

 

[afloresm13]

For me, it's contouring--i know! such a simple concept, but i just can't get it to look right on me, even after watching tons of tutorials i somehow end up looking like i have a streak of dirt across my cheeks

I'm still also having trouble finding the PERFECT undereye concealer (shade, texture, brand, etc)... i recently ordered a MAC Studio Finish concealer to try (I've heard good things about it) so i'm crossing my fingers!!

 

[purple_pumpkin]

'Faking' a crease. I have too much skin on the lids, do if i do i 'normaly' you can't see anything when eyes are open, so I have to fake it, a little higher, but I menage to do one eye, but on the other i can't duplicate

 

[L1LMAMAJ]

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Originally Posted by afloresm13 For me, it's contouring--i know! such a simple concept, but i just can't get it to look right on me, even after watching tons of tutorials i somehow end up looking like i have a streak of dirt across my cheeks I'm still also having trouble finding the PERFECT undereye concealer (shade, texture, brand, etc)... i recently ordered a MAC Studio Finish concealer to try (I've heard good things about it) so i'm crossing my fingers!!

same here!! don't worry contouring is harder than it looks. don't worry if you don't get it at once. it took me a long time to learn and i still can't do it perfect.

yes ditto on the concealer. i don't use concealer because i don't have dark circles and i don't feel that i need it. however, i have a hard time choosing concealer for my clients. i don't want it to look overly white if u know what i mean. sometimes kim kardashian's concealer is too light for her IMO.

 

[Almond_Eyed]

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Originally Posted by afloresm13 For me, it's contouring--i know! such a simple concept, but i just can't get it to look right on me, even after watching tons of tutorials i somehow end up looking like i have a streak of dirt across my cheeks I'm still also having trouble finding the PERFECT undereye concealer (shade, texture, brand, etc)... i recently ordered a MAC Studio Finish concealer to try (I've heard good things about it) so i'm crossing my fingers!!

I got the MAC Select Moisturecover concealer for under my eyes and it works really good, no creasing or caking at all. I got this one because I read mixed reviews about the Studio Finish creasing and being too thick.

 

[Hannaleh]

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Originally Posted by L1LMAMAJ the fancy lashes probably don't stick on u well because a lot of them are made of plastic, not real human hair so the hairs are flexible and the band isn't bendy. i know what you mean though. i reuse my falsies at least 5 times before tossing them. i don't use mascara on it and try not to get them wet. i love sleeping in too!!

Hi!
I'm new to this forum, and applying falsies in my daily routine IS one of my challenges.
Plus, I'd like to be able to keep them on at least 2 days (when I'm on call - hospital)
How do you do that ?
Thanks

 

[L1LMAMAJ]

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Originally Posted by Hannaleh Hi! I'm new to this forum, and applying falsies in my daily routine IS one of my challenges. Plus, I'd like to be able to keep them on at least 2 days (when I'm on call - hospital) How do you do that ? Thanks

i take really good care of my falsies. when i'm done using it, i gently take it off my lids. you can use makeup remover on a q tip and put a bit on the band, it'll come right off. then i clean the glue off either with my fingers (i gently rip it off) or u can use tweezers and tweeze the glue residue off. keep them from getting squished. they should last you a few uses. using mascara will shorten the amount of uses.

are you saying u want to kepe them on your eyes for 2 consecutive days? i dont' know if that's possibly cuz when you sleep, you might squish them on your pillow.

 

[tepa1974]

My biggest challenges are applying bronzer without it making me look "dirty", matching liner on both eyes and coming up with new color combos. I'm pretty good at putting on falsies and smoking out my shadows.