What is your, "Omg! What was I thinking!?!" Look?

[Strawberrymold]

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Originally Posted by Curly1908 Aw, lawd! Mine was when my cousin & I snuck and experimented with lipstick in middle school. This was when silver lipstick was in, and we paired it with black eyeliner (on our lips!!!) and silver bubble jackets. And everybody else thought we were SOOOOOO cool. I have destroyed any photographic evidence. This isn't me, but I thought I'd add a visual: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/183/3...c94cba.jpg?v=0

You are not alone... back way back when I was a little dork who thought she was hot I was not afraid to rock the goth dead hooker lips! Although when I look back I wonder, what was worse, the makeup or my hair?

 

[Curly1908]

I forgot to add that there was no MAC where I grew up so I was wearing Fashion Fair Foundation for the longest. I don't think I need to explain further...

 

[swaly]

Freshman year. Art school. Sudden freedom + a stipend for books n' supplies n' stuff that partially went towards makeup + discovering online shopping for the first time.

I got my Kryolan UV palette that year, and let's just say...it wasn't pretty. I made many egregious mistakes as I overloaded on my newfound MAC and Sephora love, but the Kryolan was the worst of them all. All hopped up on lack of sleep, attending arty farty parties every night, me and my lady friends WAY overdid the neon. We looked like raver kids on drugs. I mean, our hearts were in the right place...but ooooh boy.

I still love my UV palette but I use it much more sparingly and know how to apply it. At least––that's what I think now! Maybe four more years down the line I'll say the same thing about my UV use now!

 

[DominicanBarbie]

Ugh I hate to even remember... I wore white eyeliner everyday for 1 year straight...I was 14. Looking at the pictures of myself I wonder how I ever had friends or even dated ... AND how dare my friends and family not say to me.... What the Heck are you doing! lol.... it was bad

 

[moonlit]

i got a new foundation from America and i had a cheapo brush and i applied foundation like paint on my face!!!

i went to a wedding.. my boss's wedding- i got to see the pics recently and omg I wanted to delete it from his album.. God kill me - such slimy oily face - looked like i spilled foundation on my face eeeeeeeeeeekkkssss...

*runs and hides off*

 

[S.S.BlackOrchid]

When I was in high school and wore foundation that was 5 shades too light for me. Oh yeah, and I blended it onto my neck and chest. *shakes head*

 

[zerin]

Back in highschool when I was in grade 9...I used to wear silver or white eyeliner on the lid....omg :S for some odd reason it was an IN thing for all the girls at that time and now I just shudder thinking WHY??? lol

 

[kaliraksha]

I decided that my blush would be an awesome all over the lid eyeshadow (brightener)... all the way up to the brows... I also used the blush brush to apply it, so it was pretty much just in the general area of my eyes... my friend asked me if I had an eye infection or was on drugs.

 

[mern]

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Originally Posted by kaliraksha I decided that my blush would be an awesome all over the lid eyeshadow (brightener)... all the way up to the brows... I also used the blush brush to apply it, so it was pretty much just in the general area of my eyes... my friend asked me if I had an eye infection or was on drugs.

I actually lol'd at this. Thats way too cute.

I cant really think of much other than the neon green lids and thick black eyeliner in grade 6.. eww

 

[CandiGirl21]

I wore Blue glitter lipstick in the 6th grade lol

 

[anita22]

Back in the days when I did NOT know what a duochrome was, I had this bronzey coloured pigment. Anyway one night I was going out and I didn't have any bronzer so I just powdered some of this bronzey pigment on my face (not realising that it actually went on RED... and the lighting in the bathroom was bad so I couldn't tell anyway!). So, once I was ready, I went into the main area of the hostel I was living in, and this guy basically laughed his ass off at me and asked why I was soooo red!!

It's amusing now, but I was somewhat mortified at the time (he made fun of me!! In spanish!!!)

 

[Noussie]

A few years ago..when i had just started wearing make up i actually tought bronzer was supposed to go all over my face.
It was this awful cheap muddy bronzer and i remember it made me look crazy

I didnt notice how crazy unitl i walked out the door and saw my reflection in some mirror.. i swear i looked like one of those orangey harajuku girls

Needless to say the bronzer found its way to the bin that same day..

 

[ShockBunnie]

oh my gosh this is a funny thread to read hahaha =] aww poor anita22 with the duochrome!!

 

[Ange1]

I bought a lot of warm looking neutral shade form nyx to practice with. *Shakes head* I learned the hard way that cool neutrals are the way to go with my skin tone. lol

 

[malaviKat]

I recall wearing white and blue eyeshadow back in the day (around age 18)... I knew little about blending; I just grabbed a Cover Girl quad (I assumed they were all "meant" to go together!) and used the colours in sequence. Chalk white is NOT meant as a highlight on a brown girl. Hell at that point I'm surprised I even knew enough to put on a highlight.

...Suffice to say, my mom tried to tell me it looked terrible. My best friend was more tactful but I thought they were both wrong until after the fact. I have the pics somewhere, too, since it was my birthday and my best friend was taking me for dinner!

After that it was many years before I was convinced I could/should wear anything but neutrals and even these days I still have my doubts sometimes.

 

[pnuttbuttajelli]

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Originally Posted by malaviKat I recall wearing white and blue eyeshadow back in the day (around age 18)... I knew little about blending; I just grabbed a Cover Girl quad (I assumed they were all "meant" to go together!) and used the colours in sequence. Chalk white is NOT meant as a highlight on a brown girl. Hell at that point I'm surprised I even knew enough to put on a highlight...

those covergirl quads are BAD NEWS ok!
lol, i wore the hell out of them... and BEFORE i wore primer!
so what was a beautiful sea-colored gradient going across my eyelid turned into this sea-colored throw up mess, but with way more sparkle.
i still remember putting up an away message complaining about all that glitter that fell all over my face and saying, "IT LOOKS LIKE I JUST FUCKED A PIXI!"


and lol, i wouldve assumed they were all meant to go together too, seeing how they're in the same quad and all. and it's funny how it took that quad to teach you the difference between WHITE and beige as a highlighter.
*sigh* good times...

 

[DILLIGAF]

Using Coffee as a liner. I feel the shame as I write this. I will chalk it up to youth and being easily influenced by the likes of Foxy Brown.

 

[malaviKat]

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Originally Posted by pnuttbuttajelli those covergirl quads are BAD NEWS ok! lol, i wore the hell out of them... and BEFORE i wore primer! so what was a beautiful sea-colored gradient going across my eyelid turned into this sea-colored throw up mess, but with way more sparkle. i still remember putting up an away message complaining about all that glitter that fell all over my face and saying, "IT LOOKS LIKE I JUST FUCKED A PIXI!" and lol, i wouldve assumed they were all meant to go together too, seeing how they're in the same quad and all. and it's funny how it took that quad to teach you the difference between WHITE and beige as a highlighter. *sigh* good times...

You know what... sometime after that CG experience I read a makeup artist's book (I can't remember whose...) which said that quads were a waste of money as they would often group colours that were supposed to be "logical" together but that couldn't all be used on one person. It said that you'd be better off buying single shadows and coordinating them on your own instead of buying a pre-made collection.

I know we often look at them as simplifying makeup rules and coordinating shades but if you think about it...there are often colours in a kit/pre-made palette that just make NO sense for a given skintone. For that reason alone (for better or worse!) I haven't bought a pre-made quad since. Not even *gasp* MAC...no matter how gorgeous the packaging!

 

[funkychik02]

I used to experiment with lilac Wet n Wild lipstick...without putting on chapstick. LOL

 

[User27]

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