Makeup/Beauty Thread

[Sudo_Nym]

I wish I had your confidence. I wouldn't mind knowing what the eyeshadow/angled brush trick is, though.

[Brandi]

Whenever I finally get the money to support the brand I want, I'm going to actually try to learn how to makeup. It's a beautiful artform, and people like Om keep inspiring me. ;w;

[Om of the Nom]

I wish I had your confidence. I wouldn't mind knowing what the eyeshadow/angled brush trick is, though.

Just get eyeshadow in any colour (but lets start with black) and apply it with the angled brush (they look like this if u dont know) and since its a brush you can get a fairly good amount of control (that might be my painter side speakin) and the length of the brush line compared to the point of a pencil makes it easier to kind of plan out things. it takes a bit of maneuvering to get curves but if you dab on eyeshadow a little bit at a time rather than going through in one swoop to begin with, you can kinda plan out where the line goes first. it helps me a lot for my wings (which i tend to do as a straight line with a lil flick at the end) because i can just go from the corner of my eye and draw up and out and then fill it in. Pencil takes committment to the line since it shows up less if you try and sketch as opposed to really go for it, so with a brush+shadow you can afford to be a little hesitant. Not to mention that pencil moves the skin around a lot if you press hard enough for it to show but with a brush you can be lighter on your face.

And plus, you use eyeshadow instead of liner (which usually comes in neutral tones and the occasional blue/red/green) so you can effectively use any colour you want as liner (which is very very fun if you have a huge selection of colourful eyeshadows like me :) )

Whenever I finally get the money to support the brand I want, I'm going to actually try to learn how to makeup. It's a beautiful artform, and people like Om keep inspiring me. ;w;

I dunno what brand ur talking about, but please check out sugarpill if you haven't already. They're vegan/cruelty free and the eyeshadows are wonderfully pigmented (as evidenced by my pics). They also have some lash sets, some brushes and some lipsticks too so there's more than just eyeshadows. Might be a teeny bit pricey compared to any old drugstore makeup but it's very worth it if you love colourful makeup over neutral tones.

[Brandi]

Ah, I hadn't heard of them. Thanks for the rec Om <3 I looked on their website and they look lovely. I can't get over how awesome having one of their lipsticks would be.

In my post before, I was making a generalization in that I want to do research first. I wanna make sure I know I'm getting something that I will like and will work for me.
I do actually wanna go for some muted stuff for day to day probably, and then fun~ colors for experimenting. What allures me the most right now though is nicely done eyeliner and complimenting eye shadows!

[Om of the Nom]

I spent like $300 on a single makeup order last week (so hyped) and am also now enrolled in a cinemagraphic/SFX makeup course for this year, high hopes for my makeup future lets celebrate. Need to do more creative looks soon and just have fun with it. Got some makeup idea books for Christmas, I'll sit down and have a real look through them for ~inspiration~

[lalaladucks]

go om!

[Bins]

wow that's amazing!! Please teach me

[lalaladucks]

is the concept of winged eyeliner a hoax

[lalaladucks]

i surely can't be the only person who will re-do them 10 times to make them seem acceptable

[Chickadee]

It's an art form. I have mastered it. It's doable, but is not an easy path.

[schadd_]

yeah i keep trying to get eyeliner but as soon as i take it out of the package it flies away :( :( :( :(

[lalaladucks]

Spoiler: a lil wing

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[Sudo_Nym]

I'm not really any better at eyeliner, but I've been getting pretty good at foundation, and okay at concealer. I think I look pretty okay, anyway.

[caledfwitch]

its up to you to decide how much makeup u wanna wear! as long as you feel beautiful, no amount is too much or too little

[Sudo_Nym]

I go back and forth a lot between "I'm amab, I shouldn't wear makeup" and "Fuck the haters". It's a weird line for me.

[caledfwitch]

why does amab = no makeup? its just a product imo
dudes who are hardasses about gender roles like makeup wearing are often ugly as fuck and could use a little makeup themselves

[Sudo_Nym]

I don't make the rules. I'm just eternally enslaved by them.