Hi girls,
Was wondering how long it took for you to learn to apply your own make up and feel happy with 'your' look, please? I've been saying for an age how i must learn to do my own but keep on making excuses! The thing is, the cost of professional make overs is limiting my time out enfemme (as much as i love the look i achieve) and i'm constantly thinking i'll never be able to do my make up as nice as what i get done professionally.
Your feedback would be appreciated.
Sara xxx
40 plus years and still learning
And not that good at it
I just don't have fun -- I make the fun
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Sara,
I'm always learning. I seem to have my "old standby look" whenever I'm not feeling new and creative. This was created very early in my makeup experimenting. Once you have the look, try to remember how you did it because it's not like you get to repeat it everyday. Also, watch the pros on the telly, if you can. I'm also a great study of what and what not do to on the GG's.
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Basic everyday make up takes no time at all to learn to put on. I suppose it depends on what experiences you have had, by that I mean have you really been able to practice yourself or watch a GG put on make-up.
I have been out 24/7 for the past 2 years and TBH I still have to rely on Sandra to do my foundation, especially if we have little time. With time you can achieve a look you like, but I would recommend a visit to a beauty counter for a professional make-over, just to find out the colours and mixes that suit your complexion etc.
Listen carefully to what is said, quite often you can hear what is not being said
The joy of correcting a mistake can bring pain to another
I too am still learning. My wife is not much help as she does not wear it!
SaraOriginally Posted by Girly Sara
Nigella went to estee lauder counter in a department store near us, they were very helpfull with helping her choose colours for foundation, eyeshadow etc, they did a makeover for her the cost £10 but if you buy any products that day then the make over was free.
I don't think you can ever stop learning how to put makeup on, especially with new products coming onto the market. With practice you will be able to get the look you want.
Sandra
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For me....from the first time I seriously dabbled in makeup (2.5 years ago). A couple months of daily practice before I felt semi good...and a year of daily practice before I thought I looked good. So after two and a half years I'm still experimenting with different makeup schemes and have settled into a couple looks, and a few brands I really like..
Bought a couple good makeup books, read lots of magazines, did my homework at the mall at lunch then tried to replicate makeup schemes that I thought looked nice... And practiced every day in the morning before work and washed it all off in the shower...
Got to want something bad enought and above all practice practice practice!!
Love Karren
Last edited by Karren H; 10-09-2006 at 03:46 PM.
It took me about six months of practicing regularly to feel competent. Now, after about a year, I'm to th point where I'm starting to feel capable of being "creative".
I've now done makeup on a couple of GGs friends, and they claimed to be very pleased with the results, so I guess that means I'm getting reasonably good.
If it takes a while to learn, don't stress it. I know plenty of GGs who've been applying their own makeup for 10-15 years, and still manage to look like bad drag queens.
"There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. "
- Anais Nin
I don't do makeup
that where i went. it is a little expensive but i think it is worth the cost.
sue ellan
life is like a roll of tp. the closer to the end the faster it goes.
When I resumed dressing in February, it took about 20 "tries" to get a look I like and could do fairly consistently. However, like everyone else here, it's still a learning process.
Erica
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for me I got the hang of it fairly quickly. Probably from years of watching my wife
Just DO it and eventually you will get "good enough"---but you will always be learning something new.
I find most of the problem is the right color choices----we CDers tend to go with too bright or too heavy, I improved very rapidly after taking a pic of myself in my usual makeup, puting it on my photo processor (Photo deluxe) and then adjusting the color intensity and hue and brightness----and saw that with the colors toned down in certian directions---not only did I STILL look female, but better than I ever had.---so I made the adjustment with real makeup.
I'm pretty good at it now. It took about 3 months of doing it a few times a week to get a consistent look I was happy with. Try new colors, and experiment. I look best in things I wouldn't have picked! After about a year or so, I'm becoming more comfortable with experimenting for fun. I've got a few looks I like. I'd like to find a natural look that looked good but it's hard to find natural when I'm really covering everything up!
But the key is to not be afraid to look bad. It washes off! Remember, it washes off.
(usually)
Note: always check yourself thoroughly in the morning. Always.
Very far from satisfied. Although i am happy to spend money on clothes i am reluctant to buy expensive makeup because i am so ignorant about it and, consequently, buy cheap make-up sets.
Can any GG's give advice - particularly about foundations?
'What the caterpillar perceives is the end, to the butterfly is just the beginning'
I only been doing it for about six months, and I think I'm getting better all the time, but if I'm getting better at it why does it take longer?
I took a "crash course" Sara and it only took me 30+ years. Really, even a lot of GG's still can't get it down and they've been doing it since puberty. It's an acquired skill for sure. The biggest critic being yourself of course.Ericka
You might find this link quite handy: http://www.lancome.co.uk/_en/_gb/app...on=MAQUILLAGE&
I have no idea! I have never been able to do the same thing twice!
For me it's still a never ending process.I dabbled in it once in a great while when I was real young,but I just didn't know what I was doing and I came within an ace of making a terrible mess at my relative's house while eveybody was out for a couple of hours.Finally when I was out of high school for a couple of years a GG that was sympathetic to my cd'ing showed me the basics of make-up application and was kind enough to actually give me some cosmetics to sneak home with me.But I would still suceed in making myself look horrendous.Until another very close GG freind worked with me a couple of times and undiplomaticly told me what looked good and what didn't.That was over twenty years ago.Time goes on and I'm purely average rated at doing my own makeup.But if I ever have the extra money I just might go to one of the larger cities for one of those TG makeovers.Samantha
I have been doing my makeup since I was a teen, like a real woman. So a very long time. (I wish it wasn't so very long.) But I don't do it every day, unlike a real woman.
When I started going out, I needed to learn a few new things about doing more passible makeup to camoflage defects. It took a little bit of effort, but some input from a few makeover specialists helped. Then a couple of makeovers at the makeup counter really were helpful. I ask the makeup artist to describe and show me what she is doing. This way, I learn and can do it myself. I do eyes pretty well. Have gotten quite a few complements. Even help my wife a few times with hers.
Warmest regards,
Christina Nicole
Sara: it's like anything else, the more practice you have the more proficient you'll become. I HIGHLY recommend that you read as much as you can on the subject. Fashion/beauty magazines always have new and interesting information and techniques to share. There are some excellent books as well.
Personally, I feel very capable at applying a makeover now and my speed has increased dramatically while my error rate (wow those can be time consuming to correct) has all but disappeared. It is really a second nature task for me now. Yet, I'm still interested in learning more.
Don't fret about mistakes, just enjoy the process. Speed and certainty will come with experience, and you'll discover the perfect range of "looks" that work best and most flattering for YOU.
Marie
I went to the Estee counter at Macy's had a makeover. They show you how to put on your makeup. Help pick out colors that look good on you. All you have to do is buy some of their protducts. Then go home and practice, practice practice.
Need to go back for my winter colors now that my tan is gone.
GLENDA
I FEEL LIKE A WOMAN
well Sara
i am always learning it took me about two months until i got a look that i like and then lots of practice. books like Ellie , glow ,Cosmo etc help. find a look in there and try it on yourself until you find The one and then keep doing it over and over until you get it right. makeup is so much fun. it's the best part of being a t-girl i hope that helps...
hugs Marissa
My wife, who is 44, says she is still learning to do different things with makeup. So I guess I'm just a beginner. I guess you could say it's a learning experience. But after a year of trying, I do pretty well.;..BJ
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