How do you wear your face on workdays?

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IslandWahine

IslandWahine

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#1
This is how I wear my face on workdays:
- L'occitane eye cream
- Clarins moisturizer sunscreen spf 20
- Urban Decay anti-aging eye shadow primer if I'm not lazy to put on some natural eye shadow
- MAC brushstoke eyeliner & Tarte mascara
- Daily natural length fake lashes (longer lashes if I have plans after work :graucho:)
- Spf 45 lip moisturizer (Hawaiian Blend brand reef friendly)

I went out of control with subscription boxes before.
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I used to have these boxes - BoxyCharm, Sephora Play, Ipsy, FFF, Fashionsta... I cancelled all since I realized I barely use everything in them, and it's a lot cheaper for me to buy 1-2 items that I actually use at full retail price than paying monthly subscriptions. >>> I used to always do full face make up with baking and all. hahahha! I stopped using foundation since pandemic because of masks. Now I don't even miss it. I save 30minutes every morning with my new face routine.

How do you wear your face on workdays?
 
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Pressed for time:
- moisturizer w/ spf
- stick foundation on needed areas
- eyeliner, brow mascara, lip balm, GO!
This is not much different to before pandemic, when I'll also do lipstick doubling up as blush. But we're still pretty much masking here so I don't wear lip colour from the house; if there is opportunity to take mask off, will put it on at that time.

Not pressed for time: the above plus more elaborate eye makeup, mascara, some blush and/or bronzer.
 
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#4
Anytime I go out of the house:
Facial moisturizer (really liking a tinted moisturizer sample from Laura Mercier; think it will be my next purchase).
Eyeliner
Lipstick or lip balm
Compact powder if needed (need it mostly in the summer to dab on lightly)
 
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Serum, serum, moisturizer, Mac’s painterly that is a cross between a primer and a cream eye shadow because I have discolouration above my lids. I added eyeliner during the pandemic and have stuck with it, an unholy amount of mascara, blush and lip stain.

I need to work on my eyebrows but everything I buy (and there has been a LOT) feels unnatural.
 
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I pretty much wear the same thing every day, whether I'm home cleaning, running errands, or at work! I just work one day a week (I'm mainly a SAHM).

-Clinique concealer as needed
-Clinique blush in Amped Up Apple
-Laura Mercier powder
-Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliner on bottom only, very lightly lined
-Clinique High Impact mascara
-Clinique Black Honey lipstick
-Dior Lip oil in pink over the lipstick
-Beautycounter brow pencil

If I'm at home I skip the lipstick and lip oil and just use chapstick or Beautycounter lip jellies.

If I'm going out in the evening I switch to Bad Gal Bang mascara.
 
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- Becca x Smashbox Undereye Corrector
- Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer or skin79 Hot Pink Bb Cream
- Bronzer - Fenty or Dior and used as an eyeshadow in the crease
- Highlighter along cheekbones
- Brows - ABH Brow Kit & Milk Tinted Brow Gel
- Essence Liquid Liner in Black winged
- Mascara
- YSL Touche Éclat under my eyes
- Concealer on any spots
- Maybe setting powder
- whatever my LOTD is
 
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#10
Full face for work/weekends (if we're going out). I have a lot of makeup so my products vary day to day.

- Foundation - Usually Chanel Sublimage Le Teint, YSL All Hours (if I want matte), Chanel Water Fresh Complexion Touch, or Hermes, NARS or La Mer tinted moisturizer
- Concealer as needed - La Mer stick or Chanel Sublimage (my favorite for undereye)
- Loose powder - Chanel, Givenchy Prisme Libre, La Mer. I also like to use By Terry Hyaluronic pressed for undereye sometimes (if I remember)
- Eye primer (NARS) & shadow - favorite right now is Tom Ford Mink Mirage quad or Chantecaille Monte Carlo
- Eyeliner & mascara (liner - Chanel Stylo Yeux in espresso, mascara is whatever I have open - I'm trying to burn through a ton of deluxe samples. Current is Benefit Bad Gal Bang)
- Brows - lightly fill in as needed with powder or pencil (Chanel pencil, unsure of color - or a MAC powder shadow I'm trying to finish)
- Blush & bronzer - varies, usually something Chantecaille or Chanel, NARS Orgasm is another favorite
- Lipstick - Charlotte Tilbury Supermodel is my current favorite
 
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#11
lill_canele said:
- facial moisturizer
- spf 45
- eye makeup

Done :P
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Update from my very lazy reply earlier lol

- Lancome or Chanel serum
- Khiels ultra face cream
- innisfree sunscreen

- urban decay eye primer
- Dior or Chanel eyeshadow palette (the 4 or 5 shade compacts)
- urban decay pencil liner
- K-palette or Dolly Wink liquid eyeliner on top of the pencil liner (japanese, super waterproof)
- lacome eyelash primer
- diorshow waterproof mascara
- get a lighter, heat up the stem of the qtip (100% paper cotton), and lift the lashes
- urban decay setting spray on the eyes
 
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IslandWahine said:
What do you use as make up remover? I used to use MAC liquid waterproof eyeliner, but I feel like I stress my eyes trying to clean the liner off my skin.
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I use Bifesta, can be found at Japanese markets or Amazon

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It needs a few seconds to break things down. So I get a cotton pad, pour the makeup remover on, gently press on my eyelids and wait for a bit, and then wipe off. It gets rid of a ton of stuff!

If you like to tightline or really fill in your lashline, to get close to the lashline, after the general wipe with a cotton pad, I recommend putting some on a qtip and rubbing onto the lashline to get rid of any residual eyeliner.

Works great for my eyeliners (pencil and liquid), not so much for my waterproof mascara, but that's probably because i like to layer up on my mascara :P .

Hope that helps!
 
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CeraVe day cream SPF 25
the same cream mixed 50/50 with Maybelline Superstay foundation
NYX Bare With Me concealer under the eyes
a suuuuper small amount of Maybelline Fit Me loose powder
highlighter with a small amount of blush on top (makes a big difference what you do it this way!)
NYX Micro Brow on my brows
highlighter and brown shadow (or the sculptor shade from Rimmel Kate face palette) on my eyelids
black tubing mascara, sometimes with a little bright blue mascara on top
lip liner
gloss or lipstick

This takes me around 10 mins start to finish. I keep my eyes understated and let my lips take center stage as it's easier to make them pop and also because I like the shape and size of my lips.
 
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