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Temptalia Asks You – In what order do you apply your makeup?

Monday, November 10th, 2008

In what order do you apply your makeup? Foundation, cheeks, eyes? Eyes first?

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concealer foundation (if I use it) powder eye shadow eyeliner mascara (after curling) lip gloss/lipstick

face - moisturize, let that set in and put in my contacts and eat :) - primer - foundation - setting powder cheeks - contour with bronzer - blush eyes - shadow insurance - pink, green, or blue base [depending on the colors i'm planning on using] - then the magic :D

If I'm doing something that might have a lot of fallout, or might be messy like I'm trying something new, then I'll do my eyes first. Usually I like to start with my undereyes at least and any blotches or redness, so that if I'm doing a dramatic eye I don't just look funky.

Face (TM, concealer, under eye powder) Blush then Eyes or Eyes then Blush (varies, depending upon what I'm emphasizing) Loose powder over everything (to set and blend/soften everything) Highlighter (Meteorites most days) Retouch concealer if needed (mine seems to travel for some reason) Lips

Face - Toner, Face Serum, Pore Minimizer, Moisturizer and Sunblock (a must!). This is followed by foundation, concealer and loose powder. Blusher is always applied last. Undereyes - Eye Serum, Day Eye Cream, MAC Moisturecover and follwed by Highlighter. Eyelids - Eye Primer and this is followed by eye-shadows, (still don't feel comfy using pigments considering the klutz I am!) eye-liners and i'd finish off by applying mascara. Lips - this is done just before i step out of the house. Lip-liner to line followed by lippy and lipglass or lustreglass. That's pretty much it. Sounds like a L-O-N-G process but cant believe I squeeze all of the above in 30 mins.

My order is... Eyes first: primer, highlight, crease, lid (sometimes lid, crease), eyebrows, liner Face: Prep + Prime, foundations, contour, highlight, blush Back to Eyes: Prep + Prime lash, mascara Lips: liner, lipstick, gloss wow it seems like a lot! haha i can't believe i do this everyday!

pre: moisturize around eyes, then full face, lip balm face: concealer, foundation eyes: primer, base, shadow/pigment, liner, mascara, brows cheeks: highlight, colour (blush/bronzer) lips: liner, lipstick, gloss (or just gloss) finish: blot powder, fix+

1. Prime eyes, lips, and face (always! especially for my oily skin) 2. Apply lips (sometimes lip liner, lipstick, gloss; most times just a little lipstick and gloss) 3. Do eyes (sometimes shadow and liner (primer provides a nice neutral color), always mascara) 4. Apply foundation and concealer (sometimes concealer, foundation, and some more concealer if I want extra coverage) 5. Do cheeks (sometimes bronzer, always blush)

1. Lip balm 2. Powder on my face 3. Eyeshadow 4. Mascara 5. Eyeliner 6. Lipstick 7. Lipgloss 8. Blush

Lips: blam Face: Select Tint, concealer, MSF natural Cheeks Eyes: prime, lid, crease, eyeliner, mascara Lips: LipStick and Gloss

if i do a full face this is my routine... 1. moisturizer 2. eyes 3. concealer 4. foundation 5. cream blush (learned this from kim k and her MUA) 6. powder 7. powder blush 8. lips 9. eyebrows eyes alwasy first so i don't have to worry about fixing my powder/foundation if i have shadow dust on my cheeks. plus, if i'm in a hurry, my eyes are already done. the rest can be done with less precision.

Face primer, eye primer, concealer, eye shadow, blush, foundation and sometimes bronzer.

- Eyes (except mascara) - Blusher - Mascara - Lipgloss! x

Face: Primer, foundation, concealer, loose powder, glow powder Cheeks: Brown/Bronze blush, pinkish blush on apples Eyes: Primer, eyeshadow, eyeliner, mascara, eyebrows Lips: Lipstick, gloss

Face, Lips, Eyes, Cheeks :)

face (moisturize, prime, foundation), cheeks, eyes, lips.

Wow, I feel so weird and backward. I go: Face(primer, foundation, concealer, powder) Cheeks (blush, bronzer to contour) Eyes (base, shadows, liner, mascara) Lips

face: prep everything with moisturizer eyes: all my eye make up, then concealer for undereyes cheeks: blush or bronzer lips: balm and then gloss :)

Face - moisturizer, foundation. eyes - eyeshadow, falsies, eyebrows cheeks - blush lips - lip balm eyes - eyeliner face - loose powder, highlighter lips - gloss I jumped around a lot because sometimes I am lazy to wait (eg, after falsies I would need to wait for it to dry before putting on eyeliner). If I am really rushing for time, I would just slap on moisturizer then do my eyes and then go back to foundation! LOL...

face - primer, foundation, powder eyes - eyebrows, primer, shadov, liner, maskara cheeks - blush, highlighter lips - lipliner, gloss

moisturiser and lip balm face - concealer, foundation, powder eyes - brows, eyeshadow, liner, mascara lips - lipliner, lipcolour cheeks - blush face - finishing powder

-Primer -Foundation, concealer & powder -Eyes (shadow, liner & mascara) -Blush -Lips

moisturize concealer and foundation eyeliner and mascara blush lips

-moisturizer -eye makeup (shadow first--inner eye, lid, then crease), then liner and mascara -concealor, foundation and then powder to set as I use liquid. blush -lips would be last, sadly I barely wear anything in the morning when putting it all on as itll come off with my coffee!

Face (Prime, Foundation, Conceal) Eyes (Prime, shadow, liner, lashes) Cheeks (Contour, Blusher) Lips (Gloss/lipstick) Face (Finishing powder)