What order do you apply your makeup? Eyes first? Foundation first?
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Eyeshadow, foundation, eyeliner, mascara, blush, loose powder, and then lips!
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Brows, eyeshadow, eyeliner, mascara, foundation, blush/highlight loose powder/MSFN, and then lips! Trying to find a good Contour now tho, blunt is just blends into my skin. Any recs?
My order is as follows: Concealer (if needed), foundation, blush, eyeshadow, eyeliner, mascara, loose powder. Not quite similar to yours, but I’ve been using this method for about five years now and it feels weird if I change it.. =/
foundation, powder, eyes, blush, eyebrows. lips when i remember! i usually put on makeup before breakfast.
I do my eyes first and foundation very last.
lets try this again – eyeshadow, eyeliner, mascara, moisturizer, primer, foundation, blush, loose powder, and lastly lips.
concealer, powder to set it, eyeshadow primer, eyeshadow, liner, brows, mascara, blush, bronzer, and lips!
Eyeshadow, eyeliner, mascara, foundation, loose powder, blush and lips 🙂
Foundation, concealer, powder, brows, eyeshadow, liner, mascara, lips and finish with blush. I do blush last bc I have a tendency to put on too much when my lips are pale–I feel the need for more “color”! Also, a lot of times I use a powder foundation so then concealer is first followed by the powder foundation. I like to do brows before eyeshadow bc the brows really bring out the shape of my eye and I can use it as a guideline. It’s all very technical, this makeup stuff;)
I have a very specific order for my makeup application. I like to think I’ve optimized the routine.
Sunscreen: DDF Organic
Primer: Fresh Rose Freshface
Concealer: MAC Select Moisturecover
Foundation/Powder: EDM semi-matte/Natural Reflections
Eye Primer #1: UDPP
Brow Powder: Anastasia Duo
Eye Primer #2: MAC Paint Pot
Blush
Eyeshadow:
browbone
lid
crease/outer corner
lower lashline
blend
Curl lashes/Mascara: Koji Soft Curve & Kiss Me Heroine Long & Curl
Liner: Prestige WP or UD 24/7
Highlighter, if any
Lipstick
Chapstick, UDPP, eyeshadow, eyeliner, mascara, brow pencil, blush, remove Chapstick, lipstick, lipgloss. Phew! LOL. I usually don’t wear foundation but if I do, I put that on before anything else. I use a pressed mineral foundation by Pur Minerals.
what an interesting question indeed! here’s how i do mine:
BB cream (as makeup base)
eyeshadow primer
eyeshadow
eyeliner
mascara
foundation
setting powder
blush
lip balm
lipstick
lipgloss
foundation,concealer,loose powder,bronzer,blush,eyebrows,eyeshadow,liner,mascara,lips for the last lol
Oh wow! I’m such a dork — I feel kind of honored you used my question!
Up until this week I was in a 15 year rut and did everything in the same order: foundation, then eyeshadow, mascara, eye liner, concealer, cheeks, powder to set, then LIPS LAST…. But now I’ve scooted lips up to right after foundation. I think I want the lips to be the star (b/c of your Spring Season inspiration). The eyeshadow now has to match the lips instead of the other way ’round!
I’ve been having more fun this way! I also read somewhere that if you do your lips before your eyes, you don’t need to use as much eye makeup as you think. Who knows if that’s true!
Aw 🙂
Foundation, Brows, Eye Shadow, Concealer, Powder (loose, highlighting etc..), Blush, Fix+, Lips 🙂
My order is kinda weird: primer – brow liner – foundation – e/s – eyeliner – blush – l/s – touch up my brows lol, but I hate applying e/s w/o my brows done – mascara – l/g.
Foundation, UDPP, concealer, powder, eyeshadow, liner, mascara, brows, blush, lips.
foundation. blush. powder. primer. eye shadow. eyeliner. mascara. lip color.
I always do foundation first, since I like to put some around the eyes as well. Then unless I’m using lose pigments, I’ll finish my face before getting to the eyes.
toner, moisturizer, primer, foundation, concealer, eye primer, eye shadow, eye liner, mascara, blush, lipstick and gloss, bronzer, highlighter.
I actually skip the setting powder step now because I like a dewy finish.
Moisturising cream, concealer, foundation, blush, loose powder, eye-pencil, eyeshadows! (lot of eyeshadows :P). Nude lips.
Foundation, powder, bronzer, eyes then lips
Primer – concealer – foundation – blush – mineral veil – brow fix – mac paint pot rubenesque over the entire lid – mac starflash e/s dreammker as highlighter – urban decay pp sin – one or more eyeshadows – eyepencil(s) / eyeliner(s)- eyecurler – mascara (lower lashes first) – lip balm – lip pencil – lip gloss.
In that order I apply my make up normally!
same order as you!!! 🙂
Eyes, face, cheecks and lips.
Eyebrows, eyeshadow, upper liner, primer, foundation, concealor (if needed), set powder, contour, blush, highlight (if in the mood), mascara, waterlines, lips.
lol, well, it’s how i do it ;-D
Foundation, eyeshadow, eyeliner, concealer, loose powder, blush(es), (eyeliner), mascara, under eye highlight, lips.
Christine, your order TOTALLY makes sense to me….I don’t know why I do it different (and then curse the shadow fallout cleanup)….I must change my process!! Thanks for the tip!!
I changed my order, six month or so ago.
Before I had a weird order: eyes (not bottom lashline), face, brows, brow highlight, bottom lashline and mascara.
Now I’m more normal and do: brows, whole eyes and then face. This saves me a lot of time, but I’ve done the other order for many years because I liked it. I don’t anymore.. 😀
If i wear light eye makeup:
moisturizer, concealer, foundation, powder, blush
eye base, shadow or whatever, waterline, mascara
if i wear dark eye makeup or bold colors on the eyes:
eye base, eye shadows, waterline
moisturizer, concealer, foundation, powder, blush
mascara at least.
Foundation, consealer, blush, loose powder, eyeshadow, eyeliner, mascara and l/s or gloss.
forgot to mention the moisturizer first thing after washing my face. wait 20 minutes (make coffee walk dog : D ) face primer and then the above. Also put on eye primer before shadow.
tinted moisturizer , eyeshadow , blusher and lips ….
no powders or sometimes i use l’oreal pressed powder instead to TM
i do it in the same order as christine but sometimes i put the liner on before the foundation
Eyeshadow, eyeliner, mascara, foundation, contour, blush, bronzer, powder, lipliner, lipstick, gloss and then lashes if im using them.
Complete my eyes first then foundation lips and cheeks.
All eyes first, then conceale, foundation, blush, set, then lips. 🙂
Eyebrows, Brow Highlighter, Eye Primer, Eyeshadow, Eyeliner, False Lashes, Moisturizer, foundation, mascara after glue has dried on false lashes, blush, bronzer or shader, Fix+ Spray, Cinema Secret Sealer, and then gloss.
Foundation first of course. 1 primer 2 foundation 3 bronzer 4 highlighter/blush 5 setting powder 6 eye makeup…..all in 10 min.
eyebrows, eyeshadow base, eyeshadow, eyeliner, foundation, curl lashes, mascara, carmex moisture plus, lipstick, and lipgloss. =)
hope you have a great day christine!
oh and blush. sorry forgot like i tend to forget to put it on sometimes, lol.
I apply my eyes first, face second, then cheeks, next are brows, and finally lips.
face primer, eyes, then face!!!!! in which order do u recommend???
Eyes first? Interesting. You’re the second person this week that has told me they do their eyes first (the other was a lady at the Estee Lauder counter). I guess it makes sense because you don’t want the eyeshadow that falls off your lids and brush all over your foundation. Maybe I’ll try that this weekend.
P.S. I’m COMPLETELY addicted to your site. This is my go-to site every morning when I have my coffee at the office lol. Even my boyfriend knows about you and will ask me “so, what has Christine convinced you to buy this week?” Hahahaha!
Forgot to add how I normally do it:
Moisturizer
Primer
Foundation
Loose Powder
Bronzer
Eyeshadow Primer
Eyeshadow
Eyeliner
Mascara
Blush
Lips
Aww, thank you, Nathalie 🙂 LOL @ your boyfriend’s Q!
foundation, eyebrows, eye shadow, eyeliner, mascara, blush, lip gloss
First, primer. Second, foundation, then mineralize skinfinish (or some setting powder!). After that, eyeshadow, eyeliner, mascara. Then, lipgloss. Annnddd… finish!
After moisturizer w/ spf, I apply primer, then foundation, setting powder, lip moisturizer to prep my lips then I blush and/or bronzer.
I do my eyes afterwards, then a lipstick.
Foundation, eyeshadow, liner, mascara, blush, lips!
Everyone tells me I should do eyes first, but I just can’t get into the flow of that!
mmmm….i disagree with the eyes first (even though I usually do)..when I was modelling they did the eyes first and foundation last to get rid of any mistakes or fall out
Yeah, I hear eyes first is to get rid of fallout… but I like to do my foundation first so that my face starts off even before I start slappin’ color everywhere, haha. I don’t usually get much fallout though, so I guess I’m lucky!
lol..i just read what i wrote..it didn’t say what it should have lol…I mean that yeah, everyone (ie pros) do eyes first but I usually do my face first as well LOL..I don’t have much fallout either usually but every now and then esp. with Maui Wowie i get sparkles and it’s really annoying 🙂
the only reason i do my eyes first is because at the last minute i seem to want to try something new on my eyes and sometimes it just doesn’t work so i have to wipe it off and start all over. I don’t want to mess up the rest of my face so I do face last:)
My daily cream mixed with my liquid foundation, pressed Powder with a Sponge, Concealer. pressed matifying powder with abrush, eyebrow colour, eyeshadow base, eyebrow-gel, Eyeshadow and sometimes eyliner, mascara, blush and then lips
Eyes first, so i can clean up fallout, glitter, etc.
Then, I prime my skin, and do mascara while the primer absorbs. Then, I do foundation(I apply with a dense brush, let it warm to become more workable, and then blend a bit with a fluffy bronzer brush), and do eyeliner while the foundation sets. Then, I powder my face, if needed, apply more mascara or eyeliner, and then apply blush, contour, etc. I do the lips last, choosing the color based off the product of the others.
foundation, loose powder, blush, eyeliner, lips, eyeshadow, mascara.
I am baffled at how to do eyes THEN foundation . . . but definitely want to learn because I’m darn sick of eyeshadow fallout!!
Eyeshadow,Foundation,Brows,eyeliner,Blush Loose Powder, then my lips. it sounds a weird order but I do my eyeshadow first, because then I can tidy it up wherever I like without smudging, my foundation next, then my brows, because I don’t like to do them, then go over it with foundation by accident, then my liner, because I often have winged liner, and when I put on my foundation I used to smudge it, works well everytime!
concealer, foundation(MSFN), eyeshadow, eyeliner, brows, cheeks, lips, mascara.
I love putting on mascara last–it really pulls the look together and makes me looks MUCH more awake!
Eyes, eyebrow, face, cheeks, lips.
Eye primer potion, face primer, eye shadow, concealer, eye liner, foundation, loose powder, contour, cheek hilighter, blush, mascara then lip stick and gloss.
On a daily bases, I’ll do my foundation first then eyes, cheeks, and finally lips. If I’m going with dark, heavy eyes then I’ll do that first then foundation and so on.
eyeshadow, eyeliner, mascara, concealer, and blush. and maybe some lipgloss if i remember:)
primer, foundation, brows, eyeshadow, eyeliner, mascara, blush/highlight/cotour, loose powder, lips… wow it seems like a lot hahaha 🙂
and I forgot concealer and SPF LOL
it’s everytime the same order, but I don’t use everything everyday:
moisturizer
lip balm
concealer
foundation
creme rouge
mineralize skinfinish natural (softer over the creme rouge)
rouge
translucent veil powder
highlighting powder
eyeshadow base
eyeshadow
eyeliner
mascara
lipstick
lipgloss
spot/eye treatment if necessary, concealer, (if I have time) foundation, powder, blush, highlighter/illuminator and then to my eyes.
Primer, powder, shadows, mascara, liner, brows and then touch up on blush and highlighter if necessary
Mine is kind of weird, but it’s what works best for me! I can’t line or put eyeshadow on my lower lash line until after I put on mascara because it really irritates my eyes if I do. Not sure why!
moisturizer
tinted moisturizer
concealer
loose powder
blush
eye primer
eyeshadow (lids)
eyeliner (upper lash line only)
brows
mascara
YSL Touche Eclat (under eyes & on bridge of nose)
eyeshadow (inner corner and lower lash line)
lips
Moisturiser, liquid foundation, powder foundation, contour blush, pink/highlight blush, eye shadow, eye liner, mascara, eyebrows.
I don’t think I do it any one way everyday. Its a mix of everything really lol
Eyeshadow, eyeliner, mascara, then concealer, powder (loose or compact), blush, then lips.
Haha good question! I seem to do it differently then everyone else…
concealer, foundation, powder, eyes, blush, and lips [=
foundation, powder,blush,eye shadow,eye liner,mascara,lips
i always do my eyeshadow first (got tired of dealing with fallout)eyeliner,mascara,foundation,powder,blush,lips
Primer
Foundation
MAC paint pot as eyeshadow primer
Eyeshadow
Concealer
Powder
Mascara
Eyebrows
Blush
Lips
Mine usually goes as follows (but sometimes I change it up): Eyeshadow, Foundation, Concealer, Setting powder, Brows, Highlight/Contour, Blush, Eyeliner, Mascara, Lips.
Sometimes I’ll save the setting powder until after the blush/highlight/contour, but I usually only do that when I’m using cream/liquid products instead of my usual powder.
I do: Brows, face primer, concealer, blush, eyeliner, eyeshadow, mascara, chapstick
foundation primer, concealer, foundation, eye shaddow primer, eye shaddow, liner, brows, mascara, blush, powder (sometimes), lip primer lip liner (sometimes) and lipstick and gloss (sometimes.
1. moisturizer
1.a)(primer sometimes)
2. concealer
3. foundation, liquid
4. setting matte powder
5. eyebrows, fill in
6. eyeshadow
7. liquid eyeliner
8. mascara
9. MSF, for contouring
10. blush
… dang I have a 10 step process for my face, never thought about it until this post. Thanks Diane/Christine! 😀
I do set my concealer with powder, that one by benefit in the pink round container.
Concealer
Powder Foundation
Brows
Blush
Eyes
Lips
I don’t use foundation, so yeah. Lip Balm/Conditioner, Concealer, Eye Primer, Powder, Eyeshadow (f use any that day), Liner (If use any that day), Mascara (School: Great Lash Clear, Any Other Day: Loreal Telescopic Explosion or CoverGirl Lash Length), Lipgloss/Lipstick, Blush.
Foundation, blush (unless I’m doing a more creative makeup look, then I do this after eyes), bronzer (if applicable), eyeshadow, liner, mascara and then lips if I’m using anything.
Fun question! I recently changed it up as one day I forgot to put my loose powder on before eyeshadows and found I quick like doing it after eyeshadows 🙂
Foundation/tinted moisturizer, concealer (if needed), eyeshadows, liner, mascara, loose face powder, blush, lips
moisturizer, primer, eyeshadows, blush, lips
If i dont use a foundation and use a sunscreen when do i wear it before the primer or before the moisturizer
Primers (eyes and face), foundation, eyeshadows, eyeliner, mascara, face powder, blush, eyebrows and lips last. Although sometimes I do my eyes first and then do foundation, powder, etc. It depends on how much time I have and when I do my make up.
foundation, powder, eyeshadow, eyeliner, mascara, cheeks, lips. i save the cheeks and lips for last because i like to go off of what my eyes look like.
It’s fun to read everyone’s different routines!
Here is mine: eyeshadow (start off light and move to the darker shades), eyeliner, mascara, eyebrow filler, concealer, powder foundation, blush, highlight loose powder, MAC spray fix, lip liner, lip gloss.
Eyeshadow or eye concealer (If im not wearing eyeshadow), face concealer, foundation, blot powder, loose powder, blush and highlighter, eyebrows, eyeliner, mascara, and then lips.
Eyes (lid, lashes, brows), then lips. I don’t actually wear makeup most of the time; only for photos–and if there’s something I don’t like about my skin, I can edit it out on the computer. ha ha ha
My order: eyeshadow, eyeliner, mascara, brows, concealor, foundation, lightly dusted setting powder, countouring, blush, highlighter, lips. Wow, that looks like a lot!