How long do you spend on your makeup, on average, each day?
Most days, 30 to 45 minutes for the initial application, and then I’ll apply different lip colors through the day or different cheek colors if I have the hours left to test a second set!
Most days, 30 to 45 minutes for the initial application, and then I’ll apply different lip colors through the day or different cheek colors if I have the hours left to test a second set!
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About 20 minutes in the morning. Around 30 minutes if I’m going somewhere special in the evening. Then just a few seconds here or there if I have to touch up lipstick during the day.
About 15-20 minutes in the morning. If i am going out to somewhere special in the evening about 20 minutes.
Maybe 15 to 20 minutes (and generally 5 of those minutes are spent looking for the brush I’m wanting or the liner pencil….stuff like that).
About 30+45 minutes most days. On really hot days, more like 15-20 mins.
Same.
On the days where I actually wear makeup, probably around 30 minutes? Not 100% sure, as I have never timed myself!
I can wake up, get up, go to the bathroom, get dressed, put on a full face of makeup, leave, bike to work, and be at work in 20 minutes from getting out of bed. I don’t know how I do it, but I do! I am lucky enough to live about a quarter mile from my work.
10-15 minutes, depending how fast I move that morning and if I use eyeliner (that usually adds the most extra time).
Usually around 15-20 minutes, then I’ll touch up my lippie as required throughout the day.
15 minutes if I’m in a hurry, 30-45 minutes is probably an average time. Sometimes I spend an hour doing my makeup, just because it’s fun and relaxing.
A lot of time goes toward finding the right lipstick, I often have one in mind, but a lot of days I find I don’t like it and have some days had to try up to ten before finding the exact right one. I’m actually contemplating starting with the lips and chose everything else to look right with the lipstick. However it’s easier to wipe lipstick off than eyeshadows. 🙂
I was going to say that I still really love the eye looks, my favourites are lower left corner and upper left corner, it makes me want an all dark blue lid with some fancy crease work. I may try the lower left tomorrow, so gorgeous.
Usually 20-30 minutes, although on workdays I’ve been known to wait until I get home for blush/highlighter/bronzer as a shortcut.
Including skincare, about 20-25 min. It’s kind of my zen time in the morning.
Generally I spend around 15 minutes or so. Applying my foundation, blush, eye brow pencil and setting powder is quick and easy. I take a bit more time hunting around in my lipstick bag for the lippie I want and a few more minutes working out which eyeshadow palette(s) I want to use.
I work from home and don’t go out at all somedays so none but if I’m going out for an event or something it generally takes 45 min.
Lately most days I work so 20 min.