Do you do touch-ups throughout the day? Or do you just pray it all holds together? Are you the “once I’m done, I’m done” kind of person, or do you prefer to double-check to make sure everything is good during the day and fix anything that’s amiss?
Touch-ups? Next to never! I might touch-up or re-do my lips, but you will not see me fixing my face or eyeshadow whatsoever!
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i touch up my lipgloss very often 😀 and sometimes i powder my face,when it gets shiny. nothing more 😀 i never fix my eyeshadow,i don’t even need to,MAC stays put forever 😀 sometimes Dior is good,too. but it doesn’t have the MAC color intensity.
Thank god we don’t have to fix the shadows. Lips always require fixing for 24/7 perfection.
I touch up my lips and powder my face, maybe reapply concealer around my nose, the eyes are good all day. Sometimes I refresh my blush, too. All of this because I am a bit of a controlfreak, not because it is strictly necessary.
Oh, I am SO glad I’m not the only one! 😀
Wow! That’s so commendable, Nell, really. I wish I had the patience!
I have to touch up through the day, I have very oily skin. I remove oil with tissue or blotting paper (it´s that how it´s called?), then I use MAC´s Blot powder. Also, since I am almost always using lipgloss, I have to reapply like 4 hours later or after having a meal. It´s horrible to see someone having traces of lipgloss around their lips, looks like they ate something really greasy, yuck.
^ almost like I wrote this! Ditto.
Yep, blotting paper or sheets, that’s usually what they’re called.
I hate that lips can’t stick around all day.
i use macs blot powder
and touch up my lips (lipglass) and my waterline (smolder eyekhol)
How often do you touch up the waterline?
I definitely need to wash my face halfway through the day – as it gets super oily around the nose and forehead, but I don’t retouch my eyes – they stay put even after I use regular face cleanser. I also need to regloss my lips at least 3-4 times a day as I “eat” up any lipstick/gloss/stain despite using foundation to make it stay!
Oh, wow!! That’s a bit much. So do you end up having to re-apply all your makeup, too?
The only thing that gets touched up is the lipstick/gloss, and there’s a lot less need for that since I got the ID bare escentuals lip primer. Once the face is done, it’s done! I end up throwing away makeup that doesn’t stay put all day since I can’t stand touching up 🙂
Hey Lingping! What exactly does the lip primer do?
i RARELY do any touch-ups! i might reapply lipgloss *one* time throughout the day, and if my skin is *really* oily, i might blot.
Ditto, I’m just like you, Claudia!
I use MAC Blot powder to get rid of shiny spots and also touch up lipstick after meals. That’s about it.
I think I might need to get some blot powder or at least try it.
I might throw some powder on, but even if my lipstick wears off I rarely put any back on.
Me too, Erin. I hate retouching!
I touch up lippies though out the day and if I’m feeling the need I might touch up my mascara…I usually forget about the blotting papers…even though I own like 4 packages.
How do you touch up your mascara? I’ve tried, and it seems to make it worse, lol.
I only touch up my lipgloss… I never bring anything else with me!
lol, me neither! And that’s only if I touch up the gloss!
Truthfully? No, not really. Unless I’m dressed to kill for a Christmas party or something. I usually have blot powder ready. Lipglass just in case. I don’t have to worry about eye because UDPP or Paint Pots I use does the job for me!
Yeah, I will be more likely to touch up if it’s a special occasion, too!
definitely lipstick/lipgloss, i’m constantly eating off my color by unnecessary snacking. 😛
other than that, my makeup stays put except for my liner on my waterline, so i like to carry a kohl pencil for touch-ups only if i’m out on the town. would love to solve that one though!
lol! I’m guilty of the snacking bit, too 🙂
yes!!
shadow, powder, and lips. =)
I am always in the mirror i bought some travel brushes just for my eyeshadow.
I work behind a bar so people are always looking at me so I always like to look fresh.
It helps tips too.
BESIEDES I USE BLACK EYESHADOW AND IT SEEMS TO ALWAYS MAKE A MESS AND NEEDS TO BE TOUCHED UP. ANY IDEAS ON HOW TO KEEP IT IN PLACE AND NOT SMUGING UNDER MY EYES?
lol, that’s great, Cristina. I can understand wanting to look your best, though!
Try using a base underneath it!
I need to retouch my face about twice a day. My skin is uber oily. Probably going to continue my Levulan treatments soon. Everything else stays put well.
Keep us posted on the Levulan treatments and how they work!
Yup, unfortunately. I suppose we’d all love it if we didn’t have to do any touch-ups. I always carry a powder, lipgloss, eyeshadow(s) with me and sometimes even a blush, too.
Definitely, I wish I could get lips that lasted all day!
I am constantly reapplying my lips. Other than that, maybe a quick sweep of pressed powder, but that’s about it.
Yeah, lips are the only thing I bother to retouch, if I do!
Once I am done I don’t really touch up. I might reapply my lip product or products but usually the most I do is blot…if that.
Hey Tink! I’m just like you… rarely touch up!
Cristina- have you tried using a black paint or paint pot or fluidline or another liquid liner instead?
That’s a great tip, Erin!
I like the black eyeline from Smashbox that comes in the little pot and you use a little brush to put it on. It stays on all day!
Hey Lydia!
I’ve heard really good things about Smashbox’s cream liners!
i redo my lipstick and/or gloss randomly throughout the day. i usually use one of those oil blotting papers at some point because my face gets pretty shiny. if i did my makeup in the morning for school/work and im going out that night, ill usually go over the shadow a bit just to brighten up the colors a little more.
so yeah. i do. lol!!
Seems like the majority does lips and blotting!
I have a couple items with me just in case but in the bluest moon do I ever reach for them. As long as I have some Lip Conditioner, I don’t really care if the rest falls apart, hah.
LOL, me too, Mrs. Lynne.
I used to touch up my eyes, lips, and eyeliner. I hated doinbg it so much that I just gave up on makeup. I have recently discovered MAC and I am very happy. Mac eyeshadows last pretty much all day. I still have trouble with lipstick and gloss, they don’t even last an hour on my lips and it gets annoying. I am still in search of a good long lasting lip product and until then I don’t wear anything on my lips.
Hey Melissa! I’m glad you no longer have to touch up your eyes! What a hassle that must have been!
I used to carry almost all the products I’d used to create my look in case I needed a touch up. I found out that I don’t ever really touch up anything but maybe put a little extra lip product on or MAC Blot Powder. So now that’s pretty much all I bring/use as a touch up, oh and maybe a little concealer too… just in case.
Hey Nicole! Wow! But it’s great that you don’t have to do too much touching up 🙂
yes! i need to i have oily skin too bad
Boo skin that acts up! But you’ll find plenty of solutions for oily skin here 😀
For me, I only touch up my lipgloss, but not anything else.
Hey! Thanks for coming to see me yesterday!
um not really during the day because im v v v low maitenance i dont wear a lotta make up during the day … i often forget. but at nite i NEVER leave home without my concealer, gloss, lipstick and black smoulder kohl. never ever ever. make up just slides in hot clubs and before u know it u are leaving a club at 3am looking like a spotty panda bear lol!!! so yeah at night touch ups are mandatory!!
I’m very low maintenance, too, Emily! I wish I didn’t have to re-do the lips… ever.
I don’t really touch up my make up
except for lipgloss
I usually end up going for a more opaque lipglass for touch ups so I don’t have to deal with reapplying lipstick.
I blot and maybe reapply lipstick once after lunch but that’s it
I re-do the lips, too, if I’ve eaten and will still be going out!