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What order do you do your makeup? Eyes, lips, face? Face, lips, eyes? Any reason for that order?
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For me it’s face, eyes, blush then lips!!
OMG, I am the same way: face, eyes, blush, lips! I think I do the face first to have a “blank canvas” to start with…then the eyes because they take the longest! LOL
Haha, I’m yet another one who does it this way.
Same – unless i’m using glitter shadows like Barry M, then I do my eyes first so I don’t mess up my foundation
I do mine in this order too!
same here! i don’t want to mess up the cheeks while doing the eyes, but i don’t want mess up the corners of the eyes while adding the foundation.
Yup, this order too!!!
I usually do face, eyes, blush, and lips… mostly because eyes are prominent and I need to coordinate the blush/lips appropriately, lol!
I’m a lips last person, too!
I start off with my eyes, then do my face and blush and finish with my lips 🙂
Oh, cool! I sometimes do it that way, too!
eyes first, then foundation, blush and lips last. I find if i do eyes first i can sweep away and fall-out after when applying foundation and powder.
I do the same thing, it is faster this way. Well it beats removing foundation and reapplying, blending, etc
That’s very true, Raven!
This is my alternative order, too!
Eyes, Face, Lips – I used to start with face, but I find it’s easier to clean up any eye make-up remnants if I do my face afterwards!
That’s true! I’ll do face second if I do really dark shadow!
Eyes, moisturise, blush and last of all, lips 🙂
I don’t use loose powder when applying e/s so it’s easier for me to wipe away the shimmer/glitter fallout before doing any face stuff 😀
Sounds like a lot of us do lips last!
Foundation,blush,eyes,lips. I know that it would probably be easier to start w/the eyes, but I’m an old dog. 😉
lol, Kellye! I do face first a lot, too, actually 😉
Face, eyes, lips. Face always first as some days i can find it to be tedious, plus i’m the type of person to think best for last (eyes and lips). And before anyone asks, i dont have a problem with fallout, so this routine seems most logical to me :P.
Whenever I want to spend more time on the face, I’ll do ti first, too. I usually don’t get too much fall out either!
My routine is face first [bronzer/blusher included], eyes, brows, lips, lashes.
I’ve tried different routines, but this one just works best for me. I don’t ever really have much fall out because the primer holds product very well, and I always start with very little and then pack and build. I always do my lashes very last because I feel like they are the “pop” to the whole look. I was in a rush once and I forgot to put my mascara on and it made my whole look seem dull and unfinished.
How do you decide on what blush to you use before you do your eyes? Do you already have the whole look in your head?
I find it so hard to go from blush to eyes, lol!
Eyes,Face(Foundation,Powder,Blush in that order), Lips.
This seems like a popular order!
Hmmm…the method to my madness!
I mattify my face first with Cosmedicine’s Medi-Matte (a oily girl’s dream), then eyebrows, then eyes, then I set my face with a dash of powder, finally lipgloss. No blush ever! I never understood the fascination with blush. Hmmm…blush phobia?
Hey Tina! How aer you doing?
I do eyebrows pretty early in my routine, too 🙂
Blush is so fun, really! I never used to wear it, but now I can’t go without it.
Eyes first, then face, blush and lips 🙂
My order is face, eyes, lips and blush. No reason for it, I guess it’s just an old habit.
Blush last! I think you’re the first to say this one, Terry.
Face, Blush, Eyes, Lips. I don’t really have any blush options(Bobbi Brown Bronze Shimmer Bricks is what I use), so after I do the blush I figure out what I want to wear, put on my clothes then finish eyes and lips to match the outfit.
face, cheeks, undereye concealer, eye makeup, then lips. I don’t think I have a reason for that order.
Hey Jessica! I always struggle when I do my blush first, I admire you for being able to!
I do my face, blush, eyebrows, and then eyes, and lips last!
Nice, Jen!
face, eyes
and if I’m in the mood I’ll wear blush and lipcolor. otherwise I’ll just happily leave it bare 🙂
I used to leave off the blush and lip color, but now I feel so bare without it, lol!
Face (foundation, concealer, powder, contour, blush, highlight), brows, eyes, lips.
This is usually my order, too!
EYES FIRST ALWAYS! even if I’m doing a natural eye I still do eyes.. them face, blush, bronzer, lips. 🙂
lol, I see someone has their order set!!
Face first, then eyes. I change up my eye makeup every day, so I have to judge what cheek and lip colors to use based on whatever I do on my eyes. :]
I have to choose cheek/lip colors after my eyes, too!
First I do face.. I do concealer, liquid foundation, mineral powder foundation as powder, mineral powder concealer, bronzer, blush, hilite. Next, eyes (don’t wear eyeshadow on a daily basis so fallout isn’t a problem).. eyeliner, mascara. Last, lips. I start with my face bc it takes 90% of the time most days.
I’ll do my face first if I want to spend a lot of time on it, too, Kella!
Years ago, I did face first then eyes, blush and lips. I started noticing that many MAC Mua’s in my area did eyes first. I tried it at home and at first it was a bit awkward. Later, I found it to be so much easier for two reasons: any fallout can be cleaned up a whole lot easier and, if you’re an eyeshadow girl like me, the rest of the face can be adjusted to the intensity/look of the eyes. Now, I ALWAYS start with eyes and find it really hard to go back…lol. =)
Haha, how funny! I guess you can change it up afterall!
Face, eyes, blush, lips 🙂
That’s me, too!
Face first (concealer, foundation, powder), eyes, lashes, eyebrows, blush and lips. Sometimes I’ll do the blush before the eyes, to get inspired.
No particular reason for the order, I guess it’s an old habit.
I think I’ll try the eye first then face because as of now I have to put powder underneath my eyes to catch the fallot.
I usually do blush and lips last, too 🙂
Moisturize!
Brows!
Face!
Eyes!
Lips!
Fragrance!
Yay! I’m done!
Fragrance! I am trying to include that in my routine now.
skincare, sunscreen,fragrance, foundation, UDPP, eyecolor,mascara,blush, lipstick.
Very specific, Karen 😀 I do sunscreen early on, too!
moisturize face
eye cream
prep & prime spf 50
udpp
mineral foundation
set w/ fix+
eyebrows
contour and highlight(base for another highlighter)
eye make-up
blush
lips
Nice, Lala! How do you like P&P SPF50?
Usually I do face, eyes, lips, then blush.
Oh, interesting order, Brenda!
Face, Lips, Eyes, Blush 🙂
Oh wow, you do lips so early!
eyes, face, lips!!!!!!
Hey Vivien! This is how I do it sometimes, too!
I sorta split face into two….
foundation/concealer, eyes, blush, lips!
no reason :0
interesting, Kat! How exactly do you split your face into two?
I do my makeup in order of importance, for example if I’m running late I can always do lips on the go or skip liner if needed.
SPF
Face
Brows (I do it 2nd so I can brush any foundation from my brows)
Mascara
Blush (while mascara dries…)
Eyeliner (eyeshadow or highlighting cream if I have time)
Lips
Ohh, that’s a really good way to do it, Emily!
Face
Eyes
Blush
Lips
Mascara
if i’m trying to do a really heavy&dark eye look, i do eyes before face
Hey Laney!
I usually do this order, too!
Base,
Eyes,
Cheeks,
Concealer (I lightly dab the areas that need to be ‘airbrushed’ away)
Oh, nice! I do this sometimes, but this is a unique order!
face, blush, eyes, lips! 😛
A popular order, it seems!
oh and I only do my lips as an afterthought. haha.
Face, blush, eyes, lips
Cream on face & e/s base at the same time
Eyes
Face (concealer & foundation)
Lips
Nice 😉 I always do moisturizer first, too.
I have the weirdest order.
Moisturizer/eye primer.
Eye shadow.
Face primer.
Foundation.
Concealer.
Translucent powder.
Eye liner.
Blush/bronzer.
Mascara.
The only reason I really have for any of them is doing shadow before foundation. Much easier to clean up the falling shadow.
That’s very true, Karli!