I think I could apply most of my foundation without a mirror, especially something with sheer to medium coverage. I can apply lipgloss, some lipsticks (nothing too rich/pigmented!), and lip balms all without a mirror… but I’d say I need a mirror for most parts, haha!
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Moisturizer and setting spray…that’s about it. For everything else, I use the 10x magnified side, switching back and forth to the regular side as I go, to make sure it looks ok.
Lipgloss is the ONLY thing I can do without a mirror.
I usually apply my TM, then look in the mirror and it’s almost a running joke on how many spots I’ve missed or where I have globs somewhere! I will completely overdo my blush w/o a mirror – learned that quickly. Eyeshadow, mascara, and eyeliner would be a hot mess without my 10X mirror to get me through that.
But the gloss I use is an MLBB and I slap that stuff on in the car, in a restaurant, in the movies – constantly with no mirror.
None!! I’d look like a clown ?!! ??
I can only do lip balm without a mirror…lol. I can put my contacts on without a mirror but that’s it. My mom can put her lipstick on without looking! Unlike me, she’s olive-skinned (she’s Asian) and wears dark lipsticks…so it’s pretty amazing. :p
I see a lot of Sydney Grace right there! My big box of SG came in and I just tried some eye products and a pressed glitter last night! My mystery bags had a bunch of loose glitter and pigments and I have no idea what to do with them. I need to check your blog to see if you’ve reviewed them!
Ha! Ha! Just removing it, unfortunately.
Interesting question! I’m going with nothing, I am probably way far behind everyone else’s application abilities around these parts so I definitely need a mirror. Does lip balm count? I can do that without a mirror, haha!
Lip balm or lip gloss only, I think! I really need that visual feedback.
The only things I’d dare try are putting on a tinted lip balm or a gloss and translucent powder; for everything else, if I don’t have a mirror, I’d skip it entirely
Primers and all my skin care products, lip balm, sheer lipstick like UD Broken or a chubby stick type, sheerer lip glosses like Fenty Gloss Bomb in Universal. But that’s definitely all!
None of it? Even with a mirror I’m occasionally capable of NOT making my foundation completely even — can’t imagine what it would be like without.
The only things I’d be willing to apply without a mirror are skincare items (moisturizer, sunblock, etc.) and colorless lip balm; since I don’t consider those to be part of my makeup routine, my answer stands.
In reading other answers, I realize that I wouldn’t even apply pressed powder throughout the day without a mirror! To prevent any cakiness, I’ve made a habit of checking my face before I powder to see if skin oils need to be blotted first, or to see if I waited too long and some foundation areas need to be touched up or redistributed before powdering. Yeah, mirrors are absolutely necessary.
Skincare, SPF, primers, foundation, finishing powder, mists, lip balms and once my lipstick is applied using the mirror, I can reapply through the day without a mirror. The outside margins of my lipstick seem to last all day and it is the inner rim that I worry off so I can easily just put on the inner rim and smoosh my lips together to meet where it is still intact. I also reapply my touch up SPF powder without a mirror.
Part of the reason that I can apply touch up lipstick and SPF without a mirror is because I need a 10 x magnification mirror and I haven’t found one to carry in my purse since I carry a very small purse. I might have more room if I got rid of about 20 lipsticks that seem to find a home in my purse on a regular basis, LOL!
Skincare, spf, sheer lipsticks, glosses, some cream eyeshadows as a soft wash, I tried Blush and was OK!
Moisturizer, sunscreen, primer, foundation, lipstick, finishing powder and finishing spray.
I think I could trust myself to apply blush, highlight, cream shadow, and lip products without a mirror.
Hmm, probably only face primer and lip balm.
I was driving one time and, keeping my eyes on the road, I felt around in my makeup bag for my lipgloss. Doing everything by feel I got it unscrewed, pulled the wand out and started to apply it to my lips. Imagine my horror when I felt the bristley brush against my lips! I had a big splotch of black right in the center of my bottom lip, what a mess!
So yeah, face primer and lip balm. 🙂
Are there people who do this? I could do skin care, face primer, eye primer, lip balm, (maybe) lipgloss, and setting spray.
Just lipstick…
I’ve been known to apply some lipsticks, pressed powders, even emergency mascara without a mirror in a moving car, on a train, on a plane and even on a moving boat. {I realize that became a rather Seussian answer.} Only when I was in a rush or pressed for extra sun protection.
Literally only lip balm and MAC fix plus! It’s like I even want to use a mirror to apply moisturiser and take off my makeup, feels weird not to. Maybe I just don’t trust my hands alone.
Lip products like balms, glosses and lipsticks if they are on the sheer side, lipsticks if it’s a touch up as the outer edge of the lips will still have the lipstick intact. Powder and finishing sprays.
Definitely most lip products (I’m still on a learning curve with my NYX Candy Slicks, so I can’t freehand them yet); and probably foundation, blush, and highlighter. Concealer, contour, and eye products all need a mirror for me.