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Work & Makeup

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  • Rebekah24
    Rebekah24 Posts: 544 Forumite
    I wear a full face to work... cheers me up...and well spend majority of my tim at work..so why not!!

    Dramatic eye make up, usually just mineral base..and nude lips... just play up the eyes normally.
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  • GrammarGirl
    GrammarGirl Posts: 1,466 Forumite
    Full face, every day, no matter what. And a full face for me equals:

    Foundation
    Under eye concealer
    Blemish concealer
    Powder
    Blusher
    Eyeshadow
    Eyeliner
    Mascara
    Lip balm

    All natural looking and not heavy, but still. It adds 20 mins to my morning routine and I wish I didn't have to wear it.
  • Sagz_2
    Sagz_2 Posts: 6,251 Forumite
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    Do you wear makeup for work or go without?

    Sometimes I don't even wear clothes!!!!!


    (I work from home ;))
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  • Kitchenbunny
    Kitchenbunny Posts: 2,085 Forumite
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    I usually wear a little bit of foundation to cover any spotty bits and some mascara - that's it. I usually leave the house too early to be able to open my eyes enough to see any more than that ;) If I'm more awake than usual or know we have important visitors I'll put on a little brown eyeliner and some neutral eyeshadow, but rarely any more than that. I don't even wear nail polish!

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  • elfen
    elfen Posts: 10,213 Forumite
    I barely wear it at all, only on special occasions and nights out. I'm sure it's contributed to my skin (spot-free since forever, never had acne touch wood)
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  • Souk08
    Souk08 Posts: 3,240 Forumite
    I always wear make up to work. I work in a fairly posh shop and just don't think it looks very proffesional rolling in bare faced. I love make up and wear it every time I leave the house!
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  • VfM4meplse
    VfM4meplse Posts: 34,269 Forumite
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    Always, and always with the full face. I'm known to be glamorous but the truth is my skin is very oily and by mid afternoon it looks dreadful slick without makeup, even worse if it is cold because it starts to look grey and patchy in tone. My confidence would plummet if I was constantly bothered what I look like, I leave the house looking good and thats the way it stays until I wash it off at night. Nothing will convince me to adopt a natural look when even my Mum tells me that I look like something from beyond the grave without it.
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  • SUESMITH_2
    SUESMITH_2 Posts: 2,093 Forumite
    nope, never wear it to work

    i love make up but only ever wear it when i'm off out. the only time i did wear it every day was when i was depressed as it felt like a mask and i felt it stopped people seeing the real me iykwim
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  • littlepinkstars44
    littlepinkstars44 Posts: 2,950 Forumite
    edited 3 January 2010 at 11:45PM
    I wont leave the house without make up on!
    To work i wear mac studio fix fluid, mac mineralize skin finish, mac pink swoon blush, and cover girl lash blast mascara.

    When going out with friends wtc, the same but i use dollymix blush and eyeshadow and liner as well
  • Fuzzy_Duck
    Fuzzy_Duck Posts: 1,594 Forumite
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    I wear my usual amount. Which is quite a lot by most people's standards. I think the problem is I've worn so much for so long I'd feel naked without it, and people will always comment on how different (bad!) I look without any. I use powder, blusher, eyeliner, mascara and lippie. I look ill without powder and blush, and I always do a 'cat-eye' flick as I think it makes my eyes look better. I do wear a more neutral lipstick though.

    If I was going out for a night on the town I'd add eyeliner or eyeshadow maybe- possibly foundation as well if my skin needed it. Then again I might not as all I'm already aware I wear too much by far :o Mind you it only takes me 5 minutes to do.
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