How Many Products Do You Use A Day and in what order (speaking of makeup only)?

[mmmiu]

It doesn't seem like a lot, but when I lay it all out, it looks a bit crazy 🙂

These are my daily must-use products:

1. Avene Mineral Lotion Sunscreen

2. Hourglass Mineral Veil Primer

3. MUFE Ultra HD Under-eye concealer

4. Lancome or Armani Foundation

5. Tarte Shape Tape or Nars Soft Matte Concealer elsewhere if needed

6. RMS Powder

7. ABH Brow Pencil to help outline

8. ABH Brow Powder to fill in the front

9. ABH Pomade or Goof Proof Brow for the tails

10. ABH Brow Gel

12. UD or Too Faced shadow primer

13. 2-4 eye shadows (depends how I feel)

14. Eyeliner

15. Mascara

16. Laura Mercier Bronzer

17. Blush (various brands)

18. Highlight (CT or Hourglass)

19. Lippy of some sort

20. Mist (various brands) depends if my skin feels dry or makeup looks cakey

Not too crazy right? hehe

How many items do you guys use?

[magicmonkiee]

I kinda of do the same steps every time, so let's see how this goes. 1) mdsolarsciences sunscreen 2) becca backlight primer 3) becca under eye brightening corrector 4) pur bare it all foundation 5) perricone md no blush blush 6) too faced candy glow luminizer 7) too faced ethereal setting powder under the eyes and over the eye lid 😎 laura Mercier setting powder for the rest of the face 9) kat von d shade and light contour palette 10) Milani blush in luminoso 11) becca highlight in opal and moonstone 12) kat von d shade and light contour on the eyes 13) too faced sketch maker eye liner 14) urban decay all nighter setting spray 15) josie maran black oil mascara 16) stila lip liner 17) smashbox always on liquid lipstick. I honestly thought it would be more steps, but it still seems like so many steps when I do it in the morning.

[bd613]

Some days more, some days less, but here's an average routine for me in the fall/winter for a Monday to Friday work day (I go way lighter in the summer and use different products) 

1. moisturizer of some sort (using up a Deciem one right now) 

2. Clinique Even Better foundation 

3. Nars concelear 

4. Too Faced Born This Way setting powder 

5. Benefit Dallas bronzer 

6. Nars blush palette 

7. Kat Von D Lock It eyeliner

8. Eyeshadow (using a palette with a mix of ABH, Makeup Geek and MAC) 

9. Mist of Sephora setting spray (I mist before mascara because when I mist after mascara always ends up on my face - I have long lashes)

10. Mascara 

[Anonymous]

I am running late every moment of my life so I’ve managed to take these products with me and I can do nearly a full face in the car every morning! Here goes... 1. First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Pure Mineral Sunscreen Moisturizer 2. Farsali Rose Gold Elixir 3. Fenty Beauty Pro Filt’r Foundation 4. NARS Creamy Concealer 5. Laura Mercier Translucent Settinf Powder 6. Kat Von D Shade and Light Palette: Shadowplay and Subconscious 7. NARS Orgasm Blush 8. Mac Soft & Gentle Highlighter 9. Benefit Goof Proof Brow Pencil 10. Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion 11. Urban Decay Naked2 Palette 12. Urban Decay Naked Heat Palette 13. Kat Von D Tattoo Eyeliner 14. Mac Prep+Prime 15. Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray 16. Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick in Lolita

[blushnglow]

Oh boy... here it goes....I"ll state everything after my last step of skincare on a work day.

1) Sunscreen (a must non-negotiable, rain, sun, every day of the week) everywhere.

2) Eyeshadow (rarely use eyeshadow primer.  my cream shadows double as a base)

3) Eyeliner or eyeshadow tightlined.

4) Nars Pore perfecting primer on my nose mostly.

5) Foundation as needed.

6) Setting powder (optional)

7) Cheek product ( could be blush, bronzer, highlight or contour.  All or some or none) I"ve been playing with the Fenty matchsticks lately.  Pretty efficient looks I'd say.

😎 Mascara

9) Lip pencil only. ( drink my latte out of a disposable cup in the car so to avoid transference, lipstick/gloss goes on after I finish my first cup but right before I get into the office . That application should last me until lunch.)

I don't have a set order.  There are mornings where I"m not sure what eyes to do so cheeks go first and I work my way up.  It's more time consuming because then I have to go back and clean up any fall out with my trusty fan brush and powder.  

On non work days....

1)sunscreen

2) Powder foundation

3) Mascara

4) Nars Multiple South Beach

5) Nars Velvet Lip Glide Stripped.

Phew! Done.

[PinkEvergreen]

I’ve never counted, so here goes: 1) Light hydration: Urban Decay B6 Vitamin-Infused Complexion Prep 2) Primer: YSL Touche Éclat Blur Primer or Guerlain L’Or Pure Radiance Face Primer 3) Foundation equivalent: Dr Jart’s Premium Beauty Balm in shade 01 Light to Medium 4) Eyeshadow Primer: Too Faced Shadow Insurance or Urban Decay Primer Potion in shade Enigma 5) Eyebrows: Urban Decay Brow Tamer in shade Dark 6) Eyeshadow: Natasha Denona eyeshadow (the Lila and Joya palettes are my current favourites) 7) Eyeliner: Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliner in shades Smog, Hustle, Mushroom, or Roach 😎 Blush: Too Faced Peach My Cheeks Melting Powder Blush in shade Peach Dream or Fenty Beauty Match Stix Shimmer Skinstick in shade Yacht Lyfe 9) Light contouring: Urban Decay Naked Skin Shapeshifter in shade Light Medium Shift 10) Highlighter: Fenty Beauty Match Stix Shimmer Skinstick in shade Trippin or Kylie Cosmetics Kylighter in shade French Vanilla or Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette (or... or...) 11) Mascara: Marc Jacobs Velvet Noir, Urban Decay Perversion, Too Faced Better Than Sex Waterproof, or Tarte Tarteist Lash Paint, (or... or...) 11) Finishing Powder: Too Faced Peach Blur Smoothing Finishing Powder 12) Setting Spray: Urban Decay All-Nighter Long-lasting Makeup Setting Spray 13) Lip plumper: Bite Beauty Agave Lip Mask in shade Smashed or Buxom Full-On Lip Polish or Dior Addict Lip Maximizer Plumping Gloss 14) Lip Colour: Too many options to list! But generally a lipstick from Dior, Kat Von D, Marc Jacobs, Too Faced, or Tarte in shades ranging from a pinky peach nude to dark berry Wow, that’s not too bad! 😊 I thought it was going to be much worse. The MVP of my daily routine is my BlendSmart motorized makeup brush and all the various BlendSmart brush heads I use with it. It allows me to apply and perfectly blend my BB cream, blush, highlighter, contouring, andfinishing powder. I’m in my thirties, but the natural, airbrushed finish it creates easily takes ten years off my skin’s appearance.

[annahoang]

I have been pretty lazy lately, so my list is pretty short:

1. Becca Primer

2. Tom Ford Traceless Foundation mixed with Koh Gen Do Aqua

3. Clinique Powder

4. ABH brow wiz

5. Lorac Liquid Eyeliner

6. La Mer lipbalm

[amcgee]

I normally do just a basic look for everyday to go to work, it switches up a bit on nights where I go out somewhere different. But as per morning work routines here we go:

1. Sephora collection - Green colour corrector

2. Dream Matte Mouse Foundation 

3. Nars Creamy Radiant concealer

4. Laura Mercier setting powder

5. Smashbox contour set (sometimes just to bronze, others for a whole contour look)

6. Anastasia highlight pallete, switch up the shade depending on the day lol 

7. tarte brow clay

8. too faced lip injection glossy

9. Tarte 4 in one mascara (this is just my current one i usually switch this up)

I normally go for the easiest and quickest way to get ready so, i normally dont do anything more unless i really have the time for it.... and lets be honest here... i like my sleep too much. 

[Anonymous]

Oooh, fun!

Most days, my makeup is pretty basic/minimalist for work unless I have meetings or an after-work event to attend. 

1. Face Primer - Too Faced Hangover Replenishing Primer or Hourglass No. 28 Serum Primer
2. Under eye corrector - Bobbi Brown Under Eye Corrector in Bisque
3. Under eye concealer - Too Faced Born This Way Naturally Radiant Concealer in Light Nude or Light-Medium
4. Foundation Powder - Sephora Collection Microsmooth Baked Foundation Face Powder in Nude
5. Concealer - NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer in Cannelle and Custard and then apply foundation powder to set concealer
6. Brows - Glossier Brow Boy in Brown
7. Blush - Stila Convertible Color in Peony
8. Setting Powder / Spray - Urban Decay All-Nighter
9. Lippie - my fall office lippie is a rotation of Tom Ford The Girls Lip Sheer in Lara, Tom Ford The Girls Ultra Rich Lipstick in Valentina, Pat McGrath Luxe Trance Lipstick in Beautiful Creature or Pat McGrath Matte Trance in Omi
10. Curl lashes with Shu Uemura lash curler

Now, that it's all written out, it seems like a lot for a minimalist look, but it all applies pretty quickly.

For days when I have a more made-up face for work, same routine as above, but I'll use NARS Pro-Prime Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base before applying the face primer, then face primer, then I'll do my eye makeup - eye shadow will be any combination of Burberry Wet & Dry Silk Eyeshadow in Pale Barley, Almond or Midnight Brown, depending on my mood, how much time I have or the occasion, followed by Koji Dolly Wink Liquid Eyeliner in Brown or Black. Once I'm done with my eyeshadow, I'll move on to my base; foundation rotates between Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation in 4 or 4.5 and Too Faced Born This Way Foundation in Nude or Warm Nude.  I'll continue on with my routine except I will use a lip liner and top off my lippie with a gloss, and finish with a coat or two of mascara - Lancôme Hypnose Drama Waterproof Mascara or Fairydrops Scandal Queen Waterproof Mascara.

[Meg557]

On a typical day (though I switch it up) I use 1. Josie Maran Sunscreen 2. Too Faced Hangover Primer 3. Dior Airflash Foundation 4. Too Faced Born This Way Concealer 5. Urban Decay Primer Potion 6. Benefit BrowVo conditioning Treatment 7. Too Faced Cocoa Countour 8. Smashbox Blush 9. Laura Geller Highlighter 10. Buxum Eye Shadow for brow 11. TarteRainforest of the Seas Eye Shadow (change this up) 12. Kat Von D Setting Powder 13. Smashbox Photo Finish Setting Spray 14. Tarte Dual End Eye Liner 15. Urban Decay Perversion Mascara 16. Lip Liner 17. Lipstick 18. Finish with a gloss 19. Sephora Charcoal Blotting Paper

[CHollywood]

Omgee i switch up too much to really answer this! Haha but for the most part it takes me longer working with skincare products...but just make up? 

*I know this is skincare bt i ALWAYS have to use the First Aid exfoliating pads (awesome stuff!) THEN

*Moisturize with Dr Jarts water infused mixed with Tartes Brighter Days(sometimes GlamGlows highlighting moisturizer)

*Prime with Smashbox photo finish in radiance OR HG mineral veil

*Add Perricone MDs face finisher

*Color Correct under eye bags with Hard Candys color correcting in dark orange(or MUFEs step 2)

*Foundation-I switch up often but ALWAYS mix Sephoras brightening concealer with two small lines on each cheek of MUFE foundation stick and brush out with my HG foundation brush,Tarte Bamboo Airbrush

**then use whatever foundation or bronzer i want to finish with over that..sounds like alot bt i use very little honestly..my usual go to foundations are MUFE HD,MJs ReMarcable,B.Browns foundation stick and Estee Edits pink peony OR if using bronzer i love Too Faced chocolate or their Sweet Tea swirled together (last one! lol,if I'm in a rush,Bare Minerals Original powder foundation is amazzzinggg)

*Brows ABH Brow Wiz nothing else can beat Brow Wiz imo

*Eyeliner either MJ Highliner or U.Decay 24/7 pencil

*Mascara..too many i love..guess my go-tos would have to be Stila Huge Exteme Lash and MJ Velvet Noir

*Not big on eyeshadow bt when i use i go with Beccas highlighters!

*Lips Too Faced lip injection along with Baby Lips in pretty  pink

*Setting Sprays/Powders..i do not use BUT if i do,at the beach ectra,i always have UD deslick and a Glamglow travel on hand (forgot name,pink bottle 🙂

(NOTE: i wear nothing except moisturizer when i use the Tarte brazilliance face self tanner wipes! They really work well!)

[ellie50]

How many - too many! I really am high maintenance when I write it down (and this doesn't include skincare items).  All this to get a "natural" look.

1. Smashbox primer water (as a hydrating mist)

2. Smashbox BB Cream for eyes (under eyes)

3. UD Eye Potion primer/corrector in Eden

4. NYX felt tip eyebrow pencil or Maybelline brow pencil

5. Anastasia brow gel

6. UD, Burberry, Smashbox eyeshadows

7. Marc Jacobs Velvet Noir Mascara (I've gone through more brands than I want to count)

8. Kat Von D liquid or UD 24/7 pencil eyeliner

9. Bare Minerals Top Coat (clear waterproof mascara - discontinued, wah!!!)

10. Nars Pore and Shine Control Primer

11. Lancome, Bobbi Brown, Smashbox, Bare Minerals, Sephora or Maybelline Fit Me foundation (rotating formula/shade depending on time of year and how cranky my skin is being )

12.Lancome Maquicomplet Concealer, where needed

13. L'Oreal True Match or Rimmel Stay Matte powder

14. Nars, Paula's Choice, Mary Kay, or Estee Lauder blush

15. Sometimes Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Bronzer or Charlotte Tilbury highlighter.

16. UD de-Slick

17. Lipstick/gloss or balm (way many brands to list)

Plus, I am never without my Clean and Clear blotting sheets (very oily skin) and my Kat Von D Lock It for touch ups.

[ChristineR07]

Oh yeah, mine doesn't include skincare either (except for my SPF step).  That's a whole other book. 🙂

[k617]

I have a lot of products, but I could probably pare my list down to ~12 products if I cut out the optional stuff, and if I didn't have 2 different powders and 2 different concealers, as well as mascara base AND top coat. I also use a hydrating under eye primer which could kinda count as skincare, but since I apply it after my Hourglass primer I'll count it as makeup 🙂

1. Hourglass Veil Mineral Primer
2. Smashbox Under eye primer
3. Too Faced Shadow Insurance (or other, like LORAC) - I use this even without eyeshadow because it prevents greasy lids
4. ABH Powder duo or brow pencil
5. Brow gel (optional, depending on day)
6. Eyeshadow (optional, depending on day)
7. Rimmel liquid eyeliner or I'll smudge a black pencil
8. Maybelline Fit Me Concealer for under eyes
9. Cinema Secrets powder to set under eye
10. NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer for spots
11. Maybelline Better Skin powder
12. Bronzer (seasonal option...I skip if I'm really light already)
13. Blush
14. Highlighter (optional, depends on mood)
15. Finishing powder (optional, depends if I remember/on my mood)
16. Shiseido Nourishing Mascara Base
17. Mascara
18. NYX Proof It! Lash top coat (optional, depends on the mascara I'm using)
19. Lipstick

[Anonymous]

What a fun thread @mmmiu! 😄

Everyday must have:

1. Nivea sunscreen

2. Innisfree Makeup Base - purple

3. Too Faced Born This Way

4. A peachy blush

5. Charlotte Tilbury Filmstar & Glow

6. ABH Brow Gel - Granite

7. A lip tint

[deemishl]

Ok, is there some sort of understanding or compassion for age and life stressors LOL!? I'm just puttin that out there before I list this. Side note, I try new things and put the best into rotation, and despite all this crud my look is actually fairly natural, see my profile. 1. Serum, presently Clarins double or Algenist liquid collegen. 2. Moisture. Josie Moran Argan Daily or Phil. Renewed Hope in a Jar, lancome vissionare. Weekends, Sunday Rilely Tidal or Tacha water cream. 3. i call it the spackle step, used for dates with fiance who is 15 yrs younger and thinks im this way magically. LOL. Dr. brandt 3D volumizing mask. or Ren instant firming beauty shot. 4. Primer, smashbox radiance or any other, benefit , laura mercier, garnier 5 sec blur, MAC or hourglass. I test primer the most and feel it can change your look the most. 5. CC cream or first color step I call it. It YSBB, La rocheposay cc cream, UD one & done, Juicy beauty cc cream, or Tarteguard tinted. 6. Face corrector. Kat Von D lock it white concealer. 7. Foundation, Armani Luminous Silk or Armani Maestro blended w/ silk. Maybe Benefit spin the bottle foundation stick.(like hourglass stick) 8. concealer Cleu de Peau? its my holy grail. I mail order it from that dept store. I do own EVERY concealer sephora sells. I use boing or lock it in emergency. or maybe It's test size tube cuz its tiny. But CdP is worth twice its astronomical price. 9. Setting powder, Laura Mercier, Makeup Forever microfinish powder, BareMinerals hydrating mineral veil. 10. Contour - Tarte. I have used the sculptor stick forever but running out so now ugh have to buy the pallette. Im fair and its just right for me. 11. Bronzer - Tarte Park Ave Princes MATTE. 😞 Benefit Hula matte. Wrinkles mean matte ladies. 12. Ok now add back that luminosity. Becca shimmering skin perfector. Trestique highlight stick. Stila kitten highlighter. 13. eye primer smashbox 24 hour. 14. eyeshadows- UD naked 3, stila kitten, tarte mattes, smashbox mattes. 15. brows... anastasia brow wiz blond, sephora retractable brow pencil ash blond, benefit ka brow 3 , benefit gimme brow 3. anatasia clear brow gel. 16. eyeliner... stila waterproof liquid in black, kat von d ink liner black, tarte rainforest black liquid pen, UD sabbath24/7 liquid liner OLD formula. IM lost & on last tube!! anyone using the new stuff and as happy? im so scared to try it :(( im very picky about navy waterproof liquid liner and this one was mine :(( 17. mascara. I own every mascara every produced on planet earth. If they made it I tried it, but Ive found some people just like strange qualities in mascara. Me, I want them to look long and fluffy not clumpy. pretty simple. And for me lancome hypnose drama has killed it in this area. I will use Marc Jacobs if needed, or Dior if forced. For waterproof I use Two faced better than sex. smashbox is decent. But in my business once I send out a tube of the small hypnose my customers never go back. 18. the end. using urban decay all nighter setting spray lately. Hope it does something! I use amore pacific spray to moisturize and set after flying or on dry days. 19. lips.. oh geesh. this should be a section on its own! sephora outrageous plump effect gloss!, two faced melted matte, tarte lippie lingerie, kat von d liquid lipstick, marc jacobs lipgloss,lorac lip liner, makeup forever waterproof lip liner, sephora crayon lipstick, marc jacobs slow burn, UD lots, MAC lots, all in all I have 45 lip products so its hard to choose. and 20. PERFUME. right now Elizabeth and James Nirvana. But love Mon Paris, Gucci Bamboo and Michael Kors Wonderlust, Burberry Black. whew thats a workout. Sephora, I hope you love me as much as I apparently love YOU.

[RGbrown]

Hmmmm...my must-have routine is:

1. eyeshadow primer 

2. eyeshadow 

3. eyeliner

4. mascara

5. lipstick

6. maybe a dusting of Mario Badescu Special Healing Powder if I'm feeling shiny

And that used to be it until very recently! But I'm starting to play a bit with face products too, so it looks more like this now:

1. LM tinted moisturizer

2. Benefit Gimme Brow

3. eye primer

4. eyeshadow

5. eyeliner

6. mascara

7. blush

8. highlighter

9. Laura Geller Ethereal Rose face powder

10. lipstick

11. Fragrance

The caveat here is that with all these extra products that are new to my routine, I typically forget one if not more lol. If I remember the tinted moisturizer, I forget to do my brows. Remembered brows? Mascara will be completely forgotten. And I can only remember perfume if I forget at least 3 steps above 😛

[Kim888]

I think my every day work look is pretty basic in terms of steps - on the weekends I generally have more steps if I am going out 

1.Primer (murad, hourglass or nars )

2. founation/bb cream (I've been trading off with  the dr. jart dis a por and the hourglass vanish stick a lot recently )

3. Concealer (this week i've been mostly using nars but I have a bunch so it changes)

4. powder (been loving my elf one this week)

5. Brow pencil (i'm obsessed with the winky luxe one we got in boxy charm a few months ago)

6. 7. 8. Bronzer, Blush, Highlight  ( I have way too many of all of these but I have been seriously  loving my abh blush trio and the hourglass palette)

9. Setting spray 

10. Mascara 

11. Lippie ( I have way too many to pick a brand - i'm obsessed with all the mini sets I get from sephora I love having choices)

[shyvicki]

1. Too Faced Primed & Peachy primer
2. Too Faced Peach Perfect foundation
3. Tarte Shape Tape concealer
4. Milaini eye shadow primer
5. Too Faced Peach Perfect loose powder
6. eyeshadow (varies from day-to-day)
7. eyeliner (varies)
8. bronzer (currently using The Balm Bahama Mama)
9. blush (varies)
10. highlighter (currently using Becca pressed in Champagne Pop)
11. Too Faced Peach Mist setting spray
12. mascara (currently Urban Decay Troublemaker)
13. NYX The Skinny Mascara (on lower lashes)
14. NYX Micro Brow Pencil
15. NYX Control Freak Eyebrow Gel
16. lipstick or lip gloss (varies)

That's actually less than I thought.

[ChristineR07]

I'm so jealous you can actually use the peach products.  There is something in them that my skin REALLY doesn't like.  I tried the eyeshadow palette right when it came out and my eyes got so swollen I could barely keep them open after like 30 minutes.

[ChristineR07]

During the work week:

1) First Aid Beauty 5 in 1 (technically still skincare but it has my SPF)

2) Too Faced Hangover Replenishing Face Primer

3) Bobbi Brown Color Corrector

4) Too Faced Born This Way foundation

5) NARS Creamy Concealer

6) Too Faced Primed & Poreless Pressed Powder

7) Kat Von D Shade & Light Contouring Palette

😎 tarte seduce blush

9) Burberry Rose Gold Highlighter

10) NARS matte Laguna bronzer

11) ABH Tinted brow gel

12) Urban Decay lid primer

13)  Kat Von D tattoo liern

14) Naked 3 palette or bronzer

15) Burberry Cat Lashes in Black

16) Urban Decay clear lip liner

17) Lipstick of the day

18) Urban Decay setting spray

And...as I'm sure we all know from the YouTube videos: "Since no look is complete without fragrance"

19) Fragrance of the day (my new favorite is the Burberry My Blush)

So, no...I don't think 20 products is too crazy. 🙂 

Weekends when I'm only leaving the house for the grocery store:

1) IT cosmetics CC cream

2) tarte seduce blush

3) Burberry Cat Lashes mascara