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How do you plan your makeup for the day?

In other words, do you put on your makeup to go with your outfit, hairstyle, mood, etc? I find that I mainly plan my makeup around my outfit and sometimes my mood. If I’m in a really good mood, I find I tend to experiment more with colors and different looks. If I’m totally exhausted, I may just throw on some bb cream and go.

Re: How do you plan your makeup for the day?

I have basically two looks--day and night.  The only thing that changes is the lipstick/gloss color to coordinate with clothes.  That gets chosen on a whim once I am dressed and just before I go out the door.

I work from home and sometimes don't leave the house for a few days straight.  I don't wear makeup when I'm not going anywhere.  I do still keep up my morning and night skin care routine--less removing make up of course--and keep a good moisture balm on my lips regardless.

Re: How do you plan your makeup for the day?

Hi @Llamamama2,

 

For me, it depends on where I'm going. If I'm going on a date or somewhere special, I'll definitely take forever to get ready and include lots of skincare products before applying any makeup (I like using a sheet mask or giving myself a facial for glowing skin!). If I'm going to the grocery store or staying at home, I usually don't put on makeup. 

 

Stay Gorgeous,

Penelope

Re: How do you plan your makeup for the day?

i find what outfit im gonna wear then i think about what kind of look i wanna go for.then i pick out products that i can use to create the look. if you dont know what look you want social media post are great things to look at for insporation.

Re: How do you plan your makeup for the day?

i find what outfit im gonna wear then i think about what kind of look i wanna go for.then i pick out products that i can use to create the look. if you dont know what look you want social media post are great things to look at for insporation.

Re: How do you plan your makeup for the day?

For me it's how much time I have (like @sprocketta), then mood and what I'm doing that day. I tend to like wearing a daytime smoky eye, but the color depends on my mood. When I'm in hurry I do less eye makeup - out come the cream shadow sticks, and I use lighter colors so I don't have to spend much time defining my brows afterward.

 

I make a weekly basket of makeup to keep at my dresser and try to make sure I have options for a few different looks, so I almost never root through my stash during the week. Also, I have a capsule wardrobe so I basically never match makeup to outfits; I just match both to the occasion.

RE: How do you plan your makeup for the day?

It honestly depends on my creativity juices and if they are flowin or not. On quick days (15 min) I can do a full brown Smokey look, but that’s boring and means I had no inspiration that day. I love to do cut creases, grungy eyes, rainbow shades, and that takes a lot of blending and time and when I have it then I got for it. I never have a plan, I always do my eyes first which controls how the rest of my makeup to go. Some days are good and some I just don’t care how it comes out, as long as some colorful stuff sticks to my face. I don’t match it to anything, makeup obviously should compliment the occasion but boring!!!

RE: How do you plan your makeup for the day?

Always the hardest thing to do considering I have boxes full of makeup. What I do is the night before I lay out all my skin care / and makeup products on my night stand and when I wake up in the morning it’s all ready for me to go.

Re: How do you plan your makeup for the day?

@Llamamama2 I plan based on how much time I have.  Did I get up early enough to do foundation and eyeshadow or just lipstick on the run?  After time, I go with what I'm wearing that day.

Re: How do you plan your makeup for the day?

For me it varies between my outfit and mood. Sometimes I might be feeling like I want to wear purple lipstick so than I pick my outfit and the rest of my makeup to match that. Other times I want to wear a new top or a specific top, than I would plan my makeup around that.

Re: How do you plan your makeup for the day?

I really don't plan my makeup.   I wear a lot of black (work uniform) so I actually do a lot of random makeup and base it off of shades that look good on me.   I sold Mary Kay for awhile and one of the things I learned from that is that you don't actually have to match your makeup to your clothing, you should actually be matching to your eye color and skin tone.   I have hazel eyes so most eye shadow colors will look good on me, but you can look up what shadow colors go better with different color eyes.

Re: How do you plan your makeup for the day?

Hi @Llamamama2

For bigger events (weddings etc) I obviously put more thought into how my makeup, hair, and outfit will work together. But for everyday, I do my makeup first based on my mood and let that decide everything from there. Sometimes I’m in a not so great mood and a good makeup day is a great “pick me up.” And sometimes I’m having a great day and go out with no makeup at all. There’s no rhyme or reason to it but I definitely base my makeup off my mood. 

Re: How do you plan your makeup for the day?

Hi @Llamamama2,

 

I'm the same way as you! I like to plan my makeup, outfit, and hair style based on my mood. On my days off, I like to experiment with a bunch of different looks since that's when I have the most time! 🙂

 

Best Regards,

❤️ Raquel

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