All Things Makeup and Beauty

I don’t have a certain favorite brand. The most important thing is that it should be of the right color and quality. I order a different type every time.

I used to stick pretty much to one brand, well at a time. For awhile I would be into one and then another and another lol. Over time I realized I was waisting money so now I have a favorite mascara, a favorite lipstick, a favorite foundation, favorite ... all from different makers.

I am much the same. I know what I like, and I dislike having lots of makeup that I will probably never use.

I find some of the colour things easier as I think about my art. I do portraits from time to time so do blend colours on faces. It's seldom I paint people with makeup though. It's somehow easier to use makeup than paint someone who is wearing it but I think, like everything, practice helps. One thing I do use, although not often, is colour correctors to tone down and blend in patchy areas of my face. It's one thing that I do find easier to use as it relates directly to colour mixing in art.

I never started spending money on makeup. My sisters did a bit, but I guess I followed my mum in not considering it worth the cost. A friend from work once gave me a makeover and I didn't think it looked like me, though I'm pretty sure she knew what she was doing... It just felt weird to me, so I guess it was too late to change my mind on that topic.

I don't mind the cost of nail polish and some jewelry, but I like my face to be natural. I can put on a smile, though, and that'll help!

I think people tend to go for the brand. The mascara I got from a Japanese dollar store works so well, they have a lot of things there.

www.daisojapan.com/

I mainly use acrylics but do use water colours and occasionally oils. I am not keen on pastels. My avatar is one of my acrylic paintings. That reminds me to change it as it was really a Christmas one (the Snowdog from 'The Snowman and the Snowdog').

I'd love to paint again.

Just start

I do body peeling, I also use moisturizer. However, I started using face cream last month and I can feel the difference. I use a cream with aloe vera extract. My skin is getting softer and I am starting to glow.

What's holding you back? It's a thirty to sixty second job. 

Thank you, a_muppet and kjay! I will.