Beauty

[soozer]

Been really noticing lately ..... less makeup on all women ..... I cannot say it's due to the "natural" look we may think.  I believe it has to do with plastic surgery and enhancements readily available.  Plus all the ozempic faces need injections.... when you add lashes and heavy makeup you look like a puppet.  

[Meowingkitty]

I don't wear much makeup simply it's to hot and I would just sweat it off. Even in winter I don't wear all that much. Just foundation and blusher. Occasionally mascara. No fake lashes, lipstick etc.

[Jacie]

I guess I am wearing less make-up. Hard to believe I'd be trendy! LOL!

We moved to a hot climate, I no longer attend as many "fancy" functions, and as I am aging it doesn't look so great to have my face as made up as my younger years!

[wagirl]

Me too--I hardly ever wear a full face of make up --only when I am going out to a social function--even just out running errands I don't wear much, just spf---EXCEPT!!------for my brows--- that is a must!! I went thru chemo so lost ALL my hair for a few months and I looked like a ghost as I was so pale with just eyes --so I got very good at drawing them on --made me look so much better. And still does, I think , now. I do wear lip gloss tho.

[PhilaLady1]

Living and working my entire life with working class and middle class people, as I am, cosmetic procedures are rare to see.  So IMO, the trend of less makeup is just that, a trend, and nothing to do with cosmetic procedure advancements or that they are readily available these days.  What I do see most often in the way of makeup is false eyelashes and lots of lipgloss.

[JeanLouiseFinch]

Less is more, for me, when it comes to my eyeshadow application.  Since discovering RMS Beauty Eyelights, I'm no longer bothering with the 3-4 colors of eyeshadow.  I still use a pale vanilla or champagne color under my eyebrow, but the Eyelight shadow goes from the lid to the brow bone, and that's all I do there.  Once in awhile, if I want a touch more glam, and that's not very often, I'll do a little darker shadow at the outer corners and blend it in.  The trick with the Eyelights is to use very little product and blend quickly.  Fingers are OK, but I prefer a brush. 

[monicakm]

I'm not wearing less but I have toned it down.  Lips and eyes are non-negotiable.  It's what people see when they are talking to you.  It's what you look at when you're talking to someone.  It's the two things that show expression the most on a face.  I almost exclusively wear a neutral eye but I still like a shimmer or a glittery eye. I'm so over wearing my blush high on my cheekbones and temple.  Its is not a look for everyone and I let (someone) tell me I had to.  No, I don't have to.  Lipgloss is a must.  Nekkid lips make a face look flat and lifeless.  I will always have a soft pink, peachy pink or nude with pink pearl over a pink tint.  Plastic surgery is not on my radar even if I had the money.  I don't seek out pain!

[monicakm]

@soozer 

Not everyone's lashes are thick and heavy.

[monicakm]

@soozer 

The trend of less makeup started with Covid for most.  It's nothing new.

[SilleeMee]

Wearing less makeup has nothing to do with PS or enhancements. People have been getting 'work done' for eons and that hasn't changed the 'face of makeup'.

Good skincare might reduce the need to wear makeup.