What are the essential steps in a complete makeup routine?

[BaronReagan]

[Madilyn]

I'm a night shower person so I wake up and then:

1. Brush teeth and lightly re wash face.

2. Acne moisturizer and mattifying moisturizer mixed together.

3. Toner spray, charged water, and Skindinavia oil control primer spray!!

4. Brows including sculpting with concealer.

5. Eye primer and eye shadow look, upper liner, waterline, top mascara, and then lashes.

6. Mattifying primer. (I'll look like patent leather if I don't use all these mattifying products.)

7. Foundation (full coverage)

8. Concealer ( a little that matches my skin tone and then a brighter one to brighten areas)

9. Powder (light/translucent one under the eyes and pressed powder all over)

10. Lower eye shadow, lower mascara.

11. Powder contour

12. Blush

13. Highlighter

14. Fix plus, wait a sec, then finishing spray.

15. Lips.

[BaronReagan]

Gloss or lipstick?

[Madilyn]

Definitely lipstick because I prefer a matte finish, I don't enjoy the texture of lipgloss very much, and the gloss tends to leave its glossy residue all over my hair. I would put lipstick and chapstick blended together at the top of my list, though, because I prefer a more subtle color.

[BaronReagan]

Ok thanks for advice

[_Maya_]

That all depends on what you think is necessary. I don't wear a lot of makeup so my routine is pretty simple. I always put some sorta moisturizer on my face and sometimes nothing more than that. I might use a little eye makeup if I am going out. I do have foundation and concealer that hardly ever gets used. I think the last time that I used it was almost a year ago for a fancy Christmas thingy. If you really want good help go to Sephora and have one of their pros take a look and make suggestions.

[BaronReagan]

Thanks for sharing, I'm just getting into all this, I was thinking that to start using a simple foundation, maybe a lipstick should go to start.

[_Maya_]

The limited shopping for makeup that I do I go to Sephora for. The people working there are good at suggesting color and products. I'd go with their suggestions.

[BaronReagan]

Yes, I'd love to be able to go into a Sephora, but in my country, if they see a man asking for makeup advice, they're going to get lynched.

[_Maya_]

Oh well then don't do that. Begs the question then how are you going to wear it if you can't even safely buy it? I would Google techniques because tbh I am not the type of girl to ask about this since I wear so little so few occasions.

[BaronReagan]

Well, I'll order the makeup online. When the hormones have feminized me, I'll be able to go to a Sephora and so on.

Yes, I'll try to look for tips on the internet.