i’ve started wearing a bit more makeup recently, but i today i noticed that it gets ruined pretty quickly to an unbelievable extent.

today i put on some heavy eye makeup & a very light base (but including primer and powder) at around 6 am. Keep in mind that i’m at school all day doing basically nothing (except a 30 minute walk during lunch break). At around 2:30 I look in a mirror and turns out i look as if i’d been mauled by a bunch of animals and somehow brought back to life… Like, no matter what you’re picturing, it probably looked even worse. Like, i don’t mean to make myself sound like some sort of crybaby, but i was genuinely on the brink of tears after seeing myself like that from the sheer embarrassment. I literally felt like I was going to throw up - it was that bad…

Anyway, I guess I just don’t understand how it’s possible for my makeup to get that obliterated in a matter of a few hours while doing nothing? It’s not like i was working out or anything and i’m not a naturally sweaty person… Plus I tend to buy makeup others recommend.

Does anyone have any ideas on what might be the issue? :(

  • Responsible_Cloud_92@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Your skin will naturally produce oils, sweat and tears, even if you’re not doing anything strenuous. Unfortunately, not all makeup works on all skin types and it takes a bit of trial and error to get something that works for you. What others recommend may not actually be suitable for your skin type.

    My personal tip is to maybe hold back on doing heavy eye makeup until you can work out what the combination is to make it stay. Heavy eyemakeup that migrates and smudges always ruins the makeup look and it can be quite disheartening.

    If you’re not using an eye primer, I would recommend it. Face primer does not work the same as eye primer as I learnt the hard way. Apply it to both your lid and under eye and let it dry properly before applying any shadows/liner. I’d use a combo of lighter shades and lighter liner/mascara until you can work out what is causing the problem without it looking like a disaster.

    Another thing could be making sure your makeup has time to “set” in between steps. This will help with the longevity of the makeup.