Is that literally grunge, like Courtney Love from Hole and Nirvana days

I’ve heard of people using the paper toilet seat covers…

so I’ma guess uncoated plain white gift tissue would be a step up from that.

Just pick a couple individual pans from ulta?

No problem.

It doesn’t hurt or anything, it’s just really tough from a sensory or control perspective.

Like imagine how weird a dental visit would be if you were blindfolded the whole time, and every-time you tensed up, it made it harder for the tech.

I think the eyebrow tint is doable, but I doubt the eyelash tint will be a good idea.

I’m a woman in my 40s, and very into beauty stuff… I do get a lash lift and tint a few times a year…

IMHO, it’s too much for a lot of people my age. Having to sit still with your eyes shut for 45 mins, while someone pokes you on the eyelid, AND you cant open your eyes to look at them is a no for most average people.

You kinda have to be hardcore to tollerate it.

You might do okay doing it at home, one eye at a time, just the tint, no lift…

They sell eyelash safe dye kits on Amazon. Start with the eyebrows, and see how that goes, then try eyelashes on another day.

Keep it simple.

Trying a really complex 50 step look does NOT make you better faster.

It’s like cooking, a physical and artistic skill. Trying too hard things will just frustrate you, not improve you.

I agree with other posts, skincare matters way more than you think; makeup looks bad on top of dry flakey skin, AND gets splotchy on oily skin, AND looks cakey piled on top of acne.

Face wash & then moisturize, let that sit for 5 minutes before doing makeup. Use a small amount of face primer to even out the canvas.

Foundation, concealer etc. has a liquid component to it, so using moisturizer before makeup will prevent your skin from sucking up all the liquid… and allows you to position the pigments before they dry down. Think like putting wall paint on a dry sponge vs wet sponge.

Watch some videos to understand if your skin tone is warm, neutral, or cool. If you try a foundation and it looks orange compared to your skin, it’s too warm toned. If a shade looks too pastel pink, or grey… it’s too cool.

You can start with drug store makeup to figure out what you like, there are lots of good options for drugstore prices… you do NOT need to spend $50 per product to get a nice outcome.

I use basically all Nyx and Elf, and regularly get compliments on my makeup. You can also do fine with a makeup brush set from “Real Techniques” etc. Do get a 3 pack of beauty blenders too. I use an eyelash curler daily.

I think a good beginner kit would be; foundation, concealer, powder, blush, neutral eyeshadow pallet, an eye pencil that works for brows and eyeliner, a mascara, and a tinted lip balm.

For tutorials, I like Robert Welch, he shows placement really well.

I also use the Nyx serum concealer, but I use it as my foundation

I have a desk off my kitchen, where I work on my laptop, or do gel manicures at home, or do my makeup.

If I’m not using my laptop, it’s in my work backpack on a chair.

My nail stuff is in sterilite brand stacking drawers on & above the desk.

My daily makeup is in a fabric zippered pouch with a square end, about 4x8" and my makeup brushes are in a clear flat zippered pouch 5x7. The pouches go in a clear plastic shoebox on a shelf when not in use.

I used to have my ringlight behind the desk, but I moved that to another area that is better for zoom & videos.

So my “beauty” light at my desk is actually one of those anti-depression special winter “SAD” lights… it gets bright as the sun, and the color of the light is bright & natural.

I use a cheapie $10 beauty mirror on a stand from Amazon, it’s a rectangle with little folding doors that also have magnifying mirrors on the side.

They make ones that come in clumps and glue to the underside of the lashes, versus the skin above the lashes.

It makes a big difference.

My makeup all fits in a bag thats basically 5x8". I actually put the makeup away the same every time too. Liquids & creams laying down like pencils in a case, and the powders all stacked together at the “head of the bed”.

So literally, when it’s makeup time… it’s like setting the table for dinner. Everything has a spot.

To find a good system for yourself, start with everything off to the left side, and as you use items… line them up on the right.

So for me, the first thing I use is my beauty blender and foundation. So those get picked ip from the jumble, and placed as the “line leaders” on the right.

The beauty blender will become where I put the brushes, the foundation will become where I put the makeup.

Usually my next step is contour, so the brush and powder go from the jumble on the left to the lineup on the right. The contour brush next to the beauty blender, the powder next to the concealer.

Just keep doing that until you have a tidy line up of each brush and each makeup & your facd is done. Any products or brushes that you didn’t use goes away to the storage drawer.

If it’s brush cleaning day, I clean my brushes (rubbing alcohol and swirling on makeup wipes), then leave them out to dry. Otherwise they go right back in the brushes bag. Makeup goes into the makeup bag.

Then depending on where I’m going to be that week, the bags go in a plastic shoebox on my desk shelf, or they go in my work backpack.

Yes, it gets faster. I wear makeup daily, and have for the last 20 years or so.

It’s like the first time you cook, you get every bowl & cutting board dirty… and it takes ALL day just to bake some bread… but after you have been doing it for a bajillion years, you can put on a meal for 15 people in under a couple hours.

I only keep makeup I use daily in my makeup bag. Everything else goes in a backup sterile drawer. Same thing for brushes.

So when it’s makeup time, I lay everything out, in the same order, so I’m never “searching” or “choosing”. It’s literally like a dance routine, all the steps are known before hand.

If I need to get out of the house ASAP, I can do a 5 minute look; foundation, concealer, blush, contour, highlight, eyeshadow, lip tint, curl lashes, tight-line, and mascara.

My normal look is about 15 minutes… it’s the same stuff, plus primer, and more careful placement and blending.

When I’m doing an evening look, I go more ham on the eyeshadow & liner. Maybe throw on some fake lashes… plus I use a matte setting spray, powder, then another dose of the setting spray. About 30 minutes on the face.

I’ve been using elf EYEBROW powder. It’s the only thing cool enough on my pale skin so it doesn’t look like bronzer.