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Wednesday, July 28, 2010

The Wednesday Question

I'm predicting that we'll see all sorts of different answers to this week's question, which makes it even more fun! I can't wait to see your responses!

How many makeup products do you use for your average work (or school) face?

I use ten: concealer, powder foundation, blush, eyebrow pencil, eye primer, two eyeshadows, eyeliner, mascara and lipstick. Sometimes I only use one eyeshadow as a quick wash of color, but on the average day it's two (lid and crease colors). So how about you? How many makeup items do you use on an average day? Oh, and yes, on an average day I skip face primer--I'm usually in a hurry, even though I know face primer helps so much to keep things in place. I'm so bad about that! 
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  1. Let's see...concealer, tinted moisturizer, eyeshadow, mascara, eyeliner, lip stain...so 6.

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  2. I use eyeliner, mascara, blush, lipstick, that's 4. when I go out I put on eyeshadow.

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  3. Just two, foundation and lip balm. I would wear more but I would just sweat it off. I save my makeup for my off time.

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  4. Lets see... concealer, powder, cream blush, powder blush, eye primer, three eyeshadows (I use one to set my eyeliner), eyeliner, mascara, eyebrow pencil, highlight powder, and lipstick. So, 13. That is an average day, I often use more eyeshadows. ;)

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  5. oh god, let's see. On a typical day, I guess, face primer, tinted moisturizer, finishing powder, face concealer, under-eye concealer, Benefit Eye Bright, eyeshadow primer, usually 4 shadows, mascara, eyeliner, lip gloss, blush. So that's what, 15? hahaha

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  6. Normally for work I don't wear makeup because I just end up wiping or sweating it off. But on days like today, or shopping days I normally wear primer, foundation, a dusting of powder, my love NYC's Wild berry blushable creme stick(So love this thing!), one eye shadow, mascara, and a lip balm or gloss. So that is 7 products. I don't know why, but I always forget to put on concealer on average days! haha

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  7. 8 products. On a typical day I wear face primer, tinted moisturizer, undereye concealer, brow pencil, gel liner, creme blush, highlighter, and tinted lip balm.

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  8. Foundation, concealer, powder, blush, lip liner, lipstick, sometimes a balm, eyeliner, mascara, sometimes shadow or highlight, browzings by benefit. So, about 10 also!

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  9. I just fell out of my chair laughing. I'm AFRAID to count!!!
    Let's see: lip primer, Fyrannae on top of that, BE bisque on dark spots, at least 3 eye shadows, brow pencil with setting wax, eye liner, lip primer, mascara, foundation, blush, lip stick, finishing veil. 14!!! Gawd, I'm high maintenance!!!
    I don't ALWAYS wear lip gloss but probably should add it.

    I feel like I just tallied up the number of calories I eat in a day and got shocked. :/

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  10. I use 7: black eyeliner, white eyeliner, some sort of eyeshadow or colored eyeliner, mascara, bronzer, blush, lip balm/gloss. I'm pretty minimalistic!

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  11. I use foundation, concealer, eye primer, 1-3 eyeshadows depending on the day since it's average I'll say 2 :P. eyeliner, blush, mascara, lipgloss, finishing powder so I'm 10 too!

    I didn't realize it was that much :P

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  13. hmm for me it really depends on time how many i skip so i guess: moisturizer, foundation, concealer, powder, liquid eyeliner on top, pencil on bottom, blush,benefit eyebright, lips, mascara all in that order but the mascara and eyebright could be skipped if i gotta go in a hurry..soo thats 10! wow i never realized i use that many!

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  14. SPF moisturizer
    foundation or concealer
    pressed powder
    mascara
    eyebrow powder or pencil
    blush
    lip balm

    So for average days, 7. I'm a student so my main priority is looking awake and presentable. Even on my most made-up days or nights, I choose among adding in a lip stain or lipstick, eyeliner & shadow to set it, and face highlighter, so it can go up to about 10 products maximally.

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  15. eek im scared to count lol

    3 shadows, 2 liners, 1 black to set liner, 2 mascaras, 2 concealers (blemishes, undereyes), 1 powder to set undereye concealer, 1 foundation, 1 bronzer

    13? wow lol

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  16. I'm thinking for next school year, it will go like this:

    moisturizer, brow pencil, bronzer, blush then lipstick when I'm at school.

    If I ever have time I'll add concealer, powder to set, one shadow, liner, mascara.

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  17. Mineral foundation, eyeshadow as eyeliner, and lipstick.

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  18. 11 products. Wow. LOL

    1)Concealer
    2)Foundation
    3)Eyebrow Filler
    4)Eye Primer
    5)Eyeshadow (2 shades usually)
    6)Liquid Eyeliner
    7)Mascara
    8)Blush
    9)Highlighter
    10)Lipstick or Lipgloss
    11)Finishing Powder

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  19. since i work overnight receiving shipments at a clothing store, i dont't really glam it up..like at all lol. so i just use foundation, sometimes brown eyeliner, and mascara. so about 3 on average.

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  20. 9- revlon colorstay foundation, 1 concealer for undereyes, 1 for spots, eyeliner, powder, blush, tinted lip balm, and brow pencil!

    sometimes i'll add shimmery eyeshadow, but usually not for every day.

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  21. Moisturizer
    2 Concealers
    Blush
    2 Bronzers
    1-2 Eyeshadows
    Eyeliner
    Mascara
    Matte Pressed Powder

    So about 10. I thought it was less than that! lol
    11 if an eyelash curler counts ;)

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  24. I'm s stay-at-home wife so probably 50% of my week, I go completely makeup-less. But on days I do the full face, I wear:
    face primer, foundation, concealer, face powder, bronzer, blush, eyeshadow primer, 2-3 eyeshadows, eyeliner, mascara and 1-2 lip products. So that's at least 12-14 or so.

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  25. lip balm, two mascaras, one eyeliner...do I list facewash and moisturizer? I guess five.

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  26. Moisturizer,foundation, blush, 2 eyeshadows, mascara, lipstick...so 7 on average. some days I add eyeliner if I have the energy to put it on.

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  27. Moisturizer, mineral foundation powder, blush, and mascara are my most basic combo. If I'm feeling sassy, I'll use an eyebrow pencil, a pearly eyeshadow and a coppery eyeshadow (gotta make the blue eyes pop!) and some nude or pink lip gloss.

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  28. Hmm....I use primer, foundation, powder, blush, eye primer, 3 eyeshadows, eyeliner, mascara, and brow pencil. 11? I was afraid it would be a lot more! Some days I wear a highlighter, but not when I'm in a hurry.

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  29. 1. Tinted Moisturizer
    2. Eyeshadow primer
    3. Three eyeshadows
    4. Eyeliner
    5. Blush
    6. Mascara
    7. Lipgloss or lipstick

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  30. For super fast days, I dust on a foundation powder, a matte powder, put on eyeliner and one or two eyeshadows and go. Usually, I have some kind of lipgloss in my purse, so I don't think about it that much.

    When I have time, though, I go full face sometimes, and holy cow... XD I feel like what I do is really simple, but I end up with an enormous list!

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  31. Let's see, Foundation, under-eye concealer, eyeshadow primer, one eyeshadow quad (I guess that counts as four), eyeliner, mascara, bronzer, cream blush, powder blush, lipstick. ah that's 13!

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  32. Liquid foundation, powder, concealer, eye primer/base, shadow (normally one, but up to three), liner, mascara, blush.

    So, 8 (or up to 10, rarely). :-D

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  33. - concealer is a MUST! (L'Oreal True Match Warm 1-2-3)
    - blush to look less pale (American Beauty Coral Treasures)
    - I'm too lazy to do any eye makeup
    - lip balm (MAC Suntint in Pink Tinge) as needed
    - powder on shiny spots (Laura Mercier Matte Translucent Pressed Powder)

    And we're good to go!!

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  34. Eyeshadow + Browliner + Eyeliner + Primer + Liquid Liner + Mascara + Lash Primer + Blush + Bronzer + Highlighter + Illuminator = 11

    It seems like a whole lot but it ends up looking natural! If I got into all the eyeshadows, there would be a lot more products. =P

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  35. I work at a messy job where looking great isn't priority one, so here goes: foundation, powder, blush, one eyeshadow, mascara. Just lip balm, no lipstick. Very different from my *free time* face, which takes about a dozen more products!

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  36. Now that I am a lazy, lazy grad student, I only wear 5: liquid concealer for face, Everyday Minerals Intensive Fair concealer for undereyes, eyeliner, mascara, lip balm or super-moisturizing lipstick or gloss.

    It'd be 6 if you count sunscreen. Occasionally I'll wear blush. Hardly wearing eyeshadow these days, sadly.

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  37. definite - SPF 30, eye liner, mascara, blush,lip tint, gloss.
    maybe's - eye brightener, eye shadow.

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  38. Moisturizer (doubles as primer since almost all of them have dimethicone [sp?], no?), foundation, concealer, loose powder to set, three shadows, eyeliner, I also set my liner with shadow but generally the same one I used in the crease, mascara, blush, lipstick or gloss, sometimes both. So that's 11-13. The part I'm lazy about is my eyebrows, I don't even wax/tweeze them and I really should.

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  39. average day? eyebrow pencil, and that's pretty much it. maybe some bronzer for contouring and blush. so, 1 to 3.

    in a rush day? nothing at all.

    full-on day (maybe 2 days a week i have time for this): brow gel, brow pencil, brow powder, tinted moisturizer or foundation, bronzer, blush, concealer around the eyes, eyeliner, shadow (usually 2 or 3), mascara (usually 2 or 3 different products--primer, volumizing, defining/curling). i generally skip the lips but if i'm going out i might put on lipstick or gloss. so that's up to 15.

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  40. Since it's been so humid here in New York, I've eliminated my use of foundation and powder. So lately I've only been using:
    1. concealer for undereye circles
    2. setting powder over concealer
    3. eye shadow primer
    4. 1 eyeshadow for work 2 or more on weekends
    5. eyeliner
    6. mascara
    7. lipstick or gloss

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  41. 1. moisturizer with spf
    2. eye shadow primer
    3. eye shadow on lid
    4. eye shadow in crease
    5. eye shadow on browbone
    6. gel eyeliner
    7. pencil eyeliner on lower water line
    8. brow wax
    9. brow powder
    10. lash primer
    11. mascara
    12. powder foundation
    13. blush
    14. lipbalm with spf
    15. lip product (gloss or lipstick)

    and that's a conservative estimate!

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  42. Let's see...

    On a normal day I wear:
    1. powder foundation
    2. concealer
    3. blush
    4. eyeliner
    5. one eyeshadow (typically)
    6. mascara

    When I'm going out and want to look extra special, add:
    1. liquid foundation
    2. another type of concealer
    3. 3 more eyeshadows
    4. lip stain

    So anywhere between 6 and 10 depending on the day. Usually only 10 on the weekends when I have the time!

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  43. hmmm..

    1.moiturizer with spf
    2.concealer
    3.tinted moisturizer
    4.powder
    5.brow powder
    6.camex or lipgloss

    done and done

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  44. 1. Maybelline Mineral Power concealer
    2. CoverGirl LashBlast mascara
    3. Rimmel Brow pencil
    4. Any lipstick/gloss I decide to wear that day

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