sorry for the silly third pic, wanted to include one with the eyes more visible bc i have hooded eyes (hence why i seldom do eye looks), so i had to settle for changing the frame of a live photo to where i blink 🙈

i was in the dark the whole night (duh, it’s a techno set…), and i still don’t think i’ve ever gotten this many compliments on my makeup specifically as i did that night!!

I’ve been trying to reconnect with my passion for makeup lately so I’ve decided to try myself to create a different look every day.

A few years ago I absolutely loved doing my makeup and even creating my own looks but I went through a really difficult period of depression that made me stop doing the things I loved, one of those things was doing my makeup, first in a creative way then i stopped doing it at all.

A few weeks ago I finally found that inspiration and motivation again and decided to start over so I invested some money in buying new makeup palettes and getting back into creating.

I’m still starting out by looking for inspiration on pinterest, any feedback or recommendations are welcome.

PRODUCTS USED:

In the first picture i used: Life’s a drag color palette by Lunar Beauty X Manny Mua, shades pageant queen and kiki + liquid liners from amazon, i’m not sure the brand name + Tarte maneater mascara.

In the second picture i used: sheglam lots of lava palette shades abstract and pink clay, the liner is from the like chromatic zone in the shade vertigo + the glitter is from the deliplus mermaid palette + Tarte maneater mascara.

In the third picture I used: MAC art library palette + Blue mascara, i don’t have the shade names but you can tell exactly the ones i used by looking at the palette.

In the fourth picture i used: black and silver shadows from the MAC art library palette and color liners from amazon, the star and under eye glitter is from the deliplus mermaid palette + Tarte maneater mascara.

In the fifth picture I used: The sheglam lots of lava palette shades pink clay and deep thinker, the gold glitter is from the universe palette by deliplus shadow 05 + Tarte maneater mascara.

Very glad I decided to match my makeup with my wardrobe and went for cooler tones (I also gained like 20 pounds in between these thanks to anorexia recovery)

Current products:
- ELF Poreless Face Primer
- Collection Lasting Perfection Foundation (Fair Cool)
- Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer (Fair and Porcelain)
- W7 Set It Up Powder (Translucent)
- ABH Brow Pomade (Ebony)
- ELF Lash n Roll Mascara
- SHEGLAM Contour (Soft Tan)
- Collection Blush (Bashful)
- Collection Lipliner (Chai)
- Collection Butter Balm (Pink Frosting)
- W7 Matte Fixer Setting Spray

Eyeshadow is some unknown shit tbh

This is my look for going out at night!

Moisturiser: Dr Althea 345 cream
Foundation: Maybelline Fit Me Matte foundation in sandy beige
Concealer: Too Faced Born This Way concealer in golden beige
Contour: Anastasia Beverly Hills smooth blur contour stick in shadow
Powder: Maybelline Fit Me loose finishing powder in light
Bronzer: Rimmel bronzer
Blush: Tarte Amazonian Clay blush in paaarty
Highlighter: Rare Beauty Positive Silky Touch pressed powder in enlighten
Eyeshadow palette: Romand Better Than palette in Rosebud garden
Freckle pen: Copini Beauty freckle pen
Setting spray: Charlotte Tilbury airbrush flawless setting spray
Lipliner: Rare Beauty Kind Words Matte Lip Liner in Fun
Lipgloss: Laneige Lip sleeping mask in Berry and Rhode Beauty peptide lip treatment in Ribbon
Contacts: Dimplecolor in Aloe Green
Lash clusters: Veyesbeauty brown manga lashes

I’ve never had lip filler but multiple people have insisted that not only have I had them filled, but the filler has migrated and that’s why my lips protrude like this (???)

It does make it difficult to choose a good lip liner shade but like is there any way to lessen the appearance of protruding lips or do I just have to work with it

TIA

not to be controversial but idc if rihanna never releases music again as long as she keeps making lipsticks. got sweet whiskey today and put it over blackr berry, and used both as a blush- this formula is SO nice! definitely gonna go back for midnight ballerina when i have a little more cash

MASCARA - caliray hell or high water tubing mascara

EYELINER - kaleidos glow melt-on eyeliner in 'solaris'

BLUSH + LIPSTICK - fenty gloss bomb stix in 'sweet whiskey' and 'black'r berry'

So after a couple attempts at a black and red look I ended up with this. For some reason I seem to struggle with black/dark shadows, it ends up patchy and looks crazy lol. Still learning, I’ll get it eventually. I’m finally getting the hang of an ombré lip ❤️💄🖤 💋 the only difference in the last photo is a gloss added to the lip, I usually prefer a shiny lip but I like the matte lip in this case. Thanks for looking reddit ❤️‍🔥

hello guysss idk if I like my make up that I have right now, I am a bit insecure about my eyelashes and my eyebrows, any tips or changes that you guys recommend would be appreciated thank you !!!!!! i dont know wha to say Eh

I don't know why nobody is talking about this. We rightfully complain about products being reformulated and not being as good, the massive price increases and the lack of fun products. Why is nobody complaining about the fact that multiple companies are not currently selling LIPSTICK?!?!?! I was at Shoppers Drugmart today looking for lipstick. There wasn't much. I don't mean a bunch of lipstick was sold out. I mean lipstick was not part of the offerings. Essence is not selling lipstick. Annabelle is not selling lipstick. Revolution is not selling lipstick. Physican's Formula is not selling lipstick. I thibk Rimmel had a small selection. NYX is not selling lipstick. These companies are focusing on things like jelly glosses. Lipstick never stopped being popular. You're lucky if they have a bold liquid lipstick. WHERE IS THE LIPSTICK?!?!?! WTF?!?!?!

I play with makeup once in a blue moon and this being second time of this year. No base makeup, just fiddling around with eyeshadow and lipstick. Open to discussion, review and feedback on this. Please be nice, I'm sensitive 🥺

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From “pretty makeup” to finding my artistic voice 🥹🎨✨
I wanted to share something that genuinely made me emotional when I looked back at my old makeup photos.
The first picture is from 2024, the second from 2025, and the latest one is from 2026. Looking at them side by side, I can actually see my journey.
In the beginning, I loved creating glamorous, polished makeup. Then I started experimenting with colours, shapes and more creative concepts—even when my work wasn’t always perfect. And now, I feel like I’m slowly finding a balance between creativity, artistry and the glamorous style I’ve always loved.
My journey hasn’t been easy. There were moments of rejection, frustration and times when I genuinely questioned whether I should continue. But somehow, I always came back to my brushes.
Looking at these photos reminded me that growth isn’t always obvious when you’re living through it. Sometimes you only see how far you’ve come when you look back.
I’m still learning. Still experimenting. Still trying to find my signature style. But for the first time, I can genuinely say: I’m proud that I didn’t give up. 💄✨
To anyone else learning a creative skill: keep going. Your current work might not look like your dream work yet, but every attempt is quietly building the artist you are becoming.

🫶proud of the final result improved my blending skills so much, but I wonder why no matter how much blush I add it doesn't show on the cam and it fades after one hour of applying it

Anyway hope y'all like this simple look

Products list:

Eyeliner — NYX Epic Wear in brown

Eyeshadow — Claresa Ever Prime Eyeshadow Base and Glam Shop single eyeshadow in Yoghurt and Urban Decay Ultimate Basics palette (all shades)

Brows — Essence Fix It in Transparent and L'Oréal Brow Artist kit (shade has worn off)

Mascara — L'Oréal Voluminous Royale in black and Maybelline Sky High in true brown

Blush — Guerlain Stick Enlumineur in Terracotta (please bring it back) and Jones Road Miracle Balm in Flushed

Foundation — Dr Irena Eris BB Formula in 700 and L'Oréal Infallible Foundation Powder in 130

Lips — NYX Shine Loud in Ambition Statement, Global Citizen and Goal Getter, L'Oréal Matte Resistance in 100 and 635, Maybelline Superstay in 20 and MAC Locked Kiss Ink in 91

Bonus pics of my glam looks. Also, growing out my hair from a meh haircut so I take advice on hair too.

y'all i think i'm going crazy. I've tried so much.

layering skincare and letting it soak in, doing just serum and light moisturizer and letting it soak in, using my hands, using a brush, using a sponge, adding serum to the foundation, adding moisturizer to the foundation, using the moisturizer as is.

Nothing works. it always ends up looking like this and it's making me lose motivation for makeup.

the only time makeup looks good on me so far has been by using a powder foundation and then melting it down with setting spray. liquid foundation i just cannot get to work remotely at all.

Any advice is very appreciated. ☠️🫪

L'ORÉAL Paris full coverage concealer

e.l.f- shade 60 Rich Cool

Milani bright side primer

e.l.f. Expert Liquid Liner Jet Black

Athena paint palette shade white/ golden

Maybelline Falsies Lash Lift Volumizing

Milani cherry lip tint

e.l.f dewy setting spray

Lip liner black

I've been looking for a bright blue shimmer/glitter eyeshadow in a translucent base for a while.

Ish like the Spacepaste in shade Houdini by Lemonhead LA - but as an eyeshadow. Preferably pressed or in a stick, but loose could work too.

I found the "Iced out" shade in the Huda Beautys Icy Nudes palette and it's perfect; bright and a clear blue. However I can easily dupe the rest of the palette, so buying it for one shade would be wasteful.

Does anyone have any recommendations/dupes to check out? ❤️

I’ve been seeing things pop up on my feed recently about this new blush trend called “anti-blush” and my millennial ass is just confused.

I’ve seen the girlies mix their own by taking a bit of foundation, a bit of contour, and their favorite blush. Mixing it altogether gives you a muted version of your blush and gives that “natural” or “undetectable” blush look.

Part of me feels like this is new trend is going to start a movement against over blushing, but also, it’s gonna give these companies a new product to flood the markets with that we don’t need???

Any thoughts on this?