Make-up brushes. What to do with them?

Missiseff

Using a primer will change your life, lol. I use one, and brushes yes

What does a primer do actually?

Using a primer will change your life, lol. I use one, and brushes yes

The matriarchy really needs challenging on this one! All that time and money because - what? We look like what we look like. Rejoice!

Life long!

There are companies that will assessvyour skin tone and match your makeup to suit. Apparently your skin tone never changes so advice shoukd be lufe ling. Also, they will match material colours again to your skin tone giving you a swatch of matetials in the relevant colours. Dont know if dying your hair has any imput in the colour matching.

Make-up brushes are used for applying eye-shadow if they are small, and pressed or loose powder , or rouge or blusher if they are larger.

Many of us feel they give a smoother finish than a powder puff, or your finger-tip for applying eye-shadow.

I am surprised you have managed without them.

You have all made me feel so lazy! I feel life's too short for all that palaver! All I do is apply a L'Oreal Revitalift SPF 50+ fluid in any weather, as directed on my medication, then a smudge of eye liner and mascara. I also leave my wavy hair to dry naturally.

If you're near a John Lewis, they run a service called The Beauty Society. It's free, in-house make-up artists who you can book an appointment with and they help you find what you're looking for/interested in/need help with. It's impartial so they scour the shop floor for you looking for items that actually suit your skin tone, type etc. And they'll help with anything - brushes, foundation etc. I've booked quite a few of these as it means you stay clear of the individual beauty counters who obviously only sell you their products and you get brilliant service and honest impartial advice. I've booked it for foundation matching, a new blusher and I've learnt so much during those appointments.

Having cleansed and applied serum, moisturiser and sunscreen it takes me five minutes to apply makeup. First face primer to give a nice finish and eye primer to keep eye makeup in place. Then a light taupe eyeshadow on lids and a darker greyish eyeshadow in a very fine line under lower lashes. Then a fine line of grey eye pencil between and just above roots of top lashes and finally some tinted lip balm. All very natural but makes a big difference. In the winter when my face doesn’t have colour from the sun I might put a little concealer under my eyes if I’m looking tired, and if going out I might apply just a little mascara and possibly lipstick. Less is more when you get older but none at all is only for the naturally beautiful (which I am not!).

Knspol- oh dont feel inferior please- if you dont need it why shove all that extra gunk on your face?- a lot of it probably just blocks up the pores anyway.

Lucky to have good family skin, and without adding anything else we all look younger than our years.i add moisturiser if i remember or one with an spf if going outside.Maybe a bit of light powder occasionally if off out at night, do use nivea rose or spf lip cover, if out or is sunny.Thats it really.

I definitely feel better after putting my face on. Using the correct type of brush makes things so much easier, and look more “finished” too. I always use a lip pencil to stop lipstick doing that awful feathering ! Not sure if it makes me look younger, but I know I look more human !!

Moisturiser only nowadays and if I'm going out anywhere then some mascara to make me look more awake and a touch of clear lipgloss. Feeling most inferior after reading posts!

flappergirl

If primer means face cream then I apply that in the morning and then a light foundation. I use my fingers to do both. That's the sum total of my make up routine, unless I'm going somewhere special when I apply a bit of very subtle blusher with a brush. I only use products that are non animal tested.

Primer is an extra layer of gunk used after serum and moisturiser but before foundation! It’s meant to smooth the surface of the skin to provide a smooth base for makeup (think Polyfilla!)

I’ve wore makeup all my life, i feel undressed without it. Ppl say i don’t look my age but yes i also go from primer to setting spray lol like other have said watch YouTube tutorials for over whatever your age sit in front of a mirror and follow them or watch qvc where i buy most of mine from. I also straighten my hair too nothing wrong in taking pride in yourself. I do look at some women and I think how sad that they letting themselves go. My gran wore lipstick and blusher until she was in her 90s she said she did it because it made her feel good and my grandad would be watching her and saying you let yourself go lass lol

There is so much stuff to put on your face these days I just get so confused. Cleanser, moisturiser, toner, primer, sunscreen, serum, foundation, powder, blusher, definer, contourer, mineral drench! Anything I've missed? How on earth do you remember in which order to put them on? Remember the days when it was a bit of powder and lipstick?

Skydancer, l went to John Lewis a few years back as l felt my makeup was so dated. The girls there on the make up counters were so lovely and showed me how to apply everything easily with brushes.l wanted a barely there look, if you know what l mean. I wasn't charged at the Cambridge branch. I did however buy the Benefit products as l was so pleased with how they looked. There was no hard sell though,just lovely advice.

I love make up. My day look just has a tinted moisturiser and mascara with eye liner. For a bit more I use a light contour and blush then ysl highlighter. Don't know about 20 years but makes me feel good.

Look up Look Fabulous Forever on Youtube, lots of tutorials on how to apply make up and use brushes.

I put on a full face every day! Skin care goes on with fingers, but everything else mainly brushes.
After 57 years, it’s down to a fine art and only takes a few minutes.
Powder foundation if I’m not going out, but liquid cream if I am. Always eyeliner and mascara - I’ve told the DDs if I’m in my box without, I’ll come back and haunt them!

Goodness! I am lazy.

Always moisturiser, if I'm not going anywhere then just that.

If I am going anywhere then a light foundation and blusher because I look pale and uninteresting too, just a flick of mascara and lipstick. I did find some invisible powder and a brush in the cupboard so used that today. 5 minutes max.

My hair is a different matter, it takes ages to tame.

I use a moisturising day cream and an under eye cream. On the days I work I then apply a cream foundation with a brush and translucent powder over the top with a different brush. Eyeshadow with two different brushes one each for bottom and top lids . Apply lipstick ( without brush) to finish off.

I don’t use mascara as as I’ve got older my eyes are quite hooded . I’ve never used a primer (what is that?) and on non working days I just use the moisturiser /eye cream and lipstick. I don’t go outside the door without lipstick! 😁

I use a serum , then moisturiser. I also use a primer and apply foundation with my fingers rather than a brush . I do use a brush for blusher and a larger brush for bronzer on the areas the sun hits .
I’m often told I look younger than I am, and with my new primer several friends asked me if I’d had a facial .

It doesn't need to be complicated.. my morning routine takes only a few minutes. Some people see applying skincare and makeup as self-care and they enjoy the routine, but I like a fairly quick and simple slap and dash approach!

CanadianGran that's such a good idea about making an appointment with a make-up artist. I will do that. Also thanks to everyone who suggested YouTube videos. I will certainly look. Seems all this is quite complicated but I guess not one size fits all.