So, how long does your make up take?

Five to ten mins, depending on where I am going.
Less is more when older, but a little looks better than none.

I asked Hubby how long he thinks I take, he says I take about 2mins, Maybe 3 for special occasions.
Perhaps I need to re access, see if it makes much difference if I take a bit longer ?

Wash face, slap on factor 30 moisturiser as I now have a dry skin (used to be really oily). That’s it. If we’re off somewhere posh I may put on a bit of eye liner smudged in.

As I wear specs I don’t look much different anyway and no make up will get rid of my saggy jowls and treble chins.

zero minutes

Tinted moisturiser to even out my skin tone, lipstick and mascara are all I usually wear. I have my eyebrows tinted now so don’t have to do anything to them except pluck away stray hairs. I wear eyeshadow if we are going somewhere special. Sometimes I use pink Vaseline instead of lipstick. I have never worn false eyelashes, not even in the sixties, nowadays young girls seem to wear them all the time, I have even seen girls in school uniform wearing them. I paint my toenails in the summer but rarely paint my fingernails as I am too clumsy to do it properly.

Two minutes - concealer, (under eye dark circles) blusher, lipgloss, done!

Moisturiser, no.7 match pot-2 drops mixed with no7 airbrush applied with a brush for an even quick finish, Diego de la Palma eyebrow mascara as my eyebrows have disappeared. Eyeliner, blusher, lipstick and sometimes a light dusting of golden bronzer. Doesn't take more than five minutes. Often use eyeshadow if out in the evening. Cheap concealer on age spots if showing after all that!

2-3 minutes- moisturiser, foundation, lipstick, combing my hair at the same time and then out of the door.

Probably 20 minutes maybe more unless I'm just staying at home and then I only use a bit of concealer. I don't like people other than family touching my face so there's no way I could stand 10 hours of faffing about.

5 - 10 minutes. Serum, light foundation applied with a brush, eye pencil above and below lashes, shadow, mascara, blusher and lip crayon or gloss. And that's just for walking the dog!

Another one here who doesn't use the stuff, so no time at all.

I have to wear foundation to build a second skin due to rosacea, and the steroid cream an ignorant GP prescribed for it, which ruined my skin. After that about 3 minutes to put on some mascara, lipstick and to draw my eyebrows in.

I wear make-up every day for work, but on Saturdays I go make-up free (not a pretty sight) My routine:

Dream Mousse foundation, cream blusher, pencilled-in eyebrows, mascara, lipstick. About 20 minutes.

About 5 minutes and it's amazing what a difference those 5 minutes make,

No more than 5 minutes.

My hair, though, is quite a different matter.

I saw an advert for magnetic liner and eyelashes...why didnt they invent that decades ago lol

How does that work craftergran?

About 5 minutes - a light foundation to even out the skin and lipstick. I always use lipstick.....seems to brighten up my otherwise dull face ?

DanniRae ...apparantly you apply the magnetic eyeliner and then the lashes stick to that, looks easy and very quick on the advert.

Oh, ta craftergran for your explanation! What a prompt reply - I am impressed

5 - 10 minutes whether for an ordinary day or a wedding!

Primer
Tinted moisturiser No.7 Stay Perfect
Smudge of Clarins blusher
Eyebrow gel in soft brown quick whoosh (I read once that eyebrows don’t have to be twins but ought at least to look like siblings - that made me laugh!)
Kohl pencil in brown under bottom lashes
Cream eyeshadow
Eye liner L’Oreal (because I’m worth it I suppose)
YSL black mascara
Lipstick - choose from the many but I’m not buying any more until I’ve used them ALL up and will then just buy 5 new ones - red, raspberry, toffee, coral and pink.

Less than 5 minutes. Tinted moisturizer, a dab of concealer under eyes, eyeliner, mascara and lippy.

I will take a bit more time on an evening out, but not very much more. I a relatively low maintenance, even with my hair.

If I count cleansing first thing also, maybe 10 minutes. I wash my face first thing with superdrug naturally radiant hot cloth cleanser. I massage it in for maybe 30 seconds, I think that firm massage helps my skin stay fairly unlined. Then remove with muslin cloth. Apply Superdrug serum , then after a few minutes, the under eye brightening cream.

A bit later on I'll apply a tiny bit of Mac concealer across nose etc where a bit red. Apply Rimmel stay matte powder lightly on nose area. That's it usually.

I cannot use eye make up now as I have dry eye, and it exacerbates it. If I am looking pale, I might apply some Clarins self tanning milk on my cheeks etc, for a healthy glow that lasts a week or so.

I do think most of us didn't appreciate our looks when younger. I was never a beauty at all, but looking back, I was OK.. We can be so self critical, it's a shame.

About 5 minutes. I don't always wear it.

About 2 minutes. A quick brush of Bare Minerals foundation. Blusher. Eyeliner. Lipstick.