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When you are getting ready in the morning...do you apply your makeup BEFORE or AFTER you get dressed

I do my skincare routine then I semi get dressed and then put on my make up so that im not pulling clothes over the top of my newly done make up...
what do you do?
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scarrillo
insider
1 year, 11 months ago
Re: When you are getting ready in the morning...do you apply your makeup BEFORE or AFTER you get dressed

Both? If I have an idea in mind of what I want to wear then I'll just do my makeup and then get dressed (that way I don't spill any makeup on my clothes). If I don't know what I want to wear then I'll usually figure that out first and then do my makeup. That way I can wear a makeup look that matches my outfit. I'm always torn between not wanting to drop eyeshadow or foundation on my clothes and wanting to be dressed so I can see what my overall look would be :)


DevranM
insider
1 year, 11 months ago
Re: When you are getting ready in the morning...do you apply your makeup BEFORE or AFTER you get dressed

I'll normally apply most of my makeup AFTER I put my clothes on so that my makeup doesn't rub off all over what I'm wearing. 


lovetiffany
newbie
1 year, 11 months ago
Re: When you are getting ready in the morning...do you apply your makeup BEFORE or AFTER you get dressed

I typically apply my make up after I get dressed. My make up and perfume are the last to go on before walking out of the door. I don't usually wear much though, on a normal day it's just powder foundation, mascara, and my trusty chapstick. On special occasions, nights out, or when I just feel like dressing up, i'll add in eye shadow (matching whatever i'm wearing that day) and eye liner, maybe even a little blush. But it always goes on last! I made the mistake of doing my make up PERFECTLY one day, then tossing on a shirt and smearing both my freshly done eyeliner and mascara, which in turn messed up my foundation. I ended up having to wipe off and start again, due to my slight OCD on perfection lol.

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CaroleVonAllten
elite
1 year, 11 months ago
Apply makeup before or after dressed

You definitely do not want to put on makeup after you're dressed.  You will get your clothes dirty.  Powder anything will drop on your clothes, and you run the risk of dropping your mascara wand on yourself.  Always put on your face care, followed by your makeup.  Don't ever brush your teeth before you get dressed.  Toothpaste is virtually impossible to remove from clothes.

Carole VonAllten


MissXu
elite
1 year, 11 months ago
Makeup After

I like to wash up, that is brush my teeth and wash my face before I dress. This way water doesn't get splattered onto my clothes. Then I get dressed and do my makeup shortly after, usually before I leave, but after I eat breakfast. So basically, it's wash, dress, eat, and then makeup. 


TracyTB
allstar
1 year, 11 months ago
Re: When you are getting ready in the morning...do you apply your makeup BEFORE or AFTER you get dressed

I'll prep my face i.e. eye cream, tinted moisturizers, spf ETC first. Then I get dressed and then I put on the rest of my makeup. I can't decide what lip color I'm going to use until I've figured out my outift. :)


crazy
newbie
1 year, 11 months ago
Re: When you are getting ready in the morning...do you apply your makeup BEFORE or AFTER you get dressed

I hate dressing up before starting the makeup routine. That's what we did when we were teens. So, still in my bra or cami, I will start with the moisturizer and wait for it to absorb into the skin while blow drying my hair. Then I'd put on the primer and style my hair. Then - start and finish with the face makeup routine, possibly do the eyes (including some e/s). Only then would I get dressed. If I were to start with the face makeup routine already in my clothing, I would still need to use the face powder (to set the foundation) and (if I decide to use) e/s, the powder would fall onto my clothing. And that is very visible if the top is dark and I know I own and like dark clothing. BTW, I am pretty talented with pulling on a top with the lipstick on, so I don't worry if I already have it on :) I would just suck in the lips and everything's clean :)


teema
insider
1 year, 11 months ago
Re: When you are getting ready in the morning...do you apply your makeup BEFORE or AFTER you get dressed

After I am dressed up... so it wont mess up my makeup !!!


bukiyounahito
newbie
1 year, 11 months ago
Before

I'm just too messy to put my makeup on afterwards!


Supernaturalfan
insider
1 year, 11 months ago
Re: When you are getting ready in the morning...do you apply your makeup BEFORE or AFTER you get dressed

I do it before, since I can be kind of klutzy and get product on my clothes!  Foot in mouth I actually once knocked over a bottle of liquid foundation, LOL.  It spilled onto the dresser, but nothing splashed on me!  Even if had, it would only have gotten on my pj's.  Would be a pain to get it out, but not as much as if it got onto a "good" piece of clothing.  Esp. if I'm pressed for time and don't know what to weat instead!

After that happened, it "confirmed" my decision to always put on makeup or handle any skincare products (like sunscreen) BEFORE I get dressed!

Also, I put on sunscreen as well, so doing other skin stuff afterwards allows the sunscreen to set so it won't rub off on my clothes.  I get better coverage applying it before anyway.  I prefer to get dressed once everything has had a change to "set", then I know I'm ready to be seen in public.

With the case of some lipsticks, I might put THAT on last so it doesn't rub off onto my top if it's a pullover top.


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