#makeup rant

[spookypeachpitt13]

Anyone a makeup girlie?

I’m a drugstore makeup fiend. I just love to play.

Anyway WHOLE POINT OF THIS POST IS

Can we just stop. With the hype. For the Nyx Smushy Matte Balms? Please. Stop it. Why are they viral. They do not apply well. They barely show up. They are streaky and the pigment isn’t consistent.

I love Nyx but these are the biggest miss on the planet and I’m sitting here so boggled how they are so popular.

[playthe-piper]

first step to every makeup tutorial: be conventionally attractive

[patisserie-princess]

Love fall but it makes me so sad because all the light pink lip shades aren't getting restocked 😔

[patisserie-princess]

Too Faced give us back the old packaging!! 😭 And shades that aren't just nude I'm begging!

[patisserie-princess]

So unbelievably tired of nude eyeshadow and lip shades. Literally every mainstream brand nowadays is just brown and beige shades so if you want color you have to go on a hunt for indie brands that have what you're looking for, or resort to bad quality like amazon and colorpop🥲 every mainstream makeup release since 2017 has been "in the nude" "nudist" "naked" and I'm snoozing I'm dozing I'm yawning. Sad beige millennials are sucking the life force from the makeup world like vampires <\3

[estellaestella]

palette schmalett! why cant i get a teeny tiny single serving of glitter eyeshadow coz i will only ever put that on once (before washing it off and going out in smudged eyeliner)

[supernaturallynerdy]

Hot take but sometimes people need to remember that makeup brands are allowed to target a specific demographic and don't need to make products that work for everyone. This is specifically about Glossier and how I see people complain about how their products are light coverage. That is the entire point. They make light coverage makeup for people who just want a little touch-up that feels lightweight on the skin.

When I was a teenager and makeup youtube was huge, full coverage, matte, full glam makeup was all the rage, and most brands catered specifically to that trend. But I can't stand full coverage, full glam makeup on myself. Thick foundation and lots of layers of products are uncomfortable on my skin, and I frankly don't want to feel like I have to commit to a lengthy makeup routine.

I loved when makeup brands that catered to the "your skin but touched up" philosophy started popping up. I hate wearing foundation. All I want is a lightweight concealer that I can buff over some redness and my under eyes to soften my face. Glossier concealer is so lightweight that you don't need to worry about getting an exact color match because it doesn't draw attention to itself. I can use their products and still feel like myself.

So stop showing up everywhere complaining about how it doesn't cover your acne scarring. It's not a product made to do that. Heavy coverage defeats the entire purpose of the low-coverage niche that the brand targets. There are so many brands that offer exactly what you want, so stop acting like every niche brand needs to make a product that meets your specific needs.

[seeingfacesinplaces]

So this is my sister (covered her face and name for obv reasons) she doesnt identify as anything other than a woman and it’s really sad to see her (and other women) post these things so openly and never read into their feelings on it any deeper it’s just ok time to put some makeup on!! ,, >:( it’s frustrating when women lie to me with the same lies they tell themselves like we’re not the same and i haven’t told myself the same lies and have watched the women around me tell themselves those lies too. I watched my sister sink into materialism and vanity always chasing this unattainable ideal and getting ever further from the image she’s obsessed over while never stopping to think of where she got this image from? it didnt just pop into her head one day that she NEEDED to look *specific way* or else she had no real worth or value. The bare face and natural state of being for a woman is not masculine to say that is entirely contradictory.