Makeup faux paux

In David Jones (years ago), I went for a complimentary makeup session – to try the new seasons colours. I was dubious from the get go because her makeup was so bad but thought “”what the hell””. When she`d finished and held up the mirror, I had a hard time hiding my horror. She`d tranformed me into a tramp. I quickly grabbed some tissues and raced off wiping makeup as I went. I guess that`s the risk you take with those sorts of offers. The joke was on me that day!

The hubby and I were driving through the city on day and my husband noticed this girl walking down the street and said `OMG – look at her make up!` Now I was very surprised he noticed because 1 – he is a bloke, 2 – he hardly notices my make up and 3 – I hadn`t spotted her first. This girl had on the most orange foundation / bronzer I have ever seen (we saw this from about 10 meters away – hate to think what it looked like up close…) She had applied it from under her cheek bones all the way to her jaw line – but it was soooooo dark, I am assuming she was trying to create the illusion of cheekbones with some not so cleaver shading? She was probably in her early 20`s, I just don`t know how she left the house thinking it looked good…..
I also remember my step sister telling me when I were about 15 that she`d show me how to put make up on…I took one look at her pink and blue eyeshadow and ginger perm and said `uh I don`t think so…` (she would have been in her late 20`s early 30`s)

Yeah i have seen a lot of older women who look like they are stuck in 80`s mode! Bright red lipstick and blue eyeshadow! heeh. i know some crossdressers do their make up soo good, i wonder how they could ever be the opposite sex! but yeah a few also do a pretty bad job making it really obvious! cringe worthy almost.

I`ve seen women of all ages walking around apparently oblivious to their disasterous makeup. I remember watching an old couple walk past while I was sitting in a shopping centre a while ago. I struggled not to laugh out loud at the clown like bright lipstick, blush and eyeshadow that the woman was wearing. I really felt sorry for her because to get it that wrong, she must have been just about blind.

I also tend to feel sorry for a lot of crossdressers who just don`t look right. Some crossdressers manage to do the best makeup of anyone I`ve ever seen but some just make me cringe.

Haha, I know what you mean though, bad fake tan is such a bad look, which is why I don`t do it myself anymore 🙂

Haha sorry glossqueen didn`t mean to have an insult indirectly head your way…at least you`ve figured out you can`t do it and leave it to the professionals now! 🙂

There is a make-up rep in one of the Myer stores here, she comes into my work and looks down her nose at me (snotty cow!) but whenever I go into her store she sucks up. Obviously doesn`t recognise me from my work! Anyway, she is always wearing way darker lipliner WAY outside her natural lip line – I dont know how she can leave the house looking like that! Does she think people believe that her lips are really that big? I hate when people wear those massive lined lips like Pammy Anderson – it just doesn`t look real, a bit clown-like.

Oh glossqueen, I remember trying fake tanning when I was in my teens. I neglected to wash my hands, which understandably went orange. I was mortified.

I remember reading somewhere that a woman should change her hair and make-up every 2 years to make sure she`s not looking dated and older than she is.

Elmo, I`m a fake tanning disaster story! Every time I`ve tried to fake tan myself it`s looked really awful, streaky and orange, so now I just get a spray tan when I need it.

haha sweet as how awkward! there is this woman who works at cotton on and shes always there when i go. shes really nice and ive chatted to her a few times but seriously her foundation is about 3 shades too dark, and her attempts at the amy whinehouse eyeliner is really, really bad! But i`d never tell her, its not my place and besides id prob be chucked out of the store!