[beauanderos]

1.Age - 20
2.Gender - F
3.Occupation - graphic design student

Makeup: Uses, application

1.What kind of makeup do you use every day? Please list all items, and specify brands, and whether they are miniatures or full-sized. (Feel free to list it all!)
makeupforever duo mat
mac studio select concealer
urban decay eyeshadow
nars blush
hip eyeshadow
bare escentuals all over face color
philosophy hope in a jar (dry/sensitive formula)

2.How much time on average per day do you spend applying makeup (in minutes, please specify AM, PM and touch-ups separately)?
AM-30
PM-30

3.For how long have you had these products? Do you keep track of how long you’ve had makeup for?
less than 6 months. and i usually use them all up before i toss them. about a year or so after

4.How do you store your cosmetics with you when going out/travelling? What items do you take with you every day?
i take eyeshadow, foundation, blush, brushes, lipgloss...everything i wear that day, just in case i want to touch something up at school, etc.
same with travel overnight

5.Applying makeup in public: Yay or Nay? Why? as long i dont care whose looking, or if its really necessary. i dont want to look vain!

6.How do you apply your makeup? Please list all tools used (eg. Fingers, brushes, sponges…and also specify for what items)
little sponge eyeshadow brushes, some brushes from "essence of beauty" for liquid foundation, or blush... eyelash curler(revlon), a little shaver for stray eyebrow hairs, and a sponge for powder on my face

Makeup: Hygiene

1.How often do you clean your makeup and makeup applicators/brushes/sponges? How do you clean them?
once a week, with just regular hand soap or shampoo

2.How can you tell when an item of makeup goes bad? (Especially for makeup in pan/compact packaging like concealer, foundation, powder, eyeshadow, blush)
if it breaks, i may toss it. but really i just toss it if i havent used it in a while, or i know im not interested in trying it, like its not for my makeup style any more

3.Hygiene of cosmetics: how important is this for you? important with eyeliners, like if they get dry and crumbly i toss them... somewhat imp.
i usually use it all up before it gets bad

4.Have you ever had a bad experience with old/unclean make-up? (e.g. breakouts, irritations, allergies, infections)
not really...

5.If you knew that an item of makeup went bad/expired, would you still keep it (e.g. For sentimental reasons, or you like the packaging, or it was expensive)? Why?
Sentimental reasons, yeah, like maybe if i bought it overseas, yes

Makeup: Packaging Poll!

Please specify brands, products and why – please feel free to name as many as you like!

1.What is your absolute favourite makeup packaging(s)?
urban decay. its fun, colorful, exciting, cute, edgy...great!

2.Most + Least hygienic makeup packaging
maybe if something is like foundation and just the bottle without a pump, or a narrow tip to squeeze it out on contact, etc

3.Most + Least innovative
most is urban decay (they try to come out with new things often)
and least is...hmm not sure.

4.Most + Least convenient (please list any perks and irks. I’m especially interested in makeup for travelling/going out)
all compacts should have a puff, and mirror!!! seriously! and its hard to travel with a liquid foundation (its high maintanence if you need to pull it out in public like a ladies bathroom and put it on, so not comfortable) bascially, all containers should have something to apply it, and a mirror

5.Most + Least valuable/memorable (for you personally)
all nars stuff is great, highly pigmented, and lasting.
least is...drugstore stuff, that doesnt match your shade, too orange, too white, too pink, etc!!

6.Best + Worst design (please describe visual, feel etc.)
cargo's wet or dry foundation is pretty interesting, and they have some cream you put on your face, before you apply liquid foundation and it fakes the look of a mineral makeup appearance

7.Makeup packaging: miniature/single-use or full-sized?
full sized

8.How often have you completely finished a full-sized product (please specify which brand/product)? How long did it take?
i go through foundations pretty fast. one every 2 months or less. but i remember this clinique cream foundation lasted forever, while a mac studio tech, i went through pretty fast because i like applying it with a sponge instead of a brush (it looked better that way)

9.Half-finished/Used-up/expired makeup: throw away packaging or keep? Why?
toss if i dont like it anymore.


What are your top priorities when it comes to makeup? (Please indicate level of importance, e.g. 0=unimportant, 5=very important)
-Convenience-5
-Hygiene : 1
-Looking good & polished 5
-Feel naked without makeup on=2
-User-friendly packaging - fast & easy to apply 5
-Colour & texture of product 5
-Travel-friendly packaging 4
-Other (please indicate): Quality 5