[joytheobscure]

pictures of chipped/broken/old makeup would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks for your help! :-)
Personal Info

1.Age 28
2.Gender F
3.Occupation Teacher

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!) Oh wow, ok well.. I use foundation *I like Lancome Teint Idol, Mary Kay liquid and Bare escentuals --Right now I'm wearing mary kay again, all products are full size, the MK foundation lasts all day and really works great and believe me I am NOT into those nutty MK ladies @@. I hate MK if I didn't like that product I wouldnt buy anything... I use mac- paint in bare canvas, maybelline eyebrow pencil the red one, be warmth, covered with nars orgasm or any number of mac products - shimmer, cream blush, always have a pigment or shimmer on top of blush, lipstick Is either mac glass or revlon superlustrous gloss or mac lipstick. mascara is maybelline volum'express eyeliner is mac fluidline or lancome . I also use UD shadows a lot and be shadows are ok I barely buy anything thats not dept store.

2.How much time on average per day do you spend applying makeup (in minutes, please specify AM, PM and touch-ups separately)? I spend about 20 mins in the morning, and maybe a touch up at lunch only lips, after school I reapply powder and lipstick my eyes stay all day using mac /ud and be products.

3.For how long have you had these products? Do you keep track of how long you’ve had makeup for? Most of mine is less than a year I change around alot but if I like a shadow I'll keep it for a while I'm sure my mac will stay for years.

4.How do you store your cosmetics with you when going out/travelling? I use a caboodles when I travel,What items do you take with you every day? I grab my lipglass/stick every day wen I leave -
5.Applying makeup in public: Yay or Nay? Why? yeah in my car -because I must and I'm just too narcissistic, lol.
6.How do you apply your makeup? Please list all tools used (eg. Fingers, brushes, sponges…and also specify for what items)foundation with fingers, creme blush with fingers and everything else with brushes...

Makeup: Hygiene

1.How often do you clean your makeup and makeup applicators/brushes/sponges? How do you clean them? oh rarely once every couple of months except I wipe down my eyeliner brush daily
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) foundation stinks when it goes bad...
3.Hygiene of cosmetics: how important is this for you? I noticed that many companies don’t actually specify the expiry dates on their products and so it’s really difficult to tell when they are unsuitable for use/go bad. I try to dump mascara every six mos - heck I cant swap out contacts often enough...lol but I do try on foundation and liquid makeup
4.Have you ever had a bad experience with old/unclean make-up? (e.g. breakouts, irritations, allergies, infections) yes, I'm very allergic to some black mascaras and liners, my eyelids swell and itch like crazy I'm actually allergic to blacktrack if I wear it constantly daily and tightlining with blacktrack does not work....I can use it rarely.. I wish I could wear all black eye products.
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? No I'd dump it, I like to clear out stuff I dont' use, if it were oh something that was sentimental I might hang onto it like my first mac product a prism blush..lol

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)? What do you like about it? (E.g. the look and feel of it, the way it fits in your hand, the satisfaction of a good click when it closes…).My most favorite is mac, sleek, sophisticated, simple and very trendy, thats why I love mac the little round shadows I'd never depot, I also love the mac lipstick tubes so cute- another thing i love is Urban decay I like the shadows... they are cool.
2.Most + Least hygienic makeup packaging dont know that one
3.Most + Least innovative I dont like Cover girl copying macs quads looks so not cool it irritates me I dont know why.
4.Most + Least convenient (please list any perks and irks. I’m especially interested in makeup for travelling/going out) least convenient is I dont' like lipstick pallettes... just not my thing.. inconvenient I think its gross when you dipp and redip your brush into lipstick.
5.Most + Least valuable/memorable (for you personally)
6.Best + Worst design (please describe visual, feel etc.)I still love mac
7.Makeup packaging: miniature/single-use or full-sized?
8.How often have you completely finished a full-sized product (please specify which brand/product)? How long did it take? I've almost completely used mac prism blush but I only completely use foundation- I've used tons of maybelline shine free foundation in my life thats my el cheapo backup.
9.Half-finished/Used-up/expired makeup: throw away packaging or keep? Why? Half finished used - I give to my baby sister, she's not a makeup whore like me, I'm her goodwill "store" for makeup, LOL