Maybe a DUMB question but I am curious..
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fafinette21
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Haha!! Yes!! I think it is just the horrid lighting they put in bathrooms. I do my makeup in front of a window so its natural light so I know I don't look crazy lol.
reesesilverstar
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Yea, natural light from a window is your best bet...
lara
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Bathroom lighting is generally yellow- or blue-based fluorescent lighting which hardens up your colour placement and subtly alters the appearance of your colour choices.
If you're not confident in your ability to make adjustments from what you see under bathroom lighting to what it will look like in natural lighting, sit by a window with diffused natural light and do your make-up there.
If you're not confident in your ability to make adjustments from what you see under bathroom lighting to what it will look like in natural lighting, sit by a window with diffused natural light and do your make-up there.
SolarWhite
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I had the same problem. Seriously, I like doing my makeup in my car, outside for this very reason! And, fluorescent lighting makes any makeup job look like crap. I can't stand that light!
MAC_Whore
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A lot of times bathrooms lack the proper amount of lighting, as well. It's just too dark and there may not be a window.
Another thing to consider is light placement. When you stand in front of the window, light hits every part of your face. With a bathroom light, the light comes down from above your head and casts shadows on your face. The best artificial lighting design incorporates lights on the top and the sides of the mirror, not on the top only.
Another thing to consider is light placement. When you stand in front of the window, light hits every part of your face. With a bathroom light, the light comes down from above your head and casts shadows on your face. The best artificial lighting design incorporates lights on the top and the sides of the mirror, not on the top only.
Simply Elegant
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I find the same but I've been able to adjust it properly.
FiestyFemme
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I typically do my makeup in my room in natural light, but if I must do it in the bathroom (like say, when I'm away from home), I always check it in natural light before I'm done so that I'll know I don't look scary.
ms.marymac
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Sounds like the lights at my counter. Place the most unflattering choice of lights in the most unflattering positions, and there ya go. I wish I had a dollar every time I heard, "Oh, god! I look awful!" or "My eyebrows are a hot mess!", etc. Even one of our trainers was in the mirror fussing with his face, complaining on how awful it is...lol. The placement is as you describe but people STILL hate it, including me, lol. Maybe it's the amount of fluorescent lighting.
Originally Posted by MAC_Whore
A lot of times bathrooms lack the proper amount of lighting, as well. It's just too dark and there may not be a window. Another thing to consider is light placement. When you stand in front of the window, light hits every part of your face. With a bathroom light, the light comes down from above your head and casts shadows on your face. The best artificial lighting design incorporates lights on the top and the sides of the mirror, not on the top only. |
Sounds like the lights at my counter. Place the most unflattering choice of lights in the most unflattering positions, and there ya go. I wish I had a dollar every time I heard, "Oh, god! I look awful!" or "My eyebrows are a hot mess!", etc. Even one of our trainers was in the mirror fussing with his face, complaining on how awful it is...lol. The placement is as you describe but people STILL hate it, including me, lol. Maybe it's the amount of fluorescent lighting.
MAC_Whore
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Yeah, the problem with a lot of those set ups is that there is too damn much wattage. There is a fine line between well lit around the face and freakin' search lights attacking your pores from all sides.
Another thing is the psychological aspect of it. Let's face it, a lot of us probably appreciate on some subconcious level the fact that our faces aren't that well lit in our bathrooms. Everything looks better in low light, eh? Then, when we see our face in full on, proper light, bam, there is no fooling yourself about redness, wrinkles or pores! lol
| Originally Posted by ms.marymac
Sounds like the lights at my counter. Place the most unflattering choice of lights in the most unflattering positions, and there ya go. I wish I had a dollar every time I heard, "Oh, god! I look awful!" or "My eyebrows are a hot mess!", etc. Even one of our trainers was in the mirror fussing with his face, complaining on how awful it is...lol. The placement is as you describe but people STILL hate it, including me, lol. Maybe it's the amount of fluorescent lighting. |
Yeah, the problem with a lot of those set ups is that there is too damn much wattage. There is a fine line between well lit around the face and freakin' search lights attacking your pores from all sides.
Another thing is the psychological aspect of it. Let's face it, a lot of us probably appreciate on some subconcious level the fact that our faces aren't that well lit in our bathrooms. Everything looks better in low light, eh? Then, when we see our face in full on, proper light, bam, there is no fooling yourself about redness, wrinkles or pores! lol
ms.marymac
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Wouldn't it be great if we could all walk around in candlelight?
staceb1990
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My makeup actually tends to look better in the bathroom, but that's probably because the lighting sucks
I usually do my makeup in my room in front of the window.
