GirlyDork
Well-known member
WARNING: THIS IS A VERY LONG THREAD THAT ASKS FOR SPECIFIC HELP. REPLY ONLY IF YOU HAVE ENOUGH TIME!
Those of you who have seen and/or responded to my threads in the past probably know what this is about. (The title is a no-brainer, too.)
Anyway, I'm trying to give myself a makeover, both on the inside and outside. Before I do major work on the inside, I need an outside makeover. Feeling and looking good helps me feel better.
You may wonder why I need a makeover. Well, shit happens that puts me in a pit of depression, therefore I become prone to laziness and not taking good care of my appearance and health. I really don't remember how to take care of myself like a normal person anymore.
Here's the main problem I'm having with the makeover: the "5-minute face". For me, it's easiest to go all out with full face makeup or wear no makeup at all. There's nothing in between for me right now. It's also annoying knowing that a full face of makeup will be sweated off when I have P.E. and track at school. (I'm a 14-year-old freshman in high school. I'm also pretty out of shape physically, so what may be easy or relatively painless for a fit teenager in my class can be much more difficult for me. Such struggling to work out causes me to sweat more than some of the other kids in my class and on my school's track team. Fun times, fun times...)
Basically, I'm asking for help with a fast makeup routine in the morning before school.
My skin is oily and acne-prone with some redness, breakouts, and a lot of blackheads on my nose. I think I may also have faint acne scarring. My eyelids are also oily and I tend to have dark under-eye circles. As for my skin tone, I would describe it as fair-to-light. I'm almost positive that it's cool-toned, but it can appear yellow-toned at times. I still think I get a cooler-toned pink in my cheeks when I blush or my body warms up when I exercise.
My eyes are blue. Some people say they are "sapphire blue". All I know is that my eyes are on the darker side of medium blue with darker rims around the iris that contrast with the white of my eyes. My eye shape has been described as "on the smaller side" and "deep-set". When I say "deep-set", don't think of "prominent" or "round"! I have learned that there's a difference. (Grrr, I'm so mad that Photobucket isn't working right now!)
My natural hair color is medium-to-dark brown. My eyebrows are naturally dark and thick, but usually waxed or tweezed to be thinner in shape. My eyelashes are lighter than my eyebrows, and possibly a little bit lighter than my natural hair color. However, I don't have a problem with them being too straight. I guess my eyelashes are in good enough condition, but I wish the tips weren't so much lighter than the rest of the lashes and that they were naturally longer, darker, and thicker. Nothing an amazing mascara can't fix...
I don't know if this info is needed, but my face is round and my lips are average-to-full.
Recommend whatever makeup routine you want, as long as it's fast enough for someone who wakes up late in the morning and none of the products test on animals. (I say that if companies need to test their products, they should test on prisoners!
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ANOTHER QUICK-ISH (YET RANDOM-ISH) QUESTION: I'm super excited for MAC's upcoming Double Dazzle collection! I've never tried a Dazzleglass before, but I love the super-shiny look on my lips! Let's hope that permanent Dazzleglass = LOVE!
Anyway, what Dazzleglass would most likely look best on me from your knowledge of what I look like? I love flattering shades of pink and colors with unique shimmer or glitter in them.
Thank you all for your time. I'm sorry for my lack of ability to summarize, and for stupid Photoshop not working at the moment! Maybe when Photoshop does work, I'll post a picture of myself with no makeup so you guys have a better idea of what would look good on me.
XOXO Peace & Love,
Sarah
Those of you who have seen and/or responded to my threads in the past probably know what this is about. (The title is a no-brainer, too.)
Anyway, I'm trying to give myself a makeover, both on the inside and outside. Before I do major work on the inside, I need an outside makeover. Feeling and looking good helps me feel better.
You may wonder why I need a makeover. Well, shit happens that puts me in a pit of depression, therefore I become prone to laziness and not taking good care of my appearance and health. I really don't remember how to take care of myself like a normal person anymore.
Here's the main problem I'm having with the makeover: the "5-minute face". For me, it's easiest to go all out with full face makeup or wear no makeup at all. There's nothing in between for me right now. It's also annoying knowing that a full face of makeup will be sweated off when I have P.E. and track at school. (I'm a 14-year-old freshman in high school. I'm also pretty out of shape physically, so what may be easy or relatively painless for a fit teenager in my class can be much more difficult for me. Such struggling to work out causes me to sweat more than some of the other kids in my class and on my school's track team. Fun times, fun times...)
Basically, I'm asking for help with a fast makeup routine in the morning before school.
My skin is oily and acne-prone with some redness, breakouts, and a lot of blackheads on my nose. I think I may also have faint acne scarring. My eyelids are also oily and I tend to have dark under-eye circles. As for my skin tone, I would describe it as fair-to-light. I'm almost positive that it's cool-toned, but it can appear yellow-toned at times. I still think I get a cooler-toned pink in my cheeks when I blush or my body warms up when I exercise.
My eyes are blue. Some people say they are "sapphire blue". All I know is that my eyes are on the darker side of medium blue with darker rims around the iris that contrast with the white of my eyes. My eye shape has been described as "on the smaller side" and "deep-set". When I say "deep-set", don't think of "prominent" or "round"! I have learned that there's a difference. (Grrr, I'm so mad that Photobucket isn't working right now!)
My natural hair color is medium-to-dark brown. My eyebrows are naturally dark and thick, but usually waxed or tweezed to be thinner in shape. My eyelashes are lighter than my eyebrows, and possibly a little bit lighter than my natural hair color. However, I don't have a problem with them being too straight. I guess my eyelashes are in good enough condition, but I wish the tips weren't so much lighter than the rest of the lashes and that they were naturally longer, darker, and thicker. Nothing an amazing mascara can't fix...
I don't know if this info is needed, but my face is round and my lips are average-to-full.
Recommend whatever makeup routine you want, as long as it's fast enough for someone who wakes up late in the morning and none of the products test on animals. (I say that if companies need to test their products, they should test on prisoners!
ANOTHER QUICK-ISH (YET RANDOM-ISH) QUESTION: I'm super excited for MAC's upcoming Double Dazzle collection! I've never tried a Dazzleglass before, but I love the super-shiny look on my lips! Let's hope that permanent Dazzleglass = LOVE!
Thank you all for your time. I'm sorry for my lack of ability to summarize, and for stupid Photoshop not working at the moment! Maybe when Photoshop does work, I'll post a picture of myself with no makeup so you guys have a better idea of what would look good on me.
XOXO Peace & Love,
Sarah
