# Makeup thread! Post your tips/recommendations **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 22, 2010, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-thread-post-your-tips-recommendations/533303 "2010-03-22T03:52:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2010, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-thread-post-your-tips-recommendations/533303/181 "2010-04-18T20:15:49Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > How much to put on? A little bit goes a long way? It’s so fine and sheer, that when I apply and spread it, I can’t tell how far it went. I don’t know if I’m using too much, or not enough. I put more on problem areas (laugh lines, under eyes) just to be safe, but it hard to tell how much I have on, or if it’s evenly applied. Suggestions or comments? Also, the internets told me I should let it dry on my face before applying foundation, so that’s what I’ve been doing. Good idea? > > Danke! Not a lot. I mean, it depends how much comes out of the pump, but a pump or two is probably fine. A little really does go a long, long way. Think of it like when you rub in a moisturizer- I’d say you probably want to use the same amount and you’d apply it the same way (upward circles). Also, definitely let the primer sit for a few minutes before you do your makeup. I’d say throw your primer on, then do your hair, then do your makeup. That way it has time to rest and will last much much longer! > [@lindsaybluth](#): > > You do makeup on other people! Most people can only recommend what works for them, but you have a wide range of knowledge. And your “makeup is fun, not scary” attitude is really important, something a lot of dopers could learn an awful lot from. > > Really, I think you should start a thread. You’re being too modest. Of course, starting an “Ask The” thread is often a big undertaking, so don’t do it unless you have time (you said you’re a teacher - maybe when school’s out?) 😃 I don’t even know what I’d all the thread. “ASK THE GIRL WHO WEARS TOO MUCH MAKEUP” or “ASK THE GIRL WHO WASTES A GOD AWFUL AMOUNT OF MONEY AT THE MAC COUNTER!” 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2010, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-thread-post-your-tips-recommendations/533303/182 "2010-04-18T20:49:11Z")
Do it! Half the time I post in this thread, I’m hoping you’ll reply and know the answer. So yeah, that’s what I’ve been doing. Primer, then hair, ironing if necessary, then make up. I figure that gives it enough time to dry. Then I also think I don’t spend nearly enough time on my hair, and I seldom iron, so is it really enough of a wait? Hair time for me, if I’m not trying to look fancy, is about 5 min. But how much time can something so thin take to dry? I figure 5 is plenty… I hope? ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2010, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-thread-post-your-tips-recommendations/533303/183 "2010-04-18T21:06:23Z")
Five is definitely fine. Hell, I use eye primer and I’m the worst- I sometimes just wait like, a minute then put the shadow on. This is bad though, you should wait a few more minutes if you can. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2010, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-thread-post-your-tips-recommendations/533303/184 "2010-04-18T23:02:27Z")
> [@badbadrubberpiggy](#): > > I agree about trying a different brand. My mother, also in her 50’s, uses Bare Escentuals and loves it too. > > I have tried some of the drugstore brands in the interest of saving mone (they’re not really much cheaper, anyway!), but they do tend to settle into fine lines and any dry skin - and they don’t last as long, so you don’t really save money anyway. > > The only two I like are Bare Escentuals and Everyday Minerals. I use Everyday Minerals since it comes in a lot more colors, and Bare Escentuals didn’t have a foundation that truly matched my skin-tone. I used to be a Bare Escentuals girl. (I hate their brushes - they shed like crazy.) I recently switched to Mary Kay’s mineral powder foundation and I like it much better. Plus the tins are about twice the size of BE’s and cost much less. $18 for Mary Kay, and it lasts a long time since you don’t have to use much. MK’s foundation brush is made of awesome and is only $10. I like BeneFit’s Erase Paste concealer. One pot will last about a hundred years. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-thread-post-your-tips-recommendations/533303.md?page=9)