Makeup @ Home?
No, I'm not talking about just wearing makeup and vegging in front of the TV.
I'm talking about when you have friends / relatives over. When it is a planned visit that you know about - you get out of your grey well worn slouchy track pants & get in to better looking clothes, maybe comb your hair as well into a neat pony.
But what do you do about makeup?
I know that most girls would go the whole hog when they have a prospective groom or the boyfriend's parents coming over.
I tend to wash my face well and get some lip balm on. That's about it. Anything else & it looks like too much effort for the host, I feel. It is after all your house & one should feel comfortable.
And when I am going over to someone else's home then I'll replace the lip balm with a natural looking lipstick and some Tinted Moisturizer.
But if I am going over for dinner then I tend to apply some matt neutral brown eyeliner / eye shadow as well as there tends to be a high possibility that one might go out to a restaurant. I generally skip mascara, highlighters, sparkly blushes & eye shadows as all this tends to look really tacky under the glare of a tube light.
What about you? When your cousins / friends are coming over, what makeup do you do?
Also when you are visiting your cousins or your friends at their home, do you wear makeup then?
I'm talking about when you have friends / relatives over. When it is a planned visit that you know about - you get out of your grey well worn slouchy track pants & get in to better looking clothes, maybe comb your hair as well into a neat pony.
But what do you do about makeup?
I know that most girls would go the whole hog when they have a prospective groom or the boyfriend's parents coming over.
I tend to wash my face well and get some lip balm on. That's about it. Anything else & it looks like too much effort for the host, I feel. It is after all your house & one should feel comfortable.
And when I am going over to someone else's home then I'll replace the lip balm with a natural looking lipstick and some Tinted Moisturizer.
But if I am going over for dinner then I tend to apply some matt neutral brown eyeliner / eye shadow as well as there tends to be a high possibility that one might go out to a restaurant. I generally skip mascara, highlighters, sparkly blushes & eye shadows as all this tends to look really tacky under the glare of a tube light.
What about you? When your cousins / friends are coming over, what makeup do you do?
Also when you are visiting your cousins or your friends at their home, do you wear makeup then?
ooohh nice.. i am a through and through makeup girl... i have kajal, eye liner and a nude lippy always on any time of the day :P so when people come over i just put on a tinge of blush :) is that too much? ;)
ReplyDeleteUmmm, that is a nice way to finish off makeup.. I mean as it is it takes forever to get over. Wearing it at home might be a good option. And I guess if you are comfortable in it - it is perfect :D
DeleteI will wear lipstick and kajal... no matter who decides to visit!!! Depending on how much time I had, the rest would follow!!! But this post really made me think!!! I think people should wear makeup, irrespective of the location... depending on how much they require it!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing!!!
I wish everyone felt as strongly as you do Suhani! I was in a training today & there were 7 lady participants in my class but not one of them was wearing a bit of makeup. It was almost like they just didn't care about themselves :(
DeleteHEHEHE ...Same as you ..wash face v well n apply lip balm .. :)
ReplyDeleteLOL! I guess we are the lazy ones :D
DeleteI am the laziest person around when I am home. So, nothing when people are visiting me. But I do wear my makeup when I am going over. I tend to match the occasion.
ReplyDeleteSame here Nive, but now I am thinking - if I wear makeup at home it may get over faster = more makeup that I can buy :D
DeleteI am so you.. I dont wear makeup when someone is visiting, while going out it depends on the occasion :)
ReplyDeleteJoin the lazy club... Riddhi, Nive & me already sitting there, w/o makeup to greet you :D LOL!
Deletei wear makeup... the amount depends on the occasion... but generally i go with a nude lippi (maybelline color sensational my myhogany) and a tinted moisturizer (ponds)
ReplyDeleteGood for you Chaya :D
DeleteSame 2 same..only lip balm..sometimes not evn tht :P
ReplyDeletewhn I'm going to some1's place its usually jst a balm or a lippie..max maybe an eyeliner too...
great post!! :))
LOL! Thanks Sims :D
Deletenice post :)
ReplyDeletenahhh..eyeliner and tinted lipgloss is most!
Thanks Mehak :)
DeleteIt just seems weird to me to dress up @ home, becoz the home the place to the relax.. not makeup :P
Kohl & Lip gloss are an absolute must come hail, rain ,sunshine or guests! My Mom-in-law is super thrilled to see me all bedecked and so when meeting family I usually do the full makeup though instead of a foundation I prefer compact for more natural look.I'm a girly girl so give me an occasion to wear my makeup & I would :D
ReplyDeleteAare wah! I just sit like plain Jane at home :D
DeleteI don't wear make up at all. Even when going out these days like school and stuff, I don't wear make-up. just wash my face and slap on some cream.
ReplyDeleteShivani, you are so young now & young skin has its own natural glow - it doesn't even need makeup to look good :D
DeleteLies, my skin sucks. I am just freaking lazy, that's all lol.
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yeah, i wish I had known that when I was 16, I used to looove make-up, wore at least 6 products everyday...lol
DeleteI am so xcited about the threaded comments myself - have been wanting them since like forever :)
DeleteI used to get a lot of acne as a teenage - in fact I had spotty skin. I used to hate it so much I used some very abrasive prdts to get all the "oil" out. I was also very negligent about skincare - I never bothered with all those black & white heads and as a result I have enlarged pores now. The only makeup I wore back then was this Elle 18 lip glee :P
I've coem to love makeup so much...so i'll just do it anytime even at home. sometimes even to pratice.
ReplyDeleteI once bought a smokey eye kit, thinking I will practice at home - kuch nahi kiya. It is still lying packed :D
DeleteHey, after reading your blog, i Happy new year, kanika!
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When I go to visit relatives or friends-I follow my usual makeup routine-not so much when they come over to my place!! Then I just clean my face-put some kajal and lipgloss-bas-basically I put on oodles of laziness when it comes to doing serious make up at home :D :D
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean GF, it is just too boring to dress up at home :)
DeleteMoisturizer and Plain lipbalm.=)
ReplyDeleteBoth excellent choices Pranali :)
DeleteThank you. =)
Deletenot much into makeup when somebody is visiting or even am going out ....
ReplyDeleteif i am a host : kohl a must have and a gloss seriously thats it
if am going out to friends place : kohl or gel liner , hot pink or hot coral lips
if going for makeup shopping : then you see me full on :D ... yeahhh sometimes go bare face to try new stuff only if am in a mood to try :D :D
loveddd reading yours
Rashmi - you have such an awesome collection of lippies - when you wear them to your friend's place, I'm sure they bug you for reccos :D
DeleteI tend to go bareface for makeup shopping & skincare also - I am such an impulse buyer - God knows, what I'll want to try & when :)
interesting post...well! it depends on my mood but if I have my friends coming over I do tend to put on lot of makeup which includes foundation, loose powder, blush lippi etc .I make sure that i dont look too made up still.
ReplyDeleteThanks Anks! :D.. Your friends toh must be coming over & forever asking you to do their makeup no, you do such awesome smoky eyes :D
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