Some women are happy having two or three lipstick a blush, a foundation and/or powder, one eyeliner and perhaps an eye shadow palette to use for a year or even more. Then there are people like me who are, for some strange reason, addicted to makeup to such a degree that our normal’ friends can only roll their eyes whenever we have new acquisitions. You only have to count the number of beauty blogs out there to believe that women have too much makeup and don’t know when to stop buying.
I have about 40 lipsticks that I use regularly. There are those that I haven’t used or swiped on my lips once or twice and they don’t count if you think that’s being addicted, some women have double or triple that number.
There’s this woman who buys at least four items from every collection by MAC and the brand comes out with one at least every two weeks. When I asked her what she does with all that makeup, she revealed that she stores it in the refrigerator and not just any fridge, mind you. This lady’s makeup has its own personal ref, meaning there is nothing inside except lipsticks, etc. In fact she’s thinking of getting one in a bigger size because she’s fast running out of space.
So how much is too much? Does a woman really need more than fl lipsticks and an equal amount of eye shadows to look presentable every day? The answer is no.
Here’s a list of essential makeup items that every woman needs:
Liquid foundation in a shade that matches your skin or is one shade darker.
Powder foundation for lazy days.
Translucent powder (loose or pressed)
Three Lipsticks (one a neutral shade like a pink-brown; a coral and a red)
Neutral lip gloss
Powder blush
Cream blush
Two neutral eye shadows
Two bright-colored eye shadows (like violet and/or blue)
Mascara (which should be replaced every three months)
Brow pencil or powder
Gel eyeliner
Anything more than this is already a luxury and could just go to waste, unless you apply fresh makeup at least three times a day. It would be better to invest in good makeup brushes that will last for years because after all, no matter how expensive your powder or eye shadow is that will not matter if they are not applied property.
It would be good to invest in a foundation brush, powder/blush brush, lip brush, eyeliner brush, eye shadow brush and crease brush, also for eye shading.