Could you tell the make up excessive before it was pointed out to you?

infact define excessive.... are we talking visible foundation, bright eye makeup lots of lip gloss?

excessive to me is lil kim! or a girl you'd see workingon a makeup counter in a department storenatural to me is visible but not obvious or blatantly altering the appearence or shape of natural features

Shemz I guess it could depend on the type of make up kinda trying to to look 'natural' for example, I do not wear make up regularly but when I do its usually to cover up a spot or too and give the appearance of totally clear skin, not an attempt to accentuate anything just improve skin quality.

wifeable wrote:
Excessive is when you give people hugs, you leave bacon strips on the shoulders of their shirt.

Excessive is when your face looks like a foundation jar.

Excessive is when your face looks like it is going to crack in the middle if you smile or laugh too hard.

Excessive is when your face is a different color than your neck.

Excessive is anytime a medium brown to darkskinned woman has blush. confused3

Excessive for a woman in her mid-20's is really anything more than a bit of eye shadow, lip stick/gloss, a bare minimum amount of foundation perhaps to cover blemishes. A little more make up is ok if some formal occasion is in order.

Shemsi en Tehuti wrote: Yes that is excessive,but some women dont seem to grasp that real beauty starts with good skin and if they dont have a routine which includes good product as well as a reasonable diet,then they will most likely have to wear foundation to cover-up acne or other imperfections.

Although some skin complaints can be hereditary and very difficult to get rid.

I've never worn foundation in my life but am occasionally asked what foundation I use coz it looks"so natural",lol.

However,I love lipstick,mascara and eyeliner and wear it everyday,even if im just going to the super-market,its all part of being a female,the fun,the artefice,the dressing up etc.

But im not a slave to it either,dont mind or care if a friend/boyfriend sees me without it,coz I take care of my skin,noone has recoiled in horror upon seeing me in the morning.

ok some of the examples you listed are excessive, suppose it depends on the foundation choice that makes makeup look nasty.

as for the blusher... i think it is ok for black women to wear blusher, you seem mislead by the name, yes mostblack women do not blush, I am medium brown but my ears go red when i amblushing orshyand mynose goes brightred when i am cold. I wear a blush that is brown not to add the apearrance of "blushing" but to add a healthy tonal glow and warmth which compliments my complexion, the rest of my mkeupand is almost invisble.

blusher is just the name, just like eyeshadows do not always create a shadow around the eye, some are reflextive or transparent. Very few women of any race have a different coloured eyelid maybe asian women... but women of all races use eyeshodow. SoWhats wrong with a suitable blusher? Not all blushers create an illusion of blushing

you'll find if a black women is wearing the correct makeup her foundation and blush should be invisble... though i have seen many black women who do not have a clue and have big red circles on their faces.

if you reckon these girls are not up to your standards of natural beauty then leave them to it and go find some other girl who is. each to their own.

hair style and texture does not dictate make-up

btw nothing wrong with blush on medium to dark skin sistas, its only an issue if it is blatantly one wrong

i would like to think im medium to dark brown, camera light pales my skin out must be to my yellow undertones(where is the sun- melanin cells calling)

i never used to wear blush but i do now when i can be asked. make-up showed me the right colours to add glow etc,

i know when my make-up is wrong tho, hubs will say i dont like your make-up today cheeks too red or

but im a natural sista but dont wear make-up everyday. its just too much hard work

ps

that excessive wearing people just need to buy Imans make-up book or someone ought to tell them less is more