The Make-Up Thread

Here is your semi-regular make-up thread, to discuss all things make-up.

Do you have a make-up product you'd recommend? Are you looking for the perfect foundation which has remained frustratingly elusive? Need or want to offer make-up tips? Searching for hypoallergenic products? Want to grouse about how you hate make-up? Want to gush about how you love it?

Whatever you like—have at it!

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We haven't talked a whole lot about nail polish in these threads yet, which is maybe make-up adjacent, so I thought I'd open that up for a possible topic today.

Even when I wasn't into make-up, I enjoyed painting my nails. At least once I stopped biting my fingernails, which was a bad habit that lasted well into my adulthood.

I've only ever had one professional manicure, gifted to me for my birthday by my friend Ari, and I've never had a professional pedicure—although I probably could use one, given my barefoot ways.

My feet are always a challenge, because I will forever be barefoot as much as possible, which makes it hard to keep my feet looking not-hideous, but also means my perpetually displayed feet should really be not-hideous, lol. So I make a bit of an effort, which includes frequently painting my toenails.


I favor bright colors, and I'm particularly fond of this one—Purple Crush by ORLY. (A gift from Eastsidekate!) I actually just changed the color this past weekend; it's now a lighter shade of pink. But I will probably go back to this soon, because I love it so much.

Anyway! Talk about polish, or anything and everything else!

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Please note, as always, that advice should be not be offered to an individual person unless they solicit it. Further: This thread is open to everyone—women, men, genderqueer folks. People who are make-up experts, and people who are make-up newbies. Also, because there is a lot of racist language used in discussions of make-up, and in make-up names, please be aware to avoid turns of phrase that are alienating to women of color, like "nude" or "flesh tone" when referring to a peachy or beige color. I realize some recommended products may have names that use these words, so please be considerate about content noting for white supremacist (and/or Orientalist) product naming.