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That a redhead without eyebrows is a blank slate. But other than that... she wasn't much of a makeup wearer except on Sunday. With 4 kids, I amazed even that happened. She always had a nice berry shimmery revlon lipstick that she kept in her church bag. 

I mostly learned from theater, magazines, watching other people. etc. etc. It's been a fun experience... and sometimes embarrassing, figuring that all out for myself. I'm not a makeup artist or anything, but I feel like I do alright. 

Recently, I traveled home and bought mom a whole new look at the E.L.F store... (so I'm not upset with how much it cost if she doesn't use it). Base, primer, blush, eyeshadows, brushes. the whole lot. 

Christmas... she's getting a nice moisturizer and night cream. 





 
My mom didn't really teach me much either, beyond vaguely telling me what things were/what things should be done. Like, I knew I should pluck my eyebrows, I knew I should use cover up, and I knew what eyeliner was, but I had no idea how to actually do any of it. Cue me having spindly eyebrows, spotty skin and too much eyeliner all through high school. And I still have no idea how eyebrow pencil even works, though I know mom has one in her bag all the time (when does she even put it on?! Its like some secret ritual with her) Now she keeps asking me how to do things because I keep buying whatever weird new makeup thing is out (like paint-roller concealer and brush on eyeliner). She chased me around once asking how to do smokey eyeshadow.... I have no idea, I was wearing sooty goth black eyeshadow!

 
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  My mother did not teach me 1 thing about makeup.  I have learned nearly 90% of what I know from Youtube, fashion magazines, or in store advice and I am in my early 20s. 

My mom did not teach me a single thing about foundation, powder, brows, eye shadow, eye liner, mascara, lips, bronzer, blush, or highlighters or self tanners or heat protectants or anything.  I cannot think of one thing she taught me beauty wise.

She did not teach me that it's important to even out your skintone, cover redness and oiliness in the T Zone, how much of a difference concealer makes under your eyes, how dramatic just filling in your brows frames your face, how it's important to blend your shadows, and how much using 2 different brands of mascara lengthens your lashes.  She didn't teach me how you can apply a shimmery shadow over a darker tone one right above your pupil to draw light to the area.  She never taught me to apply eyeshadow primer underneath to prevent from creasing nor to curl my lashes.  She never taught me about contouring to make my wide face appear more shapely, or applying highlighters to the upper points of your face to make them appear more prominent.  She never taught me to set my skin or don't apply liner to the bottom waterline so my eyes didn't appear closed in.  She never taught me at all.

Please share what each of your moms taught you if anything that were wise words or not.

If I have a daughter, I will teach her about makeup as soon as she hits puberty.  I went through rough teenage years having bad acne and not knowing a single thing about makeup, but know I have come across the other side (as they say) in only a few years with much tips and tricks under my belt.
My mom passed when I was ten and didn't have time to teach me anything.  That left my dad and my brother..no help there..hehe.. So all I learned is actually from MUT and you tube and now from some new friends at work.  It's fun learning and catching up to you all!

 
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  My mom tried for years to get me into makeup and skincare. I have a chemical imbalance in my brain that causes severe depression and anxiety (it's under control now). At the time, it manifested as me not giving a good g-d about what I looked like because no one thought I was pretty anyway so why bother? It took me until I was 19 years old to start wearing makeup regularly, though I did occasionally wear extreme looks through the years but nothing really..."pretty". My mom was sweet though, she bought me bags and bags of cosmetics and sent me to modeling school to try and boost my self-esteem. It was a valiant effort.

Nowadays she's lost interest in makeup but my dad...OMG my dad loves to sit and talk to me about makeup! We have the most in-depth conversations about what brushes I use, what techniques are and how they are done, colors, variations...everything! My mom will let us talk for hours about it...
 
my mom never had to "teach" me how to put on makeup - I watched her as a child.  She was a former model, so she loved her makeup!  She had the cake eyeliner and mascara, plus she loved her shimmery light coral lipsticks!!  lol  She was also a bain de soleil  lady - I swear, the SPF was like 2 or something.  The  orange gelee..

I also was weaned on tons of Vogue magazines.  My mom never threw any of them out and they were stacked up in the garage.  Oh, how I wish I had a few of those magazines today - there were vintage ones from the 1960's with the pop art look and then the 1970's with the maxi's and long ironed hair (think Cher back in the days of Sonny & Cher)

 
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  my mom never had to "teach" me how to put on makeup - I watched her as a child.  She was a former model, so she loved her makeup!  She had the cake eyeliner and mascara, plus she loved her shimmery light coral lipsticks!!  lol  She was also a bain de soleil  lady - I swear, the SPF was like 2 or something.  The  orange gelee..

I also was weaned on tons of Vogue magazines.  My mom never threw any of them out and they were stacked up in the garage.  Oh, how I wish I had a few of those magazines today - there were vintage ones from the 1960's with the pop art look and then the 1970's with the maxi's and long ironed hair (think Cher back in the days of Sonny & Cher)

This paints such a beautiful picture in my mind. I know that lipstick...  and the long straight hair... I thought long straight hair was where it was at when I was growing up. I still kinda envy it, but wouldn't trade in my curls for anything. LOVE this post. Thanks for sharing. 

 
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This paints such a beautiful picture in my mind. I know that lipstick...  and the long straight hair... I thought long straight hair was where it was at when I was growing up. I still kinda envy it, but wouldn't trade in my curls for anything. LOVE this post. Thanks for sharing. 
That's what I want..long straight hair!  It seems to take forever, but I want to enjoy it for a while.  (I want it to my waist).  I know it will take time to wash and dry.  Any comments wille be appreciated.

 
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  That's what I want..long straight hair!  It seems to take forever, but I want to enjoy it for a while.  (I want it to my waist).  I know it will take time to wash and dry.  Any comments wille be appreciated.

Ermmmm...   don't wash it every day so you don't strip the ends of all the oil? Or find a good way to keep everything nice and smooth. I like coconut oil. I know you can pay for a brazilian blow out or a professional relaxant. 

And pre-natal vitamins will help your nails and hair grow... there are also other supplements for more rapid hair growth like regenemax by xymogen (I think) and I've heard some of the biotin supplements may help out with that too. (I work in a nutritionist office, I'm constantly hearing all the talk about that). 

 
My mom is very beatiful womon, so i  usually look at carefully when she make up.So i can learn much then.

But she did not teach me .

 
...and Frances also taught me that if you want to bring out the highlights in your hair, rinse with with a solution of warm water and vinegar after a good shampoo. It used to make my hair feel squeaky clean, and always brought out the red that was hiding in it. And that beer is still one of the best rinses for volume, or to set the hair and give it some good body.

 
My mother taught me the importance of a good mascara.

She also showed me how to apply lipstick when I was very young!

 
Wow, it's weird to read this thread and realize that my mom was cool.  When I was thirteen my mom took me to the Adrienne Arpel salon at Marshall Fields and we had our makeup done and she bought me the complete look.  (A green eye shadow, blush and a lip gloss.)  We've done the same thing every couple of years (go to a pro and get our makeup done), and now I buy her the makeup look.

My grandmother was a buyer for a department store and when she retired she sold Avon.  My grandmother had the most beautiful skin and now my mom has it too.  My grandmother looked 50 when she passed away at 82.  My mom is almost 70 and no one ever guesses her age correctly.  

They both taught me the importance of washing your face at night, staying out of the sun, and that less is always more.  The one thing I'll always remember is when you get ready in the morning, get the outfit on, makeup, jewelry, take a really good look in the mirror and then take one thing off, usually jewelry.  They were right.  

 
My mom didn't specifically teach me anything... last year (when I was almost 13) she told me I can do whatever I want with my makeup as long as I don't look like a slut. From then on, I experimented a lot but so far nothing has turned out awful. I pretty much have taught myself everything, with help from magazines and youtube. at the moment, I know more about makeup than my mom does, and I have also learned how to take care of my skin better. I used to watch her put on her makeup when I was a little kid, but she only wears four products so it's not that interesting. As far back as I can remember, she has worn liquid foundation, pencil eyeliner on the lower lash line, liquid on the top, and mascara. And her eyeliner is always a dark navy blue. She always keep it simple, and she has a bunch of products, but they are mostly just extra foundations and eyeliners plus some blush and powder from when she was working. I have a larger variety, but I have less than double her stash. She definitely isn't a makeup junkie... she hates shopping in places like Sephora because she can't believe how expensive everything is. (This is the woman that used to use Clinique and Lancome almost exclusively...) I do most of my makeup shopping solo, with a majority of my products from the drugstore :D /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />. This Black Friday I am planning on dropping a big load of cash at Sephora so I am trying to prepare her. I told her I want to get a Clarisonic and she flipped out when she figured out how much it is. Anyway, the long story short is that I have taught myself mostly and that I love spending money on makeup and stuff like that but she doesn't share my love for it.

 
My mom didn't specifically teach me anything... last year (when I was almost 13) she told me I can do whatever I want with my makeup as long as I don't look like a slut. From then on, I experimented a lot but so far nothing has turned out awful. I pretty much have taught myself everything, with help from magazines and youtube. at the moment, I know more about makeup than my mom does, and I have also learned how to take care of my skin better. I used to watch her put on her makeup when I was a little kid, but she only wears four products so it's not that interesting. As far back as I can remember, she has worn liquid foundation, pencil eyeliner on the lower lash line, liquid on the top, and mascara. And her eyeliner is always a dark navy blue. She always keep it simple, and she has a bunch of products, but they are mostly just extra foundations and eyeliners plus some blush and powder from when she was working. I have a larger variety, but I have less than double her stash. She definitely isn't a makeup junkie... she hates shopping in places like Sephora because she can't believe how expensive everything is. (This is the woman that used to use Clinique and Lancome almost exclusively...) I do most of my makeup shopping solo, with a majority of my products from the drugstore :D /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />. This Black Friday I am planning on dropping a big load of cash at Sephora so I am trying to prepare her. I told her I want to get a Clarisonic and she flipped out when she figured out how much it is. Anyway, the long story short is that I have taught myself mostly and that I love spending money on makeup and stuff like that but she doesn't share my love for it.
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Does sephora go on sale on Black Friday?
 
Some things, plus they have a bunch of $10 deals. Last year they had a Too Faced Chocolate Soleil bronzer in with that. I didn't get it because I wasn't too much of a makeup junkie last year. This year I am really hoping they have some good ten dollar deals, plus I am finally going to get Naked 2.

 
They usually have a selection of 10 items for $10 each on Black Friday at Sephora.  Last year they had a Boscia skin care set, a special winter Stila Palette, a TokyoMilk Dark perfume rollerball set, a Tocca perfume rollerball set and a bunch of others.  They usually sell out online pretty quickly.  The $10 sets made great stocking stuffers and small Christmas gifts for friends and family.

The VIB sale is usually in November, last year it started November 8.  

 
Quote: Good advice. Thanks for posting it. Originally Posted by Ivansmom /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  Wow, it's weird to read this thread and realize that my mom was cool.  When I was thirteen my mom took me to the Adrienne Arpel salon at Marshall Fields and we had our makeup done and she bought me the complete look.  (A green eye shadow, blush and a lip gloss.)  We've done the same thing every couple of years (go to a pro and get our makeup done), and now I buy her the makeup look.

My grandmother was a buyer for a department store and when she retired she sold Avon.  My grandmother had the most beautiful skin and now my mom has it too.  My grandmother looked 50 when she passed away at 82.  My mom is almost 70 and no one ever guesses her age correctly.  

They both taught me the importance of washing your face at night, staying out of the sun, and that less is always more.  The one thing I'll always remember is when you get ready in the morning, get the outfit on, makeup, jewelry, take a really good look in the mirror and then take one thing off, usually jewelry.  They were right.  
 

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