The other night I went out for dinner and a movie with some friends. To my surprise, one of the girls whipped out her powder compact twice during the meal to touch up her T-zone, and she reapplied her lip gloss at least a half dozen times throughout the evening. She paid no mind to her display of applying makeup in public, considering that she put on gloss while standing on a crowded line to buy popcorn!
It got me thinking that this gal probably reapplies all day long. I put on my face in the morning and then clean up any eyeliner that inevitably finds its way into my little eye wrinkles by the end of the day. Besides that I'll put on gloss before I go out, but that's about it. How often do you touch up your makeup throughout the course of a day?


















Oli
Twenty8Twelve
Milano
I can't be bothered with constant touch-ups. I will reapply my lip gloss or lip stick a few times, but never in public. I'll do it when I'm about to get out of my car or in the bathroom. Otherwise, I'll only reapply other products if I've gone home and am about to go out again.
1I'll reapply gloss every so often, but mostly after lunch or something like that. After a certain time I'm done, lol. No more reapplication!
2I rarely reapply makeup. I apply it in the morning and wear it all day then wash my face when I get home and change clothes. On occasion, I will reapply powder and gloss before/after lunch but that is very rare.
3My problem is not reapplying make-up but brushing my hair constantly. My friends always have to get on me about it.
4my biggest issue is that I usually get shiny in my T-zone, so the powder comes out a couple times a day. I try to do it in semi-privacy, like in my car...
5Here and there, if I notice something.
6I re-gloss fairly often, but other than that, not much at all. Usually once after lunch and that's it until I get home from work.
7I mostly apply gloss or lip stick through the day and only touch up the rest if needed.
8My face is an oil-production site, so there's a bit of a need, but I don't reapply - I use blotting papers throughout the day, and occasionally touch up with powder; I've also been known to re-gloss on occasion but it's not something I tend to do in public. Though lip balm does often go on right out in the open, I'm afraid.
9Lip gloss or chapstick is a constant for me, especially in the winter. My lips get dry quickly and I cannot stand the feeling. That is all.
10this often depends on where i am and what KIND of makeupday it is -- i need more touch ups if i have a smoky eye or if ive applied lipstick as opposed to a sheer gloss. also it depends -- am i at the grocery store or am i out for a night on the town, right?
11I reapply gloss a few times a day but that's it. My eye makeup stays perfect all day since I use UD Primer Potion.
12Aiside from lipgloss (I think I touch that up every 30 mins or sooner, I'm a lipgloss addict) I very very rairly touch up my makeup. I take my time putting it on with powders and primers to make sure it lasts long time so I don't have to touchup. But if I'm wearing my makeup from day to night, yeah, I'll touch it up then but that's just to totally change my look.
13Nah - I don't do the touch up thang. I only do that if I am going to like dinner or an event later. I like low maintenance style.
14Occasionally, but only if something's a bit "off." -- yup, i dun really touch up. but i do blot my nose and forehead a few times, cos i have oily t-zone. then after blotting my face is back to 'normal'
only if i am going out later after work to meet pple then i do more touch ups.
15I'll powder my t zone after lunch and reapply tinted balm when needed during the workday (it is winter after all).
16gloss once in a while. If not then I have to apply chapstick. I have cracked lips and mine get really bad in the cold. I try not to do it in front of people. However, I have seen women applying make up in public more often lately. It's become more acceptable, I think.
17I usually have to regloss a few times a day (not every hour or anything though!) and I check my t-zone out a couple of times daily, especially in the summer.
18Twice during a meal and 1/2 dz times with the lipgloss sounds excessive and maybe even compulsive! Poor girl needs to check out products that last a little longer.
I just do chapstick and lipgloss. And i do not do it in my car or whatever I don't understand the whole point of applying makeup in private, its not like you're applying foundation concealer and blush all in public.
19Usually I'll do a quick swipe of powder in my car before I go into work (Ugh, my face is so oily...) and then I'll use a blotting paper on my lunch break. I have a lip balm by Caudalie that literally saves my lips during the winter, so I'll apply that during lunch break, too. But that's it.
20because I tend to have oily skin, my makeup melts will sometimes melt depending on how hot it is, so I generally will reapply my powder or touch up my lipstick...but never in public.
21I'll powder my T-zone or apply chapstick, but I don't really put on any more makeup unless something looks REALLY BAD.
And I always do it in the bathroom or in my car.
22I rarely reapply but if I do its not usually in public...
23I don't reapply cosmetics (except for lip products/blot powder), but I'm so oily that I have to blot and blend again often. I'd love to just apply in the morning and forget it, but oily skin that needs some coverage too requires more maintenance.........and never in public.
24I get pretty shiny so I blot and reapply powder in the restroom (or in my car). I wouldn't do it in public though. Lip gloss is a different story though, I don't mind doing that frequently and in public.
25I may apply lip balm during the day, but that's it. Once my makeup is on, it's on.
The exception is if I'm going out right from work. Then I may touch up my powder or gloss. But 99% of the time I just go to work and come home. So no touch-ups.
26If my skin is good that day and my makeup is holding up, I won't reapply much. If it's giving me stress, I have to deal with it. I don't do the constant lipgloss though! lol She must have been insecure to be seen without it.
27I'll reapply gloss because I drink so much at work that it comes off. Touch up with powder once in awhile and 1x a day I'll retouch blush because I'm really pale without it. Other than that, one of my eyes seems to water sometimes so I have to touch up my eyeliner/eyeshadow sometimes...
28I put on some lip balm about three times a day, and I touch up my t-zone once about 3 or 4 hours after the original application.
29Usually lots of lip balm/gloss touchups.
30I reapply lipgloss/chapstick all the time public...I didnt think it was rude.
31I don't normally bother with re-applying, unless I have sore lips and need lipbalm.
When I was in school I had a friend who took 5 minutes at the end of every lesson to reapply her make up before going out to break.
I don't know why, but I find it kind of disgusting when people put make up on when I'm on the train in the morning, they should get up 5 minutes earlier or use a bathroom.
32I'm with some of the girls bailaor..... & Masquera..... I don't re-apply I blot the oily face at/after lunch, lipstick whenever necessary and sometimes eyeshadow at end of day. And what's with the touching up in public? I do all the time, but I don't try to be obvious or anything. Applying through dinner is a bit weird though, after dinner is a-okay. On the other hand - applying your full face in the car, train, subway, etc. on your way to work is a big no-no to me. Get your butt up earlier and make yourself presentable to the world before you leave home.
33I re-powder and re-gloss once, right in the middle of the day. I think good-quality makeup and proper application should generally make anything more than that unnecessary.
34I do. After blotting my oily face I touch up with a bit of powder. And since winter in Canada is horrible - I often fix my eyeliner and reapply ( cold wind = eyes constantly tearing ) anddd I use a bit of concealer around my nose and lips ( gets red ). But if everything is in check, I won't touch my face
35in the morning i put make up on. then in the afternoon i take the mirror from my purse to check if i have anything on my teeth lol but i do reapplied the lip balm and that's about it:)
36Same with me, emalove!
37Right, it definitely depends on the day. On work days I might use a blotting paper on my T-zone in the ladies room...unless I have a big meeting, in which case I might touch up anything that looks like it's gone awry. But if I'm going out for drinks or dinner or etc. after work, I'll sneak back in and reapply eyeliner, blot once more, brush on a little bronzer or powder. The only thing I do in PUBLIC, though, is swipe on lip gloss.
38i rarely reapply makeup throughout the day. usually, if it's on, it's on. i'll only redo, my makeup if i'm going out at night or something like that. the only thing i ever put on in public is chapstick.
39nah, whatever is left from the morning is what you get. I may reapply powder after lunch or if I am going somewhere but its not usual
40I usually blot my T-zone with oil sheets, as I have combination skin and I'm guilty of re-applying lip balm occasionally throughout the day too. Other than that though I try not to touch my face after my makeup is on.
41(Occasionally) i have to put my lip gloss on after i eat and make sure my eye liner is still on!
42if i need to, i touch up but i go into the bathroom or when no one's looking. i get made fun of by my friends when i reapply lipgloss or fix my eyeliner and i feel a bit stupid =T but who doesn't look into a mirror for a few seconds if there is one? i like looking presentable and 'nice'. meh, im just a girl! =)
43Just depends. Lips usually, blot sheets always. I usually get the job done the first time!
44Once it's on its on for good.
45I only reapply lip stick and gloss
46I mostly do my touch ups in the car or the restroom and I apply lip balm often.
47If I feel "pretty," I won't apply as often. Sometimes I'll just have those days where I don't feel like I look nice. On those days, it seems like I check/reapply more often.
48I dont reapply during the day. except for lip balm or gloss of course. but putting on face powder at dinner is just ridiculous.
49I don't use a lot of make up on regular days. I use kohl for my eyes and lipbalm. I go to the wash room 2-3 times a day to brush my hair and reapply balm and kohl but not in public. I sometimes may have to apply lip balm at my desk but thats coz my lips tend to get dry due to the AC.
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