Hello people! (Mods, I hope this type of question is allowed and I apologize if not!) Loved the catwalks, the weird avant-garde looks, the entire nine yards! Then I put my makeup brushes on for a year because of all the mask wearing. I didn’t wear makeup at all for a year! And now I’m going back to it and find myself just wanting to do a light blush, lip gloss, and brow filler. I think about doing my old artistic looks and I think that would make me a clown. I am honestly taken aback by this change. It’s like a shift in my brain. I don’t see myself as that person who prefers minimalism and tame. Is it because I am 30 years old? Am I depressed? Is it because now I sew and have other creative outlets? Has this happened to any of you? Was it temporary? Was it permanent? I’ve always imagined myself as a grandma with weird, edgy makeup and the current version of me doesn’t care anymore? It is so strange. Any contribution would be helpful !! Ps, I don’t mean to insult anyone who likes loud and playful makeup! I have loved him for many years.
OMG I could’ve written this myself. I have so many palettes that now sit ignored. I have no interests in color or artsy right now. I’m going more natural and am not sure why the switch. I’d think I’d want to play up my eyes more due to the mask requirements but even then it’s been a very natural look.
I want the DESIRE to do the loud and playful makeup but it’s not there. I totally understand hopefully suggest that maybe it’s a phase and you’ll get struck by inspiration again.
For me it’s the opposite. I only used to do a simple look but now I’m trying new eyeshadow and lip colours. I want to do artsy looks once I improve my skills!
The same thing literally happened to me the other night. I was going to a concert, so sat down and started doing big smoky purple look. I started putting on the black and stopped. Stared. Got up and wiped it off. Hated it. Started over and ended up with nudes/browns/wing. Threw on falsies and called it a night.
Not sure why, but I just felt silly in the other look. It’s been happening more and more. I can only be bothered to do a single color blended out and a small wing.
I feel you very deeply.
Build your way back up . Doesn’t have to be all the way back up either. You can still get playful with naturalish looking makeup
It happens to me too. Not wearing makeup for a while and suddenly I don’t recognize my own face with a simple look. It feels “off”. This happened before 2020 as well. Also my lips and eyelids become super ticklish and it takes more time to apply makeup.
I’ll say it takes some time. The global panini has been tough on everyone and in over a year nobody outside of my house has seen my entire face without a mask, never mind with makeup.
I’d say there’s nothing wrong with wanting a casual and neutral look for going out and practising the funky extra looks at home or with friends. Just because someone doesn’t see your makeup other than yourself doesn’t mean it’s not valid. Makeup is to be enjoyed by the wearer first and foremost, not seen. You aren’t a mannequin for the makeup, a faceless canvas, even if your zany makeup stays home, as long as you enjoyed it, then that’s okay too.
Currently going through this right now! I always mention to my family how I’m sad that I used to do the whole nine yards every day, eyeliner, lashes, lippies, all that. But recently (this whole year honestly) I’m perfectly fine with just eyebrows and mascara and some lip balm. Idk what happened but lately when I put on even foundation I feel like I look so dumb. I pray it goes away and that I can enjoy my nice makeup again but for now it is what it isssss
I mean, if you stopped enjoying it enough to stop doing it for a year, that’s kind of your answer isn’t it? Sounds like your interests grew elsewhere and you’re just not as interested in those kinds of looks right now.
Plus, the like general trends rn are much more minimal and basic, which could also be having a subconscious effect — I know I personally seem to have gravitated from enjoying dark and bright lip colors on myself to more sheer or neutral glosses as the trends have moved that way too.
This is me but with eyebrows haha. My eyebrows are thinnish but not what I’d consider sparse or non existent. I comb them into shape, tweeze regularly and trim the tops to get them even and clean looking. I used to fill them in SO thick and dark, it’s embarrassing to look back at old photos. Over time I started using a lighter color, then cutting down on how much product I used… And now I almost never fill them in. When I do it is with a brown grey (I have dark brown hair) and mostly at the “front” — anything else definitely looks ridiculous and clownish to me.
I still wear makeup and usually fill them in for special occasions, but for every day? Too much energy haha.
Can we just pause and enjoy the comedy of this username? 😹😹😹
I love it!
Agree, and Everytime I see someone else with tons of makeup it looks really weird too. Eh oh well
This happened to me too!!! And I’m 28 closer to 30 I do bb cream and mascara only now. I’m waiting to see if it’s a phase that will pass.
I think it might have to do with you having other creative outlets. I use makeup as a creative outlet and I can see other interests taking my time and attention. Also, I think your makeup up desires will change your whole life. Roll with it and shine baby!
Honestly I think I went through that phase a bit recently, I’m still coming out of it and just letting myself look at looks that are really fun and I may want to try soon!
In the meantime I’m picking up some new fun products to play with because I haven’t really tried anything new in years and feel like that’s helped get me a little bit more excited again 🙂 I kind of stupidly feel like I’m re-learning makeup again after almost 10 years but it’s kind of fun?
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I’ve heard that people’s general ‘tastes’ change every 7 years. Things you may have despised could become appealing & vice versa.