what age did you start wearing makeup at

I was 18 ...

Luno

12 or 13 . . .

Xiney

I started wearing eyeliner regularly around the age of 12.

(Although I was 8 or 9 when I started on the black nail polish...)

almostnever

I'm 17 and I don't. I have no interest in ever doing so either,though.

Dudess

Started practising proper application of it (as opposed to desecrating my mum's collection by shoving it on like American Indian war paint :pac:) at 12. Started actually wearing it to discos etc at 14.

liah

19/20 ish. Still don't really NEED it, but I like it.

Dudess

Well make-up is to accentuate your features, not just to cover up wrinkles/give a lift to a fading looks.

DancingQueen:)

almostnever wrote: »

I'm 17 and I don't. I have no interest in ever doing so either,though.

yeah same I guess it really depends on the person, i think i look better without it.

bronte

15. It occured around the same time I started venturing onstage. :pac:
Never bothered till then really, I was such a tomboy as a kid!

blondie7

i was about 15 and the biggest regret of my life my skin has paid really badly for it

Jemmy

Still barely wear it except for a night out and even then its just eye makeup! lol

magicianz

almostnever wrote: »

I'm 17 and I don't. I have no interest in ever doing so either,though.

Much respect almostnever :-o
A girl who has enough confidence to not wear make up gets my respect always

21 ish.

I still don't wear make up everyday. Only if I'm going out or am on holiday.

The Big Red Button

I was fifteen when I started wearing it occasionally. I hadn't any real interest in it, but all of my friends did, so on one of my friend's advice I bought Maxfactor Panstick (to use as concealer), Rimmel eyeliner, and Maybelline mascara.

By the time I was seventeen I was hooked good and proper! I remember me and all my friends used to all buy L'Oreal Cashmere Perfect foundation in the same shade, despite our very different skin tones. :rolleyes: Thankfully my expertise in choosing and applying make-up has improved a bit since then!

I love my make-up, and wear it everyday. I'm not dependant on it though, like I'd have no problem leaving the house with it to go into town or something. I would always wear it for work though, as I think natural-looking make-up applied properly can make you look a lot more polished and professional looking.

almostnever

DancingQueen:) wrote: »

yeah same I guess it really depends on the person, i think i look better without it.

Have you had several "makeovers"? My friends always tried to get me to wear it. At the gaeltacht last year,before every night out,they'd do mine for me. For ages whenever I stayed in a friend's house,the make up would be out and on in a matter of minutes. I think now they're finally starting to realise that if I say I don't want to wear it,I actually mean it

rainbow kirby

Started at 12, stopped at 17.

zoey

Started at about 15/16, wore it everyday to school. Don't know what has changed but now I would only sometimes wear it to work if I get up in time and barely ever wear it to college. Wouldn't go for a proper night out without it though!

35notout

I'm 37 and still dont wear make up

Gauge

13- started wearing those Rimmel stick concealers to cover my godawful acne- which it didn't!
14/15- started wearing mascara/eyeshadow/gloss. I experimented with basic foundations and failed miserably, the stuff I could afford at the time just didn't come in my skin colour!
16 I started on the black eyeliner. Stuck with the basics (though I got hooked on the expensive designer stuff- Benefit, Urban Decay when I got a job in the same shopping centre as a Debenhams)
I started wearing foundation and powder when I turned 21- got a voucher for BT and spent it all in MAC!

Lia_lia

First time I ever wore make up was at my debs when I was 17. I started regularly wearing it when I was 18/19. I'm 20 now. All I really wear is foundation/powder/blusher.

RogueDJ

I was around 14/15. I did'nt like the feel of it prior to this age now I wont leave the house without it

panda100

I was around 17 when I first started wearing makeup,mainly Rimmel and Boots makeup. I had no idea how to apply anything.
My first year pics from college is like looking at a walking makeup disaster-orange fake tan,blue eyeshadow and neon pink cheeks,so embarrassing!!

ziggy23

I love love love make up! the difference it makes to me. I wish I was one of the girls who could go natural but my skin is not the best:(I think I was 13 or so. Me and my friends used to go into the pound shop and by the constance carroll stuff the state of it:o Thank god I'm good at doin it now though

Toots

I've only started wearing makeup every day this year. I'm 23. Prior to that, I'd usually wear a little bit on a night out, so probably started that when I was 18.

Novella

I bought my first foundation when I was seventeen, after I'd had my make up done for my debs and thought it was pretty nice! I bought Benefit's Non Fiction and I still have the bottle at home!

I'm twenty now and I have to say, I do love make up but just can't be bothered putting it on everyday!

MizzLolly

I started wearing eye make up around 14/15. I never use foundation or powder or anything. Just eyeliner and eyeshadow!

SeekUp

I used to sneak mascara to school when I was 11. But remember wearing a bit openly when I was 12/13.

cGirl

I started dabbing a bit of concealer on when I was about 16, I'm 17 now and I don't wear a full face of make-up, only an extremely thin layer of foundation if I feel I need a little boost. Otherwise, I just don't bother. I wear it for debs, or if I'm going out I might put a little bit more on.

Nevyn

15, went from none to full on curehead.

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CathyMoran

20/21 - wore lipstick and the odd time eyeshaddow, now I would include mascara the odd time but have not worn any in well over a month.

pikachucheeks

I think I was about fourteen.
I didn't wear it in first year of school and then, all the other girls started wearing it... so I joined in!

Of course, it took a while for me to get the application right! We all went for the same orange face and bright eyeshadow look!

I remember we were all in the canteen one day, sitting down, having lunch. The matron walked past and said, under her breath, "The blue eyeshadow brigade "

I got really into make-up application when I was sixteen. Started using loads of Benefit and Mac. Haven't looked back since and I'm always doing my friends' make-up for a portfolio I have.

I love trying out different products and looks! Some people like sports, I like playing with make-up! :cool:

rannerap

i didnt start til i was about 17,i still only wear eye make up,im pale and have really good skin so i just dont see the point in foundation etc

Pythia

Bought my first stuff at 13 but didn't start doing things properly til about 16. Wear a full face every day now. make up

Dudess

Yeah I absolutely love make-up too.

ziggy23 wrote: »

Me and my friends used to go into the pound shop and by the constance carroll stuff the state of it:o

Tee hee hee! Oh, memories! To be fair, it didn't have that bad a finish for pound shop stuff.

Cookie Jar

I was about 19 when I started... started with tinted moisturiser.. now i'm fully hooked!!
I'd go out with just tinted moisturiser on if i had to but wouldnt with none, I have really bad skin:(

cocoloca

14/15 I used to wear it now and then, now im 22 and I dont leave the house without wearing makeup.

Tea_Bag

i tought a few girls how to kayak who were between the age of 8-16. many of the 8, 9 and 10 year olds were wearing thick makeup. a few even had their eyebrows plucked.

obviously, i had to tip them over and make them swim back to shore, ruining their makeup.



in my defence, they knew they were going to go out on a river and paid good money to get wet:)

Papillon!

i was about 14 or 15

BlueSpiral

About 15. I began wearing a bit of eye liner, I was going through the looking like an extra from a Good Charlotte video phase at that point. About a year on I started going a bit mad with very bright eye shadows. Loved eye shadow, had great fun applying it and never used just one colour when I'm putting it on.


Never used to wear foundation or all the jazz. Only recently started wearing a bit of concealer. I hardly wear any make up now, though I still have a bit of fun with the ol' eye shadows from time to time.

Cleopatra12

15. God bless Constance Carroll powder! then moved onto Max Factor panstick.. 5 of us wore same colour despite skin tones differing vastly. God we were so innocent!

Magenta

I started at 12/13 and wear it nearly every day. I look fine without it, I just love putting it on, the colours etc.

kumate_champ07

22, eyeliner(jean paul gaultier for men), oh boy...
stopped that **** when I got real bulky and realised I looked scary lol
only did it a few times, not sure what I was thinking

Cupcake_Crisis

I was about 12 when I started using mascara, but only because I have really fair eyelashes and look quite like an alien without it.

Started with foundation and such when I was about 15/16. I wear foundation, powder, mascara and a bit of liquid eyeliner everyday, but mainly because i like putting it all on. Its thereputic!

miaowsky

around 17...and judging by the photos I was pretty heavy handed with black eyeliner! Thankfully I've had a few lessons since and don't look I'm ready to join a circus

saywhatyouwish

I was 18, just when I started university but even now I only wear porcelain foundation which just takes the redness from my skin rather than really changing the colour of my face. I wear a little eyeshadow with clear mascara and lip gloss everyday... I like the natural look

pearliefan

I started when I was 13... then stopped soon after but still wore eye make-up regularly.
I rarely wear it now (I'm 17) unless I'm feeling bleh or am going out. I don't need it really.... but I like to wear mascara because it does accentuate my eyes. but I always forget to put it on :pac:

Weidii

I started I'd say after my debs, though that's the only time I've worn foundation. My makeup normally consists of me dying my eyelashes so I won't have to bother putting anything on, but when that fades I'll stick on some mascara if there's someone I can nick some from! (Still to this day have never purchased my own makeup, I would if there was a brand I could get a hold of that was cruelty free though)

Aine5

I was the grand age of 14, im the oldest girl of 3 and all my friends had older sisters to help them apply the "varnish" so they started before me:D, which i do to my sis's now.

metaoblivia

Probably around 14-15. I enjoyed the colors and application of it. Probably went a little overboard, but those are the learning years, so that's alright.

banshee_bones

Toots* wrote: »

I've only started wearing makeup every day this year. I'm 23. Prior to that, I'd usually wear a little bit on a night out

Same as that at 14/15 only ever wore it going to the discos! Never ever during the day. So only at 22/23 I had to start wearing it to work but this only consisted on Clinique Tinted Moisturiser, Concealer and Mascara.

I live with a make-up addict and she simply refuses to let me leave the house when were going out without eyeliner. Well damn her anyway its grown on me and iv kinda started to like it. However when im not working or going out i dont wear any makeup, except the odd day if im feeling up to it/bored/meeting someone/going somewhere!