Does anyone cut back on makeup or not wear any to save money?

I used to wear foundation, concealer, powder, blush, eyeliner, eyeshadow, lipliner, lipstick & lipgloss when I go out (to office & stores, weekdays & weekends); even adding mascara when going to parties.
About 5 years ago, I started to cut back, started off that I couldn't find a right shade of foundation & powder for me (even using Prescription - they custom mix the shade), wasting too much money on those 2 items. I was so frustrated that I decided not to use those. Gradually, phase out blush & eyeshadow for everyday wear.
Nowadays, I concentrate more on skin care (cleansing & moisturizer). I use night cream & day cream w/ spf 40. When going out, just eyeliner & lipstick. I don't use mascara anymore.
My facial skin is much than before & I am not wasting money on too much makeup. But I would not give up lipstick, the right shade of lipstick makes a lot of difference.

Lori, since you have oily skin, if you like, you can skip the foundation first, just using powder on top of moisturizer, gradually use less or lighter shade of eyeshadow & other makeup.

I've always worn make up for the last 10-15 years. I've recently had some pretty severe rashes on my face, allergies. Each time I put on foundation I was aggravating the rash. I had to quit putting it on and go to my office job without make up, which I had NEVER done before. I almost cried the first couple of days I hated it, felt like I was going undressed. Weird thing is nobody noticed. They'd all been seeing this ugly red rash I couldn't cover up anyway. It would flare up every few weeks and stick around for days.
So I've kept the make up off. Its a huge adjustment and I still don't feel so confident without foundation but I'm so scared of causing my allergies to come back I'm going without.
You know what though? Now that I'm not clogging my pores without make up during the day my skin has a lovely texture, its so smooth and it has a nice glow and is less oily. I thought I took good care of my skin before, always cleansed toned and exfoliated once a week, made sure I removed every trace of make up. Now I've been avoiding anything that may trigger allergies and I've only been applying Aveeno moisturising lotion because it was the only thing helping my rash and my skin looks great. I keep running my hands over my cheeks because it feels so soft and smooth. Never thought I'd be converted to no make up!!

i wouldnt - i look pale and hald dead without make up in the winter . my patients would be afraid to let me near them lol

but i dont wear tons.

i use drug store brand ( maybe cover girl or loreal - ) cream foundation in a compact i put on very kightly - mascara and blush - with CVS extra care bicks deals and buy 1 get 1 free combined with coupons you can get make up very cheaply .

sometimes if theres a deal for a free lipstick ( which i dont wear ) i get a color that is a good blush color for me and use it as a cream blush- .

i dont think i spend more than 3-4 $ a month on make up when you figure most things can last me 3 -6 months or more .

alot depends on how you are supposed to look at work - if you work in the back area no one sees you dont work etc you may get away with none - but certain people are expected to present themselves in certain ways and no make up or too much make up even can really change how that would be percieved and affect your ability to move up etc in your job .

looking your best to me is not a waste of money .

I stopped wearing makeup because of skin/nose sensitivity. If I buy it, I frequently don't use it fast enough to use it up in 90 days, so I have to pitch it. The cheap stuff makes my skin crawl/itch and the perfumes make my nose go nuts.

So, if I can find it, I get tinted moisterizer. Accomplishes the same thing, costs a good deal less, frequently. I do buy Revlon Color Stay lipstick and use it, when I have to have to have lipstick, but even that is begining to make my nose go, so I'll do what I do in the summer, and that is, find a lip pencil (unscented!) that is the color I want my lips to be and use it for both blush and lip color. Cover with moisturizer and lip gloss or vaseline. btw, vaseline (get a NEW container JUST for this) lightly put on your eyelashes will make them darker, a lot of what mascara does, no perfumes, no fancy brush, no high ticket price tag either.

I was a theater make up major for a few years in college. What you need in make up is: highlight/lowlight, color (usually red/peach), gloss, and cover, and other color if you want eye shadow.

I have white, brown, and gold hypoallergenic eye shadows I use for the highlight/lowlight, and eyeshadow parts. I use lip gloss or vaseline for the gloss part (used to use the gloss part of the Revlon Color Stay), and whatever tinted moisturizer I'm using at the moment. Frequently, I use a lip pencil to color a little of the moisturizer for blush color (sometimes this does NOT work!).

IHTH!

Judi