Makeup! Clothes! "Girly stuff" thread

[Nyx]

I have a question: why is shaving eyebrows to shape them considered a bad thing? Just about every other method is painful as fuck, as well as a lot more work. They make tiny eyebrow-shaping razors yet every time anyone mentions getting their eyebrows done, they just say "No, keep razors away from your eyebrows it's WRONG."

If men can shape their beards and shit with razors on their face, certainly women (or other men) can have a steady enough hand to use razors for their brows? I don't see what the issue is. In the meantime, I just don't bother with my eyebrows because I'm not willing to rip hair out of my face for beauty.

I think it's because it's harder to be precise with a razor. You're much more likely to do a Georgia Nicholson and shave half your brow fuzz off than you are when you're plucking out the individual hairs or mapping exactly which ones you're going to rip out. With shaving it's also harder to remove all the hair completely and it'll grow back quicker than removing the hair with the follicle so you can end up looking patchy. It's possibly an elitism thing as well; shaving is considered an "amateur" approach to shaping whereas tweezing/threading/waxing is seen as more professional, possibly because it involves pain and you can pay for someone else to do it. If shaving their eyebrows works better for somebody than other methods I don't see the harm in them doing it honestly.

Spoiler: Georgia Nicholson

 

[Rio]

I have a question: why is shaving eyebrows to shape them considered a bad thing? Just about every other method is painful as fuck, as well as a lot more work. They make tiny eyebrow-shaping razors yet every time anyone mentions getting their eyebrows done, they just say "No, keep razors away from your eyebrows it's WRONG."

If men can shape their beards and shit with razors on their face, certainly women (or other men) can have a steady enough hand to use razors for their brows? I don't see what the issue is. In the meantime, I just don't bother with my eyebrows because I'm not willing to rip hair out of my face for beauty.

There's a few reasons for it actually.

Reason number one: when you shave, you don't remove the hair. you just cut it off, which means it immediately comes back, and since you cut it off, the tip doesn't taper so it looks even coarser than normal. You might even get visible stubble at your eyebrows (a-la ADF) which looks really bad.

Reason number two: tweezing is a lot more precise than shaving, which means getting a decent shape out of it is a lot easier.

reason number three: tweezing it makes it grow back weaker/decreases growth which makes continuing it easier, which means you can enjoy aforementioned advantages more. The reason this isn't done with shaving male facial hair is because male facial hair is a lot thicker and coarser so you can't really just rip it out.

I think there might be a few other reasons, but I'm not an expert.

 

[GRANDnumberofMULTIPLES]

From basically 11-17 I could not bring myself to tweeze my brows. I was way too tender. But mercifully I have brows that were the perfect distance for a Venus razor to fit between and somehow I used to arch then with the edge. I hated wax but I was also getting tired and wanted better control. And yes, aforementioned brow stubble is no good. But it was an easy fix at the time and it worked.

I got way less sensitive to tweezing the more I did it and I was always really careful about not over plucking since my mom had told me it took her years of waiting for over-tweezed areas to fill back in.

 

[bloodcoffee]

Reason number one: when you shave, you don't remove the hair. you just cut it off, which means it immediately comes back, and since you cut it off, the tip doesn't taper so it looks even coarser than normal. You might even get visible stubble at your eyebrows (a-la ADF) which looks really bad.

False. I use an eyebrow razor on most of my face to get rid of peach fuzz and I'm fine. It's called dermaplaning and it doesn't cause what you describe.

 

[fire_fly]

I have a facial cleanser which gets rid of my acne but causes dryness. Would it be better for the long term health of my skin to not use it?

It's probably stripping your face too much, then. Try a gel cleanser that isn't acne-oriented.

I have a question: why is shaving eyebrows to shape them considered a bad thing? Just about every other method is painful as fuck, as well as a lot more work. They make tiny eyebrow-shaping razors yet every time anyone mentions getting their eyebrows done, they just say "No, keep razors away from your eyebrows it's WRONG."

I shave my eyebrows completely off and draw them on because other hair-removal methods are too painful. Or, in the case of waxing, I'm allergic. I had my brows threaded once and it hurt worse than my tattoo did, and the thread kept breaking because my follicles are so deep. Not fun. Tweezing was even worse.

But I think that people are picturing using a razor like you have your legs with and not those tiny brow razors. It's not "professional" but it'd get the job done.

 

[Rio]

False. I use an eyebrow razor on most of my face to get rid of peach fuzz and I'm fine. It's called dermaplaning and it doesn't cause what you describe.

There's distinct differences in peach fuzz and long, coarse eyebrow hair though. Eyebrow hair tends to be rather thick and coarse. Peach fuzz by its very definition is not. Of course you can't see the stubble growing back because you can barely see peach fuzz when it's at its full length at all. Of course it's not as short lived because peach fuzz doesn't grow as fast to begin with. It's a bit of a moot comparison.

Like I'm not telling people to stop shaving their eyebrows, I'm only advising against it. If people are already using a razor and they prefer that method, more power to them.

 

[glutenfreebooty]

I might get into strobing and I have my eyes on Jeffree Star's Skin Frost. Just waiting on that restock.

If you do buy it, be very careful with it. My gf dropped hers on the bathroom counter (about a five inch fall) and it chipped ever so slightly.

 

[AveraDiane]

If you do buy it, be very careful with it. My gf dropped hers on the bathroom counter (about a five inch fall) and it chipped ever so slightly.

I heard that was more frequent with King Tut. I am probably gonna get Ice Cold, but I will be careful regardless.

And apparently, you can fix it with rubbing alcohol if it chips.

 

[GRANDnumberofMULTIPLES]

I heard that was more frequent with King Tut. I am probably gonna get Ice Cold, but I will be careful regardless.

And apparently, you can fix it with rubbing alcohol if it chips.

Yep! I did this with a Sephora Pantone palette a few years back. The shadows were raised like chocolate bar squares and I guess this particular palette had issues of the raised parts just fucking off and detaching. I've saved a few eyeshadows this way. You just need to take an eyedropper and add a few drops at a time. Small chips can be fixed easily but my shadows... I had to smush them up with some sanitized tools and add alcohol until it was a slightly dry paste. It's not beautiful but it works. I didn't notice any issues with the pigmentation or application either.

 

[Rabbit Bones]

What conditioner do you use after you bleach your hair? I have very dry hair, and the last time I bleached it it turned into straw. I'd rather it not do that again

 

[GRANDnumberofMULTIPLES]

What conditioner do you use after you bleach your hair? I have very dry hair, and the last time I bleached it it turned into straw. I'd rather it not do that again

I use this: http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.jsp?productId=xlsImpprod14071322 and like how it works. It made my regular non-recently-colored SF-wind whipped and sun-damaged hair soft again. I've got some dye that I'm going to apply to pre-bleached bits and something that protected against sun fading seemed like a good idea.

If you're sticking with platinum blonde or you're trying to get the brassiness out before your next step, this might be a good option: http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.jsp?productId=xlsImpprod14071336 I personally haven't used this but I know that purple tinted shampoos/conditioners fight brassiness and this stuff also smells damn good.

After I've bleached my hair I leave the conditioner in my hair longer than normal and wrap a towel over the mess. I find it calming.

OGX is also sulfate free so it won't fade your hair color stupid fast. SLS free shampoo and conditioner did take a bit of a learning curve for me as all of your hair has to be thoroughly wet before you apply the shampoo, and with my bad old habit of globbing more shampoo on I wondered why my hair always felt funky when I used it.

 

[autisticdragonkin]

If you're sticking with platinum blonde or you're trying to get the brassiness out before your next step, this might be a good option: http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.jsp?productId=xlsImpprod14071336 I personally haven't used this but I know that purple tinted shampoos/conditioners fight brassiness and this stuff also smells damn good.

I used to use something similar and it was good

 

[fire_fly]

What conditioner do you use after you bleach your hair? I have very dry hair, and the last time I bleached it it turned into straw. I'd rather it not do that again

I pretty much exclusively use professional stuff because I get it for really cheap at work (40% off of wholesale price, woo!) but there is one drugstore product that I used and found to be really impressive, the L'Oreal Total Repair Damage-Erasing Balm. It's just as good as the professional version, Absolut Repair Lipidium, which repairs damage and also adds moisture.

 

[ScrewTheRules]

What conditioner do you use after you bleach your hair? I have very dry hair, and the last time I bleached it it turned into straw. I'd rather it not do that again

Personally I've found Argen Oil to be fantastic, and Mark Hill do a fantastic two-minute intesnive treatment in their MiracOILicious range... Or at least they did, but I can't seem to find it on Boots Online...
Might I also suggest bleaching your hair in rounds? So, instead of putting the bleach on and leaving it 1hr 30mins (how long mine takes, anyway), put it one, leave it half hour, wash it out and wait for an hour or so, then put more bleach on, etc. It'll take a lot longer and use a lot more bleach, but I've found it damages my hair a lot less that way, especially if I use some sort of treatment in between (again, Moroccan Argan Oil is my preference).

Edit: forgot what I actually came here for. Ladies (and gentlemen) of the Kiwi Farm, tumblr has informed me that it is possible to contour your face in a way that makes you look more masculine. Now, I'm not inclined to trust tumblr on matters of fashion and makeup, so I have a couple of question for you. 1, does this actually work, and 2, if so, how the fuck do I do it? I'm not expecting to pass any time soon (bitch tits) but at least this is something I can do; binders just make me look like I've lost weight.

 

[RI 360]

What conditioner do you use after you bleach your hair? I have very dry hair, and the last time I bleached it it turned into straw. I'd rather it not do that again

Placenta treatments are great, the come in packets at beauty stores and generally run between .75-1.50. You can leave it in for an hour then wash it out, but I like to tie a plastic bag over it and blow dry for twenty mins then rinse. I've done the heated treatment for friends, it straightened a perm.

 

[bloodcoffee]

Hey guys, I've noticed my tastes in makeup and beauty change over the years. My previously heavy and bright makeup has become more neutral and lighter. Same with nail polish. I used to think French manicures were for more mature women (I know that's a bit unfair, sorry) but I did a French pedi on my toes and I love it. How have your tastes changed over time?

I'm stoned so please excuse rambling.

 

[Rabbit Bones]

Okay. One more stupid hair dye question.

What's the best way to get this shit off my skin? My neck, back and hands are slightly stained. I used Vaseline on my hairline and ears like I was told to, and they're fine. But washing it out just turned the rest of me pale blue.

 

[ScrewTheRules]

Try wearing gloves (the sort dentist, doctors and crime scene technicians wear) and pile your hair up under a plastic shower cap while it's developing in future to stop your skin getting stained. Prevention really is the best policy on this one. Depending on what type of hairdye you've used, you can try putting some moisturiser on the stained skin and then washing, as that might lift some of the dye off, and exfoliate, but other than that you might just have to leave it to fade in its own time.

 

[fire_fly]

Personally I've found Argen Oil to be fantastic, and Mark Hill do a fantastic two-minute intesnive treatment in their MiracOILicious range... Or at least they did, but I can't seem to find it on Boots Online...
Might I also suggest bleaching your hair in rounds? So, instead of putting the bleach on and leaving it 1hr 30mins (how long mine takes, anyway), put it one, leave it half hour, wash it out and wait for an hour or so, then put more bleach on, etc. It'll take a lot longer and use a lot more bleach, but I've found it damages my hair a lot less that way, especially if I use some sort of treatment in between (again, Moroccan Argan Oil is my preference).

Edit: forgot what I actually came here for. Ladies (and gentlemen) of the Kiwi Farm, tumblr has informed me that it is possible to contour your face in a way that makes you look more masculine. Now, I'm not inclined to trust tumblr on matters of fashion and makeup, so I have a couple of question for you. 1, does this actually work, and 2, if so, how the fuck do I do it? I'm not expecting to pass any time soon (bitch tits) but at least this is something I can do; binders just make me look like I've lost weight.

You might want to consider other types of oil. Argan oil (I've not heard of this with any other oil) builds up in your hair and can make it brittle. Personally I won't use argan unless it's blended with something else because I noticed that my hair didn't feel great after using it for a while, and once I tried something else, my hair looked and felt much better. Marula, babassu, apricot, and coconut oil are really great for dry, damaged hair because they aren't just loading protein into your cuticle.

As for the contouring thing, there's probably a million YouTube tutorials on how to make your face look more masculine, and a lot of them are targeted to FTMs. Just search "masculine contouring", I got tons of results.

Hey guys, I've noticed my tastes in makeup and beauty change over the years. My previously heavy and bright makeup has become more neutral and lighter. Same with nail polish. I used to think French manicures were for more mature women (I know that's a bit unfair, sorry) but I did a French pedi on my toes and I love it. How have your tastes changed over time?

My makeup collection has become a lot more neutral out of necessity, because allergies, but I think my style is just shifting. I wear less crazy eyeshadows (and if I do, it's just on my brows) but my eyeliner tends to be heavier and I wear crazy lipsticks, so it's a trade-off. And I'm still covered in glitter but I try to be a little more... artful about it than I was years ago. My favorite polishes are neutrals, as well, I'm very fond of taupes and rich browns in particular.

Okay. One more stupid hair dye question.

What's the best way to get this shit off my skin? My neck, back and hands are slightly stained. I used Vaseline on my hairline and ears like I was told to, and they're fine. But washing it out just turned the rest of me pale blue.

If you have any more developer, you can water it down and rub that on your stained skin.

 

[Rabbit Bones]

Try wearing gloves (the sort dentist, doctors and crime scene technicians wear) and pile your hair up under a plastic shower cap while it's developing in future to stop your skin getting stained. Prevention really is the best policy on this one. Depending on what type of hairdye you've used, you can try putting some moisturiser on the stained skin and then washing, as that might lift some of the dye off, and exfoliate, but other than that you might just have to leave it to fade in its own time.

I wore gloves and used a cap. The problem came when I washed it off in the shower instead of in the sink, and it ran down my body Poor planning on my part. I'll try the moisturizer though, thanks.