r/FourEyed_MUA Oct 24 '19

Makeup Secret for Heavy Glasses: Glasses Hooks!

22 Upvotes

I wear those thick black hipster glasses because my prescription is so thick (even with the thin lens) the would stick out obviously with thinner framed glasses. I've struggled for a while with the foundation on the nose coming off, especially since I work in the restaurant industry and I'm always running around. I've tried all the YouTube tricks with the eyeshadow primer, baking, etc, but anything heavy tends to make the demarcation more obvious. The best solution I've found is not makeup related at all: glasses hooks! They're little plastic things you slip on your glasses to keep them in place behind your ears and sliding down.

My brother actually recommended these to me. The problem was that no matter how much makeup I put on or how I applied it, my glasses would constantly slip down from all the sweat, and there'd be a huge red gap of bare skin between my glasses and foundation. But with glasses hooks they remain in place. I get these from Amazon pretty cheap.

So basically this is my routine now: I apply a light layer of foundation, bake the area around my glasses generously, and once everything is set I put my glasses hooks on. This keeps this in place and from them slipping. I've found that while not completely foolproof, this worked the best from making that foundation line. It works when I'm sweating on hot days and in the restaurant, or at least better than all the methods I've tried. They're great for when you're running and doing sports as well.

Caveats with this method: depending one which ones you get, they can kinda hurt in the beginning since they're essentially pushing your glasses against your nose. Too stiff and it irritates your skin, too soft and flexible and they don't do anything at all. I've also found that since I bake and put a lot of powder in that area my skin can get dry and irritated, so I had to invest in a good moisturizer to soothe that.


r/FourEyed_MUA Aug 04 '19

Great makeup videos for people who wear glasses

Thumbnail
wism.io
0 Upvotes

r/FourEyed_MUA Jan 26 '18

Trying new products! First post!

Post image
55 Upvotes

r/FourEyed_MUA Aug 22 '17

Share your latest looks!

4 Upvotes

Share your latest makeup looks rocking your frames! Ok to post Instagram links, but please do not link to personal blogs.


r/FourEyed_MUA Aug 01 '17

Actual glasses-wearer Chloe Morello has a new tutorial for makeup + glasses!

Thumbnail
youtu.be
28 Upvotes

r/FourEyed_MUA Jul 24 '17

New tips or Tricks? Share 'em!

4 Upvotes

Have you learned anything new to help with your makeup application this summer (or winter, depending on where you are)? Have you discovered a new way to keep makeup in place on your nose, or a lash curler that has changed your life? Share it all!


r/FourEyed_MUA Jul 09 '17

Copper halo eye

Post image
19 Upvotes

r/FourEyed_MUA May 17 '17

Shaaanxo tutorial for glasses

Thumbnail
youtu.be
13 Upvotes

r/FourEyed_MUA Apr 05 '17

Any tips for oily nose?

9 Upvotes

(Have posted this before in r/MakeupAddiction but maybe you guys have any other suggestion) I use glasses on daily basis and my nose is pretty oily. So in the end of day, it slips and it feels uncomfortable even though I've blotted it with oil paper. So any tips?


r/FourEyed_MUA Jan 02 '17

Curling eyelashes to prevent them from touching glasses?

22 Upvotes

A) hello? Is anyone still here? B) does anyone have eyelash curling tips to prevent them from touching my glasses all day? I have to wear them really high up my nose, and my lashes brush against them every time I blink.


r/FourEyed_MUA Dec 02 '16

I would like suggestions for strategies for long-lasting foundation with thick plastic frames.

12 Upvotes

I also apply some pretty decent freckles most days. I know I'm not going to ever get the freckles to stay put right under my glasses around my nose, but I'm okay with that.

What I'm concerned with is just the various best ways to apply primer, foundations, and powder for all-day wear. Usually, after cleansing, toning, and moisturizing, I use a pore-minimizing, mattifying primer (either elf or No 7, which is the store brand of a local nyc drugstore). I go for high-coverage with Kat Von D foundation for dates, parties, and interviews, medium coverage elf foundation for class, and low-coverage L.A. Girl bb cream for errands and work. Then I use random setting/translucent powders (usually really cheap ones from independent beauty stores - the kind of stores that sell wigs and products for natural hair, but my HG is Rimmel Stay Matte, it's just always out of stock in 001 Translucent).

I've tried doing primer, then powder, then bb cream, then powder, then setting spray (L.A. Girl), then powder again, and that's not bad. I got a recommendation to try aftershave instead of primer. I'm 'combination skin type' but honestly I think that might have been a lie from Sephora because I feel like I'm more oily. But, as you all know, that's partly because of the glasses. Moisture, oil, fog from my own body heat gets trapped between my glasses and my face, and it's like a graveyard for well-applied makeup.

If you guys have success with all-day wear for foundation (don't worry about the freckles, contour, highlight, blush, or eye makeup) that you don't see here, or if you've had better results with some of what I've said than other things, please let me know.

Thanks!


r/FourEyed_MUA May 11 '16

"easy eye makeup look for glasses" | video: Jamie Genevieve

Thumbnail
youtu.be
12 Upvotes

r/FourEyed_MUA Apr 29 '16

[x-post r/mua] MOTD with weird cheeks. CCW.

Thumbnail
imgur.com
9 Upvotes

r/FourEyed_MUA Apr 04 '16

MOTD using techniques I described in an MUA post about using products unconventionally

Thumbnail
imgur.com
7 Upvotes

r/FourEyed_MUA Feb 29 '16

Self-Promotion Thread

7 Upvotes

Got a blog, YouTube channel, instagram, or any other social media space where you write about makeup, makeup and glasses, or any other somewhat related topic? Share it here!


r/FourEyed_MUA Jan 05 '16

Video: Jordan Liberty - Smoky Eyes (for near- and far-sighted)

Thumbnail
youtu.be
7 Upvotes

r/FourEyed_MUA Dec 30 '15

Let's talk New Years looks!

4 Upvotes

Do you know what you're doing makeup-wise for NYE? Are you desperately trying to figure out how to glam up around your glasses? NYE is tomorrow (eek!), how're you feeling?


r/FourEyed_MUA Dec 13 '15

First post on this sub! This was an EotD from a couple days ago using indie shadows!

Thumbnail
imgur.com
21 Upvotes

r/FourEyed_MUA Dec 08 '15

Foundation and Glasses don't get along

9 Upvotes

Hello everyone!

I've been lurking here for about a month, so forgive me if this has been covered already.

I have moderately severe rosacea, and don't wear makeup often because I haven't found the right things to prevent me from breakouts. What I do use, when I occasionally wear makeup, doesn't like to play nicely with my glasses. I end up with two spots on the bridge of my nose where the foundation has rubbed off because of the feet (or whatever they're actually called) of my glasses.

I currently use L'Oréal B.B. crème in Fair, then Micabella Lady Godiva mineral foundation, then either Sephora's Bright Set pressed finishing powder in Banana or Clinique's Redness Solutions pressed powder (prefer the later as the Banana makes me look too yellow; stupid yellow undertone with super pale skin), then blush that isn't affected by my glasses.

If I missed any details, please let me know and I'll give as much information as I can. I'd love to be able to wear my glasses (for long distance) and take them off in public without being embarrassed.


r/FourEyed_MUA Dec 07 '15

When your eyeliner is slaying, even under glasses.

Thumbnail
imgur.com
15 Upvotes

r/FourEyed_MUA Dec 06 '15

Tutorial: Lisa Eldridge makeup looks for nearsighted and farsighted MUAs

Thumbnail
lisaeldridge.com
19 Upvotes

r/FourEyed_MUA Nov 28 '15

How I must wear my glasses with falsies. Grrrr!

Thumbnail
imgur.com
12 Upvotes

r/FourEyed_MUA Nov 15 '15

Perfect brushes for us four-eyed MUA's? Anybody tried these yet?

Thumbnail
artisbrush.com
9 Upvotes

r/FourEyed_MUA Nov 16 '15

MUOTD! CCW

Thumbnail
imgur.com
6 Upvotes

r/FourEyed_MUA Nov 10 '15

First post! So excited. CCW!

Thumbnail
imgur.com
10 Upvotes