Get Your Face On

Whether it is our husbands, boyfriends, friends or family, someone is sure to have heard us utter the words, “Let me put my face on.”

Here is my take on the three most common makeup routines and those who embrace them.

#1 The Party Paige-

Paige is the 20-something in the club wearing a crop top and tight skirt. She spends an hour in the bathroom before going out, carefully applying as much makeup as she can on the canvas of her face. She sits cross-legged on the bathroom counter to get up close and personal with a mirror and tube of liquid eyeliner. There is also some combination of Katy, Britney and Gaga blasting in the background.

A Party Paige is likely to find her makeup at the nearby Target. She will go through tubes of Maybelline, CoverGirl, L’Oreal and Revlon mascara until she finds the perfect lash enhancer. If she feels like splurging she will hit up Sephora while cruising the mall and pick up some new Too Faced products. “Selfie powder,” “Better than Sex” mascara and the “Chocolate Bar Eye shadow” are some of her favorites. After all, who wouldn’t want their eyelids to smell like truffles?

#2 The Busy Brooke-

Always on the run, Brooke is a makeup in the car kind of girl. It could be on the way to her next meeting, to her kid’s soccer practice or heading to a coffee date; she knows saving time is crucial. She may not wear much makeup but she believes in a touch of mascara, (forever loyal to the classic pink and green tube of Maybelline “Great Lash”) and she never leaves the house without her tinted lip balm, (her all time favorite is “Blush Orchid” from Burt’s Bees). She also favors the Dove products she finds during her weekly grocery shopping trips. Not only are they convenient, but she is also a big fan of the company’s “Real Beauty” campaign.

Brooke is also known to support her white-Mercedes-driving, Arbonne-pedaling friends, hosting makeup parties for them and collecting all kinds of free products. She preaches about living paraban-free and swears by the anti-aging serum.

#3 The Classic Claire-

This is the girl that does not skimp on her makeup. Claire believes applying makeup is a critical step in the success of her day. You will usually find her in the morning at her vanity in her lacey Julianna Rae silk robe. She takes her time expertly shaping her brows with Bobbi Brown “Brow Kit,” and chooses from her top three favorite shades of M.A.C. “Pro” lipstick. She will of course seal the deal with a spritz of the delectable “Miss Dior” Eau de Parfum.

You will find Claire exclusively at the Nordstrom makeup counter buying new products. She enjoys getting her makeup professionally done on the weekends for date night or an evening out with friends, and she is your go-to girl for all the newest trends. Though you will never catch her sporting any colored eyeliner.

So, who are you?