After extensive fucking around with makeup, I have come to one conclusion

[ohsweetcrepes]

I am never allowed to put makeup on myself ever again, even for cosplay.

This is something not even practice will help me improve on, oh my God. I'm just gonna give up on trying to do actual hardcore cosplay until I can figure this out.

Comments

[pantswarrior]

Hahahah, that's pretty much how I am with makeup too, most of the time. After a few years I went from "Wait, how does this even go on your face? And where?" to being able to spread foundation/powder to even out my skintone, apply a little color to my cheeks, and use cream eyeliner (pencils, liquid, NEVER AGAIN, but cream eyeliner works great for me, now that I've learned of its existence). Occasionally I can apply false eyelashes in less than half an hour. But more than that, I make akatonbo do it for me. :P

Exception - drawing/otherwise applying a beard. Maybe because a beard isn't supposed to make one look PRETTY.

[ohsweetcrepes]

Oh dude yes, I can do Junpei's beard just fine, enough to make people double check that I'm a girl. :D