You Dont Even Have To Wear Makeup To Be Part Of A Subculture But That Doesnt Mean You Shouldnt Be Able To If You Want To - Tumblr Posts

Psa: cosmetics are not cleaning products and for the most part, you can mix them together. (Be careful of your EYES)

If its a liquid, check if the base is oil or water

If its from two different brands/lines try mixing a bit in a dish before you commit.

number 1 tip. STOP BUYING SHEER LIP GLOSS.

Unless its a stain or has spf or something super fancy, it's a waste. You'll get wayy more "hydration" and a LOT more product for your money if you just mix vaseline with other stuff (liquid eyeliner works rly well).

Don't let brands con you into thinking its unsafe to use their stuff for anything other than what it says, INCLUDING SMALL BUSINESSES, NOT ALL OF THEM ARE GOOD JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT BEZOS. Makeup is fancy facepaint, not medication where you need to follow the instructions. Use eyeshadow as contour! Mix white facepaint into your foundation! Mascara can be eyeliner!

!!THIS IS FOR MAKEUP NOT SKINCARE, DO NOT MIX PRODUCTS WITH REACTIVE THINGS IN UNLESS SOMEBODY WHO UNDERSTANDS HOW IT WORKS TELLS YOU YOU CAN. ALSO BE VERY CAREFUL AROUND YOUR EYES BECAUSE THEY ARE ACTUALLY MORE SENSITIVE!!

I'm sick and tired of seeing "goth pallates" and "necessities for that 'punk look' " that are like 15-50 quid per product. Don't let marketing convince you you need 5 different powders that look the exact same just because they're for 'different parts of your face'. I don't care how crisp your eyeliner is Helen I care about it being a form of self expression that absolutely should not be paywalled.

No shame in splurging on cosmetics, if you like how that 50 quid foundation feels or you really do think that buying multiple different contours makes you like your looks more then dont let me or anybody else stop you. But A, buying too much and wasting it (expiry dates exist) is bad. B, making people think that they can't be goth, or emo or whatever else without those things is bad. And C, don't shame people for having different makeup preferences. I'll walk around with my messy eyeshadow and shaky eyeliner and ill look good doing it.

Brought to you by the goth idiot who likes commiting cosmetic sin.