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Quotes About Makeup

Magrat had used a lot of powder to make her face pale and interesting. It combined with the lavishly applied mascara to give the guard the impression that he was looking at two flies that had crashed into a sugar bowl.
~ Terry Pratchett
She wore so much thick white makeup in order to conceal her naturally rosy complexion that if she turned around suddenly her face would probably end up on the back of her head.
~ Terry Pratchett
Makeup is an art form for me. It's a form of expression, and it's such a cool way to get my creative juices flowing.
~ James Charles
Honestly I believe that men can wear makeup, teach makeup, and vlog about it just as much as girls can, and I am fighting for that equality with my channel.
~ Manny MUA
Just because you want to be glamorous, don't be a sheep about your eye makeup.
~ Loretta Young
I'll have men, or I'll have women say that I'll never be a woman because I don't menstruate, or because I'm not made up like Kim Kardashian. So in that sense, I use makeup for a little bit of confidence. But for the most part, day-to-day, I wear makeup if it feels good.
~ Carmen Carrera
I would go through my mother's makeup kit, and I think she thought it was really cute. I was only three or four years old.
~ Andreja Pejic
If you ask me, I think knowledge is power and and being able to do your own makeup, or someone else's makeup, is power in itself.
~ Anastasia Soare
My intention when I created Labs was that the people that used our products would be empowered to explore a fearless, daring attitude towards makeup - that's why we always write 'Use Without Caution' on everything we make.
~ Pat McGrath
Turn back time to half-past innocence. But that clock's lying on its side, hour hand spinning wildly, in a dirty Dublin alley near a gold makeup pouch half concealed by trash, and an address carved in stone by a dying woman. Broken.
~ Karen Marie Moning
When I'm hurting, it feels good to laugh. This is because, when life gets tough, we have two choices: We can cry about it, or we can laugh, and laughing is easier on the mascara. Crying makes me look like a raccoon.
~ Karen Scalf Linamen
Because the first time they met... Y-da: "You know, Y-naga-san, the more makeup you put on, the more you look like a guy in drag. So I'm going to call you F-mio!" Y-naga: "I-I like this person!" The moment she fell in love.
~ Fumi Yoshinaga
I would borrow my mom's red Borghese lipstick and smear it on like a clown!
~ Brooke Burns
My earliest memory was watching my mother do her makeup. She was obsessed with beauty and collected makeup and experimented with it. I think it's a lot of young men and women's experiences, growing up: watching the ritual of what their mothers would do.
~ Pat McGrath
For young people, it doesn't matter so much, but when you're older, less is definitely more - too much make-up can give you the 'eccentric Aunt Sally' look!
~ Lulu
Thanks to my mother, people tell me I look younger than I am, especially without make-up. And I suppose my father had a part in making me more frugal with my money.
~ Dita Von Teese
My wide eyes make me look much younger without make-up, and although it's fun to have a line in innocence corrupted, I doubt I'll get to play the vampy vixen or a Hedda Gabler or Lady Macbeth.
~ Talulah Riley
The first product I ever used was my mom's foundation. When I was younger, I had pimples, so I just slapped it on and hoped it would fix the situation. It never did, because it was about 18 shades too light for me.
~ James Charles
When I was younger, it was harder for me to find a black eyeliner that would actually show up on my skin. Being a dark-skinned woman, when you find something that actually shows up on your face, you love it even more.
~ Aja Naomi King
Go organic in whatever you can, whether it is organic make-up or food. It's important to keep your body healthy.
~ Raveena Tandon
Tatttoo concealers can cover almost every tattoo on your body if you do it right.
~ Jeffree Star
It's actually very important to put a little foundation up into your hairline, or else it looks like your face is not yours - like someone just Photoshopped it on!
~ Barbara Palvin
I really believe in less is more in terms of makeup. I try not to wear too much foundation. I like to see my skin coming through. I like to see my freckles. I just think that's the most youthful look.
~ Michelle Monaghan
Having a good brow can totally brighten your face and give you more of an expressive, youthful look!
~ Jeffree Star