How Much Makeup Do You Wear to Work

I was looking at old posts and realized we haven't discussed how much makeup to wear to work in far too long. How much makeup do you wear daily? Does it change if you're working from home, having Zoom meetings, going to the office, or having lots of in-person meetings or presentations? What do you consider your essentials — and what do you consider your “big day” makeup?

As you've gotten more senior (both in your company and with age) how has your amount of makeup changed? (Would you ever wear a super bright lipstick to work, like in the stock photo? What else would you consider “know your office” for makeup at work?)

In the past, we've talked before about older studies that show that people equate makeup with competence (read the NYT article about the study here) and how the best interview makeup really just makes you look awake and alive, not necessarily glammed up But how does that translate to 2025 and 2026, where there are more (time consuming) ways to do the “no makeup makeup,” from semi-permanent things like microblading and Botox to more ephemeral things like lash tints and extensions and people using self-tanner as contour?

Here's How Much Makeup I Wear Daily

I've also written before about how my own beauty minimum changed after having kids. Right now I have two extremes: the regular day, super short, “no makeup but I don't want to scare myself if I pass by a mirror” look — concealer, blush, a MLBB lipgloss or tint, maaaaaybe eyebrow or eyeliner if I have more time than usual… I've been doing more eyebrow tints lately, too, because darker brows really does make a difference for me, even if I'm wearing glasses.

{related: how I deal with the dark circles under my eyes}

On the other hand, for bigger days where I'm seeing more people or explicitly want to look “nice” I ramp up to eyeliner, mascara, possibly two kinds of eyebrow makeup (like a cream or pencil to fill in my brow and a mascara-type gel to give it dimension)multiple shades of eyeshadow (usually in a peachy/brown or gray/plum family for my brown eyes), and a proper lipstick. (Foundation is still hit or miss for me — I like the look of it but don't always like how my skin feels, and I'm wearing a super lightweight one.)

{related: foundation, BB cream, tinted moisturizer, or nothing?}

Readers, how about you — how much makeup do you wear daily? Does it change if you're working from home by yourself, working from home with Zoom meetings, going to the office, or having a bigger day?

Stock photo via Stencil.

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