https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dewy-vs-matte Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:20:06 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dewy-vs-matte/page/2#post-2079509 Sat, 23 Nov 2019 22:26:38 +0000 LaPed 2079509@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for all the thoughtful responses! Sorry to have started a thread and never followed up! My free time got away from me. :)&nbsp;</p> <p>I too am someone who wears as little make-up as possible, but I also do a fair amount of acting, which means I inevitably spend a good deal of time thinking about and wearing make-up. To me, the&nbsp;most interesting point in the whole article was about changes in camera technology. I've definitely noticed a shift in filmmaking and photography over the past decade or two towards a look that is less powdered. I hadn't consciously made the connection between higher def and that slight shine looking better/more dimensional vs just coming off as undesirable glare. Directors and DPs do seem more relaxed now about the whole powder your nose/t-zone thing than they were when I was younger, although it could just be that my own skin is getting drier. :D</p> <p>From a personal perspective I really appreciate the shift towards shinier skin because I'm another on Team Sensitive and Eczema Prone. Matte always *feels* terrible to me, because my skin is so dry already. Even using oil-based serums doesn't give me a truly glossy look, because my skin tends to drink it all right up. But that's fine with me.&nbsp;</p> <p>It seems opaque matte lipsticks have also fallen out of favour, which means there are many more moisturizing, oil-rich lip colours out there now than there were ten years ago. Yay! I'm all about sheer tinted lip balms and a satiny finish when I do want full pigment. I don't know that I could do a full-on gloss again; that feels a bit junior-high to me.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dewy-vs-matte/page/2#post-2079041 Fri, 22 Nov 2019 01:26:18 +0000 Anonymous 2079041@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>@Smittie-<br /> Rosy cheeks are my fav, too! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dewy-vs-matte/page/2#post-2079032 Fri, 22 Nov 2019 01:13:31 +0000 smittie 2079032@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love a dewy look with rosy cheeks for myself. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dewy-vs-matte/page/2#post-2079029 Fri, 22 Nov 2019 01:07:58 +0000 Anonymous 2079029@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's climate dependent for me. Shiny in summer cause of the humidity- despite using mineral foundation. Matte is winter cause it's so dry- despite extra moisturizer. Debating using cream or liquid foundation for winter, but worried it would look too thick. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dewy-vs-matte/page/2#post-2079027 Fri, 22 Nov 2019 01:06:03 +0000 Anonymous 2079027@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like a very slightly dewy or creamy look for myself. Too matte &amp; it does me no favors. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dewy-vs-matte/page/2#post-2079024 Fri, 22 Nov 2019 01:03:17 +0000 Jenni NZ 2079024@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Just read the actual article La P linked to, which I didn’t when I commented before.<br /> The whole “make-up” movement which is a good 100 years old and of course much more than that when you think about Cleopatra and her ilk, is to get us to feel that we need to make up for what we really look like. To “make up” for not looking good enough. Therefore I am philosophically opposed to it and my whole life have joined in in a minimal way. As a product of our culture I do use and wear a little of it but try to resist the pressure to make up for how I look IRL. The classic 90s feminist book “The Beauty Myth” by Naomi Wolf, which I read when I was 29 in 1990, helped to confirm me in this view.<br /> So high five to Sarah D8 and others! The whole Instagram photos thing is so annoying to me. I’ve gone around Vietnam having to avoid young women standing in odd poses having their photos taken. Yep, grumpy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dewy-vs-matte/page/2#post-2078996 Thu, 21 Nov 2019 22:00:10 +0000 Carla 2078996@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Never really thought about it. Not a fan of foundation and never owned a powder. I’m on team eczema, rosacea, sensitive, freckled and fair. Lots of moisturizer and sunscreen. My current make-up hack is to use a zinc based sunscreen intended for babies as a ‘foundation’. </p> <p>Recent selfies while trying on specs has me thinking it’s time to visit the make-up counter again for some tips. 2019 was learning how to do brows. Evening out skin tone might be a project for 2020. Tinted moisturizer sounds nice. </p> <p>I’m all for ‘me but better’ - nothing extreme. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dewy-vs-matte/page/2#post-2078950 Thu, 21 Nov 2019 16:52:51 +0000 Cardiff girl 2078950@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like a natural finish ,not matte but not super shiny either.Satin I think is the word that I would use if looking for a paint finish! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dewy-vs-matte/page/2#post-2078938 Thu, 21 Nov 2019 16:13:42 +0000 Liesbeth 2078938@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Also, this topic made me think of a legendary scene from 3rd rock from the sun, where Sally, an alien in a female body, discovers the makeup counter.<br /> 'Look, they gave me this product to blot away any sheen, and this product to bring out my natural shine!'<br /> (Can't find exact quote so paraphrased) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dewy-vs-matte/page/2#post-2078937 Thu, 21 Nov 2019 16:13:29 +0000 Angie 2078937@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Taylor,</b>&nbsp;it's&nbsp;positive. I like it!<b></b><b></b><br /><b><br /></b>FWIW<b>, SarahD8</b>, I have never worn foundation either - and still don't. I wear a tinted moisturizer with extra oil for my dry skin and that is it. I prefer no or very sheer coverage too. I am though, moisturized and sunblocked to the max!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dewy-vs-matte/page/2#post-2078933 Thu, 21 Nov 2019 15:59:36 +0000 Liesbeth 2078933@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Once again this forum has revealed something to me: that an evolution I thought highly personal is in fact part of a cultural trend. Thanks for that interesting read, laPed!<br /> I have oily skin, and used to consider mattifying products an essential part of my routine. But as I started elbracing the natural look, I went makeupless for a while and now wear a bb-cream without powder. I try to avoid my skin getting overly oily, but some sheen is unavoidable and I actually prefer that more natural (to ME) look now. But I hadn't considered consciously a desire to look 'dewy' as opposed to matte :).<br /> Since I still have some retro love, I do still like the matte powdered look for very formal occasions. But I don't have those myself really. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dewy-vs-matte/page/2#post-2078924 Thu, 21 Nov 2019 15:14:39 +0000 Anonymous 2078924@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm envious of those who don't need to , or want to, wear makeup on their face. &nbsp;Sigh. &nbsp;My 58 year-old skin is not the pore-free, evenly coloured instrument it once was &nbsp;I often wish I was one of those women who didn't feel they needed makeup . &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dewy-vs-matte#post-2078919 Thu, 21 Nov 2019 14:53:04 +0000 SarahD8 2078919@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, thank goodness. I will join team “I have never worried about this and am going to do my darnedest not to start”</p> <p>(I hope that doesn’t sound flip or dismissive, I just had this sense reading the early part of the thread of: oh this is a thing? I had no idea. Did I miss a How to be a Girl lesson at some point?)</p> <p>I have never worn foundation or powder or allover makeup of any kind, so maybe that has something to do with it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dewy-vs-matte#post-2078915 Thu, 21 Nov 2019 13:55:38 +0000 Janet 2078915@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Pretty much what Shevia said. My skin naturally appeared too shiny pre-menopause, and I hated the way it seemed to always result in distracting and unflattering highlights on my forehead, nose and chin in photographs. </p> <p>Now that my skin is drier, yes, thanks to the MOM, I’m adding more moisture back in, and my skin is generally better behaved. Well, if you overlook the wrinkles and saggy jawline. Sigh, it’s always something. But I don’t aim for a particular texture now — I think I’d prefer a bit of dewy on the cheeks but a bit more matte elsewhere. I use tinted moisturizer and have just started using a cream blush, which suits me nicely. I’m not a fan of any extremes and I don’t like anything too shiny on my face anyway (no super shiny lipgloss for example). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dewy-vs-matte#post-2078910 Thu, 21 Nov 2019 13:37:49 +0000 RobinF 2078910@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm with Kkards and Stylefan, I have never really thought about it. I always use a daily moisturizer with sunblock and usually a lightweight powder foundation. I guess that puts me in the matte category.</p> <p>Hah love the MOM though. So true. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dewy-vs-matte#post-2078902 Thu, 21 Nov 2019 12:54:21 +0000 Bijou 2078902@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wear foundation and powder daily and touch it up after lunch, wearing a light-weight foundation and powder that has a little shine. I like to add shine from blush and eyeshadow and a mid-range lipstick - so no gloss or matt lips for me.</p> <p>I will join Taylor in the matte camp! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dewy-vs-matte#post-2078900 Thu, 21 Nov 2019 12:35:35 +0000 Style Fan 2078900@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kkards, you and me both.&nbsp; I have no idea what I am.&nbsp; I don't wear any make-up on my skin.&nbsp; I do wear a moisturizer.&nbsp; My skin is extremely sensitive and prone to eczema.&nbsp; &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dewy-vs-matte#post-2078892 Thu, 21 Nov 2019 12:28:05 +0000 Helena 2078892@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm on team "this is what God gave me deal with it" In seriousness, I am more on team dewy primarily because my dry, eczema-prone skin needs the moisture. But I have also found that the "insta-makeup" cultural moment we are in has paradoxically made me feel confident to embrace the most natural makeup look I've ever worn. It's all so over the top that I can't be bothered with most of it! And laPed, I couldn't agree more that a glow from actual activity is as lovely as it gets! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dewy-vs-matte#post-2078884 Thu, 21 Nov 2019 11:48:40 +0000 kkards 2078884@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>is it wrong for me to say i've never thought about this before? and that i don't really know which i am? i wear foundation because it evens out my complexion, and a blush, but i don't use powder....hmmm...need to think about this.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dewy-vs-matte#post-2078878 Thu, 21 Nov 2019 10:51:41 +0000 Jenni NZ 2078878@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Team bare-faced? A teensy bit of concealer over a pigmented spot on my forehead and 2 broken capillaries then some powder over that. I think my skin must be fairly matte. I do use a little powder blush as well.<br /> Foundation is a few times a year for special events and not all over, just to even skin tone. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dewy-vs-matte#post-2078870 Thu, 21 Nov 2019 09:30:18 +0000 rachylou 2078870@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Team Dewy. I have very dry skin. Matte<br /> finishes just make me look like chalked sidewalk.</p> <p>I have to say that when it comes to looking AT others, I vastly prefer sheer coverage either way. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dewy-vs-matte#post-2078869 Thu, 21 Nov 2019 08:26:48 +0000 Kate 2078869@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think my skin veers toward matte. I don't wear foundation or powder, mainly because I don't care for the feel of those products on my skin, but also because I think that at 64, they would make my skin look dry and cakey. I'm just trying to hang in there and keep my skin moisturized and looking the best it possibly can. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dewy-vs-matte#post-2078867 Thu, 21 Nov 2019 06:28:29 +0000 Gigi 2078867@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm with&nbsp;<b>Deb.&nbsp;</b>I just try for plump and moisturized. I'm not shiny, I'm not dehydrated, I'm not dewy. I too have seen the "miracle of menopause," and now instead of the oil slick, my skin tends to look dry. It's from one extreme to the other. Fun. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dewy-vs-matte#post-2078863 Thu, 21 Nov 2019 06:04:36 +0000 deb 2078863@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the look of my face well moisturized and plump looking.&nbsp;<br />I would not describe it as shinny, though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dewy-vs-matte#post-2078857 Thu, 21 Nov 2019 04:18:09 +0000 taylor 2078857@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mine too Angie ! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dewy-vs-matte#post-2078855 Thu, 21 Nov 2019 03:58:48 +0000 Preppy Pear 2078855@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ha on M of M.</p> <p>I switched from pressed powder foundation to tinted moisturizer 2 years ago as my skin has gotten drier. I miss the matte look sometimes, but I’ve gotten used to the shinier look - admittedly not very shiny, but it was a big change. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dewy-vs-matte#post-2078852 Thu, 21 Nov 2019 03:48:30 +0000 Angie 2078852@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The Miracle of Menopause just became my favourite term for the year. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dewy-vs-matte#post-2078851 Thu, 21 Nov 2019 03:43:06 +0000 Ginger 2078851@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’m a bit like Kari - both dry and oily. Right now I seem to have a happy medium that involves minimal washing, moisturizing day and night, and no foundation. I use powder in the mornings to even out slightly rosey cheeks, but my skin seems to absorb it! So my natural appearance is dewy. And I’m fine with that. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dewy-vs-matte#post-2078850 Thu, 21 Nov 2019 03:41:47 +0000 Irina 2078850@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have normal skin, used to be drier &nbsp;when I was younger. And I liked it that way. Used to powder a but my face with a translucent powder. Now I think dry looking skin ages me. But I stil powder my long nose &nbsp;Too shiny is not for me, though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dewy-vs-matte#post-2078845 Thu, 21 Nov 2019 03:06:21 +0000 taylor 2078845@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Shevia....I’m right with you on the “miracle of menopause “ :)</p> <p></p>