Are you spending too much on makeup?

Some girls look great with makeup on.

Others just look like they overdid it.

Know what I mean?

I was helping a woman deliver a baby the other day in the middle of the night. The pregnant woman looked great - glowing skin, the full, fresh look that mothers have. But her sister was standing beside her, looking SO obviously made up with a full set of false eyelashes, dark smokey grey eyes, lipstick - the works.

At her sister's delivery?! Give me a break!

So, besides the obvious social detriments of looking like an Andy Warhol painting (and not the good kind), let's look at this from a financial and time perspective. Are you spending too much money and time on makeup?

Here are some things I think cause this kind of epidemic:

1. WEARING FOUNDATION. It makes you look so cakey. This applies to both liquid foundation and mineral foundation, both drugstore products and high-end products. Foundation makes your skin look ... leathery. And it's so obvious. Foundations cost upwards of $15, and I say save your money and buy a good concealer instead.

2. TOO MUCH MAKEUP. Period. Don't overdo it for the occasion. It will deplete your paint pots faster than you can say "cougar-like pedo-hooker".

3. BLUSH: Many people have naturally rosy cheeks, so this doesn't make sense at all. If you do have a blush, make sure you can double it as a rosy eyeshadow or a bronzer. Not worthwhile otherwise. Natural colored blushes also run quite expensive (like the Benefit blush boxes for $30!!).

4. "Brow kits". In my opinion, the perfect brow only requires three items: a tweezer, a brow color that matches yours (likely a light grey or brown) in powder or pencil format, and an angled brush (if you want to get fancy - otherwise just use the brown pencil). This together should cost you less than $10. You don't need designer brows.

5. Doubling up on concealer, eyeliner, etc. Do you own more than one tube of mascara? Ask yourself why. Products have an expiration date, and you're not helping yourself by buying more than one. You should treat your beauty products like you treat your groceries - respect the expiration date and increase longevity by buying only what you need. Would you buy 3 cartons of milk to sit in your fridge?