What’s Your Makeup Era?

By: Isadora Teich
Estimated Completion Time
3 min
What’s Your Makeup Era?
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About This Quiz

Just as clothing and hair trends change all the time, so do makeup trends. If you are still trying to grow out your '90s brows to suit the on-trend full brow of 2019, you know just how fast things can flip on their heads in the world of beauty! One decade your eyeshadow should match your clothing, and the next decade everyone is raving about warm neutrals and a more minimal look. Do you know if you wear your lipstick more like a pinup girl or a grunge icon? Is your look more Marilyn Monroe or Courtney Love? Let's see if we can guess! 

Every makeup lover has their likes and dislikes, but do you know which era yours match up with best? Are your tastes those of a modern-day Instagram baddie or an old-school Hollywood screen siren? Or do you fall somewhere in the middle? Where you like to apply eyeliner might just reveal your true makeup era! After all, it's all in the details! 

If you are a beauty-obsessed makeup lover who knows what you like and what you don't, see if we can place the makeup era that matches you best with this colorful and timely quiz! 

Do you wear red lips often?
Always
Never
Rarely
Sometimes

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How do you like to apply foundation?
Sponge
Fingers
Brush
Beauty blender

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Which modern makeup trend do you like the least?
The Instagram brow
Black lipstick
Excessive highlighter
I like all of them.

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How do you like your eyebrows?
Natural
Super skinny
Thin
The bigger and bolder the better!

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Do you wear bold eyeshadow colors often?
I don't wear eyeshadow.
Rarely
Every day!
Sometimes

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What is your opinion of the no-makeup-makeup look?
I like it sometimes.
I love it.
It's so boring.
I don't spend money on makeup to look like I am wearing none.

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How do you do your eyeliner?
Very lightly
I don't.
Colorful and big
Cat eye all the way

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What kind of coverage do you like from foundation?
Light
Almost none
Medium
Full

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Where do you most often apply eyeliner?
Along my upper lashes
Nowhere
Under the lower lash line
Tight-lining

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Do you ever wear lipstick in unusual colors?
Never
Rarely
All the time
Occasionally

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Which lip product would you get the most use out of?
Red lipstick
Nude gloss
Pink lip pencil
Black liquid lipstick

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How long does it take you to put on a full face of makeup?
A half hour
Less than 15 minutes
About an hour
More than an hour

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Which archetype would you rather look like?
Femme fatale
Flower child
Punk rocker
Evil queen

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Which '90s makeup trend are you most in favor of?
Blue eyeshadow
Smokey eyes
Thin brows
Brown lipstick

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What is your opinion on makeup primer?
I don't know what that is.
It's a scam.
Some of them work well.
It can work wonders.

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Which do you own more of?
Red lipsticks
Bronzers
Colorful eyeshadows
Liquid lipsticks

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What finish do you prefer in foundation?
Dewy
Sheer
Demi-matte
Fully matte

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Which face product could you most do without?
Primer
Blush
Bronzer
Setting spray

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Do you like to bake your face?
I don't know what that is.
Never
Occasionally
I can't live without it.

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What kind of blushes do you like?
None at all
Natural
Glittery
With a little sheen

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Do you contour your face?
Never
A little bit
Not usually
Always!

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Which pop icon would you rather dress like?
Lady Gaga
Cher
Madonna
Lorde

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Which color lipstick would you never wear?
Blue
Orange
Purple
Green

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What do you look for most in mascara?
A little definition
Volume
Length
Definition, volume and length - I want it all!

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Where do you highlight your face?
Nowhere
Top of the cheekbones
Top of the cheekbones and bridge of the nose
Everywhere!

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What is your ideal look?
Bold lips, natural eyes
Natural lips and eyes
Colorful eyes and red lips
Smokey eyes and bold lips

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Do you wear a lot of glitter?
Never
Sometimes
Often
Whenever I can

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Which lip product would you reach for most often?
Red lipstick
Nude lipstick
Colorful lipstick
A nude gloss

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Where are you more likely to wear gloss?
Lips
Eyes
Face
All of the above

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Which brand do you own more makeup from?
L'Oreal
Glossier
CoverGirl
ColourPop

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