Makeup Lingo - the language of makeup love!

[SassyGal]

It would be cool if there was a list of all of these on one of the tabs... just like the forum and store tabs. I've been on here less than 3 months and still have questions on some acronyms

I completley agree this is a TAB worthy item. It can be overwhelming as a newbie to have to ask. BUT thanks for all the help

[jayzar]

hello there!

this is the first thread i opened since i registered in here! I've seen this site few times already and finally decide to register! yay!

Very very nice thread! Helpful for some of us who are starting and/or confused. =)

yep! as you guys can see, this is my first post!


Welcome hugs needed,

jayzar

[southernhippychk]

piggie=pigment

is that right? lol....took me a few to figure that one out....i was like pigs? where?!

[Leelee]

Stippling might be a good one to cover Someone just taught me that word the other day But I will let someone else (who could do a better job) explain it...

[Sophiematt]

thanks

[Jamie Susie]

What does oa mean? I see it alot on MUA.

[Leelee]

What does oa mean? I see it alot on MUA.

Hmmm...maybe it stands for "on average" ?

[Jamie Susie]

No I dont think it means on average cause in the rules on makeupalley, it says no O/A.

[Novavelle]

No I dont think it means on average cause in the rules on makeupalley, it says no O/A.

It stand's for other alternative's Like if you're trying to swap for something on mua, they don't want you asking for O/A which mean's trying to charge people for the item. People do it anyway's lol.

[Hannahx]

e/s- Eyeshadow
TFSI- too faced shadow insurance
TLC- tinted lip conditioner (from MAC, of course!)
MH- must have

All I can think of right now, haha.

[Mycene]

thanks sooo much for this!!

[Cole]

thank you to the creator or this post! I have been trying to figure out what HG was for like 3 days and I remembered this was here and TA DAAA!!! now I know!! lol

[shimmercoconut]

what is MMM on makeupalley???i never understand any MUA lingo besides HG!

[EdenBlue]

This isn't an abbreviation but the metal part of your makeup brush is called a ferrule. I always wanted to know what is was so I looked it up.

I always think of it as a ferret.

[RosieRosie]

So I didn't see was a nice neat list ever compiled? It'd be awesome to have all the makeup "terms" in a nice neat list?!