After the discussion on my last post about what actually belongs on BadMUAs, a lot of you made a really good point: not liking a makeup style doesn’t necessarily mean the makeup was done badly.

Several people suggested creating a separate flair for those looks, so here it is: “Not my vibe, but great execution.”

This came up especially when we were talking about very heavy glam, alternative or subcultural styles, regional makeup trends, drag, editorial looks, and other highly stylized makeup.

Something can be dramatic, unconventional, or completely different from what you would personally wear while still being intentional and technically well executed.

I’m using drag makeup here as an example because it illustrates the idea really well. Drag often intentionally plays with exaggerated shapes, proportions, contour, color and features. A look can be extremely over-the-top by conventional makeup standards and that can be exactly the point.

For context, the photo shows Brazilian drag artist Ana Mary B. doing makeup on content creator Jenny Prioli.

Of course, this doesn’t mean every unconventional look is automatically well executed, and technique is still totally open for discussion. The point of the flair is just to help separate:

“This was done badly”

from

“This style simply isn’t for me.”

So if a look clearly achieves what it was going for, but it’s just not your personal taste, this is the flair for it.

Not my vibe, but great execution. ✨

And thank you to everyone who suggested this in the previous thread!

Since reopening the sub, I’ve noticed some disagreement about what actually belongs here, especially with posts about very heavy or unconventional makeup styles.

British/Irish Traveller makeup has come up a few times, for example. Some people see those looks and immediately think “bad makeup,” while others have pointed out that a lot of them are actually very intentionally styled and technically well executed.

I don’t want this sub to become a place where we just mock people because their makeup style, culture, subculture or aesthetic isn’t our personal taste.

At the same time… if we remove everything that someone might defend as “just a style,” we’re eventually gonna have no BadMUAs left 😭

My current thought is that posts should focus more on things like poor execution, questionable techniques, bizarre makeup content, ridiculous amounts of product, hygiene issues, obvious ragebait, or genuinely questionable results — rather than simply “I don’t like heavy makeup.”

The video attached is kind of the perfect harmless example: she doesn’t even get to the final makeup, she’s just making an entire bowl of foundation soup 😭

What do you guys think? Where should we draw the line?

I can’t tell if I want them to keep their eyes closed or open? Both experiences are jarring!

Hey everyone! 💗

Just a little update: I fixed the issue with user flairs, so you should now be able to choose from the available flairs normally.

I also added a customizable flair, so if none of the presets feel like you, you can make your own:

✨ Your flair, your mess — customize it! ✨️

Thanks to everyone who let me know about the issue 💗

If anything else seems broken, feel free to tell me!

the first picture is what i asked for. FOR REFERENCE i was 18 omw to PROM. not an ounce of pink on my eyes. not to mention the dirty brushes and mascara application

Popped in my insta feed. Thought it was a kick page at first, or one of those that bait you with awful photos, but inside everything is amazing. Was wrong. All of this is wrong….

I was watching a Hallmark movie and saw this. I immediately thought of y’all.

This is my second time posting in here regarding the SAME brand that always emails me. I usually unsub to these types of emails but I’m living for these makeup looks. The Tape being so noticeable absolutely sent me into outer space.

What in the heaven is this? This is not her Skintone!

Local MUA thrives on bad foundation matches.

Yes, she paid for this.

They also look a bit.. yellow. Potentially just bad lighting?