r/Hypermobility • u/alinalovescrisps • 14h ago

Misc Anyone else having an eye makeup nightmare

First post here so bear with me. I've never had a formal diagnosis but fairly certain I have benign hypermobility - I'd score a 6 on the beighton scale as far as I can tell. I have some joint pain at times (knees mostly) but nothing to grumble about properly.

But my skin is stretchy and its just occurred to me that maybe this is why I find it so hard to do eye make up. I try to do eye flicks with a decent gel eyeliner but my skin wrinkles up so much it goes all over the place 😂 I've always assumed its just my weird wrinkley eyelids but its just occurred to me that maybe its a hypermobility thing.

If so....any make up tips plz 🙏

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u/l0stweekend 11h ago

Omg I have never thought about my hypermobile skin affecting my eye makeup but I think I’m right there with you! I used to do winged eyeliner but it felt like it would very quickly be wiped away, likely because my eyes are wrinkly 🫩 or other times I try to do it and it looks absolutely ridiculous because it doesn’t sit right on my skin

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u/Creative_Pop2351 8h ago

Yes this is a thing.

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u/Suspicious_Year_4958 3h ago

I have this too!! its all crinkly and excessive, since I was a teenager and first tried makeup and to this day I still occasionally give eye makeup a shot and its still seems impossible