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I'm not going to speak on what's appropriate in Southern California, but on the no-makeup thing - I'm very similar. I will wear it from time to time but most of the time I feel like I don't need it or want it anywhere near me.
That said, I do thinks to make me look polished anyway. If I'm feeling particularly oily, I use the Neutrogena Mineral Sheers powder. It comes with a brush - actually, the product is on the bottom and the brush is on the top. You flip it upside down, brush it across your hand a couple of times, then you're good to apply, using sweeping motions going "in the direction of your face" if that makes sense. Down the cheeks, down the nose, across the forehead, chin, etc.
It's super simple and cuts down on shine. Also, and I'm not sure if this is a direct relationship, but I noticed that I was getting fewer pimples once I started using it. That could be because what I used before was just crap.
The best of all of that is that you can see my freckles right through it - it looks like nothing's on. The ONLY difference between my skin before and after is that it's not shiny anymore. That and the fact that it gives a little protection from the sun - I think it's SPF 15 but I usually put on a moisturizer with SPF 30 first, wait about a half hour (so that the moisturizer is fully absorbed), eat breakfast, do whatever, THEN do the powder.
I have my eyebrows done AT LEAST once a month and maintain it between waxings by plucking. NEVER have your eyebrows done LESS than 24 hours before your first day of recruitment. NEVER. Even if it's plucking instead of waxing. NEVER. Also, if you've never had your eyebrows waxed before but you want to do it for rush, I would suggest trying it out at least 2-3 weeks before. That way, if you don't like it, you have time to grow out a little bit and try a different way.
I also wear a lip balm that has a little shine to it - I like softlips, just the general "cherry" or "strawberry" - make sure it has a little sun protection in it. Two things dry out lips the most - dry air in the winter with the heat running and sun damage.
The sunscreen and lipbalm with sunscreen are important things that aren't make-up that you should be doing anyway.
If makeup just eeks you out and you never get used to it, don't wear it. Make sure you still wear sunscreen though. You want to give off the feeling that you're comfortable, and if you're not, you can't.
Also, remember that the point of makeup is to look natural (especially in this setting). You're not trying to pick up a sorority woman to take her back to your place. There's no place (in ANY recruitment, and I don't care who gets mad at me for saying that) for Raccoon eyes a la Jennie from Gossip Girl.
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