Wearing or not wearing makeup

Georgesgran

I’m a make up fan - every day. After almost 60 years, I’ve got it down to a fine art and it only takes a few minutes, in the time it takes to dry off after my shower. My good friend has never has bothered with make up, but has dreadful skin damage due to excessive sunbathing. Another has multiple allergies, she would love to add a bit of colour to her face, but can’t.

What about clothes Love? Some people wear nothing but designer labels, even at home - they too can’t see themselves, but they’re doing no harm?

I think everyone to their own. If it feels good - do it.

I agree.

Without makeup I look totally washed-out.
It takes me about 5 minutes to put on light makeup and look a lot rosier, brighter and healthier than I really am!

Each to their own.

In conversation recently I told someone I was comfortable in my own skin. Other people have to look at my face more than I do!

My friend, who has always worn make-up (even if she does it very well!) said that she was also comfortable in her own skin.
I told her she couldn't be, otherwise she wouldn't have to cover it up!

Wear it by all means, but don't become a prisoner to it!

I don’t feel dressed without makeup always worn it but recently suffering with blepharitis so have stopped wearing eye shadow and mascara to help my eyes feel more comfortable. My dear mum always wore full make up and dressed beautifully she maintained you had to do this to keep your man😂

If I'm going out of the house I always wear a little - just to cover the permanent rings under my eyes, and just enough mascara and under-eye pencil to make sure my eyes don’t disappear, and a little lipstick.
Takes 2 minutes max. If that’s vain, so be it.

I’ve never worn foundation, though, I hate the feel of it.

Lovetotravel

Just wondering why some women (mainly) feel the need to wear makeup all the time? Some will say because it makes them feel better about themselves, but why? You can’t see it yourself unless you keep looking in the mirror and when you’re out and about shopping nobody really takes any notice of you. I get it if you’re eating out or at work but not everyday or when you’re at home alone.

How you look both make up and clothes says a lot about you and how you feel about yourself. When I am out and about shopping I do take notice of people and how thy are dressed and often admire them for their choice of clothes. It is sad if we stop noticing people and keeps our heads down in the supermarket. Interacting with people even sometimes strangers is good for moral.

I like a bit of lipstick 💄

I don't wear makeup now because I'm too lazy. Perhaps lazy is the wrong word. It's more like I am distracted by more enjoyable things to do. Plus I'd worry about not blending it properly or having wonky eye liner or something.

I put on my makeup every morning. I don't think the cat would recognise me without it..

I want to feel my best, whatever I’m doing. If I’m at home it’s sunscreen, tinted moisturiser, mascara, tidy eyebrows and some perfume, it takes me less than two minutes a day to do it all, and it’s just part of my daily showering and getting up ritual, I don’t even think about it, I just do me.

Do I sense an air of superority in the OP? Despite responding the tone of the whole OP leaves me feeling uneasy.

Why should people who wear make-up all the time be asked to justify themselves to anyone? You might as well ask people why they feel a need to comb their hair every day, or cut their nails, if no one is going to see them?

For he record I have very dry totally colourless skin, and always have had. Each day I massage lots of moisteriser into my skin. I do not my skin gets dry and feels uncomfortabale and, from the day I t came on the market i have worn blusher.

Before blusher my colourless skin led to people, including doctors assume I was ill or anaemic when I was nothing of the sort. Enter blusher and no one has made that remark since. i wear when I am home alone because I do not wish to scare myself if I chance to see myself in the mirror and because, when I do look in the mirror my skin looks warm and healthy and that is good for my morale.

I don’t wear makeup when gardening or doing housework. I wear old joggers, old t shirt and hair in a scrunchie. However when I go out for meals or meet with friends I bathe, wash hair and put a full face of makeup on. It makes me feel confident and I think I look lovely. To me that’s all that matters. I couldn’t care less what others think.

I make sure my hair looks neat and only wear a touch of lipstick and the minutest bit of eyeliner, as I don't want to frighten the horses!

I always wear foundation but only put on mascara, blush etc if I have something formalish to attend. Foundation is so easy to apply and hides imperfections and gives my skin a nice glow. I do it for myself as much as for anyone else.

When I was working I used a light foundation, I’ve not worn makeup since I retired. But - a friend of my daughters is a makeup artist. She did me recently - artist is correct. I liked the minimal look she did but I’ve no inclination to do it again

I haven't worn make-up for decades. I do still have a few lipsticks, foundations etc and I keep meaning to go through them and chuck them out. The lipsticks and cream foundations will probably have gone "off", mascara dried out, but the eye make up pencils and powders might still be OK to pass on to the granddaughters. I must ask my DiL next time I see her. She might have objections with regards to hygiene which I am quite prepared to accept.

I have my hair coloured slightly with dark streaks in my original colour. It always looks a natural "salt and pepper". I have been talking to my hairdresser for at least 15 years about leaving it all white, but then I think I should use make up again or I would pale into oblivion. The thought of starting up using make up again does sound exciting but I'm not sure I want to take the plunge. I am quite happy with the face I see in the mirror.

I have never worn make-up of any kind, except a bit of very pale lipstick in the 60s - didn't we all?!

I have a dark complexion and dark eyelashes - so no need of mascara - and I can see no need to plaster stuff on my skin. It is what it is.

Why would I put stuff all over my face? What for? I am virtually wrinkle free (thank you Grandma!) and any gunk I might slap on would collect in the few that I have and make them more obvious!

None of my friends wear make-up - none at all.

I wear a little make-up when I go out as it makes me look and feel better.

I can't stand make-up and refuse to wear it.

Like most girls, I tried it when I was about 6, just playing around, and it looked and felt completely awful and unnatural to me.

The lipstick and powders and everything else were horrible, like having cardboard stuck to my face! I wiped it off and never ever bothered again. Even the smells made me feel sick.

I wear perfumes, body sprays and deodorants, but that's it, no make-up or nail varnish or anything. I much prefer the natural look, even if I have a plain face!

Some years ago, I was invited to a wedding, but the bridezilla made it VERY clear I was to wear make-up, and because I'm blond and light-skinned skinned she even tried to tell me what sort to use, which colours, etc.!

I've never had my ears pierced as I hate any sort of piercings and the same with tattoos, and she ordered me to wear earrings too, but only a particular type, size, design and shape! Oh, and as I'm 6'2, during photos I must stand at the back and bend my knees, making me look shorter and at height as those in front of me!

I made it VERY clear to her exactly where she could shove her boring wedding and egotistical demands, and I no longer consider her to be a friend!

I wear moisturiser and light make up at home or working or going out, because it makes me feel better.
I don’t look at myself all the time when I’m at work or shopping, or out socially, or at the gym, or even just out for a walk, so why should being at home be any different?

We’re all entitled to our own opinion of whether or not we need to wear make up, but it’s the criticism that’s weird.
Why do people have to make criticisms e.g. looks like a marionette?
Does it make you feel good to say at it?
Would it make the person feel good to hear it?

Back in the day I would not leave the house without a full face on. But now that I am older I don't need a full face before I go out. It gets less and less really. Generally if I can't be bothered to put a face on then I'll just swipe some eye pencil around so that I don't have piggy eyes.

Covid and then working from home really started the decline of makeup for me.

But if I'm going out socially I will still make the effort. I'm glad I'm not this over made up generation where you seem to have a degree in just applying a bit of foundation. All this contouring, injected lips and tattooed eyebrows is not for me at all.

I have the same routine, wash face, clean teeth put on serum. Before leaving the house I use a primer with SPF and use a light hydrating foundation applied with a brush. I top that with a little lipstick and a tiny slick of eye liner. It's a barely there look that protects my face from the elements and pollution. If I'm going out, out I wear a little more make up, eye shadow + mascara and darken my eyebrows but it's still quite subtle. I wear make up primarily to protect my skin and because it makes me feel better.

Thanks Mt61 for that. I'm always looking for new help to hide the redness from Rosacea. At present I'm using Cetaphil
tinted moisturiser which is quite good. I will definitely get some Dr.Jart.

henetha

I've always liked make up, but minimal. My skin loves moisturiser and a light foundation. But these days it's more about medical reasons. I've had two skin cancers on my face (and three elsewhere), so have to wear facial factor 50 all year round. Also, I have Rosacea so have to use Rozex ointment under the moisturiser. And a concealer.
Then just a little eyeshadow or mascara, and Maybelline Lip Ink, but only on days when I'm going out.
Anyway, each to his own. To be honest, wearing a little make up makes me feel better about myself. And why shouldn't we anyway. Why the criticism?

Dr jart, green colour correction cream is really good for high colouring, adapts to your skin tone. I find I no longer need foundation. Use your factor 50 as normal & then a couple of dots of the dr jart. Lippy mascara & that’s me.

Elowen33

*Why does it matter to you? Everyone is different, just mind your own business?*

Surely that applies to every post, yes everyone is different so we can all have an opinion.

I dont understand wearing makeup when alone at home, if you dont keep looking at yourself how does it make you feel better.

My thoughts exactly

Poppyred

Lovetotravel

Just wondering why some women (mainly) feel the need to wear makeup all the time? Some will say because it makes them feel better about themselves, but why? You can’t see it yourself unless you keep looking in the mirror and when you’re out and about shopping nobody really takes any notice of you. I get it if you’re eating out or at work but not everyday or when you’re at home alone.

Why does it matter to you? Everyone is different, just mind your own business?

I thought this was a forum where thoughts and questions could be discussed. What do a lot of the posts on here matter?