Makeup EVERY day???

No foundation, never have don't like the feel of 'stuff' covering my skin, I moisturise with sun screen every day, eye pencil, eyebrows and mascara if I'm going out of the house , a bit heavier with the eye pencil for special occasions and lippy but thats it... but whatever you are comfortable with and can be bothered with is fine.

Hate make-up, apart from a bit of moisturiser when I remember and an occasional bit of lipstick, although DH always says I look better without. (Probably because I am so bad at applying it.) My skin is far from perfect but when I see women I have know for many years who have always worn loads of makeup they are very wrinkly. I suppose it's a vicious circle. Over many years women have been indoctrinated into thinking that they must wear a 'mask' - how sad. And no wonder the cosmetic industry makes billions.

I don't think for one minute that makeup makes you wrinkly. Or that wearing it makes you sad or means that you're in any way indoctrinated. Thank goodness we're all allowed to think for ourselves and don't have to conform to anyone else's prejudices!

Exactly, Maggie. There's nothing virtuous or superior about not wearing makeup. And actually, foundation (it doesn't have to be heavy) can actually protects skin from environmental damage.

Always 'put my face on' even when we are away in our motorhome. Only takes a few minutes to slap on BB cream, I like Gardnier with 'blur'!! mascara a must have and a slick of lipstick. Add some perfume and I'm ready to face anything!

If I'm pottering n the garden which I do a lot the only thing I wear if appropriate is either moisturiser or sun block. Only wear makeup as necessary. Light makeup for everyday going out for the day wear and more covering for evening wear. Sometimes though for daywear I am very quick bit of lipstick brigade, not terribly bothered one way or other really. It doesn't seem to do much for me anyway.

Moisturiser, Benefit eyebrow brush, eyebrow pencil, brow high lighter on brow bone, Touche Eclat on eyelids as I have uneven skin tone there, mascara, lipstick type lip crayon which I touch up during the day. That's it!

Full slap everyday for me too, after a shower. It doesn't matter if I'm going out or staying in. So if you are odd, then so am I. As someone said "each to their own".

I agree about moisturising foundation being protective. I try to remember to put some on every day - the one I use is SPF 40.
I spend a lot of time outside since retiring and have just had to have a 'suspicious lesion' cut off my face - I don't want to develop any more.

Oops! Hadn't finished.
Meant to say I never go out without eyeliner and mascara as a minimum!

I use 50 factor as am very fair - a red/blond when young with, freckles.

NanSue full slap every day, I look about 80 without makeup as my skin is different shades all mixed up. In makeup I look like what I am 69.

I read all of the makeup section in the paper and buy bits and pieces at Boots or Superdrug. I make a point of doing my eyebrows, IMO decent arched eyebrows can liven up a face.

I give myself a manicure most weeks too.

If I tried to put eye make-up on I would poke my eye out! - I am very short-sighted indeed!

Yes my skin is all shades of red. It is odd as when I get up in the morning it is usually not bad -not brilliant but acceptable- but by now it is all blotchy and I often have tiny spots. I just love getting older -

I hardly wore makeup in my younger days. My skin has become reddish and uneven as I've got older so I do now, it evens out the colour. Just foundation and a bit of blusher, mascara gets all over my glasses so I don't bother with it unless I'm out somwhere special. At the weekend it's mostly just high factor tinted moisturiser in hot weather , an ordinary one in winter. I think well applied make up can make some women look better. I don't think (nor do the experts I've heared from) does skin any damage, quite the opposite. What does damage skin is not taking it off at night. I think I read somwhere that the most important thing we can do for our skin is high protection sun screen. Better than any of the expensive moisturisers, balms and serums on the market.

I always wear makeup but no eyeshadow or blusher - makes me look like a doll!
I wear a little foundation every day, and mascara and lippy when I go out or if I just want to brighten myself up a bit.
When I was a teenager my mum taught me how to put makeup on so it didn't look like a mask. She wore makeup till she died of cancer aged 70 and she had lovely skin with hardly any wrinkles. She said that good foundation protects your skin. She was beautiful.

I always wear a BB cream over my moisturiser, with a touch of blusher or I look really washed out. A light dust of powder to stop the shine and lipstick or gloss, depending what I'm wearing. I only wear eyeshadow and mascara if I'm going out in the evening or if I'm going to the doctor and want to impress him with how young and fit I look! I also make an effort if I'm going to the vet because the receptionist thinks I am glamorous and I don't want to disappoint her

Like lots of people on here I wear bb cream over moisturiser then a small amount of foundation with sun protection. I wear a little blusher (properly blended it shouldn't make you look like a doll!) and Lipstick. I sometimes wear concealer on my brow bone to lighter my eyes but, as I wear glasses, I don't wear eye makeup.

If it's what you like and it makes you feel good, what is the problem?

Yes, I wear make-up most days – and quite a lot of it. Nobody else's business.

Always moisteriser and almost always blusher and eyebrow pencil. On days when i am going out of the house I add foundation, eye shadow, mascara and powder.

It is to do with self-respect and not letting yourself go.

I think it's interesting to see who does wear makeup and who doesn't, absent. And i have been surprised by what some people have said.

I agree with the general thrust of the conversation, wear, or not wear, however much makeup you wish. I confess I got into makeup aged 13 or so and slapped it on with a heavy hand for a few years, false eyelashes and ones painted underneath with eyeliner sounds awful, but it was on trend at the time. I stopped wearing foundation a few years ago, but it was a staple in my make up bag for many years. Similarly eye shadow, I've stopped wearing that with the realisation that my eyes are not as big as they were once, similarly eye lashes, diminished they were once long and lush. I'm spending much more time on eyebrows, I covet two perfectly arched ones, but hard to achieve.

Reading through the thread, I'm wondering what BB cream is and it's purpose anyone? I'm clearly not up to date with some products

Juggernaut: tell me a bit about semi-permanent eyelash extensions. How semi-permanent? Can you have them removed? I've heard they take a lot of maintenance. I used to wear false eyelashes many years ago, and remember asking my husband all evening if I still had them both! Thanks in advance.

I've had them a couple of times in the past aquagran - I was very impressed. The ones I had looked natural and they stayed on for about 6-8 weeks or so, just falling out naturally over those weeks.

They can feel a bit funny to begin with when you sleep (I sleep on my front and I could feel them touching the pillow) but you soon get used to them. Well worth it in my opinion. They're not particularly cheap (I paid £50 and as I said they've lasted almost 2 months) but I like the freedom of not having to touch a drop of mascara during that time!

Great, thanks. Will suit a two week holiday then?