Do you care? Too much ? Too little ?

Same here Ro60. I occasionally put on more make-up if I'm going out. But I end up looking like an ageing slapper. I'm better just with my daily eye-liner, mascara and eyebrows done. Enough to be improved but not enough to look made-up.

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Same here Ro60. I occasionally put on more make-up if I'm going out. But I end up looking like an ageing slapper. I'm better just with my daily eye-liner, mascara and eyebrows done. Enough to be improved but not enough to look made-up.

What more make up is needed ?! Apart from lipstick of course. I don’t like the look of older women in foundation at all…

I’ve never got the hang of foundation at all. I put a bit of concealer under my eyes, and then powder and a bit of bronzer.
I don’t like the feeling of it either.
The women who do all those layers of sculpting must feel really ‘claggy’. But I get the impression that it’s just for photos and not real life.

Daily: tinted sunscreen/moisturiser, sometimes mascara too. have my eyebrows shaped and tinted every four weeks, well worth the money. Always wear perfume, I keep it on the bathroom and it is part of my routine, like brushing teeth. No point in keeping it for best! Always wear earrings.

Cannot do without blusher. I look as if I am attending my own funeral without it.

Its one advantage in working days was, that if I did feel slightly off colour in the morning, brewing a migraine or something, I would leave my blusher off and everyone would tell me how pale I looked and was I OK? Which meant when the moment came when my migraine meant I had to cut and run for home or otherwise felt too il to continue working, everyone was very sympathetic.

I stopped wearing make up during lock down when I wasn't going out anywhere much and I can't be bothered to wear much now while I'm still masking. But I have been practicing for the last month putting concealer round my eyes to hide the black areas and doing my eyebrows and I've got it down to a fine art now. I can do it in a couple of minutes straight after moisturizing now and I'm quite pleased I can get concealer to go on without caking round my eyes. It must have made a difference, two people have told me I look rested after my holiday (I was actually away burying my father and caring for my mother, no holiday sadly ?)

I care very much about how I look and dress, always have done always will, but I really don’t care what other people think, I always like to look nice wether I’m going out or at home, ( apart from when I’m gardening getting my hands dirty) I wear jewellery everyday! Get my hair trimmed regularly and dye it myself, not into having nails done. Paint my nails myself , it doesn’t really bother me how others look each to their own

Amberone I’m sorry you’ve had such a sad time recently but it’s always good to have nice comments about how you look, as that’s a boost in itself.
It reminds me of that verse Stanley Holloway used to say, “My word you do look q****.”
Just one person saying you look good can improve the day.

Mollygo That's kind, thank you. And yes, it can give you a boost - I think it's always nice to know you're not just invisible