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No makeup

mccindy72
mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
edited February 16 in Chit-Chat
I don't want to start a battle on the makeup thread. I see a lot of people posting there that they love makeup and nail polish and love to wear it and feel prettier with it.

My own personal take is that I don't like to wear it and I feel lighter and better when I don't wear it. I do wear some of it when I have to (to work and for weddings, big epic nights out and stuff) but I usually can't wait to wash my face.
Usually I just have a little eyeliner maybe, and that's it.

I don't like wearing nail polish on my fingers.

Maybe I'm the only girl who feels that way?
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  • Sunshine2plus2
    Sunshine2plus2 Posts: 1,492 Member
    I do not wear makeup. Not to start a debate but I always said "Natural beauty requires no makeup" DISCLAIMER: That dont mean I am calling anyone ugly for goodness sakes! JMO!
  • 1PatientBear
    1PatientBear Posts: 2,089 Member
    I don't want to start a battle on the makeup thread. I see a lot of people posting there that they love makeup and nail polish and love to wear it and feel prettier with it.

    My own personal take is that I don't like to wear it and I feel lighter and better when I don't wear it. I do wear some of it when I have to (to work and for weddings, big epic nights out and stuff) but I usually can't wait to wash my face.
    Usually I just have a little eyeliner maybe, and that's it.

    I don't like wearing nail polish on my fingers.

    Maybe I'm the only girl who feels that way?

    I think it's supposed to go on your fingernails, not the fingers themselves.
  • askeates
    askeates Posts: 1,490 Member
    You wouldn't start a battle.... and I get where you are coming from! I love the way makeup looks and feels, but I definitely love going without as well.... my profile pic here is makeup-free :wink:
  • Gaby_BV
    Gaby_BV Posts: 70
    You wouldn't start a battle.... and I get where you are coming from! I love the way makeup looks and feels, but I definitely love going without as well.... my profile pic here is makeup-free :wink:

    this!

    <-- no make up
  • Mia_RagazzaTosta
    Mia_RagazzaTosta Posts: 4,885 Member
    If I don't have any on people start asking me if I'm feeling okay, that's how washed out I look without it. That said, I only wear it to work or if I'm going out. I leave the house for work twice a week and I rarely go out, so there's that.
  • Escloflowne
    Escloflowne Posts: 2,038 Member
    If I don't have any on people start asking me if I'm feeling okay, that's how washed out I look without it. That said, I only wear it to work or if I'm going out. I leave the house for work twice a week and I rarely go out, so there's that.

    Thank the lord for you not going out much....

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  • ecw3780
    ecw3780 Posts: 608 Member
    I am a professional makeup artist. I only wear makeup to work.
  • wheird
    wheird Posts: 7,963 Member
    I never wear makeup.
  • summertime_girl
    summertime_girl Posts: 3,945 Member
    I'm a girly girl. I don't go out without makeup, hair, and nails done. Can't help it, I'd feel naked without.
  • jackpotclown
    jackpotclown Posts: 3,275 Member
    If I don't have any on people start asking me if I'm feeling okay, that's how washed out I look without it. That said, I only wear it to work or if I'm going out. I leave the house for work twice a week and I rarely go out, so there's that.

    Thank the lord for you not going out much....

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  • IpuffyheartHeelsinthegym
    IpuffyheartHeelsinthegym Posts: 5,573 Member
    Not to start a debate but I always said "Natural beauty requires no makeup"

    well, that blows....
  • Mia_RagazzaTosta
    Mia_RagazzaTosta Posts: 4,885 Member
    If I don't have any on people start asking me if I'm feeling okay, that's how washed out I look without it. That said, I only wear it to work or if I'm going out. I leave the house for work twice a week and I rarely go out, so there's that.

    Thank the lord for you not going out much....

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  • _crafty_
    _crafty_ Posts: 1,682 Member
    If I don't have any on people start asking me if I'm feeling okay, that's how washed out I look without it. That said, I only wear it to work or if I'm going out. I leave the house for work twice a week and I rarely go out, so there's that.

    Thank the lord for you not going out much....

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  • Cranquistador
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
    :indifferent:
  • bookworm_847
    bookworm_847 Posts: 1,903 Member
    I'll usually only wear a little eye shadow and mascara... maybe some lipstick if I'm going somewhere fancy. I don't really like to bother with it and have never worn much make-up, so it's not really a big deal I guess.
  • techgal128
    techgal128 Posts: 719 Member
    I have to wear makeup due to the fact I have acne due to my PCOS (a hormonal condition). Well, I don't HAVE to but I'd be very embarrassed if I didn't.
  • tmm_0127
    tmm_0127 Posts: 545 Member
    I hate wearing makeup. I've tried all different kinds and I use primer and properly moisturize... I've even gone to a makeup workshop to learn how to apply it (bit of a weird phase I went through after a break up) but it always leaves my skin feeling disgusting and oily and heavy. Honestly I look fine without much, and frankly look like a drag queen with too much. At most I put on eyeliner and gloss and then maybe use a highlighter in the corners of my eyes and right below my brows to brighten myself up.
  • TheSlorax
    TheSlorax Posts: 2,401 Member
    I scare small children without it so that has a lot to do with me wearing makeup every day
  • juliafromrf
    juliafromrf Posts: 106 Member
    It depends. Sometimes I really like putting on some make-up, but usually I don't wear any since I don't want to get up earlier in the morning to apply it.

    What I never wear is nail polish. I just hate everything about it (smell, look, application, removal) and it seems so unnecessary.
  • nbrown88ca
    nbrown88ca Posts: 33 Member
    nothing wrong if you wear makeup or you dont. Its all about self image. Make up makes me feel confidant and put together which in return makes me happy. I dont wear a lot but the little I do makes me feel 100x better.
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    I very rarely wear makeup. I don't mind putting it on but hate having to take it off before bed.

    And nail polish just chips off in like half a day anyway.
  • madhatter2013
    madhatter2013 Posts: 1,547 Member
    I wear makeup one day out of the year with the rest of my costume.
  • happysherri
    happysherri Posts: 1,360 Member
    I like makeup, just makes me feel better. If something *that isn't hurting anyone or myself makes me feel better or prettier, then why not?! I don't judge others that don't wear it, I just like it. (I also love nail polish, but don't always wear it. I don't like when it starts to chip.)
  • kendall916
    kendall916 Posts: 4,222 Member
    The most I wear in terms of makeup is lipbalm/chap stick. Once in awhile I'll wear powder. But I prefer the natural look because I don't have to worry about reapplying my makeup if it runs or I sweat it off.

    The only time I can think of me using the full blown makeup (mascara, powder, eyeshadow, ect) is if I am in a anime convention and I have a really fancy cosplay that requires me to wear a lot of makeup. So far most of the cosplays I've picked have allowed me to not wear the outrageous amounts of makeup and focuses on my natural skin tone. lol
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  • sjohnny
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    Thanks for the update, OP. I think I speak for most, if not all, when I say that we've been waiting and waiting for you to divulge this information.
  • LoraF83
    LoraF83 Posts: 15,694 Member
    I guess I don't understand the point of this. You don't want to start a battle in that thread, so let's just start one here! Yay!!

    If you don't like make-up, fine. If you do, fine. I think as adults, we can all make that choice and recognize that beauty is subjective (meaning that just because you prefer natural, doesn't mean everyone does).
  • Cranquistador
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
    This thread goes the same EVERY time.

    JC wear it if you like it, when you like it...or dont at all.

    YAAAY
  • knittnponder
    knittnponder Posts: 1,953 Member
    I like how I feel when I'm wearing it so I do wear it sort of often. However, I also like NOT wearing it so I will often go without. It just depends on my mood and frame of mind. I don't need to choose a side if we start a battle over it, I just do what I want. :) I do have rosacea so when I'm having a flare up I like to put a little coverup on to tone it down. Otherwise I have people asking me how I managed to get a sunburn in gray, gray Washington in the winter!
  • laurie04427
    laurie04427 Posts: 421 Member
    I wear mascara when I go to work or if I go out somewhere with hubby.

    And I wear Burt's bees chap stick in pomegranate (love that stuff). That is all I own for makeup. I feel itchy with foundation and lipstick. That's just me though. My skin is sensitive I think.

    Love my skin creams though. I'd spend a fortune on them if I could.

    I did like the idea in the other thread about trying a new makeup item every so often as a perk for goals being met. I might actually do that.
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