Ladies and Men Opinions on Makeup

Miss_dannii

I feel the same. Although if I just have to run to the shop, a quick but of powder and mascara will do, or I just keep my sunglasses on in the shop, of course this won't work in the winter lol. I have to wear powder cos my face is soooo pale, I do sunbeds but I cover my face because I get loads of freckles which I hate, so my body is tan and my face is white if I don't at least put powder on

nikic50

Gentleman..how do you feel about make-up? Do you like some? None? a little? or it doesn't matter as long as your lady is happy?

I don't like it. It makes me look kinda gay.

There you are....the other side of your face is just as nice

DMZ_1

Less is more.

rileamoyer

Full make, almost never. Only on special occasions. Some eye make up, most of the time. Light powder and blush with lipstick for work etc.

Here is a post I read the other day on another site:

Men are attracted to what they see, Women are attracted to what they hear.

Thus: Women wear makeup and Men tell sweet lies.

:happy:

OfficiallySexyVal

I used to feel the need to do my make-up and hair everyday before school in high school until one day someone told me I was just as beautiful if not prettier without it!

Since then, I only wear make-up on special occasions! Profile pic is without make up!

IntoTheSky

I like makeup if it is light and tastefully done. I cannot stand women putting so much makeup on that you cannot see their natural beauty under it all. I go without makeup a lot of the time, because I want to keep my skin healthy. It is important to let your skin breathe, wash it very thoroughly at night, and use light makeup to keep from clogging pores and making your skin produce MORE oil. Plus, where I work, it is a good idea to NOT wear makeup.

GorillaEsq

Gentleman..how do you feel about make-up? Do you like some? None? a little? or it doesn't matter as long as your lady is happy?

I don't like it. It makes me look kinda gay.

There you are....the other side of your face is just as nice

Shhhhhhhhhh. Very few know who I actually am. Thank god I'm wearing make-up.

PaleoRDH

I work in a hospital and pull my hair back every day, so I feel the need to put some make-up on to make me look neat and polished, not nearly as much as I have on in my profile pic (LMAO!!!!!) just some. On the wkends I usually don't wear it and my husband always tells me he likes me better without make-up. Although I'd never in a million years go on a "date night" without it, I just feel prettier and more put together and confident when I'm all made up.

paigemarie93

I haven't left the house without a full face of make-up since I was 11.
I feel ugly as sin if I don't wear it, I wear foundation, blusher, bronzer, eye shadow, eye highlighter, mascara, eyeliner, eyebrow pencil & lipstick/gloss/balm.

SoDamnHungry

I use a really light powder as sunscreen protection because my skin breaks out at everything else. And just recently I started wearing eyeliner. I hate going out without it now (though I look about the same).

Miss_dannii

I have full make up on in my profile pic, like what I'd wear for a night out. I look 100% different without make up lol

fcp1234

Gentleman..how do you feel about make-up? Do you like some? None? a little? or it doesn't matter as long as your lady is happy?

I don't like it. It makes me look kinda gay.

Totally Agree

Then why do you make me wear it? And is the diaper really necessary?

Necessary no, hot yes

corn63

<--- that's me on a normal day.


Mascara and eyeliner. That's it. Nothing else.

Laura_beau

I don't wear make up in the week, I go fresh faced. If I am going to an important meeting I will wear some BB cream, mascara and lip gloss.

I do enjoy wearing make up for special occasions, people can actually tell you are dressed up/making an effort and you get complimented for this. I would rather have this than the other way round (people asking if you are ill/sick if you dont).

That being said I adore the vintage look and if I am going out for a special occasion then liquid liner, a perfect base and a slick of red lipstick is all I need ) I absolutely dont get why women cake their faces in neon orange gunk and pile on false eyelashes, lipliner, bronzer etc.... It looks ridiculous.

PrfctGdess

I prefer little to no make up. I really like the natural look so much more than the painted lady look. I know a lot of women think make up is necessary but I remember years ago sitting around a table with some male friends and the subject came up and we were all in total agreement that it is no fun to kiss a woman with make-up on and we all agreed we'd prefer they not wear any.

From what I've heard from my male friends for years, this seems to be the predominant opinion...guys don't like it. I wear makeup; not everyday by any stretch, but whenever I want it (always for church), but I'm in the 'less is more' camp. Even when I go full-out with everything - skin, eyes, cheeks, lips- I still use very little and only natural colors. The goal of makeup should be to enhance your natural beauty, not make people say "wow, look at her makeup!"

sbilyeu75

I find the older I get the less I wear make up. I think it's mostly because I find that the make up gets into my wrinkles and make them show up more and if I wear eye shadow, I look like a drunken *kitten*. When I do wear makeup, it's bare minerals foundation, lipstick, eyeliner and mascara. That's it.

Pedalpush

I am so enjoying this thread! Love hearing men's opinions and learning that there are other women out there who go without make-up!

I wear it every day during the week: powder, eyeliner, blush, mascara, shadow, eyebrow pencil... I just feel more confident when I define my features. I've been told that you can't tell I have make up on - so I must be doing it right. I get compliments when I wear lipstick, but I rarely remember to reapply. I love wearing it, I love buying it... I love being girly sometimes...

Weekends I let my skin breathe. I also want to be able to just jump in the pool and not worry about getting raccoon eyes...

Fit_Vixen

I wear makeup everyday, even if I don't go out. LOL!!! I love makeup. Granted I don't go all Tammy Faye Baker, or anything, lol. For some reason, my brain decides to make me feel drained & tired if I don't wear makeup!! Yes, weird I know.
As far as my hair, I can't roll out of bed looking like Edward Scissorhands!! I have thin curly hair, which = nest hair if I do nothing to it. I don't blow dry it, I spritz it with water, put mousse in it and because I'm trying to grow it out It's usually in a pony tail.

PrfctGdess

I don't wear a ton of makeup or anything, but I crack up every time I hear a guy say he prefers a woman to be "all natural" with "no makeup" on. Dudes, when you see a woman out somewhere that you think is really pretty and "not wearing makeup," 9 times out of 10, girlfriend has on just the right amount of makeup so as not to look made up, but accentuating her natural features

^ ^ ^ this too

PaleoRDH

BTW I've worn a foundation make-up with SPF-15 in it since I was in 8th grade, and at almost 42 yrs old I have not one wrinkle....... so make-up can be your friend :bigsmile:

GorillaEsq

Gentleman..how do you feel about make-up? Do you like some? None? a little? or it doesn't matter as long as your lady is happy?

I don't like it. It makes me look kinda gay.

Totally Agree

Then why do you make me wear it? And is the diaper really necessary?

Necessary no, hot yes

Hold me.

Hannah645

I remember my friend from high school directing my attention to a girl at prom. At school this girl always had curled hair and heavy makeup. My friend chuckled and said, "if you looked at her from the neck up, she looks exactly the same at prom as she does during the school day." She wore so much makeup everyday it was impossible for her to wear anymore than usual.

If I'm heading to work, I wear tinted moisturizer(get one with SPF and make your skin happy!) and mascara. I wear more makeup if I'm going somewhere more formal. I feel like most women look best with light makeup.

sheripoynter

i love make up its fun and creative!

i don't mind running out to the shops barefaced, but i prefer to wear it, i feel more like me with my flicky eyeliner and bright lipstick, i'm a bright person and i like to convey that in my appearance

*EDIT: she says wearing all black in her picture...

00Melyanna00

I only wear make up on special occasions.
Make up makes me feel like my skin isn't breathing properly. Also, since I commute to work, I already have a zillion things to do in the morning and not enough time.

paigemarie93

I wear makeup everyday, even if I don't go out. LOL!!! I love makeup. Granted I don't go all Tammy Faye Baker, or anything, lol. For some reason, my brain decides to make me feel drained & tired if I don't wear makeup!! Yes, weird I know.

I'm the exact same.

Irish_eyes75

Monday - Friday I never wear makeup and usually just dry my hair and throw it back in a clip or a headband. I don't feel the need to waste time in the morning just to go to work. If I have a client meeting I will make myself up subtly (foundation, mascara, light lip) but that's just to give me an extra boost of confidence.
Most of my weekends are spent outside hiking or other activities with my son and I just throw on my moisturizer with sunscreen.

Side note: I was at a business lunch last week and there was a woman at my table all made up, hair done, dressed to the 9's and her foundation was so horribly uneven and badly applied I wanted to wash her face for her. Sometimes no makeup is better especially if you don't know how to apply it.

GorillaEsq

I do sometimes use make-up to create the illusion of cleavage. On my hand.

Sassy922

Mascara & eye liner. that's it for me. And I don't even do that every day.
I will go to the store in sweats & a t shirt without my hair fixed and no make up on. I sometimes even go to work like that. *gasp*

paigemarie93

BTW I've worn a foundation make-up with SPF-15 in it since I was in 8th grade, and at almost 42 yrs old I have not one wrinkle....... so make-up can be your friend :bigsmile:

I so would not have guessed you're almost 42! you look 28 at max!

ZombieChaser

I don't ever really wear makeup - except for on special occasions like an x-mas party or a wedding. Plus, I refuse to wear it on dates - if you don't like me without makeup on - you best be movin' on.