I wear makeup to the gym

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  • Darkskinned88
    Darkskinned88 Posts: 1,177 Member
    I wear earrings, deodorant might even spray cologne in case im near someone who doesnt wear deodorant, my gym clothes always match, my favorite machine is the pec fly and pushdown because I look jacked doing them. Judge me.
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    I wear a necklace, and deoderant (not wearing this is not an option) and I shower before and after I go. I have some cute outfits and some functional outfits. My hair is usually in intricate little braids to keep all teh stupid pieces out of my face. I dont wear makeup cause I love being ok with sweating and letting my skin clean itself out - but I rarely wear makeup anyway.

    One thing I love most about the gym is that I dont have to care how I look, only how my form looks. I can let go of worrying about taking up space or trying to shrink down to the size of people around me. All I have to worry about is if can DO something. And then Do it.

    Another thing that I love about the gym? Everyone's verbing. Outside of that, I dont care. Unless I see you using the calf press machine as a leg press.
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    People b*tching about people b*tching about people b*tching about stuff people do...inceptio-b*tching

    i giggled
  • marie_cressman
    marie_cressman Posts: 980 Member
    i say do what you want to do.

    i personally never wore makeup to the gym when i went to a gym, but let's be honest here, i'm lazy. i don't wear makeup on a daily basis. so if you see me wearing makeup... i must have had somewhere to go that day. LOL

    i have some cute gym clothes, but not a whole bunch. i actually really like my ugly workout clothes better. i don't feel bad when they're all stinky. i enjoy wearing my brother's old company tshirt to workout in. it's huge on me now and it used to fit me really well about 100lbs ago. ;)

    **edited to add... people should always wear deodorant. that's just wrong if they don't. just sayin'.
  • fit4lyfeLisa
    fit4lyfeLisa Posts: 529 Member
    I don't wear makeup period, but I do prefer to wear cute matching gym clothes. To be honest, I never notice what other people wear to the gym, nor do I care.
  • kborton1122
    kborton1122 Posts: 914 Member
    I normally wear makeup to the gym too. Gotta look cute while I workout.

    But just recently I started washing it off before going, only because I've been breaking out and all that sweat on top of makeup is not doing my pores any good.
  • nancycola
    nancycola Posts: 98 Member
    I practice Bikram yoga. 90 minutes of staring at yourself in the mirror. You're not always staring at your soul so, yeah, do whatever the f&ck it takes to make you feel good when looking at yourself.

    I just wear eyeliner. There are no true waterproof eyeliners out there though so I do sometimes have raccoon eyes by the middle of class. Don't care! Worth it!

    Over the years I've stocked up on nicer yoga clothes that flatter and can handle the buckets of sweat I produce.

    WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET YOU TO EXERCISE...DO IT.
  • ItsCasey
    ItsCasey Posts: 4,021 Member
    I honestly think with some people, it's jealousy. If you were such a badass and were so focused on your hardcore workout, you wouldn't even notice what other people wear to the gym, much less feel a need to whine about it on MFP. I say if you are achieving your goals, then more power to you. The only time it pisses me off is if your routine of "trying to look as cute as possible while doing as little as possible" is getting in the way of my workout. And then my problem is not with how you look; it's that you won't do your prancing somewhere else so that I can do my Turkish get-ups without worrying that I'm accidentally going to sit on you.
  • basschick
    basschick Posts: 3,502 Member
    If I'm coming from work and already have makeup on, I don't wash it off to go to the gym. If I go on a day that I'm not working, I never wear makeup -- and I look terrible without makeup on -- very pale complexion, dark circles under my eyes, very thin, sparse lashes. However, I don't know a single soul at my gym, so I don't care how I look around a bunch of total strangers. If I knew I'd be running into friends, acquaintances, and co-workers at the gym, I might wear a little under eye concealer, mascara, and some blush, just so people wouldn't gasp in horror and think I was sick or something.
  • Tigerlily47
    Tigerlily47 Posts: 11
    Well said! I go to the gym after my work day so whatever I'm wearing, makeup included is what I wear when I work out. I don't like to look sloppy or what I consider "dumpy" when I work out because it brings down my over all morale. Notice I said "I". It definitely is not the best to sweat with makeup on but all I do is wash it off when I get home! I just recently started back to the gym and feel great! I rewarded myself with some new gym clothes and I know I look good so it gives me more incentive to continue on my journey. People shouldn't comment or care about what someone else does or doesn't wear, etc. We are here for ourselves and this application is for people trying to live a healthier life and kind words of advice and encouragement are what we should be offering! :smile:
  • AyanaSan
    AyanaSan Posts: 93 Member
    Personally, my dermatologist stressed that I remove my makeup before working out, because so many people don't and their pores are filthy. I sweat when I workout, and seeing that mixture of sweat and makeup on those stark white gym towels is GROSS. So I take it all off, and workout fresh faced in my cute workout outfits. :happy:
  • melissaw1232
    melissaw1232 Posts: 184 Member
    Nothing wrong with wearing make up to the gym. Especially if your going afterwork. If your working out hard enough then there shouldnt be any left by the time you leave! I dont wear make-up but love my mascara so I usually have racoon eyes.My only problem is that the women who have a FULL face are usually walking on the treadmill of wandering around the machine aimlessly - clueless.
  • RedHeadDevotchka
    RedHeadDevotchka Posts: 1,394 Member
    I see some people get the point! It's not about what you do or do not wear to the gym....I just stated what I do when I go. I've gone scummy and I've gone pretty.

    The point ladies and gentlemen, is can we ALL just stop judging each other based on appearances alone in the gym. I'm talking to you Judgey McJudgerson!
  • kooltray87
    kooltray87 Posts: 501 Member
    I grew up on Clueless, so I CAN NOT leave the house anything less than coordinating lol You wont catch me in the gym with big sweat pants and oversize t-shirt! :-P Now make up on the other hand...mascara and liner are one thing, but working out with a full face on is a little strange....just sayin...
  • redhousecat
    redhousecat Posts: 584 Member
    the more I read, the more stoked I am about NOT being bit by the vanity bug...
  • RedHeadDevotchka
    RedHeadDevotchka Posts: 1,394 Member
    the more I read, the more stoked I am about NOT being bit by the vanity bug...


    Just differing opinions. You are judging people based on what makes them comfortable. I'm not judging you for not wearing makeup, I'm just stating my point. I feel like you're being vain about not being vain, just sayin'
  • haylz247
    haylz247 Posts: 435
    i wear make up, nails painted, bright tops. doesn't bother me if people moan :)
  • Absidey
    Absidey Posts: 116 Member
    I could care less about the makeup or clothes others wear, but I get annoyed by too much scent, be it the guys or girls. When I'm huffing and puffing, cologne/perfume gives me instant snot issues and sinus headache.
  • lindseym1983
    lindseym1983 Posts: 209
    I like to look cute at the gym but after about 10 minutes my makeup would be sweated off so I don't wear any. I see nothing wrong with the women that do, the only time I am rolling my eyes is when I see the women all dolled up just hanging out around the weight section and not working out. I think they are pretty enough to get attention anywhere so not sure why they pay per month to flirt but whatever floats their boat. When I started working out I didn't care at all and would just throw on anything now I wear cute clothes, hair partly done, and boobs looking nice and perky. Makes me feel better and makes me want to work harder.
  • Sapporo
    Sapporo Posts: 693 Member
    I'm the only person in my gym when I'm there, love it!! I don't wear makeup unless it is a wedding or something fancy I'm attending so certainly not at the gym. I've never thought anything of girls primped up for the gym when I went to a bigger gym years ago, but when I was in late teens/early 20's I did think it was a bit silly. Old age has made me not give a crap about what others do.
    Clothes should be clean and practical, who cares if they are cute or just yoga pants and tshirt (that would be me!). As long as someone isn't sitting on equipment texting for minutes and minutes while people wait for it I don't care.

    Who wouldn't wear deodorant? Ew.
  • Superbritt2drescu
    Superbritt2drescu Posts: 273 Member
    Oh Kara, what have you started? :laugh:

    So, if you wear make-up people moan.

    If you don't wear make-up people moan.

    If you wear nice clothes people moan.

    If you don't wear nice clothes people moan.....

    I think there is some kind of pattern here, I just can't quite see it....... :bigsmile:

    So what I got is lots of people are having good sex?
  • hippietofugirl
    hippietofugirl Posts: 430
    the more I read, the more stoked I am about NOT being bit by the vanity bug...

    Are you suggesting that the people who like to wear nice workout clothes or makeup to the gym are vain? If so you are doing the same thing to them that you don't want people to do to you. I get the impression that most of these girls that like to go to the gym looking cute are doing it for themselves and aren't trying to impress anyone else, nor are they judging the girls who don't! You are showing vanity by judging those you think are vain!
  • Anastasia0511
    Anastasia0511 Posts: 372 Member
    People who've got a clue, who are considerate of others feelings, shapes, sizes, color of skin, don't give a F*** what you do while you're at the gym! I look pretty decent, or what you people are calling decent when I work out, but if I go to the gym one day looking nice and clean and matching clothes and then the very next day I decide I want to wear my favorite pair of Addidas sweats that I've had since 1984 and my hair in a bun and no makeup, an old plain t shirt evidently looking like crap, I'm going to do it , and if you've got a problem with that how about a 25 pound dumbbell over the top of your skull? Yes that does sound crazy and ridiculous, but so does this thread.
    I may come off as an a-hole to most or all of you, but some of the replies here sound worse than I do by being so fricking judgmental. Go to the gym and worry about your own body, your own clothes, your own makeup and faces. Pay attention to you. Not the girl who walks out in the parking lot to fix her eyeliner, who cares? Get your heart rate up for the right reason lol. And if someone looks like s*** give them the benefit of the doubt. Maybe that person has cancer and it too tired to get dressed and made up, which would be my moms case.
    There are no rules in your gym membership that read, "Must look good at all times, must not wear sweats or t-shirts if you're female" or "Must not wear sweats or I am going to look like a welfare recipient and get judge for it". "Must wash off makeup first before weight training". Stop judging a book by the cover for Christ sake.

    Edited for sloppy typos and misspelling.
  • victoria4321
    victoria4321 Posts: 1,719 Member
    wow...so I'm a slob because I can't afford expensive "cute" workout clothes? I don't go to the gym because of people like you...

    This should never be a reason or excuse to not go to the gym. If you decide not to go, you should not go because YOU don't want to. Not because of other people.

    I still don't see where anyone said it had to be expensive. One of my cute workout tanks only cost me $5 on sale.
    And I wish more people would think the way you do, it would free up some machines for me :bigsmile:
  • marie_cressman
    marie_cressman Posts: 980 Member
    everyone stares at me when I wear makeup to the gym. haters.

    they are a bunch of haters hoss. if you want to wear your makeup, you go right ahead. :wink:
  • Doing_The_Unstruck
    Doing_The_Unstruck Posts: 241 Member
    I am a male, but I like to wear makeup to the gym because it makes me feel pretty. Oh so pretty.
  • marie_cressman
    marie_cressman Posts: 980 Member
    I am a male, but I like to wear makeup to the gym because it makes me feel pretty. Oh so pretty.

    do what you do!
  • RedHeadDevotchka
    RedHeadDevotchka Posts: 1,394 Member
    I am a male, but I like to wear makeup to the gym because it makes me feel pretty. Oh so pretty.

    I'll allow it because it makes you feel pretty
  • nursedb
    nursedb Posts: 297 Member
    I don't go to the gym without some makeup on and my hair done at least presentable...but I do that everywhere...and I'm all for that guy who wants to wear makeup too...do what makes you happy dude...lol
  • _SpeshK_
    _SpeshK_ Posts: 496 Member
    Even if I DON'T go to the gym after work, I still have at least mascara on & a little foundation. I don't really like to go anywhere in the world without those two things on. Sure, I might sweat it off...but I won't feel as self conscious about it. Isn't it enough that I'm FAT, I don't want to feel ugly too. lol

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