Poll: Do You Wear Makeup to the Gym?

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  • ShellyJKFIT
    ShellyJKFIT Posts: 14
    I don't wear makeup to the gym because it's a waste of good makeup!

    Amen!
  • amallia921
    amallia921 Posts: 51
    I dont wear make up to the gym. I'm not there to impress anyone. Either way, I dont wear alot of make up anyway. Firm beleiver in Natural Beauty!
  • mhouston2011
    mhouston2011 Posts: 155
    I am there to sweat, sweat, sweat. If people aren't impressed by my dedication and my work ethic and are more impressed by the fact that I am wearing makeup then I probably don't need them in my life. I am focused on my health not if someone thinks I look cute. It maybe the Army girl in me (no makeup in boot camp, not even shiny lips) but I have always believed that I am only here to impress myself and better myself.

    This is pretty much why I dislike going to the gym because too many people use it for another stage for them to perform/show off. I have gotten dirty looks because I look like I rolled out of bed, and sometimes I have just rolled out of bed. I don't get it. Isn't that what bars and nightclubs are for? It is just another place for women to judge other women and it irritates me. Because I hate to tell you men DON'T care about your makeup/clothing/hair style. My husband fell in love with me the day I rolled out of bed in his boxers and an over sized sweatshirt with zero makeup and hair in a bun. He always tells me to put LESS makeup on. And those nights that I do I actually get hit on MORE, even with him standing there.

    This is just my opinion so please don't bash me if you are a make up wearer. But women need to be more worried about INTERNAL beauty than what is on the outside. When you are happy and confident and HEALTHY that's REAL BEAUTY. We put too much pressure on ourselves and others to be perfect.

    Amen sister! I agree 100%! Well said :happy:



    Very well said!!
  • laprovocateur
    laprovocateur Posts: 128 Member
    if i wear makeup to the gym, it's because i left a house that probably isn't my own and/or it's still on from the night before.

    I purposefully look like microwaved death when i go to they gym. why? because i do NOT want to be approached, recognized, or assailed. at the risk of sounding completely conceited, i spend 90% of my life looking absolutely perfect when i walk out of my house. always in matching outfits with heels and jewelry and hair just perfect. the gym is the ONE place where i am strictly there to get in, work out, and go the fuk home. that's why i ♥ it.
  • ruurik
    ruurik Posts: 143 Member
    Not so much. I find the biggest problem is when my summer frock gets caught in the treadmill. If it happens one more time, I swear I will lose all control.
  • WarriorReady
    WarriorReady Posts: 571 Member
    I guess if I wore makeup I would wear it to the gym, I barely know how to put it on! :laugh: I just stick to my moisturizer in the morning and before bed :wink:
  • flyingcarbaccio
    flyingcarbaccio Posts: 92 Member
    I go to the gym at lunch, so yes.
  • thistimeismytime
    thistimeismytime Posts: 711 Member
    I just try to wear the least amount possible to erase that "I'm so freaking tired cuz my kids won't let me SLEEP" look off my face. :laugh:
  • Faintgreeneyes
    Faintgreeneyes Posts: 729 Member
    I wear make-up but mostly for the fact that I work out during lunch and already have make up on- or when I work out after work, and have my make up on for the day.

    If I am however, going to the gym on the weekend- no I don't put makeup on to go to the gym. It's all going to sweat off and make me look like a deranged raccoon.
  • katescurios
    katescurios Posts: 224 Member
    No. I forgot to take my mascara off the other day and ended up with panda eyes. I sweat in the gym. For me sweat and make up are not a good combo.
  • DaniJeanine
    DaniJeanine Posts: 473 Member
    Yes, but only because I'm usually coming right from work. If I go on the weekend in the morning, then no.
  • magnolia_ah
    magnolia_ah Posts: 161 Member
    from my experience my face looked like a cake after work out lol :explode: ..so hell no !!!
  • LindseySprake
    LindseySprake Posts: 333 Member
    Maybe the occasional mascara (if I already have it on for work).
    But never anything on my actual skin (foundation, bronzer, eye shadow etc) I workout hard and sweat loads - don't want it running down my face (or messing up my towel lol)
    I also feel like it will block my pores up as I sweat.

    But, each to their own, don't see a problem with anyone that does. What ever makes you feel comfortable.

    However ... that said, there is a girl that attends my body step class, she wear A LOT of fake tan as well as foundation etc and she ends up looking like she's got tiger stripes by the end of it (it does make me giggle inside hehe.................)
  • _Wits_
    _Wits_ Posts: 1,286 Member
    I don't go out of my way to put it on in order to go to the gym..

    But most times I go after work or after going out and doing errands so I have it on anyway.
  • jodi41086
    jodi41086 Posts: 240
    I don't unless its the second time at the gym in the same day. In that case I already have makeup on and im just doing weights and usually out to eat afterwards
  • Jenn728
    Jenn728 Posts: 683 Member
    No because I sweat and wipe my face on my sleeves...plus, I don't like runny mascara in my eyes.

    I don't wear alot of makeup to begin with, so if I forget to take it off before the gym, there's not much left anyway...except that pesky runny mascara.
  • MandaPaigeSparkles88
    MandaPaigeSparkles88 Posts: 1,289 Member
    Yes I wear makeup to the gym the whole 9 yards because I work during the day and go straight to the gym after work so it's on me and I don't want to take it off. Granted by the time I am done with my workout my makeup is running off my face everywhere lol
  • krishar
    krishar Posts: 1 Member
    The only reason I wear makeup to the gym is becasue I go right after work. Otherwise on Saturdays it's makeup free!! There's no point if you go to really work out, you're going to sweat if off.
  • Aschefke05
    Aschefke05 Posts: 17
    I only wear a very little bit of foundation just to cover up some of the redness in my face. Aside from that, I try to let my working out do the talking!
  • jynxxxed
    jynxxxed Posts: 1,010 Member
    I typically go after work, so yes I have makeup on. I don't have a problem with it running (eyeliner is set with eyeshadow, shadow is set with a lid primer and my face has all nighter setting spray) so it doesn't even bother me. :tongue:
  • Khymera
    Khymera Posts: 67
    I sweat too much. Plus, I don't wear makeup regularly anyway.
  • LucretiaUK
    LucretiaUK Posts: 3 Member
    No, never. I go to the gym to work out, not to parade for the other ladies in a ladies only gym. And as for cute clothes, no-one wants to see fat old me in skimpy shorts! :)
  • karensoxfan
    karensoxfan Posts: 902 Member
    No, I wake up, brush my teeth, get dressed, and go. I'm there sweating by 5:30 am, and I'm guessing no-one cares if I'm made-up or not. Plus, I sweat like it's going out of style, so my towel would be gross, and I'd look like a mess by the end of my workout anyway. Never mind that after I work out, I shower and would wash it off anyway.
  • MelisRunning
    MelisRunning Posts: 819 Member
    No~it will just melt off!
  • Cliffslosinit
    Cliffslosinit Posts: 5,044 Member
    There is some on the front of my jeans sometimes....
  • youcandooeet
    youcandooeet Posts: 104 Member
    I would never work out in makeup, it sounds horrible. I guess I've been blessed with clear skin, but still. Ick.
  • RaineMarie
    RaineMarie Posts: 158 Member
    I usually go to the gym right after work, so I still have makeup. If I go on the weekends, then no I dont bother with makeup.

    Admittedly, when I first started working out regularly a few years back, I would put light foundation on in the morning before a weekend workout because my face is very red and I felt self-conscious about it. Funny thing is, after working out my face is really red anyway, so I quickly realized that was a pointless reason to put makeup on :)
  • KittieLea
    KittieLea Posts: 1,156 Member
    I get to the gym before 6AM, so hell no, putting on makeup is definitely NOT a priority of mine that early in the morning. If I go after work, of course I have makeup on from being at work all day.
  • fakeplastictree
    fakeplastictree Posts: 836 Member
    Question is, Do I wear make up to work? No, because then I'd have it on at the gym after work. :laugh:
  • jenneal89
    jenneal89 Posts: 243
    When I used to go, I would just put on some mascara and eyeliner. Now I workout at home so no.

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