Poll: Do You Wear Makeup to the Gym?

I dont go to the gym but when I go kickboxing I dont wear makeup... whats the point in wearing makeup when your fat and sweaty working out... I only wear makeup if im going out

Full-on Rocky makeup, baby.

Awesome.

i don't even wear makeup to church other than lipgloss and maybe mascara, no way I am going to put stuff on my face that'll just get sweaty and be harder to wash. I don't like make up usually. it makes my face feel icky.

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.

“I have always believed that I am only here to impress myself and better myself” I am very impressed with myself when I have make up on and squatting a new PR. Should I be less impressed when wearing make-up?

“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” The point isn’t how much make-up. It is how someone wears it. On an average day, I wear a decent amount of make-up (tinted moisturizer, eye primer, under eye concealer, highlighter, blush, brow powder, eye liner, mascara, lipstick, and one to three blended eye shadows. However, this takes me no more than ten minutes and the whole point is that I don’t look like I am wearing that much make-up.

“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.” Being happy and confident has a lot to do with self-respect. I respect myself a great deal, and I deserve to look like a movie star whenever I leave the house. The points of my life when my confidence was lowest was when I didn’t wear make-up. I do not wear make-up to make me happy. I wear it because I am happy and feel great about myself. I think that you are assuming that the amount of make-up worn and happiness are inversely related. In my opinion, that is very wrong.

That being said, I work out after work, so I have make-up on already. I don’t get what people say about it running down their face. My eye make-up always stays in place (and I sweat A LOT – like, droplets of sweat all over the treadmill screen from bouncing off my face while running) and I never feel or see any make-up running.

(I am make-up free in my current avatar )

Also, it is awesome that you are an army girl :-)

I like to wear waterproof mascara. Maybe some eyeliner. And I like putting my hair up in something a little more creative than just a ponytail. Sometimes it's a messy bun, or even a braid.

I don't put tons of makeup on, but I do like feeling semi-pretty or else I won't feel as good about myself. I don't put foundation or anything on my face (except maybe a little concealer if I have a blemish or something) and then I put a little eye makeup on. I try to wear comfortable but cute-ish workout clothes on. If I go to the gym after work (which is what I typically do) then I have those pre-moistened towelettes to remove my face makeup--I am always concerned about breaking out and I know I will be sweating a lot. I think every woman has the right to do whatever feels good for them and do what makes them feel the best. If that means full-on makeup, go for it! If you want to be au natural, go for it! I just personally feel better about myself when I have some makeup up and believe it makes me workout better and harder!

Only if I'm coming straight from work or somewhere I was wearing makeup, and even then half the time I don't wear makeup at work anyway.

If last night is any indication, it's a damn good thing. My face, neck, chest, head was dripping sweat so hard I would have looked a fool with makeup running down my face.

For me it would be a total waste of time. I'll just sweat mine off in 5 minutes.

I never wear makeup to the gym. I see no point.

I do NOT intentionally wear make up at the gym. There are times when I still have it on if I take a zumba class after work, but I try to wash it off before hand. I find that it is a problem when I sweat and gets in my eyes (mascara, etc.). Plus, theres no point to look cute...no one wants to see racoon eyes on you!

Nope, unless I am coming from work. I usually swim at the gym so anything I had on has come off anyway.
If I'm doing weights I'm not looking very pretty anyway. I'm also in an outfit that isn't very flattering, sweat shorts that make my *kitten* look huge and a t-shirt that isn't doing me any favors. I'm there to work out. I see people look through me, which is fine. Sweaty guys or the ones that get off on looking at themselves work out aren't terribly attractive to me either. I'd rather drool over half naked runners in my neighborhood as I drive by them.

I brush my teeth out of kindness to others :laugh: that's about it!

I don't wear makeup to the gym because it's a waste of good makeup!

^^^ this

My personal belief: If you still look good at the end of a workout, you didn't do it right.

So, I never bother wearing any make up to the gym. I just wear my spandex shorts and my old staff T-shirts and know that my behind looks great.

I can safely say no on this one.