exercising in makeup?

Its a gym not a beauty pageant

this plus, my god why? It's a waste of money! You're all saying how it drips off and makes a mess lol. Think about it, with all the exercising your pores are opening up and taking in the makeup, and no foundation in the world won't go in there and clog stuff up.

Also, how would you feel about using a machine, be it cardio or weight, to find that someone wipes their forehead and left a smear of foundation etc. there?

If I go to the gym before work in the morning I'm lucky to do my hair neatly, let alone put makeup on.
However if I go to the gym after work I don't try to take my makeup off. I have a shower as soon as I get home to wash my face properly anyway.

I don't want to but I look like an ugly ****tard when I don't. Or I feel that way. The sweat on towel is still an issue though so I have to do a "pat dry". :drinker:

why would anyone wear make up at the gym?

The only time I ever worked out in my makeup was when I was hitting the gym in the afternoon or after work. I didn't feel like removing it before hand. I don't wear a lot any way so I didn't leave my face on the floor after I was done LOL.

I don't wear make up unless it's a special occasion. However, I keep face cleansing towlettes in my car for after my runs. I was starting to break out from all the sweat and now I just clean up afterwards with the cloths and all is good. They function as make up removers too, so you could just use one before your workout.

No. On the days I wear makeup, I never worry about removing the makeup first. I usually only wear eye makeup, though... I never wear foundation.

ETA: Of course... I only workout in the afternoons, after work. I have no night life, so there's no point in worrying about the makeup to keep it looking good.

I never wear makeup to exercise. I wash it all off completely before heading to the gym or working out at home. I sweat a lot at the gym and I'm constantly wiping my face with my gym towel. For me, makeup plus sweat is not a good combination.

Do you remove your makeup before you work out?
I usually don't then when I wipe my face, I end up with foundation all over my towel, LoL.

If I was wearing any, absolutely! I'm worried about the effect it would have on the health of my skin in terms of causing blemishes or acne. Those facial cleansing cloths that lather when you add water to them are wonderful to keep in your gym bag just for this purpose. I happen to like Olay, but there are others.

*I don't like the ones that are already wet--they don't work anywhere near as well and also overdry your skin*

If you like mascara runing down your cheacks exercise in makeup, if you like foundation on yopur towel exercise in makeup, if you like acne exercise in makeup ... your dermathologist will love you!

i wear both mascara and eyeliner to the gym. i work my butt off and i sweat A LOT and i have NEVER experienced my make up running. all you need is a good eyeliner and mascara. ive never had acne and i dont tend to break out in spots either...maybe im one of the lucky ones i dont know...it all gets washed off after my workout when i shower so why would i bother washing it off before hand lol

mascara and eye liner don't typically run and since I'm coming straight from work, I leave it on. I don't wear foundation and barely have any blush on.. so yeah I work out in my makeup. I wear long last lipstick, and why not have nice red lips when bench pressing .

I workout right after work so what ever's on my face stays on my face...

Its a gym not a beauty pageant

...says the guy with a profile pic of himself, shirtless and flexing.

I go from work straight to the gym, which so I have a full face of makeup on (foundation, concealer, blush, brow powder, eye shadow, eyeliner, mascara, and lipgloss). Wearing makeup at the gym doesn't break me out. I sweat a LOT (as in, soaked shirts and salt crusted face), but I have good quality makeup that withstands my workouts, and it doesn't irritate my skin.

And ya know what, sometimes on the weekend I put on foundation and mascara before I go anywhere, including the gym. I'm not doing it because I'm going to be cute and pretty at the gym, I just don't want to look at my own blotchy skin. Everyone has their own reason for wearing makeup (or not wearing makeup), but as long as they're at the gym to get in a good workout (not just look cute on an elliptical, barely moving), who cares? (It's annoying when people are taking up machines at the gym for non-fitness stuff).

Besides, me and my pretty little made-up face are probably on the treadmill next to you, or lifting weights, kicking your *kitten*.

I used to not bother on the days I worked out in the evening cuz I figured Im just gonna shower after my workout anyway but I noticed in increase in acne so I started taking it off before I workout.

Take a few seconds and wash your face people!! coming from work is not an excuse, you can bring wipes, or use the gyms bathroom, soap and water. I can just picture the nasty sweaty foundation just caking and clogging pores. Eww.

Not everyone wears foundation. Typically I have blush, mascara and a little bit of eye liner. When you're exercising during a lunch break at your work and every second counts -- including the time that it takes you to actually walk your *kitten* down to the gym -- towards the time you're away from the desk stopping to wash your face ain't going to happen. I never had any acne issues when I didn't wash my face pre-workout.