Makeup in the gym. Where do you stand?

I shower after I work out so I don't worry about removing my make up. Plus I workout at night so it's not like I put the make up on to workout, I'm just not going to wash up before sweating and then washing up again.

who cares??? I don't give a **** what people wear to the gym, especially if they have make up on!!! I'm not there to analize ...Im there to workout ..if people wearing makeup to gym bothers you , you have more serious issues to deal with

HELL YEAH!!!! ITS ALL ABOUT LOOKING HOT!

Doesn't affect me so who cares?

I am not a morning person, so I never go to the gym early (unless it's a weekend or I have the day off). I go straight from work, and to the gym and change. I don't wash the makeup off, but I don't touch it up either. So it's whats left after a full work day. Hair goes in a ponytail or a bun and I am off.

I don't look glorious, and when I leave I have ratty hair and a red face.

I see some women who get "dressed up" to workout. There are a few teen girls who cordinate their socks, shirt and water bottle (yes I said water bottle), there is one lady who prepps in the mirror for like 10 minutes before she works out (but her body is sick, so I don't judge...she's doing something right) and then there is this lady who kinda looks like me, black pants, big t'shirt but full face makeup (I assume she is more prone to touchups than I am).

I've just read post after post from beautiful young women who seem to be OBSESSED with appearance and makeup. It is nice to read one from someone who is confident in and comfortable with her own natural beauty.

God made you beautiful; makeup only paints your face.

I don't put make up on to go to the gym - however I don't take it off before I go to the gym if I have it on from work etc...I don't really think about it too much!

You took the words right out of my mouth. I'm not going to take the time to wash my face before working out just appease someone who should mind their own business anyway. It's MY face. Just do your thing and I'll do mine. Whether or not I'm wearing make-up is not going to impact anyone's workout.

I only wear makeup if I'm going somewhere special like on a date with my boo, My day starts at 6am and I would rather have the extra half hour of sleep then wear make up. So I don't wear make up to the gym. I used to when I wore makeup daily. I have no issues with people who chose to wear makeup at the gym, I dont see a point in the girls who spend time in front of the mirror in the locker room doing their makeup and then come back to the locker room after their work out and their face looks like a depressed clown from their makeup running everywhere on their face. But to each their own.

I've never understand why this creates so much discussion either. As long as she is really working out, not just watching others work out, and it isn't causing an injury risk (running in her eyes and causing her to misjudge racking the weight), I could care less.


As to what someone else said, I like to make up in the gym but I work out at home with my wife, lol.

Do whatever you feel most comforatble with and will therefore help you achieve your goals.

I don't because I'm lazy. I try to go to the gym before I shower/do my hair/do my makeup, then I go home and do that stuff and carry on with my day so that I don't have to do it twice. I don't make an effort to look nice at the gym but if you do, eh, go for it.

I can't get it up to give a ****e if someone comes in looking like they are about to go to a ball. I'm more concerned with the jerkface in the corner hoarding all of the weights and using the seated row bench as his/her resting spot.

or sitting on the squat rack talking to his girlfriend in the 7 minutes he is taking between curl sets

Ok so our gym as this going on too! But in my case, the girl LOOKS like she is serious about her health and strength but giggles like a complete moron! So glad hubs bought a set for home so I don't have to deal with her as much anymore.

No real preference.

If a woman is attractive and makes herself approachable, I'll notice her and approach her, makeup or no makeup.

If I'm wearing make-up at all, it's usually for 2 reasons.

1) On a night out.
2) I look like death, or have terrible skin.

The first obviously doesn't apply to the gym, but if the second was the case, I would probably wear it about 50% of the time (depending on my confidence levels) regardless of the location. This includes the gym. Not saying it's a full face, but enough to reduce the things I don't like currently (usually some concealer or something)

I don't really care who wears what to the gym. I'll admit, if they have a full face and their not doing much, I'm thinking "wtf?" but if they're working hard then good for them.

Oh, and if I have some on already in the day, and I go to the gym after - I'm not taking it off.

if your hot, go for it. if your not, don't bother, no bodies going to notice anyway lol. yes i'm intentionally being an *kitten*


i'll go in sweaty from the workout 30 min ago, smelling like a gym sock with a full bed head. who cares, if your really there to work, your not going to look to pretty at some point. not everybody is there to work tho, but as long as those people stay out of your way, what is there to ***** about?