Makeup or no makeup? what is better?

cmonskinnylovee
cmonskinnylovee Posts: 339
edited October 4 in Chit-Chat
I barely wear any makeup, I wear a bit of cover up, mascara, and maybe some blush and lip gloss and I am good to go.

I do not understand all these women who just CAKE it on, like even eye shadow looks silly to me sometimes. Isn't makeup supposed to enhance your natural features, not act as a cheap alternative to plastic surgery?

If you're doing it to impress a man- what do you think he's going to do one day when he sees you without it?

I personally think it's false advertisement. Like push up bras and those silly butt lifting panties.

But that's just my opinion, what do you guys think? Guy or girl, just tell me your opinion! :)
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  • mznisaelaine
    mznisaelaine Posts: 2,262 Member
    Guilty of wearing make-up (but not the whole works that makes me look like I totally painted my face) but can I live without it? Yes, I can.
  • hstallings13
    hstallings13 Posts: 306
    I don't wear it at all unless i have to dress up for somewhere, feels nasty on my skin and I rub my eyes to much to deal with it. but even then I only wear mascara eye shadow and some chap stick.
  • Tisha247
    Tisha247 Posts: 849 Member
    aaaahhh to be young again. When I was your age I didn't wear make-up either, by the time you'll hit your thirties, trust me you'll want a little extra on.
  • SergeantSunshine_reused
    SergeantSunshine_reused Posts: 5,382 Member
    Couldn't go a day without my eyeliner <3
  • tickletickle
    tickletickle Posts: 147
    not no make up but not heaps either, the only time i wear quite a bit is when im going to the pub and the lighting is dim (im taken anyway so it doesnt matter, he loves seeing home me and made up me)
    If i just go up town etc ill put on light make up, thin lizzy (bronzer) mascara and a light lippy.
  • Helenatrandom
    Helenatrandom Posts: 1,166 Member
    I prefer to just wear a little color on my lips. I'm usually not pale, but when I am, I'll brush on some blush. Smeared make up looks worse than none, so often I just choose to wear none.
  • zayaserica
    zayaserica Posts: 2
    I personally love makeup. There's no reason to play up your features or try to look sexy and sultry with it--but, there's a limit between being beautifully made up and looking completely fake.
    I can't really speak on the push up bra business because my boobs are way too big to try one out.
    I guess whatever makes people feel confident lol
  • MissFit0101
    MissFit0101 Posts: 2,382
    Putting on make up is no different than putting on a sexy dress and some high heels.

    I don't wear much of it myself, but I've become a bit simple since becoming a mommy lol
  • McKayMachina
    McKayMachina Posts: 2,670 Member
    I'm honest with a guy long before he sees me nekkid. He knows I have bad skin and wear full-coverage foundation. He knows my boobs are pancaking out due to weight loss and Victoria's Secret is, well, not such a secret. But when we go out I want to look like candy for him in front of his friends and strangers, so I get all dolled up. And I don't strip down to sweats, no makeup and ratty t-shirts the second we get home.

    I am not lucky enough to be a pretty girl without cosmetic assistance. Many women are gorgeous without all these things. For that, I envy them!
  • quietlywinning
    quietlywinning Posts: 889 Member
    I never used to need make up. Now that I am older, my skin tone is so uneven, that I would wear it in a heartbeat if I could - but I'm so allergic to so many that I've given up. I really do NOT look better with my face covered in hives and swollen up like a balloon! But I would just use something to even my skin tone - probably the bare minerals type stuff. I don't like eye shadow, liner, etc. or even lipstick. I figure it's personal preference, though, I don't care who else wears what makeup.
  • sarah307
    sarah307 Posts: 1,363 Member
    I agree with you! I do wear make up but usually no one is like "OMG what is wrong with you?!" when I don't wear make up. I swear powder on my face b/c i have oily skin and I wear mascara because my eyelashes are blonde and looks like I don't have eyelashes :) but my mascara is usually dark brown ... then i sometimes wear eyeliner but it's usually gray or brown and very thin line. eye shadow i wear like tans and pinks but not very much!!
  • cmonskinnylovee
    cmonskinnylovee Posts: 339
    aaaahhh to be young again. When I was your age I didn't wear make-up either, by the time you'll hit your thirties, trust me you'll want a little extra on.

    My mom is a drop dead gorgeous 36 year old women who wears less makeup than I do, haha. I have some good genetics!
  • ahsongbird
    ahsongbird Posts: 712 Member
    I love makeup, I don't have the type of face that can carry a ton of it but if I did I would. Not everything women dois to catch a man, most women know that men usually prefer a more natural look but I see a girl with a lot of makeup on and (as long as it's done right) I see it almost like art. It's just people expressing themselves in a different manner and I love it :)
  • cmonskinnylovee
    cmonskinnylovee Posts: 339
    I personally love makeup. There's no reason to play up your features or try to look sexy and sultry with it--but, there's a limit between being beautifully made up and looking completely fake.
    I can't really speak on the push up bra business because my boobs are way too big to try one out.
    I guess whatever makes people feel confident lol

    See I can't wear a push up bra because I have NO boobs haha. Well, 32B which hardly counts :P
  • YogiGirlLucy
    YogiGirlLucy Posts: 290
    I wear a little foundation and powder, maybe a speck of blusher when I don't work and that's it. No mascara, or lips, or anything else. Mostly because I am sweating a lot, working out. on those days and then I am not going to bother putting it on for the evening. I don't even straighten my hair, I just let it go wavy. My hubby likes me natural anyway. On work days, or if we are going out, I do add eye shadow, some liner and mascara and straighten my hair. I usually forget to put the lipstick on, I've never been good about that. I don't wear my make-up heavy and I definitely like my no-work make-up routine than my work one, but I think I look more professional and put together with it on.

    I agree that caked on looks awful, but I've seen women who wear their make-up very well and look amazing, not everyone is born with natural beauty --- sometimes we need a little help! ;)

    Lucy :)

    Edit: p.s. don't go by my current profile pic, I was dressed for a costume party/wedding. I never normally wear THAT much make-up! I just realized once I posted this! lol
  • ABetterBalance
    ABetterBalance Posts: 298
    I don't wear any make up at all, so I guess my vote is "no make up is better" :smile:

    I don't really have anything against it, other than the fact that it seems time consuming. I like being able to get up and go in a matter of minutes. I might not look as put together as some of the women at work, but no one has run screaming from the room at the sight of me, so I guess I'm not too bad natural. :tongue:
  • SUgrad04
    SUgrad04 Posts: 59
    I need foundation, because I wasn't gifted with great skin even when I'm taking care of it properly, and when I cover up the imperfections I feel like I (and others) can focus on the entire thing and not just the parts I don't like.

    A little mascara and tinted lip balm or lipstick during the day makes my features look better. I don't go much farther than that unless it's a special occasion.

    I think I prefer minimalist makeup, because almost every time I've gotten a makeover I think they make me look like a streetwalker. ;-)
  • papastu
    papastu Posts: 737 Member
    I hate women who want to look orange like an oompalumpa, why? some one please tell me

    love them with just a little make-up, looks natural
  • Lisa_222
    Lisa_222 Posts: 301 Member
    I don't get the heavy heavy stuff either. I think it makes you look fake and less beautiful, not more. But then I don't get a lot of things like dyed black hair or nipple rings I'm getting older and more clueless apparently.
  • cmonskinnylovee
    cmonskinnylovee Posts: 339
    I agree with you! I do wear make up but usually no one is like "OMG what is wrong with you?!" when I don't wear make up. I swear powder on my face b/c i have oily skin and I wear mascara because my eyelashes are blonde and looks like I don't have eyelashes :) but my mascara is usually dark brown ... then i sometimes wear eyeliner but it's usually gray or brown and very thin line. eye shadow i wear like tans and pinks but not very much!!

    See I don't think it's a bad thing when girls wear natural looking makeup like you do, but if they're wearing like clown type stuff then it's a problem for me to look at them... Or like when they have so much foundation on it starts to crack :( I feel kind of bad, because when I was younger I used to do that a lot but it was only because I was so insecure.
  • AnitaAntone
    AnitaAntone Posts: 177 Member
    I work in a salon and I was told by an older coworker once that "even brick houses need their trim painted", seems to be true!

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  • thesmellofapples
    thesmellofapples Posts: 287 Member
    i occasionally wear cover-up if i break out and chap-stick but i stopped wearing eye makeup because i grew a cyst underneath my left eye. the skin is so thin that wearing eye make-up there can really irritate and cause cysts. personally i think i look prettier without make-up but if i'm going out i'll do a little more.
  • baycat107
    baycat107 Posts: 165 Member
    I agree. Just a little is good, and only when I'm going out at night. I work outdoors, so lately my makeup is sunblock & chapstick. I like it that way. I'm 53, and I have never been a big make-up fan. Takes too much time.
  • LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo
    LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo Posts: 3,634 Member
    I barely wear any makeup, I wear a bit of cover up, mascara, and maybe some blush and lip gloss and I am good to go.

    I also wear the same except that I don't use mascara instead its with liquid eyeliner just to highlight my eyes. I only wear make-up at work because I have to.

    Personally I find it funny to see women with heavy make-up. I'm talking about wearing it on casual days, of course its a different story when she's wearing it to formal events. Theres nothing wrong in wearing make-up but there are some who doesn't know how to do it right.
  • cobracars
    cobracars Posts: 949 Member
    Hey, I LOVE the caked-on makeup look, especially when paired with an over-done tan, outrageous plastic ta'ta's, a ton and a half of bracelets-rings-necklaces, and especially a nice pair of HUGE fish lips. Reminds me of when I used to want to go to Clown College. Seriously though, don't hese people have any real friends that tell them how ridiculous they look? Might as well be a cartoon character because there's certainly no REAL character there.
  • cmonskinnylovee
    cmonskinnylovee Posts: 339
    DISCLAIMER: This is coming from a girl who barely EVER does her hair, throws on whatever looks good in the morning in five minutes, and puts on the minimal amount of makeup she does wear in the car on the way to school.

    I honestly don't care about my appearance that much (except obviously my body but that's a different story) so I know that a lot of girls always want to look their best, and that's fine. I'M NOT JUDGING ANYONE!

    I just wanted to put that out there haha
  • clarech82
    clarech82 Posts: 244 Member
    I don't even own any make up it feels gross and life is to short. Also as they say you can't polish a turd lol
  • McKayMachina
    McKayMachina Posts: 2,670 Member
    aaaahhh to be young again. When I was your age I didn't wear make-up either, by the time you'll hit your thirties, trust me you'll want a little extra on.

    My mom is a drop dead gorgeous 36 year old women who wears less makeup than I do, haha. I have some good genetics!

    To me, it looks like you're wearing an average amount of makeup in your pictures. I wouldn't call it a light touch by any means so I'm not entirely sure where you're coming from. Are you talking about girls like this?

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    Because I have only seen that online or on TV. Never in real life.
  • NoMoreMrFatGuy
    NoMoreMrFatGuy Posts: 10
    An old saying goes something like this..."If the barn needs painted....paint it!" If it makes you feel better put it on, if not don't. No one should care .....only you matter.
  • cmonskinnylovee
    cmonskinnylovee Posts: 339
    aaaahhh to be young again. When I was your age I didn't wear make-up either, by the time you'll hit your thirties, trust me you'll want a little extra on.

    My mom is a drop dead gorgeous 36 year old women who wears less makeup than I do, haha. I have some good genetics!

    To me, it looks like you're wearing an average amount of makeup in your pictures. I wouldn't call it a light touch by any means so I'm not entirely sure where you're coming from. Are you talking about girls like this?

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    Because I have only seen that online or on TV. Never in real life.

    The only makeup I'm wearing in my pictures is mascara in all of them, chapstick in one, and eyeliner in one...
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