Make up before the gym?

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  • ramonasowner
    ramonasowner Posts: 136 Member
    before I felt comfortable, yep I did that. Now, I don't comb my hair and I know I look scary!
  • lamilli09
    lamilli09 Posts: 354 Member
    Well, it depends on your skin type and your comfort level. For me, I always wear mascara when I leave the house. That being said, I never ever wear anything on my face to the gym because I break out easily.
  • Syreeta6
    Syreeta6 Posts: 377 Member
    LOL just eyebrow pencil and lip gloss. Only b/c I look like a young boy w/o filling in my eyebrows lol
    Oh and I can never go w/o some type of stud earrings hehe
  • NoAdditives
    NoAdditives Posts: 4,251 Member
    I never wore makeup to the gym. Maybe it's because I'm married, but I just think it's silly. I went to the gym to exercise, not to be seen.
  • Liz915
    Liz915 Posts: 123
    I'm usually in a hurry when I head to the gym, but if I have time/remember I like to put on a little lipstick and eyeliner/mascara - & I almost always workout on the women's only side of the gym, so it's not for the cute guys... I just feel better/cuter when I do! lol. I never do foundation though (unless I already have it on from earlier in the day and don't think about washing it off) because with all that sweating, it will clog your pores.
  • missbethea
    missbethea Posts: 280 Member
    I have to admit I've thought about it! There are some really good looking guys at my gym, too. But I have always opted against it.

    I will admit, though, that I've gone in looking like a hot mess and left looking just hot haha. I was going out after the gym the other day and when I left had on skinny jeans, high heels, a nice top, freshly done hair, and my make up done. It was nice to notice a few guys eyes trailing after me as my heels clacked their way out of the locker room and out the door.

    But I'm not at the gym to catch a man. I'm there to get my workout on.

    And I'd rather a guy not come up and flirt with me while I'm sweaty and gross haha.
  • courtney131
    courtney131 Posts: 69
    I go to the gym with my boyfriend generally and I'm definitely not there to pick up a man. But I generally wear make-up on a daily basis and I don't take it off when I go to the gym. However, if I don't wear any make-up that day then I'm completely comfortable going without it.
  • kalexander2005
    kalexander2005 Posts: 223 Member
    I usually put on foundation and a little powder so I don't look totally weird. :)
  • EmCarroll1990
    EmCarroll1990 Posts: 2,832 Member
    Heck no, you're just going to sweat it all off.
  • Slove009
    Slove009 Posts: 364 Member
    I've never gone to the gym with make-up on unless I go straight from work, plus I'm married, so not looking for any extra attention. When I work out at the gym I will hit the sauna afterwards. It never has made sense to me, kinda like wearing make-up to go swimming. I'm going to get drenched so why bother? Nothing wrong with it, just not my thing.
  • valerietoxii
    valerietoxii Posts: 93 Member
    LOL! I take all my make up off except my mascara, only because mascara is a pain to remove. There is this woman at my gym who wears full makeup, red lipstick and all to work out. I just roll my eyes and giggle at her, how ridiculous.
  • d2footballJRC
    d2footballJRC Posts: 2,684 Member
    I don't put any make up on when I go to the gym. Granted I don't put any on daily.
  • Hellbent_Heidi
    Hellbent_Heidi Posts: 3,669 Member
    Nope....I'm a 5AM gym girl though..so somedays there's still some lingering mascara from the day before (I'm not the most diligent about removing makeup every night).

    I do put on diamond earrings though, but only because I get dressed for work and they're small enough to lose somewhere along the way.

    If it makes you feel better about yourself though...do what you've gotta do!
  • capaxinfiniti
    capaxinfiniti Posts: 367 Member
    Lol! I keep on my waterproof mascara and sometimes a lipgloss or something. I always take off my foundation because I sweat like a mofo and it gets all on the towel. :embarassed:
  • AllisonMart
    AllisonMart Posts: 155 Member
    I sweat it all off and turn horribly red anyway, so it doesn't matter for me. I don't bother anymore.

    "If you look pretty when you're done, then you didn't do it right."
  • 33lbsless
    33lbsless Posts: 42
    I usually go to the gym after class so I am already wearing it but yeah I put on foundation before I go to the gym because it helps hide how red my face gets!
  • thelovelyLIZ
    thelovelyLIZ Posts: 1,227 Member
    I never wear make up to the gym. If I go later in the day, I actually make a point to wash the make up OFF before going. You sweat it all off anyway, not to mention it can clog up pores and give you acne. No thanks! I'm not trying to impress anyone there anyway.
  • christinajohnson
    christinajohnson Posts: 102 Member
    I went all through high school and into college with adult acne and it wasn't until I finished my undergrad that I found a makeup I wasn't allergic too. Now I refuse to leave the house without it, even when I was training for half marathons. Oddly, I would rationalize it with, well it has SPF in it, so I'm protecting my face while running.
  • BioQueen
    BioQueen Posts: 694 Member
    I don't intentionally put makeup on, but if I have it on and I am going to the gym between or after classes then I am going to have it on and I won't bother taking it off.
  • MaryDreamer
    MaryDreamer Posts: 439
    I always went to the gym on my lunch break so already had makeup on from work. I don't sweat much anyway. Even in a sauna.
  • tmarie2715
    tmarie2715 Posts: 1,111 Member
    I am about to go the gym for spin, in a dark spin studio, and was putting on make up and thinking about how absurd it was. Not full make up but foundation/powder and blush...I look better but I sweat a ton so it's kind of ridiculous. But I also think there's a lot of cute guys at the gym and I don't want to walk in looking like I just woke up....

    Who does this? Admit it if you dare, or feel free to poke fun, I know it's ridiculous :laugh:

    LOL, I love it. If it makes you feel better, than do it!

    I don't think I've ever put make up on JUST for the gym, but I def wear it in.
  • JennaM222
    JennaM222 Posts: 1,996 Member
    I always do! When I look better, I feel better :)
  • loftus2005
    loftus2005 Posts: 61
    HAHA! I think this is great!! I don't put on makeup just to go to the gym but, I have found that when I go in the evenings when I already have make up on I feel much sexier and that I work a little harder!?!?
  • mo_is_here
    mo_is_here Posts: 95
    I go to the gym at 6am then shower so makeup is pointless. But, even if I went at a normal hour I wouldn't put makeup for just that purpose. I am a beast in the gym and work/sweat my *kitten* off, so I'd end up looking foolish anyway. Besides I dont go there to meet men, I've already got one. ;)
  • MrsJohnston
    MrsJohnston Posts: 43 Member
    Sadly, some of us have hoooorrible skin and can't go out without makeup :( I have rosacea and a bit of acne so I avoid the fresh faced look at all costs!
  • Kekibird
    Kekibird Posts: 1,122 Member
    I do not put on make-up before the gym. I sweat too much and find it a little ridiculous to do so. I have, though, gone to the gym with make-up on that was worn for something else and I just didn't get the chance to wash it off before hand.
  • Kassotis2884
    Kassotis2884 Posts: 1
    Okay so I am cursed with kind of horrible oily and bad skin. Oh well. I am a pro at making it seem flawless when not working out....That being said, I just discovered something called "Blemish Balm" that heals old acne blemishes and scars but covers existing zits. It's natural, non-acneogenic, and makes my skin feel and look great. I feel more confident and it gets my butt in the gym everyday. So, maybe it seems vain, but at least I found something to keep me from using my usual excuse of self esteem issues about my face.
  • embersfallen
    embersfallen Posts: 534 Member
    I actually DO do makeup... wear waterproof mascara on heavy workout days to avoid that good ol' racoon look! LOL! But for me, I find it just makes ME feel better. Nothing to do with anyone else seeing me at all..I just feel more confident and put together... I still have a fairly large chunk of flubber to go, so makeup and hair are the one thing I can trully control at this point... especially when all the tiny girls are zumba-ing away around me like gazelles! .... ;) (I do zumba pretty well I've been told, but still feel like a nerd @ times...) Especially if I catch sight of myself in those horrid mirrors. LMAO! I actually find my skin breaks out WAY more when there is no makeup on my face... fairly oily skin... so my *Welcome Matte* powder by Hard Candy ( BEST light mattyfying powder i've EVER found... no one can usually tell you are wearing makeup ;) trully helps my skin stay clearer...
  • starshine420
    starshine420 Posts: 95
    The whole point of all this is to feel good about yourself, so if wearing make up to the gym, as silly as it may seem to some, works for you, then do it. I can't say I've ever done it, but if you enjoy it, do it, as long as you're still working hard and you're happy, who cares?
  • mjsamee
    mjsamee Posts: 215 Member
    I always do my eyes, no matter where I go, I use waterproof smudge proof eyeliner and mascara, no eyeshadow or anything, that would be pointless, I sweat terribly! lol
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