Why do women wear makeup?

Holy cow! How do you make the pics smaller? I tried editing them but it didnt work!

I only wear makeup when I am going out for a special occasion (very rarely). I like wearing it, but as a treat (and hate being exhausted after a night out and trying to get mascara off again!!!

I dont think of myself as "pretty", but I just am not bothered about it. Infact right now I am not certain where my makeup bag is!!!

I think this is largely because I went to an all girls secondary (high) school, and I couldnt see the point in it - despite some girls plastering it on with a trowell. For me it just makes the effort of getting ready for a night out more special.

I simply do not understand women who cant nip round the corner shop for some milk without trowling it on. Or those who have to wear it at the gym or swimming pool?!? I am there to work not to look good!

I do think that less is more - subtle eyes and lips to enhance natural beauty rather than plastering it on to cover it up.

Thats just my opinion.

Its way too much effort to put make up on every day. I value sleep more


And anyways, that way when I do wear it, I look different without very much effort. Win-win :bigsmile:

^ this and also i'd look like a panda when i workout if i wore make up.

I love Mac and have loads of it but pretty much is used less than once a month!

Why do women wear mekeup? Why do they wear pushup bras? Or compression thingys?

Sometimes a guy can be totally freaked out when he wakes up in the morning and cannot recognize the stranger next to him in bed.

False advertising I say.:laugh:

I get hit on almost the same. However I find I look much younger and softer without too much makeup. I normally go with less. People find me far more approachable and less intimidating with less makeup. :flowerforyou:

No makeup / very little if any:



Eyeliner / dark lipstick for dinner date:

I am frustrated with makeup. I feel I look better with it on, but I can never seem to achieve that smokey eye look or outragous eyeshadow color look, or red lipstick. I feel totally weird trying bold makeup styles on.

The reason that I wear makeup is that i'm a natural redhead and without makeup I don't look very good. I'm way more confendent when wearing makeup.

no make-up


full make-up



don't f*ng talk to me make-up


yes, my mouth does hang open in all my pictures

omg we need to hang out! loving the makeup for zombie! need to learn that! I think makeup for me is a confidence thing. I am ok without wearing it, I look good, like my face and all, but I love the way I feel when I go out and am all done. hair and clothes and all.

Because society tells them this is what beaty is. I agree with the confidence statement from Jac. Whats wrong with being natural?

Some people have scars and such that aren't pleasant to look at. If you already love the person, you don't even notice them. But sometimes new people shy away and/or treat them differently when they go natural vs wearing makeup.

This is such a small % though, even if we're talking acne scars. It has little to do with the overall societal mandate that women are better with makeup (other than society saying if you have scars you can't be beautiful. Which is crap too.)

I don't wear make-up, not because I don't want to, but it affects my husband asthma. I have more confidence without it, then I do if I have to hide my natural beauty behind make-up.