Make up

And we all wear make up for other people. You wouldn't put it on if you lived alone on a deserted island.

Most days...not always a full face. Sometimes I'll just put on some mascara and tinted brow gel. The problem is when you were make up all the time, no one ever compliments you. I used to wear a full face every day to work. One day I didn't wear make up and everyone kept asking if I was ill. If I had never worn make up and then suddenly did, people would have been more likely to say, oh you look nice

You should put make up on to please you not men lol.

I feel the same, I'm 53 and never wear it. I find it uncomfortable and hate the feel of foundation on my skin, always have. I wear glasses all the time so eye make up seems pointless, even for an occasion. On the few occasions I have worn it over the years I have never felt I looked better than I did without. If I dress up a bit and do something to my hair that is enough to look special for me.

I don’t like putting stuff on my face and then having to clean it all of again. I am 50s and have never worn eye make up. Hate the idea of putting on mascara or eyeliner and then having to remove it all again. Surely that wrecks your lashes and skin around your eyes?

I’m a GP - I don’t think looking younger or more attractive (or stunning even!) would help much in the day job!
DH appreciates me putting on makeup if we go out together, but with two small kids I’m not wearing it every day. I also don’t want people getting used to it so I look older / tired if I don’t wear it for once.

I love make up. And I often wear it simply to make myself feel better.

But I am completely baffled by your assertion that everyone should. It's so weird.

I also love wearing sandals but that doesn't mean I think everyone should. I like having my nails painted but I don't think everyone has to.

I never wear make up. I know I do t look better with it. I also never think people with make up look better. They just look like people wearing make up.
It's uncomfortable and expensive and takes time I'd rather spend doing something else (even if it is 'only two minutes'). I also believe it's better to have clean skin in terms of skin health. I'm 58 with minimal wrinkles.

I have that photo buried deep in a drawer somewhere never to see the light of day 😂

I don't wear it too often as the texture annoys me

Does everything in your life have to be “productive”? Do you never spend 5 minutes of your day doing something for yourself that you enjoy?

I agree with you, makes you feel better, well it does me

Yes! Why was there always one in a flying jacket?!

I would have thought like you when younger. I like the way I look when wearing make up, but it isn't a big part of my identity (or however you want to put it). Looking my best isn't top of my agenda, or to do list, I'm happy to look ok. I'm actually going for tear trough filler later today. Getting older does help, no-one is looking at me, at 55 and I'm glad the freedom that it brings. There's always going to be people who will look at you and find something wrong, the split on whether you look better with makeup would be 60/40, so do what suits your day.

I would no more wear make-up for a day in the house than I would sit here with my shoes and bra on. All of those things are outdoor only as far as I am concerned.

I enjoy makeup as an occasional fun thing, it’s not an essential.

Part of the reason I don't wear make up on normal days is the reason you said. The way people see me everyday is my baseline and I look great when I'm going out. If you see someone who wears make up everyday without make up they look rough without it. Someone who doesn't wear make up everyday doesn't look noticeably rough without make up.

Haha yes I remember this trend. It was a deal where you referred a friend for money off, if I remember rightly.
The photos were always so cringy. One of the props you sat inside some sort of tube, or hanging round chair thing. Oh and the photos laid on your back with hair fanned out! Mortifying.

I wear makeup when I choose to.

I quite like the way I look without it, thanks.

OP isn't coming back, she's too busy doing her makeup in case anyone thinks she looks old. 🤣

Also, 5 mins per day over 365 days in a year is 30 hours a year. That's not far off a full working week! So many more productive things you could do and learn in that time.

Does your DP wear make-up to sit at home with you? If not, does it baffle you that he doesn't? Why doesn't he want to paint his face to look his best for you?

Why is his own face enough for you, but you think your own face wouldn't be enough for him? Do you think it's the mask he loves?

I love makeup and wear it most days, but no I wouldn’t wear it while having a day at home because I feel the need to “look my best for my partner”.
I can’t imagine how restrictive it feels to not be able to have your bare face in your own home.

I do. I enjoy applying it, and an "everyday" look only takes me 5-10 mins which is hardly onerous. I do it while I'm drinking my coffee.

I think there’s much more to be said for looking fab without makeup, so I put my energy into skincare and rarely wear makeup. I just sweat it off in the summer anyway and no way am I spending time throughout the day sorting that out.

Dinner out I will do mascara, maybe a brow and sometimes concealer if needed. That’s it. Lipstick just comes off.