Make up

I imagine your life is quite sad OP. You don't see beauty in natural skin, you think we are there to please our partners visually and that men deserve a woman who wears make up at home on a lazy Sunday. You come across as having little respect for work colleagues who choose to go natural. What a terribly sad viewpoint on life and how degrading of others value as well as your own.

I feel very sorry for you and I recommend you work on acceptance and self esteem.

To answer your question many people like the way they look without makeup, even if you don't. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Many people find it expensive, faffy, time consuming, skin clogging and sticky feeling to wear makeup. I'm sure you've become accustomed to the feel of it on your skin but many people get itchy, streaming eyes and awful spots the day after wearing it.

If someone is washed and clean then mind your own business.

ETA: I have no hate for anyone who enjoys wearing make up. Each to their own and if you enjoy it go ahead. I suspect the majority of people who enjoy make aren't sitting in judgement and criticising those who don't, unlike the OP.

I hardly ever wear make up and when I do, it's just eyebrows, mascara and a lippy. I am 40 and I look stunning without and don't give monkeys about looking younger. My partner also thinks I am beautiful just the way I am. So, as far as I am concerned, I always look my best and make up has nothing to do with it.

Never worn make up and didn’t ever learn how to apply it properly, so I’m very used to seeing myself with my natural face! I don’t feel like it’s affected me at all. I don’t have 2 versions of my own face, a better and a worse one, I just have my only one! I don’t have to worry what people think about my effort levels on any particular day.

I wear make up every day - I love it. I fell in love with makeup around 13/14 and have never fallen out of love with it. I look fine without it and wear it for me not any partner. I love it all makeup /skin care/ nail varnish

This post; Blossomtoes and herewegoroundthebastardbush

I've added a 'thanks' for your post. This really is the crux.

I find OP's post reminiscent of Stepford Wives; utterly creepy. She needs to wear makeup to look better? Great, she can paint herself however she likes. She doesn't get to impose that on other women.

Does your partner put make up on to look 'better' for you? Why does this almost always apply only to women? Are you actually an advert for the make up industry?

No way. Its the sensation of it and the stress of putting it on. I wear very basic makeup to work and more elaborate makeup to events/parties.
If I'm just mooching round the house, collecting kids from school, hiking or dog walking or even a day out with just my husband and kids I don't wear any makeup at all. Who can honestly be bothered with the time and expense. I don't feel like I need to hide my natural face from the people I love most. I wash and dress nicely. That's all I expect from my husband tbh why would I be there doing a full face of makeup for him every day?
I feel like never showing my natural face would also be a bad example for my daughters. I've no problem with having a bit of fun with makeup.. but I don't want to promote the idea that women have to wear it to look presentable

I don’t wear it and personally feel very insecure when I do !! I just don’t like the feel of my skin and not be able to touch or rub etc my face drives me potty- I feel I look ok without and feel confident in my own skin to not wear it.

Make up can also make someone look alot older and have the opposite effect as it looks like they are trying too hard to look young.
Some if us like a simple look. All I wear is foundation and mascara but mostly because I have burn scars on my face but I wish I could go foundation free. But with that said...the older I get, I couldn't care less what people think including my husband ....there's more to enjoy in life than worry what I look like.

I cannot bear the feel of it !! Its slimy and dry and gross on my skin.

Really? Why does it matter what you look like when you're at home? Yes I look better with a bit of makeup on and like to look nice when I'm out but when I'm at home of course I don't care what I look like

You shouldn't feel that you feel you have to look your best all the time😢 I always feel a little sad for people who feel the need to wear lots of makeup to places it's much better to go without... At home, Swimming, sunbathing, etc

I’m just not that into appearances I guess. More into feelings and I feel great either way.

I very rarely wear makeup. I moisturise daily but I hate the feel of makeup etc on my skin. It’s good to let your skin breath.

when the occasion calls for it I wear it but I still always go for a natural look. day to day I’ve better things to do. My husband isn’t a fan if a face full of make up anyway.

My experience - messy bun, vest top joggers, no make-up. Men are insatiable.
Full make-up and overdoing it - not so much. When I’ve asked men I know why this is, they just say they like it more natural, this includes a natural women’s scent rather than a perfume for almost all men I know. Others have said (for example) they prefer to kiss actual lips, rather than gross thick lip gloss or lipstick that goes all over their face.
If a man didn’t find me attractive just as I am then he’s not my type anyway.

I start work at 4-30 in the morning and have a physically demanding job. Not a chance am I messing about with hair and makeup at that time to have it look rubbish again an hour or so later! I am what I am but have to be honest it’s also quite nice to be seen out by work mates with hair, makeup and a dress on for them not to recognise me lol each to their own, whatever we are all comfortable with!

Wanting to look your best for somebody else then? But why? I think people should love you, me, the way we are? I use a bit of make-up because I like it, for myself. Just some mascara and eyeliner. My DP doesn't mind if I skip a day or whatever. He loves me as I am.

I didn't think I was being rude, but you clearly do so 🤷‍♀️

I do most days, but it personally makes me feel better and it's a lot of fun for me and another creative outlet. Some days I don't have the time or energy and focus on skincare instead. I certainly don't judge any woman for not wearing makeup, however, and I appreciate not being judged in return. Life is hard on us enough already to not pick on something that's so clearly a personal choice/preference.

You don't need to be rude.

But you do? 🤷‍♀️

Like I said, just my opinion and what other people do is none of my business. Make up on my face makes it feel dirty, so to me it is a layer of crap. I don't judge anyone else, I just don't understand why it's so popular. You don't need to be rude.

Every work day definitely and whenever I'm seeing people.

And I find it baffling that some people are so disrespectful of others’ choices that they describe wearing makeup as “smearing your face with crap”. That’s pretty fucking judgemental in my book. In fact all the judgement is coming one way on this thread, shame they can’t produce make up for the personality.

I’m 38 now and regularly get ID’d for alcohol in both bars and shops. Probably because I’ve never worn makeup regularly nor tanned so my skin still looks “young.”

Maybe if we all didn’t wear makeup regularly we wouldn’t need to try and combat prematurely aged skin with makeup…

I find it baffling that some people dislike their own face so much that they can't bear to leave the house without smearing a layer of crap on it first. But that's just me and my opinion, what other people do is none of my business.