Make up

I don’t know anyone who wears makeup to look younger, that would be a futile exercise. I like my 70 year old face with makeup and it looks better to me, it definitely doesn’t look younger. It’s my only vanity, I haven’t dyed my grey hair for nearly 30 years.

I find it really sad that some women feel they need to look good all of the time for their partner. Your partner should love you for who you are not what you look like. If you wear makeup daily for yourself then great, good for you. But sod doing it for a man

If wearing make up makes you feel good and happy then you should absolutely do it!! But dont shame or judge those who don't, not everyone needs to wear it to feel good about themselves.

I wear make up to go out on special occasions but otherwise never. It might make me look "better" according to you but honestly id rather sleep an extra 20 minutes in the mornings.

I think make up is a difficult one. The more I wear it the more I have to wear it as it’s clogging up my skin. If I don’t wear it my skin is pretty good.
I honestly don’t have time to do it everyday, sometimes I’m running around sorting children out while also trying to put a top on! If you’re not use to it it can feel so heavy and hot! I do like to wear it when I go out though. That’s usually on a weekend so DH can look after children while I detangle my hair from a scrunchie and do my makeup!
Also when I go out DH will say how good I look. Surely if I did it everyday I would just feel ordinary and not special when I go out 🤷🏼‍♀️

I find the idea of trying to look younger utterly bizarre.

Nothing says “let’s pander to the patriarchy” like not wanting to leave the house without attempting to look young and fertile!

Absolutely I love wearing make up just to look good for my partner. He really appreciates it when he comes home from a hard day working in the office to see me, his doting wife, with a full face of makeup, his dinner on the table, the children bathed and tucked up in bed and the house looking spotless.

Looking better with make up is really a matter of opinion. I wear it out and about, but my husband always tells me I look great without it, just chilling at home in my comfies. He can see the real stripped back me and that’s what he finds attractive and loves. No right or wrong just do whatever works for you at the end of the day and don’t worry about anyone else

I ALWAYS used to wear a full face of makeup but it was an insecurity thing. I now have two kids and standards dropped 🤣

I’d never leave the house with zero makeup but I do just wear mascara and BB cream most days now

I absolutely love make up. I wear it every day wether I’m working or not.
I love dramatic eye so I really emphasise them. I know that the way I do them is considered out of date or old fashioned but I don’t really care. I love them the way I do them and that’s all that matters. For work and every day I wear a light foundation put on quickly, liquid blush, black eyeliner and brown eyeshadow. I haven’t worn mascara years as the eyeliner is enough.
For going out it’s mainly the same but I go overboard with bright purple eyeshadow and sparkle and sometimes I will put on a little mascara. I never wear lipstick but sometimes a bit of gloss.

I’m with you OP when you say why wouldn’t you wear it every day if it makes you look and feel better. I’ve been wearing makeup since I was 15 and it takes minutes to apply. I’m going to be like Barbara Cartland and wear it until I die and I’ve told my daughter that she has to apply my make for when I’m in my coffin 🤣

I place no importance on how I look. Would rather spend those “5 minutes” having a wee in peace or making an extra cup of tea. Different people and different priorities I guess

Ha! We had these done as a present for my mum's birthday, I've still got the photos. I was 16 at the time, in the photos I look about 30 😂.

Jesus, I've just realised that it was exactly 24 years ago. I feel old!

I love that so many women are not wearing it these days. The teens/young women where I live don't seem to wear much, if any these days. Since the pandemic, it seems that bras, heels and makeup are worn a lot less. Much comfier clothes in the shops now too. It's great!

nope.

I don't wear it to go out either though.

No. High days and holidays/or weddings and funerals. In the winter I get away with blusher and in summer nothing. Hate the stuff.

The question about whether my husband prefers me with or without makeup? Irrelevant - he prefers me - thats why he married me (and I him)
Every single viewpoint on this thread is valid, from the women who spend absolutely no time on makeup, hair, nails, whatever, to those that love being creative with their appearance. What a wonderful diversity and choice - the only viewpoint I would not support is that we should or should not do any of this 'because somene else expects it'. I am pale as Nosferatu, and today am working happily with sweats on, no make up (at all) and dirty hair in a bun. Tomorrow I may decide to wear a nice dress with polished nails, my long hair loose and sleek makeup, who knows! At the music festival I am going to in a few weeks I will likely spend an hour recreating the gothic full on makeup I love creating. All valid choices for women at any time. I know this because I am a woman and I chose them all!

Not sure if you are insecure or just shallow and vain op?

I never wear make up.

I do get my brows laminated and lashes dyed and lifted though and I get my hair cut every six weeks like it’s my religion. I am a very active person with a very busy life and I’d rather have the extra ten minutes in the gym than spend them putting on makeup, but I enjoy having someone else do my maintenance for me! Different humans are different.

Why does wearing makeup mean we're looking our best? I look fine without it, my partner thinks so too and why an earth should I feel like I need to wear makeup for someone else? My partner doesn't wear makeup to make him look 'better'
Very outdated view
Wear it whenever you want, but wear it for you

Because I don’t exist just to look good for other people. If my husband only liked my appearance if I was wearing make up he wouldn’t be my husband. Also some days I genuinely don’t have a spare 5 minutes to put make up on and even when I do it’s purely eyeliner and eyeshadow. I have only ever had a full face of makeup done for my own and my sisters wedding. I also have a skin condition that would be worsened by a lot of make up. Oh and the cost, decent makeup is expensive.

Nahhh that's just a waste of makeup. Why bother when you're not going anywhere? Just extra stuff clogging your pores for no reason. I'm 30 now and never need to wear foundation and such, my skin is amazing because I haven't caked on makeup every day and took time to take care of my face instead. Plus my husband prefers me without makeup and says it looks too fake and not natural when girls wear it. Glad I have a man that appreciates ones natural beauty instead of me needing to doll myself up daily for him. You should take time to appreciate your natural beauty too, it's probably under all the makeup you wear but I'm sure it's there!

Nope, I hardly ever wear makeup.
I haven't got the time, patience or interest in spending part of every day applying and removing it.

I want to look "my best" not the makeup brands best.

Every woman has her own reasons as to whether to wear makeup all the time or not. Why the judgemental post implying that what you do is the ideal for all women and that we would all be like you and wear makeup 24/7? There's no need to passively shame other women for not being like you. What makes you feel good doesn't necessarily make all other women feel good... I think women have enough problems without being shamed by other women to look/feel "pretty" all the time.

I never used to wear makeup daily, or even when I went out, because my exP was controlling and abusive and wouldn't 'let me'. I used to hate when people made comments about it, even if it was positive like 'I wish I could pull off the no make up look like you!' Or 'I wish I had skin as good as yours' because I'd have to hide the real reason I didn't wear it.

Now, I wear make up every day, besides the odd lazy weekend when I'm just chilling in the house. Even then most times I'll do my eyebrows and a bit of BB cream or similar. I'm don't in the slightest bit have self esteem issues now, so don't feel the NEED to wear it, but I love wearing it and makes me feel a little more pulled together and more awake!

Some judgey comments on here!

I do mine everyday even if I’m not going out. Makes me feel better and I feel ready for the day. My partner says I don’t need it but definitely feel better with it and bare without!

I do but I detest doing it but it's a habit now..I got bullied for my terrible skin, saw dermatologists at 14, nothing they can do, he even said carry on with the makeup. I'm now 33, 3 kids later and still wear it everyday regardless if I'm staying in or out because I feel so awful without it, and my skin hasn't improved with age. If my skin was reasonable I definitely wouldn't bother but that's my way now, just like brushing my teeth.