How do you feel about women that don't wear make-up -thread 2

I haven't worn makeup for years. About 10 years ago, DD convinced me to have my face made up when we were in John Lewis, although I agreed it looked very nice, I could feel it on my skin, and couldn't wait to remove it.

I wouldn't even notice unless they were directly facing me
i'm 60 and have worn a light touch but feel I need something as my skin tone has changed ( wearing softer shade clothing too)
I wear L'Oreal " rose porcelain" concealer and BB cream
Eyebrow mascara to add definition as I don't wear mascara( glaucoma eye drops cause falling lashes) and a pink lipstick( Mac Pink peppermint or Clinique sweet Pop)

I need the goddamned laughing emoji for this one (looking at you Mumsnet, bring it back!). Your last paragraph made me laugh, walk in a straight line 😂

I don't wear it ever now. I used to be a MUA in the film industry but I honestly cannot be arsed any more.
If anyone hated on me because of it I'd think them a shallow sexist twat. I always felt a bit resentful of the idea that we should wear it to look appealing to men, while they don't have to do anything bar have a shower and walk in a straight line?

Oh God, I'm totally jealous of anyone who can go out with wet hair on the basis that mine looks awful if I do! I'd love to be someone who can leave it to dry naturally. Not fair.

I wear make up from Monday to Friday and usually don´t at weekends. I don´t think I am more marvellous or virtuous for one or for the other. Other women can do as they please.

I don’t wear make up and don’t have good skin, but I feel stupid wearing it. I don’t like it, it feels like painting on a mask to me. I feel worse wearing it than I do showing my imperfections with my naked face.

I don’t need this thread to know the judgement though because the parents in my childs class have a heavy presence of heavily made up instagram mums and they look at me like I’m something they have stepped in, they don’t hide their disgust at all.

I wear a full face of make up every day - not that you’d notice because it’s done with the intention of not showing apart from bright lipstick. I look bloody awful without it and hate even opening the front door until I’ve done my face.

I’d never, ever judge another woman for it in a million years. What other people do with their faces is none of my business.

I wear makeup every day, even if I'm just in the house. I like wearing makeup, and spending 10 mins in the morning doing it is just part of my routine (foundation/bb cream, blusher, bronze, highlighter, lipstick or lipgloss and lash extensions which I do myself at home). I don't notice anyone's else though - thinking of all my mum friends on the school run, I can't tell you which wear makeup and which don't because I don't take notice. If they suddenly started wearing it when they normally didn't or vice versa I'd probably notice, but no judgement whatsoever. Whatever floats your boat!

I don’t wear makeup and I haven’t ever noticed if anybody else is either. I am quite sure nobody is looking at me.
I just doesn’t register.

Wow, it never occurred to me that disapproving of women who don’t wear make-up could be a ‘thing’! I’ve never worn any since I was about 20. I don’t really like the feel of creams etc.

On other people, I don’t notice if they’re wearing make-up unless it’s either very thick or supermodel glamorous.

I’ve noticed on Mumsnet some women also purse their lips about people who go out with their hair still wet. I love to feel mine drying in the sun!

I dont wear makeup and never really notice or consider it on anyone else unless its dreadful, then i wonder if people have mirrors.

I don't wear make up as i hate the way that it feels on my skin. It makes me itch. My mum wears make up and i don't judge her. However my mum judges anyone who doesn't wear make up. I can still remember when i was doing the legal practice course and i failed an exam. My mum is still trying to convince me that i would have passed if i had been wearing make up. I am convinced that wearing make up would have made me do worse. I would have spent at least half of the exam scratching my face.

I think not wearing make up is empowering. Whilst there are men who wear make up and/or have a skin care routine, the fact the majority don't stands testimony to how unnecessary it is to wear make up. I see make up, shaving etc. as a buy into it if you want to to whatever extent you personally want to. It's not lazy, it's an optional extra. I think it's fun to wear some when I go out, in same way dressing up in my posh kit or fancy shoes is.

It's definitely not lazy - lazy is not having a shower if you have time to even though you know you need one

I don’t think it would notice someone NOT wearing make up. Most people who wear make up don’t want it to seem like they are so how can you tell? Of course sometimes you can tell if someone is wearing make up and that’s fine. I wouldn’t have any particular thought unless the make up was very heavy and/or not to my taste.

I don’t wear it day to day. I used to pop a BB cream and small amount of eye liner on during the day but I don’t even bother now. I hate having anything other than moisturiser on my face, it’s grim when make up rubs off on clothing.

I have clear skin, long dark lashes, dark and natural brows. What do I need make up for? I notice blonde folk can look insipid with blonde eye lashes and eye brows so can understand they may add a bit of mascara or whatever. But….. generally that’s only really noticeable to me if that’s a person who usually changes their appearance via make up, so….. maybe they don’t need to bother either!!

One thing that’s always stuck with me is how much more attractive all the Celebrities look in the jungle when they’re torn away from their makeup. They look natural, their own beauty comes through. Then they “doll up” when they’re torn away leave and look cheap and plastic again. That taught me that make up is not something I want to waste my time on.

Thanks so much, OP, for inviting our true judgy thoughts! I never want to hear anyone's 'be kind, virtue-signalling' thoughts. We all judge and this is an anonymous forum where virtue-signalling is a bit pointless!

I wear a bit of make-up. I'm an older woman but I have good skin - very few wrinkles because I've kept out of the sun. I would say I'm average looking but I make the best of what I've got with a bit of light foundation (almost 'tinted moisturiser'), blusher, greige eye shadow and a lipstick which wouldn't scare horses. Without anything I look washed out - so the absolute minimum is a quick blot of lipstick - it brings my whole face to life.

I'm vainer than I admit in real life. I think not-particularly-pretty people often are. If I looked like Margot Robbie I wouldn't bother with make-up and I'd go out in my gardening clothes. Yes, I care about how I appear to others and I want to be thought of as well-presented and stylish. You only get one life. Not bothered about being fashionable, though - that's different.

I have lots of friends who don't wear make-up and I've honestly never thought about how I feel about that until your question. I suppose I'd rather no make-up than the OTT, plastered on an inch thick look. I think heavy make-up is ageing, whether you're 14 or 84. To me, the most flattering look is to try and enhance what you've already got and minimise your problem areas.

I think a good haircut and stylish clothes (I don't mean fashionable, or formal, or expensive necessarily) are what's important and stop you looking as if you don't care about yourself or others - never a good message to be sending out!

I'm envious because I look terrible without make up. On my day off I sometimes go make up free but would never turn up to work like it.

It's up to the individual, although I do find myself looking at some women and thinking that they'd look better with a bit of makeup (those with pale barely-there eyelashes, for example, or blotchy complexions) and I find it incongruous when women dress up to go out but don't compliment the look with makeup. Personally I like to wear some light makeup every day (and I'm in my late 50s) though that is my preference, as I enjoy the ritual of applying it and makes me look better and therefore feel better.

I wouldn't even think about it.

Unless your make up was really bad.

I’m really sorry you’ve had those awful experiences. It sounds like you’ve met a really unlucky amount of arseholes, whilst others who I bet look similar have been more fortunate. It shapes us, shit like this

Gosh, I’m in my 40s and I don’t wear make-up. I hadn’t thought about it much, or been aware it’s noticeable really. I’m in a bubble?
I’m quite average. Normal weight, dress ok but not styled, broadly feminine look with long hair.
No one has every said a word to me.
Theres no thought process, I just didn’t ever start. I might had mascara and lipstick on a night out… but that’s pretty rare.
I work in a professional environment and I don’t feel out of step. There’s a younger group with a very styled look, maybe fillers etc but there’s all plenty of older women either without make up or minimal. It’s maybe 50/50 at work across all ages whether make up is worn noticeably

I hardly ever bother, probably helped by not really looking in the mirror.

No issues with those that do, I just don't see men wearing makeup so don't feel the need to look something I'm not. One benefit is that I look the same first thing in the morning as the rest of the day (even though it's a bit shit).

Some women look great in their makeup though, particularly when it's natural looking.

I think it's fine to criticise society for the way it treats fat women when they are as dressed down as slim women however it is also possible that a fat woman is also very into make up, fashion and hair and would be at any size. There are people who always like to be well turned out and who enjoy skin and hair care. It shouldn't be pity the fat glammed up woman as some sort of victim because it's also possible it's her self expression and what she enjoys doing anyway and at any size.
I have also come acroas women who refused to wear any nice clothes, apply make up or get a nice hairdo because they didn't feel worthy and once the slimmed down, it's like a different women. Being fat and and making effort doesn't fully spare the women from comments either, like 'whats the point? Lipstick on a pig? Spend that time in the gym instead? You'd look nicer if you lost some weight though'.
Women are always judged, I judge too. I don't think there is a woman spared of negatuve judgement in any category. If she's slim it's ED if she's beautiful, it's surgery or using her looks to get ahead....

I wear makeup. Have since I was a teenager late 60s/early 70s

I think I look better with it than without. I think most women look better with it than without but it's totally their choice. I think it's because the skin of British white women can just look washed out. Same thinking about a lot of grey hair (there are few women it suits imo)

I am not a fan of heavy makeup, overdone brows or fake lashes but again, it's their choice and I'd never comment it's just what I think.

Any reason it matters and why are there so many threads?