To think most make up is a waste of time?

I always wonder how one wipes their ass effectively with such nails 😁

Re getting nails done. I was in a shop yesterday where the girl had to fill in the order on a keyboard. She had massively long, painted nails - so long that she could barely type.
Ridiculous 😄

Nails, I am a complete slob

One layer of undercoat, two layers and paint over the edges of my skin a bit (weird I know) two layers.
Looks crap for a day, but when all the bits on the skin flake off the manicure bit looks good (not salon good but I'll have saved 30 quid or however much these days) and lasts longer.

As for rest of makeup, it feels like I have a few minutes of meditation, even if I just smooth cream on and no other makeup

I don't enjoy doing my hair or makeup but I look like shit when I don't. I wish I was one of those women that enjoyed it, practised, and spent hours doing it. I think women that use makeup to highlight their beauty look wonderful.

Try actually reading the replies.

Couldn't agree more but I'm sure you'll get lots of aggro. How dare you not wear makeup? You'll look old, unattractive, unprofessional etcetcetc.

Personally I would take all those over a red, itchy, inflamed eczematous face, which is what I'd get with makeup. Plus life's too short.

Any gosh 🤣. Anybody that should have said!

This is exactly how I feel. I don't have my nails done because they don't grow so I just keep them short but I do tan. I like to look groomed. I like to have nice hair. I've been single for 10 years so I'm not doing it for anybody but me. Also I'm an older mum and prefer not to look like his nanna 🤷🏻‍♀️. I just like to look nice. I don't care what any gosh thinks about that.

A choice made because you don't feel comfortable without make up is not a choice freely made. It is because of societal expectations.

Lucky you that you don't feel this.

I wear makeup when I go out of the house. Not to nip to the Spar, but just when I'm generally out and about. I wear the basics - foundation, concealer and mascara. If I wear lipstick, I feel suddenly conspicuous😆 I do wear it sometimes though, when I'm in the mood. I think I wear makeup more to conceal flaws than to enhance anything. If I could only wear one item of makeup for the rest of my life, it would be concealer because of the very dark circles round my eyes. I could live without the rest. I do always feel a bit drab beside women who are good at makeup, but I'm honestly too lazy to make the effort.

I virtually never wear makeup, because basically, I can’t be arsed. And I have a professional job and everything.
But I also have good skin, dark eyelashes and eyebrows and good cheekbones. If these things weren’t true, maybe I would bother with makeup more? Hard to know. Because I definitely have vanity. I know that people often think I’m younger than I am because I don’t wear makeup - and I can’t pretend I don’t like that! (I’m 40)

But a lot do, I’m not saying everyone does.

So you just aren't interested in make-up and clothes and that's fine but it doesn't mean women who are have self esteem issues.

For as long as some groups of women seek to disempower other women or groups of women, there will always be a gender gap.

No I don’t actually. I’ll make an effort to look presentable so I don’t get mistaken for a homeless person when we go out otherwise I’m straight into my tracksuit bottoms, t-shirt/hoodie and dressing gown.

I don't understand people who spend hundreds for a dye and a cut.

I don't understand people that go on vacation just to sit on the beach.

I don't understand women that wear high heels.

I don't understand people that can't sit still for two seconds and always have to be on the go.

I don't understand people that always have to be in a relationship and can't be alone for any length of time.

I don't wear a lot of makeup, prob wouldn't wear any at all buy my face is scarred, I'm old, and not nice to look at, so I slap some on if I go into the office, or out with friends. But I don't try to figure out why people wear makeup regularly, or get their nails done, or why they aren't "like me" and just slap a little on and keep it moving. We are all different, and it what makes life interesting.

If we all “looked the way we look” then we wouldn’t get our hair cut and coloured, make it look lovely before a party, wear nice clothes that werent JUST suitable, get our beards trimmed. Most people care how they look to some extent, we are just all on different levels regarding quite how much we care. Your level is lower than others, and I’m sure people who care EVEN LESS would say the same thing about you regarding the way you put your hair up that one time or your new pair of jeans because “why would you care so much?”

Loving that all the ads on this thread, my feed at least, are for Charlotte Tilbury's Pillow Talk :)

oh god 😂😂

I am probably pretty close to the definition of a girly girl. I wear a full face of makeup if I'm leaving the house, get my hair done and have my nails done, I also like more feminine clothes and shoes. The only thing I've never done is tan.

I do it because I like it. I enjoy doing it, I like how it makes me feel, I enjoy the time I spend in the hairdressers and the nail salon. Often my appearance sparks conversation (I dress quite brightly) and I find it an easy way to connect with people.

I also totally understand why people don't like it and that's fine, different strokes for different folks. It may feel like a waste of time to some people, but I'm sure there are things other people do that feel like a waste of time to me.

Because of body dysmorphia. To give a little bit of a confidence boost so I'm not anxiety stricken the whole time I'm out!

At 63 and after three children, if I wore lip gloss (I wear lipstick) to match my fanny, I'd resemble butcher's offcuts.

😂😂😂

You are wrong about most women though. Do you think women who buy lots of clothes have low self esteem? Do you care about what you look like at all?

Why would you think I’m not? I have an opinion based on my lived experiences I was asked to share on a forum. In real life I don’t go round telling women I think they might have low self esteem for wearing make up. They can crack on with whatever makes them happy.