Makeup and Dress Code for the School Run: Necessary or Not? 💄👕👖

I'm always on my way to work now but when I had a day off in the week I'd go running straight after school drop off so didn't have much make up on then and dressed in run clothes, it didn't bother me.

On very rare days where I'd neither be going to work or exercise after, I'd do my 5 minute face and wear smart casual clothes. However, I'm someone who wears make up everyday regardless of what I'm doing.
I'd have to be dying to do the school run in pjs. Can't imagine that at all.

You have no idea of the care these children are being given, you are just assuming. The fact that they are taken to school in the first place shows that they care.

The vast majority are en route to work in my experience, they are wearing work clothes whatever that might entail. Of those that don't work many are in gym wear, some definitely are off to bed having worked night shift, otherwise it's casual clothes. I don't think anyone is even looking really, certainly not seen pj's

I would 100% be judging people at the school gates in their pjs. Absolutely no excuse for being so lazy. It’s just gross.

other than that, I don’t really care. I wear make up everyday so I’m just dressed and sorted for the wider day ahead. I never go home and do nothing though, I’m either to the office or home to my desk and video calls.

I was a jeans and T-shirt mum.

@Windthebloodybobbinup we get a lot of dads picking up at my daughter's school.
One is always in shorts - whatever the weather.
Except once - and another Dad said something like "ooh laa laa look at you all dressed up" - despite the long trousers were trackies and he was in his usual casual polo top.
😂😂😂

Maybe they work the night shift and have just rolled out of bed, you don't know and shouldn't judge. Yet you are despite saying you aren't.

I’ve never considered it any of my business what other people look like on the school run, neither is it anyone’s business what I look like. It’s personal choice, so long as the kids are clean, fed and on time I couldn’t care less if the mum is in a ball gown or a dressing gown.

“And we see you over there on the internet
Comparing all the girls who are killing it
But we figured you out
We all know now
We all got crowns”

Can you imagine men having this conversation 😝 Christ, life as a mum is hard enough.

I don't think about it as a dress code. I just dress for the point in time. So if I'm going to work out after I'll be in gym kit, no make up and will shower after. If I'm wfh (have to look presentable for teams calls) I'll be showered and in smart casual clothes. I might not put make up on until I get back, depends how early I started getting ready! It's never occurred to me that anyone would think anything about what I'm wearing, make up/ not etc.

@sunshine2go that's actually quite insulting to those with some health issues.
All my "trousers" are technically pj bottoms (aka "loungewear") because I need loose fitting and elastic waists.

I don't even wear make up for work so I don't bother for the school run.
I make sure I'm dressed - can be anything from gym wear to smart office wear . Never heels on the school run always flats then change if needed for work or whatever.
I haven't seen anyone is PJs and slippers but it was common when I lived near a school in a previous city. There are sometimes the odd crocs and jogger trousers.
I rarely look at what anyone is wearing though as I'm too focused getting there on time and leaving.

I don't wear make up except for special events so the school run definetly doesn't count

If wfh or not working probably leggings and a t-shirt

I wear make up every day if I'm stepping outside my door. It's just who I am. If that's not for you then fine. There isn't a dress code.

You are dressed reasonably and showered so that's great and perfectly acceptable.

Now those in PJ / dressing gowns..they should be fined. What kind of message are we sending to our kids - no pride, lazy, unorganised and no decency.

You absolutely are judging. Come on now...

PJs, completely inappropriate.
I feel sorry for kids from the households, you can imagine how little care they are given.

Bikini or underwear, not appropriate

Any other clothes? who cares. Do people also have a "supermarket dress code"? They need a job and a life frankly.

What does it matter? I like wearing a bit of make up, I feel like I've properly got up and dressed and ready for the day. It takes five minutes.

I just get ready for my day normally. So I shower, get dressed, dry my hair and put basic make up on before leaving the house. Same as at the weekends. Casual clothes as I WFH, jeans/trainers nothing overly stylish or put together!

I dress for the school run in the same way I dress if I was having a day where I weren't doing it. I'm clean, tidy and presentable but with no extra or special effort!

No one here turns up in pjs or similar, I have never ever seen a parent dressed like that at our school. Gym clothes, yes, but definitely not pjs. No one seems overly glam either. Everyone just looks very 'normal' where I am.

When i did have to walk, i didn't bother then either. I just throw on something decent, usually leggings/tshirt and then go home and have a shower, get dressed properly..etc. They all get to see me more presentable at pick up instead.

It's not a catwalk, i don't care what people think.

@lattekim23 maybe some parents have just "rolled out of bed" due to medical/health reasons and the fact they have got the child into school is something to be celebrated.
If you know nothing about other people's lives you shouldn't be judging them.

It really depends on what I am doing after the school run as to what I wear and whether there is make up applied. For about 3 years I walked the dog on the beach straight after drop off in the morning so I was in my wellies, Wooly hat, doggy coat, no make up obv. I might not have showered yet and my clothes may or may not have been clean, lol, as I’d do all that after the walk.

These days I might pick up if wfh and then I’ll only have make-up depending on the formality of the on-line meetings.

Personally I find having a shower to be much more of a faff than slapping on some make up. I never shower before the school run...I do that once I'm home from it. Sometimes I wear make up, sometimes not...but that depends on how I feel and isn't anything to do with the school run

Why does it matter? Each to their own. Wherever I am going in the morning ( school/work/wherever), I always wear make up/ It helps me feel ready for the day, I feel 'naked' without it. Equally so, I have friends and family members who never wear it. It's ALL OK
Also, you do seem to be judging!

Make-up isn't necessary anywhere.*

*Except in front of some cameras, for which purpose it is also put on men.

Looking put together was never something I wanted to spend my precious time on before drop off. My goal was to get the lad inside with everything he needed for the day and washed and dressed.
My goal for myself was to not be wearing pyjamas! Everything else was a bonus.