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How often do you wear make up?

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Hernamewaslola22 · 01/09/2024 13:01

My next door neighbour wears a full face of make up every single day without fail. I say this having just bumped into her in my pj's with no make up...

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tedgran · 01/09/2024 19:24

Every day, I feel unfinished without it, helps to cover the aging face !

Generalquestion · 01/09/2024 19:15

Once every 10-20 years maybe...

MinervaMcGonagallsCat · 01/09/2024 19:10

In my teens and 20s - every day.

In the last 3 decades almost never.

Thursdaygirl · 01/09/2024 19:07

Putting on a little make is part of my morning routine, it’s completely normal for me.

FarmGirl78 · 01/09/2024 19:05

Every day. If a gate needs painting you paint it.

Icanttakethisanymore · 01/09/2024 18:53

I saw a girl out jogging this morning (first thing, about 7:30am on a Sunday) with a full face of make up. Each to their own, but given she can’t have gone anywhere before hand and she’ll need a shower when she gets back I was pretty baffled by that. We’re also in the country so if she saw h mad of a dozen ppl I’d have been surprised.

IHateMozzies · 01/09/2024 18:49

Only if I’m out out….. which is a very rare occurrence.

greenleaveseverywhere · 01/09/2024 18:47

Most days if I'm going out and always for work but I do love an occasional makeup - free day (like today!) I've not showered and still in my pajamas 😂😂😂

Babbahabba · 01/09/2024 18:43

About once every two weeks if I'm going on a night out. CBA otherwise. I'm 44 & averagely attractive- it's not confidence, just laziness.

SingHosanna · 01/09/2024 18:14

Every day without fail - the full works. Skin care plus makeup probably takes me 40 mins. I don’t get my hair coloured or nails done because I couldn’t be arsed with the upkeep of appointments (if I could though I would). I love the process and I like that it’s time to myself to get me set up for the day. In the same way that some people feel polished when their clothes are put together, I feel polished when I have makeup on. It gives me confidence. If you want to dig deep it probably has something to do with suffering awful acne as a teenager. My skin is really clear now but I still notice the acne scars.

But I can’t say I ever notice when I’m talking to other women if they do have makeup on or they don’t.

PussGirl · 01/09/2024 17:54

Hardly ever. Never for work. Sometimes if I go out. More likely if going out in the evening. Just blusher and eyebrow pencil plus occasionally lipstick and very occasionally eyeliner. Very very occasionally mascara.

Skibidy · 01/09/2024 17:49

Daily- concealer, foundation, mascara. Takes 10 minutes if that. I feel like i look like death without it!

ALPHAFEMALESINCEBIRTH · 01/09/2024 17:43

never
in all of my 43 years ive never put on make up
never been interested or felt the need to
i spent my teens either in the sea, swimming pools or ponds(i lived in the mountains and 30 mins from a seaside)
,i also had severe acne (severe PCOS)until my early 20s

i do look after my face though and have been told for years i don't look my age(43 now)

ive done extensive face care since teens
only use/d organic soap, serums etc
micro needling daily
do diy deep facials regularly(i took a course years ago so what you pay a beautician for i can do myself )
never drink or smoke
never sunbathed
if in sun wear high SPF as all times
never hung around smoky pubs
drink tons of water and milk

the last 5 years ive discovered Korean skincare(give it a google)so use a lot of their products and psychology

i also think my location helps as i live on the edge of a forest(no exaggeration)in rural Wales so have clean healthy air at all times
(its beautiful here in autumn)
before that on top of a mountain(winter mountain night air is something else )

Hollowvoice · 01/09/2024 16:17

Used to wear at least foundation and mascara every day to work. Then COVID and masks put a stop to that. These days only really when going out, although I'll put on some colour correction stuff if I'm particularly red of a morning.

DeathpunchDan · 01/09/2024 16:09

I've never been very good at applying it and just look like a badly painted leather bag sobtend to not bother any more. I now have a job where no one can wear it at work so I kind of blend in.
I saw one of my colleagues out of work once and didn't recognise her with make up on!
I think it looks fabulous when applied well.

Crumpleton · 01/09/2024 16:08

Never..
I'm at a stage where even sun screen sweats off within minutes of putting it on so lord knows what my chin/neck would look like with a full face of make up hanging off of it.

kitsuneghost · 01/09/2024 16:02

I wear a little foundation and mascara maybe 2 or 3 times a year. Just if I'm going out out and look really shit.

Machiavellian · 01/09/2024 16:01

Do men wear makeup? No. I don't see why I should have to look a certain way.

TheOnlyCherryOnMyTree · 01/09/2024 16:00

50/50. Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. I never wear a lot, I don't feel I have a face for a lot of make up, I end up looking like I'm in drag.

wendywoopywoo222 · 01/09/2024 15:59

Most days I don't wear any then I go through phases of wearing a full face every day.

Normallynumb · 01/09/2024 15:54

Every day but just lipstick and concealer to hide my dark circles

Juicyj1993 · 01/09/2024 15:11

Basically if I'm leaving the house or have an important teams meeting where I'll need to be on camera to senior/external people.

  • for errands/team meeting tinted moisturiser, mascara, brows blush and powder and maybe some cream eyeshadow
  • for anything else the works, full eyeshadow with glitter, lipstick, highlighter, bronzer on top of above. I love doing my makeup
Precipice · 01/09/2024 14:46

Never. I used to wear it occasionally for slightly dressed up occasions, but stopped doing that altogether about 2.5 years ago. Men get to go everywhere with just their normal faces being enough, so should we.

Not sure if I ever wore a 'full face' of makeup, as I'm not sure what that entails. I used to wear foundation and lipstick; I've never worn any eye makeup or rouge.

BlueEyedLeucy · 01/09/2024 14:26

I would say I never wear makeup but I did use a dab of concealer to hide a spot on my wedding day! That is the sum total of my makeup wearing. I find the feeling of it on my skin unpleasant so have never bothered with it.

RandomUsernameHere · 01/09/2024 14:19

Full face, only a few times a year. Most days I will wear a small amount of eyeliner and mascara (takes around 2 minutes).

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