Make up on the train: get up ten mins earlier

It wouldn't bother me one bit.
I really dont care if people put makeup on when on a train or what they wear or where they are going.
I was colouring in a book today on the train would i be judged.
Yes it was a kids colouring book.

'Not rational' is quite the miracle of understatement.

I’m not sure you realise how much this post says about you and the way you judge other women?

Jesus Fecking Christ.

100% this

Ha. I was indeed resourceful enough to go for a run, correct! It was perfectly fine for me to decide to pop some make up on, on the bus. I imagine you’re the kind of person who’d plonk your judgy self down next to me, tut, then adopt the cats bum face when I called you out on your rude comments to me? Some people need to get a life. Or go for a run! Would highly recommend a dawn run. Keeps one wonderfully calm and mentally balanced 👍

When you took it as a “personal slight” and a sign that a stranger didn’t respect you enough to appear more glamorously??

I hate this too and a couple of years ago ended up with foundation on my top when the woman next to me spilt some on me. Ruined the top as the stain wouldn’t come out. The train table was covered in foundation and powders

The words you said.

I quite like it too.

Its one of those things, like eating in public while walking that I had no idea was seen negatively.

Objecting to spray, being elbowed and things with smells- NBU.

Wonky eyebrows or other aspects of make up application that do not affect you-BU

What makes you think that I think strangers should dress up for me?

It's a good use of time. Why not?

Make-up is not a magical filter, in real life, it doesn't hide or transform as much as they think it does.

Really? I watched a woman do her face on the train once and it completely transformed her. She was incredibly skilled, I subsequently copied a couple of her techniques.

I once worked with a younger teacher who lived in roughly the same direction as me and I'd often see him at the traffic lights having a shave and once he had his shaver in one hand and a slice of toast in the other hand!

You were resourceful enough to find time for a run. But you don’t think getting yourself presentable for work is a priority?

There was a thread on here recently about someone moaning that she couldn't freely poo in her work toilets because there were people in there doing their makeup, and a lot of the comments were berating them for not just doing it on the train (their make up, not their poo!)

What a load of rubbish.

How was she "taking up two seats" if you were sat next to her? How could you tell her eyebrows were "wonky"? Seriously you'd have to look pretty closely (and turn your head completely to face her) to notice that? You said in your other post it took her 15 minutes to do her mascara? Bullshit.
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As for people saying why don't you do it in the toilets at work - well because I assume when you get to work you arrive either just before or at the time you start and can't exactly nip off to the loo for an hour to put your makeup on! You're not doing anything else on the train so that's why people do it.

I thought you were BU till you said they used a spray. That's not ok. That can be done later in the open if really needed.
It is never ok to spray other people without either informed consent or as self defence reasonable force.
I'm not sure having wonky eyebrows is worse than any of the other things, that's not your problem.

It's lazy, and a bit pathetic to do your grooming in the train, but some people lack complete self-awareness.

I do love their mindset: could not possibly live without make-up, as must be spending 10mn to paint their face on public transport, but is ok for the world to see the process 😂
It usually end up with "all that for THAT? 😂😂"
Make-up is not a magical filter, in real life, it doesn't hide or transform as much as they think it does.

Reminds me of these tv shows were people are too "embarrassed" to do something in real life (medical, or clutter or what-have-you) but are happy to go on national tv to discuss it in details. Brilliant.

I do this, even though I know it gets disapproval.

I get up at 5.50am on a work day and have a long train ride. I'm a very compact operator. No elbows, spritzing or anything else.

As a now middle-aged women, I'm so over this type of judgy bullshit. Lots of reasons why people can be annoying or inconsiderate in general life. No point listing them all here. But women doing makeup is an easy target.

Took an hour😲

I love watching people apply their make-up.

Well, it isn’t all that straightforward for some of us to ‘just’ get up ten minutes earlier, but I agree they shouldn’t be inconveniencing other passengers. Refreshing lippie is one thing, but a full-on makeup job not so much. They should probably just leave the makeup off if they’ve not had time.

It’s more the jabbing of elbows and the spray getting on me, now that would annoy me, but if it’s just putting on make up and it’s not in my personal space, I couldn’t give 2 hoots. I’ve done it before.

I’ve been on the tube a few times where people have been clipping their finger nails and the nails are flying EVERYWHERE. No man bashing, but it was always men! Also seen few people eating greasy food after a night out and wiping their hands on the seats🤮

Honestly, there are some real rotters about.