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False eyelashes on the school run?

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HexagonalQueenOfTheSummer · 09/05/2012 00:38

AIBU to think this is excessive? And when worn in conjunction with 4 inch heels, full fake tan, clothes suitable for a nightclub and hairpieces AIBU to think it's laughably over the top for the school run?

Said woman has told me she gets up at 5am every school day to get ready.

OP posts:
Kayano · 09/05/2012 04:19

Unless they are in uggs and pj bottoms I hate when people judge others at the school gate.

She is dressed and has made an effort. So
What? She probably
Judge you right back for not
Making an effort Wink

MarieFromStMoritz · 09/05/2012 05:00

When I meet someone really heavily made up I always assume they have very low self esteem at the heart of themselves.

This is rubbish. Some people are just into make-up and hairstyling. Actually, I think often the opposite it true. I know when my self-esteem is low, I stop making an effort with my appearance.

hotheels · 09/05/2012 05:19

Same as me Marie totally agree.

knitknack · 09/05/2012 05:29

Imagine a world where women just STOPPED judging other women - we'd have do much POWER! Try not to be part of it OP, for the sake of all young girls out there...

knitknack · 09/05/2012 05:29

SO sausage fingers!

comedycentral · 09/05/2012 07:38

Urgh I hate these sort of threads, very bitchy imo. Just focus on dropping off your children.

DaydreamDolly · 09/05/2012 07:42

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catgirl1976 · 09/05/2012 07:47

Just a pont - she might not have false eyelashes as such - they might be extensions? A lot of people I know have these now.

All power to her though - I wish I could put falsh eyelashes on. Its beyond me :(

catgirl1976 · 09/05/2012 07:47

Just a point even (as oppossed to a pont :))

catgirl1976 · 09/05/2012 07:48

oppossed?

ifancyashandy · 09/05/2012 07:54

I am currently on the way to work. Heels, fake tanned yesterday, eyelash extensions, full make up & perfume.

Like Worra, I could not give a shiney shit what you or anyone else thinks of me. Judge away and brush your hair while you're at it.

OutragedAtThePriceOfFreddos · 09/05/2012 07:56

Think about it another way, how little self confidence must this woman have if she feels the needs to dress up to that extent to do the school run? She obviously feels she needs to do this for some reason. And if she doesn't, then maybe she enjoys doing it, so that's up to her if she wants to.

There is always the possibility she is doing something after the school run. Taking kids to school is not the only thing most people have going on of a morning.

vincettenoir · 09/05/2012 08:02

Ynbu to think this is a bad look fir the school run. But at the same token if that's what she wants to wear...

Pooka · 09/05/2012 08:15

I really couldn't care less what other people wear for the school run. Up to them.

Though I do (silently) judge when it's pyjamas and slippers - while wondering how hard it can really be to pull on a pair of jeans. But I don't obsess to the point of thinking about it later on - this thread has just got me thinking about the different outfits on display at school and the pyjamas slipper combo was what really sprang to mind.

Ephiny · 09/05/2012 08:24

It sounds odd to me, being a jeans/trainers type of person myself unless I really have to dress up - but I guess everyone has their hobbies, and if hers is fashion and makeup, and that's how she chooses to spend her time, then that's no sillier than many other interests people have.

It doesn't affect me what other women choose to wear, so I really can't say it bothers me.

Don't think you can deduce much about someone's mental state really. Sometimes those with low self-esteem (and maybe depression) make very little effort with personal grooming because they don't have the energy or don't feel they're worth it. Sometimes confident happy people just like dressing themselves up in extravagant or 'excessive' ways because it's fun for them.

halcyondays · 09/05/2012 08:28

Well it's up to her isn't it? I wouldn't get up at 5a.m for anything but if she wants to spend ages getting dressed up, she's not hurting anybody, is she?

MrsHelsBels74 · 09/05/2012 08:29

There's a mother I see every now & then at various baby groups & she is always dressed up to the nines. Hair done, loads of make up, tight short dresses & heels. I think part of me is in awe that she finds the time to do all this but part of me thinks it's too much. Maybe part if me is jealous because I'm totally cack handed when it comes to hair & make up & usually end up looking like a drag queen Blush
Although sometimes at the baby groups she sits there flicking through magazines ignoring her son so it makes me wonder what get priorities are. But then, I don't know anything about her really so I'll take my judgey pants off again!

thebody · 09/05/2012 08:30

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MissBetsyTrotwood · 09/05/2012 08:31

It's better that than pajamas and slippers. I really, really hate that. Better to make an effort than not be bothered to get dressed at all.

MissBetsyTrotwood · 09/05/2012 08:32

And FWIW my friend does all that before the kids go to school. I think she looks lovely. Grin

KatoPotato · 09/05/2012 08:32

I wear false eyelashes most days and a full face of makeup... Because I want to! I wear lashes because my own fell out when pregnant and gave me a complex. I'm aware some other mums pull faces but to hang with the lot of them. Live and let live x

CurrySpice · 09/05/2012 08:35

I am one of the few working moms who does the school run at my DCs' school and, as such I am often the only one in heels, full make up, dress/suit. I have had comments that my shoes are "unsuitable" for the school run, and that I am "overdressed" for the school run

It makes me mad how judgey women are about others. And this thread is yet another example of that.

Get a grip and mind your own business

BlackholesAndRevelations · 09/05/2012 08:36

I wish I had the time, money and energy to redecorate my house a la showroom! Re: the dressing for the school run, I do make sure I'm showered, dressed nicely (though no heels as I can't walk in them, much less run around after two year old) and made up (eyeshadow, eyeliner, mascara) before I leave the house... I hope to GOD I don't end up as someone who wears slippers and pjs on the school run... It's not to do with how other people perceive me, but that if that was the case I'd seriously have given up on myself, IYKWIM?

NannyPlumIsMyMum · 09/05/2012 08:39

I think Hex is a musing on an observation... That certainly doesn't make her bitchy !

NannyPlumIsMyMum · 09/05/2012 08:40

Sorry ' musing ' on an observation , not ' a musing ' .