to wonder why some women don't wear make-up

[MeganCherry]

I'm sure I will get flamed for this but -

I don't mean trowel it on every morning, 3 lots of foundations, eyeshadow, eyeliner etc.

I have quite good skin, so on a usual day I'll wear - mascara and a lipstick/glass. On a bad day I'll probably wear concealer too.

I think make up is about enhancing your features and making the best of them. Me after a sleepless night I look like a zombie, add some concealer and I look like a human being again.

I like to wear make up for me and not to impress my husband or friends or strangers. I just know that I look better when I'm wearing it.

[melika]

I wear more now than when I was younger, I'm in my late forties and every little helps!

[Sunnywithshowers]

YABU. I can't see why I should wear make up every day.

[Booyhoo]

no sign of OP.

[Anniegetyourgun]

OK, after 5 pages of discussion, is the OP ready to come back and tell us whether she now understands why some women don't wear make-up?

No, of course not, silly me.

[Anniegetyourgun]

Great minds...

[TheDoctrineOfSnatch]

I love this thread for IThinkOfHappy and Hecate's comments.

[itsallinmyhead]

I don't apply makeup all the time because I don't have the energy and have much better things to waste spend my time doing.

I'm a young professional who wears makeup for work, socialising etc. and with a 14yr old dd and a 5 week old ds at home, makeup is low on my list of priorities when I'm at home.

[woozlebear]

Sugarrice - there's 'need' and 'need'. I'm sure plenty of people would think I 'need' make up because I'm not great looker and they'd think I looked 'better' (I define 'better' as closer to magazine/media accepted norms). It's not really a matter of feeling like I don't need to - I just don't think about it at all. Do you think you 'need', I dunno, a boob job, or a nose job, or liposuction, or hair extensions or whatever? Probably not, and it's probably not a conscious decision, it's probably more that you haven't given it much thought one way or another. Because you haven't subscribed to that level of appearance expectation. It's kind of like that.

[PretzelTime]

I do think you wanted to rile up teh MN ladies OP
YABU of course. Why should it be mandatory for all women to wear paint in the face all the time, or ever even? I'm not complaining about all blokes not wearing green nailpolish or coloured beards or whatever.

[Ilisten2theradio]

I do wear make up but I am having a hard time explaining to DD (9) why I want to do it and why it is Ok for me but not for a child. I think she gets that it makes her look too much older and isn't appropriate, but it can make you stop and think when asked the way children do.
As an aside DS and I had a conversation around this - he cam in part way through where I commented that I heard somewhere that women who do not wear makeup to work are less likely to be promoted. He totally thought that was absolute bollo* and I agree with him really.
(not that I am likely to go to work without a small amount of makeup on.

[chandellina]

Yabu, my whole family makes up every morning, my baby looks great with mascara and dh's cheekbones are to die for with a bit of bronzer.

[iwantanafternoonnap]

I am not ashamed of my face that I need to cover it in artificial stuff during the day or for work.

On the rare nights out I may give it ago but not always as depends on venue. I consider it a dress up thing not an everyday wear thing so posh frocks = make up.

Life is not about looks/fashion but about fun, kindness and enjoying yourself.

[Fivemoreminutesmummy]

I never bother as I feel it perpetuates inequality as people have mentioned above. Also I'm bloody lazy. And I generally think people look much better without makeup.

[thegreylady]

I never ever wear it unless I am going somewhere special when I use a bit of eyeshadow and some lipstick.I have never worn makeup daily not even in my teens.my skin is soft and unblemished.I feel sticky and dirty with stuff on my face.
interestingly my dd is the same-she is 38.

[iwantanafternoonnap]

Oh and I am a lazy cow who rarely brushes her and just ties it up so painting my face is just not going to happen

[iwantanafternoonnap]

Hair that should have had 'hair' in their!

[melika]

I wear it to go to work but if I don't do anything special I am make up free.

I am not ashamed of my face either, just prefer to 'enhance' it!

[ArielThePiraticalMermaid]

AIBU to not like ugly people? Well? Am I?
Is that what you mean?

OP, I can be bothered to wear make up every day. I know I look better with it, but look at it this way, the more you wear, the more you have to wear, because you will be so paranoid about people seeing you au naturel.

[mrsjay]

because I am stunning as I am I dont need my features enhanced as I would probably stun folk with my beauty and it isn't fair on the ugly

in other words mind your dont be so twee and sterotypical if you like your make up then fine but don't expect all women to conform to add to their 'features' or whatever it is you meant

[thebody]

Hecate I have copied out your expressions for future use. Laughed out loud at the Webber comment as did my dd.

[dischordant]

Always to work but never to tennis.

Tally -ho! Love make up!

[MardyBra]

<a class="break-all" href="http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=roz+monsters+inc&um=1&hl=en&client=safari&sa=N&tbo=d&rls=en&biw=1443&bih=709&tbm=isch&tbnid=GnlIjf6fiugngM:&imgrefurl=www.twylah.com/DisneyPixar/topics/monstersinc&docid=vGTh1Hdqi42gVM&imgurl=img611.imageshack.us/img611/3489/xt.jpg&w=1280&h=690&ei=TErwUO6_OJCa0QWvx4GQAg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=484&vpy=328&dur=716&hovh=165&hovw=306&tx=138&ty=116&sig=113146812327350081433&page=1&tbnh=133&tbnw=266&start=0&ndsp=31&ved=1t:429,r:11,s:0,i:129" rel="nofollow noindex" target="_blank">Look - all it takes is a bit of eyeliner and lippy and she looks stunning

[mrsjay]

how did you get my picture mardy will need to change profile settings now

[Fakebook]

I can't leave the house without a dab of foundation. Just because I do it I don't expect every other woman to wear make up all the time. Although I do openly admit that I judge women with visible random crusty spots on their face that can be easily concealed.