To ask: if you don't wear make up regularly, what do you genuinely think when you see someone who does?

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Really interested to hear people's views on this as it's something the socially anxious person in me has always wondered.

I wear a lot of make up by most people's standards. It stems from my teens where I developed bad skin and was just desperate to cover it. It's a lot better now but I have scars and patches that I feel insecure about.
So as well as a concealer and powder foundation, I also fill in my eyebrows daily, wear liquid eyeliner on my top lid, kohl pencil on my waterline, mascara, bronzer and either matte lipstick or a tinted lip balm. Without the eye make up I look tired or ill (people have actually said that!)

This is most days unless I know for sure I won't be going out that day. I have applied it for so many years that it only takes me about 5/10 minutes to put it on in the morning, and the amount of money I spend on make up has just become one of those accepted expenses, although I don't actually spend a lot because aside from my foundation, the rest is usually affordable stuff like Maybelline, Bourjois etc

I go through phases where I just hate the fact that I feel like I have to wear it and so I try to wean myself off it e.g. By not wearing eyeliner or by going for a subtle/minamalistic look. But I just don't feel confident and end up reverting back!

I have always wondered what ladies who don't wear make up are thinking when they talk to me. If I walk in to a room, 99% of the time I am wearing the most make up out of any woman. So ironically, I wear make up so that people don't think "look at her scars", but now have developed this insecurity where I feel that when I talk to someone, all they are thinking is "jeez how much make up is she wearing, it's a toddler and baby group for crying out loud"!!

Am I being silly?

I have a friend who I meet up with a few times a week for baby stuff; play group, playground.. she has a full face of makeup no matter what we're doing. I think it looks a bit silly to be honest and totally out of place in the harsh light of day. I only wear makeup for nights out or weddings but I am lucky in that I have good skin.

If you do contouring, Emerald, don't, whatever you do, do the sucking in of cheeks and going in with the brush. It only works when I real make up artist does that, but not in real life.

Get a good colour contour, it has to be a but of a walnut shade, no orange in it at all.

Then push the colour right under your cheekbones and only go in one third of the way towards the mouth, no further .Blend upwards and to the outside.

"If you have time to put your face on before mother and baby group, you are to be congratulated and admired." can I ask why?

I never wear makeup - if someone has just a little on, I probably won't notice.

If they have loads on my opinion would vary depending on the setting and how well it was done. For example I work with someone who wears heavy foundation with obvious tide marks - I quietly wish to myself that she had the confidence to wear less coverage. If it was over the top I might think fashion victim and if it was brilliantly done I'd be impressed they got all that done in the morning especially eyeliner which I can't do at all

I think it also depends where you work - I'm in a v low makeup environment and when our CEO visited with heavy makeup and strong red lips all of us commented between ourselves on it being too much and making her look out of touch with her employees.

When I see makeup assistants in department stores or air hostesses wearing a lot, I usually think they would look better with less on.

And yes, I do get told I look tired - I just find it funny that I can mark the start of summer by when people start asking me if I'm anaemic

I'm a regular make up wearer - but I have a day version and an e being look. The photo you've given shows quite heavy make up around the eyes - I think that's more an evening look. Why don't you try a different, lighter eye makeup for day, that doesn't include lining your inner eye with kohl so you get a fresher, less made up look, and then you can use the heavier eye make up for going out in the evening? That way you get the best of both worlds - your skin is still covered and you get to 'dress it up' for going out somewhere special? Bronzer and powder can be a little dated too - maybe try a matte foundation with a good primer underneath, and a makeup setting spray to finish (Urban Decay do a good one)?

I tend to think that this is just their 'look' and am in awe of how much time they spend in the morning.

I didn't wear make-up at all until recently. Now I wear a little bit, mostly just lipstick. However, I only recently realised that I have the natural advantage of slightly dark eyelashes and eyebrows, so I already have a bit of 'definition'. Whereas someone with very pale eyebrows/lashes will probably always need to reach for some mascara and pencil.

I now sometimes wear mascara and am working up to trying out a powder foundation - high maintenance is a long way off for me!

It usually makes me feel self conscious for not wearing any...
I choose not to because I can't justify the money spent on products and the time it takes to apply (except for special occasions), but I also feel like it's one of those things that society expects women to do to be 'normal' like shaving etc, and you get judged if you don't wear any, and if you wear too much

I do the full face for work and socialising, I think it makes me look better , as in more human, otherwise I wouldn't do it 😂

When I see others, either no make up and I either think lucky them they don't need it, or hmm, a little might help there, or if it's done badly ie fake brows and lashes , over lined lips etc, I think that's s by try hard and doesn't look so good.

Mostly though if it's done well, I just think she looks attractive or whatever. Which is guess is the point really,

The only comments I ever had was from a female colleague who sat next to me and said "gosh you apply you're make up so perfectly" I think I responded with "well I'm hardly likely to just slap it on🙄" but numerous other comments about having great skin, which is really all smoke and mirrors, an illusion created by good foundation and concealer etc.

I don't pay attention to how much make up people are wearing. It's just not very interesting.

I never wear any makeup. What I probably think, when I see you, is how lovely you look.

S xxx

I would suspect people that do wear make up would pay more attention to the make up that others wear tbh.

I only wear make up if I'm going out on a night out. When I see people at work who wear a full face of make up everyday I wonder if they think I look terrible...

I wonder what they look like without the makeup - especially if heavily made up.

I wear make up every day but I doubt that many people notice unless I use eye shadow, I had terrible skin for years and cover it up, light bulb moment for me was discovering powder foundation.

I met someone recently that doesn't wear make up at all and found that more weird tbh, she is very well dressed, nice hair but never wears makeup. I kind of admire her but my she could look so different with just eye liner and mascara on occasion.

I'm kind of envious when I see someone with nicely applied make-up. I never wear any (partly idleness, partly political), and at 38 I feel it's too late to start without drawing unwanted attention to myself, which I sort of regret as I think as I age make-up would help soften the process a bit... I'm envious because I've always felt that there's no point in my wearing make-up - my face is just, well, wrong, and make-up would only highlight this!

I also have acne scars and at the very least, I'll be wearing:

Foundation
Powder
Blusher
Mascara
Eyebrows (I have none otherwise!)

So that's my face whether I'm doing the school run, baby group or going to the post office.

I've gone through phases of dressing slobbily because I'm "only" going to playgroup, but I feel better and more confident in myself if I'm turned out halfway decent

I don't usually notice tbh unless it's a large amount of make up.

Day to day I'll wear mascara and I accentuate my brows with Benefit "Gimme Brows", the little brown mascara pot. That's it.

If I'm going somewhere I do the full works: primer, foundation, contour/highlight, concealer, smoky eyeshadow, winged eyeliner, mascara, properly filled in brows and lipstick.

There's a woman I see on my way into work most days and she wears a full face of make up that Ru Paul would say is too much, fake tan and a massive, massive curly hairpiece. Who could be arsed with that every morning?

if it's subtle, I just think they look well presented and am a bit they have the time or can be bothered.

If it's slapped on or wrong colours, the type that doesn't look good i will wonder why they haven't practised or read up on colours or applying.

I usually think 'she looks nice but I couldn't be arsed except for a proper night out'. I also feel a bit sad that they don't think they look pretty without it, because they are actually quite beautiful.

I wouldn't read to much into the 'you look tired' comments when you dont wear it, people are just noticing there is something different about you and can't work out what it is. When I don't wear my glasses people invariably ask me if I've had my hair cut

I also have facial scarring. When I have mentioned to people that I am self conscious of it they say 'what scar?' I point it out and they still look at me like >

We are often far more critical of our own appearance than others are.

I would think nothing of it unless you were orange or made up like a clown.

Depends... if it's heavy make-up for day-time I think it looks a bit out of place, I would think the person has low self esteem or confidence issues about how they look.

I wear light make-up daily (CC cream, touch of bronzer, neutral eyeshadow, tinted lipbalm, eyebrow stuff.

At work I think too much make-up looks unprofessional, unless you're a beautician or work on a make-up counter.

I love seeing people with makeup on. I wear loads and feel groomed with it on. Its my mask

I love looking at people that wear a full face of make up ! it looks so glamorous and I really wish i was one of those people.

Even watching Towie those young girls who clearly do not need it , i think wow you look amazing .

I look like a tired old mummy and i would envy you OP

I'm like you, even down to the comments of 'you like ill' when I go without make up. I'm trying to wear less though....trying......
I wish I could be one of those ladies who could just go out without none or minimal but I don't see it happening any time soon.