Caked in makeup

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Why do some women plaster it on like there's no tomorrow, on the school run, everyday without fail. Not just subtle but full on caked in the stuff. AIBU to think why?

None of your damn business OP, this thread is a really mean one to start.

I wear makeup daily because it boosts my confidence. I would be really knocked for six if anyone suggested I wore too much.

It’s akways baffled me that women feel the need to paint their faces to feel pretty, it’s a bit weird when you think about it.

Frederik I don't think it's an out and out need to feel pretty, I think it's more of a need to cover things that make you feel insecure. I don't think it's weird at all.

I can’t understand how women can go out without make up on so there you go!

I wear a full face of make up every day. I enjoy applying it and I like the way I look. Definitely not to cover up bad skin. I have great skin, don't think I've ever had a single spot! And it's definitely not a confidence thing. I'm very confident with the way I look. Hard to say without sounding smug but it's true. I wouldn't judge a woman who didn't wear make up but for me it's just part of my routine like showering, brushing teeth etc

I always wear make-up. Always have, all the time. It's probably a mixture of insecurity and wanting to look my best.

I definitely do it for the benefit of others as well as for myself. I feel I owe it to others to look as though I've made an effort for them.

I don't care if I'm flamed or judged for saying that. We all judge, and are judged, for pretty much everything anyway.

Because maybe like my sister they had really bad acne growing up with made them completely self conscious and put it on everyday to hide their skin and now have got a habit they can't break because they still feel insecure.

Why don't people mind their own fucking business if something doesn't hurt you or anyone else then keep your crap judgemental opinions to yourself.

I love wearing make up. It's fun to put on and I feel good in it.

These threads always make me laugh. People just wanting to judge and criticise. Who honestly cares what other women do? I would never judge a woman on whether she wears make up or not. The great thing is we have choices and freedom today.

Youll get criticised for not wearing it and not caring about your appearance/looking unattractive, or you'll get criticised for wearing it and being vain or looking overdone. You'll never win because there's too many bored critics out there. So just do what makes you happy! There's no right or wrong choice here. Wear it, don't wear it, it's all valid.

Also I see women getting attacked a lot for daring to get up early and put make up on 'just for the school run'.....you do realise they have the whole day ahead of them, they don't just crawl back to bed? And why should you bother waiting until after the school run if you're happy to start the day fresh and do it early morning? To keep people like the op happy? I personally wouldn't want to get home and do it then when I could be doing other things so I will be the mum on the school run who is up early and ready for the day, and I wouldn't give two hoots what anyone thought! (It doesn't even take that long.) It's about their issues with themselves, not me.

Ah these sort of comments are a bugbear of mine. I'm a natural blonde with blonde eyelashes and eyebrows that can barely be seen without make-up. My skin is also very fair and translucent which looked 'porcelain and interesting' in my 20's but looks more 'long term illness' in my 40's without a tan.

So EVERY BLOODY WEEK the organisers at the local toddler group make a comment, without FAIL on my make up. Starts off nice enough, "ooh your make-up looks lovely, you look glam today" etc

But then the other comments follow, "Are you planning on going to a fashion show ha ha" or "I don't know how you have time to do all that while looking after kids" and "Do you do that just to come here?" etc etc so far so boring.

Anyway, rolled up there a couple of weeks ago with nothing but a bit of mascara on. Que, "OMG are you OK?, You look really TIRED, Have you been ill? The pregnancy looks like it's taking it's toll. Have you had your iron tested lately?"

Perhaps if women's looks were not such a bloody topic of conversation, some of us might not feel so paranoid because we have the natural beauty of the back end of a rhino and we wouldn't feel the need to fake it so people would just let us crack on with life without commenting on our sodding faces!

It seems like there is a fine line between make-up to flatter and enhance and trowelling it on. I think the OP was trying to get the point over that trowelled on cakey make-up seems a bit OTT for the school run.

I wear make-up when going out or to work, but I don't trowel it on as I don't rock the Barbara Cartland look.

I have psoriasis on my face and rosacea. I wear a lot of makeup to hide this. It's naice makeup but I know it's still not ideal for my skin, but I cant think about going out with my horrible face on display. So fight me

Do people think their 'made up' faces look better than natural faces

Yes. My bare face looks shit. 'Colouring it in' however bizarre the concept may be, makes me look miles better.

Because they think it makes them look more beautiful

Nope. At least not for me. I just think it just takes me from the, 'scaring small children and animals' look to the, 'reasonably well presented and not suffering dreadful illness' look.

I LOVE makeup. I don't cake it on however I take great pleasure in eyeshadow and playing around with my palettes to find a lovely shade that I've not worn before. So for work I usually go for more natural shades however it's still obvious I have makeup on.

But then some days I have to go makeup free as I occasionally visit a "white area" at work where makeup is seen as contamination. I don't feel any worse about myself on these days and look forward to the extra 30 mins in bed .

I guess it's the same reason people paint pictures, I enjoy seeing the result of my efforts.

And weirdly when I was younger (18+) I didn't really give a shit about makeup, I just did what I could be arsed/afford.
I think it's after I had my DD that I started to experiment with makeup. I spent 9 months looking like an absolute troll so when I returned to work it was important for me to look presentable. My work involves an element of shmoozing too (taking customers for lunch and kissing new customers asses) so I do generally feel a bit more confident when I look polished.

I think the really heavy make up thing is a trend, and it'll pass, just like lurid green cream eyelids in the seventies, stripy blusher in the 80s and eyebrows plucked to non-existence in the 90s. In the meantime I just need to try and stay calm when my 15 year old DD appears with painted on and sculpted eyebrows that make me wide-eyed with astonishment and horror.

Honestly. Imagine if someone started a thread saying "I wonder why people don't put on makeup every day, why don't they make the effort?"

I wear makeup every weekday. I have bad skin so I like a full coverage foundation. I like to wear different lipsticks because I enjoy looking colourful. Don't wear eye shadow but I have eyelash extensions because I like how they look and it saves me time having to put on mascara in the morning.

Some of us don't just do the school run and then go home. I work school hours so I do the school run and then head to work, where I like to look presentable. I tend to wear less makeup when I'm home at the weekends.

Who really cares how much makeup someone has on? If it doesn't affect you why care so much?

"Who really cares how much makeup someone has on? If it doesn't affect you why care so much?"

It's an interesting question isn't it? Just like 'who do people wear certain clothes?'

I love wearing make up. It's like colouring in but on your face. But I am quite happy to wander around/go to work etc without it. I don't really worry about what other people do. They can do whatever they like.

The Michelle fowler look (think orange foundation) is alive and well at our school gate. Grim

I love make up, wear it in the day, heavier on a night out.

Went on a friends work do and was with around 10 young lasses, all around 18-20. At times I thought I was talking to the same girl, they all looked exactly the same. Almost black eye shadow, false lashes, brown striped cheeks and long dark brown hair. 'Twas very confusing!

*Gwenhwyfar Sun 17-Dec-17 15:18:52
"Who really cares how much makeup someone has on? If it doesn't affect you why care so much?"

It's an interesting question isn't it? Just like 'who do people wear certain clothes?'*

That's not interesting at all actually
Simple answer: because they choose to

Don't understand the point of this thread, apart from wanting to feel superior that you wear less or no make up because your skin is perfect and you have high self esteem
I could perhaps think you look unwashed, and just wonder why you would force the world to look at your untidy personage. But I don't

People are so very touchy and defensive about all this stuff. Your fellow mnetters are not the devil incarnate just because they find certain looks or fashions or habits not to their liking.

The outrage over brown leather sofas, for example!

Your attitude should be "I wear loads of makeup because I think it looks nice and I keep up to date with current trends".

Just as my attitude (to not wearing makeup) is because I prefer to do other things with that time and I'm not all that bothered about how I look.

There really isn't any judging going on here that I can see, just a bit of harmless chat.

"That's not interesting at all actually hmm
Simple answer: because they choose to"

If it's not interesting, why are you on the thread??

Why do you say ‘caked in’ make up? It’s a bit sneery, isn’t it? I notice that other posters have asked the same question.

It’s a weird description. If you go for a walk in a muddy field, your boots might be ‘caked’ in mud. That implies that the substance doing the caking is forming its own shape, distinct from the thing it’s ‘caking’. So it’s an enormous exaggeration. Who needs men to slag off our appearance, eh?

Are you one of those side eye women who says, “oh, you’re very glamorous, aren’t you?”, or “how long do you spend putting all that on in the morning?”.