How do you feel about women that's don't wear Make-up ?

[flutterby1]

Just wondering what your true JUDGY thoughts are? I don't wear makeup often I'm in mid forties. How am I perceived? Lazy? Frumpy? Not caring? Boring? Can't be bothered to make an effort for others ? Or confident ? Perceived as being ' pretty enough' ?

@DappledThings

I can totally see how putting it on, especially in a group could be fun but very odd to think it's the only way to have fun before going out.

It's just part of being a teenage girl last century

I keep forgetting the harpie element on here

I'm bored now

We wont get past a society like that because since the dawn of time humans have always manipulated their physique, appearance, skin, hair etc to have a certain look, whether that be by scarring, tattoos, clothing or hair, hair removal, make up, piercings etc etc.

I dont wear make up, but its just part of how humans have operated for thousands of years, both male and female

What I find weird is those claiming they don't notice what other people look like. Really? This cannot be true. I never believe anyone who says that race and skin colour are invisible to them- similarly those who claim children can't see skin colour until someone points it out.

Appearance is the first thing we all notice about others, whether you deny that or not. It's part of our genetic makeup and integral to the social aspect of being human that we are all pre-disposed to. The different facial and physical characteristics of others are inherent to our initial reactions and responses to each other. Which is part of the reason why the beauty and fashion industry is so big and our obsession with appearance dominates much of society- and this is not just a recent penonemon, it's present throughout history since the dawn of civilisation and human culture.

But women on MN claim to not notice or make judgements on anyone's appearance... Hmm

I'm late forties and tbh I am more (secretly) judgey about people that are plastered in make up. I wouldn't judge somebody for not wearing make up

I wear make up everyday. Firstly it has spf in it but mostly I enjoy the glare and fun of it. The choosing. What colour blush today, purple or peach. How outrageous can I make my eyeliner. How bright should my lips be. Where should I put the blusher today. What eyebrows will I have.

i am not doing it for you. I’m not doing it for men. I like seeing my face differently and as it is mine, I am free to do so. Think what you like of it, I don’t think of anyone else’s face at all so who is worse off in the end?

I don’t wear make up (mid forties) - it’s never crossed my mind that anyone else would even notice let alone give a shit enough to judge me for it.

@StarTwirl Really? So only women who wear make up have friends, aren't boring and not pious?
Get away 😂
That's like someone saying all women who wear make up lack self confidence, are ugly without it and only wear it to be attractive to men.
None of which is true.

To try this the other way:

'I think that women who wear makeup every day are empty headed fools who obviously were too stupid in school to pay attention and want to earn their own money, so just were practicing to snare a man so they wouldn't have to work. They spent time around other similarly vacuous fake friends and their conversations all centred around their appearance and who was dating who. They all get botox and desperately try to keep up with each other, all the while sneering at women who aren't plastered in makeup because they don't believe that any woman doesn't want to make beauty and men her whole life.'

I DON'T believe a word of that screed I just wrote, by the way. I'm just turning your message on its head to show how absurd it is.

If I rocked up to work on Monday morning with a bright red lipstick the other women (and the one man) would definitely all notice! Some of my colleagues wear makeup, some don't. We are mostly older and those that do wear makeup keep it fairly subtle. I don't believe for a minute that nobody else notices how each other looks. I get daily comments about my clothes- mainly because I enjoy fashion and always put time into selecting my outfit, co-ordinating the items and putting them together in a way i feel is attractive and flattering. I get lots of compliments so people do notice.

I have observed that the women who wear make-up are the same women that take time to buy fashionable and flattering clothes and have clearly got an eye for what looks good and take an interest in fashion. The women that go make up free are those that talk about themselves in disparaging ways and feel they are unattractive- they say things to the make-up wearing women like "you always look so glamorous- I'm lucky if I manage to brush my hair", or "if I wore what you are wearing it would look awful on me." It doesn't seem that they have more confidence in their natural beauty, just that they don't feel comfortable with makeup because they feel it's 'not them' in a way and they are more uncomfortable with taking steps to make themselves more "attractive"- maybe because they feel unattractive- Im not sure...

I don't think the women who don't wear makeup are any more or less naturally good looking than those that do. I don't think you can deny that makeup does enhance your appearance if done correctly- although in some cases it is to my eyes ugly- Huge lashes, extreme contouring, orange foundation, massive filled lips, lipstick outside the lip-line etc.

What a silly post. Who says I'm proud of not wearing make-up? You've made that up.

It's not something that interests me. I have always been very happy with how I look even though I'm in my 50s. I think I'm pretty. I don't think I look prettier with make-up. If I wear make-up I just look like me with make up on.

I would probably wear it if I had light coloured eye lashes or something that needed make-up.

I used to go clubbing when I was younger and I'm still going out with groups of friend to festival's etc. Not wearing make-up has had zero effect on my happiness and on my social life.

The women that go make up free are those that talk about themselves in disparaging ways and feel they are unattractive- they say things to the make-up wearing women like "you always look so glamorous- I'm lucky if I manage to brush my hair", or "if I wore what you are wearing it would look awful on me." It doesn't seem that they have more confidence in their natural beauty, just that they don't feel comfortable with makeup because they feel it's 'not them' in a way and they are more uncomfortable with taking steps to make themselves more "attractive"- maybe because they feel unattractive- Im not sure...

what utter nonsense!! I rarely wear make up mostly cos I can’t be fucking arsed. I don’t waft around in a beige cardy with bad hair, eyes downcast, murmuring about how unattractive I am and that if I only knew the wonders of make up I’d be transformed!!!

fucks sake you have literally no idea about the women on MN and how they look

probably some conditioning as my mum is always made up even when at home. I do think , you brush your hair and style it, why wouldn’t you put a bit of makeup on? Otherwise, unless you have an amazing complexion, women tend to look like they just woke up.

Tbf, that's about as 'natural' as it gets....

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@Theeyeballsinthesky oops- have I touched a nerve? I wasn't talking about you- I was talking about the women I know personally if you read my post- not claiming to know what any of the women posting here look like!

Me and my mates used to go to gigs, pubs, clubs and had a whale of a time. Out of a group of 6 only half wore make-up and 1 of those was just to hide her scars so people wouldn't stare at her. We were far from pious and boring.

I don't care. I wear makeup every day as otherwise I look like a troll. But it doesn't bother me in the slightest for anyone who doesn't.

This made me laugh. 🤣

referring to one of the bizarre posts. I have never ever in my entire life got ready to ‘go out’ in the same room as any of my friends. Even when I was renting and sharing with friends. Is this genuinely a thing that happens outside of films and Tv?

I never did either. Closest I got was meeting up at a friend’s house, the rest of us would all be ready and we’d have to wait 20 minutes while she put her make-up on.

I didn’t either, outside of when we were all doing amateur dramatics (which is very different!)

We all just got ready in our own rooms and met up when done.

Yes, same here. I am 58. Wear very little or no make up. And can't help but jump at those plastered in orange stuff, false eyelashes that are way OTT, slug eyebrows and pumped up lips. There, I said it!

Can't say I've ever thought about it nor do i care

Well yes, those of us who wear make up probably think the same 🙄

LOL this.

There is a huge middle ground between subtle makeup that enhances your appearance and massive slug brows, drag queen lashes and fish lips. It's not either no makeup at all or Ru Paul is it? 😂