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' ?

I don’t wear make up. I don’t think everyone looks better with makeup. Only people who know how to apply makeup correctly look better with make up. When I do it I look like a clown.

when I was a teenager / young adult? We did occasionally get ready together, IIRC. It was fun.

Lit from within, luminous make up is a joy.

its an art and a skill.

It really is! I have rosacea so a nice tinted spf just evens out my skin tone, makes me look less ruddy and more glowy, plus it protects from the ageing effects of the sun too.

Think -over your lifetime how much time you have spent ‘enhancing’ your looks - oh,yeah it’s only a few minutes but still.
Then there’s the times you can’t really enhance your features, outdoor activities -swimming in the sea-are you self-conscious?
Hurrying to get done up again?
I envy people who are happy with how they look.

Of course, but all too often, it is way over the top and not attractive at all!

There we go again, always grasping at the extremes.

most ‘normal’ folk who wear make up are happy to go out, exercise etc without. It’s life, isn’t it.

Don’t let it bother you.

Really -even posters feeling for the unmade up saddos in their unflattering clothes?

Not sure what you’re referring to but I didn’t say it. You seem cross.

I haven't put any make up on since I was a teenager.

Don't like it, makes me very self conscious. It smells and it makes me hot and bothered.

Definitely couldn't be bothered getting up early to do it everyday before work! 😮

I certainly wouldnt say "often". I don't see that kind of OTT look a lot at all. Most women I see out and about during the day wear either no makeup or subtle makeup.

Possibly out in pubs/clubs you'd see it more but even then- who cares? If you don't like it then don't do it. I cant get concerned about how others choose to present themselves - thats up to them. There may well be people who don't like the way you present yourself but I'm sure you arent going to change how you get ready in the mornings because of them are you?

I’m on my 50’s and still get ready with friends when we’re away for the weekend/on holiday/at each others houses.

Music on, wine flowing and chatting while we get ready is absolutely the norm for us and always has been

I wear very little. I think i look fine

It's not nonsense. I know women who say these things too.

It's very much a thing. I did it all through my teens.

I think the same about men. I'd hate to wake up with dark circles and a giant zit on my face and not be able to do anything to cover it!

Are we still here 8 pages later declaring that make up is worn ONLY to attract men, ONLY to look attractive and ONLY acceptable in conditional terms ie subtle or natural. As if attractiveness is life’s ultimate goal.

free yourselves ✔️

I have a friend who never wears any makeup and I must admit, I sometimes think, I would LOVE to try out a bit of subtle makeup on her, enhance her features, I think she'd look amazing. I daren't suggest it though!

My friends and I are 50s-60s. Most wear a little bit - even out skin tone, a bit of mascara. One does the full eye shadow and lipstick too - and partly because her husband likes her to.
I have no judgement for those who wear none - though I do think when I see women of any age in full on 'I'm ready for my close-up' type stuff that it's unattractive- I want to scrape half of it off.

I am 61 and have rarely worn makeup. I am not bothered about going to dressy places, can't be arsed with the faff, and never have been. So I have never bought make-up, ever. I have worn it a couple of times when one particular friend wanted to put some on me. It was OK, I didn't object, but I didn't feel it enhanced my evening.

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I feel impressed by women who don’t wear make up. And I love a bit of make up.

I've worn make up pretty much every day except for 2.5 years in lockdown when I was really poorly.
Why should I judge other people who don't though? We're both exercising our right to choose.
I feel better and more confident with it and I look nicer.

What a funny question OP. Would you even ask this for men?