How do you feel about women that don't wear make-up -thread 2

[flutterby1]

Just wondering what your true JUDGY thoughts are? I don't wear makeup often I'm in my mid forties. How am I perceived? Lazy? Frumpy? Not caring? Boring? Can't be bothered to make an effort for others ? Or self confident enough not to ' need' it, regardless of how attractive you view yourself ?

Thanks so much, OP, for inviting our true judgy thoughts! I never want to hear anyone's 'be kind, virtue-signalling' thoughts. We all judge and this is an anonymous forum where virtue-signalling is a bit pointless!

I wear a bit of make-up. I'm an older woman but I have good skin - very few wrinkles because I've kept out of the sun. I would say I'm average looking but I make the best of what I've got with a bit of light foundation (almost 'tinted moisturiser'), blusher, greige eye shadow and a lipstick which wouldn't scare horses. Without anything I look washed out - so the absolute minimum is a quick blot of lipstick - it brings my whole face to life.

I'm vainer than I admit in real life. I think not-particularly-pretty people often are. If I looked like Margot Robbie I wouldn't bother with make-up and I'd go out in my gardening clothes. Yes, I care about how I appear to others and I want to be thought of as well-presented and stylish. You only get one life. Not bothered about being fashionable, though - that's different.

I have lots of friends who don't wear make-up and I've honestly never thought about how I feel about that until your question. I suppose I'd rather no make-up than the OTT, plastered on an inch thick look. I think heavy make-up is ageing, whether you're 14 or 84. To me, the most flattering look is to try and enhance what you've already got and minimise your problem areas.

I think a good haircut and stylish clothes (I don't mean fashionable, or formal, or expensive necessarily) are what's important and stop you looking as if you don't care about yourself or others - never a good message to be sending out!

I don’t wear it day to day. I used to pop a BB cream and small amount of eye liner on during the day but I don’t even bother now. I hate having anything other than moisturiser on my face, it’s grim when make up rubs off on clothing.

I have clear skin, long dark lashes, dark and natural brows. What do I need make up for? I notice blonde folk can look insipid with blonde eye lashes and eye brows so can understand they may add a bit of mascara or whatever. But….. generally that’s only really noticeable to me if that’s a person who usually changes their appearance via make up, so….. maybe they don’t need to bother either!!

One thing that’s always stuck with me is how much more attractive all the Celebrities look in the jungle when they’re torn away from their makeup. They look natural, their own beauty comes through. Then they “doll up” when they’re torn away leave and look cheap and plastic again. That taught me that make up is not something I want to waste my time on.

I don’t think it would notice someone NOT wearing make up. Most people who wear make up don’t want it to seem like they are so how can you tell? Of course sometimes you can tell if someone is wearing make up and that’s fine. I wouldn’t have any particular thought unless the make up was very heavy and/or not to my taste.

I think not wearing make up is empowering. Whilst there are men who wear make up and/or have a skin care routine, the fact the majority don't stands testimony to how unnecessary it is to wear make up. I see make up, shaving etc. as a buy into it if you want to to whatever extent you personally want to. It's not lazy, it's an optional extra. I think it's fun to wear some when I go out, in same way dressing up in my posh kit or fancy shoes is.

It's definitely not lazy - lazy is not having a shower if you have time to even though you know you need one

I don't wear make up as i hate the way that it feels on my skin. It makes me itch. My mum wears make up and i don't judge her. However my mum judges anyone who doesn't wear make up. I can still remember when i was doing the legal practice course and i failed an exam. My mum is still trying to convince me that i would have passed if i had been wearing make up. I am convinced that wearing make up would have made me do worse. I would have spent at least half of the exam scratching my face.

I dont wear makeup and never really notice or consider it on anyone else unless its dreadful, then i wonder if people have mirrors.

Wow, it never occurred to me that disapproving of women who don’t wear make-up could be a ‘thing’! I’ve never worn any since I was about 20. I don’t really like the feel of creams etc.

On other people, I don’t notice if they’re wearing make-up unless it’s either very thick or supermodel glamorous.

I’ve noticed on Mumsnet some women also purse their lips about people who go out with their hair still wet. I love to feel mine drying in the sun!

I don’t wear makeup and I haven’t ever noticed if anybody else is either. I am quite sure nobody is looking at me.
I just doesn’t register.

I wear makeup every day, even if I'm just in the house. I like wearing makeup, and spending 10 mins in the morning doing it is just part of my routine (foundation/bb cream, blusher, bronze, highlighter, lipstick or lipgloss and lash extensions which I do myself at home). I don't notice anyone's else though - thinking of all my mum friends on the school run, I can't tell you which wear makeup and which don't because I don't take notice. If they suddenly started wearing it when they normally didn't or vice versa I'd probably notice, but no judgement whatsoever. Whatever floats your boat!

I wear a full face of make up every day - not that you’d notice because it’s done with the intention of not showing apart from bright lipstick. I look bloody awful without it and hate even opening the front door until I’ve done my face.

I’d never, ever judge another woman for it in a million years. What other people do with their faces is none of my business.

I don’t wear make up and don’t have good skin, but I feel stupid wearing it. I don’t like it, it feels like painting on a mask to me. I feel worse wearing it than I do showing my imperfections with my naked face.

I don’t need this thread to know the judgement though because the parents in my childs class have a heavy presence of heavily made up instagram mums and they look at me like I’m something they have stepped in, they don’t hide their disgust at all.

I wear make up from Monday to Friday and usually don´t at weekends. I don´t think I am more marvellous or virtuous for one or for the other. Other women can do as they please.

Oh God, I'm totally jealous of anyone who can go out with wet hair on the basis that mine looks awful if I do! I'd love to be someone who can leave it to dry naturally. Not fair.

I don't wear it ever now. I used to be a MUA in the film industry but I honestly cannot be arsed any more.
If anyone hated on me because of it I'd think them a shallow sexist twat. I always felt a bit resentful of the idea that we should wear it to look appealing to men, while they don't have to do anything bar have a shower and walk in a straight line?

I need the goddamned laughing emoji for this one (looking at you Mumsnet, bring it back!). Your last paragraph made me laugh, walk in a straight line 😂

I wouldn't even notice unless they were directly facing me
i'm 60 and have worn a light touch but feel I need something as my skin tone has changed ( wearing softer shade clothing too)
I wear L'Oreal " rose porcelain" concealer and BB cream
Eyebrow mascara to add definition as I don't wear mascara( glaucoma eye drops cause falling lashes) and a pink lipstick( Mac Pink peppermint or Clinique sweet Pop)

I haven't worn makeup for years. About 10 years ago, DD convinced me to have my face made up when we were in John Lewis, although I agreed it looked very nice, I could feel it on my skin, and couldn't wait to remove it.

Thing is, someone can be super healthy and do all the right things and still have “bad” skin. There’s nothing more I can try to unclog or shrink my pores, or get rid of blotchiness! Make up is the only thing that at least gives me some confidence

Most women who don't wear make up probably don't care what others think.
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I won't judge you for wearing it if you don't judge me for not wearing it (which I assume you don't).
Feminism means empowering women to do what's right for them. 👍

I don't notice unless it's something painterly, like vivid eye shadows really well blended or fantastic looking skin.

I'm usually bare faced with sunscreen but occasionally wear a my face but better look. I've worn Black Honey since the 90s.

I don't notice to be honest, I haven't worn it in years I've got sensitive skin and it makes it worse so I just leave it alone now and no one comments or cared I don't think

Just to add that since I’ve got too old for it I’m sick with envy of younger women who wear black eyeliner flicked up at the outer corner.

Thank you! It's true though isn't it? Maybe that and shave their pubes occasionally?! 🤣

I don’t wear makeup, I haven’t for years. I don’t really like it, or how it feels on my face. I have very irritable eyes, so definitely can’t wear eye makeup.

I couldn’t care less what others do.