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 ?

If I met someone for the first time and she wasn’t wearing makeup, but was otherwise smart, I would think she’s confident. But if she hasn’t brushed her hair either/looks generally messy I would think she’s lazy, just fallen out of bed and can’t be bothered.

My default setting is… nobody wears makeup, and then I notice when they do.

Surely the default is that people (male/female/other) don't wear make up and the decision to wear make up is made by some people. Wearing make up shouldn't be the expectation and those who remain make-up free questioned as to their motivations.

It's like asking why people don't have tattoos or inject themselves with fillers and chemicals and asking what we think about

I wonder what you'd make of me then.

I wear make up very, very rarely and even then it's only minimal.

I've not really worn make up for around 20 years and I'm in my 50s now. I don't really care whether other people have an opinion on it or not. It's not something I think about.

I'm reasonably happy with my face. It's not because I've 'given up' or don't care or because I'm depressed etc, it's because I honestly don't think it looks any better than my natural beauty 🙃

Although I may notice eye make up or lipstick on others, it doesn't affect my feelings about them. An observation doesn't need to be followed by judgement.

Like many others on this thread, I very seldom wear makeup and would be surprised if my bare face changed how people feel about me.

I think it depends, do you mean zero make-up or just not the heavy thousand layer with contouring, highlighter and fake lashes and eyebrows kind of thing?(which has become the norm in 20-30 something it seems!)

I think I am more judgy of the latter, mainly because imo, no matter how skillfuly done, it just looks like too much removed from what the person actually looks like so i'd take the zero make up look over that any day. If someone looks clean (as in clean skin, hair, teeth etc) i would not think them frumpy or lazy or not caring, just confident and not bothered by beauty products and actually maybe more interesting?

I believe in less is more and love it when people subtly enhance their features in a way that only looking really up close you would notice their make up. I also think it's nice if a zero or very light makeup user goes all out for a special occasion, i love the Cinderella effect 😁

Personally , I wear make up every day and it takes 5 minutes. (Eye pencil, mascara, tinted lip balm and sometimes a tinted spf moisturizer). For special occasions its a cat eye and red lip, think Taylor Swift style.😄

Men dont wear make up so why on earth should I have too?

You don’t have to. I wear it. Nobody makes me.

I’m amazed theres a thread!
It’s honestly not something that has ever crossed my mind when I look at a woman’s face.
Some wear it and some don’t. I think more don’t than do but perhaps that’s because I don’t register it.

I'm 42 and I am often without makeup. I do like a cat eye, but I make a point of not wearing skin makeup every day and I never contour. I loathe the Kardashian/TOWIE overdone look and think it looks very low rent, especially when worn with trackie bottoms (that seems to be a mini trend lately) I do love lipstick, however.

Unless someone has very heavy make-up I don't notice if someone us wearing it or not. I work on a team with about 8 women and couldn't tell you if any of them wear make up or not.

I don't wear makeup most of the time and it's never occurred to me to wonder about what people think about it. Generally I don't notice if a woman is wearing makeup or not and I think more women don't wear it daily than people seem to think. I really don't think it's that unusual not to.

Do people really have negative opinions about women not wearing make up?

how very weird of them.

I'm in my mid 60s and have never worn makeup - other than a very, very occasional smudge of eye shadow, which never seems to last for long. can't remember the last time I even had this on.

I simply don't like the feel of it on my skin, never have. If others want to wear it -fine, doesn't worry me. I don't like seeing heavy makeup, but that's more because I wouldn't like the sensation of wearing it myself.

If others want to judge me on my lack of makeup - I think that says more about them than about me. Each to his or her own

Are you nice? Clever? Energetic? Funny? Kind? Good at your job? Polite to shop staff? Those are the things that matter, not whether or not you wear makeup.

I don’t wear it everyday if I’m not going anywhere. If I’m out with friends during the day it’s just mascara and lipstick. I only wear full makeup if I’m going somewhere special

I barely notice or care. I wear natural look makeup but most of my friends and colleagues don't wear any. I went to a friend's wedding recently and she didn't wear any that day either. She just isn't a makeup person. Neither is her husband.
Personally I do dislike heavy make up looks with thick foundation and big heavy lashes. It looks weird and spoils natural beauty.

I’m amazed at all this judgement!

I usually wear no makeup. I have good skin. Plus, I’m lazy. I also can’t wear any eye makeup due to having incredibly sensitive eyes; they start weeping.

At most, I’ll wear a bit of Nuxe l’huile prodigeuse (the pink one gives a great glow; the gold is all the summer makeup you need), and/or a bit of blusher.

If I’m feeling particularly shit and need to distract, a red lip.

Luckily, I’m not bothered what other women think of me.

I don't generally notice if people wear make up or not. The only time I notice and maybe judge, is if somebody professional eg judge, surgeon, barrister looks like they've had botox, wear lots of make-up, painted nails etc, then I question their professionalism. I know that's probably unfair. But I really think that their minds should be on higher things - not faffing about with botox and nails. I was horrified when my anaesthetist came to see me before she got her surgery stuff on and she had a full face of make up on with high heels. Obviously she was going to get changed but it just made me trust her less. And the opposite is true. If I see a doctor / lawyer and they have no make up on, I think they must me good at their job. I know this is not rational.

I don’t use to wear make up in my day to day life and only wear it on special occasions. I only have recently started to wear lipstick when going out. This comes from the confidence of having a really good skin and naturally rosy cheeks until I was in my late 30s. I have stood next to people who wore makeup and have commented that they have to wear makeup to look like me. So I never got into the habit of wearing it. Now I do sometimes have adult acne which leaves marks but I am confident enough to go without wearing foundation or anything to cover it. It just doesn’t feel natural. On the other hand, I feel sorry for those who wear makeup everyday and feel like they don’t have enough confidence to go without. It’s much better to invest in skincare than makeup. Natural is always best

In your opinion. As someone who wears makeup at times, but doesn't most days, your "natural is best" dogma sounds judgemental and insular.

I couldn’t care less who does or doesn’t wear makeup. It doesn’t reflect their character or my impression of them.

I’m early sixties and always wear makeup, whether I’m at home or out. It’s subtle, takes five minutes, makes me feel good. Each to their own is my motto.

I feel sorry for those who wear makeup everyday and feel like they don’t have enough confidence to go without

I suggest you take your pity and stick it where the sun don’t shine. I’ve got more front than Brighton, with or without make up. I just prefer my face with it. How dare you judge and condescend to other women about whom you know nothing?

Oh @Hiddenvoice what an incredibly cruel thing to say. I hope your H told her she was wrong.