How do you feel about yourself with and without makeup?

[Destinysdaughter]

I've worn makeup since I was 13 and I don't feel like 'me' without it . I sometimes feel like 2 different pp tbh as I'd never go out ( except to pop to the local shops, go swimming etc) without it .I am quite pale with blotchy skin, prone to redness and think I look ill without it. However, with well applied make up I can look pretty good!

Wearing make up hasn't harmed my skin as I've always taken it off at night, moisturised etc but my idea of hell would be to be put in a situation where I couldn't wear it as I'd feel ugly and unconfident.

Wondered how other pp feel about their looks with/without make up ?

*uncomfortable NOT unconscious without it. FFS.

I think god my skin is really good now I wish I could go without anything but I have pretty bad trichotilomania so I can't

I don't wear it. I'm me, I look like me, meh.

When I was younger, I used to wear make up a bit. One of my friends could not leave the house without a full face of makeup and her hair done. Talking to her just made me feel really sad that this perfectly normal woman felt she was unacceptable to be seen in public without all this stuff on her face. That just really put me off and I stopped wearing it.

I rarely wear makeup as i am a lazy sod happy without. Feel like I've made an effort when i do put it on.

I genuinely think people just get used to how they see you everyday, so if you are always heavily made up, people expect that if you, and if for some reason you wear less, you look very different and that gets interpreted as worse.

I don't wear make up day to day because I'm just far too lazy. If put some on when I go out in the evening (once in a blue moon) I always think wow you look so much better!!! I am at the age where I should probably start wearing some sort of foundation but I have absolutely no idea what type to get or where to start. How do I even find out what shade I am? Is it just buy a load of little pots and see which one looks best?

Without it I feel quite plain; with it I feel pretty and like myself. I would never, ever EVER go anywhere where there would be people without wearing make-up. I think that for me, it's like a mask, but in a positive sense. I've always struggled with social situations, and putting another face on is a bit like putting another self on - one who can talk and behave normally, and who is worthy of people's attention and interest

That's exactly how I feel!

I wear make up almost every day because I feel more comfortable that way - plus if I don't wear make up people tend to think I'm a teenager which can be quite annoying (I'm 23.)

I am far happier without it :)

I feel very self conscious wearing make up. i always feel it looks obvious. Now i'm older too i feel it just sits in my wrinkles and emphasises them.

I will sometimes wear it on a night out, only ever a touch of powder, mascara and a bit of sparkly eyeshadow.

I never do the full foundation, false eyelashes, the more the better look though, it just doesn't suit me.

I rarely wear it when not at work. Mainly because I can't be bothered to do it or take it off.

Much happier with make up on as I feel without people are staring. I am sure they aren't but I feel so self conscious without it.

I've never really worn makeup, I've never owned a foundation. I think because I have got used to how my face looks without any I am happier in my own skin because of it. I don't like the feeling of it on my skin.

I'm too lazy to bother with it for everyday, I have recently bought some lipsticks from Charlotte tilbury but I have only worn each once. I also go an eyeshadow pencil but I am just not sure when to wear it! I am tempted to go to a makeup counter and have them do a full face of makeup to see if I like how I look, I've felt a bit blegh about myself after having my dd and would like to start taking an Interest in how I look again.

I will put on a bit of mascara if I am going to be somewhere where I will have my photo taken, especially if I will be with people with a full face because of not I look very out of place.

I wore makeup as a teenager, but never daily. I have always hated the feel of it on my skin, and would constantly be touching my face and eyes, rubbing it off. I wore it on my wedding day, and sometimes buy a bit when I have forgotten how much I dislike it. If I look ill or tired without it, so be it. Men don't have to worry about how they look without makeup so why should I.

I wear make up most days. I love it, I feel its a way of self expression and I like the ritual of putting make up on.
it's like a mask, but in a positive sense. I get that, people use the term 'warpaint' and I refer to 'putting my face on'
That's just how it feels, I put on the face I want to present to the world. I know it soulds daft but when I'm feeling low a good lippy and eyeliner can give me the strength to face the day.

I'm a bit hit and miss with make-up. Some days I just can't be bothered to put it on, I look fine without it, and not bothered about posting a make-up free pic or something. I'll happily not wear it for days, do the school run, go visit my bestie round the corner, pop up the shop etc without make-up on.

But then other days I love makeup, I like experimenting with different shadows, liners, lipsticks and styles. I'll wear foundation, tiny contour, blusher, three colours of eyeshadows, fill in my eyebrows, mascara, eyeliner and some form of lipstick.

On a night out I wear loads! and hairspray it to my face

I've never worn makeup apart from going out and I'm happy with my face the way it is. That includes when I have a massive spot - nothing covers them up properly anyway so I tend to just leave them alone.

If I am going out, then I'll wear foundation, blusher, mascara and eye shadow but I really don't like how it feels on my skin.

I used to rarely wear it, but since reaching my mid forties a bit does really even out my skin tone and appearance. I have not yet got to the stage I won't go outside without it, and I still rarely wear it at weekends. But I have not been to work without it for a while. Sad.

Wear it for work. Feel it gives me that extra bit of polish and glosses over how tired I generally look. Can't be bothered for everyday life though.

Rarely wear make up.
Doesn't make me feel any different either way.

I wear it most days. Very pale with hardly any eyebrows so it does make me look much less washed out. I like to think of it as colouring in.

I really don't like my face without make up. I don't wear much of it, but it makes a big difference.

Eyelash extensions have been my saviour though. They make a massive difference to being bare faced.

I can't go anywhere without it, which might sound extreme but it only takes me 5 mins (foundation, powder, blush, lipstick, mascara, eyeliner, highlighter) I just feel like me when I have it on. I am very fair naturally but dye my hair dark brown so look washed out without it. It sounds strange but I actually prefer the feel of my skin with it on! It feels raw and exposed without it. I love how mascara and eyeliner makes my eyes pop out. I love how foundation gives me a creamy look rather than pale, blotchy and uneven.

I had a section recently and when recovering in hospital I felt so crap with things stuck in me (catheter, drain, IV) legs and feet massive with swelling, boobs out, hair matted and greasy etc.. When baby was asleep I painted my hand and toe nails (had taken it all off for section) and put some basic makeup on and it actually made me deal with everything better. It wasn't even about people seeing me as I didn't have visitors, it was just about feeling like me again. Sounds so daft! But it confirmed it for me that I do it for myself and not others... especially as DP prefers me without it.

I either wear no make up at all (most days) or the full works (going out/have important meeting/lunch)

I look better with it on but fine without (or as PP have said, people are used to how I look without so I get away with it!)

What I find funny are people's reactions, on a normal day I am pretty invisible and then some days I see people looking at me and because I'm not used to it I'm thinking 'have I got something in my teeth or something?' And then I remember I've just got make up on!

I can't wear much make up anyway due to skin sensitivity but I've recently started going without completely a couple of days each week, partly because I felt it was becoming something I did for a prop rather than for enjoyment. I didn't like feeling I couldn't go out without it.

It's already altering my perception of what I think looks good and I'm starting to question whether I really do look better 'made up' - or just more painted.

I'll admit I haven't gone without for work yet

I probably have a couple of makeup free days a week.

I'm usually wearing undereye concealer, bronzer, eye pencil and lip balm. I only wear mascara on dolled-up days since I had a baby (takes too long to remove and makes my eyes dry and scratchy) but I have black eyelashes anyway. A few days a week I'll wear more (as above + tinted moisturiser, lipstick, eyeshadow).

I'm actually a real beauty junkie and have a good stash but increasingly it's less orange lipsticks and metallic eyeliners and more boring colours that you can wear with minimal effort. More Hourglass than Illamasqua in my old age.

I find I wear it more for other women than for men. Men seem to prefer fresh faced, but I think it's none of their business what I have on my facec so they can get what they're given. I feel younger and scruffier without it, and more grown-up and professional with.

I wear makeup whenever I go out to see people and around DP for evenings in. In the house or running errands or seeing family, I go without.

Without: My skin is finally better after years of acne and looks fresh, but I look tired and shiny.

With: Not half bad ;)

I love makeup. I love talking about it, putting it on in the mornings (concealer, eyeshadow, eyeliner, mascara, blusher and mattifier), exploring other people's make-up bags...