To those who wear zero makeup

[damnthatanxiety]

Did you ever wear makeup? Did you stop at some point or have you never worn it? Did you ever think about wearing it? Why don't you? Do you generally put much thought into your appearance or are you not at all interested?

I only have a quick brush of mascara. I don't own any other make up.

I'm lucky that I have good skin and get outside a lot so I have a bit of colour. I'm also quite lazy, I'd rather spend money on good moisturiser and eat well than fiddle around putting on and taking off make up .

I used to wear loads of makeup have my hair blow dried everyday I looked immaculate then I had children, I became a stay at home Mum with no time to myself and no reason to be made up.

I'm sure it is the contrast to when I do wear makeup.

I don't wear makeup very often at all. Friends who wear a lot sometimes say things like, you don't need to wear it like I do. But I'm pretty sure they are just used to their face with makeup and mine without.

I dabbled a bit as a teenager, but nit much as I cycled everywhere and swam a lot. Certainly never wore make up regularly at any point, and I don’t think the dabbling went much past 15-16. I’m on my late 40s now!

I might wear a bit of tinted moisturiser and lipgloss for a special occassion - not even Christmas this year though! I think the last time was 18 months + ago for a professional awards dinner.

I have very curly hair that defies styling, and wear glasses and have always been a bit overweight.. I suppose I’ve never thought that the time or effort required to mKe ’me look ”nice” is not worth it. I’m at peace with how I look without make up, and see no need to change it.

I used to wear a fair bit then I hit 30 and I got into natural body care, so reading about toxins and chemicals in makeup, shampoo, toothpaste anything that I come into contact with and it started off slow.

I changed to natural soaps, organic oils instead of face moisturisers, and trying to swap to natural make up was quite hard then so I started cutting back on the number of products and went down to the bare minimum, eyebrow pencil, mascara, cheek tint.

Over the years as I got used to seeing my face as is, I learned to like it. I no longer felt like I hated my face and I was using make up to chnage my features to look how I wished I looked.

This whole process started innocently, trying to use less chemical laden products and over 10 years without really trying im at a point where I wear zero make up on my day to day and wear bare minimum on date night or a work do.

There's less bad skins days now more than ever due to not wearing make up.
Now I use a flannel with hot water wringed out and a couple of jojoba oil drops to cleanse my skin, then splash ice cold water, then moisturise with a home made organic jojoba oil, rose essential oil and frankincense oil mixture.

I look shiny and new everyday and I might see some minor blemishes here and there but I no longer am bothered by this.

My lashes are longer and lusher than ever by using oils as an added bonus!

I care about my appearance and used to wear makeup daily. I had really bad flu and didn't wear it for about three weeks because I was sick in bed and after, although my skin was slightly dry on the sides of my nose because of blowing my nose so much while I was I'll, I didn't get any spots (always used to get some on my chin during my period), my redness was gone, the lines under my eyes weren't as noticeable and everyone was saying how nice my skin looked/asking what I'd had done. Now I use my makeup money on clothes instead. Also the extra 20 mins sleep every morning doesn't do any harm!

Did you ever wear makeup?
I've never really worn it for day to day but would wear it for a night out or special occasion. I wear it for some meetings/presentations at work but not generally (fatter the 1st month).

Did you stop at some point or have you never worn it?

I have stopped wearing as much on a night out or special occasion but during the day I think I look ok. I do have a microdermabrasion facial once a month and have had fractional laser.

Did you ever think about wearing it?

Often but I’m time poor and not hugely good at it/know much about it. Makes my skin look a bit dry and I’m lazy.

Why don't you?
Time, skill, finances - I think that's why I wear less. I have no confidence in my ability or myself for that matter.

Do you generally put much thought into your appearance or are you not at all interested?

Oh, I'm interested but just not motivated. I wish I could be fussed but I’d rather sleep.

I’ve never really bothered with make-up. I probably wear it 3 or 4 times per year. Mostly when I’m presenting a case at a hearing and feel it is expected of me.

I spend a lot of effort on dressing well, and quite a lot of money on clothes and shoes. But I’ve never really got into the habit of bothering with make-up. Mostly because I have sensitive skin, and make-up always seemed to make it dry and sore.

I've never really worn it regularly. Perhaps for a job interview or big night out a few times a year.

I just don't feel like participating in a culture that says men are ok without makeup but women are haggard. It's shit. Women look beautiful as they are.

DC2 is 3 months old and I just don't have tome to wear makeup at the moment, aside from the odd day where I'll grab 30 seconds to fill in my eyebrows and put on the tiniest bit of mascara.

If you'd have told me that three years ago I'd have thought you were insane. I normally wear foundation, concealer, powder, eyeliner and mascara plus fill in eyebrows on a daily basis for work/basically going anywhere. For occasions I'd add lipstick, bronzer, eyeshadow.

I used to wear make up to cover bad skin, but it's the make up that gives me bad skin so now I wear it on occasion when I go out and deal with the breakouts after, sometimes quite large boils. To be honest I don't have time in the morning anyway so it's a good excuse

No, I've never worn it. I don't know why really. I'm not fussed what I look like and if anyone judges me for not wearing it then it's more their problem than mine. 2 of my 3 DD's wear make up and one of them is a beauty therapist. She put some make up in me a while back and the whole family fell apart laughing (me included). I looked ridiculous. One of my daughter's doesn't wear make up either - I don't know if it's coincidence but she is the one who looks the most like me. I guess we don't have the faces for it

Did you ever wear makeup? Only for an occasional night out, not as a regular daytime thing.

Did you stop at some point or have you never worn it? I've never worn make-up as a daily thing.

Did you ever think about wearing it? Not really.

Do you generally put much thought into your appearance or are you not at all interested? I'm not into faffing for appearance. I live in one pair of shoes, have one handbag, that kind of thing. I'll brush my hair so it looks decent, I don't wear stained clothes. But I don't see how make-up would improve my appearance, so I don't indulge.

Do those of you in your forties and above though feel ok without makeup. I feel I look older and haggard without it. My skin is not as good as when younger. I love the thought of being natural but feel self conscious without it.

I've never worn much but rarely wear any these days as I'm fed up of kidding myself that it makes me look any better. Especially since DS was born and I got more acne around my mouth and nose. The powder never covers the spots and instead I get dry patches of skin. I really hate my face sometimes!

Ps. Good skin now is also aided by really making sure I drink lots of water (rarely touch tea, never coffee) and I've been veggie for years now. I used to eat beige fried food and as soon as I got into greens, well what a difference

I don't look like those effortlessly beautiful French ladies you speak of but for me it's how I feel about myself not how I look to others that lead to me to zero make up

Do those of you in your forties and above though feel ok without makeup. Yes because I've never known anything different. I've watched my skin / appearance get older through my thirties, forties and now fifties - all without make-up on it.

My mother was very disapproving of makeup so I never really got to experiment with it in my teens. I know so little about it that it feels really intimidating. I feel way more self conscious wearing it than not wearing it.

I am otherwise moderately into my appearance - get my eyebrows threaded, greys covered, enjoy clothing.

I used to wear eye makeup and lipstick on a night out and very occasionally do so now, depending on what I'm wearing. Nail varnish on toenails because they are old and decrepit.

I take care with my appearance and clothes, pluck eyebrows, good haircut but no dye, always wear scent to go out. My colouring is strong enough not to need makeup and my skin is good. I love being able to go to bed without taking makeup off and getting a greasy face - I dislike the look and feel of cosmetics, they make me feel grimy and when I do feel socially obliged to wear them, I resent it.

Never really worn make-up, not really interested in it. Seems largely a waste of money and time to me. I would use it on a special occasion sometimes where there is pressure to like weddings or a ball but otherwise no. I do care about appearance but more staying thin but don't spend a lot of time on that either. I like nice dresses and heels. Never dyed hair either though that's partly as I'm allergic.

I'm mid 40s, feel fine without it, but also at the age were I don't care too much.

Do those of you in your forties and above though feel ok without makeup.

I just feel like me.
An older, more haggered me, maybe, but I am older and more haggered.

I put oil of Olay on my face then mascara and lipstick. Nothing else.

I've never worn it. A friend regarded by most people as "really good at makeup" "did" my makeup for a graduation ball once but I felt completely horrible and didn't like what I saw so I washed it off - I've never gone anywhere with makeup on. I didn't wear makeup to my own wedding.

I'm lucky to have very dark and relatively long eyelashes I guess, and have always had pretty ok if easily flushed skin. probably care significantly less than average about what I look like (I'm in my mid 40s) and I hate "dressing up" but I used to enjoy clothes a lot in my 20s - less interested now and live in jeans and trainers or boots including for work. I think people treat me pretty well, and I do well in job interviews. I am reasonably confident that it's never worked against me.

I do think it's a great pity that women feel obligated to wear make up but men don't - it should be the same thing for both.

Never wore it. Mid 40s, don’t see the point.