So I only wear make up when me and dp are going out ...

[bogie]

Which is only about once ever couple of months...... Is this odd, am I the only woman who really doesn't bother with it.

no you aren't but having weighed it up and being completely honest everyone looks a little better with a little slap

just like you but with slightly more even skin tone or better eyebrows or dark eyelashes it doesn't have to be the full Susan Boyle

loads of women don't wear make up. i work with alot of women and sometimes wonder if i'm odd as i do wear it

I'm always slightly alarmed by friends who don't generally wear make up and then wear a full face when we go out.

As Ronaldinho says most people look better with a little make up on.

I'm like Souteastastra - always wear it.

I am not really stupid or unobservant but there is a woman who works for another division of my firm

no make up in the day slightly crinkled coloured (over grey) hair
in the evening she looks like a completely different person as she puts on her make up and does her hair

I am always confused by her appearance and although I have met her 10+ times always think she is someone else if I meet her in the evening to the point where I have asked who she is....wtf?

for some people, like her, it truly is transforming and SHE SHOULD WEAR IT ALL THE TIME so that I am not confused

i am the same OP.
quite frankly i just can't be bothered to put make up on every day and take it off every night! i have more important things to do, such as getting 3 kids out of the house for the school run lol
and um, drinking coffee

i'm a sahm (typed sham, which is probably also true) and very rarely wear makeup during the day. i always used to wear 5 mins worth to work - usually just concealer, touch of eyeshadow and mascara, and 10 mins worth when i go out (never "full face", no foundation/blush and only rarely lipstick) but i certainly don't look dramatically different.

since reorganising my makeup so i can actually get to it i have been wearing a little in the day sometimes because of the novelty and, yes, i do look better with my dark circles covered and a touch of eyeliner/shadow.

i've found when i have nice new clothes to wear i'm more likely to wear a bit of makeup to kind of finish the look off. usually those clothes are restricted to going out, but recently i lost a fair bit of weight so had to replace all my day-to-day stuff, hence the renewed interest in slap.

I wear a little every day and the full works for a night out. Each to their own, but if truth be known, I don't understand women that choose to go bare faced all the time. Most do look better with a little slap

slightly better, probably, but probably not enough to be bothered about for many people, particularly if you're not trying to project a smart image for work.

personally i find bare faced more attractive than obviously made up, certainly during the day.

I wear light make up in the day = every day
have never knowinglt been seen sans mascara
then I vamp it up for nights out.
I dont have great skin, so like to cover it/

I wear no make up ever. Don't own any and wouldn't have a clue how to put it on .

Am I the only woman who never wears it?!

Just cannot be bothered and never have - luckily I have two sons so don't need to worry about not being able to pass on make up skills to my kids .

i never wear make up but i think i would like to start wearing some but tbh wouldn't know what colours to go for or how to apply it without looking like a clown

what's your colouring mrs tim?

there are loads of tutorials on youtube, run a search and find some previously recommended ones.

i find lippy is the thing that most changes how i look, which is why i generally avoid it. soft greys/browns on the eyes, a spot of mascara, clear mascara for brows (along with judicious plucking) and a touch of concealer won't make a dramatic difference, just a slight airbrushing

for eyes i use a neutral colour on the lids, then something darker along the lash line from midway to the corners (top and bottom) - cheapy colour palettes are good for getting a few shades that work together.

dark hair,medium skin tone
at the moment really dark bags under my eyes
my dh gave me a voucher for a pampering session at local beauty salon so i'm going to have eyebrows waxed [seriously overdue]and have a facial,manicure and pedicure.
then going to have my hair coloured and cut short [shoulder length now]but i hate it,i have thick hair that just grows out of control.
will look on you tube thanks

No Spongebrain, you are not alone.

I never wear make up and don't own any.

Wouldn't know where to start. Am 36 (possibly starting to need it but still can't be bothered). I sometimes go to work without even finding time to comb my hair or look in the mirror so no idea how I would even manage make up if I wanted to)

No, Spongebrain, you are most certainly not alone.

I last wore foundation at our wedding 12 years ago - I hate its texture, smell and look, even on other people.

I will wear tinted moisturizer, eyeliner, mascara for a night out. And I do think I look better, but not better enough to bother with it every day.
Quite very possibly I should... getting on a bit... fed up with being asked whether I am anaemic .

It is very odd when people go from bare to full face and are entirely unrecognisable, though.

Oh good .

Make up is such a mystery to me - waste of time and money IMO. But then I do have fantastic skin and am naturally stunning so don't need the assistance of slap !

Norkily, I'm 37 so could probably also do with some help, but far too old to care now .

I only wear it when appearing in a play...!

Once at work (I work in IT so quite a lot of men) someone asked me why I didn't wear make up. And I said "does my bare skin offend you?" and he was a bit non plussed, but I thought it was such an intrusive question for a work meeting. What if I'd said "can't you buy nicer clothes?" or something.

I can't work out how to pur it on, it costs a fortune and then you have to spend ages taking it off again. Seems a great waste of time and energy to me.

Saw a girl in town today with so much make up on it was a wonder her face didn't implode under the weight of it, I guess she was about 15.

I couldn't spend that much time on my face, I'm not too ugly so I don't bother with it.

I wear a little every day as it takes 5min to pop on a little foundation, powder, mascara and eight hour cream.

I look prettier when I'm wearing makeup which in turn makes me feel better about myself. A little superficial I know, but deep down I think we all want to be pretty.

how odd bogie
do you look in drag when you go otu then?

Guess I get around to putting some slap on about 4 or 5 times a year but it's getting less frequent. (I've bought the grand total of 5 tubes of foundation in 30 years)

I've always had reasonable skin (no spots as a teenager) and I think a lot of that is down to the fact that I haven't smothered it in slap.

If you need to wear makeup to give you confidence in yourself/feel pretty that's obviously fine but otherwise I can't see the point.