Go bare-faced for CIN

[TheFutureSupremeRulersMum]

I just saw a friend put a photo on FB that she is going bare-faced today for CIN. BBC link.

I find it depressing that this is considered a worthy/impressive thing to do. She's also put that she's sorry if she scares anyone with the photo and then a friend has commented on how brave she is as the friend wouldn't even answer the door without makeup on.

The whole thing has made me feel rather down.

Oh, that's a good point - I purposefully don't have many mirrors in the house. We have a total of three, none are full-length.

pacific

I knew you were not being critical of other women.

Go for it, you can do it, go out without any slap.

Maybe we should do a swap - it would be an interesting blog post to ask friends/family/colleagues what they thought.

There is a generational element I think - in my area and on the school run, there's lots of women in their 30s and 40s with minimal makeup, maybe some lipstick, then the ones in their late teens and 20s with full faceload of foundation, eyeshadow, false eyelashes, usually with straightened hair. Partly a fashion thing, given that the result is a clearly artificial effect as opposed to people my age who were taught to use makeup to achieve a 'natural' enhanced look.

So if someone usually goes out with a full face of artificial makeup, going without is a big contrast. If the only difference is it's more clear you got little sleep last night, not really worth a sponsoring effort. Quite aside from all my issues with CiN and encouraging pity of children rather than publicising the rights and funding sources they should have.

I find teenagers wearing really thick foundation a little shocking tbh. BF's 16 yo daughter has beautiful clear skin but insists on slathering on a fake face every morning. It seems to be the cultural norm in her school. She barely looks like her iyswim.

Its really interesting to see this. I happened to be in London the other day on the tube and around in the centre, Westminster area, and it struck me that every woman that I saw in business clothes was wearing makeup . (I don't normally stare at people, on the tube, btw, it was just after noticing the first few I made a point of looking )

I'm sure that 15 - 20 years ago when I had that kind of job & spent a lot of time in a business suit in meetings in London it was much more mix-and-match; some women wore make up, some didn't, and I definitely didn't feel like the odd one out as someone who doesn't.

Do others think that wearing (visible) make-up has become more the norm in the last few years?

Do others think that wearing (visible) make-up has become more the norm in the last few years?

For younger women definitely, but as Duchesse said it is also fashion. Hair has to be long and straight (natural or artificial) worn down, eyelashes are also fake and eyebrows............ well the less said the better.