How much make-up is too much?

[JanatUrlich]

Well so far guys have looked shocked when I tell them I'm wearing make-up, so I guess I'm doing aaallllrriiiight ;D haha

But yeah, 10 tonnes of make up is not a good look. I will never understand girls that do this to themselves.

I wear concealer, foundation, blusher, eyeliner and mascara everyday.

 

[fullbleed]

I think it depends on what kind of make up it is. Can't stand fake tan or anything like that and I don't really like lipstick. Eye make up though, depends what a girl does with it and if it fits their look. A hot punk girl can pull off heavy eyeliner for instance.

I love Alice Glass way too fucking much.

 

[nosafetynets]

Not that my gender really matters, but I am a woman (yes, more estrogen in the gaming world). I'm gay, and I personally don't find women who wear a lot of makeup attractive. I tend to go for women who don't wear any at all, or so little that I can't tell. It's not attractive if you're hiding your own face. I don't wear it myself except in very rare circumstances, and it's a big turnoff in general if a woman spends more time on her makeup and hair combined than it takes me to brush my teeth.

 

[Geekosaurus]

As little as possible.

 

[Captain Booyah]

It's too much when it looks visibly caked on, or just done in a...not very subtle manner. (For example, red lipstick and purple eyeshadow together.) That being said, it's probably fine to use twenty different products every day, so long as they're used sparingly and tastefully. I use powder, cat-eye eyeliner, mascara, and something on my lips every day, more as a form of self-expression than anything else.

 

[Lilani]

I usually just go with eye shadow and mascara, but if it's something more formal I'll throw on some foundation too. I think "too much" just depends on the situation and the person. The full face--foundation, eye shadow, eyeliner, mascara, blush, and lipstick--is just fine when used correctly. The colors have to accentuate what you've already got, not turn them into flashing neon signs.

If you're going to use thick, chartreuse green eyeshadow that goes up to your eyebrows with candied-apple red lipstick, that's probably going to far in a normal environment. Earthtones are typically better for eyeshadow, and something closer to a pink or peach color is good for the lips if you really feel the need for color there. But typically with my lips I just stick to colorless lip balm, mostly so they don't dry out.

 

[astrav1]

I don't think anyone should wear make up.

 

[Kagim]

I don't like it, and i think my wife looks a thousand times better when she goes without it.

However it makes her feel womanly, so i don't argue, i smile, give her a kiss, and tell her she is beautiful while using all my power to avoid grabbing a face cloth.

 

[Zechnophobe]

Makeup is cool. I've seen people use little bits to great effect, and lots to great effect to. The inverse is also true.

Honestly? The right answer may be 'as much as you feel you need.'

Makeup is very much tied to self esteem. A lot of women feel needing it demeans them, and then if they do use it, they feel bad. I would consider makeup like wearing a nice bit of jewelry, or putting a nice outfit together. It doesn't say anything, and should match what you already have.

 

[JanatUrlich]

Well so far guys have looked shocked when I tell them I'm wearing make-up, so I guess I'm doing aaallllrriiiight ;D haha

But yeah, 10 tonnes of make up is not a good look. I will never understand girls that do this to themselves.

I wear concealer, foundation, blusher, eyeliner and mascara everyday.

Even in that avatar?

OT; I dislike make-up for the most part, though I am fine with eyeliner and blusher. I like girls to show off their natural looks, and use make-up to enhance, not conceal.

Yah I'm wearing make up in my avatar. Obviously!

 

[spartan1077]

Okay.
A) I think this should be a poll
B) Any makeup is too much in my opinion.

 

[siddif]

Ive never been a big fan of make up but in my unexperienced male opinion I usually say that make up should be used to emphasise what is already there and not simply cover it up as many girls do.

Personally its a case of less is more and if used every day the effect of using it when dressing up to go out is weakened.

 

[Sansha]

Any.

 

[Hashime]

I'm just wondering because all of my female friends wear make-up, and it's not something that guys tend to remark on. Do you tend to ignore it? Do you think it makes a girl more appealing than she would be without it?

And most of all, how much is too much for you? When her face starts to look like a cake, or do you just hate all make-up in general?

Personally, I wear just as much as in my profile picture- a thin line of eyeliner on the top and some mascara. Nothing heavy or scary looking; just enough to make me look more awake during the day.

What're your thoughts on it?

I think if you can tell you someone is wearing make-up (in everyday use) they are wearing too much.

By the way, are you a scuba diver? Your username is the name of a major dive equipment manufacturer.

 

[The_Amazing_G]

If you can rub it off with one finger and not be able to see through the make-up to the skin of you finger tip, then it is too much.
Make-up seems like it looks best when it compliments/smooths out facial features; not covers them. This is of course, just my opinion.

 

[Aqualung]

I think if you can tell you someone is wearing make-up (in everyday use) they are wearing too much.

By the way, are you a scuba diver? Your username is the name of a major dive equipment manufacturer.

My username is also the name of a band, and the name of a famous song. No, I don't scuba dive. I wish.

Which is somehow relevant, because you shouldn't wear make-up and scuba dive, I guess.

 

[Ham_authority95]

Eh, a bit of eye-liner is fine, but most girls that I'm attracted to don't wear that much makeup.

I don't have a problem with it so long as it doesn't make your face look like plastic.

 

[DeeWiz]

Most men I know agree, as soon as we notice your wearing makeup (or none sometimes) it is too much.

Good makeup is like a good soudtrack. When its missing you notice it but when its too much you notice as well. It should be there, but not so you'd notice, and really great makeup can help to raise your natural beauty by emphasizing strong points, just like music can swell at particularly awesome moments to really give that moment a particular extra something.

Agian, not noticable but there to raise up the good. Unless of course thats a style your going for, i.e. performer, goth, etc. then its about art which i cannot comment on. However there is a great quote "There is no beauty that does not have some strangeness about it." Look at Kiera Knightley, she works and she's just a face with no body, Scarlett Johansson's smile is jusr wrong somehowq, we don't admire thdem despite these flaws but because of them. Perfect is boring, so don't coverup flaws they are attractions in their own right.

 

[CarpathianMuffin]

As long as you don't think "Gee, you really caked it on," it isn't too much.
I for one like almost no make up, preferring a more natural look in women. Though a little eyeliner never hurts.

 

[Irony's Acolyte]

It depends on the person wearing it. Sometimes just a little is good, sometimes a little more is better. But generally its easier to put on to much than to little.