Poll: What are your views on make-up?

[Beliyal]

I've never met a woman who doesn't wear any make up. I've never even passed a woman (woman, not little girl (i.e. 18+)) on the street completely make up less.

Really? I never wear make-up and have a lot of friends who don't either. But I guess it depends on the surroundings you spend most time in.

Well, as I said, I don't wear make-up. I've had it a few times for certain occasions, but I felt terrible and like I have a mask on my face that doesn't let me breathe. I also felt like I can't touch my face because everything will smear all over, so I can't act naturally and I just walk around like a robot. And I don't even feel or look that much better (according to my opinion anyway); honestly, I've always felt somewhat ridiculous with make-up on. It just doesn't suit me all that well and even as a kid, when all daughters would steal their mother's make-up, I never did that and I found make-up quite appalling actually. I still do, in a way; especially women that overdo it, or women that insist on putting it on when it doesn't improve their looks and actually makes them less appealing than without make-up. I said that to pretty much all of my friends; "You look ten times better without any make-up." Also, I think it smells bad. Especially lipstick. If I was a man, I'm sure I would never kiss a girl with lipstick on, I find it disgusting.

Small amounts of make-up are okay generally, but really not necessary on most women, unless they're celebrating something special. I just can't see the appeal of it and even when a woman looks good with a lot of make-up on, I can't shake the feeling that you wouldn't recognize her without it.

 

[BlastedTheWorm]

I don't like it, and I don't like the notion that a woman should have to slap on war paint to look pretty. A pretty girl is a pretty girl, in my eyes.

Although I know my opinion means nothing, a little bit won't bug me. But the woman who wear loads of it...ugh...sickening.

 

[Vivace-Vivian]

I don't like it. I don't wear it.

It's expensive and can ruin your skin. Why bother? I don't need makeup to look good.

 

[Gekkeiju]

I love wearing make-up. I experiment a lot. But I always, always make sure I dont look orange, too much foundation is a complete no-no for me.

For me it's a confidence boost, I dont really wear it for anyone else but me. I guess I just like looking and feeling good

 

[Biodeamon]

Wearing make-up is like lying about what you really look like. I think people who wear make-up have pretty low self esteem about how they look. People should be proud of how they look and not plaster their faces with powder. And personally, i think wearing makeup makes you less attractive walking around with bright red or bright white all around your face. Just my personal opinion, i'm insulting anybody or anything,just think self-respecting people should be proud of how they look.

 

[irani_che]

I have no clue why we are arguing about it here but heres my two cents

first, if it looks like you are wearing makeup, you wear too much make-up

second, when most guys are attracted to women, the womans face is the second or third thing the man looks at

 

[AgDr_ODST]

if she 'dolls up' for certain occasions that's fine only so long as the make up is making what to me is already a good looking girl to me look even better. But if either 1 of us feel that she needs to wear it constantly then theirs a problem

 

[Kayla Herrera]

As a female, I have never worn ALOT of makeup. I've always been natural. I have gotten my makeup done for a school dance and the woman literally painted my face with liquid foundation and I hated it. I am not a fan of foundation. I only use Bare Minerals, which is all natural and doesn't cake my face. I am not big on lipstick or bold eyeshadows. I'm more of a tad bit of eyeliner and mascara and I'm out the door in 10 minutes.

A lot of my friends in high school used makeup to cover their face due to insecurities. Orange face, thick eyeliner that looks out of place, you know. I never understood the reason for that. All of the boyfriends I've ever had thought I looked beautiful without makeup. Now in a 2 year relationship, I feel like I've gotten more comfortable with the idea and some days I lay around with no makeup with my boyfriend and I don't worry at all.

Makeup, in my opinion, is quite the market and I think a lot of it is unnecessary. Special events are different, but I don't see any reason why women can't be more natural. Lady Gaga's makeup terrifies me, she's so pretty without it. I don't understand why some women feel so compelled to paint their faces on. I know some women wake up at 6am before their husbands just to put on their makeup so he doesn't see her without it. True story.

Natural is the way to go.

 

[Caligulove]

I like it. Just about every girl I know wears some kind of makeup whenever I see them. Nothing drastic but little touch ups- I see nothing wrong with it.

At the same time I would never tell my girlfriend or someone else to put on a bunch of makeup if they didnt have any that day- they'd still look fine without it. When there is an occasion that calls for more high-end makeup along with some fancy/hot dresses, though- you need to acknowledge it, especially if its a date or your girlfriend because she's trying to look as sexy/attractive as she can for you.

As for makeup on guys- yea I've known some guys who used foundation, admittedly they were both in drama and gay... so that's not helping that assumption. Regardless, I can see a guy wearing limited amounts of makeup either to conceal something, etc. At the same time, I wouldn't expect those guys to think they would get by under the radar while doing that- people will notice.

 

[RatRace123]

I prefer only what's necessary. Bare basics, if anything at all.
Having a pound of goop on your face doesn't do it for me.

 

[Daystar Clarion]

Make-up is best used to accentuate features that already exist. A women looks (at least to me) more attractive with just a small amount of make-up, just enough to make her best features stand out, whether that be her eyes, her cheek bones or her lips.

Those girls who walk around with orange faces, thirty layers of foundation and so much eyeliner they look like they've not slept in four days? They don't look very nice at all.

I agree with Amate- Erh, Daystar here.
I don't mind playful make up in different colors but no excuse to have 30x layers to make one look plastic.

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[Shoggoth2588]

I don't care too much. Some women really don't need it and I think it's funny as hell when younger ones put on too much. My sister (13 in days) will sometimes come up from her room looking like an alternative clown.

I like wearing makeup personally...not full on just black nail-polish and some eye-liner. I looked damn good...stupid double-standard.

 

[Jaded Scribe]

I'm a woman, and I don't wear makeup very often.

Of course, a large part of that is (a) I'm a mom, (b) I'm a full-time student. Combined, this doesn't leave a lot of time for me to go screwing around with make-up, and I don't care all that much how I look to my fellow students outside of the most basic "looks presentable" stuff (clean shirt with a decent style for my body type, hair clean and brushed, etc).

I do wear makeup for special/professional occasions, but I tend to go understated. Like the OP, I prefer any razzle-dazzle to be on the eyes.

Honestly, I think most women look good with some basic makeup. It's only when you plaster 12 layers on your face that it's gross.

 

[meticadpa]

I'm not a huge fan of make-up, truthfully.

I'd rather that a girl looked completely naturally and had flaws and imperections than looked false (but seeming perfect) complexion.

Things like eye make-up (mascara, eyeliner, etc.) are fine, though; the nicest part of someone is usually their eyes for me, and anything that draws more attention to them is good in my book.

I know that what I described is slightly extreme and that not every girl cakes herself in an inch of make-up, but yeah. I prefer the natural look. Small amounts of make-up are fine if they look natural, too, but as a whole, it doesn't really do anything for me.

 

[Zhukov]

Good when applied with skill and restraint.

In a nutshell, if I can tell that it's there then you're wearing too much.

 

[MagnetoHydroDynamics]

My last long term girlfriend wore gothic eyeliner all the time, and it got to ther point where she looked odd when she weren't wearing it. It's okay most of the time, but do something interesting once in a while...

 

[infohippie]

I must admit, I have a fondness for heavy eyeliner, but I'm pretty indifferent to any other makeup.

 

[kellith1stnonly]

I probably wear what you would call pretty minimal makeup-- concealer, blush, and dark eyeshadow, with the occasional mascara. My boyfriend thinks I look the same or even better without makeup at all, but it personally makes me feel prepared and "fresh" in the morning, if that makes any sense. Even though he's told me I don't need it, I keep on wearing makeup the way I want to.

By the way, I watched a little of that "sunrise" makeup video, and I don't know of any women personally who do their eyes like that. If I saw someone out and about with that style, I'd probably think they had just gotten done with a Cirque du Soleil performance. But, to each their own-- I never get comments on my makeup, but am told I wear too much black clothing all the time (and again-- I still wear what I want despite what people say).

 

[Yokai]

Eh, 90% of the time people look uglier with anything smeared on their face. I don't have a problem with it, per se, but it's usually detrimental to a woman's looks.

 

[Custard_Angel]

Wearing make-up is fine (it's good in fact, both men and women, either gay or straight, enjoy looking at an attractive woman), but it's an outright crock of shit to say that women wear make-up to impress other people, and moreso an accuracy to say that most women wear make-up to validate themselves around others.

Women on men on the other hand... No... Just no... Your lifestyle choices are your business, and that's something that only you can dictate and live with, but straight men do not wear eye liner. There is no appropriate way for a confessed heterosexual man to wear make up.