Interesting.

[honorh]

Per this meme here, I've been noticing for several days as it's been coming up on my flist that I appear to be the only one who's answered thus far who apparently wears a full face of makeup on a daily (well, semi-daily; I rarely wear any makeup except perhaps a little concealer for blemishes on Saturday) basis. It's not that I don't like my looks

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[the_sandwalker]

I <3 makeup.

There are people who overdue it, granted. But then people who never use it and who vocally disdain those who do are generally people who are uncomfortable with themselves. The "I don't really care what I look like" or "it doesn't matter" crew. The defensive association is that they're comfortable with themselves as they are, so should everyone else be.

Which isn't the case: the more you accept yourself and like yourself, the more time you take to make yourself look good. It's not a vanity thing, it's a taking-pride-in-who-you-are thing.

My general look is disheveled, but that's mainly because I'm not a morning person, and since I work in the back room, I generally don't have to look at humanity much during a work day. When I get home, if I'm going somewhere else, I look good. I take time to do my hair, I take care to pick out an outfit I like (even though I'm going through one of those I-hate-everything-in-my-closet phases) and I take time to put on makeup

[loonylupinlover]

Which isn't the case: the more you accept yourself and like yourself, the more time you take to make yourself look good. It's not a vanity thing, it's a taking-pride-in-who-you-are thing.

Makeup isn't necessarily a part of that, though. You can look good without makeup (and my boyfriend insists I look 1000 times better without it).

Sometimes I dabble in it, but far more often than not I'm too lazy to put any on, even over a big zit. I'm more interested in making sure my hair looks cute and my clothes fit nicely. Occasionally I'll go for makeup if I'm feeling adventurous.

Anyway, just trying to say there are those of us who are 100% in love with ourselves (lol, I consider my self-esteem to be pretty darn high) and don't consider makeup a necessity in the taking pride in how we look department.

[honorh]

It's always a YMMV thing, of course, and I don't think women who don't wear makeup are necessarily less or more secure than women who do. There are girls I see who I think could stand to use a little makeup, but if they're happy with themselves, it's not my place to say. Though I tend to think it's a good thing to try different looks, because sometimes, you discover a whole new person under there.

[loonylupinlover]

I usually enjoy wearing it, when I do wear it, but I don't miss it when I'm not wearing it, except to think "Boo, why do I have yet another spot on my chin?" :-P In high school I thought makeup was pretty much meant to attract boys and then my boyfriend hated it, lol. He always pouts when I wear it, which only gives me more incentive to not take an extra 10 or 15 minutes in the bathroom and instead get an extra 10 or 15 minutes on the computer. :-P I pretty much just save it for special occasions now because I find taking the extra time doesn't do much for me on an everyday basis. I'm girly in other ways, though it's hard to be sometimes because my job requires me to be ungirly (unisex scrubs don't allow much for self-expression). That's one of the reasons I got my hair cut, actually, because I was tired of looking mannish 3 or 4 days out of the week with my hair pulled back in a bun to keep it out of my way at work, dressed in my boring, unfitted scrubs. And makeup -- what's the point if I'm only going to get it smeared in a

[swankkat]

I think I'm the only one of my friends that wears full makeup on a daily basis. I like looking my best at work, and I find that a daily routine of simple, clean makeup use helps me do that. Except for my eyeshadow - which I tend to wear bright, bold pigments, since I wear glasses - I always try to look fairly natural, except if I go out or have a special event. I don't feel like makeup use makes me superficial - I like playing with my face, and like you, like playing up my best features

[ladystarlightsj]

If I wear makeup, it's usually a tinted moisturizer (on your suggestion, so, thanks!), mascara and possibly eye liner or shadow. I didn't wear makeup for a very very long time and now it's not something that I automatically reach for.

Also, when I started wearing makeup, I had no clue as to applying it properly, so now I stick with stuff that I don't really have to 'know' about, if that makes sense.

[dameruth]

. . . there's an inherent snobbery in assuming that someone who does things differently than you do must have something wrong with her.
Yeah, know what you mean -- I've gotten the same reaction from the other direction. I've been a tomboy my entire life, and still am one. I never wear makeup, and have sometimes gotten irritating reactions out of ladies that do -- that I've "let myself go," or am a homosexual (highly entertaining because while I'm straight, I've known several lesbian and bi ladies who *do* wear makeup, and look very pretty doing so, thus demonstrating the uselessness of the stereotype). I've also been given all sorts of "advice" about how I can make myself look nicer (delivered in a tone of "helping the poor dear out"). Bleah

[lt_kitty]

I wear make up at work, mostly to cover my acne, but just foundation & powder, I don't wear it any other time because I don't like the feel of it and I don't like spending much time on my beauty routine.

Honestly... "too much makeup" is makeup that makes your make-up the first thing anyone notices about your face. If it looks flattering and brings out your features, it's just right.

That said, I think everyone can do with learning new methods to apply their makeup. And for me, that probably means using more of it. I swear I don't use cosmetics half the time because I can't figure out what the heck to do with it.

Yeah, some things don't change... ;)