Lovelyish

It sounds like when you wear makeup, you are not applying it properly. It shouldn’t change your skintone nor what you actually look like, really. 

And mineral make up clogs your pores. Ick. People don’t look at me differently with or without makeup, as far as I know. I know that I am pretty, so no—I do not feel less pretty without make up.

I never wear make up,I do not even own any.I am to cheap to buy it but if I had a bad  complexion I bet I would change my mind in a hurry and go shell out some money.

The way I see it, if make-up is applied correctly, it enhances the beauty you already have. it’s not putting on a mask. it’s like [sorry for the bad comparison], waxing a car. the paint looks much shinier and prettier after putting it on, but it’s not like you replaced the paint with something else.

me, personally, I feel perfectly fine without make-up. everyone who’s seen me wear it has seen me completely without it, since I go some days without make-up. people do say I look different though, just not in a bad way.

I still prefer to wear make-up though. I love the whole routine involved. it’s like my zen. haha.

enhance, not cover. that’s why I wear makeup.

I know how you feel. I wear makeup whenever I go out it’s just become a habit because when I don’t wear it I look like I’m on crack. I wish I could be like one of those people who can leave the house without makeup on and still look gorgeous…sigh*

Some people wear makeup because they think they look cool with it on. Some people wear it because theyre insecure about how they look..and think if they wear a mask of makeup it’ll cover it up..you know what I mean?

Yes, people ask if I’m sick.  And if I’m without make up I am sick. I remember a friend of mine telling me that I looked sleepy. It was because I had no eye make up on.

I do wear it every day.  I also use Bare Minerals and I love it.  On the weekends if I’m running around shopping, etc. I just put on the Bare Minerals foundation and “warmth” and I look ok. 

I’ve never worn makeup.  Well, never say never, but only for fun.  I don’t like it.  My “looks” aren’t important to me because I have nobody to attract, you could say.  I’m not out there looking either.  Naturally, when not trying to harm myself, I am creepy looking: super blue eyes and my eyes slant so I look eternally caught up in sadness, and I never sleep so I have a red hue around them, my skin is pale to light golden (if exposed) and very sensitive to light. My veins are close to the surface, so when I become cold, they checker, and I look scary.  My mouth isn’t built to smile, even closed, so it’s rare for me to. My teeth are horrible and designed to bite ironically.  I’ve had some surgeories that jacked them up, but originally they were built like a carnivore’s, not look pretty.  Honestly, I take off my glasses all the time, so I don’t see people that often, and I don’t care to, so it doesn’t matter if you are or are not wearing make up to me.   

I think we look how we look. If someone says you’re sick looking, tell them you are feeling quite well and don’t need to waste the money on something so senseless because it’s an ordinary day and you have things to do. 

In term of makeup, I only wear lipgloss.
i am not good looking, maybe hideous to a point. but yet, i dont bother to put on make up perhaps because theres no one that i want to impress. :\ 
I guess I just want people to see me as I am. If I used the help of make up to attract a guy, it would feel like to me that I am deceiving him. Because without all that make up I am just not so attractive.
I am prepared to spend the rest of my life alone, so I just dont really care how unpretty I look.

Make up doesnt age your skin. Thats the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. 

@peacelove__CALLIE@xanga - yeah, but it puts toxins into your bloodstream that might lead to cancer or other diseases, so which is worse? hahaha (i don’t have a source for this, i heard on the radio about a study that said that makeup worn over time can put 16 different toxins into your bloodstream)

i wear some makeup. concealer and like once every week eyeliner. i don’t really see the point of excessive makeup.

it seems like everyone is saying everything will give you cancer. whatever.
i wear makeup because i had bad acne. i stopped wearing it because i went on accutane (which probably gives cancer too ha!) so that it’d heal faster. i’m off of accutane now but have scars…so i still wear makeup. a lot of the time i just go without though because i feel more fun and carefree if i’m not wearing any. it’s a nice feeling. like going without a bra lol.

i never wear make-up. ok actually i wear the occasional mascara and eye-liner but never too heavy. i’ve never gotten used the feeling of full-on makeup.

I wear makeup, but I really don’t think people can tell. The only thing it really hides is the hideous darkness under my eyes that i’ve had since birth. No amount of sleep gets rid of it, so I always look tired. Weekends, I rarely put it on. I wear mineral makeup a lot, and it doesn’t clog your pores if you wash it off every night. It looks super natural, and pretty much I just put that on, some mascara and lip gloss and go.

If you decide to wear any kind of makeup (besides lipgloss), you have to make sure that you remove it properly and use a good moisturizer to balance out your skin. Otherwise, your skin will indeed react from it. May it be some pimples, full blown acne, or your skin will be really greasy or washed out looking. And also not the same thing works on everyone so choose the right remover, and face wash.

When I started wearing makeup at fifteen, my removal routine was just rinse off in the shower and whatever is left will stay there. lol. I started breaking out, popping pimples, etc ending up with scars from the popping. That would cause me to cake on more makeup.

Less than a year ago, I joined Mary Kay and obviously I had to use their products. (50% off consultant discount. Heck yeah :]) Since I was younger I stayed away from Timewise and used the Velocity wash and moisturizer, since it’s basic. And I use the Mary Kay basic skin care line as well. (Their makeup remover is oil free.) Their toner got rid of my scars and I don’t have to use foundation.

Everything in their makeup line is mineral so it won’t make you break out. <3

Like those websites that show Celebs without make-up and they just look horrible. But you know when they “the celebs” looked in the mirror that day, they actually thought they looked great. Make up was invented for a reason.

oh, yes I feel pretty bad without make up. I try to hide my face because I look dead.

And I just like playing with different looks. I love coming up with a super dramatic look. (Right now, I’ve discovered that sea green shimmery eyeliner can bring out the eyes alot)

That’s why I wear it.

ahh… i hate leaving the house without make up. i feel like the ugliest thing ever.

I don’t wear makeup either. I think I own a few things that people have given me, but I have no idea how to apply anything, and it’s really not worth the time to me. Plus I’m cheap to buy the stuff. I’ve gotten make lovely compliments on my “natural” look, so I’ll stick with that for now.

i hardly ever wear make-up. so i get the “omg you look so pretty!” whenever i do put on make-up. and i think to myself, “what, i didnt look pretty without it?”

I love bare minerals. Most days I just put the powder on my face and nothing else so yeah it still doesnt look like i dont wear make-up but people also think my skin is that smooth and clear.

i get told that i look “tired” a lot when i don’t have make up on. i have visible bags under my eyes and i think it makes a difference when i wear some coverups there.

but then again, i only don’t wear make-up (at least coverup/concealer) when i’ve been up late studying/doing school work… so i probably AM tired to begin with, haha.

Yes, people look at you differently when you have make-up on. I have even told the Wal-Mart manager that before. I have a business and go into Wal-Mart at least three to four times a week. If I go dressed and done up to the nines, they don’t ask me for ID when I write a check, yet if I look like a bum in jogging pants and a sweat shirt, they do ask me for ID. This is somewhat discrimatory to me even. I told the manager and he said they are always supposed to ID customers who write checks. I said, “well then you better teach them all the same trick,” lol!

I dont like using makeup to hide my face, but more so, like others have previously mentioned, enhance different features.  I don’t do the whole shabang though, just the eyes.  I find anything else on my face breaks me out horribly.  And do I feel unpretty or pretty without it?  I know when I go out and I want someone to notice something I throw on some eye makeup and it’s kinda nice, but I dont don’t need makeup to look or feel pretty.  Im cool with whatever. ^_^  I find lots of girls are absolutely gorgeous, without makeup… over girls with caked on stuff.  That’s just my opinion.

I have my days where I feel pretty without makeup on, but I never leave the house without it on. I do what you did… I almost leave the house and then I feel the need to put it on. It’s because I’m 15 and I look like I’m 12 years old when I don’t have it on (no exaggeration). So I like to feel my age. I don’t cake it on, but still.

Makeup takes too much of my time
Putting it on, reapplying it, wiping it off etc

Most of the time I go natural – not even mascara / lipgloss
People dont comment about me
I look the same with / without makeup

when i’m not wearing any makeup people don’t say anything but when i do wear it i get compliments. but i don’t feel naked if i have to leave my room without any on. i prefer to go out with makeup on then without any. i see it as a way to cover my acne scars and add color.

I wear makeup occasionally, but I only apply eyeliner and eyeshadow. When I first started to put make up on, my friends were very surprised. Even my professors started to look at me weirdly, even though they never said anything about it.

And I honestly don’t think looking pretty has to do with make up or not. Sometimes, it’s your mood that makes you feel like you’re pretty. At least that’s what it’s like to me.

i am quite pale and i have very dark circles under my eyes so i do look sick if i don’t wear makeup : (   sometimes i just don’t bother with the makeup and go around looking sick LOL

BTW, not all makeup is bad for you. yes some makeup contains ingredients that you probably don’t want absorbed into your skin, but the mineral based makeups that don’t contain fillers actually have less of the harmful ingredients. if you’re really worried, buy your cosmetics at Whole Foods- they have a strict corporate policy on nasty ingredients

when i dont wear makeup i feel less pretty.

and dont get as much attention.

but sometimes i feel i look good with just some mineral powder/nudelipstick…but i never usually leave the house with it.

i usually just end up putting on eyeliner/etc and just cant stop..

When I don’t use makeup, people usually think I’m about 15 years old. And/or sickly pale. “What’s wrong, Karin?” “I didn’t use my blush, mkay?!” 

If i don’t put on makeup i feel like a walking zombie. i sometimes get dark circles around my eyes and my face just feels.. droopy. but after i put on subtle makeup (not even, mostly grooming my face in the morning then putting on eyeliner and teeny foundation) on some days i add a little blush when i  feel like i look sick.
i’ve gone out some days without make up but i felt so like… not awake or alive you know

hahah i get that all the time. people be like are you okay? you look tired, or you look sick? I  do look pale without makeup too. It made  self conscious of myself.  I am slowwwwly learning everyday that I don’t need to put on makeup everyday.  I am slowwwwly learning that i’ll be okay without makeup.  It so hard, because I dont hear oh your pretty when i don’t have makeup on, but i gotta love what god gave me i guess. 

I have really bad under-eye circles and acne/acne scars. Honestly, I would not be wearing as much makeup as I do if it wasn’t for my skin. But its become a habit… whenever I go out, I wear makeup. Whether that be school, hanging out with friends, going to someone’s house… It’s becoming such a bad habit that, I’m always late to places because I’m applying makeup on.

I’ve bought skin-stuff. As in expensive face wash, sulfur masks, pore-cleansers, face lotions…..
nothing works. And when my period comes around, I start breaking out even more. ANNOYING! yuck. I look disgusting without makeup.
I know I could be pretty, or at least, feel like I don’t need makeup, but I wish my skin would improve, my under-eyes can clear up, and all my scars removed!!!
I really hope that within a few years, my acne will disappear… :(

i got the same problem. people always tell me i look like im going to faint. ive learned to deal with it. i almost never wear make up, only on special occasions. people will just have to get over their first thought and accept that im really really pale. (and i never fainted in my life, so i can tell them im safe)

who are you ?

I think i started putting make-up on every day becasue everybody else was doing it. Peer pressure and the need to feel accepted in my new school made me start hiding myself behind powder blush, eye shadow, eyeliner and lip gloss. I didn’t feel any different when i put on make-up but on the outside i looked different.

I don’t usually wear make-up. Maybe once a week I put on some eye shadow or some concealer on a couple pimples. But I don’t remember ever wearing any foundation. very rarely I throw on some mascara if I want someone to notice..that is about it. I feel pretty without make-up though I feel like I look extremely tired…most of the time i am though…haha

i look pale without make up. i feel insecure if i dont have bronzer or blush on or something lol. idk it’s just a psychological thing.

First off I’m tickled this actually got posted on here..Secondly, I’m excited to see so much feedback I’ve seen some really good points of view through all of this.

It’s hard to know what the truth is about make-up b/c everyone (different magazines, studies, etc.) has their own opinion. All I know what I’ve read says that liquid foundation is harmful for ur skin. It does have toxins in it. You absolutely need to make sure u do wash off ur make-up n to apply a moisturizer b4 u put on ur foundation.

Thnx everone for the feedback. Have a good week!

I used to not wear makeup.. but then after a while of randomly putting on mascara and eyeliner i became accustomed to them~ And when I don’t put it on, i feel like i’m missing something and fear that my bf and others will comment~… sigh..it is a bad habit~

i’ve definitely gotten the “you look tired” before.
i have dark circles, so when i don’t cover them up i DO look tired and sick. it’s a genetic thing that isn’t attractive, so i’m more than happy covering it up!!

I never really wear make-up. I usually use lip gloss, but that’s it. If it’s a nice even I’ll get fancied up… but if not, why cover your face?

Plus I always saw it as a bother to have to take time to put make-up on and make sure to take it off. If it gets messed up throughout the day you need to fix it… blah blah blah, I’d rather go natural!

I started wearing makeup @ abt age 23 or 24.

Coz I hated it.

But then again, I guess I’ve always been happy with the way I look.

Except for the last couple of years, I’ve been getting stupid minor breakouts that irritate me to the max.

So the makeup  covered it up and made my skin look flawless.

Oh and since my skin’s been great these days, I kinda don’t wear it much, unless I’m going partying or something.

People used to think I looked sick too.

Now people can barely tell the difference when I’m wearing makeup or not. But I do like dressing up and doing something before I go out. I’m comfortable in my own skin though.

I wear it to cover pimples and flushing. My goodness, if only I didn’t have occasional pimples or flush often! I LOATHE makeup with a passion because no matter how little I wear I feel suffocated.

Tell my face to stop being so red

That’s why you don’t wear a lot of makeup… otherwise it makes you look terrible when you’re see without it.

Most people can’t even tell when I’m wearing makeup since I use a minimal amount. I usually don’t do it to please others, but because I like enhancing my eyes with eyeliner. I’ve found, however, that I don’t look my age unless I have makeup on. This’ll probably be nice when I’m 40, but it’s pretty annoying to be mistaken for a high schooler when I’ve graduated college. 

makeup’s liek a drug addiction; once you start its hard to stop

I don’t wear makeup…I’m too lazy to and when I do wear it I wear so little that nobody notices it anyways, since it’s so subtle.

yep. i look like death and extremely pale. i dont need my face to be covered in makeup but i do need eye liner in order to leave the house. id rather be fully made up but for me thats not a lot of makeup at all. lightly applied with tinted moisturizer and powder, concealer under the eyes, blush, mascara, light eye shadow and eye liner is what i use. take all my make up just dont take the liner!

I basically only wear makeup because I don’t have the best skin (a little acne and under-eye circles). If I had better skin, I wouldn’t use it. Though sometimes I consider just going without it because my boyfriend never notices when I am wearing it or not. He will go “we are leaving soon.. do you need to put on makeup or anything, I can’t tell if you are wearing it or not?”

This is one of the reasons I don’t wear makeup unless I’m at a dance or something.  I figure that I’m young right now, so why should I cover my face up?

i had received comments from people in the past too, saying that i looked pale when i didn’t have make up on. so now i do wear makeup more often to look healthier. well… i guess unfortuantely my health condition somehow relates to my skin tone and face colour. i just don’t have that natural glow on my face. therefore, i need some makeups. but i don’t pile them on, i just do it the simple way.

I’m on the same page as you are. Totally ADDICTED to makeup.

i hardly ever wear makeup and i know i have natural beauty. however i get horrible zits every once and a while and use makeup to cover them up! also i wear eye makeup when i go out on dates with my fiance.

Make up gives me confidance .

When I don thave time ot put it on at home,

I go to school without make up and i always look down when i see someone, so my hair will cover my face .

And everyday, i wear my make up differently, just to match my outfit, bring the attention to my face instead of my body or to create a look that i haven’t tried before .

I usually dont wear makeup but one day on a whim i wore it to work and my boss said that for once i dont look tired!!  Granted i get 2 work at six in the morning…

I’ve never worn makeup on a regular basis, and only wear it for dances or family reunions or photographs.

I am 100% convinced that if I would have worn makeup daily I would have horrible skin. I have amazing skin, and if I get one pimple once a month, its a huge deal.
I also don’t ‘go tanning’ and accept my skin beautiful and pale as it is.

I look pretty damn ill without makeup
Like a dancer from michael jackson’s thriller video (pretty good comparison I thought ^___^)

If I managed to get a boy with my make-uped face, maybe I am deceiving him but surely even if I took all the makeup off, he would still be with me without holding back or changing the fact he likes me right? If he broke up with me due to my natural appearance, then it shows that he didn’t like me for who I was but for what I looked like.
It is a harsh way to find out but at the end, it shows you the truth right?

Also, appearance plays quite a large role in society, either in social peers or even applying for a job. First impressions is what a person would get when they look at you. And from that point on, whatever they think will affect their opinion on you later on. I mean it doesn’t hurt to wear a touch of mascara and concealer to cover the dark circles right? hardly a crime :]

Some days I just don’t feel like wearing makeup, and on those days, my friends always ask me if I’m feeling all right.  It’s kind of annoying that just because I don’t have eyeliner on (basically the only makeup I wear), it seems that I’m ill.

Makeup is going to age you faster, but you’re going to age no matter what and there isn’t any stopping it. You can slather on the most expensive anti-aging creams in the world but it won’t ever matter. Makeup honestly makes me feel confident, not conceited of course. We all have natural beauty, but we also all have imperfections that we were born with and we can’t change, that’s what makeup is for (or cosmetic surgery). I use the same thing, Bare Minerals does not test on animals and they are almost all organic. Women get in the habit of putting makeup on every single day to the point where people they know, who are always around you, get a little scared to see what’s underneath. “Too bad, so sad” is usually what I say all the time. Especially if it’s a stranger, it’s my face, get over it. Don’t like it, don’t look at it, k?