Females: Do you wear make-up everyday?

@dafnie (382)
United States
July 12, 2007 2:22pm CST
I started wearing make-up ever since I was 12 years old. It wasn't too serious just a little powder here and there and lip gloss because I have oily skin. Then when I got to middle school, girls started wearing more make up and mascara and stuff. Now I wear foundation, powder and lipgloss (chapstick) everyday and sometimes I wonder - is it an obsession to wear make-up everyday?? Why do us, females, do it so much, yet guys just walk around with their naked skin like it's nothing?
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@Dolcerina (3376)
• Hungary
13 Jul 07
No, I do not. I use makeup, only when I see myself too ugly. (But it does not mean, that other can not see me ugly! LOL) In the summer I do not like to wear make up, because I do not want the sun burn it into my skin. In the winter my skin is too dry, that's why I do not like to use make up. And normally I do not have that 5 minutes in the morning to make up :D Yes, probably I would look prettier with the make up,but since I found my King... He knows mw without make up,and he loves me!
@Dolcerina (3376)
• Hungary
13 Jul 07
Oh, I see you are very young. Well,it is a trend among the teenage, but I am sure (and hope) that you will realize, what is enough. And the best for your skin is if you do not use make up. Otherwise the men who await the make up from the women are the worst!! Be careful with them! Because they are not interested in the person, but the outlook. They change the women like the fashion trend. ;)
@Dolcerina (3376)
• Hungary
10 Aug 07
Yes, I see that you have an original angel face. Thank you for the best response, and Good Luck to YOu!
@dafnie (382)
• United States
21 Jul 07
lol. ya i usually feel uncomfortable wearing make-up, especially around guys because now i feel like they are not seeing the real me! but i don't wear much n e wayz.... i usually just wear some to cover up scars from acne or i powder my nose when it's shiny or a wear chapstick because my lips get dry from my eczema... otherwise, i'm pretty comfortable with myself and my natural look! i loooooove the natural look. i wear so little make-up that 90% of my friends don't know i wear and they're shocked when they see me putting some on!
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@jen_n514 (218)
• Philippines
13 Jul 07
no, i dont wear make - up at all.. before when i was in college i tried wearing eyeliner and lipstic...bec most of my friends are wearing make up...you know peer pressure..:D but when time goes fly i realized that its not really my thing...so for the longest time havent use any make up....i feel more comfortable like this no make up or anything on my face...
@jen_n514 (218)
• Philippines
13 Jul 07
oh sorry it should be..time goes by..not time goes fly...LOL!:D
@dafnie (382)
• United States
21 Jul 07
it's kind of the opposite for me...... most of my friends (around my age) don't wear make-up, while most of my older friends (late 20s) do wear make-up. i just wear enough to cover up my acne or scars..
@lpetges (3036)
• United States
13 Jul 07
wow i guess i do! i love to not wear it, to give my skin a break, but then i feel naked.
@Jennifer21 (2476)
• United States
12 Jul 07
Yes, I wear makeup anytime I go out. If I'm just sitting at home though, I go barefaced. When I do wear makeup, I wear it all, foundation, blush, eyeliner, mascara, and lipstick. I love to make my face pretty and I do not think it is an obsession. I have many makeup tips on my blog if you are interested. Here's the link: www.yourguidetofashion.blogspot.com
@dafnie (382)
• United States
12 Jul 07
yeah i see what you mean. it is fun to "paint" ur face!
@emma412 (1156)
• United States
12 Jul 07
I rarely weat any make-up and never really have. For special occassions I'll throw on some mascara and lip gloss but that's as far as it goes. I've never liked that cakey feeling on my face so I don't wear it.
@dafnie (382)
• United States
12 Jul 07
i HATE the cakey feeling! but there are some products out there that don't give u the cakey feeling! but all in all... mascara and lip gloss is all good!
• United States
12 Jul 07
if you were to use a very light foundation you wouldn't have the cake feeling i know when i use the light stuff it doesn't feel that way, though i only wear eye shadow and eye liner the rest don't fit so i don't even bother wearing any of it.
• Philippines
13 Jul 07
For some reason I find putting on make up bothersome. Maybe it's because I grew up in a household where makeup is only tolerated for special occasion and both parents will actually ask you questions if you leave the house with a lipstick on. Of course the questions stopped after we finished college and went on to work. But since we did not grow up wearing them (unless it's for a special occasion or if were going to a party) then none of us (there 3 of us girls in the family) wear make up on a daily basis.
@dafnie (382)
• United States
21 Jul 07
wow! my mom doesn't really wear make-up unless she's going to church or a party or something. but she doesn't really mind me wearing make-up, actually she's the one who got me into it in the first place. it's just hard for me to stop because i'm used to seeing my face with it, so when i don't have the foundation on to cover up my acne scars, i feel weird and people start askin me "omg what's wrong with ur face" because they are not used to it either! i wish i could find something that could make my face clear and get rid of the discoloration...... then i'd definitely not wear make-up!
@Marie2473 (8512)
• Sweden
13 Jul 07
I am 26 and I hardly ever use any makeup and I never had. Sometimes, at special occations I mght put some mascara on and also some lip-gloss but that does not happen very often =) I think that I look better without it and I have also never had anyone complain and said that I should use more. My bf like the fact that I am more for the natural look as well =)
@smints8985 (1594)
• United States
13 Jul 07
Well if I am going out I do put on foundation, that is a must, I didn't start putting on make up until I was in college, yes I consider myself a late bloomer. I had to put foundation with SPF so as to minimize the probability of getting more freckles. But then, I never wear heavy make up, it has always just been foundation, a touch of cream blush and a slide of gloss of pinkish lipstick and sometimes I put on liner. On rare occasions I put on eye shadow. But almost everything is light shaded so it basically does not look like I am made up at all. I'm just not a fan of heavy make up, I don't feel comfortable putting too much and dark colors.
@ydnac22 (802)
• Philippines
10 Aug 07
hi dafnie! I dont wear a make everyday. If I go to work, I just put a face powder and apply an even lipstick and lips gloss.thats it.I just wear make up during parties. Thanks
• United States
13 Jul 07
I only wear makeup to special occasions. On a day to day basis, I never do. I used to when I was a teenager, but my dad asked me one day why I would want to cover up my beautiful face with all that junk, and so I quit. I am not beautiful, just was in my dad's eyes, but I still don't try to make myself into a glamour model with all sorts of makeup. My mom never wears makeup either, nor my sister, so I guess I came by it naturally.
• Philippines
13 Jul 07
I dont use heavy make-ups.. Only a powder and a lipgloss.. when im going to a party I just put on some blush on my cheeks.. But I never wear mascara, eyeshadows and everything.. I still go for simpler look.. Maybe it depends to the beholder.. :D
• Indonesia
13 Jul 07
Maybe females were born to be beautiful that why we always do and use evrything to stay beautiful. But do you know nowadays guys too care bout their face skin so much. Although they dont put make up but they use sun cream and moisturiser to protect their skin too. I dont wear make up every day only when I go out, but not always with complete make up, it depends on if I want or not, but going out without putting powder and sunblock is impossible for me.
13 Jul 07
i personal don't like make-up cause alot make uses animal fat but there are make-up that doesn't have it now days but natural is better .there are natural make-up that you can make yourself. you can search it out on the web.
@jgirl71 (17)
• United States
13 Jul 07
I use to wear make-up everyday when I was younger. Now that I am older and of course married, I don't wear make-up very often. My husband says I don't need it anyway. He likes the natural look. So the only time I wear make-up is when visiting family, or special occasions.
@lingli_78 (12822)
• Australia
13 Jul 07
i'm not really a make up person... and i don't wear it everyday... i just wear it when i feel like it and it is only a powder and lipstick... that's about it...
@Savvynlady (3684)
• United States
13 Jul 07
Nope, I don't. although I have toyed with the idea of wearing some every so often; the most I have is some Rosebud Salve on my lips to keep my lips moist and I'm good to go.
@Robyn28 (384)
• Canada
12 Jul 07
hi as for me I don't wear makeup everyday ,but I do wear it alot of the time I don't wear too much I wear eye liner the liquid kind from annabelle I love that stuff it doesn't smudge compaired to some of the other liquid eye liners I also wear remel the eye pencil stuff it's shimmers sparkles I wear lip gloss also under neath I wear chapstick so it doesn't get to dry in terms of mascra I don't wear it much I have senstive eyes w/ allergies so it doesn't do me any favours. I wear powder sometimes other then that that's all I wear and my colours aren't too over board. I mean dark colours I don't think work with my skin tone cuz as u see my hair is dark
• United States
12 Jul 07
I was never really into make-up as a young girl or a teenager, but my most recent female roommate was obsessed with make-up (she will probably be starting cosmetology school soon), and she got me hooked on wearing some make-up. Most days, I will just wear black eyeliner, and that's it. When I don't wear it, I think it makes me look like I just woke up or have been crying. I will sometimes bother with powder foundation, and I like wearing eyeshadow when I'm going out, but that's about it. I can't stand lipstick at all, though I will use chapstick occasionally.
@jenius (131)
• United States
12 Jul 07
Whether or not I wear makeup depends on where I am going and my mood so no I don't wear it everyday. When I do wear makeup it is only a little bit of dark blue eyeshadow,mascara and possibly some clear lip gloss or chapstick. I'd rather have a more natural look than be painted up like a clown,just enough to enhance not cover up my features.
@maylaine (441)
• Philippines
13 Jul 07
personally i dont wear make everyday even i go to work..i just put lipgloss.i only put make up if there is special occassion and im oblige to wear it. To much wearing of make-up can harsh to your skin