can't stand wearing make up

Well, i also do not like wearing make up... since i sweat a lot... and i end up just wiping the make up... leaving my face in a mess... i rarely even wear lipstick... but one important occassions like meetings and formal gathering... i would wear some...

Hello spoiled311, I love wearing make up. Yes, few years ago, I couldn't stand going out without make up. But now, I started to leave the routine one by one. I move a lot and it is hard sometimes just to touch up. But I don't like to go out with bare face. At least, I must put some face powder, a lipstick and an eyeliner. I can get rid of the eye shadow nowadays.

Hi, I'm also in a tropical country and I could relate to what you have just shared. I used to have oily skin too, but have found a way to keep it from becoming too oily. I usually wash my face in the middle of the day to prevent being too oily. Then I use loose powder so that it won't shine. I don't use foundations because it's the best way to clog up the pores and thus making the face too oily. Anyhow, make-up isn't for everyone, there will be people who have allergic reactions to it and there are those who don't really look good when putting on make-up. There are others though who are complete opposites, they don't look good without make-up and can't feel confident without wearing one. Now, here's the trouble. You cannot go out without looking at the mirror. Make-up are enhancers and they hide stuff in your face that you need to hide like eyebags. People like people who knows how to care for themselves without overdoing things. Women would absolutely look better if they have a tint in their lips (because our lips aren't always red) and a little tint on the cheeks with neat hair and face. You don't need foundation for this (it's actually only for night parties and events). You just need to enhance your qualities. If your eyes are your assets then focus on it by using eyeliner (a little) and a little bit of translucent mascara (to make your eyelashes look longer and your eyes fresh). You don't even need to put eyeshadow anymore for day-to-day activities. As for allergic reaction. Perhaps you need to use those high-end types of make-up. There are those which are hypo-allergenic and works good too. But the most important thing a lady needs to look after is the skin. Regardless how much (or how little) you put make-up on, nothing beats the true color and quality of the skin. So, focus on skin-care rather than on make-up. Whenever I go out, I usually just put sunblock all over and face sunblock for my face. A little bit of lipstick and eyeliner and mascara (translucent) and a dash of loose powder, not to mention to pinch my cheeks a little to give color (I don't use blush anymore because studies shows that it causes pigmentation which is dark spots on the cheeks when exposed to sunlight). Anyhow, just try it. You'll feel better and more confident. Now, you said it would just melt. Then don't put make-up when you commute. Do it later when you're at work (a few minutes on the washroom would get a long way). Good luck!

I know what you mean. I avoid make up as much as possible. I have it on for special occasion only. The weather here is too hot. I don't know how some people can manage to have perfect make-up throughout the day in this weather. I have oily skin too and it does not help. I also don't like the idea of touching up all the time during the day.