# A Picture Thread: Before & After Make-up, Or Other Things **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 31, 2009, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-picture-thread-before-after-make-up-or-other-things/483840 "2009-01-31T05:36:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-picture-thread-before-after-make-up-or-other-things/483840/1 "2009-01-31T05:36:56Z")
Inspired by [Thread=504186]this thread.[/Thread] This is me [before make-up](http://www.flickr.com/photos/7971087@N03/3239874883/). This is me [after make-up](http://www.flickr.com/photos/7971087@N03/3240716216/) - at least, as much make-up as I own/can bear to put on (I did try to lay on the blush kind of thick for the picture). How do _you_ look before and after - make-up, a haircut, weight gain or loss, or other changes? ---
**Author:** ![Euryphaessa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Euryphaessa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euryphaessa)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-picture-thread-before-after-make-up-or-other-things/483840/2 "2009-01-31T08:48:35Z")
Here’s [before makeup](http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk73/copper_and_blue/nomakeup.jpg)(slight misrepresentation, my skin isn’t usually that clear). Here’s [after](http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk73/copper_and_blue/makeup.jpg). A hair and glasses evolution: [short hair, green frames](http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk73/copper_and_blue/shorthair.jpg) (2006) [black hair, black frames](http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk73/copper_and_blue/blackhair.jpg) (early 2008) [brown hair, black frames](http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk73/copper_and_blue/brownhair.jpg) (April 2008) [current glasses, somewhat current hair curled for the occasion](http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk73/copper_and_blue/newglasses.jpg) (late 2008) I’m sorry, I’m a camera whore. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Cymbeline](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_cymbeline/32/9244_2.png) [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-picture-thread-before-after-make-up-or-other-things/483840/3 "2009-01-31T10:19:06Z")
I hardly ever wear makeup. Maybe 5-10 times a year, only for special occasions. I’m just too lazy. I should probably use it more often though, because as you can see, my eyes are invisible, and I am pale with really ruddy cheeks (I have rosacea). Without makeup (I’m the one on the left in all the photos): [With my boyfriend](http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2307101&l=c3826&id=503421214) [With my nephew](http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2173081&l=52528&id=503421214) [With my mom](http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2173078&l=b930a&id=503421214) With makeup: [With my cousin](http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1976234&l=77a76&id=503421214) [With my boyfriend](http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1992884&l=60276&id=503421214) [With my family](http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2292185&l=d0c2d&id=503421214) - I’m on the far left. My makeup was a lot heavier than usual - I decided to do extra special purple shimmery eyeshadow for a holiday party. ---
**Author:** ![3acresandatruck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/e79b87/32.png) [@3acresandatruck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3acresandatruck)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-picture-thread-before-after-make-up-or-other-things/483840/4 "2009-01-31T10:19:36Z")
Ha! **CairoCarol** , I can’t see any difference in your pictures. You ladies got nothing. Now _this_ is scary: before and after the passage of 4 decades. [Me at age 13.](http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn106/3aaat/file004/thenandnow1.jpg) [Me at age 53.](http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn106/3aaat/file004/thenandnow2.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-picture-thread-before-after-make-up-or-other-things/483840/5 "2009-01-31T11:47:41Z")
**Queen of Town** : it’s _good_ to be a camera whore. Where would picture threads be without camera whores? I thank you for all the great pics. **nyctea scandiaca:** assuming the rosacea isn’t otherwise a problem, it seems like a good thing - free permanent blush! **3acresandatruck:** hah, I didn’t even think of that option (probably in denial about my own aging). You look a lot better at 53. ---
**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-picture-thread-before-after-make-up-or-other-things/483840/6 "2009-01-31T15:24:39Z")
I’m going to post with/without makeup, too–I meant to do it on Friday morning (even put on a little eyeliner) but I left my camera at work. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-picture-thread-before-after-make-up-or-other-things/483840/7 "2009-01-31T16:20:19Z")
> [@3acresandatruck](#): > > [Me at age 13.](http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn106/3aaat/file004/thenandnow1.jpg) That’s 13? You look like a bank manager. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-picture-thread-before-after-make-up-or-other-things/483840/8 "2009-01-31T16:30:53Z")
[With goatee](http://www.muppetlabs.com/~eric/robotarm.jpeg) [With full beard](http://www.muppetlabs.com/~eric/DSC00042.JPG) [Clean shaven](http://www.muppetlabs.com/~eric/P1010114_2.jpg) [Without hair](http://www.muppetlabs.com/~eric/0110071842.jpg) These span about the last ten years, but except for the shearing, I don’t think I change much. ---
**Author:** ![lorene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/65b543/32.png) [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-picture-thread-before-after-make-up-or-other-things/483840/9 "2009-01-31T19:14:33Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > [With goatee](http://www.muppetlabs.com/~eric/robotarm.jpeg) > [With full beard](http://www.muppetlabs.com/~eric/DSC00042.JPG) > [Clean shaven](http://www.muppetlabs.com/~eric/P1010114_2.jpg) > [Without hair](http://www.muppetlabs.com/~eric/0110071842.jpg) > > These span about the last ten years, but except for the shearing, I don’t think I change much. Which of these fine fellows are we expecting at the Boston 'fest in February? ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-picture-thread-before-after-make-up-or-other-things/483840/10 "2009-01-31T19:22:05Z")
I don’t know what it is about me (perhaps not being so photogenic), but I can look very different in photographs. Here is an [album](http://s70.photobucket.com/albums/i84/NinetyWt/Curlytop/) with pictures of me spanning 30 years. I look like 10 different women! ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-picture-thread-before-after-make-up-or-other-things/483840/11 "2009-01-31T19:52:51Z")
> [@3acresandatruck](#): > > Ha! **CairoCarol** , I can’t see any difference in your pictures. Me neither: you look mighty fine in both of them! ---
**Author:** ![JKilez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e5b9ba/32.png) [@JKilez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKilez)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-picture-thread-before-after-make-up-or-other-things/483840/12 "2009-01-31T20:55:14Z")
> [@Quartz](#): > > Me neither: you look mighty fine in both of them! If anything, the one without makeup has a slight edge. You have a natural beauty. ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-picture-thread-before-after-make-up-or-other-things/483840/13 "2009-01-31T21:08:10Z")
[Before](http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b212/fachverwirrt/DSC00601.jpg) makeup. [After](http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b212/fachverwirrt/DSC00602.jpg) makeup. With, of course, a wig thrown in for good measure. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-picture-thread-before-after-make-up-or-other-things/483840/14 "2009-01-31T21:20:51Z")
I could only find one photograph of myself without makeup. Apparently the only place I dare to go without The Face is rural Mexico. And I’m still not 100% sure. [no makeup](http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/YjANowprFVgzIjRDWrrYzA?feat=directlink) [makeup](http://picasaweb.google.com/ChristyMoceri/Me#5238499766176785730) ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-picture-thread-before-after-make-up-or-other-things/483840/15 "2009-01-31T22:03:55Z")
> [@olivesmarch4th](#): > > I could only find one photograph of myself without makeup. Apparently the only place I dare to go without The Face is rural Mexico. I cannot notice any difference due to makeup: this is probably because in the second photo your face is shaded by your husband. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-picture-thread-before-after-make-up-or-other-things/483840/16 "2009-01-31T22:15:13Z")
Just as an addendum, I’m viewing the pics on a cheap LCD monitor, which may make a difference. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2009, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-picture-thread-before-after-make-up-or-other-things/483840/17 "2009-02-01T00:11:19Z")
> [@lorene](#): > > Which of these fine fellows are we expecting at the Boston 'fest in February? There’s plenty of time; any requests? ---
**Author:** ![JustAnotherGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58f4c7/32.png) [@JustAnotherGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustAnotherGeek)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2009, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-picture-thread-before-after-make-up-or-other-things/483840/18 "2009-02-01T00:20:38Z")
> [@lorene](#): > > Which of these fine fellows are we expecting at the Boston 'fest in February? waitasecond! I missed the thread! Icanhaslinkplz? ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2009, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-picture-thread-before-after-make-up-or-other-things/483840/19 "2009-02-01T00:38:15Z")
In all those pictures, I have to say I vastly prefer you gals without the makeup. Except CairoCarol, whose pictures look too similar to tell. I don’t get men who like makeup. Why don’t they just kidnap a mannequin? ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2009, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-picture-thread-before-after-make-up-or-other-things/483840/20 "2009-02-01T01:02:35Z")
I have kind of a lot of these… Ok here are some no-makeup pictures: [getting my hair done](http://gallery.opalcat.com/albums/OpalCat2006/0228061140_G.jpg) [having a rather bad day](http://gallery.opalcat.com/albums/OpalCat2006/0403061737_G.jpg) [haven’t gotten out of bed yet](http://gallery.opalcat.com/albums/OpalCat2007/0414071032_G.jpg) With some makeup: [just some eyeliner/mascara](http://gallery.opalcat.com/albums/OpalCat2006/0126062136_G.jpg) [going out dancing](http://gallery.opalcat.com/albums/OpalCat2006/midnight010806.jpg) [also going out dancing](http://gallery.opalcat.com/albums/OpalCat2006/oct8_008.jpg) [and ridiculous faces](http://gallery.opalcat.com/albums/2005/Blonde_004b_001.jpg) ([AFTER going out dancing\*…yikes!](http://gallery.opalcat.com/albums/2005/first_day_at_maxim_001.jpg)) And then there’s LOTS of makeup: [like this one](http://gallery.opalcat.com/albums/OpalCat2004/DSC03878.sized.jpg) [eye makeup](http://gallery.opalcat.com/albums/Makeup/just_eyes.jpg) [Mardi Gras](http://gallery.opalcat.com/albums/Makeup/mardi8.jpg) Or really strange makeup: [changing age](http://gallery.opalcat.com/albums/Makeup/8_G.jpg) ([young/old](http://gallery.opalcat.com/gallery/Makeup/before_after_1)) [changing gender](http://gallery.opalcat.com/albums/Makeup/opal_man.jpg) [changing race](http://gallery.opalcat.com/albums/Makeup/blkopal2.jpg) [changing species](http://gallery.opalcat.com/albums/Makeup/opal_cat.jpg) [changing everything!](http://gallery.opalcat.com/albums/Makeup/makeup_class_2.jpg) [gory stuff](http://opalcat.com/Fun/the-paper-airplane-in-the-forehead-trick) [???!?!](http://gallery.opalcat.com/albums/Makeup/bigeye.jpg) \*no, dancing didn’t change my hair color–this pic was a year earlier. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-picture-thread-before-after-make-up-or-other-things/483840.md?page=2)