A Picture Thread: Before & After Make-up, Or Other Things

Barefaced.
Makeup, no glasses.
Makeup and glasses, which is how I usually face the world. (I have contacts, but I can’t see up close with them. So I save them for special occasions,when I don’t have to be particularly functional.)

You have increditly beautiful skin! You look terrific bare faced, though, I can see that the mascara makes your gigantic eyes stand out a bit more.

Your make up (or the camera angle) makes your boobs pop in the second photo.

But you knew that, didn’t you?

Awww, thanks, that’s sweet. I think I look like a ghosty in the bare-faced. Plus I have rosacea and dark circles, but hey, I’m almost 43. I shouldn’t expect to look like a young 'un.

And you? You’re GORGEOUS. Congratulations on your weight-loss.:cool:

Congratulations on your success! You are stunning.

Considering the “3. buckeyes” was contrived as a jab at another poster, it’s inappropriate to use it outside the Pit. Please do not do this again.

Wow, so many compliments, I should have done this sooner! It’s nice to hear. I have a difficult time gauging what’s “normal.” So I’m often looking around at other women trying to figure out, “Do I look like that? Maybe I’m about her size?” So just hearing that I’m more or less normal-sized is really great. It’s one of the reasons I was determined to post those photos. Not fishing for compliments, just wanting to run my “look” up the flagpole.

Since I have lost a lot of weight - and am still trying to lose, I know how nice it is to hear. Which is one of the reasons I mentioned it. The other is - you are stunning. :slight_smile:

KnitWit, you look great no matter what your weight. And congrats on that, by the way…I’ve lost about 135 in the last year myself.

Hmmm. You did OK in my book. Or, do you mean flirted with, as opposed to flirting? Eh, either way, I think you’re a good-looking guy.

Actually, “buckeyes” has been used outside the Pit a number of times in the past several weeks (sometimes by me), and AFAIK no one has gotten slammed down for it before. I didn’t know this was a rule, and I’m pretty sure Hostile Dialect didn’t either.

I don’t like this, but here isn’t the place to discuss it. Oh well. :frowning:

First thing in the morning (no make-up): http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/Alayna1011/random022.jpg

Normal: http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/Alayna1011/CAM_0405.jpg

Flirting, flirted with, realization that I am flirting, analysis of my flirtatious technique, and other flirting-related topics; I’ve just never been able to do it.

Without getting into a bunch of stuff (in fact this hit me out of the blue and only tangentially reminded me that it *may *involve me–if it doesn’t, move along.) There was once a discussion where it came out that I expressed that the term “buckeyes” to refer to chocolate covered peanut butter balls [primarily in that thread where I was looking for a recipe] was rather gross to me for a variety of reasons [body parts+food tends to gross me out in general, regardless]. All hell rained down as a result and I think there was actually a pit thread or some discussion elsewhere. (I can’t help it–I’m squeamish and have a highly graphic sense of imagination.) Anyway, if that’s all it is, then let’s just move on because it’s really stupid and shouldn’t snag up the flow of a totally unrelated thread.

Mods: if this is indeed what you’re referring to, I hope I haven’t violated anything with my explanation. I’d also just like to say that references such as this really don’t register on my radar so you don’t need to intercede on my behalf if indeed that is what you were doing.

Now that OpalCat has given the OK, I eagerly await the official official ruling, if there is another one. In the meantime, I’ll assume that “3. Buckeyes” isn’t kosher.

Still, JMHO, I saw it as a new board meme to replace “3. Hi Opal!”, which could just as easily be considered harrassment of Opal anyway. And now that she’s given the thumbs-up, I’m wondering if this new meme will be allowed to take its rightful place. What say you, Skip?

Hostile Dialect,
Hostile Dialect, Narcissist

Hmm… Let’s play dress up!

Normal me
Flapper me (on the left, obviously)
Japanese-style me (apparently this is an old-lady kimono, but it IS pretty…)

Okay. Both of these pics are a few years old but I don’t have any good recent closeups that fit the OP’s request.

Me without makeup. This was a candid snap:
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Me with makeup. This was done for a portfolio. I used to model, just part time, nothing spectacular. It’s kind of scary looking to me now:
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Generally the only makeup I wear regularly is rouge. Mainly because I’m lazy, not because I have anything against makeup.

I have a few pictures.

^No make up, just chapstick.

^No make up… being silly.

^ No make up, natural light

^Eyeliner, mascara, and lipgloss… I never do much more than that.

oh yes…
and these are some of me daily… I’m a picture whore:

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll241/kateann735/FB2.jpg (TODAY!)

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll241/kateann735/fb5.jpg (a little make up)

As I have mentioned before - you are an attractive woman. With or without makeup.