I’m wondering what you all think when you see a woman who wears no makeup. Do you even notice? Do you think it makes her look less “put together?”
Also, I know a lot of men don’t think women are wearing makeup when they are (assuming it’s not a whole lot of makeup). Do they think that the made-up face is “normal” and that the un-made-up face is not normal?
I don’t wear makeup myself, and for some reason I got to thinking about this today. Maybe because I’m applying for jobs and wondering if I should wear a little makeup to interviews. I’m just wondering if people think my lack of makeup says something about me.
Personally, I don’t ever see the need. Unless your’ really trying to conceal some ‘flaw’, so to speak. Although, maybe on occasions make up could higlight a woman’s features.
I find women without make-up more appealing, what you is what you get. And I sure get good.
About your interview, although I would’nt think it compulsively neccesary, highlighting your features may work well.
I definitely notice if a woman is wearing makeup. I tend not to like it, even in small amounts. It just seems like a very flimsy kind of cheat. Like wearing diamond earrings. It’s a gimmick, something that just about anyone can do, something that may look nice, but reveals nothing about anything of consequence.
I think I am in the minority, however. Not just guys but most people in general see wearing makeup as a symbol that a woman cares about her appearance, and takes care of herself.
People either can’t or are not willing to take the time to get to know someone, so they rely on shortcuts, and appearance is one of them. As a general rule, the bigger, more diverse the place you live, the more dependent people are on such things.
Wise living consists perhaps less in acquiring good habits than in acquiring as few habits as possible.
Hoffer
I hardly ever wear makeup, unless it’s a special occasion, but I might wear it to an interview, considering that’s a time when one wants to put their best foot forward. (After, I’m hired, then they’ll see the REAL me, bwa ha ha ha!) I wore it for my wedding, and I’ll wear it if I’m sure to have my picture taken, because flashbulbs tend to make me look splotchy for some reason, but never for ordinary day wear. Hell, it’s hard to get me out of my pajammas into regular clothes unless I’m going to work.
Makeup takes too much time, and costs too much, considering there’s books I want to buy. When I do wear makeup, it’s usually just foundation, powder, (God bless Max Factor for their combination of the two) and lipstick. Can’t do mascara and eye-liner. It makes me fidgety to have a pointy object near my eye, and with my bad habit of rubbing them, I’ll look like a raccoon in five minutes. As pale as I am, blusher always looks “fake.”
My husband once knew a woman who took four and a half hours to get ready in the morning, makeup and hair included. It boggles the mind. I could never spend that amount of time grooming myself. For me, if my face is washed, and my hair brushed, I’m good to go.
I never notice when a woman isn’t wearing makeup, but I notice right away when she is, though the extent of my reaction is usually “Oh, she’s wearing makeup, whaddayaknow.” Occasionally my reaction will be “Damn, that’s a lot of makeup!”
Most women I know only wear makeup on a date, and even then it’s got to be a fancy date or they don’t bother.
Too much is the worst, but a little is better than none. At times a woman looks good without make-up, but if it is an all-the-time thing, she either is under some sort of delusion about her looks or she doesn’t care (third possibility is that it is a religious thing).
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As someone who has been married to a lady who does NOT wear makeup, I have to say I rather like it. Bothered me a bit at first, having been arouned ladies all my life who wore makeup (including my late first wife) but she has convinced me it’s a stupid waste of time and money. This may be influenced in part because she is blessed with classic slender good looks, but her conviction is sincere. As near as I can tell, it’s based partly in feminism (de-objectifying outmoded male expectations), partly in a practical desire to safe time and money.
As she once said to me early in our relationship, “If makeup is so good, why aren’t you wearing it?” Good question.
If it’s worn right, makeup will make a woman more attractive to me than if she’s wearing none. I can’t help it, my instincts draw me to women who look like their eyes are dilated with desire, their cheeks flush, and their lips red and wet.
As far as the original question, whether you should wear makeup on interviews, I’d say it depends on your coloration. For example, I have very light lashes and eyebrows, and my eyelids tend to be a little more pinkish than the rest of my face. I find that using some mascara, a brow pencil, and a light color of eyeshadow brightens up my face and generally makes me look more alert and attentive. I don’t think the same makeup would really have the same result on someone with dark lashes and eyebrows. My eyes just tend to look nicer with dark lashes to draw them out. I’ll also wear just a bit of blush if I’ve been sick or haven’t had any exercise, as it just makes me look a little healthier.
I don’t wear it. I don’t think I ever have, really. I think I look better without it, and I don’t have any blemishes I want to conceal. Besides, it would be too much effort for something that’s all going to come off in a few hours…
Possibly a lot of the “unpainted” faces that I find attractive belong to women who have mastered that whole “subtle application” thing, though. Visible rouge and eyeshadow is generally pretty unappealling to me.
A shiny face is distracting to me. By shiny, I mean very oily looking. It only takes a few seconds to slap on some compact powder and maybe lip gloss or lip stick. Lips need protection from the sun. My lipstick has SPF 15 rating.
Don’t wear it, never have worn it regularly and can hardly keep a straight face at assertions like kniz’s that people who don’t wear it are under a delusion about their looks. I’m under no delusion and have no interest in entertaining men like Badtz Maru. If I’m gonna look flushed with desire, it’s gonna be in the privacy of my bedroom thankyewverymuch.
WRT job interviews though – it would depend very much on the job and how groomed you were expected to be. I’m perfectly capable of putting on some slap if I think it would influence the outcome but quite frankly I’m not likely to apply for a job where my mastery of the mascara is going to be an issue.
Neither do clothes/haircuts/shoes/neckties, etc., etc…we are all “cheating” every time we get dressed in the morning, if you want to take this to its logical conclusion. A person’s appearance is not usually geared to reveal anything of real consequence; it is to make that person happy.
I have no problem with women who don’t wear make-up–whatever makes someone happy and confident is NOMB–but saying that women who do are “cheating” is kind of like saying that if you buy a flattering pair of pants, you are denying the world of their right to know that you actually weigh ten pounds more than the pants reveal. And that, if the world did know that you weigh extra ten pounds, this would “reveal something of consequence” about you.
Now, some women take make-up to the extreme…I’ll grant you that…but if I want to slap on some warpaint to make myself look like I got more sleep than I did, or that God gave me darker eyelashes than he did, I don’t see how I’m cheating anyone of their right to know otherwise. Or that my under-eye circles in their natural state reveal anything of real consequence about me, either.
Green Bean, I know lots of women who look polished and professional without wearing any make-up…if you are one of those blessed people, by all means don’t start now.
I prefer either no makeup, or that the makeup is applied as a form of art. Like the exaggerated eye shadow reminiscient of ancient Egyptian art that I see so much on Haight.
I suppose its a deception thing. If you wear makeup, don’t try to pretend you’re not, make it obvious and be creative.
Just couldn’t drive by this one…
Just wondering, what kind of make-up will make my pupils dilate? I wear mascara; am I not wearing enough?
And I’m confused about the idea of making my cheeks flush. With what? With each other? Oh! Do you mean “flushed”?
(I know you did. I’m just teasing.)
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I think most women look better with a moderate amount of mascara on. I have light eyelashes and mascara makes a big difference.
And now that I’m getting old and my lips are getting paler, I look better with a bit of lipstick. But I hardly ever wear it because it tastes funny and leaves marks on coffee cups.
I’ve never been successful with foundation or powder. Even applied lightly, it makes my skin look fake. So I end up washing it all off.
I don’t wear it. Once I had a professional make over, afterwards my face itched(might have been psychological though). My husband said I looked nice but better without it because I am not plain. Whattaguy:)
I never learned to put the stuff on, and I’m not motivated enough to drag my carcass out of bed any earlier just to mess with it. On rare occasions, I’ve used some lipstick and mascara, but it’s just not me. My daughter wears some, but very subtle because I can’t tell when she is and isn’t made up.
I was going to start a similar thread after my trek to the grocery store this weekend. The woman who checked me out had the oddest eyebrows - I’d be willing to swear she used a stencil and spraypaint to get two identical black arches about 3/8" wide. Groucho would have been proud to wear them. Apart from that, her makeup was understated and attractive, but sweet heavens above, what made her think those brows worked on any level? No matter in the grand scheme of things, I suppose. I just had to look at her for a couple of minutes and if she likes the effect, who am I to care? And yet, I’m still haunted… :eek:
As far as what it says about you, I think bad makeup speaks louder than good, so if you can’t do it well, I expect you’re better off not messing with it. That’s my approach and it’s made me what I am today.
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