question for the girls (and maybe the guys who knows)

AllIAm

GreenTeaDisease wrote:

exactly. it takes a LOT of work (and money). not just the make up, but all the "taking care of" women have to do. there was a huge sale at the Body Shop yesterday, so I stocked up and spent $60 on skin care products, and I saved $40!

i wont even discuss the amount i have spent :(

but its worth it.. i have very very porcelain skin with these red cheeks. lovely yes but i like a more even tone.

i think makeup is only done right if you have the right skin. if you dont take care of your skin dont come talk to me about how your makeup looks bad. i also think people just fall into patterns... women who wore makeup that look good on them in their 20s are still wearing it in their 40s... and that just doesnt work. i also think alot of women apply it wrong.. its almost like they need to see it to know its there... oh i could go on all day about this...

AllIAm

dunkman wrote:

this is true my dear but make-up is a societal thing... if make-up didnt exist then everyone would wake up and look..well.. themselves... is that such a bad thing?

and then there's the morning after scenario... like if you woke up next to a previously gorgeous lady from the night before and thought to yourself.. "oohhh god i shagged a deformed panda last night"..

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Get_Right

if your skin is sensitive,
use nothing for the moment

a little raw aloe will help the irritation

but give your skin a chance to work on its own

Im sure you know to use a very light hypoallergenic cleanser and moisturizer, and an herbal toner such as calendula (depending on your skin type)

Heineken Helen

GreenTeaDisease wrote:

I bet a lot of times when you think a girl isn't wearing make up, she is. it's an art form.

but you always know... cos you see them putting on the make up at the back of the bus and cmon, ya can always tell.

harmless_little_f***

GreenTeaDisease wrote:

If you have a massive skin break out (and I mean massive), do you think it's better to attempt to cover it with make up or just not even bother cuz everyone will know anyway?

*cough*Facial scrub*cough*

GreenTeaDisease

AllIAm wrote:

i wont even discuss the amount i have spent :(

but its worth it.. i have very very porcelain skin with these red cheeks. lovely yes but i like a more even tone.

i think makeup is only done right if you have the right skin. if you dont take care of your skin dont come talk to me about how your makeup looks bad. i also think people just fall into patterns... women who wore makeup that look good on them in their 20s are still wearing it in their 40s... and that just doesnt work. i also think alot of women apply it wrong.. its almost like they need to see it to know its there... oh i could go on all day about this...

hahaha

well I also think women our age (I'm assuming you're somewhere between 20 and 40) wear less make up in general. I mean being a teenager in the 90s, I never wore make up until my senior prom (my mother was always chasing me around the house trying to get me to wear blush). And I'm always putting on my make up and then rubbing half of it off because it looks like too much even though it's barely there. I'd say MOST girls I know are like that. My mum on the other hand, has never left the house a day in her life without make up since she was 14. She calls it "putting her face on."

Steve Dunne

not one freakin laugh. nothing. and it's friday. good lord people.

and i still stand by the fact that gtd, based on her pics, looks good w/out makeup (or if you did have any on in those pics, it wasn't noticeable, and i mean that in a good way!)

decides2dream

dunkman wrote:

this is true my dear but make-up is a societal thing... if make-up didnt exist then everyone would wake up and look..well.. themselves... is that such a bad thing?

it absolutely is a societal/cultural thing. it has also existed since at least the ancient egyptians. almost every human society has some form of grooming/beautifying rituals that both men and women did, and it varied by gender and culture just how much. men used to wear as much make-up and/or more in certain cultures...piercings...tatttooing....hairstyles....etc. nothing wrong with any of it. also nothing wrong with it not being your thing either. most people look *themselves* with or without make-up.

GreenTeaDisease

Steve Dunne wrote:

not one freakin laugh. nothing. and it's friday. good lord people.

and i still stand by the fact that gtd, based on her pics, looks good w/out makeup (or if you did have any on in those pics, it wasn't noticeable, and i mean that in a good way!)

hmm, I'm pretty sure I did, at least at the wedding. I wouldn't go to a wedding and wear a dress and not wear make up. but this is what I'm talking about, you just wear a little enhancement...though I do think that on some people, some dramatic eye makeup looks great, but I can't seem to pull that off.

MattCameronKicksButt

dunkman wrote:

this is true my dear but make-up is a societal thing... if make-up didnt exist then everyone would wake up and look..well.. themselves... is that such a bad thing?

and then there's the morning after scenario... like if you woke up next to a previously gorgeous lady from the night before and thought to yourself.. "oohhh god i shagged a deformed panda last night"..

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You're preaching to the choir. I already know all this but it does exist... and yes, it is a bit gross.

PJPOWER

Is it better to look like a clown or to show a few pimples? I for one am attracted to natural beauty as apposed to someone that covers up their faces. I mean, I understand why women wear makeup for their own insecurities and for society's presentable standards and so forth, but those that think that they have to in order to be attractive to someone are off base for the most part...in my opinion. Aren't women the ones that complain the most about men being shallow? If that's the case, those that cake it on are doing nothing but enabling that mindset, right? I guess I curse the inventor more than the wearer when it's all said and done...

GreenTeaDisease

PJPOWER wrote:

Is it better to look like a clown or to show a few pimples? I for one am attracted to natural beauty as apposed to someone that covers up their faces. I mean, I understand why women wear makeup for their own insecurities and for society's presentable standards and so forth, but those that think that they have to in order to be attractive to someone are off base for the most part...in my opinion. Aren't women the ones that complain the most about men being shallow? If that's the case, those that cake it on are doing nothing but enabling that mindset, right? I guess I curse the inventor more than the wearer when it's all said and done...

Well, I wasn't asking should I not wear make or should I look like a clown and cake it on. As most of the women in this thread have mentioned wearing make up isn't about looking like a clown, it's about just putting some light enhancements, hiding blemishes, etc. As I said, men always say they want women who don't wear make up, but what they don't know is that these women they think aren't wearing make up are, at least sometimes. I don't know ANYONE who doesn't own a bottle of consealer and some lip gloss. You shouldn't look that different with it on or off as D2D said. My ex-boyfriend always thought I NEVER wore make up, but when we'd go out or something and I'd put it on he'd be like "oh you look good tonight." Guys don't pay enough to attention to notice correctly applied make up. it's about being subtle.

MattCameronKicksButt

PJPOWER wrote:

Is it better to look like a clown or to show a few pimples? I for one am attracted to natural beauty as apposed to someone that covers up their faces.

You and three quarters of the male population. This is not news to anyone. Do you want us to wear white cotton dresses and skip through fields of daisies too?

harmless_little_f***

MattCameronKicksButt wrote:

You and three quarters of the male population. This is not news to anyone. Do you want us to wear white cotton dresses and skip through fields of daisies too?

MCKB have you been taking your meds? Are you defending the notion of a woman's need to tart themselves up?

GreenTeaDisease

MattCameronKicksButt wrote:

You and three quarters of the male population. This is not news to anyone. Do you want us to wear white cotton dresses and skip through fields of daisies too?

ok, that was hilarious.

and let our hair grow down to our butts, because you would NEVER get frizzy split ends if you did that...

PearlJamaholic

dunkman wrote:

yeah probably... but its a misleading tool really.. it is a mask.. and it a mask made from mashed up bull willy and chicken eyelids..

i think my wife looks better without make-up.. my 2 wee girls dont wear make up and they look gorgeous... but when my wife puts it on i think it makes her look older.

poor, poor bulls.

MattCameronKicksButt

harmless_little_f*** wrote:

MCKB have you been taking your meds? Are you defending the notion of a woman's need to tart themselves up?

No. I'm just saying men can be a bit dumb sometimes.

Anyway, I think if you're going to wear make up, WEAR make up! Use it as an art form.

harmless_little_f***

MattCameronKicksButt wrote:

No. I'm just saying men can be a bit dumb sometimes.

What's dumb about appreciating natural beauty?

comebackwoman

I used to break out on my chin...I got some laser treatment that kills the bacteria - that worked like a miracle! A little pricey...but didn't dry my skin like a lot of treatments do and no need for cover up!

MattCameronKicksButt

harmless_little_f*** wrote:

What's dumb about appreciating natural beauty?

Not everybody has it!