Makeup: Opinions? Yay or nay?

[Katrina Futch]

This is for both the ladies and gents. 

Hank's makeup tutorial video the other day sparked a bit of curiosity for me; applying makeup routinely is obviously a very common thing. I know people who won't leave the house without it, and then on the contrary, I know people who find it a major turn-off. Personally, I do like to put on a tad bit if I'm going out somewhere, but only enough to compliment natural features (especially just a touch of eyeliner, maybe a little mascara. Whatevs).

I'm certainly not a fan of when people cake on layers and layers of foundations, concealers, blush, eyeshadow, what have you. There's no point in completely covering up natural beauty-- and it usually ends up looking worse than a completely fresh face anyway.

What's your opinion on it? :]

[Catherine Conners]

I don't see that it should be a turn off - I think it's nothing to do with not having enough confidence to go without, it's because it's an accessory.  It's not shallow, insecure, any of that, at least most of the time.  It's because it's the fashion, the same as someone wearing skinny jeans or whatever.  Also, sometimes it's just because it can look very nice, and while too much is most certainly ugly and for sure there are some insecure people out there who hide behind it, you might not want to assume that they don't have confidence.

 

That said, I don't wear any makeup, I don't even know how to put most of it on, and people do look much better as their natural selves.

[Jarred Hudson]

I was not saying thats how things are, obviously you didnt read my post, i said thats how it makes me feel/think etc.  As far as clothes, i used to go through phases where if i didnt have such and such clothes, id feel odd or what not.  Now, ill just throw on anything that is near me, it doesnt matter what i wear, as long as it is comfy.  Havent tried any dresses on though, i wonder how comfy those are...

[Catherine Conners]

Sorry, I misunderstood.  And dresses aren't comfy, just a heads up. ;)

[Jarred Hudson]

damn, i was thinking id look good in one too!

[Catherine Conners]

You just made my day :D Can't stop laughing.  DFTBA!

[Frances]

I put a little bit on, mascara, concealer, lip gloss, but to be honest, I suck at applying makeup so I don't wear it that often.

[Kara A.]

I don't mind other people wearing it, i think it looks nice, but on me... i don't like it. And besides the fact that i have a weird angle of my face that looks normal without makeup, but with makeup it looks like the entire right side of my face id uneven.  It's also easier to get up and get going if you don't have to worry about it. And throughout the day i always worry about it getting messed up, witch it really not that important.

[Julia Chapman]

For some people, makeup is an art form that you happen to wear. I don't see anything wrong with that point of view. It's when we get into insecurities and "how fake is too fake" questions when we have a problem

[Emilie La Géniale]

I think makeup is a fun thing, but shouldn't be caked on. I love makeup, personally, because I thinks it's freaking fun to put on! I also understand that some people want to use stuff to conceal imperfections like acne, and I completely understand that. When you look good, you feel good, and when you feel good, you do good.

[Jeevi]

i have worse skin now than i did 10 years ago, which is saying something. Particularly with scarring. i don't wear make up to work because it's not really very practical with what i do. However, outside of that, if i can be bothered then i do put some tinted moisturiser on to try to mask it a bit; it does make me feel a bit more confident in myself.

If i'm not made up at all i feel like i'm practically invisible. In a weird anti-social sort of way i kind of like that. Invisibility does have its advantages. Also i prefer how my skin feels without make up!

On others i tend to prefer fresh-faced than the other extreme but if someone feels more confident wearing make up then all to the good, i know how that feels. Also love eyeliner on men :)

[Luce]

I am a 15 year old girl, and I barely use make up, except for special occasions. I think I am a rarity. It's not that I have anything against make up, quite on the contrary. Assuming it is applied moderately, it can look very nice. A little can do a lot.  It is when people use it to the extent that there face is caked in it, and you can't even see a trace of their natural face, that I begin to have a problem with it.

Excessive make-up (On boys and girls, though the problem I have only ever noticed on girls. Another point for discussion: Why is it that so many girls wear make-up, yet so few guys do.) does not look good. Infact, I would say rather the opposite. When people spend hours coating their face in layer after layer of make up, it looks disgusting, and you can tell that it is not real. It looks fake and ugly. There is no point covering up, what usually is naturally pretty, by coating it with nasty chemicals, so that you cannot even see the real face behind it. 

I don't wear make up to school, because I simply don't have the time. It's not that I don't care about my appearance, infact, I can quite often become self concious about how I look, it is just that for school, I see no point. Even going out with friends, if I wear any, it is to the bare minimum. A bit of mascara, or lip gloss. I am not so self concious though, that I cannot go out without it, as I frequently do. I guess, make up is just not really my thing. I don't even know how to put it on, I genuinely feel that I would be more self concious wearing it. Few of my friends wear make up regularly, and I am not trying to impress anyone. But you never know. Maybe in a few years time, I will start wearing more of it. It is just not something I have wanted to spend my money, or time on.