Ladies do you wear Make-up every day ?

hollydolly

hollydolly

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Now this may seem a little lightweight for me, but bare with...

I used to wear a full face of make-up from when I was a teen.. right up until maybe 50 or more.. Would never consider going out the door without make-up on..

I stopped wearing it when I went to live in Spain full time,, make-up and hot sun as you who live in hot temps know, just don't play well together. Instead I'd wear just moisturiser, and Sun factor lotion.. a little blush and lipstick. No mascara because I always wore sunglasses outside.

Fast forward to today.. I'm 67.. I've continued to not wear make-up , except Blush and lipstick when I go out ( you've all seen the recent pics) because I've always read that foundation settles in the wrinkles and makes it look worse .. ..today I was looking in a Magnifying mirror.. Oh Dear Jesus... 😖..I mean seriously 😱

...so I sat there and did a full face of make-up... Concealer, Primer.. blush, Lipstick, Mascara, ... no foundation... and you know what ?... I look 10 times better.. so from now on..back to make-up I go...

How about you ladies...yeah or nay to make-up...and why ?
 

When I go out, it's eyeliner and lip gloss. I stopped wearing foundation decades ago. If I'm going somewhere very special, I'll use mascara and a bit of blush.

I think the use of make-up is an individual thing. Some feel they need it - some don't. I say, whatever makes you feel good is the way to go!

We are all beautiful :)
 
hollydolly said:
Now this may seem a little lightweight for me, but bare with...

I used to wear a full face of make-up from when I was a teen.. right up until maybe 50 or more.. Would never consider going out the door without make-up on..

I stopped wearing it when I went to live in Spain full time,, make-up and hot sun as you who live in hot temps know, just don't play well together. Instead I'd wear just moisturiser, and Sun factor lotion.. a little blush and lipstick. No mascara because I always wore sunglasses outside.

Fast forward to today.. I'm 67.. I've continued to not wear make-up , except Blush and lipstick when I go out ( you've all seen the recent pics) because I've always read that foundation settles in the wrinkles and makes it look worse .. ..today I was looking in a Magnifying mirror.. Oh Dear Jesus... 😖..I mean seriously 😱

...so I sat there and did a full face of make-up... Concealer, Primer.. blush, Lipstick, Mascara, ... no foundation... and you know what ?... I look 10 times better.. so from now on..back to make-up I go...

How about you ladies...yeah or nay to make-up...and why ?
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Your story is so fun to read, especially knowing how much I miss the days when getting dressed took so long. False eyelashes were popular when I was a teenager. I remember walking a long distance to buy a new pair when the ones I had fell apart. I wore blush in the past, but I don't think it looks right on me now. Lipstick is a must. I look pale without lipstick. Maybe it's a good sign that you enjoy make up again. I don't think I'm spirited enough these days to make the effort.
 
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Pinky said:
When I go out, it's eyeliner and lip gloss. I stopped wearing foundation decades ago. If I'm going somewhere very special, I'll use mascara and a bit of blush.

I think the use of make-up is an individual thing. Some feel they need it - some don't. I say, whatever makes you feel good is the way to go!

We are all beautiful :)
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Not me ..lol.. My mag mirror just told me.. ( not fishing for any complements honestly)... I honestly thought I looked fine without make-up.. but clearly I've just got too wrinkly to go bare faced..
 
There was a time that I wore all the basics and wouldn’t have left the house without them. Then a time I wore no makeup. Back to some makeup - blush, eyeshadow, mascara, lipstick. Then the mascara began to make my eyes itch - gone. Then with eye issues, I had to give up eyeshadow. Had to start using eyebrow colour because one side has almost disappeared. In summer I wear a tinted 50+SPF cream, touch up spots with a thick, tintedSPF, blush & lipstick & liner. If I’m walking farther than the mailbox, I put on lipstick.
 
My lady has the most wonderful response to why she still wears make-up at the age of 72. She never goes out with a little mascara, a dab of rouge, full red lipstick and what she describes as: Kick-Ass red nail varnish. When asked why, and believe you me, I would never ask why, she replies: "A girl has got to look her best for her public!" It comes from her working days as a paramedic in the ambulance service. She had compliments from colleagues, from medical professionals and even from injured patients on the stretcher. I wouldn't have her any other way.
 
There is no doubt about it. Makeup can make a woman look much more attractive AND more sexy. However, I, personally, think it's ridiculous that a woman refuses to leave the house, sans makeup.
Decades ago, I was married and my wife ALWAYS took an hour or more to "put on my face".
Jeez, on the weekends, I often wanted to go to the corner restaurant for brunch, and she still had to "put on my face". I mean seriously, who was she trying to impress ? Perhaps insecurity ? I thought she looked fine without makeup.
Don't get me wrong. If she wanted/needed to dress-up for work or to go to a fancy restaurant for dinner, that was fine with me. But, jeez, just to go to the market ?
 
Marie5656 said:
Never did makeup. Much tp the dismay of my rather girly sis in law. One year for my birthday she gave me a make up kit...powders, lipsticks, mascara etc. Gave it to a friend
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you sound like one of my sisters', she always says.. she wouldn't even know where to start to put it on. The opposite end of the Spectrum is another sister.. who wouldn't go to the bathroom without a full face of make-up on..
 
Technically, I wasn't allowed to wear makeup in high school. However, I did wear lipstick, which I applied on the bus and wiped off on the bus on the way home from school. I did that and rolled down my skirt that I had rolled up on the way to school.

In college, I didn't wear much makeup either. I did after college. When I started working full time, I had to do the whole nine yards every day because I had to look sharp for that particular job. There was a time when I'd get made up just to go to the grocery store. Even when I was young, I found it tiring to constantly apply makeup, but I did it.

My husband's cousins used to call me "Lips" 😘 when I was younger because my lips, like the rest of my face, were perfectly made-up. I'd walk into the room and suddenly there would be rummaging around in purses and lipstick tubes would be produced. 💄 Seriously, lol!

Things have changed since the whole COVID thing. I've worn makeup exactly twice. Why bother if I'm wearing a mask? I wear sunglasses and a mask, and the only thing you see is my forehead! :rolleyes:

I think I look a little better with it on, but these days, I don't get all dolled up unless I'm going to a funeral, a party, or out to dinner. Otherwise, I can't really be bothered. My adoring public appreciates me with or without a full face of makeup. Underneath, I'm exactly the same person. I still dress like a human being. I'm clean, well groomed, and smell good. What else do you want? Elizabeth Taylor? It ain't happenin'.

Bella ✌️
 
hollydolly said:
well unless I sleep as long as Rip Van winkle..there's no sleep that will get rid of these wrinkles... believe me..:eek:
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horseless carriage said:
My lady has the most wonderful response to why she still wears make-up at the age of 72. She never goes out with a little mascara, a dab of rouge, full red lipstick and what she describes as: Kick-Ass red nail varnish. When asked why, and believe you me, I would never ask why, she replies: "A girl has got to look her best for her public!" It comes from her working days as a paramedic in the ambulance service. She had compliments from colleagues, from medical professionals and even from injured patients on the stretcher. I wouldn't have her any other way
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Go out for a few minutes messy thinking it won't matter how you look and run into someone you haven't seen in years.. All I could think was to simplify the process by considering how to look the most presentable as fast as possible. That approach seems to work okay if you're not in a competitive atmosphere where people have spent most of the day doting on themselves. That enviornment requires a little more work. I'm glad to live at the beach.
 

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