Why do women wear lipstick?

Mrs. Robinson said:
Ok-now I`m going to freak you all out. I actually have my "lipstick" tattooed on. About 20 years ago,I realized my lips had become very,very pale and I looked really "washed out". But lipstick (or makeup in general) just doesn`t last on me,so I had my lips tattooed. It hurts like hell,I have to say. But that didn`t stop me from having it done again ten years later when it started to fade. That time my son`s ex did it-it hurt worse than the first time but maybe she was a little heavy-handed on purpose ;) Anyway,I still wear lipstick over,but when that wears off I still have some color underneath. I`m actually due to have them done again but not sure I will bother...
Click to expand...

Hi Mrs. R., doesn't freak me. My friend Sally had her eyebrow tatooed and they are lovely. She almost 70, and had them done when she was about 60. Also, my niece by marriage had her eyeliner done, I think thats all, but it looks good. She wouldn't fess up to whether it hurt or not but I am sure it did, LOL! I'm chicken, plus, money to slim, but I can't stay I wouldn't have some eyeliner done as that's the hardest for me to put on. As long as I was sure it would not be gawdy;)
 

Bee said:
May be so but it ain't 'alf fun trying and I do enjoy a bit of fun in my life.:bigwink:
Click to expand...
Geez Bee,

too bad there's an ocean between us, we could go out and cruise some fellers;)
 

Maybe I just met and married my husband too young,but I have never thought of makeup as a way to attract men-given that I haven`t been wanting to attract one since I was 15. I don`t wear a lot of makeup at all, but what little I wear,I wear every day. Even if we go out for a special occasion, I wear the same as I wear daily. Like I said,doesn`t really matter because it doesn`t last on me anyway. Makeup,for me,is just something that makes me like what I see in the mirror a little better,not to attract men.
 
nwlady said:
LOL!! Exactly right Pappy, LOL!!
fixashlips1942.jpg
Click to expand...

This is exactly how I would feel I would look in red lipstick lol!
 
I am considering having eyebrows tattooed on.. Mine are pretty thin and I hate penciling them in.. I would just have to find someone I would trust to do it.. Because if they are horrible, you are stuck with them.
 
it's funny I never like red either, always pinks or mauves, and not bright;) Some of those young gals look like they are wearing wax lips;)
 
QuickSilver said:
I am considering having eyebrows tattooed on.. Mine are pretty thin and I hate penciling them in.. I would just have to find someone I would trust to do it.. Because if they are horrible, you are stuck with them.
Click to expand...

That is part of the hesitation, finding someone's work you feel confident about. I've tented mine in the past, but, it was supposed to last up to six weeks and it only lasted like five days, but it was great while it lasted even for those few days
 
I so agree, I think some folks look so great without makeup, I've been envious because I don't "feel" I even look "well" let alone good without some color, LOL!
 
AprilT said:
With makeup, a little really does go a long way, but no makeup is fine as well for those that so choose. :)
Click to expand...

I have stopped wearing foundation.. and absolutely no powder. Nothing worse than having them caked in all the little lines and wrinkles. The most I wear is a tinted moisturizer to even skin tone.. I use a bit of blush.. eyebrow pencil... and for evenings out, some eyeliner and mascera. no lipstick.
 
QuickSilver said:
I have stopped wearing foundation.. and absolutely no powder. Nothing worse than having them fill in all the little lines and wrinkles. The most I wear is a tinted moisturizer to even skin tone.. I use a bit of blush.. eyebrow pencil... and for evenings out, some eyeliner and mascera. no lipstick.
Click to expand...


Yep, tinted moisturizer is all I have worn in the past few years. Prior to that, no foundation except for evenings out, but even now, I just the tinted moisturizer then.
 
I agree about the foundation. I never wore it, but then someone talked me into their product they were selling, when the mineral thing came out. But the first thing I noticed was how it emphasized the lines more, so yeah, only a nice moisturizer, and the colored ones are nice too.
 
nwlady said:
I agree about the foundation. I never wore it, but then someone talked me into their product they were selling, when the mineral thing came out. But the first thing I noticed was how it emphasized the lines more, so yeah, only a nice moisturizer, and the colored ones are nice too.
Click to expand...

I kept hearing all these great things about the mineral powder and gave it a try, one of my worse makeup buys to date. I should have taken it back, but thought maybe I wasn't applying it correctly, no, it just wasn't for me.
 
Anyone recommend a more on the inexpensive brand of tinted moisturizer I might try? Be nice to have the moisture and a little cover in one. Without showing accentuating the lines of course;)
 
nwlady said:
I think it's pretty if worn right, I used to do it for men, but now it's more for me. But if I can still turn a head (towards me not away smarties out there, lol) I still love the attention, so I'm vain, who cares.
Click to expand...

I am with you on that one Denise.:bigwink:
 
nwlady said:
Anyone recommend a more on the inexpensive brand of tinted moisturizer I might try? Be nice to have the moisture and a little cover in one. Without showing accentuating the lines of course;)
Click to expand...

For the past couple of years I've been using Maybelline Dream Fresh BB cream, but. I like it because it has sunscreen which is one of the main reasons I started using tinted moisturize at all, wanted the sunscreen without all the icky white mess, this filled the bill quite nicely.
 
What does the BB stand for? I see it, but don't know

Anyway.. I use the Olay tinted moisturizer.. $20. and it goes a long way as it slides on silky smooth.
 
I'm a girly girl, so I wear make-up and lipstick and mascara to go out, and to work, ( not too much), and also I have every shade of lipstick going...including red, certainly not to attract men, but as Bee said..if it does attract them then bring it on lol


Pink is my favourite shade..and the reason lots of women don't suit red is because it tends to make less than white teeth look yellow ..but my teeth are very white so I can get away with wearing red occasionally..usually on an evening out rather than for work!!
 
oh wow, must be way fun if it's not available in the US:woohoo1:I'm checking the flights now, LOL;):eek:nthego:
 

You must log in or register to reply here.

Back
Top