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If this thread is any indication, the vast majority of women wear little or no makeup. If this is the case why do so many men complain about women wearing too much makeup and criticize artificial looking women? Shouldn't they love the way things are now? Many men seem to be under the impression women are wearing more makeup than ever when the exact opposite could be the truth.
Sometimes friends of mine have complained about women wearing makeup...just the other day it happened to me. To their surprise i do not agree with them. In fact they get quite a mouthful from me as I have a strong preference for women wearing makeup. I worship women with the artificial look. I resent these guys because they got exactly what they wanted (if this thread is any indication) but they are trying to get the minority (if it really is a minority, maybe this thread is not representitive of real life? ) of women who still wear makeup to go plain.
Many women will say they don't care what I or any man thinks. I would argue if no men criticized makeup more women would be wearing it. Also, a lot of this has to do with the type of man who is pro or anti makeup. From my observations men who are anti-makeup are dominant alpha males. Men who like to see women wear makeup like myself are more submissive. The dominant males are getting what they want.The same reason women aren't wearing makeup is the same reason the book and soon to be movie 50 shades of grey is so popular. I wouldn't be shocked if one of the demands of the dom male in that book is the woman can't wear makeup. Our culture is moving way more male dom and less women wearing makeup is an example of this. A polished woman=power and dominant males will not stand for it.
I looked at her facebook page and saw other pictures of her without makeup. While she still looks beautiful her face does look different than the photo on the article.
Her lips are definitely not that pink in her candid facebook photos and her complexion does not appear to be so perfect and rosy. And although her eyes do stand out more than most without makeup they are more faded in her real pictures. Therefore I think it has either been "enhanced" or she has on a little makeup (could be wrong). Kind of sad if they did alter it (and if she allowed it).
I wear makeup maybe 2x/week. It will usually be when my husband and I are going out to dinner or getting together with some friends. When I do wear makeup it is pretty natural looking. I wear a tinted gloss (no lipstick) a little mascara and liner (otherwise my eyes fade into my face) and some foundation since I have very reddish/pink toned skin especially around my cheeks. If I didn't have the redness I would definitely go without foundation all the time because my skin looks better without it. I use it to just tone it down a bit.
I'm all in favor of the less makeup discussion, as a guy I am turned off by it. It's just fake to me, and I don't want to be shocked to see a woman without it later. I prefer natural beauty to masking it.
How long can a woman go without makeup? In my wife's case, the answer is "A lifetime". Or at least, the rest of her life starting from some time (exactly when I do not know) before we met; if she indulged in her younger days, I never saw it. I'm happy with her in a permanently natural state--why wouldn't I be?
I think use of cosmetics has a lot to do with where you live. In Massachusetts where we are, lots of women don't bother with it and my guess is that they don't worry about it at all. As if there were some faraway tribe which has a bizarre (by our standards) beauty ritual that we hear about, but don't have any urge to copy!
If this thread is any indication, the vast majority of women wear little or no makeup. If this is the case why do so many men complain about women wearing too much makeup and criticize artificial looking women? Shouldn't they love the way things are now? Many men seem to be under the impression women are wearing more makeup than ever when the exact opposite could be the truth.
Sometimes friends of mine have complained about women wearing makeup...just the other day it happened to me. To their surprise i do not agree with them. In fact they get quite a mouthful from me as I have a strong preference for women wearing makeup. I worship women with the artificial look. I resent these guys because they got exactly what they wanted (if this thread is any indication) but they are trying to get the minority (if it really is a minority, maybe this thread is not representitive of real life? ) of women who still wear makeup to go plain.
Many women will say they don't care what I or any man thinks. I would argue if no men criticized makeup more women would be wearing it. Also, a lot of this has to do with the type of man who is pro or anti makeup. From my observations men who are anti-makeup are dominant alpha males. Men who like to see women wear makeup like myself are more submissive. The dominant males are getting what they want.The same reason women aren't wearing makeup is the same reason the book and soon to be movie 50 shades of grey is so popular. I wouldn't be shocked if one of the demands of the dom male in that book is the woman can't wear makeup. Our culture is moving way more male dom and less women wearing makeup is an example of this. A polished woman=power and dominant males will not stand for it.
Have you ever thought that maybe the woman either chooses to wear or not to wear make-up on their own and it has nothing to do with the man "getting his way" in the matter?
No one has ever criticized me for not wearing make-up. Actually my ex husband didn't like it much and that was when I was 17. I really didn't care to wear it much either so I just stopped and never looked back.
I have only been in one relationship with a man who thought I should put make up on but that doesn't mean I put it on.
I don't want to wear make up, so I don't wear make up. My fiance doesn't care on way or the other but if he told me he would prefer me to wear make up he would just have to get over it. But like you said, some men don't prefer it, and he is one of them. He also wouldn't care if I wore it though.
If this thread is any indication, the vast majority of women wear little or no makeup. If this is the case why do so many men complain about women wearing too much makeup and criticize artificial looking women?
This thread is an indication of nothing but the fact that women who don't wear any/much makeup to begin with are likely to respond to a thread titled, "How long can you go to without makeup."
Yeah, this is what I was wondering. I can't relate to the OP. How did so many women get sold on makeup? That's not part of the culture where I was raised, and where I live. Makeup is just marketing. Buy, buy, buy. And the ads sell insecurity or sex appeal to get you to buy. Do that many people fall for that, that it becomes some kind of a rebellious or almost heroic act to not wear makeup?
Really can't relate.
Growing up my mom didn't wear makeup. She was one of those people who had the tube of lipstick for special occasions that was older than I am. My grandma wore lipstick to church and on other occasions when she put on her hat.
My aunt (on my mom's side) was a makeup queen. She plucked her eyebrows, and by the time I met her they were penciled in because they are nonexistent.
I've always thought that makeup adds a bit of glamour and "done-ness" to your look. And it is fun. Like coloring for adults.
That being said, I am too lazy put it on. I'll go on a makeup wave for a few days every few months, then go back to normal. Thought lately I have been pretty excited about lip color. I am not photogenic at all, and it totally helps to have some lip color. I've gone crazy and got a tinted lip crayon that stains a bit. So the color goes on stronger, and stays on for hours in a more subtle way. Who would have thought I could do a hot pink lip?
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Originally Posted by WouldLoveTo
You should've heard me swearing the day I discovered sparkles in my body lotion! Boy was I pissed! You'd have needed a magnifying glass to see it in the ingredients. Now I make my own lotions with no chemicals.
I love the sparkles! That is my concession to makeup on a regular day. I use a shimmery bronze highlighter in my sunscreen to add a little glow! I look so much better, and it adds 5 seconds to my morning routine. It is almost imperceptible, but takes off a few years to bring back the 20 year old glow!
Come on....the girl in the picture definitely has on makeup.
eta: I wear lipgloss maybe twice a week. I absolutely LOOOOOOVE lipgloss. That's about it though. I started to wear mascara and do my lashes for a wedding back in April. It was too much work.... lol. I have relatives and friends who regularly wear makeup and look pretty too. Whether you wear it daily, monthly or rarely it should be because that's what you prefer.
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