Do you wear makeup

[lilacwoman]

OMG,

OMG! some of those celebs are aging badly!  And Madonna without her dentures.. 

[Saskia]

If I'm going out socialising yes definately. For work I do sometimes if I've got customer meetings but otherwise nope.
I like wearing it though and it does give me a lift.

[Angela]

Only on the weekends and special occasions.

[Naturally Blonde]

I don't like wearing make up and if I do it's very little indeed. I prefer a natural complexion but try to look after my skin. Lately I've noticed dark rings around my eyes, so I do use a little make up but very sparingly. I actually think I look much better without make up but in the early days I used to wear more which didn't always look very good.

[pretty pauline]

Anyway, make-up is essential if you want to look your best as a woman,

I agree, I never go anywhere without my make-up, it goes on first thing in the morning and removed last thing at night, lip gloss for day wear and lip stick for evenings going out.
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[Vanessa_yhvh]

I voted "all the time", although technically I don't bother to get made up to go to the grocery store & such.

Honestly, I have been stunned to discover how much pressure there is to feminize! My girlfriends and women at the office keep the heat on to do more.

So, yeah, basically all the time.

[K8]

Like Izumi, I went to a MAC store when I first started going outside as a woman.  The guy there was amazing and very helpful.

I voted "all the time" because I rarely leave the house without makeup, but I don't wear much and it is always the same: eyeliner, mascarra, lip liner, and lipstick, with a little foundation on my nose so that the huge pores there arean't as obvious.  The rest of my face is bare.  It takes me less than five minutes to put on, and I never touch it up during the day unless I'm going out for the evening to some fancy place.  (Not many opportunities for that in my town.)

So really, it's a little all the time.

- Kate

[milktea]

no no no...makeup harms the skin, no matter what the label says. so when i put it on i do it for a reason: maybe a big presentation at work, a night out with friends, etc...but generally i avoid makeup esp at work, i mean it's the worst deal every -- you pay for the makeup, the company won't reimburse you for it, and you're aging your skin...to enhance the corporate image!!!

so i vote in the "if i really have to" category..

[Nero]

no no no...makeup harms the skin, no matter what the label says. so when i put it on i do it for a reason: maybe a big presentation at work, a night out with friends, etc...but generally i avoid makeup esp at work, i mean it's the worst deal every -- you pay for the makeup, the company won't reimburse you for it, and you're aging your skin...to enhance the corporate image!!!

so i vote in the "if i really have to" category..

Mm, actually wearing foundation or powder etc helps protect your face from the sun, especially if it's the kind with sunblock. Lots of lip colors actually moisturize and improve the lip texture. Makeup may have been harmful a few centuries back, but not nowadays.

[Shana A]

I wore it all the time for the first few months of transition, feeling that I needed it. Most of the women I'd ever dated went natural, and after a few months of make-up, I realized that that was my style too. Haven't worn any in years.

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[lpfix2009]

Ok folks here is a fun topic for you to debate. This is intended to be for fun...

Do you wear makeup, if so how often?

And why do you wear it - or indeed why not?

Giving credit where due the question was inspired in my mind by a remark by Lilacwoman in the detransitioning thread about the trivialities of female life like shopping (which I do a lot of) and not going out the door without make up. This second bit made me smile because although I will wear makeup to a party or a special event I do not generally wear it as I don't think I really need it, but then I always was rather vain

Anyway how often do you wear it? It will be interesting to see the results. Oh and just to make it more interesting if you vote please also post the reasons for your choice in the thread.

I wear makeup everyday I love it

[JennX]

Everyday. 

[Stephanie2664]

I wear make up pretty much all of my waking hours.  Mainly because I have no eyebrows or bottom eyelashes  (from that weird sounding/spelled hair disease).  So I always draw on my eyebrows and use eyeliner.  Then lipstick and a bit of blush before putting on my wig  (hair disease again...)

One thing I have discovered during these past few months out on the road is that less seems to help me in blending in as a female in public.  So, the above listed make up seems to be best for me and my situation.

Have a great day.

[MeghanAndrews]

I typically do, not much, but always eyeliner and a little eyeshadow, never foundation. It takes me 10 minutes to put it on. I use a nice moisturizer then the eye make-up and my favorite lip gloss...skittles lip gloss, mmmm, tasty! I don't feel a need to wear make-up and if I don't feel like it, I don't. I don't make a big deal out of make-up but I like seeing myself with it vs. without it.

[Nigella]

I do but don't need it (or so I think, lol). I just wear eyeliner, lipstick and a little face powder to stop the shine, hehe. If I'm at the beach, I don't bother.

Stardust

[milktea]

Yeah, we quit powdering our faces with white lead a looooong time ago....

i beg to defer nero. agreed that makeup with uva/b blockers help prevent sunburnt + moisturising effect etc., but at the end of the day it's still something unabsorbable that gets stuck to your delicate facial skin for an entire day. the effect is not apparent in 1 day, but over the years it does take a toll.

this is esp true when we're talking about heavy makeup and thick powders on a daily basis. see hollywood actors who have been under the limelight for a couple of years..compare their skin to when they first started...you'll get the idea.

[Izumi]

i beg to defer nero. agreed that makeup with uva/b blockers help prevent sunburnt + moisturising effect etc., but at the end of the day it's still something unabsorbable that gets stuck to your delicate facial skin for an entire day. the effect is not apparent in 1 day, but over the years it does take a toll.

this is esp true when we're talking about heavy makeup and thick powders on a daily basis. see hollywood actors who have been under the limelight for a couple of years..compare their skin to when they first started...you'll get the idea.

Well you remove it at night, unless you leave it on all day and night you might have issues, but you wear it, you come home, you remove it.  Thats what I do.  So far my skin looks fine.  Sun does more damage to your skin the makeup ever will.  My skin looks great because most of my life i have been out of direct sunlight.  My advice, use makeup, stay out of the sun.

[K8]

When I was getting my makeup lessons, it was stressed that I must wash it off before going to bed otherwise my skin will age rapidly, so you may be right, Milktea.  However, I think that if you cleanse your face regularly (no soap) and use lotions regularly using makeup won't be an issue.

There's another thread here about using inexpensive or higher quality makeup.  I tried the cheap stuff and had problems.  I don't use enough makeup for the expense to be an issue, but I would recommend using better makeup if you can afford it.

I live at high altitude with lots of sun and dry air.  That will probably do more harm to my skin than good quality makeup will.  When I start looking like a prune I'll move back to the lowlands.

- Kate

[Debra]

I've been out and about without it a couple times ever, mostly because I had a makeover that day.

I've also had guys tell me that I look pretty without it, which is amazingly sweet, but I look in the mirror and just can't agree.

So it's still an everyday thing for me =) Although, I have an everyday look that looks like it's a lot less now =)

[pretty pauline]

no no no...makeup harms the skin, no matter what the label says. so when i put it on i do it for a reason: maybe a big presentation at work, a night out with friends, etc...but generally i avoid makeup esp at work, i mean it's the worst deal every -- you pay for the makeup, the company won't reimburse you for it, and you're aging your skin...to enhance the corporate image!!!

Cheap makeup maybe harms your skin, maybe just a myth, Iv been putting on my makeup and powder everyday for years, Im so use to it now I never go without it, never harms my skin, Iv been  using elizabeth arden skincare, makeup foundation, puff powder, night creams and moisturizers, my skin is very soft, silky over the years, my makeup goes everywhere with me.

Mm, actually wearing foundation or powder etc helps protect your face from the sun, especially if it's the kind with sunblock. Lots of lip colors actually moisturize and improve the lip texture. Makeup may have been harmful a few centuries back, but not nowadays.

Absolutely agree with everything Nero has said there, thank you for that.
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