Why the everyday make-up?

Bogof_Babe

Tina20 wrote: »

Brushing your teeth is necessary to your health, but makeup is simply cosmetic... I'm interested as to why you would consider your makeup as important as your health? Genuinely interested, it's an alien concept to me.

Can't speak for Kimberley, but personally I'd feel naked without it. It's the face I wish to present to the world. Why should I walk around with a shiny nose, a few reddish blotches and no eyebrows, when for a very little effort I can feel 100% better?

euronorris

zaxdog wrote: »

Apologise for that, didn't mean to be catty.

Nah they aren't mean just seem to regard me as an oddity and think the things I like are weird. Then agin they think OH is weird for not liking football/motor racing etc

Oh so what. People think I'm weird for not eating cheese, and for liking fishing (as a woman) and playing WoW. I don't care. That's their issue, not mine.

euronorris

Bogof_Babe wrote: »

For those who say it's "too much hassle" to apply makeup every day, it's no more hassle than brushing my teeth or blow drying my hair - just part of my everyday routine. Takes about seven minutes nowadays (used to take five before I had to faff around drawing pretend eyebrows on ).

That's 7 minutes of hassle to me though. It wouldn't matter if I was able to apply it super quickly in 2 mins, I still view it as a hassle. ANd I don't like how it feels on my skin.

If they ever invent a machine where I can just press a button, and the make up is magically applied, and feels really light on my skin, then I will probably start wearing it more often! lol :rotfl:

Same goes for eyebrow shaping. I much prefer them trimmed, but I haven't got the spare money to pay someone to do it, and I hate doing it myself, so I usually turn into a yeti before I finally decide to tame them.

euronorris

claire16c wrote: »

And I dont get this 5 minutes extra in bed thing - you could just go to bed 5 minutes earlier?? Or maybe you sleep for longer anyway? Or perhaps the people who put make up on in the mornings dont do other things, that the people who dont wear make up, do do. Like.. feed the cat or whatever lol. Its not really a good argument!

It's not an argument. It's a reason. I'd rather spend that time in bed, than applying make up. It does make a difference to me. If it doesn't to you, and you'd prefer to spend that time applying make up, then great. That's your choice.

I don't know how you ladies manage to apply make up in 5 minutes anyway. It takes me about 20 minutes to apply mine, and I don't use lots. I'm just not that good at (for example) applying eyeliner in one smooth motion. Never have been, even when I used to wear make up more often in my late teens/early 20's.

euronorris

RadoJo wrote: »

I have never come cross a scenario where someone has commented on another's decision not to wear makeup, and certainly not in the workplace. OP - perhaps your thoughts on your colleagues are more obvious that you realise if they felt drawn to comment about your decision? The fact that people have taken offence at your comments on here suggests that you may word things in a way that leads people to believe that you are antagonising them. Either that or you work with an unusually rude bunch of people, but you say that you get on the rest of the time, so I am at a loss as to why the subject should have even arisen.

It does happen. At least, I've had those kind of comments too. Not from many women, but the odd one here and there. One was particularly nasty and told me I'd never find a man if I didn't start making more of an effort by wearing make up every day!! :eek::mad: She wasn't very nice in general though.

euronorris

thehappybutterfly wrote: »

I mentioned this to my SIL a few months ago and she was aghast and told me when I arrived at her wedding (to my brother) as bridesmaid, all my brother's mates were asking "who's the gorgeous blond?" I find that impossible to believe. I think they were being sarcastic. Maybe it is just paranoia but I honestly think people stare at me in the street or supermarket. I'm finding myself refusing to look at people again because of this. Someone once told me that they thought I had Polymorphic Body Disorder which makes people see ugly in the mirror but that's not it. I am a dog - it's not my imagination!

Is your belief that you're ugly deeply based on what that nasty teenage girl said to you years ago? I think it's quite possible that you are, actually, gorgeous and she was exceptionally jealous, so she tried to make you feel bad (cos it was better than her feeling bad about herself).

If people are now telling you that you're gorgeous, it's perhaps time to give their comments just as much merit as you did that first, nasty girl.

euronorris

newcook wrote: »

I honestly would - especially with the hairy armpits. if people have big ears/nose etc I dont bat an eyelid and 9 times out of 10 I wouldnt even notice unless they pointed it out but when Im sat on a bus and a woman wearing a sleeveless top puts up their arm to press the bell Im sat near, it is quite literally right by my face and I personally find it extremely unpleasant!!

But....it's just hair.

I've seen a fair few women who prefer to be au naturelle, but all I've ever done is glanced at it, thought 'Huh. She doesn't shave her pits.' and then forgotten all about it and got on with my day.

I can understand not liking the look, and preferring a different look, but I don't understand being physically disgusted by it.

jetplane

zaxdog wrote: »

Just curious and maybe it's because if I ever wear it it's of the goth variety but why do so many folk wear make up every single day? I don't bother, I like my face the way it is added to which I've always found that an extra few minutes cuddled up to my OH is more fun :rotfl:

Not being nasty just really interested in why some people seem to feel the need to wear it all day, every day...................

Why would any one be curious as to why women wear makeup every day? It's simply a choice, the same choice that women have who don't wear make up. I don't see the curiosity. The women I work with range from hair tied in a pony tail and not a scrap of make up to fully made up, hair done and smelling like a clinique counter. I am indifferent to their reasons why.

For me I wear make up every day as it is just part of getting ready. It takes about the same time to put make up on as it does to clean my teeth. I also paint my nails.

I think making statements such as having an extra 5 mins with your OH (not sleeping) or playing with the kids and gardening is implying that us women who spend 5 mins applying slap are not as enriched as you, or are missing out due to our vanity :rotfl:

onlyroz

Bogof_Babe wrote: »

Can't speak for Kimberley, but personally I'd feel naked without it. It's the face I wish to present to the world. Why should I walk around with a shiny nose, a few reddish blotches and no eyebrows, when for a very little effort I can feel 100% better?

Even if all you're doing that day is nipping into the local shop for a pint of milk?

euronorris

lessonlearned wrote: »

I'm sorry if I didn't make it very clear. I meant that once a container of say face cream has been opened you should try and used it up within a year.

If it has not been opened and the seal is still intact then it should be ok for quite some time.

If you want to preserve the life of creams and potions keep them in the dark, not on a sunny windowsill. The sun will turn them rancid very quickly. Same with perfume.

If you know you are not going to use them for a long time, keep them in the fridge. Yes, seriously. Once a container has been opened, it comes into contact with normal every day bacteria and this will reduce a product's safe shelf life.

Technically you should not dip your fingers into a container when applying product - your fingers are loaded with bacteria - you should use a spatula. It's generally ok for your own personal use but not if you are sharing pots of cream around.

This is a good test to spot a good therapist and a hygienic salon. If she dips her fingers into the pot of cream that's a good indicator that hygiene is not high on her agenda. She should also wash her hands before touching your face.

Re the mascara - it isn't just that they dry out but that the bacteria can multiply very quickly. Eyes are very delicate and for the sake of a few pounds it's really not worth the risk of a serious eye infection - hence the not sharing mascara brushes.

By the way you should never "pump" the brush up and down in the mascara tube either, it introduces a lot of air into the container. The oxygen will cause the contents to oxidise and go off more quickly. The introduction of air will also speed up the drying out process.

I think lippy has a longer shelf life than moisturisers and would probably be perfectly safe for years. You might find that the ingredients will eventually start to destabilise and separate after a while. Same with foundation. Powder based cosmetics, eyeshadows, blushers, face powder last for a very long time so you can ignore the 1 year rule for those.

The real ones to watch are face creams, i.e. moisturisers, night creams, eye creams and mascaras.

Hope that helps - trying to be as MSE as possible whilst maintaining safety standards.

All my make up is stored in a black make up bag, which is stored in a cupboard (creams and perfume are also out of sunlight), but again I keep it and use it for longer than suggested as I don't use it often enough & I don't have the money to spend buying new stuff all the time.

That said, the foundation I use is in a pump, and I use a foundation brush to apply it (which gets washed regularly), so the risk of contanimation should be very, very small.

I also use my face cream pretty much every day, so that does tend to get used up quickly. Same with perfume.

Mascaras.......not so much. Mascara is one of the make up items I hate the most though. I like how it can look, but I'd rather have my lashes tinted to be honest. If I could afford to, I would.

The rest are powder based I think. Except lippy, but I wear that so infrequently. Irritates me no end. You put it on, it comes off. And yes, I've tried the long lasting ones and they just crack and peel on my lips which looks awful. I tend to apply Carmex instead.

I tried liquid eyeshadow once (I think it was a Maybelline one) and had a horrid, allergic reaction. Swollen, itchy, dry rash (looked like I had 2 black eyes). Had to get hydracortisone cream from the doc for that one! Never, ever, ever again!!!