Why do we care about how we look?

It's a funny thing makeup. Ask any bloke what he thinks about the women on makeup counters in department stores, and I have yet to hear any man say they look nice.
Most men say women on makeup counters scare them.
 
I don't wear any makeup unless going out for an evening party/wedding or something...I cannot be bothered with wasting the time on a daily basis when all I c is my computer at home or the ladies at the stables. But if perhaps we are doing a visit to the in-laws then I like to do my hair so I look presentable but I still rarely bother with make up.

However, if I had an office job where I would be interacting with customers then I do feel looking good/presentable is important, that doesn't mean a full face of make up but certainly means a little bit of effort.

My hubby hates women with thick plastered on make up, he does like it when I get dressed up for an evening, but he would get seriously annoyed if I was a girl that had to have an hour long ritual before leaving the house!
 
Not everybody is born with white teeth, clear skin, cheek bones to die for and naturally gorgeous hair - make up and other beauty regimes can help these short comings (because that's how I personally would see them). Why not try and make the best of your face if it makes you happy?! Anyway, painting our faces is nowt new - tis as old as the hills. Granted our ancestors did some of it for different reasons but there was ancient make up just for the girls!
 
I happily go to the yard in my pjs and wellies with not so much as a brush through my hair but for work I do make an effort,dress smartly and wear make up and do my hair,takes me no more than 30mins though including a bath I'm not a one for faffing!but I do make an effort for work,I work in a shop and deal with customers all day and I can say it does make a difference how your appearance is but for me,myself and my pony and animals I'm happy going au natural :)
 
Just wanted to add - I am not saying everyone should wear make up - but for those like me that need a bit of extra help then I don't think its a bad thing. I wish I could wake up in a morning looking a bit better than I do - but sadly I look wrinkled, spotty and tired most days! Bring on the mineral foundation and blusher! lol
 
I went to camp where we had a lady who wouldn't feed her horse or have breakfast until she had put her make up on, I think in one way for some it can increase confidence of whatever, but bits also a prop that you then feel you can't live without.
If people do that's fine, if you don't fine. I do get the odd comment about my grey hair, will get round to it, someday! Maybe. Who cares
People are talking to me, not the shell I carry around.
 
I wear make up nearly everyday as I feel more confident when I have it on but I will also nip into town for half an hour without make up on etc if I have to.

I like to make an effort with what I look like so enjoy wearing nice clothes, having my hair and nails done, make up on.. though I still have my muddy jodh days, look scruffy with hair shoved up etc.

I never judge people on what they look like.
 
newforest said:
I went to camp where we had a lady who wouldn't feed her horse or have breakfast until she had put her make up on, I think in one way for some it can increase confidence of whatever, but bits also a prop that you then feel you can't live without.
If people do that's fine, if you don't fine. I do get the odd comment about my grey hair, will get round to it, someday! Maybe. Who cares
People are talking to me, not the shell I carry around.
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:eek: I know a few people like that!

I can really take it or leave it.

I do think a little make up can enhance or disguise certain things.

I think for me it depends what I am doing and where I am going.

I like to dress/makeup to suit the occasion. If its 7am in the winter and I want to feed or whatever, I really don't see the importance of dressing up other than to keep warm.

Work is a different dress code, for me, as is, going shopping, socialising, horse shows or nightclubs. They all require a different 'look'.

Personal hygiene is important in any situation, even so, if the horse needs something first, that has to wait.
 
What bugs me is if on the very odd occasion I don't make an effort, I can guarantee I will run into the most nosey and annoying characters ever - deep down I must care what they think, so I hate it when I get caught out by them! (These characters are normally OH's family members, who love to gossip about how "rough" such and such looks, or how so and so must be down on their luck etc etc, you get the gist!). Or acquaintances from the past, now that does bug me, people who I haven't seen for ages and ages and when I do, I look like I've escaped from somewhere..................I guess reading this back I sound very insecure!!!
 
This is an interesting one for me. Up until about 8 months ago I suffered from adult acne, as a result I would wear a full face of make up everywhere I went - work, horses, nipping to the shops for some milk, anywhere! I'm an intelligent girl, I knew nobody cared about my spots, but I did. Fast forward 6 months on some hard core drugs I now have beautifully clear skin :dance:.

I am now a bit of a 'tale of two halves'! At work and for the horses I don't bother, nobody cares and I am happy to let them see me bare faced. But I love make up so although I don't wear half as much as used to I still like to put some on for seeing my friends or going shopping, etc. And I still wear what some would see as quite a lot for nights out and things like that. I'm not into the fake look (although fake tan and false eyelashes are my friend), but I love playing around with different looks and colours.

I'm similar with what I wear, during the week I live in my skinny jeans, fine knits and uggs (basically as comfy as I can be without wearing my joggers!) but I love getting dressed up and putting my heels on for social occassions. I wish I was one of those people who could be effortlessly stylish every day of the week and wear smart dresses and heels to work, but I just hate being so uncomfortable! I work in a scientific field so luckily employers are more concerned about what you know rather than what you look like. In fact I feel pretty out of place not being a slightly eccentric middle aged man with a crumpled shirt and decade old briefcase :giggle:

It's interesting, people who only see the 'dressed up Laura' are often quite shocked when I tell them what I do. And similarly a girl at the yard exclaimed how different I look when I get all dolled up...she only every sees me with my hair scraped back and no make up on.

I can't say I have ever noticed being treated differently though. I actually think people take me more seriously when I'm not wearing make up.
 
Laura_107 said:
This is an interesting one for me. Up until about 8 months ago I suffered from adult acne, as a result I would wear a full face of make up everywhere I went - work, horses, nipping to the shops for some milk, anywhere! I'm an intelligent girl, I knew nobody cared about my spots, but I did. Fast forward 6 months on some hard core drugs I now have beautifully clear skin :dance:.



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I am so pleased for you with your skin. I suffered from teenage acne and tried various drugs for it, eventually in my mid 20's my skin settled down a lot and I stopped worrying about it. But, the spots seem to have never really gone away and at 43 I find myself still getting more than I ought to. I honestly don't want to start taking tablets again, so I have to wear foundation pretty much all of the time - I just feel so ugly without it, and my skin is so blotchy I really need some coverage.
 
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