Why do you wear makeup


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By
Kate on Wednesday, July 1, 1998 - 12:15 pm:

Im just wondering why people bother wearing makeup. I have just returned from the Glastonbury festival and it amazed me that in all the mud and rain there were still women who had applied their slap wondering around the site.
Personally I think makeup makes me look worse than I already do.....

Any opinions grrls?

Kate


By Galaxy Caramel on Wednesday, July 1, 1998 - 02:36 pm:

I think its cool if you look good without make up, people can see the real you - not just another girl with an orange face , dark eye shadow up to their brows and gorgeous bright pink lippy. Yes, girls walk around like that in my school.I think someone should mention that phrase "less is more"
I wear make up to give my face a bit of colour, coz I`m very pale. And I just have to slap it on for a Friday night! Sure it gives us grrls a bit of confidence, but I know for a fact that boys prefer the natural look.
However, its all down to if you feel comfortable wearing it or not. I think I look better with it on, and I like applying it too, but I don`t go over the top. Most days I wouldn`t leave the house without make up.Its just a matter of personal opinion.




By Lee on Wednesday, July 1, 1998 - 09:47 pm:

I don't bother w/foundation, but I have very dark hair & very pale skin. If I don't wear makeup, or at least lipstick, people ask me if I'm feeling okay. I just basically go w/lipstick, blush & a bit of eyeshadow & eyeliner.

I tried foundation once, back when I was a teen (late 70s/early 80s) but I couldn't find foundation light enough. Most of my friends who use it have skin problems, probably because foundation blocks the pores.


By Anonymous on Thursday, July 2, 1998 - 04:53 am:

i dont wear makeup every day but i look at it as a privilige. its just anouther way to express myself. I think its stupid to wear it where its looks like you have to take a jack hammer to get it off. the ads are pretty ridiculus it doesnt make a diffrence to who you are, but if makes you feel better about yourself, why the hell shouldnt you wear it?


By Shampoo on Thursday, July 2, 1998 - 06:46 pm:

I wear it all the time, just to cover up my dark eye circles and occasional blemishes, plus make my eyes look a little bigger. There's nothing wrong with it, when i'm not wearing it i feel extrememly ugly, which is why i wear it all the time, i am so pathetic! i can do without the foundation, tho. that stuff makes me feel so icky.


By Candy on Wednesday, July 8, 1998 - 01:34 pm:

I wear makeup all the time cause it boosts my self confidence and makes me think hey im not as ugly as i was at 7 am this morning


By Laurel on Wednesday, July 8, 1998 - 08:48 pm:

I know appearance isn't everything but for some reason I feel better when I'm wearing makeup. I don't wear much though, just lipstick, concealer and mascara. And nail polish, any colour except pink.


By Akane on Thursday, July 16, 1998 - 01:03 pm:

This must be silly, but I wear make up because I love the taste and smell of make up. I think that proves that I wear make-up to please myself, not to look pretty for others. I like those that come in kiddie make-up kits. Those are so kool and you don't look like you are being fake.


By Laurel on Friday, July 17, 1998 - 01:04 pm:

I like flavoured lip gloss. Were you talking about that sort of thing, Akane?


By Lisa on Saturday, July 18, 1998 - 01:07 pm:

I like flavoured lip colour! My friends got some chocolate one and it is sssooooooooo nice the smell! It doesn't taste like choco. I wear make-up, some people are happy with out it and look fine with out it. But I am not one of those people, I like wearing make-up and think I look alot better with it on. At the end of the day it is your choice whether you were it or not.

Totally changing the subject. Kate how was Glastonbury! I am going to the reading festival in August!


By Lanya on Sunday, July 19, 1998 - 05:23 pm:

I used to wear a ton of makeup and foundation....but this summer I just stopped...it was too much of a fuss and it just got all greasy and nasty looking.....so, now I ear eyeliner, sometimes blush, mascara, and lip gloss...I just love rasberry lip gloss by naturistics!! great stuff....


By Anonymous on Sunday, July 26, 1998 - 12:14 pm:

I just find I have better things to do than to put on any makeup (except a little lip gloss), unless I'm going to a big party.


By Webmistress on Monday, July 27, 1998 - 03:09 pm:

Flavored lip gloss rules! I have to put it on every day or my lips crack. Other than that, I don't wear makeup unless I'm going to a wedding (or other special occasion) or a job interview. I think I look pretty darn good without it, plus my skin (even at age 25) still breaks out if I put any on.


By Kate on Wednesday, July 29, 1998 - 12:17 pm:

Hey Lisa

Glastonbury was WET and a bit of a nightmare. I didnt get to see as many bands as I wanted to cos of the slog thro' the mud. Generally I reckon it was worse than last year.
Oh well, the way this summers going we're not going to have any good weather to go to any festivals :(


By Anonymous on Sunday, August 9, 1998 - 02:57 pm:

Anyone here a skin care professional or something? Because I need to know what to do about the little red spots left over from old zits. I know they're not scars, cuz they fade away and scars are more like indents and luckily i don't have any of those. But what about those little red spots? they piss me off so much, cuz they're really hard to cover up and it takes them so long to fade away. I get them after *every single* zit, and I get a zit every month around my period and they last for a very very long time, and then they leave a red spot! it's so annoying!!

And what about blackheads? I keep my face really really clean and I still get them, and they're real down deep and leave bumps on my face. How is the right way to get rid of them? and how can i prevent them from coming?

Also, is waterproof mascara really bad for you?


By Webmistress on Monday, August 10, 1998 - 03:55 pm:

Anonymous -

I'm not a skin care prof, but I've had acne all of my life. The only thing that lightens the red spots is that cream that also lightens age spots. It's a pain to use because you have to apply it religiously for six weeks before you see any results.

Blackheads will either have to be vacuumed by a skin care technician or you can use a loofah of some sort (you can get these real cheap at Wal-Mart-type places).

Waterproof mascara is bad if you wear contact lenses. The stuff can flake off into your eyes and irritate your lenses.

Hope this helps!


By Anonymous on Monday, August 10, 1998 - 04:15 pm:

okay, where can i get that cream that gets rid of old age spots and how much will it cost? i'm on a very low income right now (none at all). maybe i'll just snag some off my mom or something.

is squeezing out blackheads with q-tips bad for your skin? cuz that's what i do sometimes and it works. but then i went on a trip to a country with a very warm humid climate, and i found that i got zits where i had old blackheads.

another question: is there any way to prevent that pre-period zit i always get?


By MeG on Wednesday, October 7, 1998 - 11:26 pm:

Anonymous,
For blackheads u can use that Pore Perfect Biore stuff or the Ponds stuff to get rid of blackheads.It works really well.Like i use to have tons of blackheads on my nose but i've been using it for like the last 6 months and my nose has cleared up so much.But if u use them i would say u would use them once a week or u will get more blackheads.Or if u don't want to use that,or to get blackheads that won't come out by the strips get this instrument that u can get like at a store like Walgreens or something.Revelon has one,there is a hole in the middle.U match the hole with the blackhead and press and the blackhead comes out.
*MeG*


By Keely on Tuesday, October 13, 1998 - 10:27 pm:

I ahve never understood make-up..... I hate the feel of it on my face. I mean i can feel it clogging my pores and ut makes me feel dirty. Besides I have notices that most guys who will talk honestly about it feel that a girl looks better without it..... It is a personality strenght to see that a women is secure with her face to show it the way it is......
Anyway just my opinion
:)
Keely


By MeG on Friday, October 16, 1998 - 05:03 pm:

I never wear makeup.I feel secure enough not to wear anything.And if u go around wearing makeup just to look "presentable",one day they are going to see you without your makeup.So don't always rely on it.Like right now we have swimming in school and like alot of the girls are getting pissed since there makeup gets washed off when they are in the water.And then they don't have enough time to put in on after,since u only have like 8 minutes to get ready.And then their hair is all messed up.Its funny u can see what person looks like under all that makeup.Most people look sooo much different!
*MeG*


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