I hate make up on EVERYONE and ALWAYS - it makes people look artificial, and makes them believe they must hide who they are in order to be liked.?

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I honestly hate the idea of makeup from about five different perspectives, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to recall all of them as I'm typing this question.
It's all problematic from the very core. You're essentially grabbing some artificial whackery, mostly involving paint, smothering it all over your eyes, eyelashes, skin, face, mouth, everything on your head; and assume that you have become more attractive to look at than how you were the way you were meant to look by nature.
Technically this implies numerous things, for one thing most of these products accumulate in the skin and make you wrinkle much quicker and are completely unhealthy. 
Afterwards, it teaches women that their most important value is their physical appearance. It also teaches them that the only way to be liked is if they hide what they look like with paint. Implying that without it, they are hideous and ugly. 
It also encourages men to appreciate women only if they wear makeup. Considering people who actually like themselves and the way they look tend to abandon makeup because it's a hassle, usually makeup acts as an indicator for desperation, and can lead more deceptive men to try and get laid with the woman, and never call them back afterwards - so it even increases the likelihood of one be emotionally abused.
It even tells you that you must be FLAWLESS. Not even the slightest bit of error on your skin is permissible, otherwise you'll be ridiculed for your acne, or your scar you got when you were 7, or just that you don't look like a "slut".
Basically, it's one of those many aspects of culture that I just hate, and I wish someone would realize it's stupid and counterproductive. It's similar to how women are essentially forced through peer pressure to shave their legs, except this takes even more extra effort, and even ruins their skin because of all the paint and artificial stuff you use.
And it doesn't even look good. In fact, I hate it. On everyone. Always. What says you?

lumos · Accepted Answer

Your poll is too biased. I voted D anyway, but scratch the last part about me not understanding your point.
I do understand your point, and I do realize that a lot of women, or even people, use makeup to hide themselves because they have low self-esteem. That can be very damaging to your perception of yourself, and it definitely does hinder you a little bit socially. Considering that there are a lot of women who refuse to be seen with makeup.
But, as a whole? I don't hate makeup. I don't wear makeup because I want to hide myself. I wear it because I think it's fun. I love to draw, and I like to experiment with makeup to see what features of my face I can bring out etc. I only have 2 makeup faces, though. One for daily use and one for party use. But at home, when I'm bored, I love to try out various different things. It's a way for me to kill time, and it's fun to do when I'm bored.

"... and assume that you have become more attractive to look at than how you were the way you were meant to look by nature."
I don't think I look more attractive. I just look different, sometimes better and sometimes worse. Just because you were intended to look one way "by nature", it doesn't mean you're not allowed to experiment with makeup. What's so bad about wanting to bring out your best features? It's not always for insecurity reasons, you know. What's so bad about wanting to look good, or wanting to look different, in a healthy way?

"for one thing most of these products accumulate in the skin and make you wrinkle much quicker and are completely unhealthy."
And where exactly have you gotten this information? Because as far as I know, there are plenty of makeups that also double as moisturizers, lip balms, stuff that can actually help you get healthier skin. You should do some research before generalizing. Sunlight also makes you wrinkle quicker if you're excessively outside. Sunlight is actually the leading cause of prematurely aging skin. (continuing...)

XRabbitHeartX · Accepted Answer

Unfortunately majority of women do wear make up. It's not going to change either. This is just one of those things that is the reality. Whether a girl wears some eyeliner or some this or that... it's still make up. Thumbs up to the girls who make themselves feel better by saying they *only* wear something though. Make up is make up. Either way, you are doing something that wasn't there to begin with. But back to the question, I wear make up cause it makes me feel happy, feminine and confident.  I'm perfectly happy and thankful with the way I was made naturally but these days the sheer truth is that so many girls wear make up and guys pretty much always look at the girls who are beautifully make-upped and have made a effort. Most guys around here won't look twice at a bare faced Sally. But this is not the only reason I wear make up. I also wear make up for me and to show the world that I'm not lazy and make a effort with my appearance. People do all sorts of things to make themselves better... whether it's whitening their teeth, working out, getting waxed or shaving, getting a new hair cut etc etc etc.  Most people are going to take advantage of something that can better them in some way or give them a boost of confidence. Also I'd like lastly inform you that good make up is not going to make a woman age any different. Many foundations for example have SPF in it and some foundations even treat acne while covering your blemishes. That's all from my side :)

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

I don't wear makeup. I don't even wear lipstick or lip gloss anymore. There's some days when I want a little color to my lips, but I just scrub my lips to make them pinker. I just apply regular chapstick to my lips and noxzema to my face and keep it moving.

I don't rely on makeup b/c I hate seeing girls wearing makeup on IG and then they say natural beauty, but they photoshop their pics, contour their nose, and just follow the beauty trends just to get likes. I saw this one girl who's beautiful but in real life, she looks nothing like her pics. She's still beautiful without the makeup, but the makeup just made her look completely different. She doesn't even need makeup but with the makeup on, it looks like she had plastic surgery. It made me mad a little b/c it's like she's putting on a front. And it's just vanity really. I don't wear makeup or attempt to b/c I'm lazy but also b/c I don't want to attempt to look a certain way that I wasn't born to look like. I'm happy with my face. I don't need to look like Kim Kardashian

Metal189 · Accepted Answer

like with women and their body hair, i only consider it a bonus when they wear it. the only body hair i require her to shave, is down there. if im going to go down on her, i shouldn't be getting pubic hair in my mouth. i mean obviously if she doesn't want me going down on her, she can keep it hairy if she wants, i just dont need that shit in my mouth. i keep mine relatively shaved too for anyone who thinks that's a double standard. the rest of her body (arms, legs, face even) if she shaves it off, it's a bonus. we are naturally hairy. we evolved, so what's a little hair, right?

well, same with makeup. everything but one little thing i require, is a bonus. if im going to be going out with her, i want her skin to look pretty flawless which means no blemishes etc..if there's makeup out there that helps hide them, then i will require that. lipstick, eye shadow etc..all a bonus to me. shouldn't be looking like a clown though, which means, don't over do it ladies. by the way, i try to take care of my skin to the best of my ability too, in case you're wondering about double standdards. blemishes come and go but since guys don't really wear makeup, they're more noticeable when you dont do anything about them

kheserthorpe · Accepted Answer

I like variety.  Sometimes none, sometimes light and sometimes lots.

Luna-o3o · Answer

I like makeup, but natural makeup.
Besides, it's not like I want to wear makeup everyday of my life.
I have bad skin. If I don't use it, I feel ugly.
Girls critize you. Tell you that you look bad, dead, or ask me if I didn't have time to wear makeup.
Besides, what guy wants a girl without makeup? They want Victoria's secret makeup on a girl or up to Kim K makeup.
There's media and Photoshop. Makes a girl feel she's not good enough even with makeup.
Just like heroes feel more confident and secure for wearing a mask, a girl feels the same way with makeup.
You won't see her acne, blemishes, scars, pores, redness, dark eye circles, etc.
Makeup has been used for generations. It's a culture for women.
If I think of it too much, and I feel gross when applying it.
I don't want to wear makeup, but I have to.
I don't have natural good looking skin.
But I'm working on getting my skin close to it.
Makeup can be fun, but it's a hassle at times. Either way, makeup is part of a woman's life. Whether she likes it or not, she'll have to wear it. Unless like I said, has amazing genes that their skin is flawless.

MissConfused93 · Answer

You're very uneducated on the subject.
I use extremely high quality cosmetics and have a superb skin care routine in place.
Make up does not age you more. And it shouldn't cause any skin problems. You're wrong there.
I can spend 30 minutes doing a full face of make up and no one could tell I'm even wearing any. "No make up" make up is a skill.
If you're not trying to do a bold face and someone can see your foundation for example then you're shitty at putting it on. It's not make ups fault. It's your fault.

I love make up. It's one of my passions. BUT I'm well aware it doesn't define me as a person and I don't feel any less attractive without it. Make up doesn't teach women that were only values for our looks. I'm not really sure where you'd get that idea.

If anything it's freedom of expression. Just like choosing your outfits. People accept me for who I am and I'm well aware no one and nothing is forcing me to buy $50 lipstick. But I want to so that's that. You're over analyzing.

Daph81 · Answer

I vote D, even though I see and understand your points. Bot your hate though. I mean, it's not like you, as a guy, have to wear makeup when you don't want to...

I'll go back to a long time ago, when women chew some kind of leaves to stain their lips red. Women who did that probably got more male attention, so other women who have never done that before started doing it. And so on and so forth it develops into this industry that works with tons of chemicals.

Bottom line is: every woman just wants to look pretty. That's the basic thing and it applies to all women of all centuries and ages.

Another bottom line: men like pretty women. And men don't care what women go through, as long as they're pretty. Think about the corsets. How women can't breathe and even get their ribs broken in order to look skinny?

It's all about finding mates. If male horses fight against each other to show the female who'se stronger and have better genes, then makeup is part of this game in human females.

It may seem fake to you, but if you tell other guys to answer honestly whether or not they like a girl with makeup, most would probably say (if they're REALLY honest!!!) that they don't care about makeup or no makeup, as long as she's pretty.

Be honest with yourself here: would you be attracted to a woman who doesn't do anything to her face, not even pluck her eyebrows or wear some nice lipbalm?

I think makeup, if done correctly and moderately, is a good thing and is not hurting anybody. Plus, it can show your personality to the world, just like you said in poll option D.

inamorata · Answer

Haha, a psycho person over analyzing (or so others say) a topic to the point of seeing it from 5 perspectives and then going crazy. Hello fellow crazy person. Welcome to ku ku land. We have cookies. =)

I got used to it. For me it's not just make up. It's the entire persona people present for others. Make up is just the visible mask. The one that bothers me is the mask put on their thoughts and feelings.

Though unlike you, I never rage about it. I get it. It's scary to be rejected for everything you really are, as much as it is desirable to be accepted for it. Not everyone dares take the risk.

Unless you are completely honest and open to everyone about who you are, condemning make up and getting angry is kind of hypocritical.

And if you are really the most honest person, then your expectations are too high. It's ok to push for the best from the world around you, but it's not ok to expect the best and rage when you don't get it. The world doesn't owe you anything, it was here first.

In short: Chill dude.

bubbiexo · Answer

I have suffered with skin afflictions (eczema, acne, perioral/ocular dermatitis) my whole life and as a result I have scarring on my face. My skin is finally clear but the skin issues have done their damage.
Call me shallow, but I wear a light mineral powder makeup as a result. I have gotten weird looks going natural, and people often ask about the spots. As much as it eases my mind knowing I'm not getting funny looks for it, I do it for me because I like the way my skin looks and feels. It finally looks "normal" which is something I can't say about it for 95% of my life.
It makes me feel better to have it on and I don't think that's inherently wrong...

Catlet · Answer

Hun, It's not makeup. It's a LOT of makeup. I've noticed that what most guys consider to be 'no makeup'is really just natural makeup. If you've ever seen a girl with no makeup at all you'd probably cry. A lot of makeup on the other hand is very different. Some people know how to do it, some don't. Girls wear makeup because it makes them feel and look prettier, fresher, and all around better than when they wake up in the morning. It's a fact. Women are pressured into believing that if they don't look flawless, they're not acceptable; in the same way that guys are constantly pressured to be stoic and tough. And besides, it doesn't look like you did much research on the subject. Some makeup is very good for the skin, and applying it isn't at all just smothering paint on your face.

Marshmallowfighter18 · Answer

I wear a small bit of eyeshadow and mascara. Other than that, I will not cover my entire face in that goop. It's heavy and makes me feel fake and unattractive. My face isn't perfect and that's fine, I don't want to cover it up and look fake. I really don't want to be one of those girls that constantly wears so much make up that you don't recognize her when she takes it off.

But to each their own. People can do whatever they want with their face, doesn't effect me. Unfortunately, the culture we live in tells girls that they can only be beautiful if they wear a face full of make up. It sucks and it's dumb but that's how it is.

COCOCHANEL · Answer

i think it can make people look very nice if applied correctly. i wish i was better at applying it and didn't have sensitive skin so i could wear it more often. i do think that girls who wear it constantly and are ashamed of their face without makeup are insecure.

nollie33 · Answer

One time I was checking out at the grocery store and the cashier was fairly old...probably late 60's. She had amazingggg skin. It was just so smooth and flawless. I commented on it and she just said that she had never worn makeup all her life.
This experience confirmed for me that makeup probably is worse for our face over time, but I still wear it because my own skin is not as awesome as this woman's.

My job demands that I wear minimal makeup (I'm supposed to look natural) and therefore the most you see me wearing is foundation and mascara, but I will tell you that before I had this job I would wear lots of eye makeup and lashes and I always got complimented more than I do now.

darkfoxjj · Answer

Agreed with the title of this question. Because it does cause self esteem issues.

From what I have heard my gf tell me because we discussed this subject some time ago. Because I told her she didn't have to use makeup, do her eyebrows or shave her legs.

She then proceeded to tell me that girls in high school tell other girls in high school they should do that stuff.

Stuff like; wear makeup/do their eyebrows/shave their armpits and legs - or they are not cool.

I always notice makeup/concealer because it has a slightly different color and 'thickness' than the surrounding skin.

For special occasions it is cool though, because it's clear that they've put effort into their appearance.

In that aspect I think LESS IS MORE. Make it obvious you are wearing makeup, but only two kinds or so.
Like a mascara - lipstick combo.

zombiebabe · Answer

dude i voted E...i wear makeup only on weddings/work..otherwise i like to stay natural most of the time...and makeup is not good since it tends to clog pores..and damage natural skin texture...when my face is free of makeup i only use face cream with spf 50 to protect my skin because of the local climate

Runnergirl2 · Answer

You realize that every single aspect of your poll is saying that makeup is bad, there is absolutely no point to that poll. And I don't see why you are hating on makeup so much. Makeup helps girls with their self esteem. I'm pretty sure letting girls put a little mascara, maybe some eyeshadow, and a little eyeliner is worth it for letting girls feel pretty and enjoy themselves. They way you are portraying makeup in your question is saying that every single girl is just smothering themselves with it. You literally said that girls are grabbing point and smothering it on their head. Most girls don't even wear that much makeup. Are you really getting angry at girls for trying to feel pretty and have a good self esteem. Makeup is by telling girls they have to be flawless, it's simply helping them feel prettier. It's not stupid and counterproductive unless you think that girls shouldn't be allowed to feel pretty and have a self esteem.

Eiffelgirl21 · Answer

LOL well those selections kind of sucked no offense lol

I think, if worn the right way, it actually can enhance your features and make things stand out. for example, blush can make your cheeks stand out if you have high cheekbones (so it enhances it) and eye make up enhances your eyes and can make them pop :)
No it isn't needed at all! But, sometimes it is nice to wear it, as for me, when I go to formal attire places, it makes me look more put together.

Eternallylucky · Answer

Make up comes in handy when i look shitty. p.s. I only use organic make up 😜. Foundation and a lipstick. 😘

vera123 · Answer

My only opinion is that you are taking makeup way too seriously. Relax dud, it is literally just a material object that some people choose to utilize, and it does not impact you, or your life. I wear makeup because it is fun to me-- I'm an art student and to me it feels like wearing my own art. I don't expect you to like it, and I really couldn't care less if you did.

My only advice for you is to take a chill pill, and let people do whatever makes them happy as long as no one is getting hurt.

findingdreamland · Answer

I don't wear make up. I have an allergy. My eyes get burn. I don't do it. So i get used to my look in this way.
Those who like to do; i understand. Because many guys look the face and since they don't have any idea how extend a make up can go; they become attracted. Girls usually do it for attraction; no blame at all. Guys are obsessed with beauty, so what do you expect?
If there is a demand, there will be a provider.

dipta · Answer

I don't enjoy wearing make-up, the time it takes to apply it properly, the care you have to take with it and the feeling of walking with it the whole day, but I have to. Everyone treats you differently when you do. It's that simple, you're in the minority.

But then I also know guys who defend girls shouldn't wear heels because it's bad for their spine and stuff, but who're they hitting on? Heh

Neveryoumind2 · Answer

That's the very reason why I don't cake my face with make up. I still want to look like me but just enhanced lol. The only things I wear is Vaseline for my lips, blusher and eye pencil. If I was feeling extra adventurous that day I would slap on mascara.

Having that if others girls want to wear it that's tottaly I just prefer not to.

BrunetteNYC · Answer

I don't like make-up and also feel like it's all shallow but I will simply fill in my eyebrows and put on some lip gloss, nothing much. Overkill I think is what you're really talking about, when a women takes 1-2 hours doing make-up, I think that's pretty crazy myself!

When it's overdone, it doesn't look pretty, it makes someone look uglier.

scorplove · Answer

Im neutral...it  can enhance beauty but i do prefer to go natural myself. Makeup is not good for skin and i want  beautiful skin even in old age.

I hate make up on EVERYONE and ALWAYS - it makes people look artificial, and makes them believe they must hide who they are in order to be liked.?

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