What's the point in wearing makeup? So a guy will fall in love with a face that's not you're 'real' face? Sorry and no offense to those who wear makeup, I mean that's your choice. But to me, what's the point? Why do you have to spend some more 10 minutes every morning putting on a fake face face that insn't you're real face? I guess natural makeup is OK, but bright eyeshadow? Pink, purple, green, blue? Why? You guys look pretty the way you are. To me makeup should be worn for only the following:

- On stage [I'm a dancer, and if you don't have makeup on stage, your face will be WHITE.]
- Covering up pimples.
- Halloween
- Dress up

That's basically it. I AM NOT DISSING ANYONE WHO WEARS MAKEUP. I just want to know the answer to this simple question: So why do you girls who wear makeup, well, wear makeup?

Makeup just enhances your beauty

It only takes me five minutes to put on makeup. And I don't wear bright, flashy colors. I think my makeup is really, really subtle.

I wear it because it doesn't cover up my features, it enhances them.

There isnt one =P, to make you look like a glammor girl wooo. XD id rather no makeup to be honest

Exactly.
It's called the enhanced natural look. Hah.

i wear make up to highlight what i already have. like i put on blush to highlight my cheekbones or mascara to lengthen my eyelashes. i'm not putting on a "fake face." girls sometimes want to look good for guys, and others (like me) just like to feel pretty. i know that sounds all girly girlish, but that's what it is. and when girls feel like they look good, they are confident and in a better mood. like someone else said look good=feel good.

Well put.

Okay .. let me put it another way. There are certain colors that contrast well with your skin tone or eye color, face structure, hair color, lips, etc. You can bring out your natural physical features with a touch of color. If you don't want to wear makeup, fine. Some people actually look better with makeup, but I think makeup really works wonders. Especially with celebrities.

Proof: http://www.ebaumsworld.com/celeb.html

girls wear make up to make themselves more attractive.
even up skin, make their lips look fuller, make the eyes seem bigger

we watched a film on this in science and pretty much everything we do as far as appearence [according to this film] is to help us find someone to have a kid with.

I agree with that. :)

yeah we mimick(sp?) what animals do to find healthy mates. if you have pink cheeks it means you have blood in your cheeks. when you're ready to have a baby your lips are fuller and have more color. when you put on mascara/eyeliner your eyes look wider and healthier. with animals if one isn't healthy no other animal will mate with it b/c they don't want they're babies to have a genetic disease.

interesting...eh?

aparently to cover up what people find ugly.

I don't wear it
because in school i touch my face.
and i don't want to have to go fix it

well, i guess if ur gonna ask that question, you can ask "why do people nice clothes? why not just plain non-fitted T-shirts every day and basketball shorts?"

^Yeah..I have to agree with that.
Makeup serves its purspose, making people who wear them feel confident about themselves.

is there anything wrong with wearing makeup? i mean...a girl that wears WAY too much makeup..yeah i understand where your coming from. but still...theres nothing wrong with makeup. its fun and makes people feel happy. the only reason why i put on mascara is because i think its fun putting it on even though it makes no diffrence whether or not im wearing mascara. but serioulsy, makeup isnt bad and you can do beautiful things with makeup. its like art!

Not all girls were bright makeup.

Personally, I only wear makeup to school dances and fancy events. The only makeup i wear everyday is lip gloss...mine is not even a bright color.

I use natural colors for my makeup.

i agree.
i wear makeup when i want to look nice...
also to emphasize my eyes..and to cover up some blemishes (because i have keratosis pilaris (sp?) and the sides of my face have red dots because of it)

plus... it's fun to experiment

(p.s.- over ten minutes is a long time to be putting on makeup...haha)

QUOTE(xPartyGrlDx @ May 18 2006, 9:36 PM)

Why do you have to spend some more 10 minutes every morning putting on a fake face face that insn't you're real face? I guess natural makeup is OK, but bright eyeshadow? Pink, purple, green, blue? Why?

The term fake face is a major exaggeration. Make up done properly is suppose to highlight/enhance your features - to make your beauty more noticable. Make done properly isn't caked on to the point that people can't tell what you look like without it. The girls you're talking about are doing their make wrong. Bright colors are for really dramatic looks like for stage or runway. Not for everyday use. Girls who use those ...are, again, doing their make up wrong.

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You guys look pretty the way you are.

to be honest, some people are not exactly... physically... pleasing to the eye. I mean, sure, they can have a brillant personality and a beautiful character, but that doesn't change their physical features. not everyone is 'beautiful'. that's so politically correct. if someone can look better with a little makeup, why not?

i honestly think people who think makeup makes a fake face either a) truly do not understand how to put on makeup or b) unfortunately, seen girls pile on makeup like it's made of gold.

sorry if this is long but i do feel a little offended that someone would go so far to say that girls who use makeup have a fake face. but then again, the topic starter did say 'natural look' is fine.

Come on guys, she did say that she didn't mind a natural look. I'm assuming she means a natural enhanced look is fine. I think she's talking about girls who cake on the stuff when there's no point for it. But in their defense, all that bright eye shadow may be part of their look. It might compliment a shirt they're wearing, or some new hair color they're trying out. Like everyone else said, it's fun to experiment.

Most girls don't wear make up to get noticed by guys. Do you honestly think that guys fall in love with your "face"? How superficial and shallow. Let me enlighten you - people fall in love with your soul.

I wear make up because, for me, it's a way of self-expression. As someone else said, why do you wear clothes other than a plain T-shirt and jeans? Why do you go shopping for fancy clothes?

Make up enhances your features - that is if you know how to put it on properly, which some people don't.

So don't diss people who wear make up. It's a way of experimenting with your look.

Taylor``

mmhmm i only wear a little make up to cover up spots, and maybe some mascara because i have blonde eyelashes and without it it looks like i have no eyelashes!

I mostly agree with what everyone else has said.

My reasons:

- Confidence; I like walking out the door and feeling as though I look good.
- Making myself look presentable, as though I care about myself.
- I like experimenting with the different colors that look good on me and match with my clothes.


I think a girl who would cake on makeup and use those flashy colors might simply be insecure. She might be uncomfortable with her natural look and want to cover it up with tons of makeup to hide her real self. That's a self-esteem issue. But if not, perhaps the girl likes the way it looks on her and that's just her way of expressing herself. Nothing wrong with that.

I don't see a problem with girls wearing makeup to impress guys. It's their decision; let them do whatever they want. It will (or should) eventually come down to guys liking them for their personality anyway. If not, well... the guy is just plain shallow, and that's their problem.

i wear barely any makeup. the extent of it is just foundation and an eyelash curler. but only on special occasions do i wear more.

I wear makeup,sure.
but mostly eye,
and not so some guy would think I'm pretty.
I like the colors and it absolutely fascinates me.
I love black eyeliner.
and definately having long,thick eyelashes.
why?
i don't know.
it makes me happy,and almost all the time it complements my outfit.
I wear it like it's jewlery.
not like it's my face.