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  1. Bao

    GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22276 posts

    I never wear make up but that's not to say I shouldn't be.

  2. Lindsay05

    pomegranate / 3759 posts

    Just awful. Its amazing what a little make up will do.

  3. lovehoneybee

    GOLD / wonderful pea / 17697 posts

    Good enough that I don't care? I almost never wear it unless we're going out or something, and even then barely any.

  4. blackbird

    wonderful grape / 20453 posts

    Young and plain. I wear glasses at work...eye makeup is a must!

  5. psw27

    pomelo / 5220 posts

    I'm like you @Anagram - blonde eyelashes and damn blepharitis so I look tired and usually puffy if I don't wear at least mascara. I like to wear eye liner too, to mask how puffy my lids are

  6. Boheme

    papaya / 10473 posts

    I look straight up busted.

  7. LindsayInNY

    bananas / 9229 posts

    Terrible <-- my opinion. Like a cabbage patch doll <-- DH's opinion. Another one cursed with blonde eyelashes and eyebrows!

  8. Greentea

    pomelo / 5678 posts

    I hope I look okay because I don't wear one bit.

  9. Kimberlybee

    grapefruit / 4997 posts

    I hardly wear makeup and look fine without it. I wear it for special events mostly.

  10. LuLu Mom

    GOLD / wonderful olive / 19030 posts

    Washed out, a little goes a long way with my face. some powder foundation, eyeliner, and mascara makes my skin look even and eyes pop.

  11. BabyBoecksMom

    GOLD / papaya / 10166 posts

    I don't like the way I look w/o at least a little coverup under my eyes and some mascara on.

    @mediagirl: that gave me tears thank you

  12. lemondrop

    bananas / 9118 posts

    Meh, most of the time I don't care enough to make an effort

    I definitely look fresher and more polished when I do, but really the effort is just too much for me to do it more than a couple times a week.

  13. NovBaby1112

    grapefruit / 4066 posts

    not great. i have freckles and uneven skin tone from years of sun worshiping. a little tinted moisturizer and mascara go a long way for me!

  14. BKCaribBaby

    pear / 1672 posts

    I guess I look okay. I barely wear any, and when I do, it's not very much.

  15. Littlebit

    nectarine / 2932 posts

    I think I look 'ok' without makeup when my skin is cooperating. It currently isn't (and hasn't since I went off BC) so I definitely need some foundation. Mascara is always a must, though.

  16. MrsBrewer

    coconut / 8854 posts

    I think I look fine.....I never wear make-up! Well I shouldn't say that. If I'm going somewhere fancy, then I do! Otherwise....no make-up for me!

  17. MrsKoala

    cantaloupe / 6869 posts

    I just look like I haven't slept in years. Dark undereye circles.. yay!

  18. MapleMoose

    grapefruit / 4213 posts

    Like a 14 year old. Or so I've been told. LOL

  19. TheReelDeal

    kiwi / 742 posts

    Just awful. My skin is blotchy so I think I look like a train wreck without some type of foundation to even it out. If I had great skin I don't think I would care.

  20. Modern Daisy

    grapefruit / 4187 posts

    I haven't left the house without makeup since high school!

    My face has the last evidence that I was once blonde, so without makeup it looks like I have no eyelashes or eyebrows. I've always had bags under my eyes too, so I always at least use concealer, powder, blush and mascara.

  21. knittylady

    pomegranate / 3212 posts

    Once, in front of everyone, a coworker asked if I had a black eye. I told I had just not worn make-up that day. I *almost* felt bad about how embarrassed he got!

  22. kjpugs

    grapefruit / 4862 posts

    Horrible. Like an unpopular teenager. My issue is my skin. I have so many blemishes, marks, and scars that without concealer I have the world's worst pizza face skin. I rarely wear makeup because I work from home, and I thought that would help my skin- nope.

  23. MamaJ

    pear / 1609 posts

    @MapleMoose: ditto. I get "is this your little brother" when I'm with DS with no makeup.

  24. bushelandapeck

    pomelo / 5720 posts

    @rahlyrah: lol. This is exactly how I feel too I feel like I look so tired and washed out...I almost never leave the house without makeup unless I'm headed to the gym.

  25. hilsy85

    squash / 13764 posts

    @knittylady: lol!

    My dad once asked me why I had big black circles under my eyes. I was like, "Ummm I'm tired and not wearing makeup?!"

    I wear makeup daily, even if I don't leave the house. I look tired and washed out without it,

  26. FarmWifeGina

    pear / 1571 posts

    I've never learned how to apply makeup well, not beyond very basic eyeliner, mascara, eye shadow, and blush anyways. So I rarely wear it, although it does make a difference when I do. But I have good skin and I'm used to the way I look with nothing on. I think I have good bones, but I look pretty boring and plain without anything.

  27. IRunForFun

    pomelo / 5509 posts

    I guess I think I look OK since I rarely wear it - only for special occasions! I think I look "pretty" when I wear makeup, but that I don't really look like myself, if that makes sense.

  28. cascademom

    coconut / 8861 posts

    I look tired with big bags under my eyes. I even wear my glasses sometimes so I don't have to put concealer on for the bags. I've started wearing makeup when we take LO out on the weekends. I figure if I'm going to take pics of him and possibly some family ones, I should really wear some makeup.

  29. sunny

    coconut / 8430 posts

    I look tired! I don't wear a toN of makeup but if I leave the house I will wear concealer and curl my eyelashes. I used to always wear mascara too but I've been lazy lately.

  30. lamariniere

    pineapple / 12566 posts

    I don't wear makeup other than the occasional swipe of lipstick, so I think I look ok.

  31. SweetMamaM

    pear / 1743 posts

    Normal - I work with teenagers (well, I did) and there's no way I want to make myself look more desirable for them! They'll already comment if I wear anything form-fitting; bloody hormones!

  32. OldEnglandMama

    cherry / 212 posts

    A "bit peaky" according to my mother - ie tired and washed out. But I work in a research lab, so with safety glasses on and my hair pulled back and a bunch of nerdy male coworkers - who cares?! If I'm going somewhere special or giving a presentation or something then I'll make an effort.

    (Another one blessed with blonde eyelashes/eyebrows here, and a tonne of freckles. On the other hand, if I try and add too much colour - even just a little brown to my eyebrows I quickly look like a transvestite/cheap hooker....not good.)

  33. smocks

    apricot / 483 posts

    Geez, you guys are hard on yourselves. I think I look better with makeup, since I can play up my "assets" (eyes, lips) and downplay the less picture perfect things (zits, undereye circles, super pasty skin). But it's just an enhancement, makeup isn't what makes you beautiful.

  34. mediagirl

    hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts

    @smocks: yep.

  35. MCD919

    kiwi / 659 posts

    Gross! Haha.. My skin is pretty clear now, but after years of being self-conscious about acne, I still feel most comfortable with at least concealer on.. Usually just that and mascara if I'm going really low-maintenance. But for work/ going out I do foundation, concealer, eyeliner, mascara & bronzer. We'll see how that changes once LO gets here!!

  36. looch

    wonderful pear / 26210 posts

    I love makeup, but I don't apply it very artfully, so I am sure I could do it better.

    For me, it is part of my total package. I put thought into. My hair, my clothing, my skin, not for anyone else, but for me.

  37. indi

    clementine / 984 posts

    I prefer no makeup, and only wear minimal makeup for work to help me look older. I only regularly started wearing it weekdays after i started my career, so I'm comfortable, happy, and confident without it. I wish it wasn't a "thing" for women...the vast majority of men are naked faced all the time and no one bats an eye or criticizes them like we do ourselves. It's a shame, IMHO.

  38. yin

    honeydew / 7917 posts

    I don't wear makeup unless it's a special event (once in the past year). I think I look decent without it. DH can't even tell when I do wear makeup since I put so little on. Even on my wedding day, I had barely any on because I was too lazy.

  39. SugarplumsMom

    bananas / 9227 posts

    The older I get, the more I think I look younger without all the makeup.

  40. MrsTiz

    cantaloupe / 6800 posts

    I look younger and my eyes feel smaller!

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