Spin-Off: What Do You Think of Women Who Don't Wear Makeup?

I suggest it's not that you don't bother to put on make up. You choose to not wear makeup. I don't see how that would make a difference for success unless you work for male chauvinists.

Makeup is to women what shaving is to men.
Most of us look better if we do it every day.
For me it's only a few minutes. Mineral powder to even out the redness and otherwise uneven skin tone, mascara to brighten and "wake up" my eyes, and a little tinted lip gloss for some color and shine.
I get a bit more dramatic if I'm going out in the evening, eyeliner and even more mascara, plus lipstick.
I put on a little makeup for the same reason my husband shaves every day, it's a more polished and neat appearance.
Can you imagine a workplace full of fully bearded men? I know some beards are sexy, but seriously, LOL!

I can honestly say, I don't even notice. The only time I ever notice makeup, is if someone looks like a clown.

I don't wear makeup and I don't care or notice if other women do, UNLESS they overdo it, then I think it's awful.

Frankly if wearing makeup or not hinders your career, you may want to look for a company that is more interested in your work than your looks.

I like what others have said so far. Seems to me that it's more an issue of confidence than anything else. If a woman is strong and confident enough to face her days au naturel, then she will probably be seen by others as capable and professional. If a little makeup increases her confidence, then she will be seen as capable and professional.

Women who wear heavy makeup can be secretly the butt of workplace jokes, eye-rolls, or worse. But it may depend a great deal on the environment. I've known male managers who are not at all shy about admitting they want "pretty" women on the staff, and that often means makeup. In another environment, makeup may just seem superficial and silly. I worked in a woodshop for a couple of years, and anything more than lipgloss to prevent chapping would have been overkill.

So I'd look at the whole picture, including who your male coworkers are, how they treat women, what other women in your workplace are doing, and most of all, what makes you feel comfortable and confident.

Depending on the woman's face, makeup can add a professional polish that is beneficial in office relationships. I feel I look more awake and polished with a bit of makeup - which I put on at red lights on the way in to the office LOL. I don't go crazy - just enough to brighten myself up. I don't think I would really think about it if I never saw the woman in makeup unless she looked really worn down without it and I noticed at that time.

I like it when a woman doesn't wear makeup. Its usually impressive and a real positive.

I am not usually at a loss for words, but can't seem to have the right words. I've seen senior management with and without makeup. I'm more impressed with the ones that don't wear makeup.

Good luck to you and yours.

I think it depends on the rest of the woman's appearance. If she is well groomed and dressed in a professional way, then I don't think it really affects a person's impression of her. If the woman had no makeup and was not put together in other ways, I might think she is not as professional. If she cannot manage to keep herself nice and neat, she might not be able to keep files (or client information, or an office, or anything else business related) organized. This is in a professional environment however.

In a non professional environment, I don't think it matters as much.

It's a positive. I attribute a certain independence and attractiveness to the practice.

In my profession, If you can't put yourself together, don't expect anyone to think you can put their project together. Before babies I was an interior designer and there is a lot of selling involved. Selling yourself, selling your ideas, selling product. There are some industries where it matters and some where it does not. It depends if you need makeup or don't (ask a trusted friend since we cannot really know), it depends if you meet with clients or not. They say dress for the job you want not the job you have. So if are still hoping for promotion, you may want to step it up. If you are happy with your position, and everyone is happy with the work you do, you don't have anything to worry about. But as for your question, there is only one person that I ever really noticed as not looking polished and wondering why they couldn't see how it might be effecting them. But it was sloppy dress and hair, not makeup that made them look unpolished. If your hair and clothes are great, and you can pull off a no makeup look, you can still look polished. Many people are going to accept the only look you've ever shown them. Others have vision and may think you would look so much better with makeup. I highly doubt its a topic of conversation.

My VERY first thought is.....nothing.
I don't really notice if someone doesn't have makeup on...I notice if they DO. Half the time when someone has makeup on they look like a clown. It's a rare occasion when I put on makeup.
I think people notice because it's just not natural.
L.

In general I don't think much at all of people not wearing makeup (since that is me a lot of the time). I think more of people wearing too much makeup. I hate the over-done look. I do appreciate the fact that I have "good" skin, always have. But even women with "problem" skin don't need to cake it on so much, it just draws more negative attention to their face. I think heavy makeup give the impression of insecurities and/or high maintenance, neither of which make a good first impression for me.
I only ever put on makeup if I am going out of the house and will be socializing with people beyond the cashier at the store. My make-up routine involves putting on a moisturizer, bronzer, mascara, and a softly tinted chapstick. If I am so lucky as to have a night out with my husband or some other big event I add a little blush and eye shadow to that.

I'm a woman who only wears makeup on stage or for events that require a formal gown. My opinion of a person's competence is not influenced by their use or non-use of cosmetics.
I have no difficulty being taken seriously at my job because I'm damn good at it.

And why is it that no one expects men to "open up their eyes" with mascara if they have pale lashes, or "even out their skin tone" if they have a few blotchy places? Have we really made so little progress that our value is still measured by our looks?

I think she's a woman who saves a lot of money or at least has more important things to spend it on.
I've heard it said that makeup looks best when you can't tell if someone is wearing it.
It's suppose to be subtle.
The painted lady look makes me think they are very inexperienced or they are trying too hard.
The look epitomized by Tammy Faye Baker was worse than clown makeup.

You're thinking about a business environment. My impression is that businesses like their people, especially those in positions of leadership and public relations, to look polished. I don't know if that means a whole lot of makeup for women, but it does mean looking put together. You might think about whether a bit of makeup (just enough, not too much) would help you look as if you put thought into your appearance. Since I can't see you, I don't know the answer.

...Put together in the mornings, anyhow! At four in the afternoon, I don't know too many women who look anything but tired!

In the general world, my feelings about women who don't wear makeup are mixed. Sometimes I'm jealous! I wish I could get away without it. But if I don't put makeup on, I look incredibly "dead and dug up," and I wouldn't wish that on anybody who had eyes to see me.

If make-up is applied correctly it usually gives a woman a more polished look. When I see polished I do associate it with professional.

If you are considering make-up maybe start with a tinted moisturizer with SPF in it. You also did not mention if you have dark circles or other things that could draw negative attention to your appearance.

I also LOVE mascara. I have light eyelashes and the dark mascara really help them stand out. One of my college friend said "we need to wear mascara because we have bald eyes if we don't."

Interesting question and I found some of the more critical responses amusing.

I too very rarely wear make up and honestly don't notice unless it is way overdone. I'm surprised how so many woman are naturally beautiful and try to cover or change things. I don't see it as 'enhancement'.

I, like a couple of other posts I saw, find that I am more sensitive as I get older. I have tried many different mascara brands and most irritate my eyes. As a contact wearer, I don't need the added irritation. I've also tried a variety of make up brands an most just seem to melt off my face. I feel better, literally with a little powder to absorb oil, (I'm still very oily at 50 years old) and a little blush.

Updated: I guess it depends on the job and the environment. As an RN, I found my patients really didn't care if I had that polished look as long as I took care of them. Which is another reason why I am very sensitive to perfume and cologne. I didn't wear it for so long because of working in a hospital and many times strong odors made people ill. Then working with patients with compromised pulmonary systems, I was even more aware of strong odors. That's another thing, I think people should check at the door in certain instances.

I personally feel very few people can rock the "no makeup" look and I am NOT one of them, however, my partner is. I think wearing makeup especially in a work environment shows people that you not only care about your job but your appearance ,which overall is a very good impression for most people. When I see people in meetings with no makeup on I don't think less of their ability to work at their 100% but it I do feel that they are a bit lazy in taking care of themselves personally. I hope this helps.

I dont wear it except on special occassions but I've been wondering the same thing as you recently and I think that I'm going to start wearing some soon. I've never felt that I needed it before but as I get older my skin is starting to look duller and I feel like makeup gives it a little oomph that it's now missing.

I feel ridiculous with make up on my face. Sometimes I feel pressure to wear it anyway and do.

:)

I don't think anything of it.
A woman, does not HAVE TO, wear make up.
But if in an office looking polished and professional, is key.
And if that means, putting something on your face, so that you don't look like you just woke up, then so be it.
Some women don't need anything.
Some do or are not aware of that.

And then, some women wear make-up, and they look horrid. Not professional.

I can tell you the responses I get at work. We are all really close, so the people I work with hold nothing back!

If I wear makeup I get lots of approving smiles and questions like - hot date? so you must have a job interview, huh? People smile at me more, compliment me more. My Co-workers say things like - 'I can tell you've been happy lately because you've been wearing makeup, or I can see how confidant you've been this week.'

They think I feel more confidant when I wear it, but I forget whether I'm wearing it or not. I actually am more likely to wear it when I am feeling insecure and way less likely to wear it when I feel very good about myself. That's when I don't feel I need it.

So in acutuality, they are just more confidant in me when I'm wearing makeup. If I don't wear it, I hear, 'late night? Oversleep?' So, while I could care less whether I wear it, I see that it colors my co-workers opinion of me. So, I really do make an effort to look the way I want them to percieve me.

I think most women look fine without makeup but in the professional environment the two biggest assumptions are lazy or militant feminist.

Good question! I'm a fair-skinned blonde w/ light eyelashes, so I actually do need a little bit of makeup. I don't wear a truckload, but a little bit does make me look better, frankly. And I do work in a professional setting. Actually, I've worn make up for almost 3 decades so I would feel absolutely naked without it at work.

On weekends, however, I like to go w/out makeup generally, unless we're going out to dinner or something else fun.

I work in a professional setting and I would estimate that 90% of the women here wear at least a little bit of makeup. I will admit that I think the women in an office setting that wear a modest amount of makeup look more professional and put together than those who don't. That's obviously my opinion, though.

I sometimes wish I knew them well enough to encourage some eye liner or mascara.. For some women it would totally make them look fresh and not so tired and washed out..

I don't bother with make-up. I have better things to do.

Working overnights in an emergency vet hospital is not really conducive to being all made up anyway.

Otherwise, if I am working in regular vet practice during the day, I might have tinted lip balm, but that's it. DHC makes a product called Velvet Skin Coat that is supposed to be applied prior to putting on makeup but it makes the skin on my face look smoother and more even just by itself. My skin is in nice shape and looks just fine without stuff all over it. By the end of the day, it would feel really dirty and grimy if I did wear makeup. I get lots of compliments on how my skin looks and what a "natural glow" it has. And I don't think most pet owners would be very impressed with a veterinarian that is covered in tons of makeup anyway - you can look nice and clean and professional in my business without tons of makeup on.

I don't really think much about it. Sometimes I think how nice it would be to be able to get away without makeup. ;) Other times I think that a particular woman might be enhanced by a little bit of makeup. But, I don't really think too much about it. I am one who wears makeup every single day. Unless I am in bed extremely ill. I also take very good care of my skin. I have a regiment that I follow twice daily. Every single day. I can't imagine missing it.

I don't ever think that a woman "hasn't bothered to put makeup on." It never occurs to me that it is something that she is being lazy about or anything like that. I just assume that 1. she is confident enough not to bother, 2. she doesn't need it, 3. she can't afford it, or 4. she has some conviction against it.

I didn't wear makeup for a long time because I don't have eyelashes so putting makeup on only seemed to accentuate the loss. After I took some art classes in college I started to play around with what I jokingly refer to as my "fake-up". I've learned to use eyeliner in such a way that it makes me look like I have eyelashes in photos, unless you look very very closely and realize those shadows were faked. (I've always hated mascara commercials. They've always made me feel somehow inadequate as a woman.)

i don't think that any woman NEEDS make-up. not one single one. and i think no makeup looks way better than too much makeup.
that being said, i do wear makeup when i teach or if i'm doing tarot in a professional capacity. it gives me a little edge of confidence that is probably shallow and superfluous, but the same way that wearing a great outfit gives you that burst of psychic pizzazz, that's what darkened lashes, a uniform complexion and a touch of fairy dust do for me.
i don't ever, ever wear it just for boinging about.
other than burt's bees lip shimmers, of course. but that's like organic emergency chocolate, ALL women have that in their purses. right?
:) khairete
S.

I truly can't remember the last time I wore any makeup at all. A couple years ago while cleaning out the bathroom cupboards I found makeup that was so old I could not remember the last time I wore it, and I know it was for a costume at that. I have nothing at all in the house right now at all.
I have some severe allergies to far too many cosmetics. Those I can use can be expensive. There came a time in my life when it was a choice of expensive makeup or living expenses for my husband and I.
I used to wear make up in high school and a little bit after. But, honestly, I liked to do the "goth" eyes and stuff..more fun than anything else.
I think it is horrible that women are looked down upon and felt to feel like they aren't pretty without a bunch of goop plastered on their faces. One more example of just how beaten down women are and how we are all made to feel so bad about ourselves. I refuse to buy into any of that!!! I think by not wearing makeup I have been able to keep my skin much healthier than if I was always putting something on it.

I think it's great. I don't really notice really. But if I do notice, I think this is a woman who is sure of herself and cool and natural.

Most people look better with even a little bit on. I'd probably say 1 out of 10 people actually! And those people have perfect skin, dark lashes, groome brows, etc. but even they still look more awake and refreshed with a touch on. I absolutely believe that people pay more attention to and respect someone who looks their best. Most people who wear sloppy sweats, torn up shoes, don't brush their hair, or wear a bit of makeup look like they don't care about themselves enough to try look their best, just my opinion! I say try it for a few days and see the difference! And I think these things are especially important in a professional environment.

I'm a gloss or lipstain only most days kind of person. In the office I tried to have brushed hair, nice clothes and decent shoes, but I wasn't going to pile on make up that wasn't ME. If I was management and had a client to see, I might bother with some mascara and a little more careful an outfit (my DH keeps a suit jacket in the office for similar reasons). No chipped nails. Either natural or fixed up. I think all chipped up looks tacky in an office.

My overall impression, as long as the woman doesn't look like she rolled out of bed, nothing negative. I've also seen women who wear make up BADLY and that's worse, IMO.

I don't bother forming an opinion of why she doesn't wear it, but rather decide if she's pretty or not in the back of my mind. Makeup can help or hurt that opinion.

This is something that has started recently with women who do or do not wear makeup. The climate in the office setting has changed and since there are so many people searching or trying to hang on to the job that they have, they are trying to make sure they are pleasing to look at.

When it comes time to decide who goes and who stays the one that looks like she/he has taken time to care is the one that will stay even though the other may be more qualified for the position. Just like older women who do not color their natural grey hair verses the younger looking women with a solid colored head of hair. One looks like she should be put out pasture while the other one looks like she belongs in the office. It is a matter of perception and what they office or company wants.

Putting on make up is just part of dressing for the job. You don't have to put on the full theatrical make up just something that gives you a little glow or a healthy look like being on the beach a bit. Do put some mascara on the eyes. It is a lot of little subtleness that women forget that get them places. The right hair color and cut and clothes can get you places you would not get to otherwise.

I stopped wearing makeup for about a year but then I had severe allergies and my eyes would have looked like the racoon from hell and smeared.

If it gives you an edge in the professional field by all means use it. Other people do this everyday. Remember it is a jungle out there and everyone is trying to get their piece of the pie.

The other S.

I wore makeup religiously in my teens and 20's because my mother refused to let me go without it, being from the Donna Reed and June Cleaver generation. However, after my son was born, my skin totally changed and now it's forever red and hot. It's not rosacea, it's unknown what it is but makeup looks stupid on me because the colors change when applied over red skin.
I think this world is way too obsessed with looks. And I think most younger women these days that won't leave the house without it are unfortunately victims of this environment.

i dont really think anything.. i hate wearing makeup.. the only thing i wear regularly is mascara and shiny chapstick.. if i have to go out somewhere nice or just want to look nice i throw on a little bit on eyeliner maybe some eyeshadow if im feeling ambitious .. if im home doing nothing or just running errands i dont wear anything theres really no need to

It matters to me if a person is unkempt. Messy looking. If you have showered and your hair is fixed, your clothes neat, pressed, and tidy then makeup matters very little to me. It might add some color to your face and allow you to have more attention to your face when you speak but as for is it needed? Not if your whole facade is one of neatness and being well groomed.

I only wear make up occasionally. For the most part I don't wear it.I don't care about make up really, unless it's a fancy occasion. And if I were you I wouldn't start wearing make up unless it's just some lip gloss.

I dont thind any different about women who do or don't wear make up.. in any setting.

I will look at a woman sometimes and think you could have put yourself together a little better being out in public... those are the types that wear big baggy t's or sweat shirts and sweat pants or pj bottoms and doesn't look like they combed thier hair in a few days... ( kinda how I look today lol but I have done more cleaning and haven't left the house either!)

But no if someone has thier hair together and dressed nicely and no makeup I think its great! Maybe its because I don't wear make up or will put on just mascara unless we are going out for the night, then I will wear full make up but its more for my hubby than anyone else... a little treat for him :)

I don't think anything of it. I don't regularly wear makeup. A few reasons: I don't want to waste a bunch of money on something I'll just wash off in a few hours, I don't want to junk up my skin, I have rosacea and the concealer wears off too fast to be worth it, and I just don't have the time to deal with it. I will occasionally put some eye make up on, but those times are few and far between. About the only time I notice make up is when it's overdone or when someone I see often who wears it ALL THE TIME doesn't have it on. I think most women look great without makeup!

I don't care. I usually notice the ones that over do the makeup. I haven't worn makeup in years except on a rare occasion. The job I have is not very professional and its casual attire. I do dress nice for the office and brush my hair. I really don't care what anyone else thinks either.

It depends on the woman... If she's really strikingly beautiful and absolutely doesn't need make-up, I'd just be jealous. But for most women, a touch of make-up does help and I'd notice if someone always didn't wear any and she'd benefit from it. It would strike me as just less than optimal. If she has elaborately done hair though, I'd think it was more of a personal choice vs she just doesnt care at all how she looks. I'd prefer no make-up though over wearing a ton of make-up... So honestly I think how senior management views you likely depends a bit on how pretty you are. I'm in management too and if a woman I worked with was just normal looking and never took the time to put on some lipstick and mascara, it'd be a slight negative. But nothing big.

Jealous! I would love to not have to wear makeup. However, I'm a redhead with fair features, so when I don't, I look like a sickly 12-year-old. It's just not optional for me.

There are women I see who would definitely benefit from makeup, but honestly, I don't form an opinion one way or the other about them as people until I hear them talk.

Nothing.

I wear makeup every day. It's my warpaint. But I honestly neither notice or care when others don't UNLESS it's applied badly OR exceptionally well. I notice both of those.

I'm also not upper management.

One of my brother's is. Appearance is key in his field, and yes, makeup matters. So do suit lines, heel height, hair cut/color, BRANDS (not joking... a burberry coat is acceptable, a standard trench is not).

He MADE upper management by acting and dressing as if he already was. He has a 40k suit collection that he bought for 4k (by flying to Germany for 1k to buy from the company, and then getting them tailored even closer for about 1k more). He gets "points" every day for those suits, and got MAD points for FLYING to go get them. Even though flying saved him 35k... he got mad points for being able to say "Oh, I picked up a few things when I flew to Berlin last month." When he did this, he was lower/entry level, and 6 months later he was middle management, promoted ahead of a LOT of people. He was only making 25k when he saved up for this particular stunt, and 6mo later was making 75k.

He's now getting even MORE "points" by having an account with a Savile Row tailor. It was a politcal move, again. (He works in the UK). He found out which of his superiors DID have an account, and where, and paid through the nose to have some things made for him WHICH HE NEVER WORE. He was upper, but not senior, management. Then, when there was a big crunch at the office, he had one of his bosses' assistants order him a suit from this tailor (since they already had his measurements, suits can be made) on rush. So the Savile suit shows up, with my brother never having left his boss's side, brought in the tailor's bag. He changed into the suit for the special client meeting, and then wore one of his normal (still very nice, but not entirely custom) ones the next day. It was a subtle move, and it paid off. It showed he HAD an account, had bought from them before, but wasn't showing them off. Showing off (subtly) got him the upper management slot. Showing off in upper management makes enemies. So he got double points for impressing the clients, but not stepping on toes.

He was promoted again, ahead of others AGAIN, that same month. He makes well into 6 figures, in less than 2 years on the job.

Yes. He's GOOD at his job, but so are a LOT of other people. What my brother is.... is PHENOM with is politics. He dresses for the next position available, and finds or creates common ground with his superiors. He's crisp, well groomed, unfailingly polite, never talks badly about other people... but acts as if he HAS the next position available.

What's great, is that he's also a really good person. But he is STELLER with politics.

I don't wear makeup day to day, but in the office setting, my husband sees it as a sign that a woman doesn't care enough to groom herself. I disagree. Shaving, cleaning, doing your hair is grooming, makeup is optional. However, when I worked in a casual office, I never wore makeup, when I worked in a more conservative "professional" office, I wore makeup everyday.

I think she does not care enough about herself to highlight her features. I tend to see her as frumpy and that she puts herself last if she can not find 10 min to apply a single color of eyeshadow, or even two (main and corner) some simple mascara and at least some tinted moisturizer and chapstick. I have ALWAYS worn make up in a professional environment, I pretty much always wear make up when leaving the house, I was shown by my mother how to properly apply and present yourself for different occasions. Our world has become so casual I find myself overdressed sometimes where my mother and I find everyone else underdressed. Many women have beautiful skin and do not need help in that department but there is nothing wrong with enhancing the shape of your eyes, the color and your lashes. I have been in management, and I have spoken to many managers and I have read many articles supporting the idea that women who do not wear make up and men who do not groom their faces well (dry/bumpy skin or poorly groomed facial hair) are considered lazy, uncaring and not an appropriate "face" for the company and the brand.

Add, I am constantly making people over in my mind when I see them - friends, family etc - many indulge me in it and I have been paid by many to do this as well. I get away with a more dramatic make up look, but not everyone can - I do however love to see the look on people's faces after I have "tweaked" them with the power of make up.

I don't really care if someone isn't wearing any makeup. For me though, I do wear it. When I was younger (before having kids) I wouldn't leave the house EVER with out it. Now with 2 kids, I only wear it when I have to meet someone, or if I'm going somewhere where there will be a lot of people. But just daily going to the grocery store, I will skip it.

It depends on the woman. If she needs makeup (especially if she has a blotchy face) then I think, put some make up on.

As a professional woman - I wear make up. I don't wear as much as I did in my 20s (probably a good thing) but I would rather be late then go into the office without my makeup on.

If you are looking for a super simple routine try Bare Essentials. The foundation takes 30 seconds to apply and anyone can do it and not screw it up. It's that easy. I swear.

Then add some blush and add mascara - you'll be almost set. You really should wear some lipstick. Get a very pale shade of Revlon Color Stay. Put it on and you can forget about it all day! Really!!!!!

If you can add on two more minutes, throw a neutral color on your lids and blend in a little waterproof eyeliner.

All of this can take you 4-7 minutes.

when i think no make up, i either thinks hs/college messy bun sweats over tweezed eyebrows and No make up or i think old, granola-y, strong, but sort of out of touch. So i don't actually picture any one "polished" with no make up.

that's just my opinion. I do not put on a make up face to go to work, eyeliner and that's it. I wish could feel more comfortable applying it and also wish i could wake up 7 mins earlier. and i wish i was one of those more polished women, but i yam what i yam.

I worked in Boulder, CO for five years, MANY MANY women do not wear make up!...it took me a year to get used to no make up...on others. I still wore it but not as much as I used to. So it doesn't bother me anymore.

Nothing at all. That she's comfortable with herself. I think if I worked in your setting, I would want to always look polished and very professional, which may or may not mean wearing make-up.

I have a makeup obsession, yet I never wear any of it. I feel silly, the times I do put some on. Idk I'm weird. Confidence is the make up I never fail to wear. :)

I only wear make-up if it's a special occasion, which doesn't come around very often, seeing as how I'm a single mom. My ears aren't pierced either. The people I work with point it out on a daily basis, like me painting my face up will somehow help me do my job better. I don't enjoy wearing it or feel more confident about myself with it on.

I, myself, could care less. But depending on your office you might be on to something. Two jobs ago I worked in an HR department and my boss was always after me to "put on a little lipstick" My normal routine is powder to get rid of the shiny nose/forehead and a bit of blush.

I do wear light make up day to day and a little heavier if I am out for an evening. I have gone out without it, on maybe a weekend day but I do kind of look like something from The Walking Dead. :-) Its nice to have a day off from it though. If you have lovely skin that doesn't need it then you are very lucky. I wouldn't think anything if I saw a woman not wearing any. I have a few friends who don't wear it day to day but do for a night out and I love the transformation but I don't like heavy make up. I also love that barely there look where you wouldn't even know they are wearing any make-up. I just cannot do it. I would not judge someones professionalism on whether they were wearing make up or not, I would just be jealous if they had fabulous skin and no dark circles under there eyes!! :-)

I have several of friends that don't put make up on. I dont think of them any differently, they are natural. I do put make up on but not alot, concealor, blush and some mascara... But I do wax my upper lip and get my eyebrows threaded otherwise I'd be sportting a uni-brow! lol...Nothing is better than "natural" beauty but it's also nice to doll yourself up too! :)

I don't think anything of it! I didn't read all of your answers because you got tons of posts, but I think a woman looks better without it than it caked on all over her face. I've always thought of it like Halloween makeup. My aunt wanted to load me up with makeup one time, just for the very fact of being judged for not ever wearing it and when I looked in the mirror all i saw was a CLOWN!!!

I think it depends on how she looks without makeup (and I say that as one who hardly ever wears makeup so maybe I'm delusional). I know some people who don't have the coloring to not wear makeup - this is usually women who are both pale and blond, with very light eye lashes and eye brows and hair and skin color that are very similar. There are also those with noticeably bad skin, very uneven coloring, teeny eyes or very thin lips or whatever who look lousy without make up.

But I think think that if a woman has good coloring and decent skin, it's not necessary to wear make up all the time and I don't notice if she's not wearing any. It's just not a habit that I've ever forced myself to get into, but I do wear makeup if I have a special meeting or presentation or look especially tired or awful.