Why do you wear makeup?

[lady.stardust]

To accentuate the things I like about myself and give me confidence.

 

[princess_20]

so i can feel preety!

 

[NatalieRose]

the same reason i wear heels. for the confidence & the power it gives me. hehe

plus i have genetic eye-circles that are so dark it looks like i was punched in the eyes.

 

[Siawby]

Just for fun and sometimes to give my mood a lift.

Embarrassing...but I think SHOPPING FOR MAKEUP lifts my mood even more!

 

[nibjet]

I don't wear makeup! I'm not confident enough in application, which is why I'm here. I've worn make-up that I've applied out of the house exactly twice. Usually if I want to wear it I make my best friend apply it. I buy the stuff allll the time though.

 

[Siawby]

Originally Posted by nibjet /img/forum/go_quote.gif I don't wear makeup! I'm not confident enough in application, which is why I'm here. I've worn make-up that I've applied out of the house exactly twice. Usually if I want to wear it I make my best friend apply it. I buy the stuff allll the time though. Same here....only worn it out of the house 10 times.........don't know why I have that many colors though....>.<...and it just keeps increasing...

 

[CoverGirl]

Same with me. Also I'm a girly girl & live for makeup.

 

[triciamichelle]

I feel prettier when I have on makeup. Even though I don't wear much now, and I'm not very good at covering up my flaws yet, I still feel more confident just for having it on.

 

[blonde65]

I wear MU because I look so much better for it. It makes me feel happier with my looks eg I have big eyes which I love to play up but thinnish lips which I can make look plumper with VERY careful application of lip liner and gloss. I am also very pale and look washed out unless I have foundation (which covers my red blotches too) and some blush and bronzer. I catch myself in shop windows when I'm not wearing anything and hate what I see. With MU I can change that to a degree and feel a lot more confident.

I LOVE make up for so many reasons( I get a real high when I enter one of the big Sephoras or a MAC shop) I think that properly applied make up makes most girls feel happier with their looks.

In the past I have been a Professional MA but had to give it up due to a serious spinal injury. However, I have just applied to work with a charity called "Look Good, Feel Better" I'll be doing an afternoon session every two months or so with female Cancer Patients to help with their self esteem after losing their hair and the toll the medical treatments take on the way they look. It has been proven to help women who have been unlucky enough to have contracted this terrible disease, to feel more positive about themselves. I think that says a lot about the "power " of make up to all women.

 

[lizpeltola]

started off as a low self esteem thing (every thign i do is stemmed from that pretty much) I wanted to look like those girls I saw going off to clubs every night. Then it just became I enjoyed it. I guess its Jeffre Star syndrome? Although he told me he liked my makeup at the rainbow one time, and I almost shit myself

 

[skeletonxQueen]

To look pretty.

To take on a new personality. (It's like a piece of armor sometimes)

To have fun.

 

[duhmoms]

It is my form of creative expression. I don't wear it just to cover up my imperfections,more I think to accentuate my individuality.

 

[Saje]

As someone I know would say...

To Glorify the Pretty!

But yeah... I use it as an accent to what was given to me by the big guy.

 

[sunny101]

Originally Posted by Aquilah /img/forum/go_quote.gif Quite honestly I have a low self-esteem from years of really mean things people have said to me about my looks. I know I'm a good person on the inside, but the outside has been a struggle for me. So, I wear makeup because I instantly feel better about my looks. It's the only time I actually feel as though I look pretty! I've seen pics of me w/out makeup, and I can't believe I leave the house like that! So, for me, it's all about making me feel better as feel as if I look pretty! Not to mention, it's just plain dang fun to wear and make new looks with!!! For the short time I've been a member of MUT, I can see from all of your comments and positive feedback that you are a wonderful person with a great inner beauty. However I must say that from your picture I can also see that you are absolutely gorgeous Aquilah!! I also wear mu to feel better about myself, the difference between wearing mu and not is night and day. I look horrible w/o it, I would never leave the house looking the way I do w/o mu! The first thing I do as soon as I wake up is jump in the shower and put my mu on, I don't want anyone seeing me before I do! I try very hard to not let my bf see me without mu on, sometimes I'm not successful and I can see the horror in his eyes!LOL, all in good fun!!

 

[DizzyCow]

simple question really. WHY do YOU wear makeup? what does it do for you?

i dont wear makeup much anymore but when i did and i did everyday it helped me express who i was and how i was feeling i used it as a mask to hide my vulnerability with dark black eyeliner and dark eyeshadows.

i also feel above other girls when i wear makeup and i feel they are above me when they wear makeup and i dont because it gives me confidence i KNOW it makes me look good so i feel a sense of power that i have this talent to make my face up as to get the effect i want.

you?

 

[delidee32]

Because I love it.

 

[macface]

I wear makeup because it gives me confidence makes me feel pretty hides my dark circles and my freckles.

 

[Leony]

I think we already have the same thread for this a while ago.

https://forum.makeuptalk.com/f11...eup-28531.html

Edit: Merged the thread.

 

[KellyB]

I gave my standard answer on this a while back, but yesterday I was sick and lazy and I didn't put any makeup on when I left my house. All of my sick and dying Hospice patients wanted to know what was wrong with me and that I looked different.........I think this meant, "hey, Kelly don't ever leave the house without your makeup again". There is my final answer.

 

[vacant510]

to feel beautiful.. i wear makeup only for myself.