Does makeup add to a woman's physical appeal?

To be clear I'm not saying women look ugly without makeup either. I sure hope not because I don't ALWAYS wear it.

But I think that most of the time when guys are going on about how girls look better without makeup on (I hear this more than I'd have ever thought). I'm willing to bet they are thinking about a girl who has makeup on and they just don't know it.

Or in my case I've been told numerous times, "oh you look great today without your makeup on!" When I've got my makeup on the person just doesn't realize it.

I'm probably reacting more to that than anything else. I'll go back to my corner now.

 

My missus rarely wears make up, maybe just a brush every now and again to hide a splotch on her skin if it appears. Now my mother had a bathroom full of makeup but our bathroom is kinda full of my shit rather than hers.

My opinion though is if it builds confidence in a woman for her to function alright through the day or whatevs then that's cool but if it's directly for an attraction appeal I kinda looks down on it much like dressing up for attention, it's not my thing and those types of girls aren't for me.

 

Not to me.

 

Not to me either. Smearing stuff on your face to mask a little spot or pimple? That's basicly for 15 year olds in my perception. And to do it chronically seems a bit like some kind of social accepted phobia of some sorts.
What if men would refuse to go out, or to work or to college without masking their little uneven skin spots? Would they be more appealing to you ladies?
A person carrying themselves with pride and visual comfortablity without a fake porcelain skin is always more attractive than one that looks spotless (imho )

 

I'm not replying to you, but I am quoting you, because what you said remains me of what happened this morning.

So, I was getting ready for work and instead of putting on clothes I decided to organize my closet. Anyways, I started getting annoyed because a lot of my outfits are casual attire. Which is nice, it keeps you from being naked and it's not like you're wearing PJs, loungewear, exercise-wear when you're going out. The annoyance came from this notion that I have that to be a "proper female" I have to wear something that is stylish, which is hard for me. One, it's hard to come up with styles because I'm not knowledgeable in fashion. Two, it's hard because most of my life is spent working and I can't wear stylish things at work. Lastly, there is a line between stylish and just looking like a douchebag, and I don't know if I know that line. From my understanding, fashion-forward trends are always in, but something that is trendy, usually you can only wear during a specific occasion, once in your life and that's it, if you wear it more you will look like a douchebag. And then I thought of guys, how easy it for them. Like they can to do the casual thing and look amazing.

I'm not an extremist by any means. I follow society and rarely complain because I understand and accept this way of life, but I do often find myself being exhausted because it's exhausting.

 

Is corpse paint considered make up? >.>

 

No, corpse paint is art! Never leave the house without it

This is not me, I just love this pic :

 

My wife doesn't wear makeup. Not even lip color. I love her. I married her without makeup. Some people are not comfortable in their own skin to go makeup free. Kudo's to you for being you...

 

I'm starting to reconsider even wearing lip color. Only because I don't know if I really look okay with it, considering I have large, pigmented lips... which don't really go well with most lip products. But, I don't know... I feel if I go completely makeup free... I will be less of a woman.

It took me about two years or so of contemplation to decide not to wear makeup, so if I do decide to ever stop wearing lip color... it might take me another two years or so.

 

I think you need to wear whatever you need to feel beautiful. I wear makeup at all time unless I am asleep, and it makes me feel pretty. I also wear perfume and fix my hair- bc I do it for me We must love out own skin and do what we need to feel our very best!

 

I think you need to do whatever makes you feel pretty!

 

Of course makeup adds to a woman's physical appeal. I mean makeup essentially accentuates attributes and hides flaws. It makes a serious difference when dating. But then of course once you see a woman without her makeup then you see what she really looks like.

IMHO most woman who wear a lot of makeup or spend a lot of time with makeup tend to look more like roadkill when you don't see them with their makeup on. Whereas woman who wear just a little tend to not look much different without it. So in that sense you get used to a woman's face and that's why when you see movie stars without makeup the tend to look more like roadkill. It's not that they're naturally ugly per say, but when you're always seen with perfect makeup on then you essentially get tricked into thinking that's just how they "naturally" look, when in fact it isn't if that makes any sense

My wife doesn't wear much makeup at all other than eye liner and maybe a little bit of shadow. I'm cool with it but the big difference is is when we go out on a date or someplace nice to where she really boofs herself up and then it's like "Whoa momma!!!" However if it were the other way around and she always boofed herself up, then I'd be used to that and it would become expected. And then on the times when she wouldn't be wearing it or that morning after look you'd tend to think "Damn woman put something on!!!" I have a few friends who's wives are pretty woman who always keep themselves up makeup wise, and on the few rare occasions when I've seen them without their makeup I thought "boy someone sure beat you with the ugly stick." Interesting...

 

I am betting you are beautiful with or without makeup. Being happy with yourself is key. Sometimes my wife will use makeup as a treat for special occasions, but these days, she says it just feels like wearing pancake batter on her face. I love her either way. I think it takes confidence to not cover up your face. I also find makeup as an accent to be a super turn on sometimes as well. IMHO, women with orange faces and makeup lines on their neck and cracked cover up around their noses just look plain aweful. But that is my opinion. As for your lip color, I love a woman who looks kissable. Beautiful lips are a wonder to me.