ReturnOfTheRAT
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Let's be real, most prefer some makeup as opposed to all natural, all the time.
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Makeup on women (and men, sure) - what's your opinion?
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There are some, a lot of people who confess to "not liking makeup" have posted women utilizing it however.
My attitude towards women wearing make-up is that it looks nice and is appropriate if the make-up emphasises the woman's features (full lips, long eyelashes, pretty eyes, etc) rather than create new features. Plastering make-up all over eyes to make them look completely different is creating a false appearance, and don't even get me started on false eyelashes, hair extensions, stick-on nails and all that rubbish.
Not that I have any say in what woman should and shouldn't do, just my observational opinion. My wife hardly ever wears make-up, and when she does she looks really beautiful but I can't even noticed that she's put anything on her face.
Not that I have any say in what woman should and shouldn't do, just my observational opinion. My wife hardly ever wears make-up, and when she does she looks really beautiful but I can't even noticed that she's put anything on her face.
BigEvilTurtle
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Of course most people do. It's the norm now. Seeing a natural girl is so rare; it just looks odd. It IS odd to not wear makeup, which is kind of a huge contradiction if you think about it. Natural shouldn't be odd.
Can't stress this enough. At this point we just are so heavily conditioned to women wearing makeup that we don't even notice when they are wearing it.
HappyBivouac
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As a fan of Survivor, I always think people look better on the show than when they do during the reunion show when they have tons of makeup on.
That girl is definitely wearing makeup in the photo on the left.
I'll still make a case for no makeup at all, but I feel the need to point this out.
It's odd in a sexy, appealing way if you ask me.
Devolution
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I need to make a pic. Me in no makeup what so ever. And light makeup. See what people prefer. I'm not even drawing any conclusions on which though.
SquiddyCracker
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Pretty much.
After looking over the pictures in the OP, I start to like the natural look a lot more.
We've been constantly exposed to "enhanced" faces from birth. We just have to expose ourselves to the natural look a lot more before our preferences will start to chang, and we should be doing so because make-up is pointless once we forget about social conventions.
SquiddyCracker
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How much makeup do you have on in your profile pic?
I'm guessing foundation, eyeliner, eyeshadow, and mascara?
That would be cool.
How much makeup do you have on in your profile pic?
I would say full facial?
entremet
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all I see is wonderful wonderful full milk producing mammary glands....
lol. picking a model. she's beautiful regardless.
BigEvilTurtle
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Well, just because you may look worse with no makeup doesn't mean ALL girls look worse without makeup. I think most guys mean that they prefer a girl that can pull off no makeup. Not that they prefer it in general. I hope my point is clear since I mean no offense.
Having your boyfriends name scrawled all over your face is the most appealing make up by far!
ElRenoRaven
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Honestly I've always preferred little to no makeup. It's actually very sad when you see a woman who is hot as hell naturally who puts so much make up on that it actually makes her look uglier. Hell a prime example is some of the Jersey Shore chicks. I was actually shocked once to see Snookie without a shit ton of makeup and shit. She was actually very pretty without the makeup. I almost couldn't believe it was the same person.
where has she stated that she looks worse?
SquiddyCracker
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I blame make-up culture.
I spent half an hour trying to find genuine before/after make-up comparisons.
BigEvilTurtle
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It seemed like she was implying that people would probably prefer the light makeup one...
I dunno.
You're supposed to wash it off!
Honestly, I find these conversations a little off putting, as though women are supposed to be paying attention to them to figure out how much makeup to use. I'm pretty sure most of the women I know wear the makeup they personally want to wear, and it generally looks good on them, which is probably why they chose it. To me this is like saying that you like women more if they wear certain colors of clothing. Makeup is a personal choice.
One thing I did notice is that people on the East Coast wear a lot more makeup than here on the West Coast. I just assumed all the bullshit cold weather had destroyed their pores or something.
HappyBivouac
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He's just saying that an example of one person can't be seen as conclusively representative of anything broader.
You actually do mean appealing, don't you?
In most cases, modells look worse... its just that they have something that, when retouched and alot of makeup is put on, makes them look so attractive.
Devolution
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How much makeup do you have on in your profile pic?
Quite a bit.
None in these though.
http://i.imgur.com/vuwkp.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/NXhDi.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/KNsaw.jpg
It's a tattoo.
Hi i'm Caleb
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Subtle makeup is best on girls. Heavier makeup can look good sometimes but it seems to be easy to overdo unless you're really experienced. Obligatory:
Well thats just silly. The girl on the far right looks like she just rolled out of bed.
SquiddyCracker
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Is the middle picture a trick-picture?
Because you do look quite alright without make-up.
In before someone does some photoshop on your knees...
HappyBivouac
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While you and I might share the same taste, it's important to note that it's not "sad" just because someone chooses a look that makes them happy just because it doesn't fit your idea of beauty. Women aren't just pretty things for you to look at, and you know that already, but sometimes there are value implications in our words that we don't realize.
electricshake
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It's a riot. For me anyway. I don't like the way I look without make up on. I'm not that wild about it with make up, but it's better. I don't wear a huge amount of make up during the day (a light foundation to even my skin tone, some mascara so you can actually see my eyelashes, and some powder to reduce the shine), but on a night out it's nice to pretend you have flawless skin etc.
Devolution
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Well it's not like I'm being blasted with unflattering light.
Those fools it's my elbows that are sharp.
Yeah my skin is pretty bad. =/.
And your tongue :>
electricshake
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I was just about to say you look great with no make up!
HappyBivouac
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Whoa devo is hot sans makeup confirmed.
Adding anything more than eyeliner or some shit would be unnecessary, and probably unhealthy, to do on a daily basis.
This does make a very big difference. I have a pretty solid track record of being incapable of distinguishing between light makeup and no makeup in normal lighting conditions, but the difference is very noticeable under intense light, like a camera flash.
Deified Data
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If a woman is attractive with make-up, she's attractive without it.
Devolution
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Thanks. I still want to do that pic however since angles, lighting and being ridiculously picky about what pics I show can add to a picture even without makeup.
Don't insult my bf's hair. Oh that.
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