I totally agree with the make-up thing, but the slut-shaming is a bit counter-productive. :)

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Slut shaming? I don't think there is any, not intentionally anyways. What I was trying to get across is that the girls who act stuck up because they dont wear makeup usually category a lot of girls who do as sluts, or attention seekers.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

It's more of just saying "not all girls who do that are sluts", which kind of implies there's something wrong with sluts. That you have to justify you aren't one, that you consider it an argument in your favour to point out that you aren't. I know you probably didn't mean it that way, but it is kind of how it sounds. I know it wasn't you, but a commentor above also tried to explain that point by acting as if putting on make "like a whore" was bad. But, like I said, I am in full agreement with the principle. People always seem to assume women just wear make-up to impress men, I think a term they throw around a lot is "no self-respect" and such, which is a dumb stigma that really needs to go away. I agree that lot of women wear make-up for themselves, and that even if they don't, there's nothing wrong with that. Who doesn't like to think they look nice, after all? :)

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Yeah, I get what you're saying. I'm not a slut shamer. I have better things to do than worry about someone else's personal choices. It wasn't meant to sound that way.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I hate when girls that don't wear makeup assume that girls that do, do it for other people. I do it for myself. It makes me feel more confident. I don't wear makeup because society tells me to, I do it because I genuinely think I look better with it than without it.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

This is exactly why I //don't// wear makeup... I don't want to feel beautiful only when I have something that covers parts of me up... So, to avoid that, I don't put on makeup very often. I don't think I'm all high and mighty 'cause other girls do wear it, I just have a different choice for myself. And I definatly understand that you do it for yourself. I wear good clothes and fancy accessories because of the same reason--to feel more confident. I just prefer (at least for now) to keep my look a bit more natural for as long as I feel comfortable. And not //all// of us "non-makeup-wearing" girls think you are less. Some of us honestly just prefer to keep it simple and natural verses applying makeup just like how you prefer putting on makeup verses keeping it natural. 

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I wasn't saying everyone who doesn't do wear makeup does it. I was just pointing out the specific people who do.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

But it doesn't cover you up! It lets you EXPRESS YOURSELF. So it can be argued that it reveals *more* of you. It feels great being the only one in a crowd with bright orange and green eyelids.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

To you, it may seem to just be a way to enhance your features. I get that. But, to me though, it seems to just cover all my flaws and I'd rather have it in the way that I can just leave them out and just except that they are there. But, like I've said, I just don't wanna be the girl that thinks she only looks beautiful with makeup. So, it helps //my// confidence more to not wear it.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Sorry for overusing "natural" I had no better word to choose from.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Yeah, I realize that. I wanted to let you know the other side of it all and make it clear that we don't ALL think it's cause of society's pressure and the other factors you mentioned. But, all in all, I do agree with your comment. I can completely see where you're coming from. And, it's the exact same way for me, except it's no makeup rather than with.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Since when does wearing makeup automatically makes you a slut?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

That's what this post is saying. A lot of the girls that talk about how they don't wear makeup and act like that makes them Jesus call girls that do wear makeup sluts.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Yeah. Make up and stuff.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

i love this post <3 wearing makeup makes me feel confident about how i look and i can't go anywhere without a little foundation and eyeliner.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

If you seriously can't go anywhere without foundation and eyeliner, that's a problem.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

i have acne scars. what is so wrong about feeling confident every time i step out into the world?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Nothing wrong with feeling confident. But if a lack of makeup is stopping you from going out in public and doing things that you would do otherwise, there is something wrong with that. I can understand feeling self-conscious, but makeup is not always going to be available and personal physical flaws is something everyone has to deal with. I have acne scars as well, and I don't know the severity of yours, but it's a part of what I look like and who I am, and I think it's important to learn to go out into the world even without that.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

i understand. I guess i exaggerated with the above statement, I mean i can go outside without makeup but i prefer not to.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I saw one of my friends without make up on once. I saw her and said "Oh my god are you ok? What happened to you?" Then she punched me and said she wasn't wearing make up. I honestly didn't know she wasn't wearing make up so I felt really bad for saying something and hurting her feelings =/

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Thats horrible.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

that's why I felt like shit.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

But still... She punched you? Bit of an over-reaction.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

She didn't hit me that hard. Although I've noticed many of my girl friends are punchy. Idk if girls are secretly all punchy or somehow I found all the ones that are =P

by Anonymous 12 years ago

That's really sucks for your friend! But, it's not as bad as having a whole English class believe that a girl I'm your class has cancer. When, in reality, it was just a rumor that started because of how she looked without wearing makeup that day...

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Even though I completely agree with this post, this doesn't really happen at my school. In fact, it's mostly the other way around: girls who wear make up treat girls who don't wear make up (like me) like we're inferior to them. It's quite annoying.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Its pretty much the same in my school. The inspiration for this posts came from hearing/seeing girls brag about how they're proud they don't wear makeup like they're better than others who do. I've even seen it on here and it's annoying as hell.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Guys don't have make-up, most guys don't like make-up. you do not NEED makeup to do anything but hide insecurity and perpetuate the idea of a perfection. Make-up certainly isn't necessary except perhaps on special occasions, but on the other hands make-up does not equal slut.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

NOT ALL WOMEN WEAR MAKE-UP FOR GUYS. I hate to put it so bluntly, but I don't give two fucks what some guy thinks of me. He won't see me in the mirror and feel like crap about having years of bad acne and then horrible reactions to products like Proactiv. Many other women including myself do it because we want to and you are in no position to call us insecure because you don't get it.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

a) Make-up increases the amount of acne. b) Why would you feel crappy about having bad acne in the first place if your not insecure. c)You say you do it because you want to, and yet you also say you do it to cover up acne, that is contradictory. d) If ones skin is perfect and they would wear make-up then go ahead. But most girls I know get extremely self-conscientious and generally upset if they don't have time to put on make-up. That doesn't show that they are doing it because they want to that's saying they need to.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

a) not if you use an oil-free non-pore clogging type. b)I didn't say I wasn't insecure I said you do not need to point that out. c)how is it contradictory? I do not want to see my acne all day. If you already feel like crap about something why sit and stare at it all day? d)feeling the need to because THEY WANT TO not to impress some pig-headed dude.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

OK why would someone where make-up: 1. To hide Acne, improve their body image etc: The fact you want to hide acne shows how insecure you are about your image that you think a temporary blemish should need covering up. 2. to express themselves, be artistic, because it's fun etc: I have no problem with this, but the fact is, when you do something every day and become upset if they fail to where make-up; that shows that they NEED to wear make-up which is very different from WANTING to wear make-up. Need means that's it's an addiction, an addiction that leads to poor body image. Want is a hobby which is something you wouldn't do every single day. 3. To look better, improve appearance (not just to look good for "pig headed boys", but in general): What they are essentially doing is relying on make-up to boost their self-esteem and body image. I've had several friends who have had low self-esteem and as soon as they gain high self-esteem (higher than norm), they moved from a subtle amount of fondation, mascara and such to no make-up at all except on special occasions (or they just had a day they felt like it). Make-up is a huge industry built around profitting on peoples insecurity

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Maybe if you create some kind of magical acne and scaring treatment that works for everyone in one hour and is 100% free then you, being a person that doesn't wear or like make up, wont have to hear about how people dislike what their faces look like without make up. Okay? You should get to that right now.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

No one NEEDS makeup. Makeup shouldn't be used to cover up anything. It should ne used to enhance your beautiful features.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

So if someone has horrible acne scars or skin discoloration that makes them look bruised all the time, they can't wear cover-up at all? I agree that no one needs makeup, but there are times when something is really affecting a person's confidence and they feel better with it covered up. However, people shouldn't be freaking out all the time if they can't wear makeup to cover up a tiny little zit.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

If you need to wear makeup constantly in order to feel confident, then you're pathetic.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Agreed. My confidence doesn't come from the way I look, and the way I look doesn't affect my confidence. And it shouldn't.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Let me elaborate. Yes, sometimes makeup makes me feel more pretty. Sometimes I put in makeup just because I think it's fun. But I don't rely on makeup for all of my confidence. That can only come from within yourself. Sounds cheesy, but honestly, if you're looking for confidence in a foundation bottle and a tube of mascara, then you're not looking in the best place.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I have bad acne, I have scars and oily skin. I don't wear makeup. I do wash my face twice a day(there's a difference between hygiene and making yourself look better). I've made myself proud of who I am and wear makeup sometimes for the fun of it. and when I do wear it, I get many compliments. This makes me feel even //better// about myself. For me, it's a win-win situation to not wear makeup. I get to sleep in more, feel confident in myself as a person, get complimented for something most people don't get complimented on(wearing makeup), and have friends who really don't care about appearances. :)

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Especially when the same logic can be applied to straightening your hair or wearing nail polish.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I hate it when people assume I wear makeup because I feel like I'm ugly without it. Contrary to popular belief, a lot of us girls do not think we look like dying toads without makeup :L I personally wear it because a) it makes me look a little better, and b) I think it's like an art form.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I never wear makeup, although I wear nail polish occasionally and straighten my hair almost every time I go out so that it doesn't look like I've been electrocuted. I don't think wearing makeup makes you a slut, only sleeping around does. It's just sad when girls who are naturally pretty are so insecure they won't be seen without makeup, or as you said "need makeup to feel decent about themselves". It's really such a pity that so many are like that. It's so much easier being comfortable in your skin and not having to worry about wearing makeup all the time. Also, putting makeup on acne will no nothing but make it worse.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Not all makeup brands will make acne worse. It's getting old hearing people say that. There is makeup specifically for people who have acne with different treatments in the makeup and it won't hurt your skin. I've been using these types of products for awhile now.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I'm kinda iffy on this. On the one hand I understand that some girls wear make-up to feel better about how they look, I feel better wearing a bit of powder foundation and some mascara, but I only wear it on occasion. I don't understand the girls that wear 3 layers of liquid foundation, the shorts skirts or just leggings and a T-shirt, then wonder why guys think they're easy. I never call someone a slut without good reason, but some girls I just look at and think "Why?".

by Anonymous 12 years ago

But in the end, both parties are vain anyways.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

This is why make-up was not tolerated at my high school. Girls were only allowed to wear transparent nail polish. We never had this problem, even though some girls did wear foundation (unpermitted) to cover up their acne.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Typically I don't wear make-up, but I don't get why that should make me better than you. I feel like if wearing makeup makes girls more secure, then they should do it. Happy girls with makeup>no makeup and really self conscious girls.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Oh, one more thing, as someone who has done lots of acne-research, if you buy good foundation and don't have sensitive skin foundation won't break you out. Clinique is really good, it's great for sensitive skin and doesn't clog pores.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Thank you for saying this. I just replied to someone's comment and said the same thing. But yours sounds much more sophisticated :P

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I wear makeup due to my Trichotillomania. I pull my eyelashes out, and if I don't wear eyeliner, people ask questions.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I think if someone wants to wear makeup or doesn't want to wear makeup, that's their personal choice and is none of my business. It doesn't affect anyone else anyway, so who cares?

by Anonymous 12 years ago