Men: Makeup or no makeup on women?

Title is self explanatory. My boyfriend says I look much better when I have absolutely no make up on, even though I feel hideous. And Im pretty certain hes not just saying that to be nice, he usually just says it out of the blue.

Also, I have very fair skin and blonde hair, so without mascara I feel like I resemble an albino rat. (ha) If I dont put it on, it looks like I have no eyelashes!


So boys, what are your thoughts? Make-up, or all natural?

A little bit of makeup is perfect. Too much is bad. None at all... may be better or worse, depending on the woman in question; from what I've seen, though, it's usually worse.

Originally Posted by Dark Romantic

A little bit of makeup is perfect. Too much is bad. None at all... may be better or worse, depending on the woman in question; from what I've seen, though, it's usually worse.

FYI, this is fairly typical of what my male friends say.

some mascara is plenty, and that may not even be necessary

Less is more IMHO, for any number of reasons.

I like make up a lot when it's not excessive. No make up is ok too, but I definitely like a girl more when she wears some. :)
Eyeliners and eye shadow are my favorite, lipstick too if it's a light color.
Fake tan is just plain gross.

From experience, I've been mostly attracted to women who wear little to no makeup, although there were some exceptions.

But whatever makes you feel good about yourself is fine to me. I don't really care about the amount of makeup in someone's face; although I think fake tan makes you look like a carrot, and too much blush makes you look like you were slapped in the face.

and yes, I've gotten the 'Are you sick?' comment when I went makeup-free before.

Originally Posted by Kayness

and yes, I've gotten the 'Are you sick?' comment when I went makeup-free before.

Haha this is hilarious! I know that the whole idea of makeup is basically to cover up or fix "flaws" but I have heard from some men that makeup can make women look "cookie-cutter" And actually what some people could consider "flaws", some people view as differences that make you look unique and striking.

I would prefer to stand out of the crowd, but not for appearing sick or ugly....

On the other hand, I do think there is beauty in EVERYONE and natural is best.

Ive thought about going on a woman-strike and not shaving or wearing any make up.

Dont think I would go through with it though...heh at least not for long. I generally dont shave my legs until I have to


But it makes me question...what are we doing all this hard work for? Is it for ourselves? Or we do it to meet the expectations of other people.....some we dont even care about.

Food for thought

Every woman has different features that tend to be noticeable. In my opinion is a matter of how a woman wears the make up, not how much she may put on.