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I don't wear concealer, though I should. I've never found one I like. Either they are too light, highlight fine wrinkles or irritate my eyes.

It really depends where im going if its work just mascara and gloss, if its a night on the town full blown makeup foundation, powder, bluch...the works!

When I was a teen to 20s I would never go out without a fair amount of makeup on - foundation, eyeshadow, lipstick etc. But now that I'm in my late 30s I literally never wear makeup. I am the way I am and I just go out this way. If someone doesn't like how I look, I'm not too concerned about it Usually I just toss my hair back in a ponytail too

I think the natural look is beauty of its own.

Jordan had her first cheer competition of the season about 2 weeks ago, and I did the full makeup thing- did my nails in her team colors and everything.

One of the other moms goes, "You look really good! I'm glad to see you're feeling so much better."

I just started laughing. This team mom had literally never seen me with makeup on. Half the time I show up at practice with my slippers on, LOL!

Regarding what Harmony said -- I've noticed that if people are used to seeing you with makeup, they comment that you look tired if they see you without it.

I must look asleep

Lisa -- you don't look asleep to me! And besides, the "you look tired" comment seems to be evoked only for people who usually wear makeup and look markedly different without it.

I guess that's the allure of makeup; it can make you look so different so easily -- it's hard to resist.

I have often pondered why I use makeup. I love the artwork involved and it is easy but it would be nice to be free of it. It seems that the underlying reason is that it makes me feel protected. By hiding my flaws and looking polished, I feel I will be: 1)treated more respectfully by others and 2)protected from possible insults.

Statistically, it is true that attractive people are treated more favorably by others. A firefighter even told me once that people that are attractive are more likely to be saved first! Also, I feel that if I look nice, no one could ever say to me: "What are you looking at, you ugly dog!" That may seem strange but as I write that down, I recall that a boy actually said that to me when I was a teen as he was passing by in a car. Oh well, I guess those old hurts don't heal easily...

Wow, it is amazing the things that happen to us when we're young that really stick with us!

When I was in first grade I was the youngest in the class - my parents had skipped me over kindergarten because I was a very good reader. So the other girls used to push me in a corner and call me "baby Waller" (my maiden name). Kids can be rather mean

If makeup makes you happy and safe, then go for it!

When we lived in a small town, I never went out without make-up because there it was true-you never knew who you might run into-from someone you knew in first grade to an old boyfriend.

Now that we've moved to a big city and I don't know anybody, I go out with out make up and in my sweats if I need to. I never see anybody I know out and about here.

I guess as I've gotten older too, sometimes make up just doesn't seem worth spending time on-big change in priorities. I remember looking at photos of myself taken about 15 years ago with a friend. I was all made up and looked nice. She said "Oh look at you, you must have been getting ready to go someplace!" What I didn't tell her is that I always used to look like that-lol.