I Don't Understand Why People Wear Make-Up.

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am biologicaly female and on a different part of the spectrum but have always believed exactly the same thing about make up,never understood the concept of it.

people can be really insecure about how they look,its a pity for them to live so anxious and self restricted in own view.
mum plasters the stuff on,she uses it like polyfilla in her wrinkles,she thinks it makes her look different it just looks like her in a artificial form.
people look so much better without make up,people have brainwashed themselves into believing its better.

I've always thought women look prettier without make-up than with make-up. I've told my wife this many times throughout the years. She wears little if any make-up most days now and I think she's beautiful just the way she is.

I don't wear makeup, and I don't know how to put it on.
I've only had makeup a few times in my life, and other people put it on my face.
I do look good in makeup though, but I feel fine without it.

There's the fun part about being born agender or somewhere under the trans "umbrella" in that aspect. I would've never thought I'd be discussing anything about makeup like this, but now I know that I like some a little bit sometimes. I was super sure that I'd be trans when I was a little kid, but eventually I discovered that I'm agender and really just want to be recognized as agender, but that's hard to do when your interests vary from male to female, even if they're mostly male. Either way, some men do wear makeup, even if they're not genderqueer, and they're fully masculine. It's clearly less common, but in the future, if usage of makeup keeps progressing the way it does, I think that everybody of all of the genders will end up using makeup.


Everyone in my close family has glasses, but they're mostly with weak prescriptions. One of my sisters has a problem like mine, but it's not as bad, according to my parents. I wasn't born prematurely. My eye just keeps growing in the wrong shape and thinning my retina, causing tears in it. I don't know why my eye just decided to grow in the wrong shape, buuuut it does.

The few times I tried make up, remembering not to touch my face drove me crazy. I wonder if make up wearers get less colds, though. Studies say that the virus enters through the corners of eyes, if I'm remembering right.

If it's to hide issues with skin discoloration or something along those lines, or for a movie I can see why people would use it, although I never understood why people apply blush to their faces, or try to make lipstick look natural- I guess trying to make the lips look fuller or something but it was never aesthetically pleasing to me. Though I think nearly everyone looks better in eyeliner, just, it's difficult to do, it might be unsuitable for some activities, and society still feminizes eyeliner so society atm only wants women to wear it for the most part it seems. And that's my view on makeup.

I use some mascara in periods, when I can tolerate it. Otherwise I have my brows and lashes dyed. Why? Because my once dark eye surroundings now has faded and I feel, that my face looks like "a bare bottom in moonshine".
It is nice to freshen up the colors once in a while and I like to show one of my few assets, - long lashes.

I used to think makeup was a silly idea but now that I'm in the career world, people say it makes people look more professional. Also, the majority of women around where I live are into makeup, hair color and fake nails so I do it to fit in. The makeup I do is that I just stick to some natural eyeliner, brow fill, nude lip and BB cream which is a moisturizer with foundation inside of it. I don't do contouring unless I'm on stage.

Haven't worn it in years and years. 15? 20? something like that. Last time I wore it regularly was in my 20s, I think. Had this beautiful green/gold powder eyeshadow that must've looked awfully silly on, but was so pretty in the jar. I did used to wear makeup on stage, and it makes sense there -- people in the audience can't see your features unless you line and color the hell out of them.

I keep forgetting people do still actually wear it. Last time I tried it, I thought I looked like a drag queen. I go to work looking like me, and that seems to do fine. I wouldn't want a job where people thought makeup was part of the "woman dressed for work" package. Now that I think of it, I guess...oh, maybe half the women in my department probably wear it. I'm sure over in the biz college more do, but the girls there tend to look like they're studying to be pharma reps.

Important, though: moisturizer and sunscreen, and lip balm. I don't buy anything fancy, waste of money, but if you live in a harsh climate you'll look like a two-year-old apple if you don't take care of yourself. I use this drugstore stuff that's got a lot of shea butter in, since I find the petroleum-based stuff just clogs up my skin and makes it feel weird & stiff. And have your skin checked over once a year for melanomas. Also, sunglasses or contacts with UV protection in them, because cataracts are No Fun. Also important: exercise. Good circulation, muscle tone, and overall vitality are probably the most important thing you can do for your looks.

I like to wear make up and I am a horder when it comes to all kinds of cosmetics. I even visit forums to read and give reviews about make up, skincare products, fragrances and the likes. I don't wear it all the time though. Eventhough experts thought it was necessary to diagnose me with aspergers I am not the kind of asperger female who doesn't like fashion and cosmetics. I have always been into girly stuff and I really don't understand women who aren't. Buying new outfits and cosmetics is a real treat and a thrill for me. I don't have anything agains a little superficiality now and again. You can't be dead serious all the time. A lot of women could get more out of their appearances with a little effort. I may be an autist but that doesn't mean I want to look like one.

It's easy to understand.

I find it hard to knock any holes in this explanation of the reason for makeup:

http://scienceblogs.com/observations/20 ... of-makeup/

".......it taps into our primal urge to find a young, healthy mate who will produce lots of kids so that we can pass on our genes."

Assuming this evolutionary explanation is the correct one, what I find hard to understand is why, in a supposedly monogamous society, would those who have finally found their mate still bother to sexualise themselves in that way, even when their mate is not around to appreciate the display but other potential mates are? I can see the advantages for the individual. If your partner is attracting lots of rivals, you'll likely be less complacent about them. And there are probably hordes of people in some sectors of modern society who behave as though a woman without makeup is a woman without social worth, so in such an environment it could simply be a case of "if you can't beat them, join them."

That's mainly about women using makeup, but it seems that men are gradually following suit:

https://elyuki.wordpress.com/category/beauty/

"Main reason why men would use something to improve their appearing is because the social environment is secretly forcing them to do so. If you they don?t have lovely photos on their profile pictures in different social sites, they are very unlikely to be noticed by women or be added as a friend or being followed by random people."

So I guess it's the same reason for men. When I see that kind of thing it just reinforces my belief that I'm on the wrong planet. All I want to see is people as they are. Everybody has the potential to become beautiful in my eyes by virtue of their behaviour.

It´s back to the 1700s, then.
It alls sounds pretty primitive, but that is probably, who we are.
I just read about a female chimp, who stuck straws in her ears, and soon after the other females started doing the same. The did so for a long period. Chimps are known to like fashion. It is all about standing out as more desirable and about who´s in charge.