women serious question...make-up: big dick attracter or insecurity cover up?

[SereneBlue]

Socialization. That's the word for today, kids. Socialization.
When all you've seen and have been conditioned to see is a certain type of thing, you expect this to be the norm...

I used to never do anything to my eyebrows. My ex BF also nagged me constantly for 9 years that I needed to do it daily. Without plucking my eyebrows he said I looked like Darwin's missing link. It always made me so mad I refused to do it.

It is not just Society that tells us we need to do 'this' or 'that'. Sometimes it's the people who are closest to us that tell us we aren't good enough 'as is'.

 

[whatireallywant]

Makeup is false advertising, just like those cutlets women put in their bras to make their boobs look bigger. Then women wonder why, the next day, the guy says I'LL CALL YOU but never actually does. You can't cover up ugly for too long, eventually he's going to see your real face.

I'm guilty on both counts - the makeup and the padded bras.

I don't look all that much different with makeup than I do without though - just subtly enhanced. So I don't think that's really a problem.

And when the guy sees me without the padded bra, well, they usually still want to see me again after all. At least all the guys in my life recently have been this way, and I've not known it to not be that way so much. If they don't want to see me again, it's generally for other reasons other than these.

 

[whatireallywant]

I used to never do anything to my eyebrows. My ex BF also nagged me constantly for 9 years that I needed to do it daily. Without plucking my eyebrows he said I looked like Darwin's missing link. It always made me so mad I refused to do it.

It is not just Society that tells us we need to do 'this' or 'that'. Sometimes it's the people who are closest to us that tell us we aren't good enough 'as is'.

OUCH!!! It's awful when guys tell us we are not good enough! I mean, at least with eyebrows it's something you can easily do, but it's a matter of whether you want to or not. With me when guys have pointed out my "flaws", they are not something that I can just go to the makeup case and fix.

Actually I have thick eyebrows too, but I've never received any complaints because of that.

 

[johnlucas-1]

I used to never do anything to my eyebrows. My ex BF also nagged me constantly for 9 years that I needed to do it daily. Without plucking my eyebrows he said I looked like Darwin's missing link. It always made me so mad I refused to do it.

It is not just Society that tells us we need to do 'this' or 'that'. Sometimes it's the people who are closest to us that tell us we aren't good enough 'as is'.

HE was socialized to expect that from women. Good for you that you resisted.
He is a part of society though. Because Society is just the people within including family and friends...peers and loved ones.

Nothing's worse than someone you love telling you that you aren't good enough in their eyes. And that kind of thing is what creates so many complexes in people.

John Lucas

 

[SpoiledPrincess]

You seem to think that women in modern times use make up for different reasons than women in ancient times did. Did Semiramis, Cleopatra, Nefertiti wear make up because they were influenced by the media? Women have been wearing make up since they found anything they were able to use as cosmetics, it doesn't make any odds to puzzle over it, it's part of a woman's nature to pimp and preen just as it's the nature of many animals to put on courtship displays.

 

[Vagus]

Reviving this post.
Makeup can be great. Eye shadow especially I find to be a turn-on.
And why are french manicures so damn sexy?

 

[Tattooed Goddess]

French manicures look the worst on really tan people. I love my makeup and i've been known to wear it even if i dont plan on seeing anyone or leaving the house. It's like fixing your hair when you get out of the shower, even if you are about to go to bed. Why not comb it? It's a part of the looking good process.

I don't think it has anything to do with big dicks. Of course there are women who have no idea how to apply make up and don't know when too much is too much. I hate the beauty pageant caked on make up. And clumpy eyelashes are the worst.

Also, the rule about not wearing dark dark eye makeup combined with a dark lipstick and dark blush is a good one.

 

[HiddenLacey]

I don't wear face make up, I can't stand it I feel like my face is dirty. I do however use mascara/ eyeliner (normally colored) and eyeshadow on special occasions.

The only thing I use everyday is lipgloss/ chapstick/ carmex on my lips, I always have one of these items in my pocket. My hair is really long so normally I just brush it and go or pull it back, I don't even own a bottle of hairspray.

I definitely do not feel like I need to paint myself to attract men. I actually found that the gym and the gun range are the two places I was most approached by men. Except for the few times I went fourwheeling with just girl friends. We always ended up with a pack of men. It's a good thing to when you flip and have to get it out of the mud... and believe me when you have guys talking to you after you just crawled out of the mud MAKE-UP is the last thing on your mind.

edit: actually I commented to my boyfriend about the girls he introduced me to where he's from in new york. Their skin is terrible. You can't really see it from far away, but you get up close and they look awful. And these were girls in their 20's like me. Make-up might cover some of it up, but I would have hated to see them without it. We can all cake on make-up and use tons of eyeliner and BAM we look like porn stars. Normal girls do not look like that everyday. I'll take my fresh clean skin without all of the make up

 

[Embrace69]

I only wear makeup on special occasions, like formal events or when I'm performing. If I wore it all the time my face would break out. But if it's not a stage performance (because you have to use more makeup so the people in the nosebleeds can see you better) then I usually wear the stuff sparingly. Which means, mineral base powder, a layer of mascara and usually lip gloss.

On a normal day, I just use a face moisturizer with sunscreen (because I'm pale) and maybe some clear gloss to keep my lips soft.

But I don't normally wear makeup to hide imperfections in my face nor do I wear it to attract big dicks... I wear it simply because I want to and when the mood strikes me.

 

[petite]

There was a time when I wouldn't leave the house without wearing makeup. I didn't wear it to attract men or because I felt insecure, it was just something I did as a woman because that's what women do, like painting my toenails. That has nothing to do with dicks at all. I have an image of how I like to look and that includes wearing makeup.

Like Mlle. Rouge, I'll wear makeup when I'm just at home alone, but I wear it less often now than ever before.

There is a part of me that feels that makeup is partially responsible for how men react to me, because I'm always shocked when I leave the house without any makeup on and a man actually flirts with me. I expect to be ignored by men when I'm not wearing makeup, so it's a lovely and surprising ego boost when my expectation is proven wrong.

 

[thetramp]

I don't know whether taht is appreciated here, bought i will tell you i feel about it anyway.

I don't like girls to wear that much makeup, it always makes me think why.
It's not that i mind it totally, there are things that look so attractive if used properly, like eye- liner and -shadow and mascara which all can really emphasize the eyes,or lipstick which can make a smile even more memorable, but when it comes to the skin makeup, i don't really like to see it, and to me the best use of it is in a way that you can hardly tell if you don't know here. I love to look at a face and think, wow she is beautiful, such clean and smooth skin.

I think i much rather ignore the girl with to much makeup than the one without.

 

[D_Sparroe Spongecaques]

I wear make up everyday.Mascara,lipstick,sometimes bronzer,sometimes lipliner,highlighter,tinted moisturiser.Sometimes i wear foundation and concealer as well.

I have to tone it right down at work but even then i wear mascara and tinted lipgloss.

I don't wear it to attract men,i wear it as i am really fair skinned and i look quite tired without mascara on and as i have fair eyelashes they tend to look like they are not there.

I also wear it as i like it,i like to apply it,i feel pretty with it on and love to experiment with different colours and using different colours give me different looks.

I wear it even if i'm not going anywhere and will be at home all day.Even when i go to the gym or go swimming i wear make up.Even to the beach i have waterproof mascara on and lip tint.

I think the only time i didnt wear it is when i went to theatre to have my babies.

Make up doesnt cover spots/pimples,infact they enhance them more and can cake up around them.

 

[thetramp]

I know a girl who, on a trip would refresh her makeup in the car, before getting out to go to the bathroom at a stop, where of course she had to check once again. I like that girl, but i find that behavior pretty anoying.

 

[Enid]

I'm not a big makeup fan personally, but I do like to wear lightly colored lip balm sometimes.

I'd be inclined to say it's an attractor thing with me, I just like to play up my lips.

 

[curiousvirgin]

Make up is a necessity when working in a business environment. someone going to work without some eye and lip make up is pretty much considered unprofessional looking. I'm lucky to have good skin that only needs moisturisers but eyeliner, eye shadow and lipstick is pretty much a daily habit now when i go out. At home though i tend to either not wear anything.. it does look a little drab in comparison.

Some people I know look very much more attractive with make up on and I see no reason why they shouldn't use it if it gains them an advantage and makes them feel more confident. Not only people with skin problems wear foundation, there are some foundations that make skin glow and looks good when worn occasionally.Make up can hardly change a person, all it does is enhance....

the answer to your question.. it could be neither, either or both... depends on the individual and what she uses make up for.

 

[D_Sparroe Spongecaques]

I know a girl who, on a trip would refresh her makeup in the car, before getting out to go to the bathroom at a stop, where of course she had to check once again. I like that girl, but i find that behavior pretty anoying.

I'd find that annoying as well.I check my lipstick prior to arriving some place but not every 10 seconds.

 

[dolfette]

why does it have to be either of the daft choices in the OP?

misogynistic nonsense!

daily i wear little more than concealer & lip gloss.
in the evening i might wear lippy & mascara too.
it's got fuck all to do with being insecure or wanting cock,
and everything to do with creating an overall look that i'll feel comfortable with in that situation.
i wouldn't go to a dinner party in jeans and a vest, and i wouldn't go swimming in an evening dress. the same applies to makeup.

 

[B_subgirrl]

I don't wear make-up. I just don't see the point in it. I must have been missing in action when the other girls discovered their love of make-up. And the few times I've let other people put make-up on me (maybe three or four times?) I've looked terrible. It just doesn't work for me.

 

[big_tits4big_dicks]

I apply makeup for ME. I am a vain creature, and while my husband appreciates me looking fab, with or without him, I'm a girly girl. I wear makeup during the day, powder, bronzer, eyeshadow, mascara. There is a way to do it to make your natural beauty pop. What I don't like, is all the people I see with evening makeup, going to the office! What do you do at night to get dolled up? And young girls with full face makeup, hoodie and jeans. wtf? go wash your face if you want to slum it. 3 kinds of blue eyeshadow need and outfit to go with it!

 

[sbat]

I apply makeup for ME. I am a vain creature, and while my husband appreciates me looking fab, with or without him, I'm a girly girl. I wear makeup during the day, powder, bronzer, eyeshadow, mascara. There is a way to do it to make your natural beauty pop. What I don't like, is all the people I see with evening makeup, going to the office! What do you do at night to get dolled up? And young girls with full face makeup, hoodie and jeans. wtf? go wash your face if you want to slum it. 3 kinds of blue eyeshadow need and outfit to go with it!

Evening makeup? There are different types of makeup for different times of day?:frown1: