Do You Wear Makeup to Attract Others?

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Originally Posted by Andi /img/forum/go_quote.gif I wear makeup for myself (I feel pretty self conscious without it in public) as well as for others. As an example, when I go to a club and see girls with perfect makeup on their faces I feel like I need to compete with them and have a well made up face as well.
And about what he said we should look as natural as possible because everything else is fake advertising...well, 90% of men fall for that. I mean, do they drool over Victoria´s Secret or over the plain Jane next door?

Without my "false advertising" (consisting of makeup, push up bras, hair color, tight clothing, teeth whitening, self tanners etc) I would look pretty average and plain. But with all those enhancements I believe I can look above average and hell yes I´m gonna take advantage of that.

It´s a cruel world out there where beauty gets you special treatments. I don´t like it but if it gives me an advantage of some sort, or even just more confidence...then I´m gonna continue on doing what I do.

I agree with Andi 100%.
Myself, I started wearing makeup because I had very little self esteem. I'm more confident now, but I still wear my push up bras, enhancing makeup, tight clothes, nice shoes, whiten my teeth etc. Just because it makes me more presentable and because I feel too plain when I roll out of bed.

I don't feel I need a lot of makeup and I don't wear it to attract any guys, I just feel better in it, more pampered, less stressed, and I really enjoy it as a skill and a hobby.

Angie its funny Kevin said that, as my dad told me the same thing. He said woman are wearing makeup for other woman, because men sure don't notice those little details. But I think its true. When I see another girl with awesome eyeliner or fake lashes I notice right away and take notes
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I want to look that hot too!

 
Originally Posted by blueangel1023 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I put on MU because I feel better about myself, not because to look good for some guy. I admit sometimes I can be an attention whore...lol. I do fish for compliments. Most guys don't care what you wear anyway. A blue, purple, or green e/s looks all the same to them. If you had one red lipstick and pink the next day, he would hardly notice (unless he's gay) Now the clothes you're wearing might be a different story (lol)
I was at the Makeup Forever studio last wk, and Kevin James Bennett (awesome professional MA btw) was telling me "lets get serious hun...women don't put on makeup to look good for men. They put on makeup to look good for other women, because you know damn well you want those compliments! You know they're going to speak amongst themselves and say across the room "damn, what is she wearing to make her look that GOOD" Haha, Kevin's a riot...but in a way I do agree with what he says.

That - in a nut shell - means to attract others. Fishing for compliments is just the same as asking for their approval... to attract them towards you [your makeup].
 
Originally Posted by Xexuxa /img/forum/go_quote.gif I've said it once, twice, and I'm willing to say it again. If men really hated "paint" on a woman's face, they wouldn't be firing off knuckle babies to porn stars that air brush their skin and have heavy eye make-up. Yes I wear make-up to look attractive. Sue me.
And frankly, I don't think I look fake with make-up on. I can look like myself in eyeliner and red lipstick.

That was so well put!!!! Kudos to you!!!!

 
I wear make up for me. I like how I feel when I have it on, I feel prettier, I feel more confident and I feel feminine. To an extent I wear it for others as well, in the industry I work in, there is a lot of pressure to look immaculate and well presented, so for my job I always am very made up, so in a sense, I do wear make up for others as well.

 
Originally Posted by CellyCell /img/forum/go_quote.gif For those who've said because it made you feel good, do you feel good when you get complimented on a makeup or feel good as in it helps boost your own self-esteem? It boosts my own self-esteem and improves how I feel in myself.Tbh, I hardly ever get complimented on make-up. I don't wear make-up to get compliments. I mean, of course if people DO compliment you it's nice but that's not why I put my make-up on. It's like when I put on my clothes and get compliments on them, it's nice but the reason I wore those specific clothes in the first place was because I liked them not because I wanted other people to like them.

 
To answer the headline without reading the discussion.

Do You Wear Makeup to Attract Others?

Yes I do. I look like an ordinary norwegian beefhag without my make up and nobody would have looked at me without my eyes done.

 
I wear makeup for both reasons, myself and others. No point in me trying to look good for myself and then letting myself go in front of the public. Me and no makeup don't mix so well.

 
I wear makeup to look more feminine, also as a form of creativity. I love it when it works and make me look better. Yes, I also want to attract others and that is part of it. The guy is not very sensitive, but thinks he is ... too bad. Men often say that they prefer women who look "natural", but they gravitate towards those who are made up. Men can be fooled easily !!

 
Honest truth be told, I wear makeup out of habit ! And it makes me feel like put together and just do my thing about the day. Its like accessorizing an outfit, but just adding the fina pieces to whats viewed the most ( haha I hope) my face! I dont hide my beauty, my freckles, or my unruly eyebrows..my teeth arent perfect but are as white as I can get them. I just enhance what I like for me.

 
Me too.

Originally Posted by pinksugar /img/forum/go_quote.gif LOL, Sadie! Beefhag! I love that term
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well it makes me feel more comfident about my looks. but i dont wear it for the attention of guys because i mainly only go to school in the week. my school is full of guys who arent my type at all to say the least & most of the girls, i couldnt care less what they think of me. im beginning to consider not even wearing makeup at all to school. or at least very little. what the people at that school think of me has no affect on me at all. i really dont even care anymore. if you havent noticed i highly dislike my school. for every reason. but i am happy that i get to have an education...or at least i can milk to mediocre one that i get for all its worth. well, so to my point, i dont wear makeup to make others think im pretty, i just like to feel pretty to myself.

 
I do it to enhance my natural beauty. It brings out the good features, the things I'm very confident about, and diminishes the appearance of the bad, things like my rosacea or dark circles. I wear mascara to bring out my eyes because I feel it's a strong and unique physical attribute of mine. I tend to wear very natural makeup: foundation to even out my complexion and concealer for under my eyes, then mascara. I don't even wear blush or lipgloss.

I think that it's very sexist and chauvinistic and rude for him to assume that ALL women wear makeup ONLY to impress boys. There are scores of other reasons. He can't make a sexist and grossly overgeneralizing statement like that.

I would have been a little offended. But it's good that you tried to come up with some explanations for it. :3

 
I wear make up for several reasons. I like the way eye liner makes my eyes stand out. I like the way my lips look with some color. Sometimes I need to cover up a blemish. But I always do it for me and my hubby. He prefers less make up, which I usually will do, but sometimes, a girl just wants to look a little different.

 
I wear makeup because ...I like it.

It's fun.

Lets you express your mood.

I luv anything beautiful. ie: me & makeup

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I don't have to wear makeup (even though at times I feel like I should to even out my complexion - personal preference - Virgo perfectionism). More often than not, I don't since I last frequented MUT on a regular basis. I don't mind being au natural for the very reason that is how I look. However, I do find that makeup outside of the natural look of simply accenting your natural features is a form of artistic expression. Do I feel more attractive when I put it on? Yes. Do it wear it for that reason? No. Does it bring me more self-confidence? Hell yes. In the end, I like the way the makeup looks on me 'FROM MY PERSPECTIVE'. If I receive compliments in the process that's an added bonus, but I don't wear it to seek out praise from others. If a guy is going to have an interest in me the last thing I want him to dote on me for is my makeup skills. It takes a lot more to stimulate me than a guy who is interested in me solely based on my looks.

 

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