EXCUSE ME! Sorry to interupt the frivolous discussions but I have something important to say! The temp in SF is in the 40's and windy, therefore I have to change the game plan. I'll wear a Double D velour coat, slip dress and thigh high velvet boots. Therefore, the make-up will have to be darker. Darker shadows, eyeliner, mascara, and red lipstick. A heavier face cream will be needed with the windy climate. Plus everything else I previously mentioned.
OK Back to the debates!

I forgot to mention my 3121 pin on the lapel.
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I see what you're doing...and so does everyone else!!

so what, every woman who's said they wear makeup on this thread is a clown, dex? come on

That outfit is the bomb

I have boots almost exactly like those... I love 'em!

EXCUSE ME! Sorry to interupt the frivolous discussions but I have something important to say! The temp in SF is in the 40's and windy, therefore I have to change the game plan. I'll wear a Double D velour coat, slip dress and thigh high velvet boots. Therefore, the make-up will have to be darker. Darker shadows, eyeliner, mascara, and red lipstick. A heavier face cream will be needed with the windy climate. Plus everything else I previously mentioned.
OK Back to the debates!

I forgot to mention my 3121 pin on the lapel.
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I think ole Dexy has gone off the deep end on this topic...but, I still love him.

Soooo...what happened? You woke up one morning and freaked out seeing someone next to you who's makeup had rubbed off, and it got scarey?
"DexMsr was last seen running from the doorway screaming at the top of his lungs....."

Actually, it was my first year living in Holland and this young lady had on so much makeup it was all over my furniture and pillows, THEN she looked like an entirely different woman.....from that point on...I was done with makeup clowns!

After the makeup came off..she wasn't as attractive? Is the issue about seeing the real woman or about being able to judge her physical beauty without the distraction of makeup? Because those are two different things.

Makeup?? What are the reasons for makeup? In my opinion it is just deception on many levels right? I mean, you are wearing it to enhance or hide something. Why not just be what you are and let that be your beacon to the world/masses to behold and love?

So tell me what your reasons are for wearing makeup? Is it societal pressure or self esteem issues?

I like my women Au Naturale.....TALK TO ME LADIES!!

I don't wear makeup as much as I used to. As I got older my skin changed. I'm good with a lil bit of base,powder.mascara,liner and lipstick. Most of the time I just go with powder. My skin is so flipping oily that 10 min after I wasked it I look like someone just covered me in vasoline. I swear by MAC powder to help control it.

Viva La MAC

I wear makeup to cover up the scars on my face. My skin heals over with thick dark scars when it gets cut or scraped, so I was devestated when I hit the pimply teenage years. Alot of the scars are still visible several years later. I could never find makeup in my color when I was a teen, and it really hurt my self confidence. I felt like people were always staring at me. When I worked at a store, there were a few times when little kids would ask, "What happened to your face?" Their parents were mortified, but I always told them that I had an owie. It was horribly embarassing.

The scars aren't as bad now, but I do feel more confident when I put a thin layer of foundation on, to even out my skin tone. Strangely enough, Prince's ex-wife helped me pick out the kind I wear now. After being married to Prince, I'm sure she's an expert on makeup now.

I'll cut a bitch if they try to take my MAC

I wear makeup nearly every day that I'm out & about in the world (I routinely skip weekends unless I'm going OUT out)...

Foundation, lips, eyes... people always tell me how great/beautiful my skin looks - my SKIN, not my MAKEUP - it's HOW you wear it that's key. Makeup evens out my skintone & enhances my features (or makes them pop depending on the shade). All those "natural" looking women in magazines have on a full face of makeup Most men just don't realize it - they think of makeup as visible/pancake/Prince/Tammy Faye type shit. Not so, in the right hands makeup is art.

For some it's a little boost to their self esteem, I know I feel better when I have it on b/c I know I look better. How shallow of me!

Matching my skintone is always tricky, haven't tried that one. I think I tried that mousse foundation stuff they had out a while back, it was awful on me & looked chalky.

You should really consider Bobbi Brown. Oprah wears her makeup and I'm sure you've seen pics of her without makeup on. But when she wears it I don't think she looks overdone. Bobbi Brown is great because they have such a huge range of shades which is often a issue for black women since we come in so many different shades.

I still haven't found the right shade for my skintone. The MAC foundation I've been using is close, but still not quite right. I have a tough time because I have brown skin with yellow undertones. The closest brown shades always have peachy undertones, and make me look orange. Or, I get a shade with yellow undertones, and it's too light. Then there are the horrible ones that make me look ashy. It sucks, especially since it costs so much.

Matching my skintone is always tricky, haven't tried that one. I think I tried that mousse foundation stuff they had out a while back, it was awful on me & looked chalky.

If you're spending that much on foundation, they should let you take it back, or at the least get store credit for stuff that doesn't work.

I probably should, but it's the closest thing they had. I felt better about having makeup that was close enough, rather than none at all. Not to mention, it always looks better when they put it on my face for me, especially under their lighting. It looks pretty good in natural light, but sometimes looks a little orangey.