wearing make up on weekend

[Anonymous]

I am a working mom. during weekdays, I would wear make up and dress well for work. when it is weekend, I just want to relex. so no make up, flip-flop.... but when I take my son to the park or zoo or even grocery shopping, I saw a lot of ladies dress well, wear make up..., make me feel that I am too slopy, what do you wear on weekend?

[Anonymous]

On weekends, I only dress up/wear makeup if I'm going out to dinner, meeting up with friends, etc. I like to be comfortable and my husband doesn't care what I'm wearing.

[Anonymous]

If I am just running around doing errands or playing with my toddler in tow, I wear zero make-up, and comfortable clothes. Usually we end up outside in the sandbox or at a park and I get covered in sand and mud. I'd hate to ruin good clothes. Geez, I'll admit, the other week I didn't even shower before going to the grocery store. We had to hit the early hours before the crowds came.

Now if we are going to a friends /play-date, I may wear a bit of foundation or try to dress a little nicer (and I always shower)

[Anonymous]

I don't ever wear makeup, and I never feel self-conscious about it. I do have a rule against wearing sweats outside of the house, though.

[Anonymous]

I generally feel better and more put together if I have a little bit of foundation and some blush and mascara, and it only takes 5 minutes, so I usually have make up on before leaving the house on weekends. I work from home so usually I enjoy getting my make up on and nicer clothes (rather than the sweats I work in).

[Anonymous]

In the winter I wear makeup every day, and do tend to dress nice no matter what the day. In the summer, I get more casual and will often leave the house for errands without makeup, but never if we are going out to eat etc. Also dress a little more casual in the summer but I'm not leaving the house in workout clothes...

[Anonymous]

I might run some errands without make-up but in general at least put on mascara and foundation before leaving the house. It's kind of corrective for my light lashes and visible pores, though. To me, make-up isn't the big issue.

I am a fan of smart casual clothing for weekends. It might be different for people who spend a lot of time in their cars, but if you're not in a personal bubble, you're part of the streetscape and ought to be a credit to it. It is often painfully easy to spot tourists by their too-casual costumes.

[Anonymous]

"you're part of the streetscape and ought to be a credit to it"?!? Oh, my.

[Anonymous]

As a single mom who gets one night "off" a weekend to go out, weekends are about the only time I wear makeup! I never wore much to begin with, though, and i've always looked forward to summer, when I rarely wear it at all. (i get a little color in the summer and look healthier and better w/o it.)

I accepted long ago I didn't have the patience to be one of those "always looks perfect and put-together" women, and embraced my low-maintenance-ness. (I do shower and wash/brush my hair daily and I do dress pretty well, but I just don't like makeup that much.)

[Anonymous]

Wouldn't that involve a shower?

No thanks.

Who cares what other people are doing?

[Anonymous]

If I'm doing yard work all day, no makeup.

If I'm running around with DC all day, tinted sunscreen, eyebrow pencil, mascara, and clear lipgloss.

[Anonymous]

At most, a bit of powder and some lip gloss, that's it. I work out a lot, so I try to avoid sneakers at other times, and I got rid of my sweatpants a while back. They just don't flatter anyone. Even yoga pants are better than sweats. Also chucked my baggy T-shirts and replaced them with inexpensive fitted ones.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"you're part of the streetscape and ought to be a credit to it"?!? Oh, my.

LOL!

It is often painfully easy to spot tourists by their too-casual costumes.

Pulease!

PP's acquaintances must get eyeball cramps from all the rolling that takes place in her presence.

[Anonymous]

I'm the opposite. I do not have to wear make up to work or dress up, so I usually do it on the weekends so I can feel like I'm still attractive and have an ounce left of femininity in myself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a single mom who gets one night "off" a weekend to go out, weekends are about the only time I wear makeup! I never wore much to begin with, though, and i've always looked forward to summer, when I rarely wear it at all. (i get a little color in the summer and look healthier and better w/o it.)

I accepted long ago I didn't have the patience to be one of those "always looks perfect and put-together" women, and embraced my low-maintenance-ness. (I do shower and wash/brush my hair daily and I do dress pretty well, but I just don't like makeup that much.)

Amen to that! I feel the same way.


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