Anonymous wrote:I go from awful looking to pretty good looking with a 5 min hair routine and 5 minute makeup routine. Would you say it is normal to look so much worse without hair and makeup?

I’m almost 39 and feeling this way. :/

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Anonymous wrote:I go from awful looking to pretty good looking with a 5 min hair routine and 5 minute makeup routine. Would you say it is normal to look so much worse without hair and makeup?

Depends on the woman. The healthier you are, the less required.

Bs. Light skinned women with pale eyelashes and lips aren’t necessarily “unhealthy.”

Anonymous wrote:I go from awful looking to pretty good looking with a 5 min hair routine and 5 minute makeup routine. Would you say it is normal to look so much worse without hair and makeup?

Depends on the woman. The healthier you are, the less required.

I'm the opposite. I have very dark brown hair and brows, olive skin, and green eyes. All I do is curl my lashes and put on clear lip gloss. Everything else seems pointless.

Anonymous wrote:Several friends in their 60's have stopped wearing make up. They have always been earthy-crunchy types but use to use small amounts. Now, even their professional head shots - clearly no make up. Is is a trend or are they signaling something?

I posed above that make up ways looks fake on me (vs enhancing), maybe these women are similar? Especially my eyes- concealer settles into the lines and makes my existing bags/darkness look worse if I try to conceal.

Now that I'm post- 50-- I look much better with some concealer and tinted moisturizer.

I don't need much make-up. I've never worn heavy make-up. But, I look more vibrant, livelier with a little mascara, shadow and definitely lip color.

Anonymous wrote:Several friends in their 60's have stopped wearing make up. They have always been earthy-crunchy types but use to use small amounts. Now, even their professional head shots - clearly no make up. Is is a trend or are they signaling something?

What are they signaling? That makeup isn't a required element to be good at your job?

Several friends in their 60's have stopped wearing make up. They have always been earthy-crunchy types but use to use small amounts. Now, even their professional head shots - clearly no make up. Is is a trend or are they signaling something?

I definitely don't feel like I can leave the house without a little eyeliner and concealer. I think I look awful without it. But most people would consider me attractive (for now, I'm 47) when I do my "no makeup makeup" as best I can.

Anonymous wrote:My husband tells me I don't look better with makeup. It's possible I've never found the right thing?

But hair I need to do something with. Mine is 2B-3A (depending on the layer) wavy. Actually spending a few minutes to plop it overnight and style it in the morning goes a long way.

Most husbands say this. They're clueless.

As I get older I’ve learned that I definitely need under eye concealer to go anywhere lest I look like a hospice patient. And a sheer foundation and cream blush works wonders. My hair? Still working on it but I agree about the top bun - it helps for some reason. Don’t usually do my lips. When I have mascara on, people notice (in a positive way).