Ok..this will spark some contraversy..but why ..why do women have to do so much

Why do women love make-up? Blame estrogen. After menopause a woman can feel relaxed without it unless she has to look her best at work or social events. Why do women have to wear it? Competition, I guess. And if you were a personnel ofcr, who'd seem more motivated on the job - a slob or someone who looks sleek and slick?

I am the one to wear- make up I love it, I don't go out of the house without wearing Make-up. It is a ritual for me I have been wearing make-up since I was 16, so I am the one to wear it. I think I wear it well. everyone saids that I do. I have been putting it on for 35yrs. and It only takes me 5 to 10mins to put it on.I will best the best, I don't like cheap make-up, and I will pay money for my make-up. I war Fashion Fair, that is for women of color. I also wear, Lancome, Elizabeth Arden. a of the name brands. I might wear Maybaline. cover girl. some Avon, Mary kay. I love the lip gloss with the different colors. Blush, eye shadow but not all the time. Mostly foundation. lipstick, and Masscara. I always wanted to be a make-up Artist.

i think thats the way it has always been since we had what we call women. I do think its something peculiar to them alone

Let me add some fire to the controversy you are trying to work up :). Women make their own choices to do so. I have seen females literally abuse their faces with lipstick and makeup just to make sure that they look good and attractive. Believe me, from my personal perspective I get more attracted to females who do not have any makeup on their faces or have very little!! Too much makeup puts me off!! Apart from the money perspective, there are other subtle things which people miss. Makeup does harm your skin. Whatever this cosmetic industry would like you to believe, the skin does get affected by the makeup you put. Also the excess lipstick which actually gets consumed with food and drink is also not good. In the good old days, when they did not use to use makeups, most females used to age gracefully, now the moment a woman crosses 40, the wrinkles on her face starts showing up real bad. This leads them to spend more time in the parlour and so on!! Come on... All animals try to attract mates by showing off that is ok... But, they show off natural stuff and don't polish or varnish themselves to look attractive. How's that for an inflamatory answer? Hoping to get a lot of kudos and brickbats as replies :) Cheers! Ram

Women don't have to put makeup on, it is just something that many get in the habit of doing. I quit wearing makeup years ago. I don't own any makeup now and if I do wear it on a special occasion. I'll borrow my daughter's eye liner and lipstick, but that is it. I think women look better without makeup.

it isn't a "law" it is a choice to do this and for me it makes me feel good and to add color to my white complection and it makes me feel better about my selfesteem. I mean there are people out there that do not know how to add makeup properly, but that is their choice on how to apply it. I know men don't have to and that is a great thing about being a woman because we can add something so simple and it makes such a difference. -Lora

I had a terrible experience in when i was a teen with makeup and havent wore it since.The only thing i wear is lip gloss and sometimes maybe lipstick.

well here is a woman who never wears make up at all. I honestly dont like the feel of it and find it reprehensible that i am expected to conform to their ideas of what is atractive. Selling stuff and telling women they need gunk on their faces is just another example of the exploitation that is capitalism blessed be

Cute posting. My first thought was because men and women are made different. Men tend to look at the surface to be stimulated and women look for the emotional attachment. Also...men age much better than women, and maybe we try to keep up with them. Another thought...in nature, like birds...it is the male who has the more colorful plumage...the ones who strut their stuff...it makes a funny mind picture to think of our men being the "pretty" ones.

I do put makeup on but not all the time. I usually put some on when I'm going to work or attending a function/party. And when I do, I try to make it look as natural as possible. I don't like heavy makeup. It makes me look like a different person. Other than those times, I don't bother.

dear littlefranciscan, i agree with your opinion. And in India, it is not only the face make up, women do host of the household chores apart from a job, if she is into one. hence it is a double/triple burden of work on women folk.

I don't know who made the rule, but I grew up to be a very huge rule breaker! I did wear make up for a while in high school, but I don't anymore. My dad is the one who started me out on this. When I was a teen and experimenting with make up and hair styles, my dad asked me one day- why would you want to cover up such a pretty face, and spend all that money on getting your hair done when you look very pretty without it? So, I very rarely wear any makeup and I very rarely curl my hair. I am not vain, I know that I am not beautiful, but, my husband loves me just the way I am. If I happen to wear makeup for a special occasion, he always asks me why I painted my face!

I have never understood the NEED to wear make-up. I will go out with or without it. I also think that wearing so much that you take on a totally different look is sad. Makeup is designed to enhance one's features, not disguise them. If and when I wear make-up, I use a little eyeliner and neutral (browns) eye shadow and a light lipstick. I do advocate caring for the skin with moisturizers and such, but not covering up what you have been given.

I don't know why women have to paint their faces, I don't so I wander, too... I always thought "natural beauty" came first in all day life so I don't spend hours in front of the mirrow trying to mask my face. How much money? zero :)

I am the one to wear- make up I love it, I don't go out of the house without wearing Make-up. It is a ritual for me I have been wearing make-up since I was 16, so I am the one to wear it. I think I wear it well. everyone saids that I do. I have been putting it on for 35yrs. and It only takes me 5 to 10mins to put it on.I will buy the best, I don't like cheap make-up, and I will pay money for my make-up. I wear Fashion Fair, that is for women of color. I also wear, Lancome, Elizabeth Arden. all of the name brands. I might wear Maybaline. Cover Girl. some Avon, Mary kay. I love the lip gloss with the different colors. Blush, Eye Shadow but not all the time. Mostly Foundation. Lipstick, and Masscara. I always wanted to be a make-up Artist.

I feel that putting on makeup is a personal choice and not a mandate. I personally don't use makeup and it has not kept me from getting boyfriends or jobs. But I know many women who say they feel 'naked' without their makeup. My sister puts on makeup to go shopping, to work, to the doctor. I just have never felt the need.

I am very self concious about my skin complexion, so i usually always have make up on.