Why do women wear makeup?

The ideal is impossible. We know that's not true (that 'ideal' is simply not an objective reality, but something held subjectively in each man's subconscious, different for each man). But what we men prize above perfection is obedience. Women are shown the 'objective' ideal, and--the more they can remake themselves in ITS image--the more obedient (and thus more-worthy of our love) they prove themselves to be.

I prefer girls that don't use make up, beside if she's pretty, she still pretty with or without make up. But I think girls want to get prettier, it's girl's nature that they want to draw attention, although they prolly not realize it. They love when lot of man looking at her, just like we like if lot of girls looking at us.

I hate wearing make up. The only reason I wear it is because it's required for my job. Women wear make up for men bottom line. However I've never had a boyfriend ever tell me to wear make up.

I don't wear make up but when I do do which is hardly ever I will just put on some lip gloss and a small amount of eye liner. I just can not wear it because it breaks my skin out and mascara burns my eyes. But 98% of the time I don't wear it because of that.I just think when I wear eyeliner with a blue shirt it brings on the blue in my eyes so I have been told.

hi spike, first and foremost, ladies put on makeup and using creative ideas to enhance their features or even to hide some features that aren’t particularly appealing. the basic reasons is to gain self-confidence. make-up sprinkles beauty dust of self confidence on a woman like something you have never seen. suddenly you see that little hint of, "yeah, look at me", and that little difference that makes you want to run into an old flame, or an old classmate and show them that you are looking good. whatever the reason for women to use makeup, the moderate use of modern products can enhance the natural features of any woman. have a nice day. ann

I think alot of women wear makeup to feel beautiful or to hide imperfections, I guess you can say. I used to wear makeup alot when I was younger, but now I am all natural. to be honest I don't need it. my husband tells me i am beautiful all the time.

A lady wears make up to try to make herself look more attractive. Many teenage girls wear make up and this becomes a habit for them. They feel right if they wear make up and it they don't they feel strange. I don't wear make up but I used to in my teens and early twenties. I don't feel the need to wear make up and think that some ladies like it so use on their face. I wear daily disposable contact lenses and find glasses uncomfortable plus bothersome to wear.

Natural beauty is always better than the painted one.But everyone is not blessed with a beautiful face.And it is everybody's wish to look appealing and be praised by people.A little makeup on special occassions is always good.But on daily basis one should always try to be free from makeup,which otherwise on daily application makes person so much dependent that by not putting on makeup the face looks drained out.

People are not confident enough to show their real faces to the others because they think that they are not pretty enough but I think that some of them look better without makeup because their makeup skills are really horrible.

every time i go out, i always make sure i put on some sun block to protect my skin from the harmful rays of the sun i put on some powder with SPF and the main reason is because i have an oily skin and also another way to protect my skin because it has SPF. and i also dab on some lipstick because i just want to add some color to my lips so i wouldn't look so pale. i don't use some blush on my cheeks anymore. when i go to parties like in a club, i do wear make up and that is just some moisturizer, blush on, and lipstick and the main purpose is to just enhance my look hehe. just that, no more than that like eye liner, mascara etc etc, unless maybe i have a photo shoot hahahahahha which is impossible to happen to me LOL

i am a woman and i dont wear make up most of the time. i only wear it in times of special occasion so that the people or my partner can see that i reall have prepared for the event. I feel that women wear make up because it enhances their beauty and also gives them more confidence.

I don't wear make up often, but after seeing everyone else wearing it I feel the pressure to wear it. Women are expected to look pretty, almost as if the essence of woman is beauty more than anything else. If a woman isn't pretty, she needs to put on that make up, or no one will like her, so the story goes. And now that everyone is learning makeup tutorials from youtube, the standards are high. We can't survive without makeup.

i do not know why women wear make up because by the end of the night, 9 times out of 10 it's us men that have to make up!

I am not a woman to give answer to this. However, I can say that the make up gives the woman natural beauty and due to looking pretty and young, the confidence of woman also will increase. women with natural beauty impress the men mostly.

Apart from an insignificant dab of powder on my face I do not wear makeup.But, when I attend a party or a wedding I wear makeup[this is just an additional moisturiser beneath the layer of powder] that is still not too significant by normal standards of 'make-up'. I wear this so that I would not sweat and look all sticky and uncomfortable.At least I feel good when I come back home and look at myself in the mirror.

For me they feel young if they ware makeup it is for the social life of the girl if not then they stay as simple.

Well,i think the only reason why the women do make up is to look beautiful.Coz have you ever seen anyone without make up?Just think about it.If you feel that i'm wrong,then post a comment.

Women wear make up to look better. But the trouble starts when they decide to be the best and instead of enhancing their positives they end up creating a monstrous look. I like women who wear make up in a discreet way. But sometimes the provocative make up is good too. but the loud make up is a turn off. but the expertise lies in knowing the difference.

I wear make up sometimes, depends on the day. I stay at home with my kids and dont feel the need to waste make up. When I leave the house I make sure i look decent with my hair combed and styled and a nice shirt and jeans, but make up dosent always make it on the list. When i go on a date with my husband i wear it or when we go to a function. Mainly just because I want to dress up a bit. I want to feel good about myself and I guess fit in some. When going grocery shopping or just running some errands, I feel Im not there to impress and Im not leaving in sweats, just didnt need to paint my face that day.

hello! owlwings had something going on there...In addition... I'm a woman and I seldom wear make-up. But I do think wearing make-up is necessary, especially if you're a professional. I'm a nurse and we need to at least make ourselves presentable. Not the heavy kind of make-up, but something to make the eyes pop, something to not let our faces look dry. If I were a patient myself, I would love to be tended by someone who's not unkempt or disheveled!:D It's just really pleasing to look at and makes someone think: "If they can take care of themselves, then they can take care of me." :)