Why do you even wear makeup?

Apr 24, 2014

Christina C.

Thanks Emily and Jacqlyn W.

Apr 23, 2014

Bryanna L.

I wear it to hide my reddness and to contour my nose so it doesn't appear big :c
I love lippies, they make me feel pretty. and I do my eye makeup to make my hazel eye stands out. that is all.

Apr 23, 2014

Emily W.

You sound exactly like me when I was younger, Christina (except texting didn't exist back then so I was just alone). Seriously, I was the fat geeky girl with no friends, from a poor family, in the advanced classes at school (I was in GATE too), and I have also had to deal with the loss of loved ones as well as many brushes with death myself. I have no siblings or close cousins, so I've also been regarded as the baby of the family. I enjoy drawing and painting, but my escape was always writing. :)

Like Jacqlyn, I am also here if you want to talk about anything at all.

Apr 23, 2014

Christina C.

Here is my story:
I'm only 13 and have been wearing makeup since I was 11. I have no friends, I can't trust anyone. I can't live without watching my YouTube "gurus". And I'm quite fat, I don't care what anyone says because I am. And because of this no one likes me so I learned to make friends with adults. I am friends with most of my teachers and even text some of them. I'm extremely smart (I'm in gate and stuff) and I have been faced with adult situations like money problems,death,ect. And to get to the point I think I wear makeup to feel more mature. I'm the youngest in my family and I'm known as the little one and hate it. Aunts,uncles, everyone calls me it. And like a said before I have been drawing since I was three And my room is filled with all my canvases and drawings so my new canvas is my face. If you read this I thank you.

Apr 23, 2014

Sarah O.

I wear makeup because I like it. I don't need it, I feel fine going out without it, I just use it when I'm bored and have nothing to do.

Apr 23, 2014

Denali E.

I wear it for a few reasons.
1. honestly I don't feel super ugly without it and it just somehow gives me the effect of confidence (probably cause I look older with it on and people take me more seriously)
2. half the people in my family are artist and I love to draw and paint but I just don't got it. but I feel like learning to do make up is much easier and you actully CAN learn but with drawing its just something you kinda need to be born with.
3. its so fun to put different designs on your face and be able to show your skills every day! its not like youd go around with a sketch book and be like "look what I did, do you like it!?" ha just my opinion.
4.its how I show my mood, I change my makeup look a lot. one day ill have dark thick eye liner the next ill have blue sparkly eyeshadow and bubbly cheeks x) its a way to either wear the mood your in. or you can do the opisit, if you wanna hide it.

Apr 23, 2014

Symone B.

Thank you ladies for your inputs. So interesting to see all the different reasons we have

Apr 23, 2014

Bry R.

I only wear foundation because I have Hursutism which is a medical condition that gives me extra androgen in my body which results is extra body hair. I literally have a beard and because I have thick, dark, course hair and I'm so pale, it's ridiculously noticeable so I started learning makeup tricks to cover it. I wear lipstick just because I am obsessed with how it makes lips look.

Apr 23, 2014

Kat A.

Normally, I don't wear any makeup. but when I do I guess it's either just for fun, to practice, or to just make me feel all dolled up & pretty. lol.

Apr 23, 2014

Symone B.

Awwwww makeup mommy 😭😭😭 I shed a tear after reading that. I applaud you. I had a volunteering job doing art therapy at a hospital but my heart was just too weak for it at the time. I know your volunteering job can be a huge emotional load and I love your selfless take on this question. Also I tip my hat to the ladies with survivor moms.

And aw Bekah, I understand. I also, can see agree with some of my ladies that commented to! Makeup is just so much fun

Apr 22, 2014

Brittany F.

I don't wear it day so I can't say it's for confidence. This really got me thinking. I guess I just find it fun, getting ready in the morning is one of the best parts of my day!

Apr 22, 2014

Arianna O.

Omg, Jacqueline you are SO sweet! And I'm with you in that one too Jacqlyn W, my mom also went through cancer and chemo and she lost her hair and her skin tone was grayish and then me and her started experimenting with makeup to bring back the beautiful complexion she had before.

Apr 22, 2014

Bekah S.

I am 15 (nearly 16 in 2 weeks 😋) and I have 9 siblings. My family story was very messy and I was ALWAYS raised in a way that was "makeup is bad, this is how god made you, no dying your hair, this is the way you stay." However I was also raised on my mother constantly dieting and a lot of teasing resulted in me being very insecure about my weight. By age 12 my skin got very bad and I remember a boy on my bus would sit next to me for 45 min just to tell me how ugly I was and it really didn't feel good. When I got into makeup at 13 I very nervously asked my mom if I could wear it. As my skin got better I really didn't stop wearing my makeup because I liked it. The more I did it the more I enjoyed it. However it would still hurt whenever my mom would go against it with calling me a cake face or whatever lol. Since I've told her I really want to do it, and going through a very bad period in my teenage life, it's made me happier. I think that's really it. I wear makeup because it makes me happy and it's fun and it gives me something to look forward to in my future. It makes me happy and it HAS made me more confident. With and without makeup!

Apr 22, 2014

Sandy D.

I'm ugly without it.

Apr 22, 2014

Caitriona H.

I like being in complete control of what others know about me and makeup is another way for me to do that. I also get bored extremely quickly so I love the variety of it. So much of my time is spent thinking, researching and planning makeup. It's also made me feel pretty and like I was worth spending the time on when I was younger and insecure.

Apr 22, 2014

Bella L.

Well my makeup journey started when I was 13 and I was a girl with one eyebrow and lots of acne and felt very lowly of myself every time I would complain to my mom she would just brush it off so eventually I ended up tweezing my own eyebrows and buying bb cream to cover my acne I eventually started feeling prettier and decided to add mascara and then I would look even nicer people started talking to me nobody called me names anymore everyone thought I looked gorgeous with my makeup then when I was 14 I decided to further my learning and started using foundation that made my face look flawless and then I added eyeliner and now I'm 15 going on 16 and my reason now is too be able to look in the miror and smile and say look how pretty she is

Apr 22, 2014

Stephanie S.

I do it to accentuate the features I already have. I don't care to go without makeup usually I do my makeup when I get bored lol.

Apr 22, 2014

Rachel M.

I wear makeup because it makes me feel even more beautiful and I enjoy the process of putting it on it's relaxing to me and I take forever to do it because I'm a perfectionist lol.

Apr 22, 2014

Symone B.

Oh my goodness! That Is amazing Emily. I'm so happy it had a happy ending. I love our dreams always find us again, sometimes just in disguise as something else

Apr 22, 2014

Emily W.

As a fellow artist that offers work online, I understand how frustrating intellectual property theft is, Kitty! Pinterest is the ninth circle of Hell for people taking images without credit and passing them all over kingdom come without permission.

As for the topic at hand: My story is kind of long. In college, I was studying anthropology, and training as an archaeologist (my lifelong dream). Unfortunately, I found out the hard way that my asthma has gotten so severe that field work is just too dangerous (on my last dig we were in a remote location and I had issues, and we were hours from the nearest emergency medical help. I almost died) and being in the lab caused problems as well. My entire life I had wanted to be an archaeologist, and now it would never happen.

I had worked in a professional haunted house for a couple seasons for fun, and I started learning simple special effects. I transformed myself and my fiance into zombies, robots, and vampires various times, and found that I enjoyed it. I began toying with the idea of maybe making this my new career.

I love creating things out of the ordinary, or making something so realistic that others are completely shocked. My favorite moment so far is when we had to call an ambulance after a zombie walk (I had an asthma attack) and the paramedics actually thought I had been attacked by someone because my wounds looked real. That was kinda the moment (well, after I was able to breathe again) that I actually might have a future in this.

So I transfered into a business program so that I can finish my BS (and have a strong foundation for being a freelance), and I intend to go to Cinema Makeup School after I graduate. My fiance is studying computer and electrical engineering, but has a background in digital design and programming, and we hope to start a physical and digital FX studio eventually. :)

Apr 22, 2014

Symone B.

Thank you Noelle ❤️

And that's such an interesting take on things, Kitty. That's such a unique reason. It's sad you had to retire because people didn't know how to act but I think it's beautiful that you found another way to express yourself

Apr 22, 2014

Kitty K.

Why do I wear make up? This is going to be a long and boring answer, lol!

This can cover a lot of different reasons. This can go beyond any other topic that I've never really discussed with anyone but I don't mind sharing it.

At my early ages, pimples or not. I simply did not care for make up. I did not care for mascara, I only did make up on picture day. And it was my mom who applied it - I was terrified at the thought of applying mascara.

However, my love was for graphic art. At 12 years old I was wasting my time away on art forums. Digital art is more than just taking away a blemish from someone's face. It goes as far as painting from scratch. And I was very pleased with that.
Eventually, after spending up to 12 hours even- on art work, I became good. I became really good. I know more than my digital art teacher. I knew Photoshop like the back of my hand. After all, it paid off when people were offering me good money to buy artwork. Teachers at school were entering me in art digital art contests, first place galore.
Unfortunately, once you become really good... people begin to steal your art work. I don't want to pay a lawyer to DMCA every other theft. I just wanted people to stop stealing.
It didn't matter how big I signed my name on a piece with my tablet, people took it left and right.. Up to this day I still receive messages on DeviantArt or other art forums. 'Hey xyz took your work.'

So late fall of 2013, around September... I declared that I was 'retired'. I had only begun doing simple make up... but I found that I really enjoyed it. I was doing it inbetween breaks and realized I felt just as happy.
Plus, I didn't have to worry about painting a face and an eyeball from scratch.

It felt just as satisfying... I can take up to 25 minutes doing something simple just because I enjoyed the act of doing it. Whether it'd be applying eyeshadow or just blending foundation. Nothing else matters to me when I'm putting on makeup, I'm not thinking about anything else.
On top of that? Word spreads fast. People see good make up and people want. I already had to use my brand new Electric Palette on other clients.
And the best part? I get to be in my artistic side and show off my work... and I don't have to worry about someone else taking my picture and trying to sell it for double the price.

Make up is a form of art. People get really excited when I do make up on them. It's nice to see how confident they feel, but I simply don't care for their emotion. I enjoyed myself more doing the make up then seeing how happy someone gets. Strange, but it's true.

Make up goes hand in hand with art work. Contouring?
Guess what - the rules of contouring goes hand in hand with art. In order to create a dimensional face I need to contour. I can't just paint eyes nose and lips... I need to create shadows and make up is probably the best way to visually show where those shadows would go.

I may have been only doing make up for a year or a little less, at the young age of 18.
But I enjoy doing it - and I personally wouldn't mind wiping it off and doing it over and over again.

Apr 22, 2014

Katriena c.

I wear makeup because I don't have much friends so I keep myself entertained and to express how I feel

Apr 22, 2014

Sanjana N.

Most of the days I'm without makeup...
when I do , I do it because it makes me happy and not to hide anything...

Apr 22, 2014

Noelle M.

Omgg symone! I didnt realize you were 17 , your so beautiful and unique!