Natural. You know, WITHOUT makeup.
I was reading a young adult novel once where a boy told a girl he preferred the natural look. She held up a fashion magazine with a CLEARLY made-up woman on the cover. She was casually dressed and her makeup was subtle, but it was there. "Like this?" she asked. The boy said yes.
There's a difference between a woman looking natural:
And a woman who is completely bare-faced:
See the difference?
While I'm sure there are men out there who think the bare-faced look is okay, I'd say most would prefer that "natural" look over it. Smooth, clear skin, a little color in the lips and cheeks, something to make the eyelashes stand out. You know, foundation, powder, blush, mascara, and lipstick. Did I leave anything out?
When I hear a man say he prefers a woman without makeup, I now know he means THIS:
Instead of this:
Because THIS is almost never sexy:
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Exactly! There is a big difference between natural, completely natural and made-up.
My hubby says he prefers natural too--which basically means no lipstick. LOL
Oh yes, that old chestnut - 'natural' in which someone spends 3 hours trying to make it look like they get up looking like that!
My fiancé says I don't need makeup, but I know he fancies me more when I wear it. I'm happy to oblige because if I look washed out, I feel miserable.
You are right, there are so few people who honestly look better without ANY makeup at all. Though I have to say I've met a few, but they are very rare to come by!
I can remember back in my 20s at my first real job a woman in her early 30s came in without makeup.
Quite a shock. Ended my crush on her too.
tbh i dont think guys really know what they want :/ i know a couple of girls that never let their bf see them without makeup XD
LOL, oh gosh, you're so right!!! haha
You've made an excellent point. :-)
Honestly, I wear make-up for ME -- without it, I look like I could use a nap. And a vacation.
Pearl
I'm sure I could give myself more justice than I do but I'm a no fuss kinda gal. Bear minimum on the eye shadow and liner and that's it for me. Take it or leave it..thankfully
my husband of 25 years took it! :)
Oh, yeah. You're exactly right. Although I will say that a no-makeup look probably works better in person than it does in photos.
Excellent distinction! Bare faced vs. natural.
This is a funny topic. Most women look good with little or no makeup. That is women that have not abused their skin by over tanning or ingesting toxins.
I turn 50 this year. I just had a skype call with a women I knew in high school. I, of course did nothing to alter my apperance. She obviously prepared her face and lighting.
She told me, except for my salt and pepper hair I looked the same. She look great as well but of course she wore makeup.
Oh well, that's just nature way.
Great distinction Steph!
True and funny. I always joke that I would have been the ugliest pioneer woman ever! I like to "look" natural, but not in the technical sense! :)
LOL. You killed this topic! This is exactly what they mean. Most men are so horribly clueless when it comes to this.
I think my husband is frightened of some of the things he sees on the bathroom counter.lol
Loved this post! Besides, one of my morning rituals is to put on the radio and put a little makeup on. I find it relaxing.
You nailed it! I don't know about everyone, but I have to paint up a little to look like I have none. Otherwise, men, women and children RUN!! :)
Love this post!
LOL love it!! My "natural" look means only eyeliner and mascara. Without those two, I look dead. Not sick. Dead.
Good point! I think a lot of men are scared of bright lipstick. :)
I feel really odd when I am fully made up. I have a friend who sells MAC and although she looks great, I can't help but think that's a lot of makeup and a lot of trouble. It takes a lot of time to do one eye properly let alone both!
I love this post Stephanie. It's so true. They really don't want us to look washed out and eyeless. They just don't want us to look like a french prostitute. Great comparison pictures.
As a man I tend to agree with you, now that you have drawn the distinction Stephanie. I just don't like make-up overdone - Dave
Hahaha!!! So true!! Men have NO CLUE what it takes to get that "fresh-face" look!
I love the three choices. I almost never do the "no makeup" thing. Too scary. But I save the dark eyeshadow for evenings out. I do like a bit of color in the evening. Naurually, natural-looking is the best look for most of the time.
Just a hunch: If all the make-up in the world magically disappeared tonight, many women would freak out and refuse to leave the house tomorrow.
The men, however, would shrug their shoulders and go on with life. They would just redefine what beauty means to them - and they would still love their wives/girlfriends, and still want to sleep with them.
We really don't care about how fixed-up you look as much as you think we do.
Maybe but my husband prefers no make up at all. Although I prefer to wear mascara and a little eyeliner. Blonde eyelashes - not so pretty.
I've thought about this so many times! This past soccer season, I spent many of my son's early Saturday morning games with the no make-up face. I made sure I kept my sunglasses on. A friend of mine said, "Don't hide your natural beauty! You're crazy, I've seen your face natural before." When I took off my sunglasses to take make the point, my friend couldn't hide the shock. Natural is WAY different!
I wear at most a lip stain and mascara and this is me last may. Please ignore the date its been broken on my camera for a long time, stupid thing.
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I think I look okay without.
When men start to grey, they are said to look "distinguished", women look like they're are "letting themselves go".
Sure, women are allowed to look as if they never go near foundation or lip gloss, on the condition that their faces never look puffy or wrinkled or blotchy, and their hari is glossy and with rich tones. Or allow a hair to sprout. In other words, looking as though they are in great health and under 30. It's an unrealistic ideal, in my opinion.
It's a rod we've created for our own backs. Until we can accept our own imperfections as readily as men accept theirs, we're fodder for the billion dollar beauty/ cosmetic surgery industry.
Every wrinkle should be seen as a hard-earned badge of wisdom, rather than a gaping wound that needs to be covered.
I think that the real unmade-up look needs to be celebrated, not derided. Until then, how can we claim to have reached equality?
My BF tells me I'm beautiful in the morning, even without makeup. He admits, however, that he is a fan of the little bit of makeup I use "to enhance [my] natural beauty" as he says.
I might be a bit late in saying this but, this is so true.
I don't really wear makeup at all and look like a tanned zombie.
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