Silk Naturals

I wondered if anyone else here was like me, feeling that I need to waer makeup bc I have v low self esteem & lack of confindence. I think people will juge me better if i wear makeup.

i find makeup as more of a creative outlet and accessory, but i agree that when you're feeling lousy about yourself, looking good can give you an emotional lift. Kind of like sexy underwear...nobody has to see them for them to make you feel just a little sexier and more assertive.

You should wear makeup for you, not for other people. If it makes you feel good, then wear it!

I bet other people don't judge you by whether or not you have on makeup. If they do, then they aren't worth worrying about. Period. The people who matter, the ones who truly care about you, will like you and love you regardless of whether or not you are wearing makeup.

A bit of both for me really, I mean I do feel much prettier with makeup on, but I mostly love playing with pretty colours, and I probably only wear makeup 4 or so times a week, so I am happy to go out of the house bare-faced.

And yeah, if people are going to judge you based on whether or not you are wearing makeup then you probably don't want them as friends anyway

I find that I feel better about myself when I wear makeup, but I dont think people judge me if I dont. I know my friends dont and really to me that is all that matters. I do love it though! Especially lip color

I was the opposite. For a looong time I didn't wear makeup because I had low self esteem. Now I do, but it's for me and because I like playing with color. I've also decided that just because I've gained a lot of weight, doesn't mean I don't deserve to feel nice.

I accept you just the way you are.

Makeup is for fun. Beauty comes from within. Health comes from food. That's been my experience.

EDIT: A real friend will still love you even when you are wearing unflattering colors and have strings of vomit on your chin. That has also been my experience.

I wish I could say I do it for me. I actually hate makeup and dressing up. I'd much prefer to just roll out of bed and lounge around the house in a robe or t-shirt, sweat pants and Pikachu slippers. Getting all dolled up takes FOREVER! Sometimes I wish I had never discovered how much different I look with a little bit of color.

I used to never wear any makeup at all and people told me I was pretty and it made me happy.

Then I started acting and modeling and they would stick like five hair/makeup/wardrobe people on me to make me look the way I'm "supposed to" - and if I show up at a gig where they don't have people for that, they look at me like a deer in the headlights and ask if I brought makeup, like..."please say yes, because ugh...you're not gonna go out there looking like THAT, are you?"

So now I've gone from not knowing anything about makeup and being happy with myself the way I am to not being able to leave the house without spending at least an hour making up my face so that I don't feel like a slob/zombie.

It's not that my friends and/or family will judge me, I just feel so much better about myself if other people have a higher opinion of me, even if it's just at a superficial level.

I'm a mixture too: loathe the time it takes me to get ready, but no matter how I try to keep it in check, somehow it still takes forever, hmmm. I do like to look at the result, and I do get the 'hey, look at me!' feeling, it's fun! I use colors to express my mood (or match my clothes), and don't restrict myself to have only the ones I really need. I think though it's more like a 'hey, look at what I created, I'm proud of my creativity' as opposed to the 'whew, I can go into public now'.

Like Sam said, sometimes a bit of a color, even if it's just a lipstick can perk you up - I just put on an over-sized raggedy hoody and Hot Blooded to walk my dog, and why not

However, my friends couldn't care less if I don't wear makeup at all, and if my BF had to choose, he would choose bare face, so we can get going sooner, hehe.

If you're actually worried about the look of your skin, healthy diet and skin care can get you farther than a thick layer or cover up, and then you can focus on the fun and colorful part

wow, thanks! What a supportive group! I realise also, that I probably looked a bit of a drongo before, nursing at keyboard = bad spelling, lol!

I would never admit this to any one I knew in person, but I was abused by both my stepfather & stepbrother as a child, & obviously low self esteem is related to that, but I admire all you confident (& beautiful) people who are so accepting of yourselves. I really feel that I have to hide myself. Also, not helping the situation was that I had terrible cystic acne in my late teens & early 20s & not many people seem to be able to see past that.

Thanks for the support, from people who I don't know, I am so overwhelmed! I suppose it must make a difference that anyone who cares about healthy & natural things might be more caring anyway??? I got into this kind of thing from paranoia that my dd (10 months) kisses my face & I don't want her to be around anything nasty.

I also worry about how my lack of self esteem will affect her, so at the moment it's all pretend & I think that's a good start???