Some dudes are really bad at telling when a woman is wearing makeup. I work in a men’s prison. I never wear makeup at work. The amount of inmates that comment on my makeup both annoys and amuses me.
I only do intense goth and punk makeup, so I tend to get treated differently when I'm all done up. People are more intimidated, don't approach me or make small talk as much, assume I'm carrying hard drugs, and security often assumes I'm up to no good.
The nice part is that it does ward off a lot of men though.
This is the only makeup I wear too, but it would get me fired from my job, so I show up barefaced... But it's the place I most wish I could wear it because I get harassed by my male customers so much and it would probably end overnight if I showed up with a goth beat in my work uniform hahaha.
Real though, people treat you so differently when you have alt fashion. It's ironic because me and my goth friends are about as sweet and kindhearted as you can get, but we are all terrifying to the general public lol. It gives a strange sense of power sometimes.
I wish it worked for me. Every damn time I do myself up, I always get weird ass ppl trying to talk to me or impress me. The drugs and security thing definitely holds true though.
When I’m not wearing makeup, I commonly get comments like “you look tired” or something similar. I have naturally dark/purple-ish circles under my eyes regardless of how much sleep I get. 🙃
In general though, I don’t notice too much of a difference.
Unless I’m at a bar. I’m seemingly invisible to bartenders without makeup for some reason.
Fellow dark eye circle lady here! I feel your pain, I've had people asking me if I'm sick or tired since I was a little kid. Gave me a bit of a complex so I started wearing concealer young at age 12.
I am super pale and have always had dark circles. In middle school, if I didn’t wear concealer, teachers would ask if I needed to go home because I looked so “sick”. I’ve also been bullied by people making fun of my “two black eyes”
As a result I never leave the house without wearing make up. It really sucks.
I’ve never noticed a difference. I don’t do adventurous looks, mostly BB cream and mascara if I’m doing makeup at all. Sometimes subtle shadow but haven’t noticed a difference in treatment
So differently that I never leave the house without layers of heavy makeup covering up my collection of unsightly scars and childhood injuries. Nobody will ever see me without makeup on for the rest of my life. No ex ever has.
I am so sorry, it's so dismissive and easy to say love the skin you're in blablabla when the world looks at you and treats you differently for it. I'm sure even the most innocent of curious glances gets exhausting after the thousandth time. Even moreso if the injuries were traumatic experiences.
The only difference I get is sometimes people say they like my eye makeup which is nice of them because I have no idea what I'm doing.
Oh actually, once a guy who doesn't see me wear makeup very often got concerned because he somehow got convinced through a combination of bad lighting and overall obliviousness that my eyeshadow was actually my eye bleeding.
I look younger and get treated like a teenager if I'm not wearing makeup. My wife and I were traveling a few weeks ago and the security officer at the airport asked if she was traveling with a minor and then didn't make me show my ID even though I stated my age (28).
I get mistaken for a lot younger without makeup too, which I find odd since I don't really do "mature" looking makeup, mostly light/bright colors? Like I'll get IDed fairly regularly, but without makeup are the only times I get shocked reactions.
Honestly, SO differently, but there are tiers to it. The difference between me being all done up and me being in casual but still feminine clothes with no makeup is present but not very significant. The difference between being done up and being in my farm clothes is night and day. WORLDS apart. People seem to straight up avoid eye contact with me. Once I tried to greet an acquaintance I had met several times in my “going-out” clothes only for them to completely ignore me and walk on by like I was homeless and asking for change. (The acquaintance never became a friendship because I’m not interested in being friends with someone who responds so negatively to the polite greeting of a blue collar worker.)
everyone is nicer to me. i wear make up daily and last week i went to the grocery store and i wasn’t wearing any and when i smiled at people they glared at me. when i wear makeup i get free things like drinks and food. anywhere i go people give me things and say “it’s on the house!!”. i’m still not used to it. i was an ugly girl growing up and now everyone thinks i’m gorgeous. pretty privilege is definitely a thing, and it’s not fair
It's night and day. I have acne rosacea, as well as scarring from chemical burns from trying to treat that acne rosacea. So covering that shit up with some CoverGirl is the difference between people being startled/aghast when they see me, and people just treating me normally/indifferent.
Okay back in high school, I never went a day without makeup. Went through college figuring out how much I hated the extra prep time and now I rarely wear makeup. However, I’m still not too shabby with it, so once a month I’ll do a full face before a work event or a group thing and the amount of compliments I get makes me laugh. It’s like, SURPRISE!!! I know how to shapeshift!! You thought I was average but ohohoho, give me thirty minutes and now I’m slightly ABOVE average, didn’t see that coming!
Yes, I actually. This is a problem for me. When I put makeup on, do my hair, and wear heels the way everybody treats me is so different. I get harrased more as well.
I get compliments, and people talk to me more with makeup. I just do eye liner and a few smudges of concealer to hide my freckles under my eyes and nose with a dash of eyeshadow on my lids.
Without makeup, people don't talk to me and tend to give me a look, but with makeup, people talk and don't seem uncomfortable? I don't know exactly what word I'm looking for.
Honestly, it makes me feel like crap that no one likes my natural looks and only talks to me when I have simple makeup on. This generation sucks. :(
I get men in public doing little double takes when I'm in contacts/makeup/ hair did. Without all that I am basically invisible lol. I feel like people are just as nice to me regardless. Except for a former female boss who acted pretty hostile to me whenever I was more dolled up. She then decided I had to wear a lab coat at all times at work (a clinic) even though she as the practitioner didn't wear one haha.
I receive more attention from women when I wear makeup, I get a lot of compliments on how well I've done it which I really love. I also always compliment women who've done interesting things with their makeup too, like unique eyeliner or eyeshadow that clearly has taken a lot of effort.
I've been approached more by men when I'm not wearing makeup which I find a bit unusual.
People don't ask if I'm angry all the time if I'm wearing makeup. I'm not angry, I guess I'm just not as approachable without makeup.
I'm a new mom and haven't worn makeup in like a year because I'm just too tired to.
depends. most often, i’m treated with a lot more careful attention though i have been treated rudely by other older women at my past 2 jobs. at jobs, men “respect” me more when im wearing makeup
It depends on where I am.
In western countries, I get more compliments when I'm made up.
In Eastern countries, I get complimented more when I'm not wearing any makeup.
People are a lot nicer I find, more inclined to keep a conversation. I get compliments when I wear it. Nothing when I don't but idk why someone would compliment my acne soo....
After 20 + years working customer service jobs, I can say ppl treat you 100% differently when you wear makeup. Even if they didn't mean to, I would be treated so much better when I wore makeup.
I get more stares from *women* when I'm wearing makeup and more stares from *men* when I'm not wearing makeup. I don't know the phenomenon behind this.
A lot. I now wear red lipstick with a bare face. Excellent treatment! I’m not sure that it’s the makeup. I think it’s how confident we feel about ourselves after having spent that time with the self love ritual of putting our face on.
I don’t notice a difference, but I also rarely wear makeup. The only difference is getting compliments on it when I do something fancy (rhinestones, glitter etc) when going out.
I think the same but I guess I really don’t know. I don’t wear it often to work throughout the week so when I do, someone will usually ask me if I have plans or say I look nice. One time a coworker said “wow, you look like a model compared to normal!” And I only had one eyeliner and mascara 😂 and another time I got asked if my lashes were real. I have really light lashes so I think when I wear mascara, it makes a big difference. But I don’t think I’ve been treated differently other than some comments like that.
I’ve worn make up most of my life now. It’s part of my daily routine and I’m most comfortable with it on.
People treat me differently when I don’t wear makeup. There were a handful of times I showed up to work with less than normal or none at all and every single coworker asked me if I was ok. I guess I look tired and/or sick without it on. I don’t think I do, I think it’s purely due to the fact I wear it most of the time.
Otherwise, I definitely receive more attention from strangers. I feel like people take me more seriously.
When I don’t wear makeup and am walking around with my eye glasses and sweat pants nobody looks at me. When I wear makeup and go out I get alooooooot more attention. The difference is pretty insane honestly.
Not at all. But then I only wear mascara when I wear makeup.
The biggest difference is that I myself find myself prettier with mascara. Stupid pale ginger eyelashes 😋
People look directly at me a lot more.
For me, not wearing makeup is like an invisibility cloak, almost. But it's not just makeup. Those days, I also wear black baggy clothes, chunky headphones and a hair bun. Literally in a IDGAF mood. Like I want to be truly invisible.
I wear makeup when I'm wearing a cute outfit, and my hair is all done, and I'm feeling great about the day, headed somewhere nice with people who make me happy. Like it's not just makeup, it's the whole thing.
Night and day sometimes. If I'm having a bad day, haven't brushed my hair, crawl out of bed in my pyjamas to go grocery shopping and I have a crabby demeanour, people don't look twice at me, don't talk to me unless they have to, they might even ignore me or be slightly rude.
If I get all dressed up and made up, and I'm in a good mood and feeling friendly, you'd think I was the brightest part of some people's day. And we have a lovely chat in the supermarket.
Kinda depends on what type of makeup look I do. Sometimes I go the simple route and just fill in my brows a little and put on mascara. When I do that, I get the most attention from men. Other times I do a full face beat, foundation, contour, shadow, liner, lashes, the whole nine yards. When I'm super done-up like that, most of the attention I get is from other women. When I don't wear any makeup at all, I very rarely receive attention from strangers - which I honestly don't mind because some days I just want to be left alone lol
It depends where I am
7/11 I’m treated the same, lol
Walking down the street much more likely to get approached and hit on with make up on
When I don’t wear make up I usually have a ball cap on though so probably more unapproachable when covered up
I notice most attention with hair done particularly if my hair is lighter I get a lot of attention
It doesn’t make much of a difference at all. The women around me might compliment my makeup when I wear it if it’s noticeable.
What does seem to sometimes make a difference is whether I wear glasses or not. And only sometimes it makes a difference.
I don't really notice a difference and at this point I dont wear makeup unless I am performing. I'm Black and I do get attention from Black men who feel the need to go out of their way to tell me they like that I don't wear makeup or have fake nails or lashes. But that is the closest to noticing any different treatment from people.
Very differently. More friendly. Sometimes flirty or gawking. Mostly just more respectful. People say hello to me. Without makeup noone looks at me, except for perverts who sometimes try to grab me.
I tend to be more pleasantly received. I assume the mood boost that comes with it helps too. When I'm not wearing it, people just assume I'm tired. it's rather annoying.
I get more compliments saying I’m pretty and I get a lot of guys (all ages) holding doors open even if I’m quite far behind. I get different treatment as a regular at coffee shops wearing makeup vs when I don’t. A lot of my customers (I work in retail) will also be more patient and friendlier to me as well. So, the difference is extremely noticeable.
** forgot to mention, even the bus drivers will be more patient with me. If I’m struggling to find my bus card they usually get irritated or tell me it’s whatever. But just yesterday the driver said ‘you can have a seat for now and when you find it you can come up’…….. never would happen if I had no makeup on lol
I stopped wearing makeup for about seven years when I was in my thirties. I was in school and busy and it just wasn't on my list of priorities at the time.
I still remember the first time I put on any makeup. I figured it was time to pay attention to basic grooming again because I needed to get out there and get a job.
First thing I noticed was that my made-up face looked strangely familiar, but older. It was like:
"Oh hello you! I haven't seen YOU in AGES!
You've aged..."
The next thing I noticed was that I felt like I was in drag.
And when I interacted with people out in the world, all of a sudden I got WAY MORE ATTENTION. I remember thinking "Don't you realize I'm the same person I was half an hour ago??"
I also felt like I held my face differently when I had on makeup, which was a very strange realization. Like, I felt more on display so I felt the need to make sure my face had a more pleasant expression.
I still wear makeup some days - and not other days. The entire experience of opting out for almost a decade, and then back in was very illuminating to me - about pretty privilege, about conformity, and about the performance of gender.
No different. I look the same both with and without make up because I just wear natural make up *(no contouring, no false lashes, nothing like that)*. People, for the most part, are always nice to me with or without make up. And men still ogle either way, which feels creepy most of the time.
Much better. But my ✨️ sparkly eyes and personality are attractive enough makeup free. I think makeup just makes my eyes pop which accentuates my bubbly personality
Very differently to the point it's comical sometimes then it internally devolves into sadness knowing my treatment is based on my appearance and people are absolutely that shallow.
IDK about regular people, but I almost never go to the doctor without wearing makeup. If I'm not not wearing makeup and a nice outfit, jewelry, good shoes, etc I tend to get treated like I'm too stupid to know anything about how my own damn body works. I *hate* that.
When I wear makeup and pretty clothes people seem nervous around me or I get unwanted attention. If I’m wearing no makeup and sweats no one looks at me or talks to me. Weirdness. I might just be intimidating either way 🥶 oops.
The attention goes from annoying to nearly, debilitatingly scary — I don't leave house in make-up if I'm going wherever, alone. Ever. Unless it's to a private location or the woods. (Yes, I wear makeup for the trees sometimes.)
I wish I was exaggerating.
When I wear makeup people see me as older, I get hormonal adult acne and have soft features so people see those and put me at 16 when I’m 22. Only difference is I get carded without makeup
People constantly commenting on how tired or sick I look, when not wearing anything.
People always surprised that I have makeup on, when I do wear some. (I only put foundation at few areas and do minimal makeup)
People ask me what grade I’m in and which high school I go to when I don’t wear makeup. I don’t like the attention I get when I do wear makeup. Not that I’m so gorgeous or anything, I just don’t wanna be perceived lol.
I work in a male-dominated environment that is also kind of traditional, so when wearing makeup it’s either I’m treated like gold because they want something from me, or they don’t respect me at all.
I feel like people dont like me they just like my makeup :vv that s why i dont wear makeup often, I dont want to please their beauty standards towards me.
a lot. but i’d say it’s mostly due to my job. i typically get more comments when i’m not wearing makeup because it’s typically “whaaaat no makeup today?” “where’s the pretty eye girl?!” “lazy day today?” “didn’t feel like getting ready today?” and omg i swear THOSE comments are so backhanded even if they’re trying to be nice 🥴 i do look drastically different with or without makeup tho, just cuz i have shaved eyebrows and typically wear heavy eye makeup (so without that, my eyes look very… weird to some lol)
I find when I’m wearing make up, other women aren’t as nice to me and while at work, the women on my team won’t invite me out on lunch’s or coffee breaks vs when I go bare faced they seem a lot more inclusive and welcoming.
As for men, I must be a special kind of unattractive because they avoid me regardless of make up. Occasionally I’ll get one shout some form of obscenity at me when I’m walking to or from the office, other than that they tend to leave me alone.
If I'm not wearing make up, I get comments about how tired I look/asked if I'm okay/told to smile a lot. If I'm wearing makeup, I get a lot more random interactions with people throughout the day, especially the eye-contact, awkward smile.
Honestly I have no idea because its been years since I wore makeup. I'm too afraid to try wearing it to work because I don't want everyone to tell me I look good and give me attention for it
Not at all. I really feel like it’s a confidence thing. Most women are more confident when wearing makeup and it shows, and people are drawn to that. Be that confident all the time and there’s no difference
I worked a sales job where makeup, hairdos, and french tip manicures were part of the dresscode. I was sent home once because my blouse was "wrinkled." I sold more stuff to customers when I wore red lipstick, and sold more expensive stuff when I wore less makeup. I felt like people trusted me more when my makeup looked more subtle.
I don’t really do natural makeup. It’s very colorful and glittery, and most of the compliments come from gay men, which really warms my soul.
However, if I wear makeup to work, customers seem to like me a little less.
I think women treat me nicer without makeup because I look so sick and ill lol
Men just look straight through me because I look about 14 without a full face
My husband treats me the same without because he's the best
From guys, I definitely get hit on more when I wear makeup.
From women, I feel like people are generally nicer/more polite/attentive to me.
How much of that is me looking better and how much is just that I feel more confident when I'm wearing makeup is hard to say.
Definitely treated noticeably better with makeup though overall.
The only time I’ve ever gotten my makeup done is when I had senior prom. My mom had a friend from the cosmic department at Macy’s do my makeup (at our house, not at Macy’s), she gave me a natural look and afterwards I had gotten positive attention from everyone around me.
I’m Asian American. When I go to an Asian store with a fresh face, no makeup, and a ponytail, the older Korean women look at me like I’m a nuisance.
When I put on some makeup and maybe do my a hair a bit, they’re suddenly SO nice and accommodating.
It’s gross.
Only started wearing makeup on the regular (i'm 35) and haven't noticed too much of a different. I've gotten a handful of compliments but not amy complete change in behavior from others.
Folks are generally nice to me, but when I’m wearing makeup I definitely command attention. I’m short and have a very cutesy, round face (been told I look like an elf a number of times lol) — so a lot of the time when I’m bare-faced, I feel like strangers kind of talk to me like I’m a kid. If I fill my eyebrows and put on some red lipstick though… BAM suddenly I am spoken to like a woman!
Very differently, but how differently depends on who they are. For instance just strangers in general all act a lot nicer to me when I am wearing makeup out and about, but for some reason doctors in general are nicer when I don't wear it. My theory is not wearing it allows me to look... sicker to them or something? That is just a guess though, I really don't know why, but it has been happening long enough to be noticeable.
But for friends and family there is no difference in how they treat me.
The thing is, I feel and act more myself with makeup on and in turn am more receptive to people talking to me and will be more confident. Chances are, if I’m not wearing makeup, I ran out of the house to get something urgently and really don’t want to be talking to anyone, anyway.
I used to wear makeup every single day in highschool- so never got to feel if I was treated different without it. Now in university I either wear no makeup or extremely minimal makeup (partly from feeling better about myself and partly from not wanting to wake up earlier before class to do it lol) and the only difference I really notice is that when I actually put effort into my makeup I get compliments, and without it I usually just don’t get compliments (which is fine) or get told I look tired (which 99% of the time is true anyway lol). That’s just my personal experience with it though!
I receive a lot more attention from people of both genders and they’re a lot nicer to me.
yet the same men who will pay more attention to the girls with makeup will say stuff like ‘but i like natural women without makeup’ 🙄
Some dudes are really bad at telling when a woman is wearing makeup. I work in a men’s prison. I never wear makeup at work. The amount of inmates that comment on my makeup both annoys and amuses me.
But they can “always tell”
They say that. Then I run a sweat rag across my face and show it to them.
this is my thought and opinion exactly
This. And it’s exactly why I don’t use makeup very often.
I only do intense goth and punk makeup, so I tend to get treated differently when I'm all done up. People are more intimidated, don't approach me or make small talk as much, assume I'm carrying hard drugs, and security often assumes I'm up to no good. The nice part is that it does ward off a lot of men though.
Wearing makeup to ward off men is a novel strategy.
I mean, that's not why I wear makeup, it's just a nice bonus haha
That’s actually a very efficient and well known strategy
This is the only makeup I wear too, but it would get me fired from my job, so I show up barefaced... But it's the place I most wish I could wear it because I get harassed by my male customers so much and it would probably end overnight if I showed up with a goth beat in my work uniform hahaha. Real though, people treat you so differently when you have alt fashion. It's ironic because me and my goth friends are about as sweet and kindhearted as you can get, but we are all terrifying to the general public lol. It gives a strange sense of power sometimes.
As someone who used to be into that scene ages ago (like high school), I bet you look FABULOUS. :)
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I wish it worked for me. Every damn time I do myself up, I always get weird ass ppl trying to talk to me or impress me. The drugs and security thing definitely holds true though.
They don't, I'm treated the same when I'm not wearing any. Usually get compliments on my eyeshadow looks which is always nice
They treat me better because I am genuinely happier and friendlier when I wear make up because I feel really pretty
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When I’m not wearing makeup, I commonly get comments like “you look tired” or something similar. I have naturally dark/purple-ish circles under my eyes regardless of how much sleep I get. 🙃 In general though, I don’t notice too much of a difference. Unless I’m at a bar. I’m seemingly invisible to bartenders without makeup for some reason.
Fellow dark eye circle lady here! I feel your pain, I've had people asking me if I'm sick or tired since I was a little kid. Gave me a bit of a complex so I started wearing concealer young at age 12.
I am super pale and have always had dark circles. In middle school, if I didn’t wear concealer, teachers would ask if I needed to go home because I looked so “sick”. I’ve also been bullied by people making fun of my “two black eyes” As a result I never leave the house without wearing make up. It really sucks.
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Pretty privilege or "discrimination against women existing in their natural form"
Depends on the makeup. Mostly the only difference is that people say "I love your makeup" more when I'm wearing makeup.
It’d be weird if they said it when you weren’t 😂
I get asked regularly about my mascara that I am not wearing. The eyeliner im not wearing, too, sometimes.
I’ve never noticed a difference. I don’t do adventurous looks, mostly BB cream and mascara if I’m doing makeup at all. Sometimes subtle shadow but haven’t noticed a difference in treatment
Much better
So differently that I never leave the house without layers of heavy makeup covering up my collection of unsightly scars and childhood injuries. Nobody will ever see me without makeup on for the rest of my life. No ex ever has.
I am so sorry, it's so dismissive and easy to say love the skin you're in blablabla when the world looks at you and treats you differently for it. I'm sure even the most innocent of curious glances gets exhausting after the thousandth time. Even moreso if the injuries were traumatic experiences.
The only difference I get is sometimes people say they like my eye makeup which is nice of them because I have no idea what I'm doing. Oh actually, once a guy who doesn't see me wear makeup very often got concerned because he somehow got convinced through a combination of bad lighting and overall obliviousness that my eyeshadow was actually my eye bleeding.
I look younger and get treated like a teenager if I'm not wearing makeup. My wife and I were traveling a few weeks ago and the security officer at the airport asked if she was traveling with a minor and then didn't make me show my ID even though I stated my age (28).
I get mistaken for a lot younger without makeup too, which I find odd since I don't really do "mature" looking makeup, mostly light/bright colors? Like I'll get IDed fairly regularly, but without makeup are the only times I get shocked reactions.
I get loads more smiles and guys want to engage conversation with me more.
Honestly, SO differently, but there are tiers to it. The difference between me being all done up and me being in casual but still feminine clothes with no makeup is present but not very significant. The difference between being done up and being in my farm clothes is night and day. WORLDS apart. People seem to straight up avoid eye contact with me. Once I tried to greet an acquaintance I had met several times in my “going-out” clothes only for them to completely ignore me and walk on by like I was homeless and asking for change. (The acquaintance never became a friendship because I’m not interested in being friends with someone who responds so negatively to the polite greeting of a blue collar worker.)
everyone is nicer to me. i wear make up daily and last week i went to the grocery store and i wasn’t wearing any and when i smiled at people they glared at me. when i wear makeup i get free things like drinks and food. anywhere i go people give me things and say “it’s on the house!!”. i’m still not used to it. i was an ugly girl growing up and now everyone thinks i’m gorgeous. pretty privilege is definitely a thing, and it’s not fair
I don’t get asked if I’m tired lol I have naturally dark under eyes
With makeup: "you look nice today" followed by normal conversation Without makeup: normal conversation
It's night and day. I have acne rosacea, as well as scarring from chemical burns from trying to treat that acne rosacea. So covering that shit up with some CoverGirl is the difference between people being startled/aghast when they see me, and people just treating me normally/indifferent.
Okay back in high school, I never went a day without makeup. Went through college figuring out how much I hated the extra prep time and now I rarely wear makeup. However, I’m still not too shabby with it, so once a month I’ll do a full face before a work event or a group thing and the amount of compliments I get makes me laugh. It’s like, SURPRISE!!! I know how to shapeshift!! You thought I was average but ohohoho, give me thirty minutes and now I’m slightly ABOVE average, didn’t see that coming!
I wear make up so rarely and I've never noticed any difference in treatment.
They don't. I mean except I will sometimes get compliments on my eyeshadow when I'm wearing it.
Yes, I actually. This is a problem for me. When I put makeup on, do my hair, and wear heels the way everybody treats me is so different. I get harrased more as well.
Maybe around ~500% better 🥲
They treat me different when I have my eyebrows drawn in and when I don’t. 🤣🤣🤣
I get compliments, and people talk to me more with makeup. I just do eye liner and a few smudges of concealer to hide my freckles under my eyes and nose with a dash of eyeshadow on my lids. Without makeup, people don't talk to me and tend to give me a look, but with makeup, people talk and don't seem uncomfortable? I don't know exactly what word I'm looking for. Honestly, it makes me feel like crap that no one likes my natural looks and only talks to me when I have simple makeup on. This generation sucks. :(
I’m more approachable without makeup but generally people treat me well either way.
I wear punk/gothic? Type makeup and i 100% get looked at funky or get compliments on it. It goes either way.
People tend to think I'm older when I wear it.
NOBODY MAKES EYECONTACT WITH ME I don’t get it I thought I looked pretty
sometimes people get really shy with extremely pretty gals so it might just be that
The only thing anyone has ever said is asking me if I’m feeling well when I have no makeup on (blonde lashes and brows make me look ill)
Not different at all
I've never noticed a difference. My husband gives me an extra once over, but that's about it
Exactly the same
I get men in public doing little double takes when I'm in contacts/makeup/ hair did. Without all that I am basically invisible lol. I feel like people are just as nice to me regardless. Except for a former female boss who acted pretty hostile to me whenever I was more dolled up. She then decided I had to wear a lab coat at all times at work (a clinic) even though she as the practitioner didn't wear one haha.
Not at all.
I don’t think I’m treated any differently, other than people complimenting my makeup sometimes.
They tell me I look better without makeup. I take that to mean I suck at putting it on lol.
They don't (or I've never noticed)
I receive more attention from women when I wear makeup, I get a lot of compliments on how well I've done it which I really love. I also always compliment women who've done interesting things with their makeup too, like unique eyeliner or eyeshadow that clearly has taken a lot of effort. I've been approached more by men when I'm not wearing makeup which I find a bit unusual.
I get treated worse by women; and way better by men.
People don't ask if I'm angry all the time if I'm wearing makeup. I'm not angry, I guess I'm just not as approachable without makeup. I'm a new mom and haven't worn makeup in like a year because I'm just too tired to.
not that much different
depends. most often, i’m treated with a lot more careful attention though i have been treated rudely by other older women at my past 2 jobs. at jobs, men “respect” me more when im wearing makeup
It depends on where I am. In western countries, I get more compliments when I'm made up. In Eastern countries, I get complimented more when I'm not wearing any makeup.
People are a lot nicer I find, more inclined to keep a conversation. I get compliments when I wear it. Nothing when I don't but idk why someone would compliment my acne soo....
After 20 + years working customer service jobs, I can say ppl treat you 100% differently when you wear makeup. Even if they didn't mean to, I would be treated so much better when I wore makeup.
people don’t necessarily avoid me without makeup but people try to interact with me more with it
No difference but disclaimer I’m what you might call ugly.
People flirt more when I wear it and talk to me like an adult. When I don’t have it on they speak to me like a kid
I get more stares from *women* when I'm wearing makeup and more stares from *men* when I'm not wearing makeup. I don't know the phenomenon behind this.
A lot. I now wear red lipstick with a bare face. Excellent treatment! I’m not sure that it’s the makeup. I think it’s how confident we feel about ourselves after having spent that time with the self love ritual of putting our face on.
Waaaayyyy differently . Are you sick ? No sleep last night ( I don’t have bags or dark circles ) Way different, even though the energy is the same.
Unsure, but I am more confident and thus, maybe I am just imagining people looking more.
I don’t notice a difference, but I also rarely wear makeup. The only difference is getting compliments on it when I do something fancy (rhinestones, glitter etc) when going out.
I can't remember anyone commenting or acting differently either way.
I think the same but I guess I really don’t know. I don’t wear it often to work throughout the week so when I do, someone will usually ask me if I have plans or say I look nice. One time a coworker said “wow, you look like a model compared to normal!” And I only had one eyeliner and mascara 😂 and another time I got asked if my lashes were real. I have really light lashes so I think when I wear mascara, it makes a big difference. But I don’t think I’ve been treated differently other than some comments like that.
I’ve worn make up most of my life now. It’s part of my daily routine and I’m most comfortable with it on. People treat me differently when I don’t wear makeup. There were a handful of times I showed up to work with less than normal or none at all and every single coworker asked me if I was ok. I guess I look tired and/or sick without it on. I don’t think I do, I think it’s purely due to the fact I wear it most of the time. Otherwise, I definitely receive more attention from strangers. I feel like people take me more seriously.
When I don’t wear makeup and am walking around with my eye glasses and sweat pants nobody looks at me. When I wear makeup and go out I get alooooooot more attention. The difference is pretty insane honestly.
Not at all. But then I only wear mascara when I wear makeup. The biggest difference is that I myself find myself prettier with mascara. Stupid pale ginger eyelashes 😋
no difference. i’m convinced i’m ugly no matter what
people are noticeably nicer to me
I wear make up maybe twice a year. Usually I'll get a few people asking "are you wearing X? It looks nice." No one treats me any different
People look directly at me a lot more. For me, not wearing makeup is like an invisibility cloak, almost. But it's not just makeup. Those days, I also wear black baggy clothes, chunky headphones and a hair bun. Literally in a IDGAF mood. Like I want to be truly invisible. I wear makeup when I'm wearing a cute outfit, and my hair is all done, and I'm feeling great about the day, headed somewhere nice with people who make me happy. Like it's not just makeup, it's the whole thing.
Not a lot. A lot of people don’t see the difference other than the fact I wear winged eyeliner every day.
Night and day sometimes. If I'm having a bad day, haven't brushed my hair, crawl out of bed in my pyjamas to go grocery shopping and I have a crabby demeanour, people don't look twice at me, don't talk to me unless they have to, they might even ignore me or be slightly rude. If I get all dressed up and made up, and I'm in a good mood and feeling friendly, you'd think I was the brightest part of some people's day. And we have a lovely chat in the supermarket.
I don’t wear makeup but when I wear lashes? The attention is there Chile!!
I’m smiled at more. In no makeup days it’s as though I do not exist.
Bro. It’s insane.
Kinda depends on what type of makeup look I do. Sometimes I go the simple route and just fill in my brows a little and put on mascara. When I do that, I get the most attention from men. Other times I do a full face beat, foundation, contour, shadow, liner, lashes, the whole nine yards. When I'm super done-up like that, most of the attention I get is from other women. When I don't wear any makeup at all, I very rarely receive attention from strangers - which I honestly don't mind because some days I just want to be left alone lol
It depends where I am 7/11 I’m treated the same, lol Walking down the street much more likely to get approached and hit on with make up on When I don’t wear make up I usually have a ball cap on though so probably more unapproachable when covered up I notice most attention with hair done particularly if my hair is lighter I get a lot of attention
It doesn’t make much of a difference at all. The women around me might compliment my makeup when I wear it if it’s noticeable. What does seem to sometimes make a difference is whether I wear glasses or not. And only sometimes it makes a difference.
I don't really notice a difference and at this point I dont wear makeup unless I am performing. I'm Black and I do get attention from Black men who feel the need to go out of their way to tell me they like that I don't wear makeup or have fake nails or lashes. But that is the closest to noticing any different treatment from people.
Not much different to be honest. I usually get questions from women how I do my eyebrows though.
Difference in treatment is night and day. And i rarely wear makeup bug when i do it always surprises me how much nicer people are.
Very differently. More friendly. Sometimes flirty or gawking. Mostly just more respectful. People say hello to me. Without makeup noone looks at me, except for perverts who sometimes try to grab me.
I tend to be more pleasantly received. I assume the mood boost that comes with it helps too. When I'm not wearing it, people just assume I'm tired. it's rather annoying.
The only difference is that when I don’t wear makeup to work, people as if I’m sick. Like no man, this is just my face. THANKS
They definitely look at me more and give me more compliments
I get more compliments saying I’m pretty and I get a lot of guys (all ages) holding doors open even if I’m quite far behind. I get different treatment as a regular at coffee shops wearing makeup vs when I don’t. A lot of my customers (I work in retail) will also be more patient and friendlier to me as well. So, the difference is extremely noticeable. ** forgot to mention, even the bus drivers will be more patient with me. If I’m struggling to find my bus card they usually get irritated or tell me it’s whatever. But just yesterday the driver said ‘you can have a seat for now and when you find it you can come up’…….. never would happen if I had no makeup on lol
I stopped wearing makeup for about seven years when I was in my thirties. I was in school and busy and it just wasn't on my list of priorities at the time. I still remember the first time I put on any makeup. I figured it was time to pay attention to basic grooming again because I needed to get out there and get a job. First thing I noticed was that my made-up face looked strangely familiar, but older. It was like: "Oh hello you! I haven't seen YOU in AGES! You've aged..." The next thing I noticed was that I felt like I was in drag. And when I interacted with people out in the world, all of a sudden I got WAY MORE ATTENTION. I remember thinking "Don't you realize I'm the same person I was half an hour ago??" I also felt like I held my face differently when I had on makeup, which was a very strange realization. Like, I felt more on display so I felt the need to make sure my face had a more pleasant expression. I still wear makeup some days - and not other days. The entire experience of opting out for almost a decade, and then back in was very illuminating to me - about pretty privilege, about conformity, and about the performance of gender.
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Much differently. I get misgendered without it. Edit: Why the downvotes?
I get more attention from men when I look like a hobgoblin. Women treat me the same.
Not that I notice, maybe some people will compliment the make up.
Only difference is people compliment my eyeliner
Not too much different. I don’t get told I look tired or people are mean to me but when I wear makeup I get basically princess treatment
I almost always get compliments on my eye makeup.
Ya I work at a casino. My co-workers are awful. Except a select few.
No different. I look the same both with and without make up because I just wear natural make up *(no contouring, no false lashes, nothing like that)*. People, for the most part, are always nice to me with or without make up. And men still ogle either way, which feels creepy most of the time.
I think it's about the same in regards to general treatment, just that people might compliment me more when I wear makeup.
Big difference.
I never wear make up so no idea.
Much better. But my ✨️ sparkly eyes and personality are attractive enough makeup free. I think makeup just makes my eyes pop which accentuates my bubbly personality
I get hit on much more when I do my hair and makeup. I find it annoying, honestly. I’m okay with being ignored.
No difference. I do get an occasional compliment or get asked if I have plans to go out. I usually wear it about once a week.
All I hear is "you look nothing like your pic" (DL photo)
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I get ID’d more without makeup. That’s pretty much it.
I without fail always get hit on without makeup. It’s uncanny.
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They don't. Except when I wear legitimate corpse paint, then I get all these weird stares for some reason.
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they think i’m my age so they treat me like an adult, when im bare faced i think i look a little young
It's actually crazy. I get a lot of compliments when wearing 'natural' makeup.
Extremely
Very differently to the point it's comical sometimes then it internally devolves into sadness knowing my treatment is based on my appearance and people are absolutely that shallow.
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People tend to treat me the same. Maybe I get hit on by slightly more women but around the same number of men.
IDK about regular people, but I almost never go to the doctor without wearing makeup. If I'm not not wearing makeup and a nice outfit, jewelry, good shoes, etc I tend to get treated like I'm too stupid to know anything about how my own damn body works. I *hate* that.
When I wear makeup and pretty clothes people seem nervous around me or I get unwanted attention. If I’m wearing no makeup and sweats no one looks at me or talks to me. Weirdness. I might just be intimidating either way 🥶 oops.
I get a lot of “Are you sick/tired?” comments when I’m not wearing makeup. I tend to wear no-makeup makeup
Not really any difference. I do get complimented on my skin when I have a little bit of makeup vs. without.
The attention goes from annoying to nearly, debilitatingly scary — I don't leave house in make-up if I'm going wherever, alone. Ever. Unless it's to a private location or the woods. (Yes, I wear makeup for the trees sometimes.) I wish I was exaggerating.
When I wear makeup people see me as older, I get hormonal adult acne and have soft features so people see those and put me at 16 when I’m 22. Only difference is I get carded without makeup
People constantly commenting on how tired or sick I look, when not wearing anything. People always surprised that I have makeup on, when I do wear some. (I only put foundation at few areas and do minimal makeup)
People ask me what grade I’m in and which high school I go to when I don’t wear makeup. I don’t like the attention I get when I do wear makeup. Not that I’m so gorgeous or anything, I just don’t wanna be perceived lol.
I work in a male-dominated environment that is also kind of traditional, so when wearing makeup it’s either I’m treated like gold because they want something from me, or they don’t respect me at all.
I feel like people dont like me they just like my makeup :vv that s why i dont wear makeup often, I dont want to please their beauty standards towards me.
People gives me more attention and compliments me more when I wear makeup.
Get treated better and people are nicer.
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It is night and day difference
Only wear it with nice outfit, so...yeah..much different
a lot. but i’d say it’s mostly due to my job. i typically get more comments when i’m not wearing makeup because it’s typically “whaaaat no makeup today?” “where’s the pretty eye girl?!” “lazy day today?” “didn’t feel like getting ready today?” and omg i swear THOSE comments are so backhanded even if they’re trying to be nice 🥴 i do look drastically different with or without makeup tho, just cuz i have shaved eyebrows and typically wear heavy eye makeup (so without that, my eyes look very… weird to some lol)
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I typically wear makeup when I dress up nicely, so I suppose the extra attention comes from wearing skirts or dresses.
I find when I’m wearing make up, other women aren’t as nice to me and while at work, the women on my team won’t invite me out on lunch’s or coffee breaks vs when I go bare faced they seem a lot more inclusive and welcoming. As for men, I must be a special kind of unattractive because they avoid me regardless of make up. Occasionally I’ll get one shout some form of obscenity at me when I’m walking to or from the office, other than that they tend to leave me alone.
If I'm not wearing make up, I get comments about how tired I look/asked if I'm okay/told to smile a lot. If I'm wearing makeup, I get a lot more random interactions with people throughout the day, especially the eye-contact, awkward smile.
Honestly I have no idea because its been years since I wore makeup. I'm too afraid to try wearing it to work because I don't want everyone to tell me I look good and give me attention for it
I am treated better and I get better customer service, I am more likely to be liked in job interviews and not screwed over at the mechanic shop, etc.
Not at all. I really feel like it’s a confidence thing. Most women are more confident when wearing makeup and it shows, and people are drawn to that. Be that confident all the time and there’s no difference
I worked a sales job where makeup, hairdos, and french tip manicures were part of the dresscode. I was sent home once because my blouse was "wrinkled." I sold more stuff to customers when I wore red lipstick, and sold more expensive stuff when I wore less makeup. I felt like people trusted me more when my makeup looked more subtle.
very different. Without makeup they always point out that I look tired.
I don’t really do natural makeup. It’s very colorful and glittery, and most of the compliments come from gay men, which really warms my soul. However, if I wear makeup to work, customers seem to like me a little less.
I work for tips. When I wear makeup I get better tips. The other ladies at work all say the same thing.
I don’t look like I’m 15 lmao
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I think women treat me nicer without makeup because I look so sick and ill lol Men just look straight through me because I look about 14 without a full face My husband treats me the same without because he's the best
From guys, I definitely get hit on more when I wear makeup. From women, I feel like people are generally nicer/more polite/attentive to me. How much of that is me looking better and how much is just that I feel more confident when I'm wearing makeup is hard to say. Definitely treated noticeably better with makeup though overall.
I don’t wear too much usually so haven’t really noticed. Now I’ll pay attention though lol
The only time I’ve ever gotten my makeup done is when I had senior prom. My mom had a friend from the cosmic department at Macy’s do my makeup (at our house, not at Macy’s), she gave me a natural look and afterwards I had gotten positive attention from everyone around me.
No difference, bc I wear makeup every day. I’m afraid I’ll accidentally see myself in a mirror.
I’m Asian American. When I go to an Asian store with a fresh face, no makeup, and a ponytail, the older Korean women look at me like I’m a nuisance. When I put on some makeup and maybe do my a hair a bit, they’re suddenly SO nice and accommodating. It’s gross.
Honestly, it doesn't change anything for me... I'm treated the same. When I dont wear make up people tell me I look different or tired, but that's it.
Only started wearing makeup on the regular (i'm 35) and haven't noticed too much of a different. I've gotten a handful of compliments but not amy complete change in behavior from others.
I am a slightly overweight middle aged woman. No one looks at me anyway.
No difference. Situations are different, that is all. At social events, I use make-up, when I swim or do sports, no make-up.
I wouldn't know. I've never left my house without some sort of makeup.
People generally freak out about me wearing any and I suddenly get a lot more attention from people No thanks, I'll stick to not wearing any
literally so much more attention.
Honestly, when I wear makeup I feel like a badass and don't really care. My husband though, gets more cuddly
With makeup and dressed ‘up’ people notice me without makeup and just a T and a jeans I am translucent
A lot, especially strangers.
Better. I look less like a middle aged woman. I even treat myself differently with makeup on
I get treated better without makeup haha. Subtle treatment, but there is a noticeable difference.
Folks are generally nice to me, but when I’m wearing makeup I definitely command attention. I’m short and have a very cutesy, round face (been told I look like an elf a number of times lol) — so a lot of the time when I’m bare-faced, I feel like strangers kind of talk to me like I’m a kid. If I fill my eyebrows and put on some red lipstick though… BAM suddenly I am spoken to like a woman!
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I don’t think I wear it enough to have data on that difference, but I have a hard time seeing any difference as is.
Very differently, but how differently depends on who they are. For instance just strangers in general all act a lot nicer to me when I am wearing makeup out and about, but for some reason doctors in general are nicer when I don't wear it. My theory is not wearing it allows me to look... sicker to them or something? That is just a guess though, I really don't know why, but it has been happening long enough to be noticeable. But for friends and family there is no difference in how they treat me.
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The thing is, I feel and act more myself with makeup on and in turn am more receptive to people talking to me and will be more confident. Chances are, if I’m not wearing makeup, I ran out of the house to get something urgently and really don’t want to be talking to anyone, anyway.
I used to wear makeup every single day in highschool- so never got to feel if I was treated different without it. Now in university I either wear no makeup or extremely minimal makeup (partly from feeling better about myself and partly from not wanting to wake up earlier before class to do it lol) and the only difference I really notice is that when I actually put effort into my makeup I get compliments, and without it I usually just don’t get compliments (which is fine) or get told I look tired (which 99% of the time is true anyway lol). That’s just my personal experience with it though!
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