I find that makeup is more important where you're taking professional photos. Cameras have a tendency to exagerate flaws or imperfections and I'd like to look back on the photos and see the beautiful person I see everyday without relying on heavy editing by my photographer.
The idea is great, in theory, but out of every blog/article/whatever I've read on this same subject, the women who give up makeup are naturally gorgeous, with defined faeatures and practically flawless skin.
I don't even like to go to the gas station without at least foundation on to even out my skin tone. I have just recently become ok with my FI's friends coming over for a minute when I don't have anything on, but even then, I'm secretly hoping they aren't judging my blotchiness!
It has nothing to do with me thinking I should always look my best, but with the fact that I KNOW I look bad without it. I look at as more of a fact than low self-esteem...haha. I already look several years younger than I am, and without makeup, I look even younger, and to me, that is not a good thing. I think I'm the only 31 year old woman who wants to look 31!
I also have lighter red hair, fair skin, w/ blonde lashes and brows, so finding the right colors of makeup is already next to impossible..I will definitely get my makeup done by a professional for my wedding, b/c I do want to look like the best version of myself....as in, let my outside reflect my inside!
I think it simple. The bride should do what she wants. I think mascara and lip gloss are fine.
I would never try to go makeup-less for my wedding day. I am paying a lot of money for professional photography and wouldn't want to ruin it with my dark under-eye circles and blotchy skin. My friend didn't wear makeup or get her hair done for the wedding and , while she said she felt beautiful all day, she really regretted it when she got her pro pictures back.
@Elky: Interesting, I never thought of that side of things. I think I was just picturing the walking down the isle and talking to people side of things. But I can see pictures being a different story.
@JFay: Yeah, I suppose I would be much more likely to wear makeup everyday, or at least some foundation, if I didn't have such good skin. (I was one of those people who never really got any zits, even as a teenager) And I always said if I didn't have naturally darkish lashes I would probably wear mascara much more often.
But looking younger is wonderful! I wish I looked younger (well, more so) I think "I do want to look like the best version of myself....as in, let my outside reflect my inside!" was a wonderful way of explaining it.
@TwoCityBride: I agree, ovbiously being comfortable in how you look is the most important thing.
honestly... the author's words: "Standing in the dressing room just before I got married, I realized that I wanted the version of myself I knew best. I just wanted to look like me." --really rings true.
if you normally wear makeup though, I guess the makeup version of you would look familiar. but I've also never gotten into makeup or learned how to use it, so it would just be awkward. actually in my engagement photos, I had professional makeup done, and that just made me really realize I will never look "good" (to myself) in makeup. ok so the husband likes it, but I don't look familiar! that was the only disappointing thing about our e-pics. I loved them otherwise, I just wish I wasn't wearing makeup...
a lot of my friends look better without makeup (imo) but they've somehow gotten used to wearing it and feel incomplete otherwise? meh.
@Honeyblood: Yeah, I figure I'll appreciate the younger looking thing when I'm in my 40s...but right now, I take it as an insult. Mostly b/c of the look of shock on the faces of people who find out my age...they never comment that I look great and gush over it like they do other people I know who look younger, they just say 'Oh...I thought you were 23...' and sort of trail off and change the subject. It's disheartening...like they already didn't take me seriously and the decide that something must be wrong with me...it's frustrating at times. I have a 2 year old, and in my conservative town, I even get judgemental looks from older women when I'm out alone with her! I want to pull out my ID and flash my ring in their face when they do that!
I just don't think this is a black-and-white issue in general...people who don't wear makeup don't understand why people feel they 'need' it....and poeple who always wear makeup don't see how anyone can go without. Nobody wants to be judged, and I think these arguments just make people think they are being insulted for their choices and get angry....not that anyone here has been angry, but I've see it in other similar articles.
@JFay: Ooof, yeah I can see that. People thinking you look like you're too young to be a mother must be super annoying. I suppose it is all in the way people react.
Gosh, I totally agree. I think in the long run, the crucial thing is that everyone feels happy with themselves and confident in the way they look. I didn't even think about the fact that this could be seen as judgemental, or that people might get angry about it. But I guess I'm just really relaxed about this kinda thing...
If I was Sienna Miller or Natalie Portman, I'd go to my wedding au naturel...
I think you should look like you. I only wear tinted moisturizer most days, but on weekends wear a little more. I am wearing a full face of makeup for my wedding because it will allow me to look like me in the pictures.Well applied makeup looks natural on. I think smokey eyes and bright lips are too much for someone who never wears makeup, but many look a little better with a little bronzer, blush, mascara, and light eye shaddow.
this is a tough one. I have a couple of friends who are naturally pretty and their style is very casual. sometimes they put on makeup for special occasions, and I think it looks bizarre on them - like little girls experimenting. I think they would have looked so much better if they had just chosen a little mascara and tinted lip gloss and left it at that.
but most women do not have perfect skin, so I think that at least a subtle bit of makeup is needed so they can have that extra glow and also look good in photos.
I wouldn't because I like wearing makeup, not because I think I look inadequate without it, but I just like the look of eyeliner and stuff on me. I want to look about how I usually look on my wedding day. If I were someone who never ever wears makeup, I probably wouldn't wear much or any.
@Honeyblood: I generally have good skin, and my day-to-day makeup consists of mascara and a little bit of concealer.
I doubt I'll wear heavy foundation on my wedding day.
If my skin looked worse, you better believe I would be wearing a lot of makeup!
I feel prettier with makeup and think that most people look best when they wear at least a little bit of makeup (like curled eyelashes and mascara, maybe a bit of lip gloss). Obviously it's your wedding and your prerogative.
I voted other because I agree with what you posted originally. I don't usually wear make-up, but I do think it's fun. On my wedding day I decided to go all out and pamper myself and hire a MUA for fun (not because of a necessity to wear make-up). My extent of wearing make-up is throwing on some mascara every now and then.
Also, my dad is a photographer and said it makes a world of difference in pictures for when you do those close ups.
I honestly like make up, but it drives me nuts. I wear a lil on my eyes and thats about it. My friends put the full face on me once. Im talking the base coat ( or cover up or whatever its called) and then the powder and then another kind of powder and then did my eyes and lips all crazy.. it felt like my face had instantly gained 5 lbs and I wanted to scratch it off. I looked flawless and awsome, but not me. Im going to go veryyy basic on the wedding day because I dont want to feel like i need to claw my face off lol So eyeliner, mascara, bbcream/some equivelent, then perhaps some lipgloss/ lipstick..depends how i feel day of
I think everyone looks better with a little makeup, no matter how gorgeous they may be without. If someone doesn't want to wear any and feels good without, then that's their choice, but it's not a choice I would ever make! I don't wear heavy makeup though--I'm talking mascara, blush, and lip stick/gloss. Those are the essentials IMO if you've got good skin. If your skin needs help, concealer/foundation/powder are important. I personally find my skin looks so much better when I don't use foundation. No matter what I use it ends up making me break out more.
i think the bride should do whatever she feels the most comfortable with, but i think a little bit of makeup is a good idea even if it's just a little bit of mascara and lip gloss.
if i had the perfect complexion, i would totally rock the natural look. but i have dark circles under my eyes, acne, scaring, redness....i definitely need makeup especially if i'm having my picture taken because the camera/flash makes all my imperfections look 10 times worse. i don't care so much (anymore) about people seeing me without makeup, but if i see a camera come out i make a run for it, haha.
If you never wear makeup and you're not having professional pictures taken then I'd say, don't wear it.
If you're having professional pictures and you never/rarely wear makeup, I'd wear a little just to cut down on shine and make sure your eyes stand out in your pictures.
If you reguarly wear makeup, I definitely would. I wouldn't want my wedding day to be the day people think, "She looks tired, you think she's okay?"
I have a pretty good complexion- no scarring, no acne, even tone. Even so, I am still going to wear full makeup on my wedding day because I feel more polished with it. Sure I'll go to the grocery store without anything on, but my features are more defined with makeup and I want to look the best that I can that day.
I have never worn makeup and I certainly didn't on my wedding day! Not lip gloss, not mascara. Nada!
I would never do this. I actually saw a Four Weddings Canada just last week and one of the brides obviously didn't wear makeup on a regular basis, and it looked like she didn't at her wedding either. She looked... plain. I think everyone should look their best at their wedding - I'm not talking like full caked-on makeup, but you can do makeup to look natural but still better.
I don't normally wear make-up, but from what I understand, you photograph better if you have powder on your skin, so that's what I'm doing. Honestly, if my photographer and the ladies on WB didn't tell me this, I probably wouldn't have known to wear make-up. However, seeing as how we're paying for photography, I want to get the best pictures I can.
I had a wedding nightmare last night that my makeup artist did not show up until I was literally walking down the aisle and I had to go through my wedding, makeupless! So no I would never volunteer to do this! I have soft features that do not look at all defined in pictures w/o makeup.
I know lots of people who wear no/barely any makeup. If it suits you, that's perfectly fine and go for it!
Personally, I really love wearing makeup. I enjoy experimenting with different applications and colours and products on a daily basis, and I know for sure that I photograph better with makeup on so my wedding day will be a makeup day.
But I think the idea that anyone "needs" makeup is totally BS. Your body = your rules. End of story!
I understand that makeup is not for everyone and if you feel beautiful without it then more power to you. However as for me I know that I love makeup, I love the fun you can have with it, the way certain colors bring out the colors in my eyes. I will be wearing makeup on my wedding day
It also makes me a little queasy to hear people say that women can ONLY look "their best" with makeup on. (Most) men don't wear makeup, even on their wedding days. Why can they go natural and be considered fine to look at but a woman who doesn't wear makeup is "plain"?
Food for thought.
I do not care what other people do, it is their wedding... go for it. I do not think it is "crazy", it is just whatever to me, but yes for professional photography it is best to at least wear some makeup.
Otherwise, I hate wearing it and I rarely ever do. My wedding was the first time where I actually put on the full effect of foundation, lip stick, falsies and lots of eyeshadow. I was trying to scrub it all off later for a good hour.... but it showed up in both regular and pro photos so I was happy with it.
I think you should stay true to yourself on your wedding day. If normally you don't wear a lot of makeup then it wouldn't make sense to go with a face full of product that make you look "like a freak" (in my FI's words). But if you DO normally wear makeup then I think it would be equally strange to go without. Personally I don't wear a ton of make up but I do wear eye make up everyday and would feel completely self conscious without it. On my wedding day I just want to look like the best possible version of myself, but still look like myself.
If you are paying for professional photographs you HAVE to wear makeup, otherwise you will look washed out and sick.
My Dad is a retired photographer...I've seen it all
@canarydiamond: I think you've summed me up too there!
I generally feel I look about as good (if different) with full face as I do with just a few items to highlight places like eyes, lips etc.
I often feel more confident with a full face of makeup, but I think that's because I feel like I'm wearing a mask almost. Something I can hide behind, people who see me aren't seeing me they're seeing the makeup. Though in saying that, I know that that is not the reason most people wear makeup, and I'm not saying people are trying to hide behind it, that is just a personal feeling.
My skin is nice enough, I often go with just moisturizer, but it's not perfect enough for professional photos on the most photographed day of my life... and besides makeup is fun! :D
@MissCalifornia: I guess we associate makeup with females, so that's why. I don't see why everything needs to be made into some sort of sexist issue. If men originally started wearing makeup, then I am sure some of us would think they looked plain without it lol. Men get judged for their looks too... like if they have long hair and a scruffy beard, most women don't like it... if they have a too groomed look, they're metrosexual etc... I'd say the sexes both get bashed haha.
I think in general most people look best when they're well groomed, and in the case of females, that includes wearing a little makeup. Most of the time I'm pretty natural, but I definitely feel prettier with a little mascara and curled eyelashes even though my lashes are long and fairly dark to begin with.
Plenty of people (me included) look fine without makeup... we just like it to enhance ourselves that extra little bit.
@canarydiamond: If you personally feel you need/want makeup to feel nice, that's great, but a PP posted about how some other woman looked plain or not her best without makeup and I just find that kind of judgement to be really petty and unnecessary.
I would NEVER haha. Isn't that part of the fun of getting married?.. getting pampered and glammed up?
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I was reading this http://www.eatthedamncake.com/2013/01/22/is-makeup-good-or-bad-for-womens-self-esteem/#more-6420 and it got me thinking.
To sum it up, she never got into makeup and now doesn't wear it, she booked a MUA for her wedding but at the last minute decided she really didn't want any ending up walking down the isle with only lip gloss and mascara.
Now personally, I think makeup is fun, I don't wear it every day and I can very much go to the shop with none on, but I enjoy it. I would wear makeup on my wedding day, but more for fun that because I felt I needed to.
So I was wondering, is this idea crazy or would lots of people want to/are going to go makeup-less on their big day? And who better to ask than you wonderful bee's!
ETA: I'd also love to know your thoughts on this, and why you voted what you did.