MemberJust curious..
I look pretty bum-ish – baggy shirt/leggings.. I just don’t care.. My makeup is basic concealer/foundation thats left over form the morning and my hair is always tied up in a messy bun.
MemberI’d like to say no, but I probably do on some level, lol. I don’t go to the gym but when I go running I do look in the mirror before I head out. DH always laughs at me but whatever, I’m self conscious I guess! haha
Member@Stephville: a little, but mostly because i work at the gym i work at so all the employees know me. when i’m in the middle of a set, i’m worried about my form, not my hair, but between machines or between workouts sometimes i’ll adjust my clothing or hair or wipe my face. i don’t wear makeup in the gym. ^.^
MemberI never wear makeup at the gym. I’m prone to breakouts if I wear anything like concealer, foundation, or powder while working out. And I wipe my eyes too much from sweat to wear makeup. I just don’t see the point in it.
My hair is usually thrown up in a bun or ponytail.
My outfits have a little more thought put into it I guess. I color coordinate, but it’s not that hard because most of my workout clothes are the same color schemes.
MemberI don’t make a point to look good, no. I’ve had people ask me why I put on make up to go to the gym before, though. I don’t, I just leave on the make up I’ve had on all day. I do like to buy cute work out clothes as motivation though. I’m much more likely to go to the gym when I think about how I get to wear a cute outfit. It’s just what works for me.
MemberMemberI don’t care. I make sure I’m wearing something clean, I don’t smell, and my mascara isn’t too terribly smeared under my eyes from the night before.
MemberI try to look good everywhere I go, with two exceptions being a)work and b)random errands.
ETA: and, yes, I’m one of “those girls” that will wear makeup to the pool in the summer. I am very aware that I look like a troll without it, and you can pretty much wipe off my “beauty” with a wet tissue. My attitude is and always has been ‘it’s not where you start, but where you finish.’
Member@Stephville: I think its more that I just want to look good no matter where I’m going. FI jokes that I won’t go out to get the mail without my makeup done ;P
MemberIt seems like a waste for me to try to look good when what I’m wearing’s going to be smelly and drenched in sweat anyways. I’m also cheap, so I’ll work out in t-shirts and tops that are on their way out. So basically I look like crap when I work out.
MemberI don’t wear makeup, I usually pile my hair on top of my head, I wear a t-shirt and yoga pants… I make no effort to look good. I’m there to get nasty.
MemberIt is a gym, if you can look good while at the gym obviously one isn’t working hard enough.
MemberI voted yes because it’s the closest choice. I don’t like curl my hair and put on a full face of makeup or anything but I try to look good most of the time, so if I go first thing in the morning I might put on mascara and bronzer or blush (I’m super pale so I look washed out without it). I also wear cute, well fitting clothes usually. You never know who you will see and I work out better if I look good and feel confident. I don’t like try to stay looking nice or avoid sweating or anything crazy.
MemberI like to wear cute or flattering clothing, but it still has to be practical for the workout. NO booty shorts or anything like that lol.
i don’t put any thought into my hair, and I take my makeup OFF before I get started. I workout hard and sweat hard, and I embrace that look!
Member@Stephville: Haha not at all! I wear whatever I can find that is clean and comfortable, pull my hair up, and go. If I had makeup on earlier in the day I make an effort to wash it off before going … I definitely don’t want to break out (and I probably would eventually if I was sweating with a full face of makeup on)!
I don’t really wear much makeup anyway, though (unless I’m going out or just trying to look nice for some reason). I wear mascara and a little brow pencil since my natural hair color is light (and that includes my eyebrows!) and I dye my hair black. I’d look really stupid if I didn’t darken my brows since they’re so light. But … That’s it. I think I look okay with minimal makeup, though.
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