Let this be a lesson to all of you: wear less makeup. If you're piling that shit on, you're not fooling anyone, and if you skip a day, people think you're beastly. Honesty requires so much less work.

Oh, whatever the ****. There's nothing wrong with wearing makeup every day. So everyone who's going "hurr, you shouldn't wear makeup at all, hurr," just... no. I wear makeup every day, because it makes me feel good, not because I'm ugly. The same reason I go out with my hair brushed and wearing nice clothes, instead of my ripped jeans and double-pluggers. But this still isn't a FML. Happens to everyone.

It really has nothing to do with the amount of make up she wears. Eye-makeup or cover-up is usually easily noticed. It accentuates your eyes and can make your face look different. But when you aren't wearing any, people will most likely notice. I don't wear that much makeup but when I don't wear any, people always tell me I look a little tired because I have bags under my eyes that never go away unless I'm wearing a little bit of cover up. So give the sender a break.

My sis doesn't wear makeup and everyone thinks shes ugly and emo...i'm just glad they don't hear the fights at home about her takeing showers regularly...i'm a mild clean freak, i need showers...Now on the off chance she does wear makeup shes a freak! looks nothing like her normal self a whole new person one might say, so yeah makeup changes a lot

Another explanation for this is that if you wear too much makeup and curl your lashes and stuff NORMALLY, it makes your skin/lashes/ etc worse. Like straightening your hair every day makes it dry and damaged. And your eyes look a lot worse with bits of mascara and eyeliner hiding int hem than they would if you'd never worn it.

Oh god - I feel your pain. I am super blond with blue eyes and it's like a Spielberg alien effect - add some insomnia and blemishes and it's just not fit for the public. When I was as young and as good looking as I ever was going to be (in high school), I went without mascara and some eyebrow powder one day and they spread a huge rumour that I was in Chemotherapy! Not out of spite, mind, a lot of people offered sincere condolences! I'd rather wear the spackle then watch people's eyes dance around my face searching for landmarks. Just practice and remember that if you feel good, you look good - no matter what you do, do it for yourself. :)

Ouch, that has to suck :/. FYL To all the people who criticize her for wearing makeup in the first place: ever heard of personal choice? I mean, you're making something tiny into a huge issue. Some women wear makeup to feel better, some do because it makes them look better, some do because they "have" to in order to be taken seriously at their job, or because their job also involves looking classy/sophisticated, etc... You can't generalize, and this isn't "OMG SO VAIN!!". People -and probably especially women- *are* judged on their looks including on the workplace. Also, women who use makeup don't all use TONS of it -in fact, that's a sign of having put too much of it. Good makeup has to look natural (theatre etc are a different thing). #45: I totally agree.

Also, I've got some news, people! When you're a teacher, people look at you all the time! Also, maybe you can have at least some thought for women who wear makeup to camouflage e.g. extreme fatigue, depression or a medical condition. My friend who's a teacher and was -and looked- chronically fatigued because of cancer surgery and medication doesn't thank you for suggesting she was vain/stupid for using makeup to look fresh and energetic... It's also very easy to judge when you're young, healthy, good-looking etc :/ #49: Ouch, that's very awkward to say the least :/. That's some good advice, too.

Haha This is why being a male rocks!

I think that if you wear make up EVERY SINGLE DAY, of course everyone will notice when you don't wear any. And of course they will see you as pale and not looking good - they're used to make-up being your natural. I'm not saying you're wrong for wearing make-up, but if you're giving them unrealistic expectations about your looks, don't expect them to think it's all normal when you decide to skip the make-up.