Letting your bf see you without make-up...

Reply 60

Tufts

17

randomgirl

I live with him so it's a daily occurence. He thinks I'm pretty with or without, so I'm not bothered by it. :biggrin:

Same situation here :smile:

Reply 61

Megatronix

Redemption

There's nothing sexier than un-made-up bed hair, and wearing one of my shirts in the morning.

Ooohh yes.

Reply 62

S_Lou

I have to say, ALL of my guy friends say that they prefer a girl who is "naturally pretty" and they think that make up makes no difference....

they never notice when I wear make up then when i dont (think i should take this as a compliment?!?) and they say that it makes no difference becuase guys notice the WHOLE picture, not the colour of eyeliner etc...
plus, when you get so close to a guy is almost impossible to look constantly "airbrushed" and to be honest, they can either like it or lump it lol.

the guy that you end up with, will be the guy that sees you at your worst and still thinks you're beautiful =]

xxx

Reply 63

NoQualms

Well my last boyfriend saw me without make up the morning after our third date-i don't look much different with make up on anyways-unless my eyes are heavily made up-which they weren't when i would see my boyfriend. He told me he liked seeing me in the morning! :smile:

Although i wear make up most days-some days i don't bother-or i just wear bronzer and mascara, it's the least of my worries what a boy thinks of me without make up on

Reply 64

Caliowin

my boyfriend prefers it when i dont wear make up, but sometimes i cant help it and have to wear it around him to make me feel better about myself.

Reply 65

RachelBabyfrog

14

I don't wear make-up that often- mostly just when I'm going out or a bit of a concealer if I'm looking particularly rough! My boyfriend doesn't think I need it, but I like it!

Reply 66

minimo

15

This is all very well, but everytime people I know see me without makeup they ask me if I'm ILL. Even my dad tells me to put some on if I'm going out. Some of us really need it. I'd be really, really scared for my partner to see me without any on. :frown:

I just look soooooooooo tired and worn and pale and pathetic and sallow skined (like professor snape) without it.

Reply 67

ImperceptibleNinja

13

minimo

This is all very well, but everytime people I know see me without makeup they ask me if I'm ILL. Even my dad tells me to put some on if I'm going out. Some of us really need it. I'd be really, really scared for my partner to see me without any on. :frown:

I just look soooooooooo tired and worn and pale and pathetic and sallow skined (like professor snape) without it.

I don't mean to sound silly, because I don't really know anything about it, but does that depend on what colours you wear, or is it quite consistent?

Reply 68

minimo

15

ImperceptibleNinja

I don't mean to sound silly, because I don't really know anything about it, but does that depend on what colours you wear, or is it quite consistent?

of clothes? It's fairly consistent and my parents mention it too. I wear most colours bar beigey-tans and pastels which I know don't suit me.

I hate wearing it, it's a pain and I never feel 'special' when I go out because I'm wearing the same amount as I do when I'm off to a 9 am lecture or to Sainsbury's but I' just can't not wear some. I never used to a couple of years ago but I was pimply (ha I still get a few) and obese and maybe it feels like I'm going back to that stage in my life if I don't. I dunno.

Reply 69

eDDeboo

14

naomeh is a tiger.

my "favourite" boyfriend ie the one i cared about most saw me not fully made up like 5 days after asking me out because he was early for our day together :P i was like still partially made up from last night but y'know :P
after that he saw me without make up about 5 months after that i think... might have been longer. i think it was longer.

Copied my avatar...

But on topic, don't think my GF was ever self-conscious about it, but that was nearly 2 years ago. Now when ever she stays over, before bed and in the morning before going out anywhere she has no make-up and doesn't bother either of us.

Reply 70

ImperceptibleNinja

13

Ah, fair enough. I was just thinking, some colours make me look dead and some are a bit better. Maybe you could do accessories in less deadifying colours? I'd be more inclined to bother with that than with makeup.
[Yeah...]

Reply 71

Anonymous #1

I wear full make-up everyday i.e foundation, mascara, eyeliner, blusher, lipgloss...
I know i'm a total product junkie! I actually have three large make-up bags to hold all my make-up!

When I sleep over my boyfriend's house I'll go to bed in full make-up (awful i know!) and i know he doesn't appreciate his orange and black stained pillow cases in the morning! If I can i'll wake up before my boyfriend and sneak into the bathroom to reapply my make-up then jump back into bed. I'm not sure if he knows I do this, I just know that I look better with make-up on and that's what I want my bf to see.

Reply 72

Crystaltears

12

For the benefit of your skin, why don't you go to the bathroom and take off your make-up and then put concealer and mascara on to go to sleep? That's what I used to do :smile:

Reply 73

Ilora-Danon

3

Sleeping in makeup is a sure fire way to start premature ageing, so it's a toss up between looking natural and young now, or old and wrinkly when you're 30. It's a no brainer for me.

As for makeup and boyfriends, I'm not too fussed. As I've got older I've become less self concious, and more appreciative of my natural beauty. I'm more inclined to show people what I look like without makeup on - ie when I went to Download last year, I happilly took of my makeup in front of my 2 guy mates and reapply it the next day. I'd rather they see me before and after so they get the whole picture.
When it comes to boyfriends, I haven't had one yet, but when I do, I'll probably be the same - wear it when I'm out and about, and not wear any if I'm having an in-day. Hopefully, he'll think I'm stunning with or without it hehe.

Reply 74

Steffiewoo

12

Sometimes I wear make-up around him, but the vast majority of the time I don't. It's nice to feel beautiful in your normal self sometimes. :smile:

Reply 75

Jehuty^

9

My ex only wore make-up on special occasions. I didn't mind at all, she looked fine both ways. Although sometimes I see girls with so much makeup on it just doesn't look natural at all, quite unattractive I must say

Reply 76

ciara

13

minimo

This is all very well, but everytime people I know see me without makeup they ask me if I'm ILL. Even my dad tells me to put some on if I'm going out. Some of us really need it. I'd be really, really scared for my partner to see me without any on. :frown:

I just look soooooooooo tired and worn and pale and pathetic and sallow skined (like professor snape) without it.

That's just because people are used to seeing you with makeup though! The whole point of makeup is to make you look all glowing and bright and awake, but in a subtle way. I hardly wear any compared to a lot of people on here and people still say I look a bit ill without it, but then I am ginger...pretty much as pale as they come! If I don't wear any for a few days, people get used to it. I find just splashing my face with cold water and moisturising makes me look less ill, even when the moisturiser isn't tinted. Oh, and I'm sure you know this, but any partner who ran a mile just because you weren't wearing a load of products on your face would be being totally ridiculous and not worth going out with!

Reply 77

jaw

3

I perfered seeing my girlfriend without any makeup whatsoever personally..

Reply 78

Tiggy

Aww, everyone here with guys who love them despite them crying/vomiting are lucky ^.^ and guys who think girls without make-up are cute, I wish I could find a guy like that... =]

Reply 79

noaksey

jaw

I perfered seeing my girlfriend without any makeup whatsoever personally..

This guys got the right idea!! I don't really see any problem with it.

Tiggy

Aww, everyone here with guys who love them despite them crying/vomiting are lucky ^.^ and guys who think girls without make-up are cute, I wish I could find a guy like that... =]

I suppose they do look cute (or sexy!), come to think of it..

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