There is something intimate about watching someone apply their makeup, isn't there?

it is, isn't it? I think it's something about watching the process of a person covering up their real face to the one they show everyone else... Like a reminder that you are privy to the face under that makeup.

I don't wear make-up.
Can't bare the feel or smell of it.
I like my skin to feel the air.
Have quite enjoyed the rare occasions I have watched actors applying make-up before a show.
What I find fascinating is how they create the illusions and transform the image of their character.

Meh. I've never even thought about this, and in reading your post, I mulled it over and decided that the concept of watching a woman apply her makeup does nothing for me. I'm more of a fan of natural beauty than I am of makeup. 
Now if the conversation were to focus on watching a woman fix her hair, that's something that could mesmerize me for hours.  Heck, all a woman has to do is reach up and touch her hair and I can't tear my eyes away. 



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I see women putting on their makeup on the bus in the mornings, and I can't help but think, You look fine without all that sh*t on your face. I think of the money and time and thought they spend on it, where the products come from, and how much waste it creates. Hmm. I don't like the idea of people being mannequins, something to look at, trying to look like they just walked out of a catalog, trying to impress one another with appearances, accessories, superficiality. I respect the courtesy for basic hygiene, but beyond that, there is no need for all those products, nor the need to craft an artificial persona. People say it's an art, or they somehow get personal enjoyment from it, but is that really it? Or is it social pressures, capitalism, false realities, oppression? -- I'm kind of disgusted by makeup... I'm a skeptic, I know. But I won't waste my time and money on something so cosmetic. 

I do understand the intimacy of personal care, though, especially if I can be part of it, too. There is nothing like a hot shower with my boyfriend, watching the way he cares for himself, carefully attending to every inch of his body, then sharing himself with me. There really is nothing more private, personal, and intimate than being alone with someone in such a way. 

I guess you could say it's 'kinda intimate' but I enjoy......but then, I'm a retired makeup artist.

I have see photos of famous ladies applying their makeup and it's always interesting.....wish I could be there to see WHAT they are using and HOW they use it, close up!!!  what a treat that'd be!!!!

as for 'no makeup'........I never understood why so many men/women dislike it........when it's applied correctly, and not overdone, it does nothing but enhance the face of the wearer;  and that's all it's supposed to do.

many ladies use a makeup  base to make it look like they have a tan.......WRONG!! it never looks realistic and they always have a line on their jawine, where they didn't blend it in.

anyway, for those of you ladies who hate it, you have that right......But I've never seen any lady who didn't look at least a little better, if using nothing more than some lipcolor and blush....at the very least!!!!!!!!!

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