Should women wear make-up?

[llmart]

197. I've always worn some makeup.

Like some of the other older women on here have said, a little foundation just smoothes out all the uneven tones and adds some moisture and sunblock. My skin is light and gets blotchy very easily too. When I was a young woman, the conventional wisdom was that sunbathing was good for you - soak up all that great Vitamin D - with no sunblock, just baby oil. Well, of course now we know it causes sun damage. So the foundation helps to hide a bit of it.

I don't wear as much makeup as I used to when I was younger, but I do feel naked without my foundation and some lip gloss with a very light color every day. I used to always use mascara when I was younger, but I wear glasses now and no longer have the patience that eye makeup demands. I don't have enough years left on this earth to spend them trying to unclump the few eyelashes I do have. For very special occasions I'll break out the contacts I wear so that the eye makeup actually makes a difference, but those occasions are about once a year! Hey, getting older can be liberating. So can living alone

I finally had to admit to myself that I have never really had much fashion sense or girly girl interest. My wardrobe is so pathetic because I abhor shopping. Women friends are usually speechless when they see my entire collection of clothing fits in one-half of a medium sized closet and the clothes are pretty nicely space. I used to think there was something wrong with me because I absolutely can't tolerate uncomfortable clothes so I never wore some of the things that were in style.

Having said all that, I have always wished I could be one of those women who could just wash her face, moisturize and walk out the door. I have one younger friend who has the most beautiful skin and perfect facial coloring and features and she can actually do that. However, I also have a friend who has never had much of a bust and she's never worn a bra in her life, but you will never catch me with my 36D bust going out without a bra.

Hey, that just gave me an idea for starting my own thread on "Should women wear bras?" That should be the next contentious GD topic, no?