Published on 12, July, 2020
I would have started a poll but I can't see how to do that.
My daughter has just asked why I don't wear any make up,
It's uncomfortable, makes my face itch, makes me look very odd and I can't do it myself and look like anything other than a clown but my husband says it's because I'm autistic, what do you think?
I wear minimal makeup for work, though I only do that as I feel I have to make the effort. Outside of work I don’t wear it at all unless it is a special occasion. I can make a single foundation last 9 months or more!
Like you, I don’t like the way it feels on my face, so when I do have it on I end up rubbing most of it off anyway. I stick with the same brands and apply it lightly to minimise this problem. I do my own makeup, but as it’s just light foundation, subtle eyeshadow and some lipgloss, it doesn’t take any skill.
Do you work in the beauty industry and that is why you feel the need to wear it for work? Do you work at one of those makeup counters?
I used to work for a subsidiary of a beauty brand and part of our "uniform" was to wear a minimum of 5 make up items. (Foundation, lipstick, eyeliner, mascara, blusher and eyeshadow - as a minimum). They also insisted we wear their branded perfume. I never complied with this fully, but I made an effort.