College girls *or anyone really* and makeup!

[ncsugrl09]

Hi all! I have a random question, I'm a senior in college and was wondering if any other college gals have noticed what I've noticed.

The majority of girls at my school don't wear a whole lot of makeup, I guess that's true of life in general on the whole but I kinda wish that people were more dramatic or fun with makeup at school. I feel *slightly* overdone walking in with dazzleglass when everyone else has on only chapstick. Does anyone else experience this? Maybe even at work for those not in school.

I mean, I still do my makeup the way I want buuut a little part of me just feels a tad over sparkly when everyone else is hardly wearing makeup.

 

[ImMACnificent]

I am one of about... hmmm, 4 or 5 girls at my work that are under 30. And I am by far the one in the office that wears the most make-up and the most dramatic make-up. 2 of them don't wear anything, except maybe mascara, the other girl will wear some darker purple eyeshadow, but that is about it. Then here I come tramplin' into work with my bright red lips, my dark eyeshadow and my fake lashes.

But ya know what? I always get so many compliments. Even from the girls that don't wear that much make-up. Most of them will even say, "I can't pull that off, I would look like a drag queen!".

So I look at it like, most of them maybe don't wear it because they don't know how to do it, or they don't think they can pull it off. I say, if you know how to do it, you can blend like a magician, then why the hell not?

I look at it like this, too. I'm only young once. When I'm 50, I doubt I'll be wearing dramatic purples, greens and blacks. So at 25 years old, I'm gonna rock it the F out.

 

[AngelBunny]

I can't really say that much about college because I graduated last December ... but I know that when I was there I always had on WAY more than everyone else.

Now I am a teacher ... and I still stand out in the makeup dept. My students play "guess the number of colours" game with my eyeshadows and try to guess how many different colours I am wearing.

Some of the other teachers look at me when I wear turquoise shadow like I am out of my mind ... but I get WAY more women that come up to me and ask me to show them how to do theirs.

Yeah it can be a little awkward at times, but at the end of the day my makeup is really the only thing that is unique about my personal sense of style. I am not a big clothes/shoes person so the makeup is more important to me ... and I love it enough to just wear what I want and let the people who don't like it think what they want.

 

[TISH1124]

When I went to college I wore eyeliner, mascara and lipgloss....to do much more was not happening....But I never have gone to work without almost a full face unless I just woke up late of felt bad.

 

[k.a.t]

^ haha i love your take on make up. (imMACnificent)

I feel the same way (i'm in college), though I have seen a few girls wearing brighter, adventurous make-up there's not a lot of them, definitely not among my friends. I always feel like im so 'done-up' and sadly sometimes i've felt 'fake' because of it - because some rude people have implied that make-up = fake.

I don't care though, I still wear it, if i have the time i'll wear really funky eyeshadow colours and actually I usually get compliments from other ppl so it's cool

 

[ImMACnificent]

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Originally Posted by k.a.t ^ haha i love your take on make up. (imMACnificent) I feel the same way (i'm in college), though I have seen a few girls wearing brighter, adventurous make-up there's not a lot of them, definitely not among my friends. I always feel like im so 'done-up' and sadly sometimes i've felt 'fake' because of it - because some rude people have implied that make-up = fake. I don't care though, I still wear it, if i have the time i'll wear really funky eyeshadow colours and actually I usually get compliments from other ppl so it's cool

Totally. Sometimes I'll ask my boyfriend, 'babe do i look like im wearing too much make up?!'. He ALWAYS says no, but even if I was, Im not sure if he'd tell me, haha.

I think there can sometimes be a fine line between tacky and 'dramatic' so it's hard when we sometimes aren't sure where we fit in.

But I know I feel good, regardless!

 

[blinkymei]

oh yes, true for me too... actually when I was in college I preferred not to wear lots of makeup (just mascara, liner, chapstick hahah) at school. It's because I liked to sleep as much as I can and I get so busy with other school stuff I was involved with and studying since I was a Pre-Med major and my friends were all also hard core science majors, but when we would go out or something that involved getting dressed up we would get all dolled up and have fun doing it. It was also interesting too because I went to a hippie school so a majority of the people were not very girly in that sense with makeup... lol, lots of girls would wear shorts with hairy legs.

 

[ncsugrl09]

Reading those make me feel better, I think they're all good approaches to take especially ImMacnificent! I don't think I'll hesitate as much with the heavy metal purple glitter liner now...teehee!

 

[nursee81]

I work nights at my job and I basically wear a full face to work. Some people complements and others just look at me like what the hell are you doing. I really don't care.

 

[unkn0wn]

haha, i'm in highschool so this definitely happens to me. the majority of the girls wear a bit of eyeliner but nothing overdramatic.

i usually get compliments for it though, so whatever. :}

 

[dolcekatiana]

Im a junior in college and I know exactly what you mean...but Im on the other side lol. When I go to class all I wear is foundation, bronzer, blush, eyeliner, mascara, and chapstick. I dont really do eyeshadow or lips, but its not because I dont want to, its because of laziness lol. If I gave myself enough time in the morning I would go all out, but that extra half hour of sleep always seems so damn inviting! My first class winter quarter isnt until 12:30 so hopefully I will do better then.

 

[purrtykitty]

Rock it while you can! At work I have to wear "conservative" makeup, so on the weekends, out come the bright colors!

 

[xxManBeaterxx]

When i went to school in new york, girls wore makeup all the time. I mean i never see a girl wear smokey eyes to class, but you know they have on foundation, a bronzer, eye lienr, and shiny lips. It wasn't only makeup, but everyone had high taste in fashion as well.

Then when i went to school in Hawaii. Its very very laid back here. No one wears makeup, a lot of guys wear swimming shorts and flip flops to school with a surfer shirt on. You see girls coming to class with their bikini strings hanging out of their clothes. So i just tone things down a bit. I wear brown eyeliner, fill in my brows, put on some satinfinish, and a matte nude lipstick. Even then i feel like im wearing too much. But i'd rather spend that extra 30 minutes sleeping than applying makeup, college drains your soul...

 

[Brittni]

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Originally Posted by ImMACnificent Totally. Sometimes I'll ask my boyfriend, 'babe do i look like im wearing too much make up?!'. He ALWAYS says no, but even if I was, Im not sure if he'd tell me, haha. I think there can sometimes be a fine line between tacky and 'dramatic' so it's hard when we sometimes aren't sure where we fit in. But I know I feel good, regardless!

I've noticed that when I'm dating a guy I tend to wear less makeup. I always was taught guys like more natural looking girls, but when I go out sometimes guys are like "Ohh, I love the blue on your eyes" (eyeshadow) etc!

I'm in college... first year at university and ITA that not many of my friends wear make-up at all. Whenever any of my girlfriends come over to my house, they always Ooh and Ahh at my huge mirror (pool table size) leaning up against a wall and all of my make-up and vanity area.. So of course before we go out to parties, guess who winds up doing about 4-5 girls make-up each night? Not that I mind, it's fun and I always explain the products to them. Plus once I get a new camera I can use them to build my portfolio!

But, truth be told I only had two classes on campus last semester. Both night classes so filled with more older people and i only decked my makeup out for math class. Always felt a bit too made up but oh well. I'd rather be overdressed than underdressed for the occasion! So I am kind of excited to "show off" my makeup skills and go all out this semester as I'll be on campus like allllll day long every day!

But then again, as the person above stated...SLEEP over applying makeup is soooooooooo worth it in college a lot of times lol

 

[Tudor Rose]

I'm a Junior in college now, and no one wears much at the college I attend. Now, I did go to school for theater for two years...that was a different story

Even if I do a full face, though, it's generally just neutrals or some light shimmer shadows and a fun lippie. I save the dramatics for after school.

 

[JSmart04]

I'm a senior in college and people rarely wears make-up. Now I'm getting my friends to wear make-up so i'm not alone

 

[zeroxstar]

yep - i never wear much makeup to school because i think it's unneccesary but - mascara, bronzer and concealer are always my friends cause i'm pale and have really light lashes.

 

[CellyCell]

I notice the difference between High School girls and College girls. I for one wish I wore makeup in High School because I'm there for 8+ hours. But the girls at HS wear much more than my College ladies...

Just because in College, I know it's not much of a socializing place and you'll most likely not hang out with your classmate. Everyone is there just to learn and then leave for work or whatever. I know we value our times more than our appearance and since everyone is dressed down - of course most don't want to stand out. I find it odd when I see girls in stiletto boots and dressy shirts at 8 am with a full face on for Math class... haha. I pretty much value my sleep time and do very minimal makeup. If I have somewhere to go after wards, I'll pull my shadows and go all out - that's my exception.

 

[Simply Elegant]

I noticed this too. More girls dress up for school than work but I do stand out because I love dressing just a little more dressy. I was never a jeans and t-shirt girl and I pretty much always prefer a bit more dramatic look for makeup. It's whatever they prefer I guess.

 

[Holy Rapture]

Well, what do I say ? I'm the only girl at work

For work, I wear eye liner, mascara, kohl, lip liner, lip colour and gloss ... N yea, when I'm not running for the car (which rarely happens!), eye shadow ... But, what I don't get to do with the shadows, I do with coloured liners (like green today!) ... Yay! But, I've never got anything but compliments (even from guys) for it

So, I guess, wear your make-up and flaunt it!