Victoria's Secret model and mom Miranda Kerr doesn't need a stitch of makeup to look beautiful. She's arguably one of the most beautiful women in the world -- one of those women you can't help but stare at because her face, and all of its perfectly plump features, is almost confusing. I mean, who looks like that?
However, despite the fact that Miranda's face (and yes, matching ridiculous body) is otherworldly gorgeous, she still feels the need to always wear a little makeup for husband Orlando Bloom. She says it "keeps him happy." And I believe it. Because dudes who say they "love women without makeup" don't know what they're talking about.
I'm certainly not saying that the key component in making a marriage or relationship work is wearing makeup. That's ridiculous. And if it is, then ... weird. But I am saying that when guys wax poetic on how much they love ladies sans makeup (you know, like the chick in the Aveeno ad -- she's "naturally" beautiful), they're confused.
What they mean is: They like natural-looking makeup. I think it's unanimous that caked-on Kim Kardashian-style foundation and eyelashes are not a good everyday look. Kim's an undeniably beautiful woman, but I bet even the most red-blooded American male would be a little taken aback if he saw her in person. (She wears a lot.)
Of course there are many, many women in the world who look absolutely stunning without a stitch of makeup. They just wake up gorgeous. (And, hey, I bet Kim Kardashian is one of them!) But I don't think their husbands and boyfriends would complain if they swiped on a coat of mascara and glossed their lips with something really sheer.
In fact, if you asked them, they probably wouldn't even know they were wearing makeup at all.
Do you feel more beautiful without makeup?
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I've been wearing the same makeup look for just about forever. It only takes me about five minutes and looks very natural. I use a light line of brown eyeliner on just my top lids. Accent under my eyebrows with a white shimmer then blend my eyeliner with a light pink shimmer. Then apply mascara. That's it :) I feel much better about going out when I do this ritual then if I didn't. I feel I look very tired and bland without highlighting my eyes, which are my best feature.
I have naturally pink cheeks, rosey lips, and a clear complection. My eyebrows have a great natural shape, and I am proud that I don't need to put anything on my face to feel or look pretty
i disagree. my husband absolutely HATES any trace of makeup on my face. he can tolerate some eyeshadow or eyeliner ("if you must", he says) but anything on my lips is an absolute NO-NO. he hates kissing me with anything on! lol
and i stopped wearing makeup regularly in high school. it's a 'special occasion' kind of thing that i rarely do. i'd rather have a handful of occasions where i felt particularly pretty or feminine cuz i pulled out all the stops with the makeup and hair and all, than to feel bad on a regular basis because i didn't "put on my face" that day.
This is actually a subject I've thought a lot about. Men always say they don't want a girl all "made up" in surveys, then if they ask them who is sexier, they always pick a photo of the "made up" girl.
Here's my theory: That girl with no make-up and messed up hair, dancing in the kitchen and singing her favorite song (to quote a country music song) is beautiful. She's his love, they are home and she's happy and that brings a glow about you.
Does he want her to look that way out with friends? Probably not, for work, for everything else, he wants the outside version of you. The one you present to the folks at work. But if asked what he thinks is more beautiful, he always pictures the natural version of you at home that he's lucky enough to know.
I rarely wear anything more than tinted chapstick, it's a special occasion thing. My SO doesn't like make up much, and I still get plenty of compliments jsut as I am. :]