Today, I went to school without any makeup on. The guys who usually compliment me for being pretty are now calling me "The Greatest Illusion Ever". FML
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Today, I went to school without makeup. No one recognized me. FML
Today, all of my friends and teachers asked me what was wrong because I looked sad and tired. One kid even said that I looked like "an abused housewife the day after." I was fine. It was the first time I went to school without wearing any makeup. FML
Today, I decided not to wear any makeup. I got told 13 times at work that I looked ill. FML
Today, I went into work for the first time without make-up. My boss thought I looked so tired and ill that he sent me home. FML
Today, I was feeling unusually self-confident, so I decided to skip putting on makeup for the day. On my way to class, I passed some guys selling towels. One of them jeered, "Wanna be prettier? Buy a towel, and throw it over your face!" There goes my self-confidence. FML
Today, I told a coworker, “You look way better without makeup.” She responded, “I’m wearing makeup.” Everyone around us gasped like I had just said "fuck" in church. FML
Today, I was taking the subway to school. I was applying some makeup when I noticed a little boy watching me. When I was finished I heard him whisper to his mom, "I thought make up was supposed to make you pretty." FML
Today, as I walked around town I noticed some guys and even a couple of girls checked me out. When I got home later I realized they probably weren't checking me out, so much as wondering why the hell I had thick black eyeliner on only one eye. Oops. FML
Today, it was my first day at my new high school. I put on a tiny bit of makeup, just some mascara, to feel more confident. I got in the car and my mom started yelling about how horrible my makeup is, basically calls me a slut for wearing it, and makes me take it off. I ended up crying in the bathroom on my first day. FML
Today, my boyfriend saw me without make-up for the first time we've been dating for two years. He freaked because he didn't know who I was. FML
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inkdeath87 18
And this is why makeup was invented.
zBLAKEz 23
This is why I find make up so deceiving. It's so powerful that drag queens get mistaken for actual women.
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Comments (171)
raspberryboo 10
y'all prolly gone think I'm wrong for this but it pays to never had worn makeup in the first place
ItsATwinThing 9
I hardly ever wear make-up, unless I'm going on a night out or something. I don't see why people feel the need to put it on everyday, if you don't wear it everyday then people won't consider it a 'shock' when you aren't.
amisenho 11
I never liked make-up. Smells funny, takes forever to clean off of my face, looks bad anyway because of my extremely dry skin. I go without (other than lip balm to keep my lips from drying out) simply because it's a waste of time and money for my complexion. Ya want pretty skin? Drink lots of water, get plenty of sleep, eat a nutritional, balanced diet, get plenty of exercise, don't touch your face with your hands, and clean your face at least twice a day with soap and warm water. I guarantee you'll see results.
WhisperSoflty 20
"...clean your face at least twice a day with soap and warm water." Now I know why your skin is so dry. There is no need to wash your face that often, and you should really use a moisturizer afterwards. I wash mine once every night to remove daily build up and makeup from the day before, and that's it. My skin dries out some in the winter, so I use a heavier moisturizer than I do in the summer, when my skin can get more oily. It's all about letting your body be in control. Your body will naturally settle on the right amount of oil to produce in your skin if you stop messing with it so much.
happyturtle 16
ydi for wearing too much make up. hate girls that don't look like themselves with make up. some make up is nice, but you shouldnt apply it with a shovel.
Omniprism 15
He's an asshole. I commend you for going out with out makeup. So many girls can't do that. And I must say I look different with out makeup too. I have blonde eyelashes and eyebrows so with out makeup I'm a super plan jane. Tell the dude to eff off and quit wasting your time being harassed.
knoxxx 22
Maybe OP doesn't wear make up for other people, maybe she wears it for herself. And she can go without make up if she wants. And she can wear pounds of it if she wants. Who cares what everyone else thinks, OP? As long as your happy when you look in the mirror, rock whatever look you feel suits you.
stupidbox 9
they're only kidding,you're probably even more beautiful
maggiefox 25
Maybe she's born with it... It's maybelline.
vladimirnabokov 15
that was incredibly rude of them to say, OP. I used to wear a lot of makeup - I was 13 or so, and wore foundation, eye shadow, eyeliner, mascara, etc. Now, you're lucky to catch me with a dab of makeup. I just don't have time nor patience. I'll wear it for something fancy, but my face is otherwise bare. and when I first started going out sans makeup, I got asked if I was sick a few times. Wear as much or as little makeup as you want, OP. I'm sure you're pretty both ways! :)
BreathlessInk 15
Wear makeup if you want to, and don't wear makeup if you don't want to. There's no need to insult people who do, and there's no need to insult people who don't. OP, those guys were probably just douchebags. Don't listen to them. I doubt it was THAT much of a difference.