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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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Same thing different taste
Today, I went to school without makeup. No one recognized me. FML
What's updog?
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
Wrong move
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
Parenting styles may differ…
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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inkdeath87 18
And this is why makeup was invented.
MCRaddict15 15
Personally I'm still surprised that there are people out there that can't handle seeing a woman without makeup.
daniel_dd31 13
Yes for girls. What about guys? If you're a guy and not exactly great looking your screwed. It's not fair!
Voij 16
Most makeup works just as well for guys, 34. You just need to remember that the goal is for it to look natural, as if you hadn't put on any make-up at all.
daniel_dd31 13
39- Find me a guy that is willing to put anything on his face that is classified as makeup.
Welshite 40
#44: Actors, news casters, models, etc... Basically any man can if he wants. It's not taboo.
daniel_dd31 13
45- Good point, but are those people going to put makeup on when not on the job?
xXxGraveStonexXx 20
I have tons if friends that wear guy-liner x33
Dynosaur_dollie 38
many male models do often apply foundation and such when not on the job as I am sure many actors do as well. I know a few makes that wear foundation and concealer to hide acne scars, or uneven skin tone. If done correctly you'll never even notice it's there.
Keevarou 17
I would gladly use makeup if I knew how to apply it, but the last time girls did makeup on me, I more or less looked like a cheap prostitute
TheCanucklehead 22
45: And that's why actors aren't real men
TheCanucklehead 22
The only makeup I do is makeup tests. Leave the other makeup to people who want to look fake, like Queen Elizabeth 1st
knight0748 5
Actors aren't real men? Say that to Ronald Reagan. I guess commander in chief of the army, navy and the air force isn't very manly...
JennaNGood 21
44, I've met and know lots of guys who wear makeup when their going out, and actors aren't real men? Would you be willing to say that to The Rock (has done enough movies to be considered an actor) Christian Bale, George Clooney, Richard Armitage, etc?
YoureABuzzkill 9
#29 I don't wear make up. All I do is curl my eyelashes and keep my face clean and wear Chapstick and usually people can't even tell that I don't wear it. Guys usually freak out when I tell them I don't and talk about how awesome it is that I go without. So it does still happen, just not very often. When girls wear so much on a daily basis, then they look weird without it and they never look dressed up for big things like school dances and such.
GRubi 17
#69 - I wasn't aware the President of the United States was a position that needed to be "manly." I guess Hilary Clinton should just throw in her 2016 towel now.
Rainhawk94 27
See guys are surprised when a girl is naturally beautiful
ptoka 20
39, I agree, and last time I put on make-up I came out looking like Ronald McDonald... Best Halloween ever.
Sports_guy3 28
There was an FML like this...
Trish01 23
#76, I barely wear makeup as well. I just wear a bit of eyeliner and chapstick except for special occasions. But you can't blame others for wearing more makeup on a daily basis. Not everyone is blessed with great skin, consider yourself lucky!
daniel_dd31 13
This is exactly my point. I'm a guy and I have bad acne. Do you think I'm going to apply makeup to my face, no. Us guys are the unlucky ones lol.
OMG_ZOMBIES 15
You can completely change the way you look with makeup, but the point of makeup is to highlight the good features you already have and downplay the flaws. If you look like a different person without your day time makeup on then you are doing something wrong. To the men, there are brands of makeup specifically marketed to dudes. However, don't underestimate the ladies it's not always about looks.
hannahsnyder69 16
Hey, I've put it on guys to cover up things like hickeys
hannahsnyder69 16
I mean look at gene Simmons, guy with makeup
YoureABuzzkill 9
116, not every girl has great skin but piling on make up can clog pores and make it worse! I had a friend who used to put loads of concealer on her zits and they would take forever to go away, so make up can definitely be counter productive with the clear skin thing. Not always, but it can be. I am happy that I have mostly clear skin though!
nikkipettyfer 24
They just aren't used to it but that is rude
JennaNGood 21
Agreed. The worst I've had is people asking me constantly when I don't have makeup "are you sick?" No.... I just didn't wake up early enough to look normal..
AninOnin 24
No kidding. I would retaliate with "and you guys are the League of Two-Faced Gentlemen".
CrazyGirlfriend 21
tbh, some girls wear so much make up that they do look sick without it. no need to be rude. in my opinion, make up can be used for good but if you wear it constantly than it will have a harmful aftermath on your natural beauty if you dont take care of your skin.
Bigfabthetruth52 22
Agreed 165.
zBLAKEz 23
This is why I find make up so deceiving. It's so powerful that drag queens get mistaken for actual women.
LowExpectations 30
Really? I find the adams apple a dead give away.
evilplatypus 39
Some natural-born women have a throat projection, some natural-born men have no visible throat projection. It isn't as much a dead giveaway as we'd love to think.
CallMeMcFeelii 14
Damn it, 18. If you would have said that just a few months ago, I might not have had such a.. A surprise...
cardinallove 11
Lol is there a story there, 18? ;)
graceinsheepwear 34
Sounds like 3 is the one with a story...
zBLAKEz 23
You try noticing an Adam's apple at midnight when you're drunk!
mangoboy1 19
Idk whether this is true or not but I've heard it said before that most women are actually ugly and it's all just makeup.
CallMeMcFeelii 14
A lot of women are downright beautiful, but cover it up with make up. Sure, some may benefit from using it, while others cover up an already pretty face with layers of hideous make up.
OMG_ZOMBIES 15
If y'all had girl vision you'd easily see the difference between pretty girl and pretty makeup.
Markus12 8
You know, it's called "make up" for a reason. You make up your look.
ottokat 15
Well, it's actually called make up because when it become widely popular in Europe, to "make up" your face didn't mean to completely change or pretend, but to enhance.
ylirne 9
well there's a reason they say makeup works like magic
Bano360 25
The girl I'm with still looks as gorgeous without makeup. Some girls don't need it but put it on anyway.
hockeygoalie13 15
I never wear makeup because I think it's a waste of time. People who judge you for how you look rather than who you are as a person aren't worth being friends with. It's 100% possible to look presentable without makeup.
gingerrrr88 11
111, I honestly only wear make up because I think it's so much fun to put on haha I feel just as confident without it as I do with it
skyttlz 32
I don't think I need makeup but its fun putting it on. I'm a bit more confident with it.
lysx84 24
I have to have hair and make up done for my job, but the only part I miss when going without is the mascara - I have tiny wee pin eyes :(
sammyjanette 17
Well now you know who to avoid. You don't want someone that rude, or someone who is only going to be interested in your looks.
zBLAKEz 23
I don't think they're only interested in her looks, they're just surprised how much different she looks without makeup.
zBLAKEz 23
Yeah that's true, they shouldn't have said such rude things. But I also don't think you should wear so much makeup that you look so different without it. That's just my opinion though, everyone is entitled to their own.
TheMathMajor 26
A little makeup goes a long way. I used to only wear some concealer and powder, but when I went without people would notice and say things like "you look tired".
cryssycakesx3 23
clearly he's not interested in her looks, apparently she has none!
CrazyGirlfriend 21
73...the whole point of make up is to highlight your natural beauty and downplay your flaws... it is thinking like yours that make girls look sick without make up
T1A2Z3 35
I mean she is basically lying to them all about how she looks...
SamCat 21
Even though it is rude of them to say that, sometimes less is more j/s.
UberNova 18
Agreed, when you wear makeup everyday it becomes the norm, when you don't wear it people see your..... Flaws...gasp!
rabbitprooffence 14
Sounds like you weat a LOT of make up. Don't let these guys.bring you down though, guys that age can be mean..
emmingle 24
"If you can't handle me at my worst, you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best." -Marilyn Monroe
Pleonasm 36
She didn't actually say that.
euphoricness 28
"Millions if girls float on their one quote" - Marina and the Diamonds. Girls shouldn't use that quote anyways because Marilyn died an undignified death.
NoMore_CoolNames 14
"I slept with so many men lol" - Marilyn Monroe
ImAFaker 29
"Don't believe everything just because they're in quotations" - Abraham Lincoln
Ins0mau 20
Imagine the negative reaction if a GUY said that.
HeyHeyFishFillet 34
"Use the force, Harry." - Gandalf
Narttu 20
What #8 quoted is true though, regardless of who said it.
Anonyma518 5
nope, this quite is pretty much bs, basically tl;dr for it is: I'm a bitch.
aussilynn3312 10
Why do people worship her? She was a total ****.
ottokat 15
Marilyn Monroe was a girl who was marketed and portrayed as a sex icon. She was not a ****. And even if she did have lots of sex, who the **** cares? Why is it still so taboo for people to have active sex lives? Marilyn Monroe was a girl who was sexually assaulted by the man she was in love with, and was made to look like a sex object by the media. How she died and whether she had more sex than the average girl likes to reveal should have no impact on whether what she said is repeated by insecure girls everywhere. Even if she didn't say that particular quote.
ottokat 15
uh oh people didnt know that her whole persona was made by marketing? oops, shouldve kept my mouth shut, its easier for them to swallow this way.
bambilamb 11
Wow. You must usually wear an awful lot of makeup in order to prompt such remarks...
LadyLol_fml 15
not necessarily, it isn't about how much makeup you apply, but more the way you use it.
baumee 1
perfect photo for your comment :)
Welshite 40
Am I the only one who thinks makeup is overrated?
MasqueradePrince 25
No, but your probably one of the few who doesn't like it...but I'm with you...
Enslaved 38
I only wear eyeliner and lip balm, nothing else and without that, I look different (sick- like, I've been told). Not everyone plasters make up on.
zBLAKEz 23
I'd rather see a girl not wearing any makeup at all, or just wearing a little bit. Even if she's less attractive, at least it's who she really is, what she really looks like. And if guys can still have an attractive face without makeup, then so can girls.
xSkittle 16
No you are not. I think that people who wear a lot of make up are a result of what society makes of us, shallow
showmeyourears 19
The only upside to wearing makeup for me is that it makes me look more Mexican. Otherwise, I feel it's just time consuming and really doesn't make me look prettier. I only put it on for special occasions.
cmayer 20
I only wear eye makeup. It makes my eyes look greener and brighter. Other than that I don't even bother.
perdix 31
#11, no, but your probably in the minority. Almost all women look somewhat better with well-done makeup. Some can put in on so thick, they look clownish, but barring that, it's an advantage that women have.
owlishes 24
No, I don't wear makeup every day, I think it ruins your skin if you wear it all the time.
rocker_chick105 31
It's crazy how much make up girls in my school wear. I chose not to wear a lot, just a concealer and foundation. My boyfriend prefers it that way. I feel like a lot of make up should be used for special occasions, so what happened to OP doesn't happen often. Just my two cents though
R3TROxLOV3 32
I don't necessarily think that it's overrated, but I do think that quite a few girls use waaay too much of it. People aren't supposed to be able to tell when you're wearing makeup. I usually just use eyeliner, mascara, and lipgloss unless I have something special going on. I personally don't see the need to wake up 30 minutes earlier just so I can get my makeup done, and I doubt I ever will.
TwistedCherub1 15
I've never been a make-up wearer. I like sleeping too much. I wore some to prom, homecoming, the occasional eyeliner & mascara for photos so my eyes show up, and my wedding. I avoid the sun & wash my face regularly so, even in my thirties, I don't need concealer or foundation.
hayjay2000 8
If a girl feels more confident, who the hell are you telling them they are "fake" just because it boosts self-esteem. Boys like to flatter themselves and think girls do it for them... Lol no.
R3TROxLOV3 32
@95, but there's a point where it's just too much. You shouldn't look like a completely different person without makeup. Makeup is meant to enhance what you have. People shouldn't be staring at you in shock over how different you look sans artificial beauty. Some girls use makeup as a crutch, and they really shouldn't. We need to be able to feel confident without make too.
Xivion 19
I think that makeup has been used to the point that I seems necessary or your "not pretty" with isn't true and that is what is sad. makeup should be used to compliment ones face and be used for times like special occasions. on a regular occurrence I suppose a small amount is okay just have to keep in mind that even without that makeup doesn't make a girl any less pretty...
ottokat 15
for people to suggest different amounts or types of makeup in order to make guys like you better is ridiculous. i dont give a **** if it brings all the boys to the yard, thats not my goal and the purple eyeliner stays.
Pacifica1165 13
Am I the only one here that actually thinks that girls generally look more attractive with only a little make-up or barely any at all? I know some girls that can look attractive with make-up, but not necessarily any more attractive than they are normally; they just look different. Conversely, there are some girls that simply wear too much, but by that I don't mean they look completely different, I mean they look like clowns. I don't mean to sound offensive in any way :/ , but I find it sad when I notice a girl that has a reputation around school for being attractive, and somehow presumably out of a self-conscious desire to maintain that reputation, they begin putting on ridiculous amounts of make-up, to the point where it's not even attractive anymore. Anyways, I'm just surprised that I'm not finding any comments that agree with my feeling that girls look prettier when they look natural; whether that means applying only a little make-up and avoiding stuff like eyeliner, or just not putting any make-up at all.