Is it normal that i'm 24 and don't like to wear makeup?

I'll wear it every once in awhile for special occasions or in professional situations (I look very young without it), but otherwise I just hate wearing it. I don't like the way it feels, how dry and irritated it leaves my skin feeling (I have very sensitive skin), and I'm not wild about the way it looks on me (I've tried lots of different ways, I'm just not used to seeing myself with it on and don't really like it), either. I also hate not being able to rub my eyes. Plus, makeup is expensive.

A lot of the people in my life seem to think that it's completely out of the ordinary for a 24-year-old woman to not want to wear makeup daily and think I shouldn't even go to Wal-Mart without it because "appearances are everything". I didn't even think it mattered that much, and I see women with no makeup or at least such minimal makeup that you can't really tell they have any on, all the time.

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  • Cuntsiclestick

    I'm 30 and don't wear it. I feel like I look better without it. XD

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    • CDmale4fem

      Yes Cuntsicklestick, you are a sexy little bitch.(young lady). To me you have a natural beauty about you.

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  • JellyBeanBandit

    It's natural and unnecessary. It's not normal for people to think it's not normal not to wear it.

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  • RoseIsabella

    You do you. I personally don't feel like wasting my expensive department store cosmetics just to go into Walmart. I mean who the Hell is there to impress. As long as you're clean, and have brushed your teeth I don't see what all the fuss is about.

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  • SkullsNRoses

    Where I live about 50% of the women I see wear make up daily/ almost daily. It’s very normal not to and probably better for your pores.

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  • CDmale4fem

    If people don't know your situation or how you feel when it makes your skin feel dry, if others feel like they just have to say something, then don't be afraid to just have to say something back, like "mind your own DAMN business" or "do I tell you how to live your life" or maybe even my favorite - when someone asks you about why your not wearing makeup say "oh I didn't tell you"? They say no-one then you say "I guess it's none your DAMN business then." But there are many women that have a natural food looks and cute about them. It's a shame society has to make people feel like they are either to this certain standard or they are inferior to others. The people that usually talk about being in a pedestal, more than likely out themself up there cuz no one else would.

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  • BleedingPain

    I wear glasses (contacts are out of the question) so puting on makeup can be a real challenge for me. Half the time I am blindly applying. I usually look like a raccoon with red/purple lips so, NO THANKYOU to dumb makeup products.

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  • SwickDinging

    I wear make up when I feel like it, and at no other time. Sometimes I'll go for months without feeling like it, and then I'll have a random week where I wear it 3 or 4 days. Or maybe there will be a special event and then I'll put really nice make up on. But then I could go for ages without wearing it again.

    I wouldn't wear make up in Walmart. Who the fuck are you trying to impress in Walmart lol.

    You're fine OP, there's absolutely no need to wear make up if you have no desire to. It's personal choice. I think this is becoming more accepted these days so hopefully you'll find less and less people bug you about this.

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  • There’s no rule saying that you as a female should wear cosmetics. Why should it bother you if they majority do and you don’t?

    As you long as look clean and that you take care of yourself no make up is fine.

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  • LOLFanProductions

    I only wear makeup for special occasions

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  • brutus

    Thats normal, i like girls with minimal to no makeup.

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  • palehorse

    Very normal.

    I'm allergic to nearly all makeup and never wear it. I personally feel like my face looks better without a rash. But even if you don't have a medical condition, there's no reason you should have to wear makeup, especially for something as mundane as going shopping.

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  • AMERICANsavage

    Some girls look better without makeup I feel like. Some girls look better with just light mascara too.

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  • Bumfuzzle

    i take baths in make up

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