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Do you take breaks from makeup?

Monday, August 2nd, 2010

Do you take breaks from makeup? Do you always wear a lil’ somethin’ somethin’ or do you h ave totally makeup-free days/weeks?

Sometimes I’ll take deliberate breaks from makeup, but it’s not exactly easy to do when you run a bauty blog ;)   There are definitely days where I don’t wear makeup, so I do have breaks, but I just don’t plan them out typically!

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Definitely. Mainly in the summer, I like letting my skin rest.

I dont use make up, completely free if i'm home even go to supermarket - sometime dont bother to put up! Wear make up when go out!

I have days that I want to go natural and wear just a lip gloss. But I have so much makeup and eveshadows that i refuse to let them sit in my room. I want to actually use it, and use it up so that I can toss it and buy newer products. Sometimes natural is better though

I don't wear makeup everyday so I don't really need to take breaks.

i spend most of the day not wearing makeup because at my job your not allowed to, which is a fate worse than death for me because i love makeup, so as soon as i get home i put on my face and head for school, lol.

Must of the time I wear makeup when I know I'm leaving the house, except foundation I don't wear that everyday.

Well since im only 13 ( LOVE your beuaty blog!) I try to take breaks and not wear makeup. Some days I have lazy days. Those days I usally wear sweats and a T. I usually top those days off with no makeup!

I take break from makeup but it is not plan. I don't wear makeup everyday. Since I have been out of work I typically wear a full face 3x out of a week. I go bare face about 2-3x a week.

I rarely do. Makeup is a must monday-friday when I go to work. It makes me look fresh and awake. Without makeup, I am pretty pale and I feel like I look sick, lol. On the weekend, I may wear more than I normally do or none, depending on how I feel.

I used to only wear make up when I went out. Maybe 1-3x a week. But since I got addicted to high end make up I must wear it every day to justify it to my husband. LOL

The summer. I deliberately plan to cut back or go to nothing because it will melt, clog my pores, fell uncomfortable, etc. I change shades so much as well, in the sun, that I'd have to own way to many foundations to worry about it.

Yes, sometimes I don't wear make up, most part on weekends when I go to the beach or running... During the week I always wear make up to go to work...always...

Break? Pshhh!!! What's that!?! Ha...j/k...on the days I'm lounging around the house maybe.

Yeah, I usually don't bother during the weekend unless I'm going out or something (not just to the supermarket or whatever) or if I'm sick, I tend to go with the bare minimum, if any at all...

I wear makeup every single day, unless I'm really sick or if I have a *really* lazy Sunday where I sleep in and clean all day and never go anywhere - usually even on lazy Sundays I put on a full face. For me, it's part of getting dressed... I wouldn't go to the grocery store or gas station without brushing my hair and changing out of my pajamas, so I don't go without a full face of makeup on - it just doesn't feel like I finished getting ready for the day without it. I'm not afraid of being seen without makeup, though... I'll take it off before I go to the pool, for instance. It's sort of like how you wouldn't want to be seen at the grocery store in a nightgown, but it's fine to be seen at a sleepover in a nightgown. Once I went to work without makeup on just to make the point to my coworkers that I don't have some paralyzing fear of being seen without it (most of them don't wear any and I wear a LOT!) and it was like going to work without any underwear on would have been... other people don't notice it but I was really aware of it all day!

I don't usually wear makeup to work and I definitely won't wear anything if my skin is breaking out.

If I know I'm not going anywhere, I don't put on concealer or shine powder, but I almost always do my eyes, just because it's fun for me.

I dont deliberately plan any breaks from makeup, it just happens. There are triggers like when my skin gets irritated or I have a very busy schedule and I am lacking sleep or vacation.

Yes I take forced makeup breaks. During the summer I suffer from severe eye allergies and a skin disorder called eczema. These force me stop wearing eyeshadow of any kind. I also have to be careful with the foundation when I'm having a flare up.

normally I don't wear make up. just a lip balm and go lol but sometimes I'd wear make up a bit. im a minimalist tho

I'm on my makeup break right now! (its been weeks) I honestly only wear makeup when I'm in a playful mood, for events, or when I need a pick me up (ex: when I look like a zombie from stress and lack of sleep)

I barely ever wear makeup! I love it but I do it for fun

Usually, Sundays are no make-up days. I spend the day doing errands, and house chores. And just laze around the house. But the rest of the week, it's full on makeup, baby!

from time to time but it is hard :)

I generally skip wearing makeup if I won't be leaving the house or if all I'm doing that day is walking the dog or taking a super quick walk out to Dunkin' Donuts or the grocery store. However, I generally try to at least do my brows and throw some concealer under my eyes on the latter occasions.

I never wear makeup at work, so I usually don't wear makeup for long stretches. I may intentionally take a few days off if I'm not feeling well, or am in the middle of a bad allergic reaction, that I don't want to make worse.... I do wear makeup at LEAST 3-4 times a week though, usually more. I may have ONE day that I don't wear makeup at ALL. Even so, right now I haven't had a makeup free day in WEEKS. I'm trying the cargo Lash Activator, and didn't want to post it until I had solid before/afters of a months use. So until then, I'm using it twice a day. I can't wait to post it, and let my usage slack off a bit. So with no other makeup on at work, I still have that. If i buy the full size, I'll probably get teh "night" formula, so at least it's clear for work days. Mascara and nothing else is NOT a good look for me, even if i worked in a field where it was acceptable for me.

Taking a break for me is just wearing the same pink/brown or some other easy neutral combo that is super easy and low maintenance. Otherwise, no, I never do. I live by the motto of what if I meet a celebrity, employer, get pulled over or end up in the hospital: I want to look my best, or at least mildly presentable.

water park trips, the beach, and the occasional day I dont leave the house on a weekend. If Im leaving just to pick up some food or run an errand Ill at least wear some powder and mascara. I feel like I look so different without mascara on lol.

yep ,I do . Sometimes I just dont feel like putting on my eyeshadow and stuff.

Yes, I do. I don't plan them but I like to spend at least 2 days/month with no makeup (usually on sunday, at home...)

Makeup free days are pretty much everyday for me! I have so much makeup and I'm trying to get into the habit of actually using it now.

It depends on how I'm feeling mainly, there are mornings where I really don't want to bother with any make-up (even though my morning routine does only take 5 minutes). But since I don't usually wear that much on a day-to-day (though I wear more than the people around me) I try to talk myself into wearing it more often, for instance this week I'm going to try to wear eyeshadow all week from the Coastal Scents Neutral Palette. I try to wear make-up on the weekends just to try something new that wouldn't be appropriate for work, but that's likely only one day out of the weekend and the other day I go without.

i've been taking breaks from eye makeup for my day look, but for my night out look i will go all out for eye makeup. i don't have a flawless face so i find it necessary to wear typical face makeup.

That's my question. :D SQUEEE!! I try to take breaks on weekends and days off. I might do a little bit on the eyes and some gloss if I am going out but I try to give my skin a day or two to breath.

I don't think I ever take a break. If nothing else, I will at least put on concealer and powder, it just makes me feel better not looking like I just rolled out of bed.

I second that!I will definitely take breaks from foundation(Powder forms as I hardly use liquid formulas), and I can do without anything else, but I can't be at ease w/out concealer.I have big eyes and I need some help w/my dark circles.Sure,I might just be in the house all day, but what if someone comes to visit me unannounced?I need to be ready.lol

All the time...when I wasn't working I rarely wore any. Sometimes when I was working I went without. I don't mind it at all...also I don't see the point of putting on make up just to go to walmart:)

I don't wear any makeup on days i stay home or just have to run some errands (like shopping for food). I also take breaks when i'm on the sea.

Most days when I work, it's only just concealer and blush because I'm running around non-stop. I like to take a couple days off so that my skin can just breathe.

The last time I went totally makeup free I had the flu. Even if I have no intention of leaving the house I at least put on some tinted moisturizer.

The hot, humid heat of a Toronto summer generally forces me to take a make up break. For the last 4 weeks or so, I've just rocked sunscreen, mascara and lip colour/gloss. Anything else will melt off and cause a major break out!

I wear makeup every day I work, and whenever I go out of the house. So I usually have a "break" about once a week. I enjoy putting makeup on too much to take a break because I'm bored of it.

Yes. I do every once in a while. Like this past weekend. I had a break-out of some pimples on my face and I felt so miserable, I stayed indoors with no make-up and blotches of toothpaste on the blemishes! (my decent pimple meds is finished and since I don't get this often, I have never renewed my prescription at the chemist!). It must have helped. I look better now and I am back to wearing my make-up! :)

I generally wear make-up when I feel like having the extra "pretty" factor or if I'm going out. I go through phases where I wear make-up everyday for a few weeks, then wear nothing for a while, or sometimes change my make-up 2-3 times in a day, lol

depends on whether i'm leaving the house or not. haha.. or if i'm just chilling at my friends house watching a movie, then no point wearing any make-up...who's goign to see me in the dark LOL

I'm on a makeup break right now. Being that its so hot in NY lately I don't want to combine foundation and sweat lol. Also I feel when you wear makeup ALL the time your face looses its color. Like whenever I see Kim Kardashian without make her face looks so pale.

Yes I do, I have a rule that one day of the week I will not put on. Just to let my skin breathe and all that

I usually don't wear any makeup during the week, except gloss occasionnally. I get up really early in the morning to go to work (3 hours commuting a day), so I just can't do makeup that early. I only use makeup on week-ends, or when I go out at night. And from time to time when I feel like being all pretty when the boy comes home :)

I tend to not wear makeup on my days off...since Im mainly at home catching up on housework.....

Never! It´s my proffession and greatest hobby!

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