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Do you leave the house without makeup?


Do you leave the house without makeup? Do you have to have something on before you leave?

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It’s not often, but I definitely do. I’d say maybe 1 out of 5 times, I’ll go out with nothing, and many times, just tinted moisturizer! (Thank goodness for tinted moisturizer!)

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Amber Avatar

Not very often! If I do I slap on Smashbox Halo and mascara and call it good! Oh and maybe a little naked lunch! That’s my no makeup face! LoL!

Adriana Avatar

I usually have undereye concealer and eyeliner on even when I’m in the house doing nothing… I just look at myself in the mirror and get tempted to make myself look more awake, lol! So usually when I need to go somewhere quickly, I grab my keys and wallet and I’m out the door. I have a lipgloss keychain so I can put that on in the car if I really need to.

Jamie Welch Avatar

While it us not an everyday thing I am confidant to go out and not wear makeup when I am running errands. I will just throw on some moisterizer and go.

Siledhel Avatar

Only when I oversleep (like I did today)
BUT… I pack my makeup on a little bag to apply it later… I just don’t feel confortable without at least eyeliner.

Lisa Avatar

Thank you! Especially if you’re a student, who has the time to put on a full face before going out. To answer the orig. question, I rarely put on a full face unless I’m going somewhere like a party. Usually it’s mascara and lip balm for me.

Kathryn Avatar

Rarely do I leave the house without concealer and mascara. I really wish I could go without makeup, but unfortunately my skin is blemish prone 🙁 I could leave the house without mascara, but my confidence would be higher if I put it on.

LNU Avatar

Rarely! I have to have more then just something on! Lol. Concealer, powder foundation, blush, eyeliner, eyeshadow and mascara are a must for me! If I was in a hurry I would skip the eyeshadow and mascara.

Shah'ada Avatar

I don’t have this thing against going out w/o makeup, but I just usually don’t. When I do go out w/o makeup, it is not for the entire day, just a quick errand or something usually.

Cathy Avatar

I do.. I know my skin is not perfect but I don’t have the patience to put something on my face just coz I need to run an errand then take it off when I get back… But if I’m going to see friends or mall then I try to put something on like a tinted moisturizer or a light layer of foundation

Rosanna Avatar

Most definitely.

I’m not a morning person and it’s worse if there’s school to get ready for. I’m usually rushing in the morning so usually I don’t have time to put makeup on!

Stephanie Avatar

I never do, but it’s something I want to try sometime (Is it bad that this is a challenge for me?! Makeup is so much fun to do… it would be painful not to!).

addie Avatar

i would love to say i never leave the house without it but…most times im lucky if i just get my concealer on and some finishing powder.

Jazz Avatar

yep , because i dont really need makeup . actually most mornings i leave without makeup on , due to the fact that i do my makeup on the train as i am commuting to school

Tavia Avatar

Yes. It’s been a year since I don’t depend so much on makeup. Let’s say I go out without makeup maybe 4 out of 5. I’m only wearing lipgloss and mascara but that’s not serious makeup. 🙂

nicci Avatar

If I go cycling or go to the gym I usually won’t wear much of anything. I don’t understand women who wear a full face of make-up to go the gym?! I don’t get it….it is just going to sweat off anyway.

Anitacska Avatar

Never! (Unless it’s to go out to the front to take the rubbish out or something like that.) It doesn’t have to be full make up, but even if I have very little time in the mornings, I will always wear eyeliner, mascara, foundation or at least face illuminator, face powder and lipgloss.

Which reminds me of a question I thought of this morning, that you could ask in the next “Temptalia asks you”, Do you like the way you look without make up? (My answer is NO!). 🙂

Anitacska Avatar

Actually, come to think of it… Not only I don’t leave the house without make up on, I hardly ever not have make up on even if I’m just home. If I know I won’t be going anywhere then I probably won’t wear full face make up, but I always wear eyeliner, mascara and some face powder. I just don’t like the look of my shiny face and my eyes without mascara, I have tiny eyelashes, it does not look good. 🙁

Proximity Avatar

Yes, at least as often as I go out wearing makeup! I like to give my skin lots of days with no makeup, just to give it a break, and other days I’m lazy, or busy.

Kristine Avatar

Depends on where I’m going of course, but if I feel flawless, I go without, but usually a sweep of mineral foundation and some mascara will do fine.

JJ Avatar

Yes, I do. I don’t want people to get too used to seeing me in makeup. I hate feeling obligated to wear makeup ALL of the time. This way, people are used to looking at me both ways.

Kit Avatar

I’m about to, tee hee. It’s 8:10 AM and I’m off to a rehearsal lasting for like… five hours.

I don’t wear makeup to school if I feel lazy too. =p

Emily Avatar

Depends on where I going…if I’m not coming home for a while I probably have on make-up. If I’m running an errand, possibly not.

amelia Avatar

I absolutely do not leave the house without at least a little bit of makeup on. People have gotten SO lazy and there’s no reason for it. I’m the mom of a toddler so I def have a good excuse but it’s not one I ever plan on using.

Kathy Avatar

I leave my house without makeup at least 50% of the time. Sometimes, I’m just too lazy. I admit it!

As long as I have some lip balm with me, it’s all good.

Charlene Avatar

Only if I am going to hospital for an emergency. Usually spend once a year in the hospital either me or my husband. And if I go the the pool I wear something sheer like tinted moisterizer. I have A LOT of red in my skin and I get away with it at the pool because everyone thinks I have a tan or burn. LOL

Cherokee Avatar

Yes, I often leave home without any makeup. However as of recent, I have been wearing MAC mineralized skin finish, MAC Nano Gold blush as a highlight and blush. I have been skipping concealer and using Origins GinZing eye cream which really brightens my eyes. I have dark circles and while it cannot ever replace concealer it does a great job brighting the under eye area. I like a more natural for work.

Erin Avatar

Honestly, nope! Even when I’m sick and walking to Walgreens for sick-person things, I’ll put on a bit of blush to make me look a little less like death.

Cherie Avatar

Rarely! Even if I have no time I always hvae lipstick/gloss in my purse so I can put on when I do have time.

But if I’m sick and need to hit the doctor’s or something I wear zero makeup.

Honestly, I’m more inclined to leave the house in my pj’s or yoga pants rather than with no makeup on 🙂

Eileen Avatar

Sure, I’ll venture out without make-up if I don’t have time to “put my face on”. I’m lucky to have a good complexion with a natural light pink flush on my cheeks, pink pigmented lips, black eyebrows and lashes. No make-up, no problem. The only thing I absolutely always wear is sunscreen with SPF of 50 or higher.

Jordan Avatar

I don’t ever leave the house without makeup BUT if I’m just going to the store or something, all I do is put tinted moisturizer and some mascara and some chapstick on.

Helene Avatar

It happens quite often that I go without on work days. I work at night and I don´t feel comfortable with makeup on at that time of day.

BrownBrickhouse Avatar

The only time I do not wear make up is at the gym. But when I leave I wash my face and put on foundation, blush, bronzer, nude lip gloss and mascara

Dini Avatar

I leave without makeup all the time. Mornings are a blur in my house. I’m also an all or nothing kind of person, so if I don’t have time to do my full face, I just wash up and go! I do carry embarassing amounts of lipgloss in my bag, so those usually get slapped on some time during the day.

BeautyHobby Avatar

I never leave the house with absolutely no makeup on. But I do one or two days/week fell like wearing a natural, no-makeup with makeup look. Often my skin face looks so good: soft, even, without any blemishes or spots; that I don’t need any tint or powder. In that case I wear just a stroke of pink blush, mascara, and matte nude lips. On bad skin days I wear foundation or tinted moisturizer, mascara, gloss and beauty powder as a discreet blush. If I’m in the naked mood, going to an event, I add coral or pink matte/semi-matte eyeshadow as V in the outer corner to a flawless, perfect foundation.:)

Jools Avatar

All the time, go on You tube with non on too, I only ever wore it when i went out of a night and that was over 10 years ago now. I like to have an hour or 2 to play and can’t just throw stuff on

Melissa (divinem) Avatar

It depends. If it’s just errand running without a lot of interaction, I’ll go without makeup. If I’m going shopping, to a social gathering, out for entertainment, I always wear it. Social interaction seems to be the motivator for wearing makeup.

Darrien Avatar

I do very often actually. I like to sleep in as long as I can before school so I usually wake up put on a tinted moisturizer,a couple coats of mascara and a lip gloss or lip blam and then I`m out the door and at work were not allowed to wear any makeup which is kind of a bummer but it saves me time. But then when it comes to going out I spend too much time doing my makeup!

Andreita Avatar

only lip balm people always see me without makeup and when I wear make up ( special occasions,formal,night out etc…) I wow everyone!!!! lol

CeeBee Avatar

Yeah, it’s been known to happen.
I wear makeup every day to work so on the weekends I’ll go out to run errands or do a quick supermarket shop or even go to the mall (early!) to pick up whatever without any makeup on, if I can’t be bothered to fluff round for 10 minutes in the bathroom first. Which is about half the time!

I know I look terrible – especially with my skin the way it is after having switched medications six weeks ago and suffuring cystic acne flare ups – but I really can’t bring myself to care what anyone else thinks!

alice Avatar

No. I don’t do a full face, but at the minimum I have at least 1 color cosmetic on my face. Could be just gloss or a wash of blush, or a wash of e/s. I look forward to applying something every day. I really enjoy it.

Tina Marie Avatar

when i go to the gym in the morning, i just wear moisturizer and some mascara, because i feel like sweating in foundation just clogs my pores :/

Cathy Avatar

Almost never!! Even when in a hurry,I use concealer,powder,my Laura Geller Brow Marker,lipstick and gloss…that’s my QUICK makeup plan!!

Chrissy Avatar

Only when I go to the gym and even then I’ll usually put on a little bit of concealer to coverup any undereye circles. Other than that, I rarely leave the house without at least MAC MSF Natural powder, eyeliner and concealer.

Maggie Makeup Addict Avatar

Usually I want to wear makeup when I go out because you never know where you might end up and with whom!
I try to use at least foundation, some blush, eye brows and mascara, because then I know no matter how tired, drunk or stressed I get or whatever happens I’ll still look good 😛

Mia Avatar

I definitely leave the hose without makeup – often… I even go to work without… but I’m trying to be better about it… mostly because I love to play with makeup so I should really USE it more to justify spending $ on it 😉

Dianna Avatar

I used to go out w/o makeup all the time! Ever since this year’s started, though, I don’t like to leave my house unless I’m wearing at least a little concealer & blush. My skin has been so lackluster lately… maybe it’ll improve now that the weather’s getting better.

Laura Avatar

Only if I’m going for a facial because I’d have to take it straight off anyway! And then it’s only the beautician who’ll see me so it’s no big deal. Otherwise I pretty much always put on a full face to go out, unless it’s just a quick errand and I’ll sometimes just go with concealer, powder, mascara, lip gloss, and a wash of a nude shade of eyeshadow.

Michelle Avatar

i never seem to leave my house without makeup… mostly because i live in a small town, so you run into everyone everywhere you go!! i know that really shouldn’t affect anything, but yeah, i definitely feel much better with my makeup on!

jennylevi Avatar

Sometimes I have those days that am in a hurry or might have overslept.. I always keep in mind that I have to wear at least some powder if I don’t have time for foundation application. It’s important to have some color so I apply on blush nars orgasm its my favorite or my new fav ripe peach to give a natural glow. Then just lipgloss something natural.. Thats my two min face LOL!!!!!!!!! no mascara nor eyeliner =(

Ash Avatar

i hate to!!! i feel too weird/naked. i at least have to put SOMETHING on my face..i.e.-studio fix or some bronzer..and EYELINER, i couldn’t live w/o black eyeliner. feel like i look dead without it. if i have those 2 things i am okayyy..but i prefer not to, lol.

Bridgette Avatar

Only on the days when I am going out to do a quick errand or when I wake up late for school. But yesterday I woke up quickly after finding out from my dad that my cousin got into a really bad car accident and I just only had time to sweep on the mascara, eyeliner, and gloss and out the door I went.

Tiera Avatar

I’m in a lucky (sometimes) situation that neither of my jobs require me to physically see clients or partners. We’re sort of isolated in the office, so dress is definitely casual and I head out in the morning without makeup at least twice a week, sometimes more. I usually put in a little more effort when I’m going to class or heading out!

Mirna Avatar

Now-a-days… I don’t leave the house without makeup. I have gotten so used to seeing myself with makeup that I think I look “weird” without it. I do a full face everday. The only time when I don’t wear makeup is when I am going to work out.

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