Makeup when cycling?

[shootingstar]

I never do. Closest was when I discovered I forgot my chapstick lip protector or it ran low, for certain times of cracked lips (rare for me), so abit of lipstick was handy...to protect in a jiffy.

And I haven't worn mascara since I was 21 yrs. Just found the stuff made my eyes tired. Don't know why. Mascara is nearly useless on me anyway in terms of effect. I have black natural hair.

Thought to bring up this question: I just bought a cycling jersey..it was XS and so I grabbed it. Then got home and discovered there was a trace or makeup on it.... :mad: It irks me to see perfectly good clothing in store ruined by makeup from women who were negligent while trying on clothing.

[KnottedYet]

I've had that happen. Usually a little dish soap and some gentle scrubbing gets it off.

[kelownagirl]

I always wear makeup. I love wearing makeup. I have been going crazy not being able to wear makeup for the past two weeks. :D

Fwiw, I try not to get makeup on clothes when I try them on. My own pet peeve is people who get white deodorant powder on dark clothes when they try them on.

[smilingcat]

make up?? does chap stick qualify?? or sun screen??

Smears and stains my clothing, gets in my eye. Nope. just my not so pretty face when I ride, ski, or swim.

Nor does my sister. Right now she's training for first marathon of this season. :eek: I hate running. She's not too keen on cycling so :p

I'm just not that girly.

smilingcat

[Andrea]

I hardly wear any to start- some mascara (since I color my hair black and it's naturally orange-red), and a little concealer on the random pimple or red spot. If I am riding first thing in the morning, I'm bare except for sunscreen!

[Zen]

Yuck.
It makes me feel like I'm just putting dirt back on my face.
a smidge of eyeliner usually and mascara very rarely, like for a party or something.

[shootingstar]

Several years ago I learned that one of my sisters wore mascara regularily when jogging. I didn't get that at all..and she's a sis..someone I'm supposed to understand. ;)

[singletrackmind]

Sunscreen & chapstick.

Not much of a makingup kind of a girl anyways.

[horsemom]

LoL! I am NOT a girly girl (honest!!) but I do wear mascara, and have done so every day since I was about 13. 100 Mile endurance horse races, tris, trail running, you name it, I had my mascara on! My older sisters and mom, who are a little more girly than I, have always worn mascara also! I never thought of it as odd until now!!

Laura

[SouthernBelle]

When I get up and go out for a ride, no I don't put on makeup. On the other hand, afternoon ride when I get home from the office, I don't take it off.

I always wear a moisturizer with spf whether riding or otherwise. My poor skin has quite a bit of sun damage from my young and foolish days. BTW, my makeup has sunscreen too.

[Miranda]

LoL! I am NOT a girly girl (honest!!) but I do wear mascara, and have done so every day since I was about 13. 100 Mile endurance horse races, tris, trail running, you name it, I had my mascara on! My older sisters and mom, who are a little more girly than I, have always worn mascara also! I never thought of it as odd until now!!

Laura

omg, you're sig pic cracked me up... I love my coffee.. it reminds me of a sign that is posted near the checkout counter of my fav old school hole in the wall coffeehouse... "Give me coffee, and no one gets hurt!"

[Miranda]

I do wear waterproof mascara. I'm fair skinned, and my lashes are very light... it's the only piece of makeup I feel naked without. Of course for the fairness, I apply the max sunblock, usually Coopertone sport 50spf... and some lip chap stick, sunscreen.

I almost feel like the older I get, less makeup works better... when really my lines probably need some more:rolleyes:.

I don't understand the gym rat friends for spinning who come in fully makeup, hair done, and then say they also had a shower before. I know I'm gonna be sweating like a pig, so why take one before if that's your first activity of the day?

Maybe they wish I would take a shower too before. :p

[btchance]

If I run out the door first thing in the morning to workout, then no, no makeup or at the most concealer to coverup any major zits I have. But if I've already got my makeup on, then why bother to take it off? It never bothers me, but I grew up in the stuff for ballet performances and horse shows in 100+ heat where we had to put our "wh@re makeup" on so we can be seen by the judges and not looked washed out under the lights.

[Crankin]

I like make up, so shoot me...
Seriously, if I am going to ride or do some other activity in the morning, or it's a weekend, I wash my face, put on moisturizer with sunscreen, under eye concealer (you don't want to see me without it), and go. Oh and I do wear lip gloss or lipstick with sunscreen. Then I put on more regular sunscreen.
If I am riding after work and I already have make up on (blush, eye makeup) I don't take it off, just put sunscreen on over it.
I notice most younger women wear chapstick type stuff the way I wear lipstick. I feel naked without it and I like the smooth feeling it gives my lips.
I am not a girly-girl either and don't mind getting dirty, camping, and rolling in mud after a mountain bike fall (which happens a lot since I suck at mountain biking). I can pee in the woods with the best of them. But, I like wearing make up when I'm not exercising, buying nice clothes, and getting pedicures.
This doesn't make me a bad person. I figure that i am 54 years old and I don't have to justify wearing make up to anyone.

Robyn

[KnottedYet]

Lipstick and eyeliner are my friends.

And if I don't use wax pencil to fill in a scar on my brow, I look like Snidley Whiplash.

I have a bazillion lipsticks, and I'm always yearning after more. (kinda like bikes! ;))

[shootingstar]

Lipstick and eyeliner are my friends.

And if I don't use wax pencil to fill in a scar on my brow, I look like Snidley Whiplash.

I have a bazillion lipsticks, and I'm always yearning after more. (kinda like bikes! ;))

Problem with my collection of lipsticks is that over past decade I'm wearing less and less makeup...so time to clean out it again.

I guess because I did have bad acne as a teenager where I did see a dermatologist at that time and took tetracycline oral medication plus a regime of careful face washes and minimal makeup...now, with that problem cleared ages ago, I find it freeing not to think much about makeup ..at all.

For certain my face would still break out in zits if I wore any foundation/blush while engaging in any exercise.

I figure on the bike..one of the sports that's faster than jogging....whoosh..no one can barely see you well up close. Unless there's a big date at the end of the ride. Even riding with someone else...well you do sorta have to pay attention where you are going while semi-looking at the person.

In personal life, don't need to please anyone: my partner (who cycles heavily) HATES it when I wear makeup. He is literally allergic to the smell of makeup.

But sunblock..yes most definitely!

[KnottedYet]

Nope, don't wear makeup to please anyone. My sweetie doesn't care one way or the other if I wear makeup or not. I wear it to please myself.

And I'm pretty pleased. ;)

[Susan126]

Nope, don't wear makeup to please anyone. My sweetie doesn't care one way or the other if I wear makeup or not. I wear it to please myself.

And I'm pretty pleased. ;)

Here here KY! No makeup for me either. Just sun screen and chapstick. :)

[Trek420]

And if I don't use wax pencil to fill in a scar on my brow, I look like Snidley Whiplash.

No you don't. You look like cool chickie with a cycling scar :D :p

But you look great in makeup too so wear what you want when you want. And besides, lipstick is waaaaay cheaper than bikes. :p

[KnottedYet]

I kinda look at makeup as part of my artistic outlet.

I can't sketch or paint, but I can make my eyes look dramatic and smokey, or bright and perky, or strong and capable.

I can't sculpt or weave, but I can make my lips look sultry and delicious, or tender and alluring, or sporty and healthy.

I have fun, and like what I do with my face. It's all good. :D

(edit: and I do wear makeup on the bike sometimes)

[Trek420]

I can't sketch or paint

Yes you can draw :rolleyes: Fashion is art, it's personal expression, whether jeans and t'shirts or dress and high heels.

Have fun with it. :D

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I don't wear much makeup anymore.
Chapstick and sunscreen are important protection for me though.

I figure if you wear enough makeup that it becomes an issue or makes a mess when you're biking, then the solution is obviously to wear less. :rolleyes:
Would you wear makeup to go swimming in a pool or at the beach? In a sauna?

[VeloVT]

If I'm going for a run or a ride at the end of the day and I'm wearing makeup, I will actually wash my face before going out. I can't stand exercising in makeup. Yuck :eek:. I don't wear it to the gym either (and will wash it off prior to working out if I've come wearing makeup).

[Zen]

I figure that i am 54 years old and I don't have to justify wearing make up to anyone.

Robyn

I think this started out as a question about applying make-up when preparing for a ride, didn't it?
I dunno, let me go look.

[firenze11]

I'm very fair as well. With my blonde eyebrows and lashes I feel I look awful without mascara. So I usually have it on. I also tend to wear foundation whenever I leave the house. If I go to the gym or am going to being seeing people when I workout I'll put foundation and mascara on. If not, then I won't It's more because I think I look better with them on, I'd prefer not to wear them at all when working out. I like to wear make-up day to day, though, just because I like it and I think it makes me look and feel pretty.

I also used to ride horses competitively and would ride in some A circuit shows. I didn't ride with a big huge ribbon-hogging barn and was always envious of the girls who looked so perfectly put together on their horses. Of course they had grooms and Moms who did their hair and makeup. My Mom and I were too busy rushing from class to class trying to get the horse tacked up, spraying him so he looked shiny, blacking his hooves and nose, etc. to get me looking like a model.

Maybe that's why I wear some makeup when working out in public now. . .I was scarred by my no-makeup riding years ;)

[lph]

If I'm going for a run or a ride at the end of the day and I'm wearing makeup, I will actually wash my face before going out. I can't stand exercising in makeup. Yuck :eek:. I don't wear it to the gym either (and will wash it off prior to working out if I've come wearing makeup).

Yep, me too. I have nothing against wearing make-up, and will gladly make myself look gorgeous for a special event ;) but I can't stand the feeling of sweating through it. Just freaks me out.

[Aggie_Ama]

Afternoon rides will find me in full makeup. I don't put it on in the morning if I am headed out to ride.

[Starfish]

but I can't stand the feeling of sweating through it. Just freaks me out.

Exercising when I already have makeup on for one reason or another is no longer a problem for me since I started using mineral powder makeup. Really is different than sweating through liquid or other traditional foundation.

[Crankin]

Yes, this started out as a question. But I notice that some (not necessarily on this list) people think that wearing or not wearing make up makes some kind of political statement. I think most people here understand what I mean.
For example, quite a few years ago, I met someone in a social situation where we were introduced by a mutual acquaintance, someone I worked with. This person said to me,"You work? You always look so put together with make up and everything." I don't know, it seemed as if she were implying that I must be some pampered woman who did nothing all day but sit around and put my make up on. That comment stuck with me.
I did not mean to be offensive...

[Velobambina]

Robin --- I didn't take what you said as offensive, and I agree that the thread has drifted.

I wore eye make up in my 20s but once I got more serious about my athletics, I didn't have the time or inclination to be bothered with it. I could never wear foundation or lipstick due to my sensitive skin.

Each to her own! I can see the appeal of it but if I wore it, I'd forget I had it on and end up smearing it. ;) With age, I've become more of a minimalist---air dry hair style, sunscreen & lip balm only, etc.

[makbike]

I don't wear makeup at all. I did as a kid for I have a large birthmark over my left eye. My mom taught me to apply it and I started every day off in the bathroom putting it on to cover my birthmark. I hated it! When I was in the 5th grade I tossed it all in the garbage can and proclaimed myself to be makeup free. My mom was afraid kids would tease me but supported my decision. I told her in a very mature voice that if they teased me they were not my friends to begin with and I did not want them as my friends. I've not worn any make up since that day. I simply want people to accept me for who I am not how I look.

[shootingstar]

I don't wear makeup at all. I did as a kid for I have a large birthmark over my left eye. My mom taught me to apply it and I started every day off in the bathroom putting it on to cover my birthmark. I hated it! When I was in the 5th grade I tossed it all in the garbage can and proclaimed myself to be makeup free. My mom was afraid kids would tease me but supported my decision. I told her in a very mature voice that if they teased me they were not my friends to begin with and I did not want them as my friends. I've not worn any make up since that day. I simply want people to accept me for who I am not how I look.

Wow makbike. Bet you climbed some 'mountains' well by now.
My decision going makeup free ..even off bike, is very much driven by wanting my skin to breathe at this stage in life. When work commuting, I did put on some makeup when changing into work clothes ..but only for certain meetings. But then I would wash it off before cycling homeward. By end of day, my face skin feels tired from wearing a layer of makeup.

Am more driven by carrying the least of amount things to remember and to repack. I still have my foundation bottle in my work desk..and haven't opened it for past few months.

I have no problems with living in chick world...after all, I grew up with 4 sisters.

And forgot about how some sports do require makeup in competition...ice skating, synchronized swimming, gymnastics, ballet, dance and even circus gymnastics.. (wow, Cirque de Soleil gals are something else in their athleticism).

[Blueberry]

I very rarely wear makeup. Once in a while, for a very significant client meeting, interview, or hearing. Would also wear it for a jury trial. Usually, though - nothing at all. Just moisturizer, sunblock and chapstick.

CA

[Grog]

I just wear moisturizer and some lip gloss or something similar. I will wear some very light foundation (Clinique's Almost-Makeup) now and then if I have an event and my rosacea is flaring up. I apply eye shadow or mascara about once a year, and always regret it as it messes up my contact lenses somehow.

Maybe I would do it more for "important meetings," especially mascara, but for lack of practice it takes me forever to put it on, and the potential for disaster is pretty high. I am fair-skinned and just live with it.

I could not imagine wearing makeup for sports though. But I don't mind others doing it. I am more concerned with women (and men) who wear earrings on the bike. It's their problem, but I can't bear the thought of a crash where the helmet straps would somehow pull the earring away, or any other circumstance where the earring would become stuck to something and tear through the earlobe. :eek: I was traumatized by a freak accident in elementary school when a boy sectioned his finger because he was wearing a ring during PE class, so all combinations of sports + jewelry scare me now!

[limewave]

I have friends here! I thought I was strange because I wear hardly any make up while most of my friend's pile it on. As a kid/teenager, I was just never in to getting dressed up and wearing make-up. As I became a young adult I was more interested in it, but didn't have a clue where to start or what to do. I'm in awe of the makeover shows and my friends, putting on make up is a true art form for those who know what they are doing.

I wear some mascara and tinted lip gloss. That's about it. I use a daily moisturizer with SPF. For very special occasions I might try some light foundation and eye shadow.

However, I don't wear any make up when I work out. Sometimes I forget to take off my mascara and I end up with raccoon eyes.

There is one lady that I see at a lot who has permanent makeup. I just think it's the most bizarre thing. She always looks like she's on her way to a formal evening party--even after finishing a half marathon! It's crazy. No one should look that good after running that far.

[RolliePollie]

I wish I felt comfortable going out in public without makeup! But my skin is a mess and I scare myself without makeup.

I have melasma (blotchy brown patches) from BCPs which darkens up from sun exposure even if I have SPF 50 sunscreen on. I can't really live without the BCPs because I have had acne since I was 12 and nothing else helps (I've literally tried everything!). So my choice is brown blotches over a face full of pimples. I also have dark cirlces which never go away. So, even for a bike ride, there is always at least some makeup involved. I don't cake it on though. I want a natural look but I just have to do something to try and even out my skin tone.

[Blueberry]

I have dark circles, but not even makeup helps them:cool::cool: So I just scare people:eek:

CA

[invsblwmn]

Makeup? What's that? I don't wear it cause I'm lazy. Not a political cause, not a statement at all. Much the same about why I cycle, when physically able. I am cheap, got tired of paying high prices for gas so I started commuting. Became a vegetarian cause I felt too guilty to eat meat after I accidently hit a cat that dashed in front of my truck. Simple motivaters in my life. People think I am a feminist, animal activist, and healthnut. They got it all wrong, I am just lazy, cheap and guilt driven. :)

[RolliePollie]

I have dark circles, but not even makeup helps them:cool::cool: So I just scare people:eek:

CA

Makeup doesn't really help mine either but I like to pretend it does! lol !!!

I got whacked in the face by a tree branch a few weeks ago and got a nice shiner. My other eye looked so wonderful in comparison that I forgot all about the dark circle issue. No makeup could've covered my huge black eye.

[sundial]

Exercising when I already have makeup on for one reason or another is no longer a problem for me since I started using mineral powder makeup. Really is different than sweating through liquid or other traditional foundation.

If I had to wear make-up before my workout, this would be my choice too. I learned that my red face, smeared mascara, and smudgy eyeliner bought me a ticket to the vampire convention.

[OakLeaf]

For a few years there I wore a little makeup on "special" occasions, but I kind of forgot how to put it on, and now when I try it's such a disaster that I stopped bothering.

There were years when I liked to tell myself it was a political statement... these days I'm more likely to say it's laziness... but the truth is that I had active discouragement from my family when I was a teenager, and never had the social support to learn how to put my face on. It's just another of the social skills I don't have :(, and one that wasn't covered in group therapy, either :rolleyes:

[sundial]

For a few years there I wore a little makeup on "special" occasions, but I kind of forgot how to put it on, and now when I try it's such a disaster that I stopped bothering.

Sounds like it's time you treat yourself to a makeover at the Bobbi Brown make-up counter. :D

[lauraelmore1033]

Yes, this started out as a question. But I notice that some (not necessarily on this list) people think that wearing or not wearing make up makes some kind of political statement. I think most people here understand what I mean.
For example, quite a few years ago, I met someone in a social situation where we were introduced by a mutual acquaintance, someone I worked with. This person said to me,"You work? You always look so put together with make up and everything." I don't know, it seemed as if she were implying that I must be some pampered woman who did nothing all day but sit around and put my make up on. That comment stuck with me.
I did not mean to be offensive...

Now, I would have taken that "you work?" comment to mean that you looked very professional all the time.

I don't like to wear makeup myself, and I am rather innept at applying it, so I wouldn't say the choice not to bother was political. I sweat like you wouldn't believe, so the thought of riding or exercising in it is horrific. I usually feel defensive about the choice not to wear makeup--since I perceive myself to be in the minority. (well, that and the fact that my mother attacks me relentlessly when I don't....)

[Starfish]

People think I am a feminist, animal activist, and healthnut. They got it all wrong, I am just lazy, cheap and guilt driven. :)

Literally LOL ! :D

[gnat23]

I've actually been curious about the mineral makeup vs. exercise. Doesn't it dough-up or streak in a sweaty situation?

-- gnat! (current sports makeup: Neutrogena tinted moisturizer with sunscreen, red-tinted chapstick, and sport-optics large enough to hide the fact that I'm not wearing eye makeup)

[SouthernBelle]

I've actually been curious about the mineral makeup vs. exercise. Doesn't it dough-up or streak in a sweaty situation?



No not really.

[GLC1968]

I also wear mineral makeup (on work days). It's the only 'foundation' I can wear daily without feeling icky or without causing breakouts. At my last job, I biked at lunch a lot, and I never bothered to remove it prior to the ride. It didn't run, and it didn't get gross or anything. I also never found makeup on my jerseys where my sweat would run off my face. I don't wear it on weekends, so I can't say how it would hold up to a long ride or anything.

Normally when I ride alone or with DH, I only wear chapstick type lip stuff. If I'm riding with a group where there will be socializing afterward, I put on waterproof mascara. I have puffy-tired looking eyes, so I think it makes me look more awake. This is the same 'routine' I use when skiing with others, or hiking with others, or whatever...

[Geonz]

Makeup? What's that? I don't wear it cause I'm lazy. Not a political cause, not a statement at all. Much the same about why I cycle, when physically able. I am cheap, got tired of paying high prices for gas so I started commuting. Became a vegetarian cause I felt too guilty to eat meat after I accidently hit a cat that dashed in front of my truck. Simple motivaters in my life. People think I am a feminist, animal activist, and healthnut. They got it all wrong, I am just lazy, cheap and guilt driven. :)

Likewise, welp, except for the guilt driven part. Fortunately 'bicycle rider' is the category people put me in... though most of 'em do assume I eat healthier than I do... which is not a bad thing! If people expect you to eat healthy, it's easier to do.

I *do* sometimes ponder how much money I have saved, and how much less environmental impact being make-up free is... but that's secondary to "I just don't have a good reason," because I don't really need it.

I do get raccoon eyes now and again... and I found that a pervasive smile helps immensely.

[sundial]

Gnat, I use Neutrogena mineral sheers. The minerals and brush combo thing is really handy and recently they introduced blush minerals as well. The eye shadow does not have an applicator so you would need a makeup brush to apply (or a q-tip). If you want a more traditional foundation, I also use the sheer tints with the sheer tint lip balm. It's great stuff for the outdoorsy gals. :)

[indysteel]

I wish I felt more comfortable without makeup, but I don't. I don't mind working out without it, but I otherwise wear at least some mineral foundation, mascara and blush. I'm very, very pale and even with makeup sometimes look a little lifeless. My dark hair and dark eye circles don't help. I hate foundation as a general rule, but I love the mineral makeup. It's easy to put on and doesn't smear off onto other things. Whatever makes you feel good about yourself is fine by me.

And as for the OP's original issue with women getting makeup on clothes: Even if you're careful, it sometimes happens, but makeup almost always comes off in the wash. If I buy something that has some kind of a stain on it, I usually just confirm with the store that I'll be able to return it. Or ask for a discount on it.

[Jolt]

For example, quite a few years ago, I met someone in a social situation where we were introduced by a mutual acquaintance, someone I worked with. This person said to me,"You work? You always look so put together with make up and everything." I don't know, it seemed as if she were implying that I must be some pampered woman who did nothing all day but sit around and put my make up on. That comment stuck with me.
I did not mean to be offensive...

Wow, what a rude comment! And odd, because for a lot of women work is a reason to make an effort to look put-together and professional. Personally, I hardly ever wear makeup because I just don't like to mess with it and I don't like the feeling of having all sorts of gunk on, so I only put it on for formal occasions and then not that much. Therefore I'm not someone you'd be likely to see with makeup on while on the bike, running etc.

[g19]

The moment i go outside i wear the full load.
Why, because i like it and it suits me.
It makes me, me.

It is no diffirence when i'm on a bike.
I feel good and no i don't ride any faster of slower if i use it or not.

For me it's all about feeling good and yes, i do feel naked without it.

There was a professional female cyclist who has been worldchamp for many years and she was my true hero as she allways was wearing makeup and looking great.

Just my 2 cents.

[Trigress]

Oh, I own a few pounds of makeup, I certainly do. It's long lasting too, as I use so little of it so rarely... :)

I do wear makeup for work, a little mascara and some bronzing powder - my natural pigment all ended up in my hair, so I look dead six months of the year without a little help from The Body Shop. I'm a feminist though. So, if a go for a run or a ride or a climb after work, then I do so wearing makeup. If training is first thing in the morning, I wear nothing but my skin (looking dead then, but I gather most people would define me as alive when they see that I'm moving, even though I'm an impressively slow cyclist). :)

[Crankin]

Yes, Jolt, the comment was very rude; if I told you all where I was, you would laugh, but I don't want to get into religion here... I was in my early forties and I think I did "dress up" more in the early and mid nineties. I think I do tend to dress more professionally than most teachers, though I definitely do not wear suits, like I did in the eighties.
The mineral make up sounds interesting. I never heard of it. I don't wear foundation, but I think I might look at some of this.

[SouthernBelle]

Almost every company is coming out with mineral makeup now. I wear Bare Minerals from Sephora or their own boutiques. I think Loreal has some out now. There's the one that is advertising a lot now, Sheer Cover.

[Zen]

I would feel naked without my eyeshadow http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb14/zencentury/Mimi2.jpg

[SouthernBelle]

I would feel naked without my eyeshadow http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb14/zencentury/Mimi2.jpg


That is a lovely picture of you.

[sundial]

Lol!

[cyclinnewbie]

I wear makeup, only because I have rosacea and makeup protects me from the wind. That and I usually ride after work, so come home, jump on the bike and go. And I have to say that I HATE it when I buy something and someone's makeup is smeared all over it. It's yucky...

[surgtech1956]

During the winter months I wear a little base to work just to give me a little color. Once I get outside - nothing but chapstick and sunscreen.

[mimitabby]

neither my husband nor myself wear makeup. I tried it in high school and all it ever did was smear.

I yam what i yam. Oh, but I dye my hair.

[Zen]

I yam what i yam. Oh, but I dye my hair.


NoNoNo, you don't dye your hair - you color enhance it ;)

[emily_in_nc]

I'll often put on a little subtle shade of lipstick for riding on the weekends since my lips are very pale. I know it doesn't stay on for too long, but at least I can start out feeling not so pale. Lots of sunscreen of course! No mascara as I sweat a lot in my face, and it would just smear.

If I ride after work, I wear the makeup I wore to work (I use a light hand), which is usually pretty much gone. Lip balm always!

Emily

[Bron]

I don´t leave the house without a bit of concealer to hide any blotches on my face. Apart from that, just sunscreen.
I actually admire women who can manage to look perfectly turned out every single day, but I have to face the fact that I am not one of them.

[Starfish]

neither my husband nor myself wear makeup.

Oh, I know this is off topic, but it brought back a memory for me that makes me smile, about my dad whom I lost last year.

He was quite handsome throughout his life, and although never came across as vain to me, in his 70's he started to dislike how white his eyebrows became. One day my mom handed him her eyebrow pencil, and he tried it! :) Until he died at 86, every morning after he shaved he stood in the mirror carefully touching up his eyebrows! :)

It just makes me smile to think of my old dad, after he had gotten thin and a bit feeble, deaf in both ears and withdrawing from the world...but apparently looking past the fact of his wrinkled skin, disappearing butt, changing features, etc, to believe that touched up eyebrows kept him looking great! We human beings are funny creatures, huh? :)

OK...back to your regularly scheduled thread...thanks for indulging this detour! Kinda missing my dad, I guess.

[SouthernBelle]

No worries, Starfish. That's a cute story.

[Zen]

That made me smile too. Wonder what little vanities I'll be doing at that age?

[SouthernBelle]

That made me smile too. Wonder what little vanities I'll be doing at that age?

Brazilian wax.

[Zen]

Brazilian wax.

Oh dear! :eek:

[Starfish]

That made me smile too. Wonder what little vanities I'll be doing at that age?

Hel!, wondering what vanities I'm doing now that have others shaking their heads at me... :rolleyes:

[SouthernBelle]

:p Reminds me. I'm busy growing my hair out to it's natural color, silver and white. A friend, who is about 12 years older than me, thinks this is just awful! She's says it will make me look old. She's still quite blonde.

[Starfish]

:p Reminds me. I'm busy growing my hair out to it's natural color, silver and white. A friend, who is about 12 years older than me, thinks this is just awful! She's says it will make me look old. She's still quite blonde.

Oh, but beautiful silver hair can look so amazing! I certainly have known women who had gorgeous silver hair, who could easily have also pulled off coloring back to blond or brown or whatever...but the silver looked so chic!

IMO, whether or not silver hair looks older or tired-er or whatever all depends on the shade, the cut, the gloss, the person's skin, expression, style, etc. I've seen it go both ways...sometimes folks look way more youthful with colored hair...sometimes much better with silver!

ETA: Just caught myself...I see I have, above, equated "youthful" with "better." What I mean is, sometimes the colored hair looks more radiant and vital, and sometimes the silver hair looks more radiant and vital!

[firenze11]

:p Reminds me. I'm busy growing my hair out to it's natural color, silver and white. A friend, who is about 12 years older than me, thinks this is just awful! She's says it will make me look old. She's still quite blonde.

Oooh I think silver hair can be so beautiful. My Mom has a friend who dyes her hair dark dark brown but as soon as her roots show you can see her hair is now almost all salt and pepper silver. The dye actually makes her look older. Maybe it's different for different people, but silver and white doesn't automatically = old, that's for sure! (At least in my opinion ;))

[OakLeaf]

Ah, see, now we're getting into one of those vanities I'm conflicted about :rolleyes:. My hair's been going quickly grey in the last year or so. I'm not emotionally ready for color yet - and I haven't researched whether there even are any color treatments that are safe for my stylist, myself and the environment - but I'm definitely thinking about it every time I look in the mirror :confused:

[SouthernBelle]

I originally started coloring my hair, not because of the grey, but because of what the sun did to my brown. That was back in my 20s.

A few years ago, when my hair was short, I went natural. But there wasn't enough grey yet. My natural brown tends to get orange, so it wasn't a great look.

But as my hair dresser says, "oh, you've got the good color grey!"

Plus when it's grown in a bit more, they are going to special order a shampoo for me that keeps the yellow out and helps it be all sparkly. :D

[roadie gal]

I don't own any make up. It's not political it's because I'm lazy and uncoordinated. I'm afraid I'll put out an eye trying to put on mascara.

I've never dyed my hair. Once again, it's a lazy thing. I'm WAY into the salt and pepper stage now. I just tell people that I match my dog: I'm a blue merle.:D

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii211/sandakat/pets/P1010444.jpg

[Aggie_Ama]

I am 27 and dye my hair, it is already quite grey. My dad's naturally black hair started turning grey at 15. He is handsome with his silver hair and tan skin now days, not a drop of black to be seen on his head!

I on the other hand am very fair and think silver hair will make me look washed out. I am not even sure what my natural color is at this point, I started dying my hair at 17 when I found my first grey.

I envy all of you comfortable with your grey, I aspire to get there.

[OakLeaf]

Ah blue merle is beautiful. :D

But I'm not enough of a pit bull to look good in brown brindle.

[Crankin]

I don't have any gray, even at my age (54), but my hair has gone from golden blonde to light brown in the past 15 years. I put highlights in it. I tried doing the full color and I didn't like the way it looked. I also have pale skin and freckles and look really washed out. Silver or gray looks terrible on me, so I am sure when my hair does turn gray I will be coloring and highlighting.