Makeup when cycling?

[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. 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!

[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...

[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....)

[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.