Makeup

[DeniseGoldberg]

I do need to start wearing sunblock this year when I go riding regularly. I need yet to find one that is not sticky and smelly. Neutrogena SPF 15(?) moisturizer is what I have right now.

I have no idea what kind of overlap there is between products in North America and in Europe. I've found that I'm happiest with gel (as opposed to cream) sunscreens. Don't know if you can find these in your neck of the woods, but I prefer these two products - and neither of them is sticky or has a "smell": My favorite is PreSun Ultra Gel (SPF30), and my backup is Coppertone Sport Sunblock Gel.

--- Denise

[susiej]

well, kjay, I'm 52 and I really don't look that great without my reddish eyes being concealed! It takes about 5 seconds to do and I don't really care if people think it's vain. To me, feeling good means feeling good about the way I look. ...

Robyn, I'm with you there about feeling good about how I look! That's why I just bought a yellow skort (and am hoping for the matching top for my birthday). All my bike clothes are shades of grey and pale yellow. Some days I feel vain and girly, but the nifty gear makes biking more fun.

And don't tell me accessorizing is a "girl" thing! The husband doesn't have a bike computer, he has a handheld device (Windows CE), connected to the GPS and his cell phone, all running custom software (that's very very flakey) to get his position and phone it back to a custom web page that plots his course. One year he hooked up a web cam to take pictures every 15 minutes. And all his clothes are yellow and black, and match his bike.

To answer the question: I never wear makeup -- too lazy! Neutrogena moisturizer and sunblock early in the season, suntan lotion late in the season after I've turned brown.

--SJ

[Bike Goddess]

I wear some moisturizer and light makeup as well as some color on my cheeks. Have to be careful about eyeliner as it tends to get in my contacts which aint fun! In the summer when I have more of a tan on my face, I just wear some kind of suncream to protect my skin.

[Grog]

No makeup. Just moisturizer. And moisturizer with sunscreen when it's not raining.

Currently riding through the winter, I just can't imagine what it would be with makeup. My nose is running, I have to spit every other minute (the cold makes my immune system hyperactive), I cry from the cold wind... wouldn't be very pretty.

You're all beautiful as you are.

[alpinerabbit]

My nose is running, I have to spit every other minute.....

You're all beautiful as you are.

hehe especially spitting on the road, how ladylike. I do it too.

[bikerchick68]

LOL at this thread... I was riding a century and two women came walking to the bathroom line, perfectly made up and looking like they had yet to break a sweat... this was 53 miles in... I looked like I'd been hit by a truck... that backed up to be sure the job was complete!!! LOL

these women even had pretty earrings on... ah well, guess it didn't inspire me that much cause I still go out sans makeup! I do well to remember sunscreen... gotta work on that this year.

I need to find a sunscreen that stays put tho... not one that rolls into my eyes when I sweat! That stuff STINGS!!!

the one thing I wear consistently is lip balm...

[bcipam]

I don't wear all that much makeup as it is but on the weekends I still put on brow and eye liner, a little shadow and lip gloss but no face makeup, only moisturizer and sun screen. I have a good friend that always shows up with full makeup, lipstick, eye makeup and after our rides she looks alittle scary - lipstick and eye liner all askewed, makeup running. Bad enough so I know I don't want to look that way. If going out for a ride alone, I usually clean my face, put on sun screen and go. I think it better for the pores not to have all that makeup on.

PS: But I always wear my earrings !

[Trek420]

bcipam "I have a good friend that ....after our rides she looks a little scary - lipstick and eye liner all askewed, makeup running."

'fraid I'd look like that BEFORE the ride if I put makeup on

sunscreen (I like Nivea), chapstick, road id, earings, that's it.

[Grog]

Earrings: I don't remember when in my childhood, must have been around physical education class, heard of another girl who tore her earlobe where her earring had been in a fall or something similar. I sometimes look at the earrings box before I leave for a ride, and then I remember about that and take them off. If I fell off my bike or my helmet straps got stuck in the earrings somehow or or or..... I just don't do it, but frankly I don't think the risk is very important...

Sunscreen: I don't apply any over the eyes because my helmet covers my forehead pretty well anyway. Depending on how I manage my hair, I may put some on my scalp (if I part the hair in two to make pigtails)... Someone on this board last Summer suggested lip balm (the stick type) in eyebrows to prevent sunscreen running in the eyes. I never tried, but it sort of makes sense.

Dreaming of the Sun already...

[annie]

Sunscreen on my face. Always. I have fair, freckled skin and don't need to burn! Moisturizer, too. But that goes on every morning, regardless. So does mascara, just a light coat. It's a habit. If I forget, I feel naked.
I have to confess to lipstick, too. I love Burt's Bees lip gloss. It's a moisturizer as much as a color. None of this runs or streaks when I ride and sweat...... if it did, it'd be out. My girlfriends that I ride with - we have a favorite saying, sort of a joke. "You can always do lips!" Meaning it's so easy, why not? I guess we're all a little vain. I admit it. But I'm content that way, it does not affect my riding, so what the he**!

annie

[Crankin]

sj, my husband has more bike toys than most, so I know accesorizing is not entirely a female thing. He has quite a few matching jerseys and socks, some in quite shocking colors.
As far as those riders who looked like they hadn't broken a sweat on the century ride, I think that is more of a physiological thing than a make up thing. If I am riding in hot weather, or even other times, I generally look like a truck has hit me (why do we use that comparison?) even if I have lipstick on... I am trying to grow my hair out, from a pixie short-short to a more, all one length short around my chin. Since I have to blow it dry now, to get it to look OK, I am dreading what it will be like when i take my helmet off after a long, sweaty ride. I do a fair amount of riding where we stop for lunch, etc. I know there has been a thread on hair styles before, but I am wavering on whether comfort, styling, etc for riding should rule my hair decision. This is really stupid, given some of the other issues we discuss here, but I wonder how much cycling should rule my life (in all aspects). I don't want to get too unidimensional. Does this make sense?

[betagirl]

I never wear makeup so I don't put any on to go for a ride I guess if I go to a wedding or something fancy I put a little on, but day to day nada. When I ride I do put on sunscreen, especially on my nose which always seems to get crispy if I don't. I too couldn't imagine sweating through makeup. Or god forbid you rub your eyes

[sarahkonamojo]

I had a makeup phase, but it didn't stick. I make the makeup counter ladies at the department stores cringe, I'm sure. But what has got to stick for me is the sunscreen. I use Vanicream. It goes on white but then disappears. I have not had any problems with it in my eyes. I tend to avoid the gels they get in my eyes and also dry my skin.

My sister brought me some sunscreen from France that is nice, too, but not approved in US.

[Melody]

I'm with beta and sarah. I don't use makeup normally so none goes on while I ride.

I _do_ sometimes use sunscreen, but it's rare. I very very rarely get sunburned though as I age it's happening more often so I should be using it more often. It just gets hard to remember since I so rarely used it before.

Mel

[DeniseGoldberg]

I _do_ sometimes use sunscreen, but it's rare. I very very rarely get sunburned though as I age it's happening more often so I should be using it more often. It just gets hard to remember since I so rarely used it before.

Mel

Although there seems to be a bit of controversy here - as with everything these days - sunscreen also is believed to help prevent skin cancer. So even if you don't get burns, you should use it - on your face and on other exposed skin too.

Here are two articles that promote the use of sunscreen: http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/h...cer/skin.htm#5
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/co...tearea=&level=

--- Denise