18 Stories About Women Who Appeared Without Makeup And Provoked An Ambiguous Reaction

Every woman has her own opinion on makeup. Some feel good without any cosmetics on their face, while for others it is essential to highlight their light eyebrows and eyelashes. And there are still those who don’t leave home without a make shiny, not even to throw the garbage. The presence or absence of makeup, most of the time, is only noticed by ourselves. However, some people around us can be quite observant.

we, from awesome.clubwe believe that sometimes it’s good to spend time without wearing makeup, so we read with great pleasure the stories of women, about how people reacted when they saw them with their natural face.

I had a colleague who always wore makeup. It even looked like if someone touched her face, she would have tons of makeup on her fingers. Once, she was showing her pictures on the beach and accidentally opened one, in which she appeared without makeup. She quickly moved on to the next one, but I convinced her to show her again. I noticed that in the photo she was not an arrogant lady of 30 years, but a woman of 20, beautiful and friendly. My classmates and I bet that one day she would come to university without makeup. And we all noticed how relieved she felt.© kuroigarashi / Twitter

I didn’t do much makeup when I studied at university, I preferred a natural look. Once, I decided to apply eyeliner as best I could and went to attend classes. A colleague came up to me and said, “Finally you have make-up on! It was impossible to look at you without crying.” I understood why she was looking at me strangely. She looked like she was trying to hold back tears at the sight of my face without makeup.

I decided to spend the day without makeup, betting on natural beauty, as they say. But my husband spent the whole day asking me if I was sick, saying it would be nice to sunbathe and that I had blue-yellow circles under my eyes. Natural beauty, my dear! © Подслушано

My friend, a university professor, told me with a laugh: every morning, she would take her daughter to school and, on the way, she used to meet a student of hers. He looked at her suspiciously and said nothing, but in class, he always greeted her and was friendly. Once, he couldn’t stand it and asked if she had a twin sister, because every morning he saw a woman very similar. Turns out he just didn’t recognize her wearing jeans and without her usual makeup and hairstyle. © Linet23 / Pikabu

I have light, sparse eyebrows, so I need to fill them in with pencil. On one occasion I traveled with some friends. When I woke up in the morning, obviously showing all my natural beauty, a friend looked at me with a startled look and said: “I’ve never seen anyone without eyebrows!” Since then, I’ve tried not to scare people with that characteristic of mine.

I have very light eyebrows and eyelashes, and small blood vessels visible in my eyelids. When I’m not wearing makeup, people think I’ve been crying all night. This is a fairly common conversation with my acquaintances:

-What happened?

“Nothing, it’s okay.

“That’s it, don’t give up!”

My husband gets mad, and says, “Do you think it’s fun for everyone to think I’m mistreating you?” © Алла Гиззатуллина / Facebook

I do an internship at a hotel. Work is nice and the boss says I’m doing great. I don’t wear makeup because I hate to paint myself. Today my boss called me and said I looked unprofessional. I decided to clarify what was wrong with my clothes and she said I didn’t wear enough makeup. I don’t believe that now not putting on makeup is a sign of lack of professionalism. © Naboolio_TheEnigma / Reddi

When I’m not wearing makeup, people talk to me normally, as an equal, but when I put on makeup, they pretend I’m not there. I still can’t understand what the problem is. © El Seitaridi / Facebook

One day I left the house wearing baggy pants, a t-shirt and no makeup. And they told me, “You look beautiful.” What a touching story! © PNNKTA / Twitter

My boyfriend called in the morning and suggested we meet before work. I quickly left the house in flip-flops, a T-shirt and no makeup. I arrived at the cafeteria, where he was already waiting for me and sat down. He kept looking at me like I had two heads and then he said, “What happened to your face? You are different.” I wanted to hide in a hole. We’ve been dating for almost a month and this was the first time she’s seen me without makeup. © Dawn_mooxx / Reddit

When I’m without makeup, I’m sometimes asked if I’ve lost weight. is that without the blush, my cheeks look too defined. Another common question I hear when I decide to leave the house without makeup: “Why are you sad? Everything is fine?” Apparently, without makeup, I look very unhappy. © Kaatje Brooks / Quora

I recently went to university and didn’t have time to put on makeup, so I ran out of the apartment without even a little lipstick. That day, several women said to me, “Wow, your skin tone is so even, what foundation do you use?” I never get compliments like that when I’m wearing makeup.

I like it when I’m not wearing makeup, wearing baggy clothes and asking the salespeople something. They don’t keep trying to sell me the most expensive product, on the contrary, they help me find something affordable. They probably think I’m a person without many resources. © yevolos / Twitter

I worked as a personal assistant in an office. One day I overslept and woke up to the phone. It was my boss wanting to know where I was. Shocked, I replied that they had hit my car, but I would be there soon. I arrived disheveled and without makeup. The boss thought I was crying over this little accident. He asked me for my car keys (we worked at a dealership) and had all the repairs done by him (my car had some old dents). A week later, I told the truth, as I had a bad conscience. He smiled and forgave me. © Подслушано

Several years ago, when I worked in an office, I used to put on makeup every day and the looks they were rather flashy: red, blue, purple, green eyeliner, shimmering eyeshadow, glittering stars. Then I had health problems and stopped putting on makeup like that. It took my colleagues three weeks to realize that I had stopped painting myself. No one but me noticed the difference. © Lara l Lord / Quora

I have a friend who looks like a beauty with makeup on, but without—an average girl. She says the way people treat her depends a lot on it. For example, one day at the market, everyone offered you the best things. In another, when she wasn’t wearing makeup, they said: “Oh, that doesn’t suit you, it’s not for everyone”. A salesman once gave him “sage” advice: only have ugly friends. © Renowned / Pikabu

Without makeup I look much younger. Last summer I had to work with a group of 16 and 17 year olds. One day a girl overheard me talking to a friend about how all these teenage problems seem silly when we’re older. The girl said, “What? You’ve probably just graduated from high school and you’re feeling like an adult! ” I replied that I was 28 years old, but she for a long time refused to believe it. © Anna Stepanova / Quora

Have you ever been through similar situations? How did people react to the absence of makeup on your face? comment.