Does anyone else not feel confident going out without makeup?

I can't feel pretty or sexy without makeup. Especially when I breakout, my confidence is at its low.

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SW-User

My mom always wore makeup, and when I was in HS, it seemed like nobody went out without at least base makeup and eyeliner. It is sort of a cultural thing. Most people where I live these days don't wear much if any. I still do, and feel a bit odd doing so!

sweetcheekz · 22-25, F

@SW-User I feel like everyone wears makeup at school whether it was high school or college. Probably cause we are discretely competing against each other all the time.

SW-User

@sweetcheekz I don't remember the competition part, maybe because I was one of the nerdy bookworm girls in HS and college. 🤓 I just remember that in HS everybody but me wore base makeup and eyeliner. I did not wear makeup until I was 16 and in college.

sweetcheekz · 22-25, F

@SW-User I think a lot has hanged over time. Now there are girls in elementary and middle school that wear makeup everyday to school. Expectations for looking good as a young women have changed so much probably because of Instagram.