How to tell how much makeup someone is wearing?

[bonesquirrel]

Just wondering, is there a way to tell if somebody has makeup to cover up pimples, freckles ect. Or if they just have good skin.

I'm of course nit talking about eye shadow, that's obvious. I'm just meaning 'foundation' or whatever you call it, to make your skin look nicer.

This is just a random thought I been having.

[chopincat]

You can only tell if whoever put it on didn't do a very good job.

 

Fun fact: foundation, powder and concealer are all different things.

[Bob]

You could always just ask.  "So... How many pounds of makeup are you wearing today?"

Good ice breaker.  Try it.

[bonesquirrel]

You could always just ask.  "So... How many pounds of makeup are you wearing today?"

Good ice breaker.  Try it.

Remember, 99.99% of time, I'm asking a girl. So this could be a compliment, or an insult. If it's a girl and she's over sensitive, which is always.

[j_menz]

I'm asking a girl. So this could be a compliment

Under no possible scenario ever.

[chopincat]

I have a question: why do so many guys call girls superficial for wearing makeup, yet they think it's gross/ugly when girls have visible acne?

[cwjalex]

flourescent light.  

99.99% of time, I'm asking a girl. So this could be a compliment

if you want to compliment a girl just tell them they look beautiful, no need to awkwardly ask them if they are wearing make up.  likewise, if you want to compliment a girl's body you can say they are in great shape rather than asking them how much they weigh.  

I have a question: why do so many guys call girls superficial for wearing makeup, yet they think it's gross/ugly when girls have visible acne?

i didn't know many guys call girls superficial for wearing makeup.  if anything i think most guys would admit that guys are more superficial and shallow than girls.  

[chopincat]

if you want to compliment a girl just tell them they look beautiful, no need to awkwardly ask them if they are wearing make up.  likewise, if you want to compliment a girl's body you can say they are in great shape rather than asking them how much they weigh.  

^ Best advice you will ever hear. And this is coming from a girl!

[outin]

Just wondering, is there a way to tell if somebody has makeup to cover up pimples, freckles ect.

It's easy, just use a make-up remover pad to wipe her face.

[ahinton]

It's easy, just use a make-up remover pad to wipe her face.

At which she might well wipe yours with something else (and who could blame her, really?)...

Best,

Alistair

[gyzzzmo]

Remember, 99.99% of time, I'm asking a girl. So this could be a compliment, or an insult. If it's a girl and she's over sensitive, which is always.

If you think you're asking a girl, but it turns out to be a guy, he's probably using quite a lot of makeup.

[Bob]

Remember, 99.99% of time, I'm asking a girl. So this could be a compliment, or an insult. If it's a girl and she's over sensitive, which is always.

Girl:  "Why do you want to know that?"  
Followed by tears or anger.

You're heading into dangerous territory.  No predicting the outcome, except it's likely to be bad.


You'd be better off being sneaky about it.  Indirectly probe for information...
"That other girl, who is not you, wears a lot of makeup...."
"You really don't wear too much makeup, do you?...."   This could still backfire on you.

Or show her that video of the Asian girl caking makeup on, before and after effects.

The whole point would be for her to mention what you want to know on her own.


Or show her the video of that Asian girl.  Remark on how hideous she looks before the makeup.  Then look at the girl you know for a minute and ask how much makeup she wears.  Haha.  Add in a, "Did you know there was a guy in China who sued his wife for being ugly?  ...and won?"


Better idea....
Ask how long it takes her to get ready in the morning.  Can't she just get out of bed, get dressed and go?  Oh, it takes time to put on makeup?  How long does that take?  How much makeup do girls put on?  Blah, blah, blah.... It's much easier being a guy, blah, blah, blah. 
That should give you the answer you're looking for.

[outin]

At which she might well wipe yours with something else (and who could blame her, really?)...

If one insists on achieving need to know -information, one should be ready to face the consequences...

[diomedes]

Females, especially the attractive looking ones... they analyze everything you say. It's usually better to say nothing at all. You have better chances with the Busoni piano concerto.

Well, in any case, if she happens to show very poor signs of character, the makeup provides you verbal artillery in a last resort situation:
"Maybe if you swallowed some of that makeup of yours you'd be beautiful on the inside."

[gyzzzmo]

If she asks you why you want to know how much makeup she's using, just tell her that that you're very curious about all she has underneath.

No matter how she'll react, you most likely wont have to pay her dinner anymore.

[ahinton]

Females, especially the attractive looking ones... they analyze everything you say. It's usually better to say nothing at all. You have better chances with the Busoni piano concerto.

What on earth do you mean by that? For one thing, the two are not mutually exclusive (and what if the girl actually has the solo part in that concerto in her repertoire?). For another, to make a meaningful comparison between the two, you'd have to be in the company of the most beautiful girl in the world, given that the Busoni is the finest piano concerto ever composed.

Best,

Alistair

[diomedes]

I was only making parallels in the difficulty of the pursuits. The pursuit of an attractive female and the pursuit of particularly intimidating task. And I'm aware of the futility of comparing 2 things that are very unlike one another but getting the point across is the intent, not precision of the statement.

Personally for me, the Busoni concerto is a much more logical decision.

[ahinton]

I was only making parallels in the difficulty of the pursuits. The pursuit of an attractive female and the pursuit of particularly intimidating task. And I'm aware of the futility of comparing 2 things that are very unlike one another but getting the point across is the intent, not precision of the statement.

Personally for me, the Busoni concerto is a much more logical decision.

Fair enough, but you don't have to choose between it and the other decision!

Best,

Alistair

[chopincat]

You'd be better off being sneaky about it.  Indirectly probe for information...
"That other girl, who is not you, wears a lot of makeup...."
"You really don't wear too much makeup, do you?...."   This could still backfire on you.

Or show her that video of the Asian girl caking makeup on, before and after effects.

The whole point would be for her to mention what you want to know on her own.


Or show her the video of that Asian girl.  Remark on how hideous she looks before the makeup.  Then look at the girl you know for a minute and ask how much makeup she wears.  Haha.  Add in a, "Did you know there was a guy in China who sued his wife for being ugly?  ...and won?"


Better idea....
Ask how long it takes her to get ready in the morning.  Can't she just get out of bed, get dressed and go?  Oh, it takes time to put on makeup?  How long does that take?  How much makeup do girls put on?  Blah, blah, blah.... It's much easier being a guy, blah, blah, blah. 
That should give you the answer you're looking for.

Seems like an awful lot of effort to put in to find out something so minimal. Why do you care how much makeup she wears anyway? What does it really matter? Would you no longer pursue this girl if you found out that she didn't naturally have flawless skin? If so, then you're probably not worth her time... 

[thalbergmad]

My last girlfriend looked lovely with and without, but despite knowing her for years, she would never let me see her put it on.

For me, it will always be a subject surrounded in mystery.

Thal

[cwjalex]

My last girlfriend looked lovely with and without, but despite knowing her for years, she would never let me see her put it on.

For me, it will always be a subject surrounded in mystery.

Thal

that's interesting.  i didn't think that is something that a lot of women would care about.  my last girlfriend looked better without make up than with it.

[Bob]

It's usually better to say nothing at all.

This is wrong. 

If you say something?  That's wrong too. 

Why?  ... You seriously have to ask that?  You should just know.

 


Other negative female responses...
The sigh.
The look.
No comment at all.  No look.
The agreement.  Suddenly, you are right.  ...Right?  I've heard this one is very dangerous.

[bonesquirrel]

Under no possible scenario ever.

I'm sorry...... What the hell? If you say to a girl "How much make up are you wearing today?" Then they say "none", they will take it as a compliment because you thought they were wearing make up when they weren't. This has happened to me like 2 weeks ago.... Are you ok lol??

[Bob]

It could.  But it's completely unknown, their response.

It could just as easily get a response of, "None!  I'm not wearing any makeup!  Are you saying I look like ***?"
(Wrong answer:  "What?  No... If you did... You'd have to look like a *** without makeup.")

Another possible response...
"None.  Are you saying I should wear makeup?  Or more makeup?  Or that I don't look good?  And why don't you like me naturally, the real me?"


You tread on shaky ground.  Haha.


I suppose you could add a compliment in right away when you ask, "Are you wearing makeup today?  You look really good."  More likely to be taken as a compliment.


The guy factor in me says just ask if you want to know.  Who cares what her reaction will be?  (You but... Some things you just need to know.)

[chopincat]

I'm sorry...... What the hell? If you say to a girl "How much make up are you wearing today?" Then they say "none", they will take it as a compliment because you thought they were wearing make up when they weren't. This has happened to me like 2 weeks ago.... Are you ok lol??

Ahahahaha this is so funny. Guy thinks that he is some kind of expert on women because he said one weird thing that one girl happened to take as a compliment. Clearly if one trick works on one girl then it will work on all girls because girls are just all the same!!!!!

If a guy said that to me, I would think:
a) what...
b) What a noob doesn't he know what makeup looks like
c) Is he just asking that because he thinks I look better than normal and that it must be because I'm wearing makeup? That's kind of insulting...

[bonesquirrel]

Ahahahaha this is so funny. Guy thinks that he is some kind of expert on women because he said one weird thing that one girl happened to take as a compliment. Clearly if one trick works on one girl then it will work on all girls because girls are just all the same!!!!!

If a guy said that to me, I would think:
a) what...
b) What a noob doesn't he know what makeup looks like
c) Is he just asking that because he thinks I look better than normal and that it must be because I'm wearing makeup? That's kind of insulting...

First of all, you sound like a feminist. That's all I can say about that, you just sound dumb, it's not even worth responding too. Don't take things out of context.

a) *guy repeats what he said*
b) Lmao, this is what this post is about you fool. No I don't know 'how to tell how much makeup someone is wearing', why don't you tell me, or don't comment on my post
c) HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!! Definitely sound like a feminist. Yes, you look better with the make up on compared to when you are not wearing it, that kind of the point of wearing make up. Girls wear make up to look better, an they do............ HAHA!!

[bonesquirrel]

flourescent light.  

if you want to compliment a girl just tell them they look beautiful, no need to awkwardly ask them if they are wearing make up.  likewise, if you want to compliment a girl's body you can say they are in great shape rather than asking them how much they weigh.  

True, but I bit over the top don't you think

Ok? I knew that. I was just curious if you can tell, I would never ask a girl how much she is wearing or how much she weighs if I was trying to compliment her..... This post isn't about compliments, read the title.

[bonesquirrel]

^ Best advice you will ever hear. And this is coming from a girl!

l

No, I already knew this. Please re read the title.

[bonesquirrel]

If you think you're asking a girl, but it turns out to be a guy, he's probably using quite a lot of makeup.

Haha yeah that's true. But men don't always wear make up to look like girls.

[chopincat]

First of all, you sound like a feminist.

OMG!!!!!!! I'm so insulted  a boy called me a feminist what am I gonna do???  How could anyone ever accuse me of being interested in gender equality? That's just awful!!!

Not even gonna respond to the rest of the stuff you said because it simply isn't worth my time.

[bonesquirrel]

OMG!!!!!!! I'm so insulted   a boy called me a feminist what am I gonna do???   How could anyone ever accuse me of being interested in gender equality? That's just awful!!!

Not even gonna respond to the rest of the stuff you said because it simply isn't worth my time.

You are not interested in gender equality. You pretend you are interested in gender equality, but really you are just a group that b*tchs about female 'issues' that either doesn't happen in the western world, or does happen in the western world but has been taken out if context and/or has nothing to do with gender equality.

EDIT: Also I would take "you sound like a feminist" as the biggest insult ever, seriously.

[cwjalex]

Ok? I knew that. I was just curious if you can tell, I would never ask a girl how much she is wearing or how much she weighs if I was trying to compliment her..... This post isn't about compliments, read the title.

you said the question could be interpreted as a compliment so that is what i'm responding to.  you just said 2 weeks ago you asked a girl if she was wearing any make up.  the fact that you think this is a compliment shows how clueless you are.  a few women have explained to you that they would not interpret it as a compliment but i guess their opinion isn't important to you and that you know how women think better than they do.

also, this post isn't about feminism, read the title.

[chopincat]

You are not interested in gender equality. You pretend you are interested in gender equality, but really you are just a group that b*tchs about female 'issues' that either doesn't happen in the western world, or does happen in the worst world but has been taken out if context and/or has nothing to do with gender equality.

Yup. I guess the fact that women make 77 every male dollar, are offered the exact same jobs at far lower salaries, have been raped in 1 out of 5 cases, are constantly discouraged from education, are bought and sold for their virginity, and are forced into getting extremely painful inhumane surgeries just to prevent them from ever enjoying sex are just some "female issues that doesn't happen" (nice grammar btw!)

Also, why would it matter at all that something doesn't happen in the western world? Do you think that people outside the western world are just non-people who don't deserve basic rights? What the *** is wrong with you?

[cwjalex]

Yup. I guess the fact that women make 77 every male dollar, are offered the exact same jobs at far lower salaries, have been raped in 1 out of 5 cases, are constantly discouraged from education, are bought and sold for their virginity, and are forced into getting extremely painful inhumane surgeries just to prevent them from ever enjoying sex are just some "female issues that doesn't happen" (nice grammar btw!)

Also, why would it matter at all that something doesn't happen in the western world? Do you think that people outside the western world are just none-people who don't deserve basic rights? What the *** is wrong with you?

i'm guessing he found that gender equality thread you started and that's the reason he's calling you a feminist.  there really wasn't anything in your post that warranted that comment.

[chopincat]

a few women have explained to you that they would not interpret it as a compliment but i guess their opinion isn't important to you and that you know how women think better than they do.

Exactly!!!

i'm guessing he found that gender equality thread you started and that's the reason he's calling you a feminist.  there really wasn't anything in your post that warranted that comment.

I mean, it's not like I have an issue with him calling me a feminist. But you're right, what he's saying doesn't make any sense.

[diomedes]

Well now, remember gentlemen, self control is a quality best exercised in an effort to develop the characteristics to optimize the chances with the opposite gender, as I mentioned in a previous thread. Angry squirrely sir, that means you.

Fair enough, but you don't have to choose between it and the other decision!

Actually, I do. There's a reason for everything, hence me approaching Prokofiev 2 with serious intent. By fate I've become involved with a female in a sincerely mind bogglingly ambivalent close relationship. It's not the greatest of concertos, and she's not the most beautiful female on the planet, but it's certainly a little imposing and she's acutely aware of her dangerous control over the male population. I've taken on myself to observe all the signs before making a decision on a course of action.
We should take bets on who will be conquered and who will be the conqueror in both battle fronts. Nothing short of ancient Roman blood sport here.

I have no interest in fighting battles I feel I cannot win, but sometimes we have no choice.

Oh, in keeping with the thread subject, I'm aware of her makup use and I'm quite fine with it. We discuss it openly very often.

This is wrong. 

If you say something?  That's wrong too. 

Why?  ... You seriously have to ask that?  You should just know.

 Roll Eyes


Other negative female responses...
The sigh.
The look.
No comment at all.  No look.
The agreement.  Suddenly, you are right.  ...Right?  I've heard this one is very dangerous.

The life of an ambitious male is indeed hell. Much more sensible to seek dragons and slay them in ones spare time.

[theholygideons]

Honestly, if you want to tell how much she's wearing, do something physical with them like exercise or swimming to see what they look like without it.

[j_menz]

Much more sensible to seek dragons and slay them in ones spare time.

Ahem!

[cwjalex]

did you just already have a picture in mind or did you actively seek out a picture that was perfectly fitting

[j_menz]

[chopincat]

did you just already have a picture in mind or did you actively seek out a picture that was perfectly fitting

I've wondered that so many times

[quantum]

What about eliciting a reaction before posing a question that could produce a reaction? 

[outin]

EDIT: Also I would take "you sound like a feminist" as the biggest insult ever, seriously.

If that's so, then you should just be glad you were born male. You'll probably never have to worry about such issues

I personally would have no problem with such a statement, although it's rather vague and probably says more about the speaker than me.

Then again stupidity is as unappealing to me regardless of gender.

[Bob]

I have another idea, but it will take more time.  This way she's likely to be focused more on you rather than on her.

Begin dressing like her.  Copy her mannerisms, speech patterns, movement, etc., everything.  Stick to her schedule.  Join in on her activities.  And then ask her how much makeup she wears, what kind, how she puts it on, etc. 

That will take several months to pull off, but I doubt she'll be insulted when you finally ask.

[diomedes]

Ahem!

It's a calling, I can only follow. My apologies to the lizards.

[bonesquirrel]

you said the question could be interpreted as a compliment so that is what i'm responding to.  you just said 2 weeks ago you asked a girl if she was wearing any make up.  the fact that you think this is a compliment shows how clueless you are.  a few women have explained to you that they would not interpret it as a compliment but i guess their opinion isn't important to you and that you know how women think better than they do.

also, this post isn't about feminism, read the title.

I never said that it was generally a compliment to most women, I just said that some women do take it as one, then I just gave an example. I never said that lol I never said anything like that.

[bonesquirrel]

"Yup. I guess the fact that women make 77 every male dollar" - I have heard this argument so many times, the problem with it is that it pretty much universally fails to take any factor into account at all. It just looks at "a man makes this much, a woman makes this much, you averages together a bunch of cases and oh, women make less", that's all it is, an you always find different averages in a bunch of different 'study's'. There is so much more to it then "women get paid less because they are women". If you want to know, just ask me and I will happily dispense them to you.

"have been raped in 1 out of 5 cases" - In one out of 5 cases lol ok I don't know if that's true, in fact I'm not even sure what you mean by "cases" here. If you are saying that 1 out of 5 attempted rates a successful, that makes sense. But either way, this starts with Law and Order as well as bringing back some actual education in the Western world, people need to be taught more about empathy and why things are right and wrong. You are not going to do anything by saying "Women are f*cken equals", nobody cares, this has nothing to do with 'rights' of women. Only bad people rape other people, bad people don't care about gender equality. So not only does this actually have nothing to do with 'rights' of women, since I don't know if you noticed, but it's already illegal to rape people... Even if it was, feminism wouldn't do anything to help solve the problem, and isn't.

"are constantly discouraged from education" - Not in the developed world they aren't. In fact, women get better education in the developed world then men. So yeah, this is just false. You have no idea what you are talking about.

"are bought and sold for their virginity" - Ok? Yet again, not really much in the Western world, but yeah it does happen (most of the time, for money, it's called prostitution). Yet again, this is about Law and Order being enforced, has nothing to do with womens rights, it's only because most men find it really hard to get women without paying money (especially if you are involved in crime, no girl will want you)... Since there is way more heterosexual men looking for women, then there is gay men looking for men or women looking for men, this is the only reason that this happens. If it was the other way round, an men were the ones getting bought constantly for their virginity, I'd say the exact same thing I just did, except switch the genders around, I wouldn't go on about mens 'rights', has nothing to do with gender equality, law enforcement.

"and are forced into getting extremely painful inhumane surgeries just to prevent them from ever enjoying sex are just some "female issues that doesn't happen" (nice grammar btw!)" - What are you even talking about lol? I would respond to it, if I even understood it. It would be good to give at least one example of one surgery. Also thank you.


"Also, why would it matter at all that something doesn't happen in the western world? Do you think that people outside the western world are just non-people who don't deserve basic rights? What the *** is wrong with you?" - It actually does matter, because you are doing nothing to help the people in the undeveloped world. All you do is complain about things like how women are sexually objectified ect. Then you use sh*t that happens in the undeveloped world that doesn't even effect you as a back bone, which is not only unjust, it's utterly ridiculous. The Western world doesn't need Feminism, the undeveloped world however does, it needs the Feminism that was in the Western world in the early 1900s and late 1800s, it doesn't need the Feminist simpletons that populate the internet, complaining on blogs and sharing pictures on Facebook, that's what we don't need.

[bonesquirrel]

i'm guessing he found that gender equality thread you started and that's the reason he's calling you a feminist.  there really wasn't anything in your post that warranted that comment.

No I didn't see that gender equality post lol I actually just called her it because she sounded like one, I was only joking at first, I didn't think she actually was one.

[bonesquirrel]

Exactly!!!

I mean, it's not like I have an issue with him calling me a feminist. But you're right, what he's saying doesn't make any sense.

What do mean exactly? Read my response to what he just said. He took it way out of context, now you are just shaking your head to it.

He didn't even say that I didn't make any sense, what the hell lol.

[bonesquirrel]

All these response are completely ridiculous.... I can't believe that nobody here can get it in there head, that I DO NOT WANT TO ASK ANY GIRL HOW MUCH SHE IS WEARING. I just asked IF <<<<<<<<<<<------------------------- You can tell if someone is wearing it, just by looking at facial features. Sorry that I have to use caps ect. But everyone here is being so inept in their reasoning skills, just say "no you can't tell" or "yes you can tell, this is how" or just do not comment on here.

I look for quality over quantity, an this is just really large quantity, an the lowest quality possible. So a big load of sh*t basically.