Motherhood and Makeup: What's Your Take

   By daringfemale  Sep 03, 2009
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Motherhood has changed me in many ways, but one thing it’s certainly done is increase the dark circles under my eyes. I know, I know, it’s a small price to pay for the joy my daughter brings me, but I can’t say that I love the tired-exhausted look they give me in the morning. So after lots of trial-and-error I’ve found a great concealer that I love and I never leave the house without it.

In addition to the concealer, I usually put on some mascara and blush. If I’m really getting serious, I’ll put on the Laura Mercier tinted moisturizer, which makes my face look like I’ve been tanning in my back yard instead of staying up late catching up on work the night before. I might throw on some lipstick later in the day, but most of the time, that’s my entire makeup routine, which I think is pretty quick and light.

For me, putting on a little makeup in the morning is a good way to pick myself up and get ready for the day. If I look better, I feel better, period. So I find it surprising when I hear from other moms that since they’ve had kids they’ve stopped wearing makeup. Some say they don’t have the time, which I find hard to believe, but others simply say that they’ve stopped caring as much.

I think that’s really sad. Not the makeup part but the part of moms not investing time in themselves. Believe me, I know how hard this is. You know this manicure I was going to get a few weekends ago? Didn’t make it because it was a sunny day and I ended up playing with my daughter in the backyard instead. But I think we have to be reminded to not give up on ourselves as women after we become moms, to remember that it’s important to feel good and take care of ourselves, whether it means putting on a little concealer, getting to the gym, or taking an afternoon off.

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amymaow by amymaow | FULLERTON, CA
Sep 03, 2009

I do not wear makeup every day (i'm not wearing a stitch right now as a matter of fact) and it's for a number of reasons. I'm a busy mom, makeup is expensive so if I don't have to use it it's not a waste of money, plus I tend to break out a lot so letting my skin breathe without it every now and then helps. It's not that I don't care about myself, it's just that there are good days and there are bad days to wear makeup. I definetly pick and choose and recognize those on and off days. However, when I do put it on, my husband is so freaking happy, you would have thought he just found a hundred dollar bill on the ground. He can't stop telling me how pretty I look. That's a huge bonus of wearing it!

marid144 by marid144 | MOULTRIE, GA
Sep 03, 2009

I agree 100% with Nataly. I have two wonderful little boys that I am proud of and love. Sometime, and I think all mothers will agree, after I gave birth I went into mommy mode and stayed in mommy mode even after my second child was born. My life was dedicated to these two little defenseless boys. I felt it my obligation to look after them. I tried to pamper myself by putting on some fragrance. Then, oneday, I decided that before the boys woke up I would try on some makeup. Not to heavy but just enough to hide the dark circles around my eyes and to add color to my cheeks. I was amazed at how that made me feel. It was a rare moment for me. What can I say, being a mom is a full time job, it's time that we make time to treat ourselves. That's not being selfish, that's just saying "I love you" to the woman who keeps the house together!