Irish women hiding their beauty?

Fat Christy · 17-01-2015 08:06PM

feamainn wrote: »

with snow white skin, long black hair and huge green kind of cat like (if that makes sense) eyes.

I never wear fake tan....

Sittingpretty · 17-01-2015 08:08PM

feamainn wrote: »

So we have to copy everybody else? Can't we do something that works for us? Almost any guy, especially foreign will tell you we're better without it.
Also, most of the world prefer fair skin.

Any woman worth her salt, Irish or otherwise, doesn't require the approval of men to do as she pleases and wear what she pleases.

If it makes a woman happy and feel confident then that's good enough for me.

Banjoxed · 17-01-2015 08:10PM

if Irish women want to look like Oompa Loompas let 'em. My Scottish g/f has an incredibly pale complexion and she's lovely.

Lisha · 17-01-2015 08:12PM

Brown flab always looks better than white flab.. Fact

feamainn · 17-01-2015 08:15PM

Lisha wrote: »

Brown flab always looks better than white flab.. Fact

Not fact. And a better idea would be to respect your body and nourish it the way it deserves and then you wouldn't have "flab".

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 17-01-2015 08:15PM

Who cares as long as the girl in question feels good about themselves? I personally am not a fan of fake tan, it doesn't suit me, but I love wearing makeup and definately express myself using makeup. My oh doesn't like it. He loves the messy hair, the pale face, the just out of bed look. That's always when he tells me I look beautiful. I feel at my best and ready for the day when I have my hair done, my makeup done and I do that for myself. Not to make myself feel more beautiful, or not to impress anyone else.

Girls need to stop judging each other so much

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 17-01-2015 08:16PM

feamainn wrote: »

Not fact. And a better idea would be to respect your body and nourish it the way it deserves and then you wouldn't have "flab".

Haha yeah come back to me when you're older and tell me that.

feamainn · 17-01-2015 08:20PM

LexieOnRale wrote: »

Who cares as long as the girl in question feels good about themselves? I personally am not a fan of fake tan, it doesn't suit me, but I love wearing makeup and definately express myself using makeup. My oh doesn't like it. He loves the messy hair, the pale face, the just out of bed look. That's always when he tells me I look beautiful. I feel at my best and ready for the day when I have my hair done, my makeup done and I do that for myself. Not to make myself feel more beautiful, or not to impress anyone else.

Girls need to stop judging each other so much

I love make up too. I'm not saying that anybody who wears make up wants to impress people but it's so blatantly obvious that the girls who literally mask their faces and do anything to cover their lovely Irish features are incredibly insecure and that is sad.
And with tan, I doubt these girls would be wearing it "for themselves" if we lived in times were sun damaged skin was undesirable.

Username here · 17-01-2015 08:22PM

PLL wrote: »

... I wear it now because it makes you look a lot healthier, a lot thinner...

LOL.... what?!

Maybe all of the women I've ever seen, EVER, wearing fake tan have had it applied badly, but claiming that fake tan makes one look healthier and thinner is deluded.

It's Ireland, it's winter - nobody expects people to have tan. Walking around with a nuclear orange glow looks awful. Give yourselves a break, ladies.

DoYouEvenLift · 17-01-2015 08:22PM

LexieOnRale wrote: »

Haha yeah come back to me when you're older and tell me that.

This is Christie Brinkley who is 60. You were saying?

efb · 17-01-2015 08:25PM

feamainn wrote: »

Haha I'm not trolling. I'm not trying to attack women who wear tan or saying that I'm better than them, it's just that I really don't get it...

Then don't wear it. I don't get tattoos, I don't have any. Others can do as they please to their own body.

Live and let live

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 17-01-2015 08:26PM

feamainn wrote: »

I love make up too. I'm not saying that anybody who wears make up wants to impress people but it's so blatantly obvious that the girls who literally mask their faces and do anything to cover their lovely Irish features are incredibly insecure and that is sad.
And with tan, I doubt these girls would be wearing it "for themselves" if we lived in times were sun damaged skin was undesirable.

But seriously? Who the **** cares? If you're so confident why are you so caught up on what other girls are doing? As long as they feel good about themselves, who cares? What you percieve to be beautiful is not going to be beautiful to everybody else. There is no blanket definition of beauty. You can choose the worlds sexiest woman (voted for by millions of people) and you'll find nearly as many people who'll think shes rough. If women feel better with tan, or more confident with too much makeup, then good for them. Nobody is saying you have to go for the same look.

17-01-2015 08:27PM

I wouldn't waste time judging others for their choices when it makes zero difference to anyone else. They're probably judging you for yours anyway.

beks101 · 17-01-2015 08:33PM

God these threads make me feel old.

I was an immature, insecure wreck at 18. Everyone else's opinion mattered more than anything and I had no clue about my own. So I plied on the fake tan, had a ridiculous hairstyle and dressed like everyone else, whether it suited my figure or not (usually not).

Fortunately you grow out of that and get to a stage where you realize who you are and choose to make do with that. And life becomes about more important things than out-tanning the next person and fcuked if you have time to spend 3 hours in front of the mirror every day anyway.

Give yourself and your ladies a few years OP. If you are in fact an 18 year old Irish girl and not some whackjob re-reg middle-aged man in a dirty vest touching himself furiously with every response.

RonanP77 · 17-01-2015 08:36PM

Dark hair, pale skin and big eyes sounds a lot better than that fake orange crap.

One thing, Rihanna is a bit rough, I don't see what people see in her. If she wasnt famous people would see her as just about average looking.

smurgen · 17-01-2015 08:41PM

feamainn wrote: »

Hi everyone. I just wanted to get people's opinions. I'm an Irish girl, 18 so obviously I'm not saying we all do this (I definitely don't) but...
Why do so many Irish women hide their beauty behind a mask of heavy make up and our apparently "best friend" (actually our worst enemy), fake tan? I know so many girls who are beautiful but then they decide to "look nice" and end up covering up their beauty. I really think it's sad because I know a lot of my friends do it out of insecurity.
There was a girl in school who was absolutely stunning with snow white skin, long black hair and huge green kind of cat like (if that makes sense) eyes. We were all jealous and in awe of her but then one day meeting her outside of school we couldn't believe it. She had packed on the smidiú and fake tan and her looks were completely lost! We had told some lads about her and they were extremely underwhelmed but she really is completely beautiful! That's just one example that stands out for me.
There are really so many gorgeous girls that just in my opinion, can't accept being Irish??? It's like they go around trying to look like Kim Kardashian or Beyoncé and it just does not work. Imagine Rihanna trying to look like a Scandinavian girl. She would look like ****e. Her beauty is hers. Think of the Irish women who are known internationally as beautiful, Saoirse Ronan, Sarah Bolger, Tara Lee, Katie Mcgrath or even the Scottish actress Karren Gillain. None of them try to look like something they're not. They all embrace and accentuate their Celtic beauty and that's why they're so gorgeous!
Can't we at least boycott fake tan. Sometimes it's not too bad but it never,NEVER looks natural and everyone looks better without it. Even foreigners think it looks bad and our own men aren't fans either.
I wear make up but never fake tan. My friends always say "Yeah but you can get away with pale!" What does that mean??? They're all lovely with it too and pale skin is NOT a bad thing that needs to be "gotten away with".

I'm not having a dig or saying us Irish are unattractive because nobody can ignore the tons of pretty girls but some of us need to stop hiding it away. Does anybody else agree?

100% agreement.my ex was a lasher and covered herself in makeup and fake tan,I couldn't convince her she was better off without it.and Irish women are great looking in my opinion.they're not as confident as their foreign counterparts tho re their own looks,its a double edge sword thothose humbleness is endearing.

Venus In Furs · 17-01-2015 08:42PM

People say some dumb sh-t about Rihanna's forehead though, it's not all high praise of her.

I agree though, while she is pretty - objectively a million miles from ugly, she's not as spectacular as is claimed by the tabloid media and whatnot.

I wear a little bit of make-up - "Women look better without make-up" actually means "Women look better with a small bit of well applied make-up" - but the clown look is ****ing ridiculous; I agree it seems mad to completely hide how you look. Kinda the younger equivalent IMO of women getting crazily OTT cosmetic surgery.

BreadnBuddha · 17-01-2015 08:43PM

feamainn wrote: »

Not fact. And a better idea would be to respect your body and nourish it the way it deserves and then you wouldn't have "flab".

Many women would make themselves much more attractive and enjoy higher levels of self-confidence if they spent the time and money they invest on buying and putting on their make-up each day on a gym membership and regular attendance at it.

Might not be a popular statement, but I'm right. Eat, sleep and exercise properly and they'd be healthier in very sense and have less things to try to hide, from cellulite to poxy skin tone, wrinkles and spots.

I couldn't give a toss (ha ha) if you've nice make-up, your hair and nails are done and you're wearing some 'glow' if you're not looking after your body and mind first. I'd take a bare skinned, hair down, naturally healthy woman wearing a flecky track suit from Oxfam any day over a dolled up woman who tries to hide her couch sitting lazy assed ways behind a mask of war paint, manicure and expensive clothes.

No, makeup is only acceptable to accentuate your naturally attractive facial features. Using it to hide something you should be FIXING by living a healthy life is a con and a cop-out.

Healthy and attractive woman are just that, with or without make-up. Unhealthy (by choice, no excuses) women CAN'T magically become attractive just because they wear a facial (snigger) mask of cosmetic products.

sh1tstirrer · 17-01-2015 08:44PM

The_Valeyard wrote: »

Too long to read,

Someone shorten for me please

Why do irish women wear makeup

beks101 · 17-01-2015 08:47PM

BreadnBuddha wrote: »

Many women would make themselves much more attractive and enjoy higher levels of self-confidence if they spent the time and money they invest on buying and putting on their make-up each day on a gym membership and regular attendance at it.

Might not be a popular statement, but I'm right. Eat, sleep and exercise properly and they'd be healthier in very sense and have less things to try to hide, from cellulite to poxy skin tone, wrinkles and spots.

I couldn't give a toss (ha ha) if you've nice make-up, your hair and nails are done and you're wearing some 'glow' if you're not looking after your body and mind first. I'd take a bare skinned, hair down, naturally healthy woman wearing a flecky track suit from Oxfam any day over a dolled up woman who tries to hide her couch sitting lazy assed ways behind a mask of war paint, manicure and expensive clothes.

No, makeup is only acceptable to accentuate your naturally attractive facial features. Using it to hide something you should be FIXING by living a healthy life is a con and a cop-out.

Healthy and attractive woman are just that, with or without make-up. Unhealthy (by choice, no excuses) women CAN'T magically become attractive just because they wear a facial (snigger) mask of cosmetic products.

What about women who eat healthily, go to the gym and wear lots of makeup/fake tan? I know plenty of them.

Tasden · 17-01-2015 08:47PM

Venus In Furs wrote: »

People say some dumb sh-t about her forehead though, it's not all high praise of her.

I agree though, while she is pretty - objectively a million miles from ugly, she's not as spectacular as is claimed by the tabloid media and whatnot.

Ah she's beautiful. Not a fan of her music or anything but I can definitely see why people find her attractive, she's very unique looking and (apart from the forehead :pac:) her face is very symmetrical and proportionate.

BreadnBuddha · 17-01-2015 08:47PM

sh1tstirrer wrote: »

Why do irish women wear makeup

I don't know, why do Irish women wear makeup?

I bet the punchline to your joke is crap...

BreadnBuddha · 17-01-2015 08:50PM

beks101 wrote: »

What about women who eat healthily, go to the gym and wear lots of makeup/fake tan? I know plenty of them.

Some people are healthy, beautiful and sadly, stupid.

You can't fix stupid.

PizzamanIRL · 17-01-2015 08:51PM

I hid my beauty when I was 12 and it hasn't been seen since.

BreadnBuddha · 17-01-2015 08:51PM

PizzamanIRL wrote: »

I hid my beauty when I was 12 and it hasn't been seen since.

Did you check behind the garden shed or in the bottom of the chest freezer?

Dog of Tears · 17-01-2015 08:55PM

feamainn wrote: »

I'm an Irish girl, 18

I'm going to guess - 28 year old fat bloke?

feamainn · 17-01-2015 09:00PM

BreadnBuddha wrote: »

Many women would make themselves much more attractive and enjoy higher levels of self-confidence if they spent the time and money they invest on buying and putting on their make-up each day on a gym membership and regular attendance at it.

Might not be a popular statement, but I'm right. Eat, sleep and exercise properly and they'd be healthier in very sense and have less things to try to hide, from cellulite to poxy skin tone, wrinkles and spots.

I couldn't give a toss (ha ha) if you've nice make-up, your hair and nails are done and you're wearing some 'glow' if you're not looking after your body and mind first. I'd take a bare skinned, hair down, naturally healthy woman wearing a flecky track suit from Oxfam any day over a dolled up woman who tries to hide her couch sitting lazy assed ways behind a mask of war paint, manicure and expensive clothes.

No, makeup is only acceptable to accentuate your naturally attractive facial features. Using it to hide something you should be FIXING by living a healthy life is a con and a cop-out.

Healthy and attractive woman are just that, with or without make-up. Unhealthy (by choice, no excuses) women CAN'T magically become attractive just because they wear a facial (snigger) mask of cosmetic products.

I say skin care is important. it's mean and wrong to paint all overweight people as lazy. There's too much misinformation about nutrition out there especially about fats and carbohydrates. The diet industry is just a business that feed off of people's insecurity by telling them to eat food that won't satisfy their bodies which leads to them binging, gaining weight, becoming more insecure and then giving away more of their money. People nowadays don't kow what a truly healthy lifestyle is.

feamainn · 17-01-2015 09:02PM

sh1tstirrer wrote: »

Why do irish women wear makeup

NO! I fecking wear the stuff myself.

feamainn · 17-01-2015 09:04PM

Dog of Tears wrote: »

I'm going to guess - 28 year old fat bloke?

Oh feck off. You can't have an unconventional opinion as a girl on the internet without being accused of being a man. Some girls think for themselves you know. Actually, most of us do.

PizzamanIRL · 17-01-2015 09:08PM

feamainn wrote: »

Oh feck off. You can't have an unconventional opinion as a girl on the internet without being accused of being a man. Some girls think for themselves you know. Actually, most of us do.

Oh stop it. You don't think that.

Irish women hiding their beauty?

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