Do you wear makeup to therapy?

emmaleemochizuki · Jul 11, 2020 at 03:20 PM

I don't.

But I hardly wear makeup anywhere.

I think my T does but just about the right amount, you don't notice it, it's light.

Salmon77 · Jul 11, 2020 at 03:32 PM

Usually, not a lot but some. Sometimes I skip eye makeup if I think I'm probably going to cry a lot.

LonesomeTonight · Jul 11, 2020 at 03:41 PM

I wore it to in-person therapy. Now, for video therapy, I usually put on lipstick only, as I have really pale lips. It's funny that one time (in person), my T was like, "You look different today." Me: "I do?" T: "Are you wearing makeup?" T: "I always wear makeup." T: "Oh!"

susannahsays · 05:06 PM

No, but I rarely wear makeup anywhere for the past several years. If I do put on makeup, it is a coincidence if I also attend therapy.

ETA - the therapist does not wear makeup.

nottrustin · Jul 11, 2020 at 04:10 PM

nope. I rarely wear makeup. I only wear it on special occasions and since I go directly from work to therapy there is no special occasion.

MissUdy · Jul 11, 2020 at 04:16 PM

It depends how I feel or how I want to be seen. T never comments on how I look though.

ArtleyWilkins · Jul 11, 2020 at 04:58 PM

Yes, because I generally came from work. I may run to the grocery store without makeup, but work, church, etc. definitely require some makeup for me.

comrademoomoo · Jul 11, 2020 at 05:04 PM

I haven't worn make up for a hundred years. I would dislike working with a therapist who used make up. I wouldn't trust her.

stopdog · Jul 11, 2020 at 05:25 PM

I never wear make up. I don't know if either of the two I hired wore it or not. If I had to guess - I would guess the first one did but I really didn't notice one way or the other about either of them.

SummerTime12 · Jul 11, 2020 at 05:35 PM

I think I’ve only gone like once without makeup. I generally always wear some makeup when going out though, unless I’m just going to the store or something. Last session my T commented I looked more dressy than usual and was like, “makeup different?” Idk why I thought that was funny. I didn’t think he noticed those things.

*Beth* · Jul 11, 2020 at 05:58 PM

Nah, I haven't worn make-up in many years. Ah, once in a great while I'll wear a bit of powder on my t-zone. I do wear some light lipstick, but it always wears off quickly.

My T doesn't wear make-up except once in a great while she wears a light blush on her cheekbones. When she does that, I know she's had to go somewhere special for lunch.

Omers · Jul 11, 2020 at 09:10 PM

I don’t usually wear makeup. I did to T once because our appointment was right after a date with H. T was really confused... but not as confused as when I showed up in work clothes (loose Khaki work pants and a polo, both bulky and masculine).

ElectricManatee · Jul 11, 2020 at 09:15 PM

I don't wear makeup ever, so no. One T definitely wears makeup because I let her hold my baby in session once and there was a bit of makeup smudged on the baby's sleeper when we got home. I think the other therapist usually wears makeup too because she "warned".me that she wouldn't be wearing makeup if she did a video session from the beach. (I did not notice a difference, though.)

Merope · 10:24 AM

I do, though not specifically for therapy. I wear light makeup whenever I'm out for extended periods of time. I've also been wearing it for video sessions.

Lostislost · Jul 12, 2020 at 09:17 AM

These are interesting answers, I would have guessed most people wore make up. Now I'm thinking I was wrong and people are just naturally beautiful. I wish I was, If I don't wear make up people tell me I look sick or tired!

Iamher3 · Jul 12, 2020 at 09:30 AM

I also look sick and tired without makeup.

So for video sessions its a bit weird, i m wearing lipstick just for T.

ArtleyWilkins · Jul 12, 2020 at 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Lostislost

These are interesting answers, I would have guessed most people wore make up. Now I'm thinking I was wrong and people are just naturally beautiful. I wish I was, If I don't wear make up people tell me I look sick or tired!

Most people I work with wear makeup every day to work. I don't think that is unusual. I haven't been wearing makeup since I've been at home most of the time, and I still don't bother just to run to the store or something. But at work, church, meetings, just to feel a bit more comfortable out, I definitely wear makeup. I have rosacea, I'm in my late 50s - makeup is my normal in normal times. I don't see it as I am not "naturally beautiful" - I don't particularly get hung up about my "beauty" anymore - but I do know I feel more put together and comfortable, and yes, look less tired.

Lonelyinmyheart · Jul 12, 2020 at 11:22 AM

I don't wear make up as a rule so I don't to therapy apart from on very rare occasions when I'm going out somewhere nice shortly afterwards. I don't see myself as naturally beautiful at all, very far from it, I just don't feel make up is something I want to bother with everyday.

nottrustin · Jul 12, 2020 at 01:42 PM

Oh and neither of my Ts have worn makeup. Current T is a tomboy and long term T didnt wear it often. I saw it once where as soon as we were done our meeting, she was going out to a nice dinner with her partner

LonesomeTonight · Jul 12, 2020 at 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Iamher3

I also look sick and tired without makeup.

So for video sessions its a bit weird, i m wearing lipstick just for T.

I also tend to look rather sick and tired without makeup due to having fair skin and, as mentioned before, pale lips.

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emmaleemochizuki Member Member Since Apr 2020 Location: UK Posts: 179 4 23 hugs given	Jul 11, 2020 at 03:20 PM #1 I don't. But I hardly wear makeup anywhere. I think my T does but just about the right amount, you don't notice it, it's light.
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Salmon77 Poohbah Member Since Mar 2014 Location: PNW Posts: 1,394 10 106 hugs given	Jul 11, 2020 at 03:32 PM #2 Usually, not a lot but some. Sometimes I skip eye makeup if I think I'm probably going to cry a lot.
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LonesomeTonight Always in This Twilight Member Since Feb 2015 Location: US Posts: 20,733 (SuperPoster!) 9 74.9k hugs given	Jul 11, 2020 at 03:41 PM #3 I wore it to in-person therapy. Now, for video therapy, I usually put on lipstick only, as I have really pale lips. It's funny that one time (in person), my T was like, "You look different today." Me: "I do?" T: "Are you wearing makeup?" T: "I always wear makeup." T: "Oh!"
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susannahsays Grand Magnate Member Since Jun 2018 Location: Somewhere Posts: 3,355 5 1 hugs given	Jul 11, 2020 at 03:55 PM #4 No, but I rarely wear makeup anywhere for the past several years. If I do put on makeup, it is a coincidence if I also attend therapy. ETA - the therapist does not wear makeup. __________________ Life is hard. Then you die. Then they throw dirt in your face. -David Gerrold Last edited by susannahsays; Jul 11, 2020 at 05:06 PM..
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nottrustin Grand Magnate Member Since Jan 2014 Location: n/a Posts: 4,819 10 375 hugs given	Jul 11, 2020 at 04:10 PM #5 nope. I rarely wear makeup. I only wear it on special occasions and since I go directly from work to therapy there is no special occasion. __________________
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MissUdy Member Member Since Mar 2020 Location: Wales Posts: 197 4 269 hugs given	Jul 11, 2020 at 04:16 PM #6 It depends how I feel or how I want to be seen. T never comments on how I look though.
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ArtleyWilkins Magnate Member Since Oct 2018 Location: USA Posts: 2,787 5 7 hugs given	Jul 11, 2020 at 04:58 PM #7 Yes, because I generally came from work. I may run to the grocery store without makeup, but work, church, etc. definitely require some makeup for me.
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comrademoomoo Grand Poohbah Member Since Feb 2019 Location: Toodlepip Posts: 1,711 5	Jul 11, 2020 at 05:04 PM #8 I haven't worn make up for a hundred years. I would dislike working with a therapist who used make up. I wouldn't trust her.
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SummerTime12 Grand Member Member Since Mar 2013 Location: USA Posts: 876 11 601 hugs given	Jul 11, 2020 at 05:35 PM #10 I think I’ve only gone like once without makeup. I generally always wear some makeup when going out though, unless I’m just going to the store or something. Last session my T commented I looked more dressy than usual and was like, “makeup different?” Idk why I thought that was funny. I didn’t think he noticed those things.
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Beth catches the flowers Member Since Jul 2019 Location: Downtown Vibes, California Posts: 15,701 (SuperPoster!) 4 23.7k hugs given	Jul 11, 2020 at 05:58 PM #11 Nah, I haven't worn make-up in many years. Ah, once in a great while I'll wear a bit of powder on my t-zone. I do wear some light lipstick, but it always wears off quickly. My T doesn't wear make-up except once in a great while she wears a light blush on her cheekbones. When she does that, I know she's had to go somewhere special for lunch. __________________
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Merope Veteran Member Member Since Jan 2018 Location: Somewhere in a cloud Posts: 719 6 479 hugs given	Jul 12, 2020 at 07:38 AM #14 I do, though not specifically for therapy. I wear light makeup whenever I'm out for extended periods of time. I've also been wearing it for video sessions. Last edited by Merope; Jul 12, 2020 at 10:24 AM..
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Lostislost Veteran Member Member Since May 2020 Location: Uk Posts: 557 3 890 hugs given	Jul 12, 2020 at 09:17 AM #15 These are interesting answers, I would have guessed most people wore make up. Now I'm thinking I was wrong and people are just naturally beautiful. I wish I was, If I don't wear make up people tell me I look sick or tired!
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Iamher3 Member Member Since Oct 2019 Location: Ct Posts: 27 4 1 hugs given	Jul 12, 2020 at 09:30 AM #16 I also look sick and tired without makeup. So for video sessions its a bit weird, i m wearing lipstick just for T.
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Lonelyinmyheart Poohbah Member Since Jun 2019 Location: Earth Posts: 1,093 4 1,732 hugs given	Jul 12, 2020 at 11:22 AM #18 I don't wear make up as a rule so I don't to therapy apart from on very rare occasions when I'm going out somewhere nice shortly afterwards. I don't see myself as naturally beautiful at all, very far from it, I just don't feel make up is something I want to bother with everyday.
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nottrustin Grand Magnate Member Since Jan 2014 Location: n/a Posts: 4,819 10 375 hugs given	Jul 12, 2020 at 01:42 PM #19 Oh and neither of my Ts have worn makeup. Current T is a tomboy and long term T didnt wear it often. I saw it once where as soon as we were done our meeting, she was going out to a nice dinner with her partner __________________
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