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Wearing makeup while working out?
  • divegirl
    I've read a couple of product reviews on epinions and other boards where the reviewers say the product stays on great while exercising or working out. I'm not sure I understand why they would wear makeup during exercise. It does seem like a good test, though. If it can stand up to sweat running in rivulets down your face, then I guess it can stand up to just about anything.

    Do you wear makeup while working out? Doesn't it run during a vigorous workout, or come off when you're toweling the sweat off? I'm a notorious "sleeve wiper", you know, where you wipe your forehead on your upper sleeve/shoulder area? I would have makeup smeared all over my workout clothes if I wore anything while working out. And I'm pretty sure I've read that working out while wearing makeup can clog your pores. Thoughts?
  • pas71
    If my skin is looking really bad, sometimes I'll put some concealer on trouble spots before heading to the gym. I just can't stand to have my bad skin showing. It doesn't run, but I also don't wipe my face. I usually blot the sweat with a towel. I never wear any other makeup, though, that would be weird to me.
  • divegirl
    I can see the concealer. I guess I just never thought about it because 1) the sleeve wiping I mentioned above, and 2) my face, neck and upper chest get soooooo red after a cardio workout. If I wore anything on my face that matches my normal skin tone, it would look ridiculous on my post workout tomato colored skin.
  • catecate
    I never wear make-up when I work out.  It has never seemed to be a good idea. 
  • PurpleRulesPurpleRules
    I remember being teased in college about being the only person who showers and puts on makeup before going to the gym. These days, I don't worry about it since I don't belong to a gym. I use weights at home and go for a walk (4 miles in an hour) 4 or 5 times a week. It's a brisk pace so I work up a sweat year round and I would love to find a sunscreen that is really, truly sweatproof.
  • taiwanesegurltaiwanesegurl
    If I'm going to the gym after work, I don't bother removing all my make up first.  They come off when I wipe my face anyways.  Trick is to wear waterproof mascara and oil-free foundation.
    If I go before work, or didn't bother wearing make up to work, I might dab on some gloss just for fun. 
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