Do you put on makeup before going to the gym?

[fitness4life]

My friend was making fun of people who put on make up before going to the gym. I get the joke. If you're gonna sweat, why bother, right?

But I do. Every time. I wake up at 4:15 am to teach boot camp and shower and put my make up on. I refresh my make up if I'm working out in the evening. I put make up on (not a lot) before my 9 mile run outside yesterday, and I knew I wouldn't even see anyone close up!!!

Why?! Do you know how much money I'd save if I didn't? LOL

So what is your preference and why?

[saggzz]

I never wear makeup when I work out. I belong to an all women's gym and I just go makeup free in sweats and a t-shirt. I don't wear makeup to workout b/c the mascara gets in my eyes and I feel like my foundation would clog my pores.

[lucyford]

I pass on it. There are times that I have but have decided that I prefer not to. I love my makeup 100% of the other time, but I figure it's probably not great to clog my pores with a nice makeup/sweat combo. That said I try to never wear glasses to the gym...prefer contacts...so I can wipe my whole face when I'm sweaty.

[oodlesofnoodles]

I don't actively put on makeup before working out, but if I already have it on then I don't take it off. So I may look like a person who puts on makeup before going, but really it's from earlier in the day.

I really prefer how I look with makeup on... but I can't bring myself to put on makeup solely for the gym. It makes me feel... fake, sort of.

[pinkflower]

I will often put on tinted moisturizer or powder, but not always. If I'm coming from somewhere else, then I usually do have a little make up on. I'm not really a fully made up kind of gal for every day stuff though.

However, I always brush my teeth, even if I already brushed them that morning. If I didn't shower the night before, I do shower before I go. I have lots of friends there and don't want anyone to see me with greasy hair lol

[MiZTaCCen]

The only time makeup is on my face when I go to the gym is because I'm coming from work. I don't apply make up more then once a day. I do it in the morning and thats it. I make fun of people who put makeup on before the gym and usually the girls that do is because they're not sweating it off they're just there to look pretty to see how much penis they can get. LOL most of the time anyways.

[souvenirdarling]

I like to still leave with some mascara on, some nice stud earings, maybe some lip balm.

Usually i gym in the evening, so I will have some on already.

Then again, I never wear foundation - just lips and eyes.

[beerab]

To put makeup on before working out to me seems pointless if you sweat a good deal. I have never put it on but if I had some on I don't go out of my way to get rid of it.

[TrishG]

Mascara. Always. But I won't leave the house and go anywhere without it on. My hubby jokes that he could be dying and I would still put mascara on before taking him to the hospital.

[QuilterInVA]

No, I don't. I work hard and sweat.

[WendeeLou]

I work out in the morning two or three days a week- so no makeup then.

I also workout EVERY night after work.. I take my face makeup off with a cleansing wipe before I work out. My mascarra, I leave on..

If I am not sweating at the gym, then why am I even there?! Dunno about you gals but, one of the BEST feelings to me is being completely drenched in sweat after I busted my A$$ at the gym.. If I leave my makeup on (and I do wear foundation, powder, and bronzer/blush) then that mixes with sweat and clogs my pores and I break out something terrible!!

[puzzledpenguin]

Although I usually wear make up all the time, I don't wear make up at the gym cause I'd feel like it clogs my pores.

[Nola Celeste]

I don't put on makeup for the gym and sometimes choose not to wear makeup, period. I like my "raw" face and my made-up face equally well.

I wouldn't dream of making fun of people who do apply makeup before the gym, though, nor would I assume that they're just looking to hook up with someone. My ex-sister-in-law wouldn't leave the house without makeup because she had a crippling fear of people seeing her "acne" (she never had bad skin, or at least not as bad as she believed it to be).

If someone finds that a little slap helps her self-confidence, I say wear it--but be choosy about the kind you wear, because full-face makeup can certainly gum up the pores and make a mess of your towel.

[iHeartU]

I don't wear make up very much at all. My grandma told me every single day that I was so much prettier without all that make up so I seldom put any on. But, even when I do, I don't wear it to the gym. Bad idea. It can clog up your pores and break out your face. Not a good thing.

[EagleRiverDee]

I put on a hat or a bandana before I go to the gym. That's it. There's no point, to me, in putting any effort into my face or hair when I'm just going to sweat.