Who can blame us

[ReineD]

@ Duchess, sorry to trigger you but them's the facts. I live in central vermont and that's how it is everywhere I go. Umgroomed women are the exception, not the rule..Women appear to like being feminine. I also NEVER said "meticulously made up". I said very subtly, but yes, made up.

Wow. It sounds as if you live in paradise! I live in the midwest. The vast majority of women I see when I'm out and about don't wear makeup. Not even my daughters-in-law! (One lives in central Jacksonville, one in central Pittsburgh, and one in San Diego. These are all vibrant urban centers. And gosh, you should see MY fingernails. You would be horrified! Seriously. I'm very active with my hands: minor house repairs, drawing, painting, crafts, cooking, etc, and I have always had brittle fingernails - never been able to grow them. So I just keep them very short and clean. No polish. Although there was a time in my life when I felt compelled to wear acrylics (in my 20s), it only lasted a few years before I gave up.