One thing I have learned after a few years of working is to never wear any makeup from the start when getting into a new job.
I used to try to impress new bosses and coworkers by putting on “full” makeup everyday so that I looked nicer and it looked like I cared more about the job. This is a mistake.
Eventually, putting on makeup every morning becomes just and extra chore that you also have to spend money on like buying work clothes and commuting. If you meet your new team while wearing makeup, when you’re too tired or fed up with doing it everyday and you end up not doing it for a day people are going to think you look “tired”, “sick”, “not well” and may even assume you “just don’t care anymore” or you’re “not putting in the effort”. Some coworkers and bosses will even look down on you and will think you are now worse at your job.
This can be avoided by always starting a new job with a look that is doable everyday for you, keeping it as simple and comfortable as possible. Always make it easier on yourself from the beginning, don’t have people expect something from you that you might not be able to keep up in a healthy way. I found that for me, that was not doing any kind of makeup.
Caveats:
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I understand that for some jobs people are required to wear make up, I’m referring specifically to jobs where that is not a requirement
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This is not an anti-make up take, some people use make up to feel safer and more confident in themselves and that’s completely ok