[CheyennePress]

I personally like a relatively unadorned face. Simplistic beauty often is best, and women who smear their eyes with purple eyeshadow can appear extremely sexual but trashy.

That said, I have no idea why the French singled out Americans in this regard. Ever been to Russia? You could very easily drop a woman off the streets of Moscow and just assume she was as prostitute here in the US given the amount of makeup she wears. And Russian women NEVER step outside without makeup. Truth be told, I like this, as they dress up for the occasion, as well (which probably says that I lack a well-dressed woman more than I care about makeup). Still, point is that there are a lot greater offenders of this "unnatural" look than Americans.

"Instead, French women invest more time aiming for perfect, blemish-free skin."

By smoking how many packs per day?

[T'wit]

Unadorned is good.

[stands2reason]

All I wear is lipstick, blemish stick and face power with a tiny bit of mascara, and that's only for special occasions. Usually it's au naturelle for every day.

I have a sister-in-law who has never worn makeup, not even on her wedding day.