Just curious.. how so? Because I don’t think makeup matters? Or because I come off as such a jerk in the above post?
Because I think if you have had much experience with women, you would know that personal grooming -- even for the ones who don't wear a lot of make-up -- is as important to the vast majority of women as it is to cats. It is an integral part of their nature -- even for the ones who don't wear a ton of make-up.
In my experience, it appears to just be part of what makes a woman feel like a woman. Very rare is the woman, especially once she is over 30, who will not have a bathroom full of lotions, potions and assorted personal grooming paraphernalia, and who will leave the house without at least lipstick and maybe a little foundation.
Whereas all most men need is a hairbrush, a toothbrush and a razor -- and then only if they are going to work or trying to meet women.
None of the products the original poster mentioned even constitute makeup. They were products for cleanliness and health—shampoo, body wash, moisturizers, and eye care materials. I did not see her mention foundation, eye liner, blush, lipstick, lipliner, mascara, powder, eyebrow pencil, shadow, concealer, line-minimizing products, which is what most of us think of as makeup. Not much of what she was carrying was going to change her appearance, just make her comfortable.
Men don’t need conditioner for their hair because their hair is short and is cut before it gets ratty-looking. They don’t need moisturizer because they have more oils in their skin.
And we women wouldn’t focus so much on appearance if it weren’t so important to you men. Notice what women look like when they go to an all-women’s camp or hiking weekend. Where I ride my horse, almost everybody is either female or is a married man, so the women do not wear makeup. We get dolled up for you guys.