What do you say to someone with smeared eye makeup?

What do you say, if anything, to someone with smeared eye makeup? I have several friends, and several co-workers, who often (some on a daily basis) go around with very smeared eye makeup. It’s not meant to be some type of fashion statement.

Some of these women I know fairly well, others I only know in regards to working at the same place, but I see them almost every day.

I only think about it after the fact, whether I should have said something or not, because at the time, it seems like pointing it out would be rude, or even superfluous (I’m sure they know, don’t they?)

I’m guessing that they put their eye makeup on in the morning, and then, after several hours, it ends up sweating and smearing. I really don’t know if they notice it or not, because it seems like a regular situation with about 4 women who I know, some on a daily basis.

It looks very messy and unprofessional, even though these women are in professional jobs. If I were them, I would probably find some new, smear-proof makeup, or not wear all of the makeup. It seems to be mostly their eyeliner that ends up smeared. It most cases, it looks like they’ve been crying, but I’m pretty sure most of these folks are not crying every single day, but maybe I’m wrong.

I don’t wear makeup at work, partly for the reason that the type of work that I do involves a lot of movement, getting hot and not working with the public, so it’s not necessary. I rarely wear makeup outside of work either, but on the occasions that I do, I wear a minimal amount, and I try to be very conscious of how it’s applied, and how it’s wearing after awhile. I would be embarrassed to be at someone’s wedding, or at Thanksgiving, and certainly at work, looking like a raccoon.

Should these folks be told, or do you think they’re painfully aware of it already? If you were to say something, how would you put it?

If you see them with smeared makeup every time you see them, should you keep on mentioning it each time?

In the case of lipstick on the teeth, or toilet paper stuck to a shoe, I think I would very discreetly mention it, because it’s most likely a one time situation, but with this smeared eye makeup thing, it seems to be almost an every day occurrence.