I’m naturally ugly, no amount of make up will change that! I don’t bother on a daily basis, just a bit of moisturiser and sunscreen, and I’m good to go.
For me, of course. I’ve made no secret around these parts about my fondness for makeup, so this should be no surprise to anyone.
That said, there’s definitely a big cavern between HOW I do my makeup, depending on whether it’s just for me or to impress a guy. Just me? I love crazy, fun makeup that maybe isn’t as sexy, but is damned cool. The other night, I did winged neon green eyeliner and hot pink lipstick (more or less identical tothis)-- that’s for me, since most guys would say it’s OMGTOOMUCHMAKEUPYOU’RESOPRETTYWHYAREYOUWEARINGTHATOMG. Protip: I’m wearing it because makeup is fun- and omg lime green eyeliner is probably the coolest thing I’ve bought this month. SO FUN.
If I’m doing makeup for a date, I wear just as much, just in more neutral colors— still dark, still heavy, but just browns and stuff. Whether more natural looking or a heavier appearing**, smokey look, I’ve noticed my male friends are MUCH more into that kind of look, for whatever reason.
Do I wear makeup because I think I’m ugly without it? Absolutely not. Most days, I’m bare faced (I am right now, in fact!). I just think makeup is fun to play with and an amazing tool. I think most women see celebrities and think that level of beauty is unattainable for them, but it’s absolutely not because it’s almost 100% makeup trickery— that’s why I LOVE when my friends who never wear makeup ask me to do makeovers on them/ teach them how to do makeup. The last friend? She’s beautiful naturally, never wears makeup, but she started crying when I did her up (not a lot either, just about 5 minutes of stuff), because she never thought she could look like girls she sees in the media. She can. You can. Everybody can. If you’re willing to shellac on the war paint-- and do it right!-- the results can be seriously amazing. That doesn’t mean somebody is ugly without it, it just means that it’s a fun costume to put on once in a while.
I’ve never had a boyfriend tell me I had to wear makeup. In fact, if anything, they all tell me how beautiful I am in and out of makeup. While they think I’m pretty natural, I think they know that I think makeup is fun and appreciate how much I enjoy doing it-- so, even if they might not be into heavy makeup themselves, they like that I like it.
**I say ‘appearing’ because it’s virtually the same amount of makeup in each picture I posted, just different colors.
Nope.
1> My friends are not that shallow.
2> My facial hair is plenty visible without help. MOST photographs (and films, for that matter) you see me in have nothing done to brows or lashes. And no one’s doing the polite smile and nod thing. I do get some “wows” occasionally, though. I presume because they’re not hung up on my eyebrows.
As far as daily makeup goes, if people are paying more attention to my eyebrows than my work I’ve done something horribly wrong. Save the special occasion stuff for special occasions, otherwise it ain’t that special anymore, is it?
Seriously, what is with all the Judgy McJudgerson stuff going on in this thread?
I wear it for me. Boyfriend makes suggestions sometimes, but mostly I just sorta go “you know what? Today’s a makeup day.”
All of the “I like my women natural!” stuff in the other thread amused me if just because I was part of a subreddit once called r/MakeupAddiction, where the ladies (and gents!) in there post before/after photos, and folks can offer their constructive critique, if asked. It’s a forum specifically meant for people to show off their makeup artistry.
The kinds of comments that are NOT allowed are the ones that are all “I prefer women to go ~natural~” or “you look WAY better without makeup.” Because bro, seriously? Look at the name of the fucking subreddit.
Now, of course the Dopers in that other thread probably have more sense than to go into a makeup forum and make dumbass comments like that (and I’m certainly not about to go into a thread specifically for those types of comments and yell at them for making them), but it has soured me on the sentiment a bit.