Makeup has been a topic for many alternative articles. Girls who wear too much to the girls who don’t wear any, there is plenty of input to which style looks better. If a girl wears too much, she is trying to hard. If she doesn’t wear any, she is lazy. Every time women wear makeup, they are wearing some sort of statement about who they are. Maybe we are just reading into things too much, maybe the public is trying too hard to make sense of why girls like to have choices about what they do with their beauty.
Hillary Clinton made a public address without makeup. The seemingly harmless endeavor was broadcasted as her stand against the patriarchy. Meanwhile, it’s seen as unacceptable and unprofessional to not have makeup on at a workplace. There are many reasons girls don’t want to wear makeup, and that’s okay. It’s not about what is on their face, but rather what their plan of action is. Beauty standards should not be what a young woman aspires to.
Girls who wear makeup on a less-than-special day, shouldn’t feel bad about themselves. Off-days are great days to experiment with colors and styles. There should be no expectation on women who wear makeup. Women have been measured by the amount of pigments on their face because ad campaigns have told us we are not beautiful unless we wear it.
Regardless, when I am bored, I will continue to play with my eye shadows. When I go to work, I will still put on foundation. And I will not judge those who don’t feel like putting on makeup. It shouldn’t be what defines a woman and it shouldn’t be a mandatory thing women feel they need to do in order to appease someone. Makeup is for yourself. If it makes you feel beautiful, wear it proud. If you feel that makeup is a waste and you look better without it, be proud.
Makeup is to the beholder. It shouldn’t be some curse, it should be fun and allow you to express yourself accordingly. And it not just for girls. Recently, CoverGirl, a popular cosmetics company, hired a new model: James Charles. Charles, dubbed the "CoverBoy," became popular after his senior photo showed off his impressive makeup skills. Charles told "Fashion and Style Magazine" that his new status “inspires them to really be themselves and feel comfortable.”
