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Why It's Okay To Love Makeup

Forget "Glow for the Gods." Glow for yourself!

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If you're someone like me, you need multiple people to physically hold you back from walking into Sephora when you're browsing around the mall. Even if you don't need or want anything specific in the cosmetics department, you will convince yourself that you do just to experience the colorful, sweet-smelling, beautiful serenity that awaits you behind those doors. Some people, though, seem to have a problem with this way of living. Somehow, putting makeup on every day means that you're either "insecure" or "conceited" to a lot of people.

I happen to have a really big issue with people assuming how others feel based on their use of makeup. Just because I like to express myself through this amazing, fun, and colorful outlet, it does not mean that I'm insecure about how I look. No, I'm not trying to "cover up" or "wear a mask." I'm learning and practicing an art that I have an incredible interest in. I happen to love my face just the way it is. In fact, I love it so much that I decorate it with fierce eyeliner, a glowing highlighter, and a bold lipstick. Let's say I didn't love my face, though. Who are you to tell me how to feel more confident about myself? If I happen to feel better and happier wearing some concealer to cover some blemishes, let me rock that. If I put on a bold blue eyeliner just because I'm feeling confident, let me ROCK THAT.

But be careful not to mix up someone feeling confident with someone being conceited. I like my makeup, and yes I feel confident when I wear it–but no, that doesn't make me full of myself. I think it's healthy to love yourself, as long as you're not a complete *insert bad word here* about it. Go ahead and give yourself some snaps for how you work that makeup look–but don't go shaming other people because you're feeling high and mighty that day. Most people I know, including myself, are not like that at all. Many others who have a passion for makeup as an art understand and encourage the use of makeup as a form of self-expression.

To anyone out there who wears their makeup however and whenever they want: I commend you. Don't let anyone tell you what to put on your face, or how you should apply it. If you like it a certain way, wear it that way. Red lipstick doesn't go with your outfit? That's fine, you do you, honey! Stay confident, and stay humble.

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