We girls gotta stick together, that's for damn sure. This topic will probably always bother me. Mainly because I have heard endless times from males that "this is why we have trust issues." Why, because we want to enhance our own beauty? Notice what I just said there. Not every girl likes her natural complexion, but this girl does. I think it's really important for a girl to get to that level of comfort with herself. However, the amount of makeup on my face, or anyone's face, is so irrelevant to anyone but me or whoever else is wearing makeup.
The media and the people around us in this world make us think that we need all of this junk to hide behind reality. I don't need traffic jam red lipstick, but sometimes I like it. I don't need a fire smokey eye, but sometimes I want a little flare. I really don't need bubblegum pink blush either, but I really like it.
The makeup industry makes a ridiculous amount off of us. They put gorgeous celebrities in their ads and their commercials and in the magazines we absorb ourselves in. Sometimes I think we're all just brain-washed by the glamorization of makeup. But then again, I feel like anyone has the right to play around with makeup if they want to. What I'm really getting at is how unimportant makeup is to me, but how important it could be to someone else.
Just the other day I thought about how I didn't even start wearing makeup until about sophomore year of high school. I probably started wearing it because my sister did. But I only started out with powder foundation, mascara and some really foul shades of eye shadow. I wore absolutely no makeup for my senior pictures, and I'm so glad I didn't. Most girls probably look back on those and can't even recognize themselves because of the gunk that was on their faces. And that's fine if they did put gunk on, because it's their face. I'm so glad I chose to show my natural face to capture my senior year.
I'm almost 20 years old, and I still have a very simple makeup routine that requires about six things to put on my face. My best friend has a makeup routine that requires about 27 things, and that's ok. She's a beautiful girl all natural, but that's her right to wear each piece of makeup. That's what this world isn't understanding, and will never understand.
Another thing the media has done is destroy people's self-esteem when it comes to things like this. If I want to post a selfie with fake eyelashes and purple lipstick, I'm going to. I'll try my best to ignore the rude comments, but I'll do it. I'm wearing those fake eyelashes for myself. I'm wearing that purple lipstick because I want to look different for the day.
Makeup doesn't define who you are. I think it tells a story and expresses how you're feeling. It's like a secret sign. Or maybe it's just makeup.
