Been thinking about makeup lately... It's interesting to me how makeup has become a crutch for girls everywhere to hold up their self confidence.Now, I'm definitely not saying that's the case for everyone, and I don't think there's anything wrong with utilizing makeup to enhance your natural features--or in that case to even go crazy with bold eye shadow colors and lipstick shades.
But what's saddening is when a girl begins to rely so much on makeup that she finds her natural, cleaned up face to be ugly or embarrassing. She finds it easier to walk out of the house with a paper bag over her head rather than go without eyeliner on.
Makeup at that point just becomes like a defense mechanism. All those products are her face.
I personally don't wear makeup for several reasons. One of those reasons is that I'll easily become totally dependent on it. And then I'll feel hideous if I'm not wearing makeup when, in reality, my face is perfect the way God created it.
Makeup at that point just becomes like a defense mechanism. All those products are her face.
I personally don't wear makeup for several reasons. One of those reasons is that I'll easily become totally dependent on it. And then I'll feel hideous if I'm not wearing makeup when, in reality, my face is perfect the way God created it.
Back in high school when I didn't wear contacts I had these black thick framed glasses that I wore constantly (I'm quite blind, you see). The mere idea of taking the glasses off made me more apprehensive than a kid who just realized he came to school without pants on. Truth was, I hid behind my glasses because, as bizarre as it sounds, my face was more visible without them--and therefore more out in the open for others to see.
When I finally decided to take them off and move on, I felt very exposed. I felt like people everywhere were scrutinizing my face. It was uncomfortable for a while, but eventually I got used to it. And it was a major part of a process of becoming a more confident person.
When I finally decided to take them off and move on, I felt very exposed. I felt like people everywhere were scrutinizing my face. It was uncomfortable for a while, but eventually I got used to it. And it was a major part of a process of becoming a more confident person.
I think beauty really comes from the way a girl carries herself, the values she builds herself on, and having a good sense of humor. Maybe I'm oversimplifying beauty--it's such a subjective topic to discuss, after all.
Regardless, I think makeup has very little to do with a girl's potential beauty, and I hope that girls everywhere can learn to feel confident and gorgeous without it :)
Regardless, I think makeup has very little to do with a girl's potential beauty, and I hope that girls everywhere can learn to feel confident and gorgeous without it :)
Skirt: Forever 21 $20ish
Shirt: JCPenny $10
Cardigan: Kohls $7
2 comments:
You are beautiful, Yasmeen Rasheed.
This is such a beautiful reflection.
I wholeheartedly agree. It is so upsetting because most of our generation is so reliant on makeup to the point where they can't function without it.
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