About 2 months ago, I stopped wearing makeup. This is something I had thought long about doing, but first I wanted to save out my eyebrows. Unfortunately, they grew out very slow so I decided to try it anyway.
The first time I wore makeup I was 16. I used to smear eyeliner under the eyes because I thought it was more gothic than being completely without makeup. Since then I've honestly only used makeup because I have felt pressured, I never liked to wear makeup or been particularly good at doing it nicely. So it has been more a feeling that since I am a woman, I HAVE TO wear makeup.
So in the beginning when I stopped using it, I was afraid that people would think I was unkempt. But then I thought, guys have no makeup, and do I think they all look ugly? No.
Should it not be okay for women then to also be without makeup. Yeees! :D
I can scratch my eyes whenever I want and don't need to worry about mascara in my whole face if it's raining.
And to be completely honest I don't think I look worse on the picture to the right than to the left.
I see makeup as an art, and I think it's fun to experiment with it on photosessions. But in everyday life, I feel no need to wear it anymore. And it feels really good (and cheap) ;D to have come to this realization.
There is absolutely no need for anyone, woman or man, to use makeup if they do not want to. It's a seriously screwed up system that claims us otherwise. All that matters is making women consume more makeup items and them to accept their roles as consuming, proper, makeup-using women. And why can't men do fancy makeup? Luckily we've gone way ahead on that... This is a subject I'd find so much to talk about.
ReplyDeleteI agree! I feel so sorry for the persons who uses foundation and rouge and everything because they are ashamed of their faces. I think it's another thing to wear makeup as in a way to express their style (such as punk, goth, etc.) but just having make-up because the world says we are better looking that way is so tragic. :/
DeleteSame here, I could have written a much longer post about this. It's really interesting! :)
Jag tycker du ser fin ut utan smink. :)
ReplyDeleteTill vardags använder jag bara mascara. Hade jag inte haft ljusblonda ögonfransar som inte ens syns utan mascara hade jag nog inte ens använt det på daglig basis. Mina ögonbryn är också ljusblonda så de färgar jag. Min vardagsmake-up har därmed mer att göra med att jag vill att mina bryn och fransar överhuvudtaget ska synas än om att "se sminkad ut". Jag tycker dock om en mer sminkad look när jag ska vara fin. Mascara, eyelinervingar och lite kajal brukar jag köra på då. Foundation, puder och sådant totalvägrar jag dock och läppstift ser jag bara konstig ut i.
Det verkar överlag som att personer med ljusa ögonbryn och ögonfransar är de som känner mest att de inte kan gå ut utan smink (av de jag pratat med) så jag antar att jag ska vara glad att jag är skapt så pass mörk :'D
DeleteEn sak du skrev var intressant och det var att du tar till smink när du ska vara fin? Jag menar såklart inte säga att det är nåt fel jag tycker bara sånt är intressant att diskutera och blev nyfiken på vad det är som gör att du förknippar mer smink med fin? :)Jag vet ju att du också gillar att prata genus så jag funderade på om du tror det har nåt att göra med att det på nåt sätt är norm för kvinnor att vi ska piffa till oss lite extra så fort det är fest?
Gillar man inte smink så är det klart man inte ska ha det! Oftast har jag bara mascara, det är lite som med bh, jag känner mig naken utan det! :)
ReplyDeleteJag kände mig också naken i början, speciellt utan kajal. Är man van med något så blir det ju så :) men det försvann ganska fort.
DeleteI prefer the picture of you on the right without makeup! I hardly ever wear makeup unless I happen to be working, and then it's just to add a bit of colour to the cheeks so I don't look dead. At my age, that's not a look you want to embrace any more!
ReplyDeleteNot buying makeup frees up a lot of money for starting another collection of something or other, which I'd rather spend my hard earned cash on... :D
Haha, I see :'D
DeleteExactly! :D now I can buy lots of candy instead! Makeup is so expensive. I have always bought from H&M brand before..and that brand is not that good.
I lol'd when I read "more money for candy" :P *thumbs up!*
DeleteThat's right, nobody should have the power to put pressure on you for as regards your appearance. I'm totally with you on this.
ReplyDeleteI wear make-up but that's not because I feel obliged to do so; actually, people keep telling me I look better without it... but I don't give a shit, I like my face with make-up on, so screw what they wish I did XD
One should only do what makes them feel good about themselves. And by the way nobody should feel compelled to always look good: looking good is not something we should all aim for. We should try to be better people, good workers, nice friends and whatnot, but beauty shouldn't be our primary goal. And if we want it to be so, that should be our choice!
Very true words :) what unusual "friends" you have? xD I think people hear a lot more "you should cover that pimple with something" rather than "you should wear less makeup!"
DeleteYes, it's insane how much we humans care about what other people think about our look!
Not just my friends, but also my parents and my boyfriend ''XD if I have a pimple it's more likely for my mom to tell me to eat more healthy food, but she won't tell me to put on my foundation. Maybe they're all fans of a natural look. Actually, my female friends do like to wear make-up but just for the fun of playing with colours :D so yeah, I guess I'm kind of lucky.
DeleteI see :D
DeleteYes, I can totally understand using makeup to express themself. :D
What I never will understand though are people who APPLY a "natural looking" makeup. xD It's so obvious that it is makeup, but it's still called natural? :'D
Yeah. They may as well call it "few make-up" XD 'cause that's what it is.
DeleteLike, for me to get a "natural make-up" it takes: hydrating cream, BB cream, luminizer, concealer, mascara, bronzer and blush. Seven products. Not exactly what I'd call "natural" :D!
Du är fin både med och utan smink! <3 :) Du är t.o.m snyggare utan smink, för jag gillade den högra bilden bättre :P
ReplyDeleteJag använder inte smink ofta, men nu när jag haft "praktik" så blir det mascara och lite eyeliner, annars tänker jag som du - det är SÅ skönt att inte råka smeta omkring smink i huvudet när det kliar i ögonen :D
Jag har ganska ljusa ögonbryn och fransar, så jag ser piggare ut med lite smink, men på sommaren skippar jag det helt!
Om jag ens skulle sminka mig mycket, så är det ändå bara ögonen. Orka hålla på med 15 lager smink i hela ansiktet, pfft! xD
Tack så mycket :D Jag känner mig mer som mig själv utan också, jag känner mig så "utklädd" i smink.
DeleteOch nu när jag faktiskt har ögonbryn känns det ännu bättre :'D
Jaa, jag förstår verkligen inte de som VARJE dag håller på med foundation och olika sorter beroende på var de vill täcka saker i fejset O.o tidskrävande.