Comments on: How Does Makeup Make You Feel?

By: BirdieNumnums

BirdieNumnums — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 20:20:00 +0000

Okay, I don't disagree with your sentiment regarding makeup and I wear it regularly, but it is sophomoric, naive, unproductive and just wrong equate feminisme with unfailing support of all women, regardless of what they want to do. to be sure, that is not feminism and that sort of comment/approach actually serves to erode feminism. I enjoy your blog, and no offense, but such a simplified childish sentiment about what feminism is on a makup blog makes ITG look just as irrelevant and vapid (which, maybe it is) as the Glamour magazine article you mock on 1-7-13.

By: emase

emase — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 19:53:00 +0000

Makeup can do a lot for you! I have found that people who use makeup naturally seem to look more trustworthy and attractive and people who use no makeup are usually taken less serious. I have also concluded that women who use LOTS of makeup seem to be LESS trustworthy. Makeup is a very powerful tool if used correctly. If you need help getting rid of your acne check out my blog! http://www.StopThePimples.com!!

By: Bird

Bird — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:56:00 +0000

Mine feels the same way. He does not see the purpose of makeup at ALL, but he does understand keeping a beauty routine (drinking water, taking care of your skin, and making choices in order to stay in strong physical health) as a means of actively taking care of your skin that you will stay in for the rest of your life. Makeup is the controversy in question because people think of it as either a way to cover up flaws, allow for a norm to take place by doing such, or as an expression of one's self. My boyfriend understands how patriarchal makeup can be, and I think that's why he's opposed to it.

By: Emily

Emily — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:14:00 +0000

I whole-heartedly agree with you. Those who say "makeup holds women back" are, in fact, the ones holding women back. Women should be able to do whatever they want -- which includes wearing makeup -- and no one has the right to tell someone they shouldn't do something. To put it simply, makeup is just fun! (As this blog points out every single day.) Loving makeup isn't about looking absolutely perfect or necessarily "more beautiful" -- it's about playing with bright lipsticks or metallic eyeshadows and seeing how they make you feel. Makeup can shift your mood. Wearing a bold lip or the perfect smoky eye makes you feel more confident, and what's wrong with that? Isn't that what feminists want?

I wrote an article in my school's newspaper called "The beauty of beauty," which delves into this topic and essentially defends makeup. A week or so before I wrote the column, an Opinion writer on staff had written an extremely negative piece on why women should feel "secure enough" not to "need" to wear makeup. While her goal was to sound like a feminists, it was was not very pro-women. So, I wrote a rebuttal: http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=87171 I think you would like it!

xx
emily

By: Lera

Lera — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:04:00 +0000

maybe I am way too naive, but I think some overestimate the power of make-up. Make-up does not make someone beautiful; it enhances or hides something, yes. But people are not complete idiots, they can tell if a person is beautiful or not with or without make-up. Even most straight men can see that. If some can't, one day they will wake up with a stranger then.

By: fairytalesandcoffee

fairytalesandcoffee — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 13:24:00 +0000

Some guys don't like makeup because they feel it is artifice and because it signals sexual availableness to other men. For some men it is like being conned into thinking someone is more attractive than what they are. They also don't like the idea of their girlfriends being "available" to other men. That whole men not in to makeup on their girlfriends for SOME men is basically signalling their insecurity and dislike of being conned. NO LIE. For others, they have been socialized to believe a women SHOULD wear makeup as a mark of their sexual atractiveness to the outside world. Either way, I don't think it's ANY man's decision what a woman puts on her face.

By: Toni

Toni — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 14:30:00 +0000

I love make-up, but I don't wear it everyday as I feel comfortable in my own skin. When I put it on, for me, it's just a bit of fun and I don't get why people have to take things like this so seriously. I'm no good with words so I hope this comes across as I meant it!

By: 00

00 — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 08:29:00 +0000

I own 2 red lipsticks and I wear them almost exclusively in my home. Rarely do I ever leave the house with it on. I wear it because it makes me feel good and more glamorous and more feminine. When I leave the house with it on I start to feel silly, a little vain; like people are looking at me differently, and I am suddenly more conscious of my appearance. Makeup is a personal choice, as are most things in life, and you can't really say that models make us think that we should wear makeup because it's their job. Most models, from what i've gathered from interviews, don't go out on a daily basis with a full face of makeup (few women do). Those that do wear a bold lipstick daily wear it in spite of what others think (see dita von teese) This year I have resolved to be more courageous and glamorous, not necessarily to get a man, but because I want to. I think it looks good and, by jove, we should all just do what we want to do with our own bodies!

By: unvanquished

unvanquished — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 05:31:00 +0000

I am not a huge makeup wearer. I love products and I try new things but I'm incredibly loyal and haven't changed my face schtick for three years now with the exception of switching brands of drugstore mascara if I get a sample of a nicer one. I hate the concept that it is terrible to think that some people look better with makeup. Hey, sometimes someone is a perfectly pretty girl but a stroke of eyeliner and their eyes pop and vavavoom gorgeous. I walked into my therapist's office the other day and she instantly asked me if I was ill. Nope, I just wasn't wearing under eye coconcealer, blush, bronzer, mascara combo that I usually wear because I overslept. Obviously, I benefit from the massive bags under my eyes not showing and having a little colour in my cheeks. I don't feel pressured to be pretty. I like to look good. Feminism is about ensuring that women are able to do whatever men can do so that means leaving the house without makeup on. No, we don't have to wear makeup. Some of us CHOOSE to. My self esteem isn't ruined every time I step into Sephora, my bank account is.

By: fairytalesandcoffee

fairytalesandcoffee — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 00:55:00 +0000

I am only disturbed by use of makeup when it becomes apparent to me that the person would have a heart attack if they walked outside without it. Like their entire identity is that mask. Then I get over it because it's not my life and not my right to make someone else's decisions. The up side is that people who have become adept at creating new faces are MAD TALENTED and probably have learned some amazing tricks to share with us mortals. Oh, the other thing that disturbs me is when someone is wearing a foundation shade that is 3-4 shades lighter, or darker, than what they are. What exactly are you correcting for? Anyways, I feel it's women who like to use makeup, promote it, buy it - how is makeup ANTI-FEMINIST? Having a choice and making it is feminist. So, if you want to go bare faced - knock yourself out. If you want to go in full drag, knock yourself out. If you want the no-makeup makeup, knock yourself out. People who complain about the usage of makeup are basically saying they would prefer NOT to wear makeup, but don't feel comfortable doing so if everyone else is and therefore they feel they are put at a disadvantage. It's really a competitive thing trying to make everyone to stop.