Wearing Make-up

Ya know what really grinds my gears? When men say that women don't need to wear make-up to impress them, that we look better without it. Ya know what? Most women aren't wearing it for you...I know, shocking, we don't all live to impress you and get your attention. I may not speak for every woman, but I wear make-up because it makes me feel better about myself. I feel more put together, more polished with it on. I don't wear it for anyone but myself. I don't wear it to cover up my natural beauty, I wear it to enhance it, to emphasize it. Yes, some women wear too much, take Snookie for example, but not all of us are going for that fake, caked-on, raccoon eye look.

Make-up can't cover up true beauty, but it doesn't ruin it either. If you're feeling good about yourself on the inside, it will push through your eye shadow, lipstick, mascara, or concealer. If you don't feel happy, the make-up isn't going to hide it anyway. I wear make-up to cover blemishes because, let's be honest, no one wants to look at gross skin. I know I don't like it and I feel self-conscious when I have a break out and don't cover it up. I feel like that's all anyone is looking at when they're talking to me... If you're truly happy and a kind-hearted individual, it doesn't matter what you wear, you're going to look beautiful. That light will shine regardless. But if you're mean, unkind, judgmental, and ugly on the inside, make-up will never change that, no matter how much you wear. You could be the most physically gorgeous person, but if your soul is ugly, your outward appearance becomes tainted.

I wear a little more make-up when I'm dressed up for a special occasion because, if I'm wearing a pretty dress or nice outfit, a plain face doesn't accompany that well. The look doesn't seem complete. I feel pretty when I feel confident in how I look, and I feel more confident when I know that my skin and face look polished. Sue me. I'm not going to stop wearing make-up because some guy claims that he hates the stuff. I'm not going to stop wanting to make myself look nice because some guy thinks I'll look better without it. Have you seen me without make-up? No? Good. It's not as pretty, trust me. I have blonde eyelashes and eyebrows which means that, without mascara and filling my brows in, I look 10 years old. I don't want to look like a child....Now, I always do my best to choose make-up that will not cover up my freckles because, let's face it, freckles are adorable and I choose to embrace my ginger-ness. But seriously, men, leave us alone. I see memes about how girls shouldn't wear it and hear men say it, but that's not going to change how most of us feel about it. Just sayin'. Stop your whinin'.

If you truly love us, you'll take us in any form: make-up, no make-up, light and natural make-up, smokey-eyed and dressed up make-up. Women who wear make-up like the way it makes them feel. Simple as that. So, stop telling us to stop wearing it. And if the chick does stop wearing it just because you told her to, I assume she's a push-over who will do anything to keep a man and needs one to feel self-worth. I'm not that girl. I'm not going to change myself in order to land a guy or keep him. If he doesn't accept all facets of me, he's not even close to worth keeping around. Like I said, I may not speak for all women, but I know there are many, many women who feel exactly the way I do. I don't over-do it, a lot of women don't. It's those few Snookie-esque women who make all make-up look gross and fake.

Moral of the story: Guys, leave us alone. I honestly believe that many of you say this to girls to try to make them believe that you're not shallow, but in my opinion, I feel that this is more fake than us wearing make-up. So stop. Just deal with the fact that we wear it and whatever clothing we so choose because, for women, make-up is a part of the outfit, part of the ensemble. It finishes the look. I, for one, will continue to wear it because I like the way it makes me feel. I feel pretty, I feel confident. There's really no way to fully explain this to a man because they don't understand how we feel, but you really should just trust us on this. So, there's my opinion on wearing make-up. Just wanted to share :)