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the power of makeup??
Sep. 18th, 2015 09:39 pmUh, content warning for hatred of makeup?
http://www.boredpanda.com/power-of-makeup-selfies-half-face-trend-nikkie/
I do not understand whatsoever how this is supposed to "fight makeup shaming" when it's picture after picture of how great someone looks without all that crap on their face.
I know, I know, there are so many people who love it. There are people I love who love it! My beloved and delightful sister, for one, and many more. And, you know, I support everyone in doing whatever the heck they want with their personal appearance, whether they're trying to be "pretty" or "ugly" or "camouflaged" or whatever the fuck else anyone can think of to do. Be weird! Be challenging! Yay!
But eek, gah, yikes, looking at these pictures makes me sad, the way I feel sad about people cutting down their trees and putting in astroturf lawns, the way I feel sad about bad movies of good books, even though those are also legit personal expressions. Maybe I'm not supposed to admit that. And in fact I rarely feel that way about anyone's face I see in real life, I mean, my sister's face is the face of someone I love and want to talk to, so I'm thinking that, not, like, taking inventory of whether I think she's changed her lip color or whatever. (I honestly couldn't tell you whether she usually wears lipstick. Fancy eye stuff, yes.) I just... I don't know. I really, REALLY hate the current extent of the makeup Overton window, and the half-face thing just invites a this-vs-that, and I definitely Have A Side there.
http://www.boredpanda.com/power-of-makeup-selfies-half-face-trend-nikkie/
I do not understand whatsoever how this is supposed to "fight makeup shaming" when it's picture after picture of how great someone looks without all that crap on their face.
I know, I know, there are so many people who love it. There are people I love who love it! My beloved and delightful sister, for one, and many more. And, you know, I support everyone in doing whatever the heck they want with their personal appearance, whether they're trying to be "pretty" or "ugly" or "camouflaged" or whatever the fuck else anyone can think of to do. Be weird! Be challenging! Yay!
But eek, gah, yikes, looking at these pictures makes me sad, the way I feel sad about people cutting down their trees and putting in astroturf lawns, the way I feel sad about bad movies of good books, even though those are also legit personal expressions. Maybe I'm not supposed to admit that. And in fact I rarely feel that way about anyone's face I see in real life, I mean, my sister's face is the face of someone I love and want to talk to, so I'm thinking that, not, like, taking inventory of whether I think she's changed her lip color or whatever. (I honestly couldn't tell you whether she usually wears lipstick. Fancy eye stuff, yes.) I just... I don't know. I really, REALLY hate the current extent of the makeup Overton window, and the half-face thing just invites a this-vs-that, and I definitely Have A Side there.
