Natural's Not In It

[happiestsadist]

This one's been floating around for a long, long time. But, as these posts often do, it takes a specific thing to make me point out, once again, that the game is fucking fixed.

So yeah. Makeup. And this damn thing. Ten "scary celebrity closeups" *cue spooky theremin*. All I'm seeing are nine women who adhere to the standards of beauty and Iggy Pop

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[inthelemonlight]

I had a huge bias against makeup for years and years and years; I found it repulsively artificial and shallow, and refused to go anywhere near it even when subjected to the idiocy of girls around the schoolyard who didn't approve of my going without. More recently I've gotten over myself and decided that it's not a whole lot different from wearing clothing. If one likes it and it boosts one's confidence, then why not? (That is, as long as one's sense of self-worth doesn't rely on it exclusively; that's a bit unhealthy.) Still no interest in it myself, though.

[happiestsadist]

It is pretty similar to wearing clothing that isn't undyed one-piece robe-jumpsuit-things. Vanity and adornment get a awful lot of shit, and that generally means I have to do a lot of side-eye-ing. I do, on the other hand, get terribly judgy of those who give people shit for not wearing makeup. Beauty work should be purely optional.

If one likes it and it boosts one's confidence, then why not? (That is, as long as one's sense of self-worth doesn't rely on it exclusively; that's a bit unhealthy.)
True.

I'll admit I get incredibly delighted by the fact that I can paint my eyelids silver and go out like that, but it's again, optional. For everyone.

[starphotographs]

I also get annoyed at the whole meme where wanting to adorn yourself in whatever way is seen as shallow. Especially because pretty much everyone does it, even the ones who say they don't. If you dress very plainly because you think ~*fashion*~ is vain and shallow... Congratulations. You are expressing yourself through clothing.

I think it's really cool that some people dress up and some dress down and there are all kinds of styles within those two vague categories. It's kinda like everyone has a little piece of their brain on the outside so everyone can see the different colors and objects and designs they like!

[happiestsadist]

If you dress very plainly because you think ~*fashion*~ is vain and shallow... Congratulations. You are express
YES. A loud NO is still a statement.

It's kinda like everyone has a little piece of their brain on the outside so everyone can see the different colors and objects and designs they like!
I like that. A smallish, portable display of what's in there.

[starphotographs]

YES. A loud NO is still a statement.
So much this. It's one of those things that no one can really get out of. Even if you dress really plainly because you just can't be bothered, that displays that you can't be bothered. So chill, people. :P

I like that idea a lot, too. The human form is so awesomely customizable to those ends, and it's awesome.

[inthelemonlight]

* giggles * My little sister started out by imitating me, as always, but then realised she found makeup really fun, especially in her theatre-related endeavours. Which gradually taught me the above lesson. I knew I was finally over my uptightness when she put rainbows on her eyelids for the most-recent Day of Silence at her high school and all I could think of was how proud I was.

[happiestsadist]

Aww, that is quite lovely. That's an excellent gesture to make as well.