I Hate Make-Up

Just a warning: this post is an amazing display of my hypocrisy.

Every morning since seventh grade I have begun my day by applying various make-up products including foundation, concealer, eye liner, eye shadow, mascara, lip gloss, etc. For the first two years of high school, I refused to walk out the door without at least covering my skin with foundation. I felt like my natural skin wasn't good enough- it was too blotchy, too pale, or had too many pimples (even though, in reality, I don't even have a problem with acne). Very rarely did I wear make-up just for fun.

Which is what I'm going to rant about. I'm all for make-up, as long as it is used for fun. You know, to spice up your look or make a statement. What I absolutely can't stand are girls like I once was- girls who can't stand to leave the house without make-up, who have self-esteem issues up to here *motions very high up*. Because that's what make-up (specifically foundation) is to a lot of women- a way to "cover-up" whatever they don't like about themselves, instead of learning to appreciate themselves for what they are.

For most women, though, it's a societal issue. You never see women without make-up in the media, unless it's one of those "See What Cameron Diaz Looks Like Without Make-Up" pieces of crap. The funny thing is, a lot of times magazines (at least the ones I read) stress the "natural" look. Um, personally, if I want to look natural than I'll just be natural... why use make-up to look like you don't have make-up?

Yeah, so this is the total hypocrite part. I do have a lot of self-esteem problems, so I use foundation and all that crap. Not all the time... I'm trying to cut down and realize that my skin is perfectly fine without it.

So what's the big deal about using make-up products if people feel better about themselves? That brings us to my closing argument:

The ingredients in make-up are BAD for you.

This is why I should be president.
-TS