some days, my fairly simple beauty routine feels like a hassle and i stop and think what personal grooming double standards we have in our society and i get kind of bent out of shape about it.
"hi, i'm a guy. i didn't shave today and now i ooze sex appeal, if you're into that rugged, manly thing."
"hi, i'm a girl. i didn't put on my makeup today and now children run away from me in the street covering their faces, screaming, 'the horror! the horror!'"
but then i remember how annoying it is when women complain about the bounds our patriarchal society has placed on women, sitting there looking bitter and unkempt.
and i think about how nice it is to smell pretty and wear feminine clothes and have makeup to cover up any adult acne that i sure don't have but it's nice to know i have a plan of action should it appear...
that's when i double up on the eyeliner, wear heels and fishnets, and thank my lucky stars i'm not a boy.
the end.
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no, being a boy is def better
Amen and AMEN!! Might I remind you of the mayonnaise-frosted cupcake theory. Hehehe... We've always been fab, haven't we?
I found myself thinking...make up again today....ugh...when i was getting ready for work this morning. But I trudged through so that I could avoid scaring the little kids like you mentioned. yes, it is nice when we are finished with the process of looking good and can walk out the door with a bit more confidence in our step. but, sometimes the work is tiresome. and, like you... i'll always be grateful i'm not a boy!
Sometimes I think about not wearing make-up and then I remember that one time when I didn't have time to put on my make-up, so I brought it to church with me and figured I'd put it on in the bathroom when I got there, when this guy walks up to me and says "what happened to your face?" Now, my make-up is like an American express card... never leave home without it. And the crazy thing is that there's nothing wrong with my make-up-less face. Sure, my eyebrows are a little less visible and my cheeks a little red, but hardly scary.
i like being a girl too. and, as always, you said it perfectly. ...but i just found out i'm HAVING a girl, and now i'm scared.
One time I didn't wear make up and this girl told me I looked really natural and pretty...and I knew she was lying to me because you could see my dark circles and terrible skin.
That's the best argument I've ever heard for being a girl. Usually I just hear complaints about pregnancy, double standards, etc.
This made me wish I had something culturally acceptable to cover up my adult acne ... that I sure don't have either.
A great reminder that we have some things going for us!
I think it's sad that some of the comment readers gasp at the thought of showing up sans makeup. I guess I'd rather be "bitter and unkempt" because I know that I am who I am physically. Using makeup to enhance is one thing - I typically wear mascara and pencil in my eyebrows a little bit - but if someone is jolted by the way you look without makeup I'm curious about how much makeup you're wearing.
just because you don't wear makeup, doesn't mean you're bitter and unkempt. all i'm saying is, i try not to get bitter about the double standards in our society, because i think being girly is fun. i'm glad you're comfortable with yourself - that's the whole idea! thanks for your perspective.
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