Hello there!
So today I wanted to something a little bit different again, as I mentioned in a previous post my self esteem is quite low, and I have a low opinion of myself when it comes to appearance as well as other aspects of myself. Today was one of those days where you kinda want to forget that there is a world outside and just be in your own bubble...however I was venturing outside to go to the shop where my mum works and walk back with her. This then got me thinking about make up and how much effort I do go through just to go to the shop, where I am out of the house for 20-30 mins, and it seems ridiculous and people say to me, mostly my mum, why do you need to wear that you are only going to the shop.
This annoys me, for a lot of reasons, (be prepared for a rant) it seems that now adays there is so much stigma around wearing make up, how much you should wear, where should you wear it blah blah blah, I say screw it. I like make up, I like the ritualisation of putting on make up. I also feel comfortable with make up on and I feel like it makes me more confident in myself. So I don't get what the problem is. Now the thought of doing what I am doing scares me, and that just shows how uncomfortable I am when I have not got make up on, so below is a picture of me make up free. (ahh!!)
I keep my skin clean and try to look after it as best I can but as you can see, I have dark under eyes, spots, patches of oilyness,(you can't see that well in this photo) you know the things that every person suffers with. And there is that thing where people say you don't need make up you look fine without it, which sounds like ooh what a nice thing to say,but this annoys me too, because I personally believe that it is okay not to like certain things about yourself, in this case your face, Its okay to notice your flaws and accept them, don't hate them all the time just accept that they are there, become comfortable with them there and if you want to make an illusion to change them then why the hell not its your face! I feel that all around today its like accept your natural beauty and I am all for that but lets face it black eyes and spots are not beautiful, that is just my opinion but I mean they're not, and I know this and don't want to live in ignorance and just pretend they are not there. But I can notice them accept that I have these flaws and just deal with them, this maybe to do some concealing, but also enhancing features you do like about your face.
I know to most people I seem ungrateful when they tell me I don't need make up but they don't understand that I do it for myself, so I can feel comfortable and not constantly worried if I look oily, or if they are going to notice the deep dark bags under my eyes. I like my eyes, they are naturally big, and I like the colour of them, but the darkness under them makes them look dull and detracts away from them, so I hide one flaw to enhance what I actually like about myself. Mascara I think changes everything, If I had to I could probably ditch every other make up product and just use mascara because this is what really makes me look human and brings my eyes to life.
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I keep my skin clean and try to look after it as best I can but as you can see, I have dark under eyes, spots, patches of oilyness,(you can't see that well in this photo) you know the things that every person suffers with. And there is that thing where people say you don't need make up you look fine without it, which sounds like ooh what a nice thing to say,but this annoys me too, because I personally believe that it is okay not to like certain things about yourself, in this case your face, Its okay to notice your flaws and accept them, don't hate them all the time just accept that they are there, become comfortable with them there and if you want to make an illusion to change them then why the hell not its your face! I feel that all around today its like accept your natural beauty and I am all for that but lets face it black eyes and spots are not beautiful, that is just my opinion but I mean they're not, and I know this and don't want to live in ignorance and just pretend they are not there. But I can notice them accept that I have these flaws and just deal with them, this maybe to do some concealing, but also enhancing features you do like about your face.
I know to most people I seem ungrateful when they tell me I don't need make up but they don't understand that I do it for myself, so I can feel comfortable and not constantly worried if I look oily, or if they are going to notice the deep dark bags under my eyes. I like my eyes, they are naturally big, and I like the colour of them, but the darkness under them makes them look dull and detracts away from them, so I hide one flaw to enhance what I actually like about myself. Mascara I think changes everything, If I had to I could probably ditch every other make up product and just use mascara because this is what really makes me look human and brings my eyes to life.
I don't mind my freckles, but because I have some redness and an unbalanced skin tone they look muddy and just make my face look dirty, so a thin layer of foundation evens out my skin tone and can let some of my freckles shine through.
Make up is thought of to just be this covering up thing, this liquid mask you can put on your face, but it isn't, to me it is this tool I can use to make myself more confident and feel better about myself. If someone doesn't want to wear make up its fine, but I do not envy them, like I said above I love the ritual of putting make up on, the different stages, and I love to shop for make up products, I know that to most people that may seem stupid, but it is just like anything else I am passionate about. I mean I know from the outside its like Keeley why are you having a rant its just make up, but its not because if you have low self esteem and you find something that makes that even a fraction better and takes the edge off you want to cling on to that thing for dear life!
I could honestly go on for hours, I wont, but I just want to say that make up is my holy grail because it is a quick fix to make me feel better, I can't over night fit into that dress that's a dress size too small, or put some concealer on my love handles, but with make up you can instantly feel better about the way you look, even if it is in a small way.
So the next time someone you know has make up on, weather it be a shimmery eye shadow, or a new red lip stick, instead of asking them why they are wearing it, why not just compliment the time and effort they have taken to enhance their natural beauty, so below is a picture with the make up I wear pretty much all the time, cool tip headphones not only supply good music whilst putting on make up but they keep my hair out of my face too! (apologies for the photo I can rarely take a serious photo)
I am sorry that that was a bit ranty and a bit different but I needed to share this opinion I have, and hopefully I am not the only one that thinks like this!
Here is my song for today...Enjoy!!
Till tomorrow!
Make up is thought of to just be this covering up thing, this liquid mask you can put on your face, but it isn't, to me it is this tool I can use to make myself more confident and feel better about myself. If someone doesn't want to wear make up its fine, but I do not envy them, like I said above I love the ritual of putting make up on, the different stages, and I love to shop for make up products, I know that to most people that may seem stupid, but it is just like anything else I am passionate about. I mean I know from the outside its like Keeley why are you having a rant its just make up, but its not because if you have low self esteem and you find something that makes that even a fraction better and takes the edge off you want to cling on to that thing for dear life!
I could honestly go on for hours, I wont, but I just want to say that make up is my holy grail because it is a quick fix to make me feel better, I can't over night fit into that dress that's a dress size too small, or put some concealer on my love handles, but with make up you can instantly feel better about the way you look, even if it is in a small way.
So the next time someone you know has make up on, weather it be a shimmery eye shadow, or a new red lip stick, instead of asking them why they are wearing it, why not just compliment the time and effort they have taken to enhance their natural beauty, so below is a picture with the make up I wear pretty much all the time, cool tip headphones not only supply good music whilst putting on make up but they keep my hair out of my face too! (apologies for the photo I can rarely take a serious photo)
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| Me with my basic make up! Yay! |
I am sorry that that was a bit ranty and a bit different but I needed to share this opinion I have, and hopefully I am not the only one that thinks like this!
Here is my song for today...Enjoy!!
Till tomorrow!
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