I love makeup and the amazing things that it can do for a woman's confidence, mood, and self-esteem! However, just like a quarter, there is always a flip side that I am loathe to talk about but I feel that it must be mentioned, discussed, and placed on the proverbial table. There are many ladies who where not blessed to have a semi decent decent ride on the adolescent train. For many of those ladies, they suffer from hyper-pigmentation, pock marks, and all types of skin ailments that are damaging to the skin. Makeup is most often the answer and help to cover up these embarrassing and/or bothersome skin conditions.It's when the makeup comes off or the before and afters are shown that chaps my hide! You often hear or see comments like "take her swimming on the first date," "make up is the devil," "some girls need all the help they can get, glad I'm not one of them!" Of course we should all embrace our natural beauty but why the bashing toward women who need and utilize makeup in order to help boost their natural beauty and rid themselves of some of the effects that life has left on the faces? How dare some individuals be so bold and audacious as to not consider the feelings of these ladies? It is almost like telling someone who has no control over the size of their feet that you should have them try on shoes on your first date to make sure their feet are too big before getting too involved with them (see how stupid that sounds?)
I will jump off of my soapbox for now. I just ask that we be mindful that not everyone was blessed with the same flawless skin as you, nor will something as simple as changing your skincare regimen fix what for some is a serious issue of their self esteem.
