My Cosmetics 101.
January 15, 2008In my room this afternoon, I sat on my vanity. I watched myself on the mirror for less than a minute, and after staring at my face, I came to a realization that maybe it’s about time for me to learn wearing these commercialized colorful too-many-to-mention-chemicals, that vain girls rather call make-up.
I am turning 22 within a month, and the sad truth is… at this age, I don’t own any dashing make-up. Well, except for the basics—which by the way you might not consider make-up at all—like cheap loose powder, cheap blush on, and small cheap petroleum jelly (as lip balm). Anyway, given my poor situation, I sneaked in my parents’ room and checked my mother’s cosmetics box. Found a light brown concealer, a not-so-red red lipstick, and a palette of that eyelid thingy, which has six different shades of blue and six different shades of violet (exactly the shades that work well with my skin color; that is, according to the make-up artist I worked with at my grad pictorial.)
I came back in my room and began the application of commercialized colorful too-many-to-mention-chemicals. After several minutes of trying to create an art on my own face, I was displeased with the outcome. I looked visually repulsive. I felt visually repulsive. But, it’s totally fine with me. It was just apparent that I absolutely have no talent on it, and it didn’t make me hate myself for that. Besides, it’s not in my interest to wear cosmetics since I’m not the girly type; I’m more of the wash-and-wear kind of lady. I just wanted to know, out of curiosity, what I will look like if I toy my face with different colors. And now that I do, cosmetics 101 for myself shall be "if you don’t want to scare people, better stick with the cheap basic ones you’ve got."
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thanks harvey, very flattering… 
you’re absolutely right! guys don’t care about shades of cosmetics, but cant give you an explanation on why we do. you know, we..just..do!
about your unrelated note, umm, sorry, what’s that again? i didn’t get it… *pout*
Posted by betamax at January 16, 2008, 5:49 pmMahirap lang makita yung text box minsa. Or malabo na mata ko, whichever you prefer.
Posted by Harvey at January 16, 2008, 6:01 pmah, kaya hindi ko nagets eh. kasi ako di malabo sakin, so i thought you were talking about something else. nakababad ka kasi sa comp mo.
hay, ginawa ko na rin yan! and i felt visually repulsive too!! haha. i agree with harvey.. stick to the basics at least alam mong you’ll look presentable (not horrible)
Posted by CSJ at January 18, 2008, 9:22 amhi girl!
as for the guy’s perspective about girls wearing make-up, we don’t actually care what shades of color you wear. what is important to us is you’ll look pretty on it.
we also like to see light make-up on girl’s face. in that sense, you see your real beauty not a mask.
Posted by jadestone at January 18, 2008, 2:24 pmjadestone, so it’s better pala that i don’t know how to apply lots of make up. lol. thanks for droppin by.
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Ja, you know me to be brutally honest, so believe me when I say you do not need anything beyond the basics. Most women don’t, and the ones that do need much more than what’s available to the average consumer.
This has made me think of something. Regardless of whatever supposed shade of red or pink a woman uses on lipstick, guys will always see it as either red or pink. We’ll add the appropriate “light” or “dark” adjectives as needed. Why do all these shades and variations matter so much to girls, anyway?
Unrelated Note: the color scheme makes it hard to see text boxes, I see.
Posted by Harvey at January 16, 2008, 8:16 am