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I voted for the latter. End of story, as far as I'm concerned. Women should not feel compelled to wear makeup at all.
That does not mean they can't wear it, only that they should not feel compelled to do so.
THAT WASN'T THE POINT OF THE OP.
The OP has friends who say that if a woman doesn't wear a full face (aka, if she only wears foundation and mascara) she shouldn't even bother because her face is "incomplete."
It wasn't about "should women be compelled to wear makeup," it's "if a woman doesn't apply a full face, should she even bother putting any makeup on at all?"
I can't even believe the way you're arguing. You're going on about how it has to be either "women NEED to wear makeup to be beautiful" or "women shouldn't wear makeup." There are not just two positions.
I would love to wear makeup, but I can't as much as I would like to. (Because of my age, I probably don't need it anyway, lol)
It is always so itchy after I put it on, and bits of it always manages to get into my eyes throughout the day. Then, there is the heat and humidity. I always sweat and get oily very easily around my face, so I hardly use foundation (I bought a new one to try out though. It is matte, so maybe it won't be as oily on me?) I normally just wear lip gloss, lip stick, eyeshadow, eyeliner, and mascara.
Full face makeup should only be for special occasions, or if you have something major that you want to cover up. There really is no need to wear it every day, that is just a waste of time. I usually go full face every once in a while when I feel the need to be extra cute.
I was talking with some friends and they said they hate to see women with an incomplete 'face' meaning they have on make up but it's not completed and they might as well not put on any make up at all. They said you are suppose to at least have on:
you can add more like concealer, bronzer, etc. if needed but you at least need to be wearing the basics or you might as well not wear any make up at all.
Do you agree?
I disagree with the blush and foundation. They are not really needed for many people (and are just a way for the company to get extra dough). I think that a woman can wear incomplete if she likes. As a matter of fact, I think that incomplete is better than complete on some women.
No one cares what you wear, but you do not stand for all Southern women, not even all of a certain class of Southern women. I also wish you would say what you mean rather than saying bless your heart or sweetie when we all know what you really mean. I have never met you at the Piedmont I am sure, and I doubt I ever will. If you are truly as familiar with the South as you say you are, you know what I mean and you will refrain from calling me or any other member of my family backwoods. You are the one that is insulting, when you try to insinuate just because you are from a suburb of Atlanta you are upper class and the rest of us are not. I really do think you need to visit where I am from, because I know exactly which section you are from. Once again class cannot be bought, but it can be shown.
If no one cares what I wear then why have I been attacked over my desire to wear make up throughout my waking hours? Why have you repeatedly felt the urge to tell me that high society ladies in your community go without make up? I don't. Move on. Being a Southern woman doesn't mean that you let people say what they want to say and get away with it.
I never called YOU backwoods. I called Alabama backwoods. I never said that places outside of Atlanta were low class. I said that Atlanta has a level of sophistication that's hard to find in other areas of the South.
Sorry if you're offended, but it's how I see it. If you take that to mean that any locale outside of Atlanta is low class, so be it. That's an issue with your comprehension, not with my thoughts.
If you and Alabama are as classy as you claim, you shouldn't care what I have to say. Just go on living your life and I will go on living mine.
With regards to the OP's friends - If it bothers them that women who do wear makeup don't apply it according to their standards, too bad! Who are they, anyway? It's a very superficial thing to spend one's time debating.
Being a Southern woman doesn't mean that you let people say what they want to say and get away with it.
Being a Southern lady means not being snarky and sarcastic because a fellow Southern lady doesn't follow your personal fashion rules.
Honestly, you just sound like a bad joke to me. All of this "I get the vapors something awful" and "hotter than a fresh blueberry tart" nonsense? You're more scripted than an episode of As The World Turns.
Being a Southern lady means not being snarky and sarcastic because a fellow Southern lady doesn't follow your personal fashion rules.
Honestly, you just sound like a bad joke to me. All of this "I get the vapors something awful" and "hotter than a fresh blueberry tart" nonsense? You're more scripted than an episode of As The World Turns.
Cheers, honey.
Maybe she is an older woman? I'm in the South and I hear the older ladies (of different socioeconomic backgrounds) say such every now and then. I think that it is a product of their time.
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