I get told all the time that I don’t need to wear makeup every day or that “I can’t leave the house without putting my face on”. But in reality, I know I don’t need to wear makeup — I just like wearing it.
And I’m honestly so tired of having to explain that.
I’m not trying to sound conceited or like I think I’m better than anyone else. That’s not what it is at all. Its literally just something I enjoy doing. It’s part of my routine. It’s something that makes me feel put together, and that’s it. some days it takes longer, some days it takes five minutes, but either way, it’s mine. It’s something I choose for myself without overthinking it.
But whenever I say I wear makeup because I want to, people act like I’m lying or like I secretly “need” it and just don’t want to admit it. and that what frustrates me. The automatic assumption is always that women can’t just like makeup for what it is.
There’s this stereotype that women wear makeup because they feel like they have to fic something about themselves. And sure, that might be true for some people — but it’s not true for everyone. In fact, for a lot of people, it’s just a hobby. Its creative. It’s fun. It’s part of getting ready in the same way picking an outfit or doing your hair is. it’s just another form of expression, not a cover-up for something that needs analyzing.
Not everything has to be tied to insecurity.
Some days I wear a full face. Some days I barely do anything. Some days I don’t wear it at all. It changes, because it’s not about “needing” it, it’s about what I feel like doing that day. It depends on my mood, my plans, or honestly just if I feel like sitting down and doing it.
What gets annoying is how people feel the need to comment on it at all. As if I didn’t already know I don’t need makeup. As if that’s the point. It’s not.
And it also doesn’t mean I think I look bad without it, because I don’t. I just like how I look with makeup. Both things can be true at the same time, even if that’s hard for people to understand.
So no, I don’t wear makeup because I need to.
I wear it because I want to.
And I wish people would let that be the end of the conversation.