Life can be tough when you’re a makeup addict – not everyone will understand your love of red lipstick or your outrageous stash of collection eye shadow. Here are 8 things people who wear makeup are tired of hearing.
1. “You only wear makeup to look good for men.”
Actually, I wear makeup for myself – I’m not trying to impress anyone. #StrongIndependentWoman
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2. “If you wear makeup you must not be confident in yourself.”
Wearing makeup is a way to express yourself, just because I wear makeup doesn’t mean I need it to be confident.
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3. “You must be hiding something under that face of makeup.”
Though cover-up is one of the greatest tools known to human-kind and can easily hide that inconvenient and unexpected blemish – it doesn’t mean I have anything to hide.
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4. “You spend that much money on makeup?”
Yes and it was completely worth my last paycheck, my current paycheck, my future paycheck and part of my college loan money.
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5.  “It must take you a long time to get ready.”
Sometimes it takes 15 minutes and other times it can take up to 3 hours – you can’t rush of work of art.
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6. “You can’t be a feminist if you wear makeup.”
In today’s society, makeup is becoming more controversial. Some say that women who wear makeup can’t possibly be feminists – which is totally not true. Wearing makeup doesn’t mean you are living in a man’s world – who said I was wearing makeup for anyone but myself?
7. “I like the natural look better.”
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion – even if their idea of “au naturel” is not a fresh face, but actually a full face of makeup in nude tones.
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8. “Are those eyelashes real?”
Well, you know what they say: “A good magician never reveals their secret.”
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