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fandomsecrets2012-01-28 03:06 pm
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Thing is though, she does this every single day. And refuses to go out of the house unless she's done it. I've crashed at their place overnight before, so I know what she really looks like, but most of her friends and acquaintances don't. And I guess that's worth it, for her. More power to her, if that's what makes her comfortable. Her husband - my bff - absolutely fucking hates it though. He knows what she really looks like too (obviously) and he doesn't care. She's an attractive thirty-something woman. Eventually, everybody looks old. There's absolutely nothing wrong with that. He knows he married an older woman. He hates that he can't go anywhere spontaneously, ever, because she needs two hours of prep time to go to the store. ...So he just goes with me instead >> Not that I'm complaining, and she knows we've got no romantic interest in each other, but she is missing out on a lot of bonding time with her own husband because of it.
The "subtle" makeup is kind... pointless, though, I agree. I work part-time at a five-star establishment to fund my grad studies and everyone just assumes I wear makeup because it's part of the "professional" image and everyone else does. I don't, though. I mentioned it to a friend who was so shocked and appalled that they didn't fire me on the spot that I went to asked my boss if she was really okay with my not wearing it (I never have, but my former jobs were in science and engineering where no one gives a shit, this is hospitality) - and she was like o_OOOO "you mean you're not?". She just thought I had a really subtle, natural style. Foundation and a bit of mascara. Nope, just a twenty-something with a clear complexion and dark eyelashes. I don't know, people tell me all the time it can make a huge difference - and sure, I've seen that with women who wear a full kabuki mask of it, but the women who wear a tiny bit every day don't look appreciably different than they do without it, to me.
But, eh, whatever makes them feel better. I've got hobbies they probably think are pointless, myself. I admit I work out as much for vanity as health concerns. But I get very appreciable results from it. Just saying that they really can get classy-looking, appreciable results from it, too, it just requires skill and dedication.
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(Anonymous) 2012-01-29 05:06 pm (UTC)(link)Blah blah blah. All I can hear is "I don't get why people wear makeup. My skin is fine without makeup. I get compliments all the time for my perfect skin! Why can't people be more like meeee?!"
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Issues, bro. Issues.
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(Anonymous) 2012-01-29 08:53 pm (UTC)(link)no subject
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How do you get such clear skin? I am always very skeptical of people with absolutely clear, pristine skin. Most of the time, I think they're just secretly wearing these film industry-grade airbrush make-up since they make it look like you have a perfect second skin. I've only come across a few people with completely clear skin, and I am always so very jealous that they aren't cursed with acne. Either that or they've been doing a really good job of covering it up.
I mean, my acne isn't all that bad; it's just the dark blemish marks that they always leave behind that annoys me. It's like I'll never be able to take them off my face, no matter which products I try.
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If your profile reads correctly the biggest reason is that I'm nine years older than you are: I didn't have clear skin when I was your age, either. I had a ton of acne as a teenager, and when I was an undergrad I had what I thought were permanent dark circles under my eyes, too.
For the acne I took Accutane (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isotretinoin) and birth control. The former is a very heavy-duty drug, but without it mine (according to my doctor) would have been permanent, so I'd recommend it only if you're in the same boat. It's about three to six months of pure hell, depending on how bad your case is. Your skin sloughs off in huge flakes, you might shed your eyebrows and eyelashes (they grow back right away though), and you're constantly dehydrated, but unlike your run of the mill skin creams and whatnot it gets rid of it completely and permanently. Otherwise, birth control - something someone in college might want to consider anyway, if you're not already on it - might clear it up completely.
For the dark circles, those went away when I could finally control my own sleeping schedule completely. No parents/dormmates to keep me up, and I work schedule that suits the way I like to sleep, on top of the fact that I've completely finished growing and you haven't, so I need far less sleep anyway. Many people aren't aware of the fact that they don't completely finish adolescence until about 25. Also a few years of iron supplements, combined with the pill meant that I wasn't shedding iron so fast every month - it's something I still do on occasion, and that will improve those dark circles too.
I'm not born with it, far from it. Hence, absolutely nothing against people who want to wear makeup, that's totally cool. I took expensive (my insurance covered it, so yours might, too) skin altering medication to get rid of my acne, how could I judge someone who wears concealer? o_O
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(Anonymous) 2012-01-30 04:06 pm (UTC)(link)