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You know what I don't like? The phrase, "it's all just makeup!"
Any time I say to someone I know, "HEY! You look fucking fabulous! Can you teach me how to look this beautiful?" They laugh and say OH, IT'S ALL JUST MAKEUP! And that's the end of it.
And I don't want to be rude and tell them THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING AFTER! I DON'T NEED TO BE TAUGHT HOW TO FUCKING WAKE UP IN THE MORNING, I NEED TO BE TAUGHT TO GET DOLLED UP.
I don't want to be rude and say NO WAY! YOU MEAN YOUR LIPS AREN'T NATURALLY BLOOD-RED, YOUR LIDS AREN'T NATURALLY PURPLE, YELLOW, AND GREEN, AND THAT'S NOT EYELINER???
So that's the end of it. I never get my answer.
Internet's no help. I'm a big lass, so I'm usually asking big women who rock great makeup, and the internet will be condescending about "big and beautiful" makeup tips, making me look boring, not stylish. Plus, I'd like to ask specific questions, maybe get together or something, bond with friends...
But honestly, what's with that cop-out answer??? If you never let a camera or eye near you without applying makeup, and I ask to teach me how to look that beautiful, I'm obviously commenting on your amazing command of makeup.
It's a talent. I'm commenting on your talent. Your art. If someone asked me to teach them to make one of my pedestal tables, I wouldn't just say "Oh, it's just wood and stains!" I'd at least give a quick rundown, maybe tell you what kind of wood/tools I use.
Any time I say to someone I know, "HEY! You look fucking fabulous! Can you teach me how to look this beautiful?" They laugh and say OH, IT'S ALL JUST MAKEUP! And that's the end of it.
And I don't want to be rude and tell them THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING AFTER! I DON'T NEED TO BE TAUGHT HOW TO FUCKING WAKE UP IN THE MORNING, I NEED TO BE TAUGHT TO GET DOLLED UP.
I don't want to be rude and say NO WAY! YOU MEAN YOUR LIPS AREN'T NATURALLY BLOOD-RED, YOUR LIDS AREN'T NATURALLY PURPLE, YELLOW, AND GREEN, AND THAT'S NOT EYELINER???
So that's the end of it. I never get my answer.
Internet's no help. I'm a big lass, so I'm usually asking big women who rock great makeup, and the internet will be condescending about "big and beautiful" makeup tips, making me look boring, not stylish. Plus, I'd like to ask specific questions, maybe get together or something, bond with friends...
But honestly, what's with that cop-out answer??? If you never let a camera or eye near you without applying makeup, and I ask to teach me how to look that beautiful, I'm obviously commenting on your amazing command of makeup.
It's a talent. I'm commenting on your talent. Your art. If someone asked me to teach them to make one of my pedestal tables, I wouldn't just say "Oh, it's just wood and stains!" I'd at least give a quick rundown, maybe tell you what kind of wood/tools I use.
