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Is Make-Up a Sign of Insecurity?

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  1. MysteriousMadam

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    This has been a question that has been in the back of my mind for a while...I'd love to see what y'all think :slight_smile:

    Do you believe that make-up is a sign of insecurity? I have to say for me, it is. I only wear eye make-up and lip gloss most of the time (there's really no foundation or any stuff like that for my skin tone #blackgirlproblems...and I don't have time for all that anyway) I'm not going to lie, I think I'm really ugly, and I think that I look a lot better with something on my face. Even a bit of eyeliner or mascara makes me look better. I look a bit older too, I feel like I have a very bland, babyish face...I don't know. I also like to put on make-up for fun sometimes, I get a lot of compliments on it if I do it right :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:
    I think a lot of people look good with and without make-up. I think some people look drastically different when they don't have make-up on as opposed to when they do...but that doesn't make them ugly. I don't think that make-up is a sign of insecurity or low self-esteem for a vast majority of people. I think most people wear it for work, to look nice for themselves, because their spouses like it or whatever, etc. That's just what I think, at least. So for me, I'm going to have to say yes but for everyone else I'll say no. And I don't think anyone should be bashed for wearing make-up or anything like that.

    What do you think? And if you want to give reasons why, go ahead!
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    Short answer:

    It can be, depending on the individual. If you use it to hide, then sure. But if you're using it because you want or like to, or to enhance yourself, then no, not really.

    It'd be like saying, I wear a nice outfit because I'm insecure. No, I wear a nice outfit because I like wearing nice outfits.

    For the record, make up is fine, but there's something about a woman all-natural... it drives me wild.
     
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    No. It's been used since the beginning of time by both males and females. The same way we adorn our bodies with clothing that looks nice to us.
     
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    I don't think so, I think It's just a personal interest some people have. I think It's only insecurity if you're doing it for others or to attract attention which is not the case for everyone.
     
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    Nah, unless you're one of those women who have to put on 50lbs of makeup, to the point where you can't even recognize them.

    Using some just to simply enhance your look a little is perfectly fine.
     
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    For some people makeup can help them with their insecurity (or at least short-term). But I do not think makeup is a sign of insecurity; a lot of people secure in themselves wear makeup.
     
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    Makeup CAN be used to hide insecurity but it's far more often used (like 99% of the time in my experience and 100% in my personal experience) for the art of self-expression.

    Just like you wear clothes, you wear makeup, get your hair cut a certain way etc etc. It's just a form of expression.
     
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    I think that makeup is a sign of insecurity for the people who wear makeup because they feel uncomfortable with their natural face. The majority of girls at my old school wore makeup for just that reason. I personally don't wear makeup because I am afraid of being like them. I don't think that there is anything inherently wrong with wearing makeup. It is the reason that many girls wear makeup that shows their insecurity.
     
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    Honestly NO.
    I think if it makes you feel better, it makes you happy. Then by all means WEAR MAKE UP and be proud!! I am very off and on when it comes to make up. But I don't go out much any ways.
    Feel free to friend me, message me! I am a good listener!
     
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    I wouldn't say so. I know a lot of girls who simply wear makeup because they enjoy it, and they're far from insecure. They just prefer the way they look with makeup. Kind of like some of them think they look great in a skirt, and others feel sexier in jeans. Some women put on make-up, some women put on jewellery, some women put on heels.
    Makeup can be a form of self-expression, even art.

    Of course makeup can be a crutch/shield for some girls who are insecure about how they look, but that doesn't mean it works like that for everyone. I guess that when it gets to the point where they can't leave the house for even five minutes without putting makeup on, well, maybe that's a sign of something...


    I do think, however, that the expectation that women should wear a specific amount of makeup can lead to insecurities. And I hate that in some professional environments it's expected/required.
     
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    Well this is kind of (pleasantly) surprising to me. I thought there would be at least one person who thinks make-up is terrible and that it is a sign of insecurity. There a ton of people, especially girls, like that in real life. You're "beneath them" just because you like to put on a little lip gloss here and there and they don't.
     
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    I don't wear make-up personally, but I don't think it's a terrible thing. I get that girls like to wear it, and I don't mind at all. It can be an insecure thing, but most girls just like to wear it because they like it. I used to ask my Mom why she wore make-up, but she told me that it was because she liked to. So, I used to be one of those girls who didn't understand, but now I do. But, I don't think you're beneath me, because I'm insecure as well. I don't show insecurity by make-up, I show it by hiding my face with my hair or slouching because I think that girls with make-up are judging me. Funny how that works, huh? I feel beneath girls who wear make-up, while girls with make-up feel beneath girls who don't. ​
     
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    The funny part for me was I never liked wearing makeup and heard quite the opposite. "If you'd only put on some makeup" or "If you had self esteem you'd put makeup on and do your hair nice" etc. In other words if I had some self esteem, I'd put some effort into looking more feminine. Ha! It was impossible to have any self esteem for me with a face caked with makeup, gut sucked in with restrictive shape wear and nylons, etc. Mornings when I get up and feel good, the LAST thing I want to do is put on makeup. To wear or not to wear makeup should be a personal choice for adornment, and a woman ought not be judged for her choice to wear-or not wear-makeup.
     
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    Hmmm not to me. I wear it for fun and treat it like wearing a nice outfit :slight_smile:
    But yeah, it can be for some people...like there are some who will not leave the house without makeup for fear of being judged
     
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    A sign of insecurity? Perhaps.

    I see makeup as an art. Granted Im into the more extreme types of makeup, goth and whatnot, and especially artistic makeup at that. But a face is just as much of painting as a canvas. Do what you will, tweak to your desires. Make yourself stand out if you so choose.

    Everyone is insecure. Whether you choose to conquer that is your choice. Makeup, art, music, whatever.

    End verdict, I say no. By deciding to get past those insecurities though use of makeup, or anything else, shows more character than the initial insecurities themselves.
     
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    If done to do what other people are doing.
     
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    I wear makeup to make me look older and less depressed.
     
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    Breathing is a sign of insecurity. :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes: