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The Make-Up Thread: Because we all like to feel pretty sometimes
Papersatan:
I got all pretty for a lunch date. I wore lipstick again. It might be a thing now, this color is really subtle. The eye makeup is my 'regular' conservative look. The side bun was daring and new and I like it. I never do anything with my hair but put it up in a clip, or wear is down and free.
Zingoleb:
blue eyeliner and a mascara moustache?
Bluesummers:
--- Quote from: Papersatan on 05 Mar 2013, 13:30 ---The eye makeup is my 'regular' conservative look.
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To match the equally conservative pink hair? ;D
--- Quote from: Unicorn on 05 Mar 2013, 21:35 ---blue eyeliner and a mascara moustache?
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Mascarastache? :psyduck:
Welu:
I have blue mascara but I've never worn it. The blue eyeliner looks good, Unicorn.
Papersatan:
--- Quote from: Bluesummers on 06 Mar 2013, 13:21 ---
--- Quote from: Papersatan on 05 Mar 2013, 13:30 ---The eye makeup is my 'regular' conservative look.
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To match the equally conservative pink hair? ;D
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I actually get quite anxious about my appearance in situations when the assumptions people make about me based on my appearance matter, like job interviews or networking events. The two strikes against me are that I am very fat* and I have pink hair. I think my best angle is to try and present myself as fastidious about my appearance and help them see my hair as a fashionable choice, and not a sign of rebellion or a counter culture lifestyle, and to look conventionally pretty, in spite of my size*. For this reason I wear makeup that is neutral and 'clean' to show I that I understand and can comply with conventional beauty norms and to counteract the contrary assumption people may otherwise make. I also end up with a great deal of anxiety about what to wear because I feel that I need, again, to show with my clothes that I understand what is appropriate, but I need the clothing to look like it goes with my hair, and not to make the hair stand out more. I think that business clothing that is too conservative, particularly if it does not fit perfectly (and clothing that fits well is hard to find at this size), it looks like I have borrowed it, or that I don't care about how I look. I need to convey that I am not playing dress-up, this is who I am. I am professional, and I am serious about myself and what I do.
I have friends who cannot understand why this is such a big deal for me, but I think they underestimate how much we judge each other on appearance and on how much being an outlier can impact how you are treated.
*I want to reassert here, particularly for people who are newer and have missed my previous ranting about weight, when I say I am very fat I do not think that is a bad thing. I love myself and my body and am happy with how I look, I am however aware that my size alters what others are likely to think about me in negative ways.
On the topic of the topic though, my friend and I did each other's nails:
She gave me galexies
I gave her fuzzy monsters
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