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i always feel wayy out of place and not a 'normal' girl because of my relationship with makeup, and it really takes a toll on my self esteem and mental health like nothing ever before.
I'm 19 and I've never worn a face of makeup before. I've tried to put mascara or lip gloss or eyeliner before but i hate how it feels, i don't know how to describe it. It's suffocating, my skin feels so uncomfortable and i feel dirty. Its the same with like, hands or nail polish. In my culture, henna is very popular for celebrations, and i hate having to wear it bc it makes my hands feel dirty, and i can barely look at them otherwise I'd feel uncomfortable.
It feels like a societal expectation for girls my age to be wearing makeup, and know how to wear it, but it just makes me so upset. And when i tell people that I don't wear makeup and i hate makeup, it's immediately assumed as 'pick me' or whatever. It feels like the only piece missing in my 'girliness'. I love jewelry and dresses and skirts and perfumes and those typical feminine things but makeup is what i can't bring myself to do.
Do I WANT to wear makeup? No.
I just want it to feel normal to not be wearing makeup everyday. I don't want to feel bad anymore for having the most basic skin care routine. I don't want to feel bad anymore when i go outside and every single woman i see has some form of make up on.
I feel ugly, i feel like a little child around people when they wear makeup, and they look so beautiful. I can't do that. It's just such a conflicting situation for me, I'm sorry if it's weird or difficult to understand
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Ignore any comments you get about not wearing makeup and be yourself. There is no law that says everyone has to wear it. Be comfortable with whatever you do or wear.
ReplySome laws are stupid and that law would be a stupid one. Laws are manmade and some aren't worth the paper they are printed on.
ReplyRemember, laws are just someone else's rules. Doesn't mean you have to abide by them.
ReplyGirl im in your exact same situation! i hate make up so much its so itchy and gross, but everyone wants me to wear it. The thing that helps me is to just realize that i can find my own way of feeling beautiful. I never wear make up unless forced to. Be yourself! If everyone else is wearing make up and your not, to me personally that just means that you appreciate nature's beauty. You don't need to enhance your features to be beautiful, you already are. Sometimes i think that some people who wear make up wear it because they don't think they are pretty enough. Not in all cases, but definitely some. Be you!
ReplyI'm so glad there's someone out there that gets it, and thank you! <3
ReplyI'm glad we're experiencing this together, it helps to know we're not alone! I'm the person that replied before just fyi, I just barely made my account so yea :)
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