Is make-up a problem?

Ann Ruthenburg —
HELLO there everyone, wow the year is moving quickly. We are already at the end of the second week of January.

Schools have opened which means our holiday season is over for sure, lol. Hope you all good though. I was a little irritated earlier this week. I had a brush with the law which almost turned nasty.

What started off as police officers (male) just doing their job to which I applaud them for turned out eventually to be an amazing shouting match and personal accusations between me and one of the officers (a woman who was their boss). Honestly it seems to be true that female bosses seem to be tough and less caring than male bosses.

I do not know how true that is, but what I encountered with this female officer almost made me believe that statement. I, however, believe there are some female bosses out there who are okay.

I am a boss myself and I pride myself in being servant to my staff first and then a leader next more than a boss.

Kikiki, I don’t know or maybe it was just two females trying to prove they are better than the other in front of these male police officers. Ah Yah! It all ended fairly though when one of the calm male officers calmed the situation. Anyway I am good now.

I just thought I would share that. I know I am not the only one who has gone through this.

Now this week my topic is – IS MAKEUP A PROBLEM? Many people ask me that question many, many times.

My answer would be……IT DEPENDS ON WHO YOU ARE TALKING TO AND WHAT PURPOSE IT IS USED FOR AND HOW MUCH IS USED. Let me expand on each one.

I say it depends on whom you are talking to because make-up is part of the wardrobe for some career choices.

I remember Alisha Keys made her choice to stop wearing make-up which caused an uproar among her peers and many of her fans.

Why because as an artiste and someone in the public eye, she is expected to portray a certain persona regardless of whether she is in private or public space.

Also people emulate artistes quite a bit and so when one says something that goes against the norm, it will always cause a stir for a while until a clear explanation is brought.

In Alisha’s case it was a personal choice, but she does still wear basic makeup, that what many people do not know (you won’t see it but it is there).

That then brings me to the other point that. IT DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH IS USED. Make-up is meant to enhance your beauty, not change it.

I am sorry but the YouTube make-up tutorials these days done by the young generation is crazy.

The girls face will look one way, but when she is finished you will not recognise her.

The same goes for our male counterparts who prefer to look like females. By the time they complete their make-up and hair you can be forgiven for thinking they are beautiful women. Problem with this is, we can no longer call this MAKE-UP.

It is now COVER-UP. Look by all means go all out with your make-up when you are going to a special event (foundation, powder, blush, concealer, eyeliner, mascara, lip liner, lipstick, lip gloss – zvese go for it). It is expected of you and it’s fits the occasion more than someone coming plain faced.

But for everyday use why would you hide what you really look like?

Are you ashamed of what you look like? Now do not get me wrong, I was a model for years, and wore make-up everyday for years. But now those days are over and I am loving having a plain face.

I still use matt powder on my face and mascara, but it is so little, that when I wash it all off, I still resemble me. How do you know you are wearing too much make? Because when you wash it off, you look totally different. No do not get me wrong, if you love wearing lots of make-up, I cannot judge you (this is not really a problem in Zimbabwe), but I do want to remember that beauty is skin deep first before all that colour and paste we put on our faces.

With that I have to say I think I support the men on this one,we women are beautiful no matter what colour, shape or shade.

Once you accept that, I believe you will use make-up and not abuse it. That’s it from me folks, until next week, God Bless!

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