tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post3616606616531910685..comments2024-03-28T07:49:04.960+00:00Comments on nickhereandnow: A lick of paintnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-50610509561327935722014-01-29T19:44:47.110+00:002014-01-29T19:44:47.110+00:00Sol: Again, that makes sense to use make-up to cov...Sol: Again, that makes sense to use make-up to cover the acne scars and eye staining. That company that subsidised tights, manicures, hairdos and make-up was very generous!Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-41410185832436371312014-01-29T18:47:10.728+00:002014-01-29T18:47:10.728+00:00Hey Nick. I like this post. You see young girls ...Hey Nick. I like this post. You see young girls who completely change their faces, strange eye brows and they look like they have bathed in gravy browning.<br /><br />I have discolouration on my face a small amount of acne scarring and unfortunately very dark staining under the eyes. (this is hereditary). Professionally I will wear make up every day to work. none at the weekend. I am currently in a temp job in a marketing advertising agency. Appearance is everything there. <br /><br />Years ago, I worked for a company where you were given money for tights/stockings, tokens for manicures and hair dressers and make up. <br /><br />Your image is their image in some places. <br /><br />I am sure my friend from school, her mum worked for M&S and I am sure they were given tokens for a hair dressers also. Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-1682786999731810072014-01-29T11:30:28.970+00:002014-01-29T11:30:28.970+00:00Jay: Absolutely, thick make-up seems like a false ...Jay: Absolutely, thick make-up seems like a false face, an attempt to be something you're not. But I can understand someone wanting to hide bad scars, especially for work purposes when first impressions unfortunately do count.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-69199653409351810852014-01-29T10:11:16.267+00:002014-01-29T10:11:16.267+00:00Most of the time I don't wear any make-up at a...Most of the time I don't wear any make-up at all. To be honest, I can't be bothered and OH doesn't care for it anyway! When I go out, I do the lick of mascara and lipstick, and maybe a little light foundation, but the mask? Good grief, no! <br /><br />I regard it as unnatural, and I'm with you: it feels as if I'm putting a false face on. I know two women, though, who have very bad scars from acne and they do plaster it on. I guess it makes them feel better, but to me, they don't really look any different made-up than not. Jay at The Depp Effecthttp://www.thedeppeffect.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-82435189691931239832014-01-28T12:28:55.789+00:002014-01-28T12:28:55.789+00:00Agent: You're right, a strategic dab of make-u...Agent: You're right, a strategic dab of make-up could be a big improvement in some cases!Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-48967740222436940222014-01-28T12:02:29.921+00:002014-01-28T12:02:29.921+00:00But why? I've seen plenty of men who would de...But why? I've seen plenty of men who would definitely look better with unattractive features covered up, but we don't expect it of them.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-91931899807066613732014-01-27T07:26:05.364+00:002014-01-27T07:26:05.364+00:00Agent: I don't know about no make-up, as some ...Agent: I don't know about no make-up, as some people do have unattractive features they'd rather cover up. But certainly the bare minimum and not the cosmetic overkill that's expected in so many situations.<br /><br />Jean: Oh, I didn't assume that at all, but I've never seen a man's face plastered with make-up on the scale that's so common with women!Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-49165946863332733862014-01-27T06:06:12.166+00:002014-01-27T06:06:12.166+00:00You're assuming only women use makeup. Not so...You're assuming only women use makeup. Not so: http://www.wikihow.com/Apply-Makeup-as-a-ManCheerful Monkhttp://cheerfulmonk.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-70505954707837071722014-01-26T22:32:15.288+00:002014-01-26T22:32:15.288+00:00The most fair position would be for no make-up at ...The most fair position would be for no make-up at all - because why do we accept that women have flaws and men don't? That said, I don't have that hard-line a position because I have to live in this culture. So I wear a little sometimes. Never anything particularly noticeable.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-39550042470430650272014-01-26T09:22:11.545+00:002014-01-26T09:22:11.545+00:00Heart: Less is more indeed. The fact that so many ...Heart: Less is more indeed. The fact that so many women find their natural bodies so unattractive is a shocking indictment of the way they're brought up.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-17716153987388170652014-01-26T02:25:57.327+00:002014-01-26T02:25:57.327+00:00There are a million products on the market which m...There are a million products on the market which make fortunes because women have been brainwashed into feeling inadequate in their natural bodies. I'm with you, Nick. Less is more.heartinsanfranciscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535397382991383931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-79267866582483423552014-01-25T14:08:55.082+00:002014-01-25T14:08:55.082+00:00Ramana: Interesting. The summary asks "Are we...Ramana: Interesting. The summary asks "Are we really nothing more than slaves to our appearances?" Of course not, but a person's appearance is very important for many reasons, especially since we're all more influenced by first impressions than we care to admit.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-86381471162541536032014-01-25T13:33:46.027+00:002014-01-25T13:33:46.027+00:00You will find this fascinating!
http://www.amazon....You will find this fascinating!<br />http://www.amazon.com/Getting-Dressed-Paula-Marantz-Cohen-ebook/dp/B00HSSA3AERummuserhttp://www.rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-20243536497801421692014-01-25T13:26:31.234+00:002014-01-25T13:26:31.234+00:00Kylie: Expectations about what? Acres of make-up? ...Kylie: Expectations about what? Acres of make-up? Well, the cosmetics business, the modelling business, the media, other women, sometimes men. Do you feel any pressure yourself to wear lots of make-up?Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-51867580768397888042014-01-25T09:43:56.413+00:002014-01-25T09:43:56.413+00:00whose expectations are you referring to, nick?whose expectations are you referring to, nick?kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-48476305564566145392014-01-25T07:44:28.536+00:002014-01-25T07:44:28.536+00:00Jean: Good for you! Not even any lipstick? Horror ...Jean: Good for you! Not even any lipstick? Horror of horrors! Sacre bleu!Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-51894073367226577672014-01-25T07:42:57.545+00:002014-01-25T07:42:57.545+00:00www: Well, I did say the ODD flaw! I'm aware t...www: Well, I did say the ODD flaw! I'm aware though that most women see any number of flaws in their body, as you say because of the relentless barrage of supposedly "perfect" bodies. But why are women so easily influenced by what they know very well are heavily airbrushed, photoshopped, carefully photographed images?Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-28270160585361423732014-01-25T07:11:51.513+00:002014-01-25T07:11:51.513+00:00I haven't used any makeup in years, and there ...I haven't used any makeup in years, and there were long periods even back then when I didn't use it. I still remember driving my landlady crazy after I got out of college because I didn't even use lipstick. Cheerful Monkhttp://cheerfulmonk.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-87116604601364167072014-01-25T02:45:01.389+00:002014-01-25T02:45:01.389+00:00"Covering up the odd flaw is very different f... "Covering up the odd flaw is very different from a full-scale make-up job."<br /><br />You nailed it there Nick, did you see it?<br /><br />Most women, subjected to the constant barrage of perfect photo-shopped bodies on all the media view themselves as very flawed indeed.<br /><br />XO<br />WWW<br />Wisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-68840538051683582132014-01-24T21:08:42.757+00:002014-01-24T21:08:42.757+00:00Bijoux: That's perfectly sensible, and not wha...Bijoux: That's perfectly sensible, and not what I would call over-use of make-up. Covering up the odd flaw is very different from a full-scale make-up job.<br /><br />Helen: I do think the odd dab of make-up can be useful, I just wonder about the wholesale slathering-on of make-up for no good reason except to achieve some kind of "perfect" face.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-12231641962281406702014-01-24T20:49:18.740+00:002014-01-24T20:49:18.740+00:00My husband has an aversion to make up...his Saturd...My husband has an aversion to make up...his Saturday job as a boy was in Joe Lyons and he still remembers what a pain it was to get the lipstick stains off the cups.<br /><br />I too am wary of the 'groomed' dolls: I want information, not image.<br /><br />My father's phrase still sums up the excessive use of make up for me<br />Puts it on with a trowel, takes it off with a chipping hammer... Helen Devrieshttp://asurfeitofpalfreys.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-44211502425810901542014-01-24T17:50:01.427+00:002014-01-24T17:50:01.427+00:00Most people don't have 'perfect' compl...Most people don't have 'perfect' complexions. For example, I have redness around my nose. Using a makeup that's my skin color on that area covers up the redness. It takes 15 seconds to apply. Why would I not do it?<br /><br />Just an example of how most women use make up. We aren't trying to look like a fake Hollywood type. We just want to enhance our appearance in a natural looking way.Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-68270788711219607222014-01-24T17:05:08.874+00:002014-01-24T17:05:08.874+00:00Bijoux: But why put on make-up that looks natural?...Bijoux: But why put on make-up that looks natural? Why not just be natural? Unless there's something obviously embarrassing like a birthmark.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-83166555609928752742014-01-24T15:58:37.931+00:002014-01-24T15:58:37.931+00:00It is an art to make it look natural.It is an art to make it look natural.Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-50872319755454404162014-01-24T13:58:32.615+00:002014-01-24T13:58:32.615+00:00Susie: I wonder if the lack of make-up in Australi...Susie: I wonder if the lack of make-up in Australia has something to do with the fact that everyone is slapping on sunscreen umpteen times a day, so make-up would rapidly be ruined.<br /><br />Well, nothing wrong with lip balm or moisturiser. I use moisturiser myself, also high-SPF sunscreen as it's the only thing that stops skin inflammation on my forehead!Nicknoreply@blogger.com