Which is probably why men in general as a group get "Is THAT really what you're wearing?" so often, and why the women with them get those "I'm so sorry" looks they secretly share with other women in public.
As a woman who refuses to wear makeup and doesn't give two fucks about fashion, I know how the men feel. I can go from pyjamas to ready to leave in two minutes. And I don't go on shopping sprees to buy tons of new clothes every month so I'm well aware of what's in my closet and therefore able to quickly assemble an outfit in my mind without standing in front of an open closet for half an hour.
Thank god I found someone like me! I am a girl and I have NEVER worn makeup before. I absolutely hate it. It feels sticky and wrong, even when done well. I can throw on anything to wear in five minutes, ready to go, no problem. I hate being stereotyped like that! I take an average of ~8 minutes to get dressed, just because I'm looking for clothes in my mess of a room. I usually get new clothes once a year and have been recycling clothes from my entire family for years, haha :)
@black_dahlia Exactly, I had makeup on like twice in my life and I hated it both times. You know how many women make the argument that makeup makes them feel more confident? It's the opposite for me, it just feels like there's sticky crap all over my face and I can't even touch it to get an eyelash out or something without messing the sticky crap up even more. As far as clothes are concerned, I also used to recycle my mom's clothes but I'm now taller than her so not anymore, haha. I buy clothes whenever an old article of clothing gets destroyed, like when it gets torn or shrinks in the washing machine. But I absolutely loathe shopping so that whole running around with bags filled with clothes stereotype that is often applied on women just doesn't work in my case. When I need something, I go to a store and get it. I don't walk around, looking for more stuff. If anything, I browse the internet to see something I like, then I go buy it. It's much more efficient than running around a mall.
SAME HOLY MOLY!!! I honestly thought that I was a very strange person for not liking makeup at all (all of my friends keep pressuring me to wear it). Well, now I know I ain't alone.
*high five* Welcome to the club, sistah.
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Yeah people keep pressuring me to wear it too, especially my mom and grandma. But they never give any other argument than "most women do it". Why should I care what most women do? It's my life, not theirs. They could paint their face to look like Ronald McDonald and I wouldn't give two fucks. They also say that it makes women more self confident, but firstly it doesn't work on me as I already said, and secondly, frankly that's what I dislike about it. The whole industry preys on women's insecurities and relies on heavily photoshopped pictures of models to make women insecure. It's making women insecure and then offering a temporary solution. It's creating a problem that wouldn't even be there in the first place.
And let's be honest here, most guys don't care. Well, the shallow ones do, but would you want to be with a shallow person? In fact my boyfriend said he's glad I don't spend half an hour in front of a mirror every day.
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Yeah people keep pressuring me to wear it too, especially my mom and grandma. But they never give any other argument than "most women do it". Why should I care what most women do? It's my life, not theirs. They could paint their face to look like Ronald McDonald and I wouldn't give two fucks. They also say that it makes women more self confident, but firstly it doesn't work on me as I already said, and secondly, frankly that's what I dislike about it. The whole industry preys on women's insecurities and relies on heavily photoshopped pictures of models to make women insecure. It's making women insecure and then offering a temporary solution. It's creating a problem that wouldn't even be there in the first place.
And let's be honest here, most guys don't care. Well, the shallow ones do, but would you want to be with a shallow person? In fact my boyfriend said he's glad I don't spend half an hour in front of a mirror every day.
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