Today’s article on NST was rather interesting…Girls and Makeup…now thats nothing new…i mean almost all girls use make up…but the shocking thing is malaysians spent an annual RM1.2 billion in cosmetics…thats billion not million…for what?…to look good?…people looking good is just a social construction…every one’s beautiful the way they are…if u think its for getting the guys, well i remember reading in the papers some time ago about a survey conducted and most men prefer girl with no make up…and im talking about make up…RM1.2 billion on make up?!!!…den wat about perfumes?…
The article states that girls start as early as 14 but i think its much earlier…i can see it from my 13 year old cousin who spends more time in front of the mirror than anyone else in my family…and im also not surprise women do it till their 70…my grandmother who is 70 years old, still puts make up even when she sits at home…
But why?…arent they happy with the way they look?…does growing old make one lose their beauty?…does putting lipstick for a young girl shows adulthood?…does having white hair make u ugly?…does being dark not cool?…
PEOPLE!!! THIS ARE ALL A SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION!!! The ones making profit are the companies producing all this and with their excellent advertising skills…Im not saying its bad to put make up…Thats up to the individual…different types of skin react differently towards makeup…but, why put make up when u can look naturally beautiful?…and dont think those models u see in those advertisements are really beuatiful…they have been edited a gazillion times…arent u guys proud of how you really look?…why hide yourself?….
I know of somefriends of mine who are not into make up as well or at least i dont see them with too much make up…just the normal lip gloss…but there are those who use moisturizing creams, whitening creams, wei keat’s cream, all kinds of cream…remember no one in this world is ugly…being ugly and beutiful is a mere construction…who are those people who set the rule that being fair is pretty?…having smooth skin is nice?…they are nobody but bloody blood sucking business people…they dun care…in the end they get their profit…
1.2 billion is a lot of money spent on make up…we cant donate a few cents to the blind men who comes to our table in the mamak, the mother who sells tissue in the bus station with her child on her lap, the crippled guy who sells wooden art craft in jalan telawi bangsar, the homeless guy sitting by the bus stop and many more but we can spend 1.2 billion on looking good…to these people, looking good is nothing to them…to them, collecting a few ringgit a day for a decent meal is good enough…
"This is sad as young people are not developing any depth of personality but are comfortable with being superficial." said a phsycologist in the article…very true indeed…nothing but superficial…deep down behind all those makeup, ur still gonna be yourself…The media, she said, played an important role as it sent subtle
messages that a person with bad skin and average looks does not deserve
attention…very true indeed as well…sadly, we are just not aware of this…remember there is nothing wrong if u dont look like those people in the posters and advertisements…
so the next time u use make up, u might want to consider your looks…maybe some of u might look better without make up…and as for guys, well i dont think any of us use make up besides cologne and the normal guy things…