just once I want to see a good post critiquing makeup culture that doesn’t turn out to be made by some janky radfem blog
oh hey!! I’m not a janky radfem I can do it myself!
makeup culture is wack and normalizes a ludicrously high bar as the bare minimum women can do. I saw a “lazy"makeup tutorial the other day that listed 22 separate goddamn products. you’re supposed to buy and know how to use 22 different things on your face just for the privilege of being considered lazy and that’s uuuuuuh what’s the word? bullshit.
Really, five products could work, even 3. Just frame the face, eyes, lips, and you’re done.
0 products also works great
because I’m gonna be real here, the idea that 22 products is a minimum sucks but it’s really upsetting that any amount of makeup is the bare minimum at all
I would really just suggest some powder foundation, concealer, mascara and lipgloss/lipstick, or tbh just mascara works too, but that’s up to you
I’m sorry if I didn’t express this clearly enough in the original post but I’m not really looking for more concise makeup regiments. my intention was to point out how it’s Bad that makeup is considered a bare minimum at all, regardless of individual feelings on the matter
I work in the beauty industry. Makeup is almost considered basic hygenine in society and it’s very /very/ strange.
I’m a lash stylist, so all I do is apply eyelash extensions to women all day. The reason most of my clients get them is because “I just don’t wanna put mascara on lol”
They’ll pay 200, 300, hell I’ve seen some lash stylists charge up to 500 for lashes. All cuz something simple like mascara can be seen as /part/ of the bare minimum for women
The beauty industry is fucking worth BILLIONS and it is built up on making ppl feel like they “need” it
Enjoying makeup, or the beauty industry in general isn’t bad. But there is a lot of sketchy advertising and shit in it. It’s important to call it out and recognize it.
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