FEMINIST MAKEUP TUTORIAL... Thoughts?

I'm not particularly interested in make up and I think the skincare industry is riddled with liars and charlatans. But I do love clothes and I think the urge to dress up and play with your appearance is pretty deep seated. It's something human beings have always done and in some cultures, and at some points in our own history, men have enjoyed it as much as women. But because it's seen as a women's interest, it's belittled in the way that other art forms are not.

thehairthebod I agree that wearing make up isn't anti feminist. Like you, I have loads, but don't wear any at all for 6 days of the week.

Men used to wear makeup too, until fairly recently really, when they stopped but women decided to carry on. That was women's choice. The fact that men and some industries now expect women to wear make up is sexist bullshit, but the choice to wear it is perfectly valid.

Meh, I like wearing makeup and I love buying it. I don't wear it every day, I only really wear it for evenings out or special days out, but I have a shit load! I love putting it on, it's a bit of 'me' time, and have really enjoyed improving makeup skills in the last couple of years. It's almost like a bit of a hobby now.

I am on a few beauty groups and while there are plenty of women on there who would 'never be seen without makeup on' I actually think a lot of the beauty industry now is going on just having shiny new 'stuff'. Some of these women make me look like I have hardly any makeup - they have literally dozens of eyeshadow palettes, with many of the same colours in, all beautifully packaged and really gorgeous looking. They will never use it all but it does look lovely to look at! I think a lot of that is to do with plain old consumerism (in the same way as blokes might spend lots of money on tech stuff they don't really need) than anything else.

I really hate the idea that wearing makeup is 'anti feminist'.