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Although I'm willing to bet this friend was just trying to be funny.īut what I really realized throughout this all is that women don't often compliment each other enough. And as for the person who told me I was going through a quarter life crisis, well, it's kind of a sad state of affairs that women can't exercise any kind of agency over their look without it being critically dissected. It wasn't that I was surprised that certain men were drawn to heavier makeup per se (considering social constructs seem to suggest that women should wear a bunch of makeup), but rather, that their forthcomingness about it was unexpected. While putting in a bit of extra effort into my look was certainly a confidence booster of sorts, I was conflicted about how upfront some of the guys in my life were.

Maybe they generally have more appreciation for the art of makeup than the aesthetic itself. So what does this say about how men and women interact with makeup? Women (at least the ones I interact with) are seemingly more mindful of the makeup application itself, like the way you do your eyeshadow or the particular color of a lipstick. I usually don't hear how great I look from male friends, but this experiment showed that they were the ones who gave out the most interesting comments, while my female friends tended to comment on one particular feature or not say anything at all. But on the other hand, I realized that most of the comments regarding my looks came from guys.

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It's not that I'm preaching that all women should put on a full face everyday, but I must admit that I felt like a totally revved-up version of myself. On the one hand, I actually felt extra confident and attractive with the heavier makeup on. Going through seven days with a full face was kind of fascinating, and left me with mixed feelings. So What Did Wearing Heavier Makeup Prove? The friend who always commented on how pretty I was throughout this entire experiment actually didn't give much feedback, other than that the blue eyeliner was a definite 'nay.' On the flip side, another male friend loved the look. I responded with a smile.Ī few girlfriends told me that the look was very bright and didn't look bad at all. Upon first look, a colleague actually asked if this was a writing-related experiment. This look received a lot of mixed reactions. To really muster up some reactions, I purposely put a 'is this a yay or nay' caption on my Snapchat. While the rest of my face was toned down, I applied blue eyeliner on just to see if this would be the icing on top of this interesting experiment cake. I wanted to end this experiment with look that I've never done before - stepping completely out of my comfort zone. Would I get any strange looks for wearing makeup at an 'inappropriate' time? Or be known as 'that girl' who wore heavy eye makeup on the train just for her daytime commute? But my main question was, will people actually say anything if you wear heavier makeup or keep it to themselves? With those inquiries in mind, I began. But I remained curiously content, thinking about what reactions I'd get. I did have to wake up a bit earlier than usual to plan out what looks I would be sporting. It was quite a different experience from that of adolescent me. I decided to try my hand at wearing a full face of makeup every day for a week for the first time in years to gauge just how much things have changed. Eyeshadow, eyeliner on the top and bottom lashes, and a full-coverage foundation no longer spoke to me. But as I got older, I just didn't want to be rocking a heavy look all the time. When I was younger, I used to put on a full face daily, absolutely smitten with beauty tutorials on YouTube that helped me achieve it.

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I like to let my skin breathe and, well, I would rather have five more minutes to sleep in than an extra five minutes to put on a face. Filled-in eyebrows, mascara, light foundation, and a bit of bronzer are the main things I'll usually sport and maybe eyeliner, if I have time. Considering that my day-to-day look is pretty simple, wearing makeup every day certainly isn't my norm.

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