tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17698318.post3853772417907400781..comments2023-10-21T07:52:03.819-07:00Comments on Sojournering: Naked or Covered?OTRgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433339525588500502noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17698318.post-68614560766552428082007-03-05T12:54:00.000-08:002007-03-05T12:54:00.000-08:00I don't wear any make-up... it feels literally suf...I don't wear any make-up... it feels literally suffocating to put stuff on my face. I also don't really know how to use make-up (i.e. foundations, cleansers, whatnots... I sort of know where they go - mostly on the face, right? - but not which order).<BR/>However, I wish I felt more comfortable with makeup on my face or that I knew how; a co-worker saw my wedding picture, didn't even recognize me at first, then asked why I didn't look like that every day. D'oh! So apparently, I'd be prettier with makeup. It's weird but here in Minnesota, makeup seems often correlated with political leaning, i.e. the more makeup the more conservative. I usually feel safer among women with little or no makeup, at least here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17698318.post-326396388573926472007-03-01T09:27:00.000-08:002007-03-01T09:27:00.000-08:00I only wear makeup for special occasions or dates ...I only wear makeup for special occasions or dates with my husband (which are the same thing right now). Ironically, he doesn't like when I wear makeup, much prefers the natural look so I'm not sure who I'm putting the makup on for. I think it does help me to feel I am more put together.<BR/><BR/>The older women I work with in Seattle do not wear makeup, but the younger ones do. I think it is also a generational thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17698318.post-63439158687860979272007-03-01T08:39:00.000-08:002007-03-01T08:39:00.000-08:00I grew up in Oregon, went to college in Oregon, on...I grew up in Oregon, went to college in Oregon, only wore makeup for special occasions. I find that here in Boston, it's a real mixed bag. The student population tends not to wear makeup, but professionals do. I didn't until recently, when, after my twins were born, I just started to feel old and tired and found simple makeup was a real pick-me-up. Let me tell you, my Korean MIL and sister-in-law were THRILLED when I started to wear makeup. They both definitely feel that you are being disrespectful to yourself if you do not make an effort to look your best at all times. In their eyes, looking your best for a woman includes makeup.Snickollethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14123630374052898460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17698318.post-24040399894588309122007-03-01T07:25:00.000-08:002007-03-01T07:25:00.000-08:00I wear makeup and I like it a lot, more than I sho...I wear makeup and I like it a lot, more than I should. I do live below the Mason-Dixon, now, but used to live in NY, born and raised there. In Virginia, at least the city I'm in, there's a good mix of both types of women of which you speak. I don't wear a lot, the mary kay reps I've met are a bit scary....I'm a fool for Clinque really, love the cleaning products, I like to do cleaning masks and scrubs a lot.<BR/><BR/>This past week my sister came for a visit, she left with my makeup bag on accident, I went 3 full days with nothing but mosturizer and a bit of foundation and chap stick, it was liberating to see that few people noticed, women did, men didn't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17698318.post-10485816283473249222007-02-28T18:28:00.000-08:002007-02-28T18:28:00.000-08:00I'm so glad you blogged about this. My makeup add...I'm so glad you blogged about this. My makeup addiction has evolved over time. I hardly ever wore any until I moved to Korea. And well, you might know Korea is pretty much like L.A., so it's do or die! Korean women feel that it is disrespectful to others if you don't look your best and of course, looking your best includes makeup (this applies for men too, meaning they all shave, have their hair cut very regularly and wear nice clothes). Women who don't wear makeup in Korea (at least when I lived there) are considered lazy. When I read your post I was expecting you to say that all of the Asian women you work with wear makeup, but I guess they're Asian American, huh? <BR/><BR/>I agree with Rachel, that makeup doesn't have a lot to do with <BR/>self-respect here in the U.S., but I personally wish I didn't depend on it so much. It can be a lot of fun but I've gotten to be a bit of a slave to it ever since Korea.Belovedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01249852526655365590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17698318.post-52546809985670526302007-02-28T15:50:00.000-08:002007-02-28T15:50:00.000-08:00I like makeup. Maybe it's because I grew up in the...I like makeup. Maybe it's because I grew up in the South. I don't wear very much, but I feel sort of naked without any at all. I don't think the choice to wear/ not wear makeup has anything to do with self-respect. People have been decorating their skin and bodies since the beginning of time.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520269852156590259noreply@blogger.com