Nankate I agree with you about not wearing makeup.
I have a couple of friends too who both wear mascara and lipstick, but leave their faces bare. I have known them for more than 30 years, so I've seen them grow older. Both of them now have quite uneven skin tone and it crosses my mind every now and then how much better they would look if they slapped on a tinted moisturiser or a BB cream - anything to even out their skin tone. We do talk about cosmetics and toiletries, but they don't try many different things. I'm a good bit younger than both of them and they indulge my youthful enthusiasm about it all.
One of them remarried a few years ago and wasn't planning on wearing face makeup on her wedding day. She'd bought a strapless purple bridesmaid dress as her wedding dress because she'd always said she would wear purple if she ever remarried. She even bought a tiara that cost more than the dress , but she wasn't planning on doing anything special with her hair and makeup.
It took a lot of diplomatic persuasion and help to get her face and hair to look as gorgeous as her 'attire'. She agreed to have a makeup lesson at home from a friend's daughter who did wedding and special occasion makeup, and she showed her how to do a simple and natural look.
The decider for my friend was comparing the photo of herself taken on her phone in the shop wearing her wedding dress and her normal makeup, and an 'after' photo taken on the phone with her face made up. Her lovely smooth skin now looked beautiful because the tone had been evened out and her many red thread veins has disappeared.
On the day her husband kept telling her how wonderful she looked and the wedding photos were stunning. She thank me for being such a great maid of honour and persuading her about the hair and makeup. Yet after the honeymoon it was back to normal and I don't think she's ever used the new makeup she bought since.
What I find strange is they both talk about hating looking older and both keep slim and fit , but say they can't be bothered with makeup other than mascara and the same lipstick they have worn for years. They'll always be my friends, but I do get the urge to give them a make over!
I don't wear much makeup and none if I'm just at home, but I can see how much fresher I look with a more even skin tone.
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