"My" Make-up and Self-Esteem

"Simplicity is beauty"

The most common answers of my friends when I asked them what do they think about girls who don't use make-ups is that "we do believe in natural beauty each woman posses" and that's totally agreeable. But in this entry, I won't tackle much about this "natural beauty" thingy because I want to write more my opinion in wearing make-ups and how does this affect my self esteem.

It is because we do all accept the fact that we are all beautiful and being natural is still the best, though at some point, there are ladies like me who are gaining self-esteem everytime we wear make-up. In all honesty, I do not have perfect skin; I neither have that super smooth nor soft skin and maybe because I have skin asthma that it makes my skin a little bit grainy everytime I am exposed to dusts and other allergens. I also have tanned or "morena" skin that makes it difficult to find the perfect cosmetics (though unfortunately, I already have these set of make-up that I use daily for my skin type).

During my entire elementary life, I was being bullied for having darker skin compared to my girl classmates. They call me "Negra" or "Nognog" or "Ita" and I really have to deal with those bullying days since I cannot do anything to my skin to make it fairer at a young age. I never found myself pretty at all. But as I entered my high school life, I took all those bullying moments as constructive criticism. I still have bully HS classmates and I really can't get rid of the thing that they're bullying me because of my skin color! And so I took it as a challenge. I was only 14 years old when I started putting blush on my cheeks and it gave me positive feelings, and from there I derived good self-esteem. And now that I am 23, I am now experienced in putting my own make-up according to events. Aside from gaining positive energy, I also enjoy the process of application. In a competitive and stressful world, it builds harmony between my mind and body. Good beauty products increase my social role in my milieu.

I am aware that there are issues about make-up hindering self-esteem or just hiding their insecurities. There are a lot of articles about it, about covering the flaws and striving for perfection so others will accept them. And as per these articles women are starting to depend on beauty products in boosting self-confidence and I also agree with them. But I believe it depends on the intentions of women who use make-up. Honestly, I was insecure before, but I learned to accept who I am and continue to improve myself. I think the important note here is that as long as we are truly happy of what and who we are now, just continue our positive routine towards improvement.

Note to all ladies out there, I believe that there should not be undesirable issues on using such beauty products as long as we carefully choose and study the products before applying it on our skin. We all have a common goal and that is self-improvement! =)

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