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January 22, 2011
Women and makeup
What, I ask you, is the purpose of putting makeup on? In other words, why do women wear makeup? Anyone? Yes, I think it can be agreed that women put makeup on to make themselves look better. In fact, I would wager that after a woman puts makeup on she says to herself, "There. I look better." Does anyone want to dispute this?
So, a while ago my friend Curt and I were at the Mall of America with our wives. After a couple of hours walking through the mall, we decided to meet up again at Nordstroms, where Curt and I were stunned that people could live with themselves after charging $90 for a belt. And it was on sale! Simply stunning.
Anywho, our wives come up and inform us that they had just had some makeup applied at the cosmetic counter by a trained professional.
"How do we look?" they asked us.
Curt immediately answered, "Angelic!" While my response was:
"Vast improvement."
Now, much to my amazement, my answer was for some reason not the right thing to say. In fact, that would be an understatement. While they both agreed Curt's compliment was an adequate response to their question, my response was deemed grounds for divorce. Honestly, I will never understand women!
I ask you again: why do women put makeup on? To reiterate, it is my opinion that women put makeup on to make themselves look better. You would think then that the compliment of "vast improvement" would make my wife happy since I am telling her that her goal of looking better has been met. In fact, one could argue that the compliment "vast improvement" signifies that she has exceeded expectations. That she now looks phenomenal! Am I wrong?
Apparently I am. Anyway, I don't write this to argue the point. I write this as a word of warning to all the men out there: "vast improvement" is not a good compliment for your significant other.
Thanks for your time.
Posted by snackeru at January 22, 2011 10:35 AM
Comments
"Vast improvement." LOL i like that
Posted by: Wedding gifts at February 19, 2013 9:39 PM
every woman is making makeup as motivation to improve her confidence
Posted by: alief at February 24, 2013 9:17 PM
Nice to know that.
Thank you guys!
Posted by: Fotograf nunta at February 27, 2013 7:39 AM
I think women make up because a woman wants to show that he is better than everyone else
Posted by: betty at February 27, 2013 9:09 PM
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A study conducted by Proctor and Gamble find out , people wear makeup because with makeup they can get more respect, trust and affection from co-workers.
Posted by: Joelle Wyser-Pratte at March 20, 2013 10:06 AM
Women look fantastic with makeup, it hides all those blemishes that they worry about.
Posted by: peter at May 6, 2013 1:02 AM
Makeup adds that flare to your beautiful skin. To some, makeup build confidence and makes you feel more sexier in addition to your regular skin care regime
Posted by: Peaupure at June 10, 2013 3:28 PM
It's quite simple makeup makes good look better. But I never used to wear much makeup.
Posted by: Jenelle at June 12, 2013 3:30 PM
It's quite simple makeup makes good look better. But I never used to wear much makeup.
Posted by: Jenelle at June 12, 2013 3:31 PM
I think a lot of women put make-up for 2 big reasons:
1. It's expected that women wear make-up, and appearing without make-up would be too scary. They'd run the risk of being judged or on the outside.
2. They feel vulnerable or exposed without it. Putting makeup on can be like putting on your armour - put it on and you're ready to head out in the world and not be hurt.
Often, and somewhat sadly, this is all about people's expectations and insecurity.
Posted by: Steve Errey at June 18, 2013 9:25 AM
