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luxcat
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I suspect that makeup and such things are very much like other aspects of decluttering.

There is no right or wrong, as long as the individual is pleased with the result.

Some folks wish to live in a yurt with a hand-made, locally-sourced wooden bowl and a recycled tyre mat to sleep upon and one change of clothing they knit themselves out of yak hair.

Others have vast barns full of tchotchkes that have stacked up over time and just wish to get it to a place they are comfortable with it all and it doesn't take from their lives, but adds to it.

No one "wins"

Posted 4 months ago #
awurrlu
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I'm with bandicoot here - cleanliness is the most important! That said, ninakk, I found your response to the original question interesting.

Unfortunately, the reason talk turns to appearance or figure is because so many people have been trained by society and/or the media to comment on it. In the US, for example, you can hardly check out of a grocery store without seeing magazines showing stars without their makeup (the horror!) or the backside of a starlet who has made the unpardonable sin of gaining five pounds.

Minimal toiletries, though, does not necessarily mean masculine. I get a great non-male haircut regularly, and wear skirts on occasion, but I long ago discovered that what suits my face best is the joy I get from being compassionate and being open to life's challenges and adventures. Nothing from a bottle or a pot makes me feel as good, and if I decide to splash in some puddles in a rainstorm, I don't have to worry that my makeup will run.

Bottom line for me? Be kind and have fun. Life's too short for that other nonsense.

Posted 4 months ago #
writing all the time
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@luxcat, I feel your pain. I have both very dry and very sensitive skin, (thanks, Mom!) and most cosmetics/toiletries give me rashes/itchies. Recently, the deodarant I've used for years and years started to make me itch, so I'm on a hunt for something else. It will likely be from the green side of the street.

My hair is baby fine and if I don't wash/condition it, I look pretty ragged. I use a salon recommended type that works great for my hair and doesn't make me break out. Phew.

I use Clinique products for moisturizing. Winter in the forced air heat does a number on my face and hands.

Makeup, unless I'm doing a presentation, is Bare Escentuals powder base and blush, a litte mascara, and then some lip bloss. I like that slightly more polished look.

Toothpaste is basically whatever is on sale. I got a Phillips Sonic electric toothbrush for Christmas and I LOOOOOOOVE it.

I also blowdry/style my hair. I've got this huge wave/curvy thing on the back of my head, (thanks, Dad!)that looks ridiculous if I don't wrestle it into flatness.

Used to love to wear perfume, now it's too strong for me.

Great topic!

Posted 4 months ago #
themusiclivez
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@ninakk - I'm with you on the makeup debate. If I don't wear eye makeup I don't like how I look. I don't put on a lot but just the smallest amount makes me feel "put together". If I truly loved how I looked without a little mascara and eyeliner I probably wouldn't be bothered applying it every morning.

I don't think anyone should judge either way. I've read articles about how some companies expect their female employees to wear makeup and I don't think that's fair. I also don't think it's fair that people complain when women wear makeup to the gym to work out. How is it anybody's business, either way? I think it's a personal choice that others should not be making on another person's behalf!

Posted 4 months ago #
ninakk
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I really don't care that much how others dress etc but sometimes I just catch myself thinking "Oh dear, she looks really tired and worn out! Wonder why she doesn't want to put a little spark on her day by making a bit of an effort?" and it's more curiosity than judgement in the end. Same goes for men, too, actually. I love the message one of my friends had once, when we discussed her years in Italy; "they dress up for others since the other eyes are on them all day long" and I liked that idea a lot. Like someone said above about a lawyer friend. Often it is more about the end result of mixing rather than anything else at least when it comes to clothing, not the expensive versus cheap pieces etc.

I don't mean to say that I appreciate insane consumerism, though, with its crazy trend following, impulse purchases and non-classic pieces. Same goes for hygiene; more important than "looks". I guess I just feel that people including myself should stop passing judgement in any direction, but with our Western physical lifestyle it might be years before this hits mainstream.

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