tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post6753971354389847684..comments2024-03-28T05:04:12.280-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Make-up martyrdom?Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-89662787411302174852009-02-02T18:10:00.000-06:002009-02-02T18:10:00.000-06:00The worse tragedy is that cosmetic companies, real...The worse tragedy is that cosmetic companies, realizing that 50% of the human race (more or less) happens to be male, have begun marketing this junk to young men. And the impressionable kids have been increasingly falling for it.<BR/><BR/>Men don't look better with makeup. They just advertise themselves as gullible idiots.<BR/><BR/>I'll take a risk of being the oddball and admit that I think the ladies don't look better, either. The before pictures in magazines only look worse because the woman is slouching and frowning. The after pictures always seem stiff and phony: might as well use some plastic modeling compound and 800-grit wet sandpaper. It'd be the same look.<BR/><BR/>I don't know why it's so difficult to believe that there are men who'd rather look at the honest beauty of a woman's face than to see it plastered over. Add to it how much more relaxed the woman will be for not having had to fuss over it, and no-makeup is a clear win.<BR/><BR/>No, I don't want the lashes longer, the lips colored or glossed, or anything shaded or blushed. The color of your face is not an imperfection, no matter what you or anyone else thinks. I'll be glad to explain this to anyone who doesn't understand.Wayne Conradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10595005905880642013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-30224157521569513662009-02-01T15:00:00.000-06:002009-02-01T15:00:00.000-06:00I've been using mineral cosmetics for several year...I've been using mineral cosmetics for several years now and avoid any kind that has bismuth oxychloride because it irritates my sensitive skin. I mostly use rice powder to remove the shine and a tinted powder over it if I have blemishes.<BR/><BR/>There are a number of ingredient safety databases available online that are useful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-62940442726479330982009-02-01T02:38:00.000-06:002009-02-01T02:38:00.000-06:00Ah, warpaint. At least they no longer have formald...Ah, warpaint. <BR/><BR/>At least they no longer have formaldehyde in the good nail polish (don't ask about the cheap), though the industrial solvents that you soak your nice permeable skin in to get them off aren't doing any favors. Check out what acetone is used for, besides swishing and rubbing on fingers for paint removal. <BR/><BR/>And lacquer on the hair certainly doesn't do it favors, though the blow drier is really what I blame for making it brittle. The again, knowing that any light hair dye starts by coating it in harsh bleaches (usually caustic, not acidic) to lighten hair enough for the color to really show, and you're putting that on your scalp for up to half an hour before soaking heavy neutralizing lotion in to try to combat the worst of the damage.<BR/><BR/>You haven't even touched upon the parasites and bacteria that tend to grow in makeup - why it should be thrown out regularly, but of course we never do. <BR/><BR/>Myself, my usual preparation for the day involves sticking myself in the shower, soaping off, shampooing, forgetting conditioner half the time (and paying for that in the arctic winter), toweling dry, and throwing on clothes before running out the door without breakfast, late for work again. <BR/><BR/>Makeup is good for occasions: it's a nice mask against the world on days I didn't sleep well or feel like I'm preparing to do battle. Like alcohol, moderate use is definitely a part of my life, no matter that my organs may not great it with enthusiasm.On a Wing and a Whimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00754595334684845895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-11586199687530175362009-01-31T16:53:00.000-06:002009-01-31T16:53:00.000-06:00I've never worn makeup, and never will. But I have...I've never worn makeup, and never will. But I have tried to use hairspray. (That was back in the 90's when all the Apostolic ladies were into having gigantic pompadours- "poofs".) I tried all kinds of stuff that said it was "natural" and I couldn't tolerate anything. It always felt like the chemicals were soaking through my skin and would even make me feel "weird" and slightly disoriented mentally! It was worse if it was cheap hairspray but even the expensive stuff or the "natural" stuff would do the same. I had to stop altogether. I have an impressive comb collection for keeping the fine, wispy hair at bay, though ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-29756586745813555762009-01-31T14:43:00.000-06:002009-01-31T14:43:00.000-06:00The only makeup I ever wear is green and brown, so...The only makeup I ever wear is green and brown, so I won't have to worry too much. But what about the guy who played the Tin Man in Oz, and got all messed up from wearing a thick coat of aluminum paste? Scary.<BR/><BR/>JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com