Makeup is always a choice that a woman makes. Whether she wants to wear makeup, go for a heavy look, or a subtle one, or make no makeup, it’s absolutely on her. However, there is always a hypocrisy women face from society which is that they are judged whether they wear makeup or not. Along these lines, a Reddit user posed a question to women. The question was to know about the experiences of women in the kind of treatment they receive with and without makeup. And the answers are filled with honest answers by many women users, we kind of related with most.
There are a lot of conversations around about how if a girl is not wearing makeup, she is not noticeable but when she does, people call it “too much”. I mean women have been judged both ways. If we do not wear makeup, our dark circles become evident to people or we look tired to them, and if we wear makeup, it’s called “not being natural”. Well, the Reddit question gave women a chance to talk about their personal experiences in greater detail. The question received more than 200 comments and the answers are quite balanced. Most of them spoke about the difference in attention with makeup and without. There were also responses that said that they do not feel any difference.
One of the Reddit users gave a very detailed answer to this question. In fact, it was a hilarious one. The user said that among co-workers and friends there is no difference, however, strangers give more amusing reactions. Further, she shared a funny anecdote about the same and said that once when she was not wearing makeup, a guy absolutely ignored her but the same man turned up to her and greeted her with the usual small talk when she was wearing makeup and was completely “dolled” up.
Many women also raised the point of how differently they are looked at when they carried no makeup. They said people start to ask about their health or say that they look tired. If they wear makeup, they are asked about “special occasions”. It is just a matter of choice, simple!
Here are some more answers to the question, where many of them saw no change in reactions.
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Well, told you it is relatable!