#powerofmakeup I do makeup because I love it. Not because I’m insecure or trying to impress anyone. pic.twitter.com/8GzOBh5lKK
— Mykenzie Melo (@MykenzieMelo) June 24, 2015
Hey @NikkieTutorials loved your video on the #PowerOfMakeup here’s my before and after! X pic.twitter.com/aCBjZNm4gS
— Rose Gallagher (@MixedGemsBeauty) June 19, 2015
Half face make up challenge ! @NikkieTutorials #makeuptransformation #powerofmakeup pic.twitter.com/NWZSioQ2ah
— 44 (@taylorfinderup) June 12, 2015
A photo posted by RawBeautyKristi (@rawbeautykristi) on
The social media movement is allowing men and women to chip away the stigmas associated with wearing makeup. Cosmetics can be a catch-22. Women are told by society that if they do wear makeup, it should look as natural as possible. At the same time, we’re bombarded with images in the media of women impossibly contoured with full-on smoky eyes, lashes and lip color, telling us that getting glammed up is the pinnacle of beauty. This movement is about individuals taking control of their own appearance and feeling no shame in the way they choose to present themselves.
Wearing makeup isn’t antifeminist nor is it an indication of deep-seated problems with one’s appearance. It’s about individual expression, creativity and achieving the type of beauty unique to each person. And that’s certainly something that should be celebrated.
[via Telegraph]