Slight imperfections...?

I attended a lovely make-up party on Friday. Lovely because the hostess is lovely and the guests were all friendly and even the saleslady wasn't pushy. However... I was a little saddened by the idea that women have to cover up slight imperfections. The saleslady was doing the demonstration and was explaining how you can use this product to cover the dark patches under your eyes (proof of my long nights looking after poorly son last week) and this product for the slight imperfections in colour on your cheeks (proof I grew up in a sunny country and spent time outside). Oh and don't forget about changing the shape of your lips with this product. *sigh*

I don't wear make-up ~ at all, nothing, not even a little eye-shadow or lip-gloss. I'm afraid my poor hubby has to put up with my bare face, day in and day out. No particular reason, possibly just that I am too lazy to spend half an hour every morning trying to fix nature's slight imperfections.

I am shocked by how much make-up the young girls are wearing these days, (oh my, don't I sound old?) not just eye-shadow but full on foundation. So much so that they look like pale ghosts and you wouldn't be able to tell what colour their skin really is! Surely all that make-up is bad for their skin, clogging up the pores and making any spots worse?

Men don't wear anything to hide all their little imperfections! Why should we women feel we should have to? And from such a young age?!

Helen
xxx