Make up can be a woman’s saviour or her own designed human repellent. I believe that make up can and very often does hide the beauty of some women, particularly if applied with the wrong type, shade, amount or incorrectly, Whereas, on the other hand, some really do need it badly in any form! It all depends on the type of person, in the end it all comes down to confidence. It seems that only the individuals with a strong sense of what their all about and what best suits them, can resist the over whelming pressure on women to conform to societies modern trends of media and magazines led impressions of what they should look like, which is of cause hugely beneficial to the cosmetic,shoes and fashion industries, whose primary concern is to get the girls to get rid of as much of their money they can get off them! As a photographer to many I have become popular by being honest, 'The good mirror' if a girl looks good I tell them, if they look a bit wrong I become brutally honest and say 'go and fix-up or try something different girl because that ant working', because there is nothing worst than people whispering and talking behind a woman's back saying 'look at her, she favour this or that' Most observers or even wicked so-called friends wont say anything, because women are known to be very easily offended, especially coming from another woman, they could sometimes feel they are being wrong footed by jealousy and not take note of the comments, but it should be everyone's duty to point out the extremes in ill judgments and bad taste, it can be helpful!
I find that a large number of women, whether they need make-up or not, wear it because they feel more confident with it on. There is always that ongoing debate amongst the men about whether to go for a natural, earthy-type, who’s beautiful and feels confident going around everywhere with no make-up or the minimum of glamour, then there's the glossy looking sexy weave-on wearing ‘in the R&B videos’ type that’s into making an impression, and some often displaying the characteristics of being in-love with themselves. The highly polished city professional office girl in the suit, who when meeting you first ask’s ‘what do you do’ before continuing any more conversation with you! The understated very good-looking, Christian girl who don't do this and can’t do that! but still essentially an all right girl and could be a good catch, or to confuse matters even more, someone with borrowed elements or indeed a full mixture of all the four types which is becoming common these day’s! This has always been a highly emotive topic and has stirred up a lot of divisions within the community, as many have different opinions on what image best represents the black females in today’s society.
By Kenny Passley
