No such thing as natural beauty

It got me thinking.

I'd say crap if anyone tells me she or he knows of someone that is a natural beauty.

It costs to be a natural beauty. It's not cheap at all to be a natural beauty. And it gets more expensive when we get older. Being 'fresh-faced' doesn't mean we look fresh anymore. It only means we don't have make-up on.

Try going to work 'fresh-faced' and you will be condemned as not respecting your job. Hey, I guess then I can claim all the make-ups for tax rebate, since it is necessary to look presentable eh?

Just think. From the moment you wake up you wash your face, and then dutifully go through your beauty regime everyday without fail. Without the basic skin-cleansing routine for even just a week, tell me how you feel in a week.

And by doing that we need facial cleanser, toner, probably a serum before we slap on the moisturizer, sunscreen, and for the ones who needs cementing, we have a primer, concealer, foundation, compact, eyebrow pencils and lipsticks. I don't use the followings much but the full make-up session include eye-shadows, eyeliners, mascara and cheek tints. Or perhaps some fake eyelashes and an eye-lash curler.

Then again we need to keep our brows in check with a weekly shaping up to do. Some women have facial hairs, and even a little moustache. Facials are a must for some, and I haven't been to one ever since I stepped on Australia soil.

Our hair. Colours, curls, re-bonding, highlights, re-rooting, tippings, bleaching. We spend hours in the salon doing these to look like dolls.

Body. Ever wonder how some ladies' skin shines and looks natural. It's a painstaking process of exfoliating, you scrub and scrub till your skin looks red and raw. Ouch! No pain no gain, right?

And really, will men take a double look if a woman looks oh-so-plain? And tell the truth, look at these pics. Do you prefer the natural fresh-faced beauty now, or the foxy, sexy sirens?





These sirens, have layers of concealers and foundations on them.

How is it that when men slack in their looks, they are deemed macho?

Why are women given the ultimate pressure of looking good, and if we don't, men, some, (I did say SOME, not all!) think we are slobs? Will they think us sexy if we do not pluck or shave the hair on our armpits? Or have bushy unattended eyebrows? Or have straggly hair?

And so, lady friends, do you think we should hand the bills from Estee Lauder, Clinique, Biotherm, Mac, or whatnots to our partners then? :P