I have a friend who recently decided to dabble in the whole "bold brows" trend, and while I admire her effort and literal interpretation of the fad, I have to admit they did not suit her. They were far too harsh and defined for her face.
I really wanted to tell her to take it easy on the brows, but as I'd never encountered this kind of situation and since she's not a close friend, I withheld my opinion. Thankfully, she has since taken a more natural approach to her brows, but this got me thinking - is it our place to tell others about their makeup mistakes? Or what we see as a mistake? I'm not talking about mascara smudges or lipstick on the teeth; I'm talking about those questionable makeup choices our friends and family make that, in our opinion, look ridiculous.
Is it our responsibility to point out others' mishaps? Who's to say that what we see as hideous, they don't see as beautiful? I'm sure I've had plenty of beauty blunders that no one (not even close friends or family) have pointed out. Is it because they don't want to hurt my feelings? Or is it because confrontations like these tend to get awkward real fast?
The other day, after visiting several stores, I got into my car, looked in the mirror, and found a tiny, rogue bat creeping its way out of the cave (if you catch my drift). At first, I wondered why no one told me about my little runaway, but then I realized it would be far more embarrassing if someone had pointed it out. Sometimes, I'd rather be blissfully unaware of what's going wrong with my face.
What side do you stand on? Are you brave enough to speak your mind about someone else's makeup preferences? Or do you let time do it's magic and pray that they'll eventually see what you see? Would you want someone to speak out about your own beauty choices?
If at all possible, I try to enforce the positive. If I see someone wearing a shade of lipstick or eyeshadow that is just awful on them, I try to go with a comment like, "Your eyes are such a pretty shade of *whatever*, you should try wearing *insert type of thing that would be better* to compliment them!" Things like that. But as far as pointing out if someone's makeup doesn't look all that great, I pretty much keep my opinion to myself unless someone asks me.
ReplyDeleteI like that idea! Honestly, I avoid confrontation at all costs so I don't think I would ever get the guts to point out someone's questionable makeup choices, so this is an easy, harmless alternative. Thanks for the suggestion, Veronica!
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