tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post5067076080840663474..comments2024-03-28T03:13:28.585-04:00Comments on Beauty, and What It Means: Debriefing: A Day Without MakeupAutumn Whitefield-Madranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03379314479257695986noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-24223815125001863562011-03-07T16:15:18.950-05:002011-03-07T16:15:18.950-05:00Rosie, thank you for giving me and your students t...Rosie, thank you for giving me and your students the prompt! You know, one of the biggest things I've learned in doing this whole project is that our reasons for enhancing ourselves aren't on a spectrum like I anticipated, but really more on a scatter-plot graph, and there's not necessarily values attached to any of those plotted points. Like, I don't need to change my reasons for enhancing myself; I just need to be more familiar with those reasons so that I can examine them and adjust when it's appropriate.Autumn Whitefield-Madranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379314479257695986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-28064593848126854302011-03-06T21:48:25.036-05:002011-03-06T21:48:25.036-05:00Loved this really thoughtful processing of the day...Loved this really thoughtful processing of the day, Autumn. Thanks for participating and for sharing your thoughts! The reasons we enhance are so personal that it was hard to project what the big aha would be for people and it's been a delight to see all the different ahas that came from the experiment. It's taught me a lot to hear other people's reactions from the experience and I appreciate you sharing yours so generously.Rosie Molinaryhttp://www.rosiemolinary.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-80899862840932993012011-03-06T19:07:19.638-05:002011-03-06T19:07:19.638-05:00The ritual is a bigger part of it than I'd rea...The ritual is a bigger part of it than I'd realized. I'd heard women say that they like the ritual of it but I'd never really felt that way; I just thought of it as something else I *had* to do. But the fact is, it is ten minutes in the morning where I am spending time doing nothing but getting myself together. I'm looking at myself in the mirror, nobody else is there (I do live by myself but when I get ready at my boyfriend's place I'm still by myself; I don't talk to him while I "put on my face"), often looking into my eyes. It's meditative in its own way.Autumn Whitefield-Madranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379314479257695986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-62430352741470881932011-03-05T23:36:10.089-05:002011-03-05T23:36:10.089-05:00Yeah, I get the whole 'didn't recognize yo...Yeah, I get the whole 'didn't recognize you' thing when I wear make-up sometimes, though usually they know it's me because of the glasses. I never wear contacts, they are even worse than the feeling of something on my skin is that feeling of something in my eye, I just don't like it. <br /><br />My mom tends to wear a lot of make-up and can't leave the house without 'putting on her face.' Me, I just can't leave without doing my little ritual of toners, moisturizers, and all of my little face products. So, it can be that the ritual of something makes you feel more confident too. Anywho, thanks for stopping by my blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-57742860931817171292011-03-01T20:46:08.616-05:002011-03-01T20:46:08.616-05:00The smug factor is interesting--that's totally...The smug factor is interesting--that's totally how I felt once I stopped washing my hair/face, like I'd caught onto something that was SO EASY and nobody else had! <br /><br />You know, I'd never thought about whether you wore makeup and I suppose I'm surprised to read that you don't! I think of you as a very animated, colorful person, so I guess I just mentally sort of added on lipstick and rouge or something. <br /><br />I think when people see you with a full face of makeup they probably just are surprised at seeing an already-lovely-and-animated you with a more amped-up look so that's why they comment. It's interesting in talking with people about the phrase "you look great"--because it really can mean anything from "you look different" to "you look happy" to "I don't know what else to say" to "you've lost weight" to "are you pregnant?" to "I'm happy to see you" to plain old "you look great."Autumn Whitefield-Madranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379314479257695986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-36121304130680545032011-03-01T14:04:35.468-05:002011-03-01T14:04:35.468-05:00I absolutely HATE wearing make-up and don't un...I absolutely HATE wearing make-up and don't unless I have a work meeting or I'm "going out." I love having a clean face. It makes me feel a bit smug. It's funny, though, because I see the same people at Exhale almost every day and typically I am free of make-up. When they actually do see me in my "work look" I usually get, "OH MY GAWD, YOU LOOK GREAT!" or, "I didn't even recognize you!" Which makes me think, hmm, maybe I think I am a lot better looking than I really am. Hahaha. So, yes, I do think going without make-up builds some confidence! But I've never tried dressing up and still not wearing make-up...that is something I'd like to try.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com