First off, I'm
completely against make-up for dozens of
reasons. I've never
worn it myself, see little point in doing so, and think it's kind of a
stupid practice. Any way, here are some
good reasons not to wear make-up, at least from my
point of view:
- Many people are
allergic, or at least, highly sensitive to the
smell of make-up. They can't help this, but you can help them by not
wearing it. Compassion, one good reason.
- Most
people have no idea how to
apply it "properly", so it looks absolutely
ridiculous.
- There is no reason to wear it other than to hide your
true self, and this is totally unnecessary. If you're doing it to gain
acceptance, or
enhance your physical appearance, don't
bother. If you must, at least learn how you're
actually supposed to use it.
- Many different make-up
companies use
animals for testing, and I'm not too entirely
fond of this practice, especially when it is for something as
incredibly useless as make-up.
- It's
very expensive, I've noticed. If you've got spare cash, donate it to some charity so that it might
benefit, instead of
wasting it.
Of course, there are probably some
valid reasons to use make-up,
by all means, bring them to my
attention if you wish. But as far as I'm
concerned, it's just
another one of those things the world could do
without.
Update: Granted, some people may be
scarred or something like that, and they might not be
happy with the way that they look, but that's
simply because there is so much value placed on
physical apperance. That is sad in itself.