N.B This article was originally written for and published at the COACH Magazine (The official Magazine of Gold's Gym). This is a pre-editing version.
Why women put on makeup?
One study published by NCBI (National Center of
Biotechnology Information) revealed two classes of women who prefer putting on
makeup. The study was an attempt to understand the relationship of women to
their makeup through interviewing different groups of women on their quality of
life and makeup habits. The results were hitting on the relation between the
need to makeup oneself and the specific psychological feature. Results supported
two opposites in the personalities of women putting on makeup as part of their
day to day life style; the “Camouflage” and the “Seduction” functional classes.
The “Camouflage” psychological profile is about women who are anxious,
defensive and emotionally unstable compared to the “Seduction” profile who
appear to be more sociable, assertive and extroverted.
Another answer for the same question was documented by www.suite101.com in an article written by a
makeup artist. Even though she can’t be representing all women and girls, yet
there is definitely something about what she said. She mentioned 4 main reasons
why would a woman put on makeup. It might be the desire to look younger, to
feel attractive and that makeup can sometimes be the only affordable luxury in
hard times.
Understanding why women put on makeup is the first antidote
of revisiting the idea of “I won’t look gorgeous without makeup”
Might sound a bit like a cliche but it’s always renewable,
“The real beauty lies within”. It’s not your make up, not your age, not how
you’re dressed up and not how your hair is done. Yes, surely these make a
difference, yet think of all the real beautiful and sexy ladies you met once,
how many of them did you change your opinion about with the first interaction
or conversation? If you’re not feeling good in your heart and mind, no matter
what you do, you’ll still not look good as well. How you feel is how you look.
Nevertheless, that doesn't mean that we don’t encourage you to be careless
towards your outer beauty.
SIX WAYS TO LOOK NATURALLY RADIANT WITHOUT MAKEUP:
·
Accept and love yourself
the way you are and if there is something you don’t like about yourself then
you can either accept it or change it. Take it easy.Don’t build your thoughts
and behavior based on the social mirror. Just be yourself. Own your
personality. Behave, act, speak and think the way you feel comfortable for you
and not for anybody else. You are unique and you are loved the way you are.When
you love yourself, you’ll feel confident and comfortable. That’s your first
stepping stone to look naturally beautiful.
2.
Watch your health
What do you eat? How many hours do you
sleep? Do you exercise? Can you keep a healthy skin? Are you watching your
physical, psychological and mental status? Your health tells a lot about you. How
much you are happy is relatively proportional to how healthy you are. These are
easy to do things for your health:
·
Exercise regularly
·
Sleep early, wake up
early and sleep well. Never fight sleeping. If not possible, then at least
make sure you get 8 hours of sleep. Lack of or unstable sleeping patterns can result
in swollen, puffy bags and dark circles under the eyes.
·
Drink plenty of water.
A little lack of water in your body can cause you a dry skin, which is not
commonly “nice”. Make sure you drink an appropriate amount of water that should
be equivalent to the amount of water you lose through the day, especially if
you exercise, are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you live in a hot or dry
climate by nature.
·
Grab in more fruits,
vegetables and nuts. Specifically talking about the foods that can directly affect how
you look and even make you long younger on the long term with a sustained trend
-
Raisins. A handful
or more every other day would do.
-
Tomatoes. Eat it
every other day as well.And, there’s no wrong way to take it. Take fresh, or sauce
or juice or even skin or hair treatment. It works all ways.
-
Peanuts. Take a
handful or more three times a week. (Provided you don’t have peanut allergy)
-
Onions. A few
slivers every other day.
-
Potatoes. You can
take this almost daily. Definitely not fried!
3.
Pamper yourself
Make sure you have your off times; times in
which you can sit and do nothing or in which you can do things only to please
yourself.
It differs from one to another, but for
example you can do anything from the below suggestions:
-
Pamper yourself at a Spa
-
Pamper yourself at your
Beauty Salon
-
Go to a place you really
like and enjoy the weather with a close friend
-
Go shopping and buy
whatever you like
-
Keep a circle of friends
with whom it’s really fun going out with
-
You don’t have to dress
well only in occasions, why don’t you dress up very nice every time you’re
going out of home. More and above, it feels even better to dress very nice when
you’re at home!
4.
SMILE
Life is full of disappointments,
frustrations, unmet expectations and life’s reality always hearts. Accept this
fact and find your way to happiness through it. There’s always a way to be
happy. Happiness is just a state of mind. A state of an assertive will to be
always happy regardless of any upsets coming in the way. One very simple way is
just to keep your smile, always. And don’t forget it in hardships, try only to
smile and see how things would get easier. You have to believe in your right of
happiness, once you believe in it; you’ll find your way to it.
5.
Be your femininity
mate
What differentiates males from females? It’s
not their body structure, it’s not their voice tone, it’s not the different
responsibilities, and it’s nothing more than females’ femininity. Watch your
femininity in the way you dress the way you look, the way you talk, the way you
work, the way you think and dream and in every single way. Don’t let it go,
because it’s a sweet blessing to have it. It’s like when we see a man and if
he’s not manly we might think he’s gay! Or else we won’t be that attracted to
him! On the other hand, femininity does not oppose being assertive, being
smart, fighting for your rights, speaking up for your opinions. You just do it
all the feminine way!
6.
Take care of your
skin
·
Visit your dermatologist
to know your skin type. You always need to make sure that you’re doing the
right thing for your skin and using the skincare products that suit you.
·
Wash your face using a
proper facial wash or cleanser every day. This will help remove the dead
skin regularly and help even out your skin tone.
·
Use a moisturizer two
times a day. Get a suitable day and a night face cream and apply once you
wake up and before going to sleep. It is essential to keep your skin hydrated
in order for your skin to stay soft.
