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Becoming Beautiful: Why do I even try?
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Oh, I follow most of those beauty routines that are supposedly forced upon us, the weaker sex, by our misogynistic society. I shower, fix my hair, and put on make-up daily. I get the occasional manicure, own over 30 pairs of shoes, and consistently spend more than ten minutes each day making sure that my purse, heels, and shirt are complementary to each other. To tell the truth, though I do occasionally tire of the constant drain on my time, I actually enjoy this routine. Or at least I enjoy the outcome. It makes me feel presentable.
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And that â??presentabilityâ? is the root of the problem.
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Why is it that “appropriately dressed” for a woman requires a skirt, pantyhose, the correct lingerie, a matching shirt, heels, a hairdryer, a hair curler (or flat iron), lipstick, concealer, foundation, powder, blush, eyeliner, and eye shadow, and mascara whereas a man requires only a shower (possibly using only a bar of soap) and a clean suit? Has it always been like this? Is there some innate property of estrogen production that means I can’t look good without fifteen cosmetic products, six outfit choices, and spending at least 45 minutes on my appearance? I hate that those 45 minutes, paired with heels and a dress, make men fall over themselves in their haste to help me carry a single bag of ice to my car, but had I showed up bare-faced and in a T-shirt, I wouldn’t have gotten anything more than the cursory you’re-a-female-under-the-age-of-40 glance-over. Have our beauty standards changed from this to this? Do we really need to airbrush ourselves in order to avoid repulsing our friends and would-be suitors?
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And to make this point visually, take a look at one of my absolute favorite video clips.