I just feel so bad saying that as a fellow woman*
![Roll eyes :rolleyes: :rolleyes:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
but like, she just looks soooooooo nice with a bit of make-up and a genuine smile on (as in, not pulling a weird face for insta)
(It's Zanna doing Tally's stories btw)
* I mean, I have been wondering for a while how to say it, the way a feel about Tally. A few disclaimers, a few observations, a few things that can be true at the same time despite being seemingly mutually exclusive...
- most people look better with a bit of makeup on, a touch of foundation, mascara/brow, blush/lippie - basically depending which of your features are already nice and which ones need a little extra
sumthing ![Wink ;) ;)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
- yes, I do a full face of makeup most days
- I do actually like making up my face, it's kinda therapeutic, plus I am artitstic to an extent, and making up my face is not too unlike drawing or doing some crafts
![Wink ;) ;)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
- I am not a classic beauty, I have a wonky nose, and small-ish eyes, I am definitely someone who does need a little help/looks a little better with
some makeup on
- I don't think makeup has to be beautifying, I love a dark lip (despite being pale and having small lips), or a statement/dark eyeliner (despite actually being told by someone I once considered a friend, to use white/flash colour eye pencil to make the eyes look bigger, without her realising it's not everyone's goal/that sometimes one can
choose a more striking look over a pretty one - she actually had gifted me a flash-coloured eyeliner (the balls of her, am I right?), which I did used for a week or two, just to see if I like it, but had to stop because it made my eyes feel itchy - THE ABSOLUTE IRONY
![Face with tears of joy :joy: 😂](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/joypixels/emoji-assets@5.0/png/64/1f602.png)
- I secretly do people's makeup in my head 🫣 but not extreme, just like little touches that would make them look a bit prettier/more put together
- I don't judge people who straight up refuse to wear makeup, if I see someone completely bare-faced I can absolutely see their beauty, and can find those of their features, which are lovely, and which I admire
- there are so many reasons someone may choose not to wear makeup
- I do have lots of much older friends (like, they're could be my mother, and I am now in my late 30s - you do the maths) - I
don't scan their faces for imperfections, I don't think about what they look like too much when we catch up, I appreciate the time together (they might be older, but they're just as busy as anyone else) -- I just try to learn, and listen, and be a bit more like them when
I grow up - a happy, accomplished, well-travelled, well-read, cultured woman, eating a good but not restrictive diet, being active enough to keep well/healthy, who is able to inspire and support her other friends
I honestly don't know what I am trying to say here. I guess, I have a pretty high standard for myself, when it comes to looks, but also merits (I try to better myself, always, and learn from people - professionally, as well as, how to simply be a better, nicer person).
I guess these days, Tally has nothing to say, nothing to inspire, all while not looking her best self, and quite frankly, looking unwell, and sometimes sad.
I gues it's
nice she's looking nice and excited on the eve of her [second] wedding day.
I guess I am just trying to navigate being a woman in 2024 - it's really not
that easy, as we have learnt from the America Ferrera's
Barbie monologue
![Woozy face :woozy_face: 🥴](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/joypixels/emoji-assets@5.0/png/64/1f974.png)