The Art of Makeup

A lot the time when I tell a guy that I went to beauty school and that doing makeup is one of my hobbies, they laugh... yeah, a lot of the time they laugh! Then they go into this speech about how they like girls who dont wear makeup and that girls dont need makeup and all this "natural beauty" crap, meanwhile I'm standing there with a full face of makeup staring at them with a blank expression, waiting for them to finish. I hate having this argument. So many people are ignorant to the fact that makeup is an A R T. Hence the term makeup artistry. "Mascara and 10 pounds of foundation, yeah thats really artsy"; I get snarky comments like this all the time. I respect people's opinions, but there are different forms of art and if you consider tattoos, photography, origami, or even an edible arrangement as art, then there is no reason to not include makeup. Makeup artists are artists, their medium is the human body. Theres more to makeup than a contour face and red lipstick, theres body painting, airbrushing, special effects, fantasy, and other specialties. It is truly an art, and a special talent. Not every women can, or properly can, apply makeup on themselves, so imagine someone having to apply makeup to others, working with different faces, and having to decide what will work best with their features. Blending and applying color theory is also a skill that takes a lot of practice.

I'm tired of people not giving credit to makeup artists for what they do.