make-up

i don't really wear make-up. this may be because my mother didn't really wear it either, so it was never really something i aspired to myself. i played around with it at the age of 12, wearing bright green or blue eye-shadow on a daily basis for the best part of a year. i was neither encouraged nor discouraged from doing so. after a while, i stopped. then in high-school, i started using eyeliner and mascara but again, that didn't really last long. maybe it was because i felt make-up was expensive and, in the end, not really worth it - i liked my looks just fine without it - that i stopped.

i know i look rather spectacular with make-up - some would say unrecognisable - but it's just not me. yes, i actually have basic make-up products but only because i feel it's sometimes important to wear for, e.g. client meetings. there are also special occasions, like a party or a date, where i will probably wear stuff. if i'm on stage, there is obviously no choice as the lights reduce facial features to one big blur. but most of the time, i'm happier without the hassle and i often feel that wearing make-up is like lying about who i really am.