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I& #39;ve been stuck indoors, like most other people, for the past few weeks
Like a lot of people, I& #39;ve barely worn makeup in this time (i don& #39;t wear it daily anyway, but that& #39;s beside the point rn)
The times I have are when I& #39;m going to be seen
Like a lot of people, I& #39;ve barely worn makeup in this time (i don& #39;t wear it daily anyway, but that& #39;s beside the point rn)
The times I have are when I& #39;m going to be seen
It (and a tweet by @SofieHagen) has gotten me thinking about why I wear makeup, or nice clothes, or whatever
And it& #39;s not for me...not exactly
And it& #39;s not for me...not exactly
It& #39;s not that I wear it for male approval (honestly the less non-queer men pay attention to my existence, the better)
But it isn& #39;t purely for my own enjoyment/gratification
But it isn& #39;t purely for my own enjoyment/gratification
I dress the way I do because my style is language and communication
Putting on a suit or a denim jacket or my gold evening dress are all me trying to express who I am to the people I meet
It& #39;s me explaining myself and my priorities without really explaining them
Putting on a suit or a denim jacket or my gold evening dress are all me trying to express who I am to the people I meet
It& #39;s me explaining myself and my priorities without really explaining them
When I& #39;m at home alone, I know who I am. I don& #39;t need to show anyone who I am, so red lipstick and hoop earrings are about as useful as talking to myself
(I do talk to myself sometimes, and I wear makeup home alone sometimes. They& #39;re fairly analogous)
(I do talk to myself sometimes, and I wear makeup home alone sometimes. They& #39;re fairly analogous)
I& #39;m not sure if I& #39;m making sense, or even if this matters
But if you, like me, haven& #39;t plucked your eyebrows or done your nails since the middle of March and are having a bit of an identity crisis about it
Don& #39;t stress. Grooming less when in lockdown doesn& #39;t make it inauthentic
But if you, like me, haven& #39;t plucked your eyebrows or done your nails since the middle of March and are having a bit of an identity crisis about it
Don& #39;t stress. Grooming less when in lockdown doesn& #39;t make it inauthentic
The fact that personal style is performance doesn& #39;t mean it& #39;s inauthentic, or less true
It just means it& #39;s communication.
And the same way you speak differently to different people, and you probably speak less when you& #39;re on your own, you& #39;ll dress differently on your own
It just means it& #39;s communication.
And the same way you speak differently to different people, and you probably speak less when you& #39;re on your own, you& #39;ll dress differently on your own
(All that said, I do need to sort my nails out. My hands are making me really sad rn)
