Makeup has been around for thousands of years, and so has the argument over who people put makeup on for: themselves? Or for someone they want to attract? I don’t think it’s a perfect binary, but the debate rages on. In 2019, wearing makeup goes far beyond looking flawless. There are some very serious makeup artists out there who put on all sorts of looks to share online or just take pics of for their collection.
Both men and women wear makeup these days, of course, but historical women are called vain far more often. A Twitter user named @minhaj3m decided to take a swing at all the ladies painting their faces and wrote, “If u wear makeup for urself why dont u wear makeup at home.”
If u wear makeup for urself why dont u wear makeup at home
— M (@minhaj3m) October 3, 2019
I guess the implication is that all the women who say they wear it for themselves are lying? And it is actually for him, a man? As are all things women do?
A Twitter user named @earth2ardo quote-tweeted him, writing, “This is so funny because girls be doing their most intricate looks just to sit at home.” And the responses to her tweet proved she was right.
this is so funny because girls be doing their most intricate looks just to sit at home https://t.co/x48kmJtRHf
— ✧ leonardo ✧ (@earth2ardo) October 4, 2019
There is an entire chain of woman after woman showing off their at-home lewks, and they’re pretty incredible. Most of them never saw the light of day—maybe because it’s more fun to take perfect selfies in your bathroom than wander the streets with butterflies glued to your face?
The girls have talent:
i only wore the first one out for friday the 13th hehe pic.twitter.com/DYL0tgE9ZC
— METALCORE MUMMY (@mangothickyrice) October 5, 2019
IVE NEVER WORN THESE LOOKS OUT LMAO pic.twitter.com/kyswA7loe6
— ming (@minghui_xo) October 5, 2019
None of these looks ever got to see daylight ?? all stay at home looks ??♀️ pic.twitter.com/uVRXsW7s7k
— Lauren? (ig:@glamby_lauren) (@glamby_lauren) October 5, 2019
The first pic is me outside the rest is me putting makeup in my face just to sit on my bed and listen to music. Men are so loud and wrong pic.twitter.com/o4w1v4sEhM
— lavienus (@lavienus) October 4, 2019
i really jus be chillin at home like pic.twitter.com/HmChXrm5oA
— kay (@kaybeautyaz) October 5, 2019
watched greys anatomy reruns on netflix after i was done with all these looks ?? pic.twitter.com/L4LFBuYr8E
— rae ? (@kimchiiwhore) October 5, 2019
all i do is sit at home and do my makeup. i- pic.twitter.com/UIBWrvVxaK
— KK. (@kaylayanxo) October 5, 2019
Mooooooood. ?? pic.twitter.com/AEqGav1xrG
— ?Lexiijade? (@Lexiijademua) October 5, 2019
Me at home vs. me in public lmao pic.twitter.com/cFgSoWYEpI
— Abigail Lily? (@CrosbieAbigail) October 5, 2019
Walked around the house a whole day with just one eye just bc I could pic.twitter.com/uKxelNO9D6
— julia sugarbaker (@tiabbea) October 5, 2019
Sometimes i don’t even wear make up outside pic.twitter.com/U3elvwMVo0
— Root (@jyushiaimoano) October 5, 2019
These are prime “I’m sitting in my pjs and watching Bob’s Burgers” looks pic.twitter.com/Dyr6DRwwac
— meghan (@MeghanDRiley) October 5, 2019
Literally played with this Bane mask to sit in the house and wash it off ???♀️ pic.twitter.com/FnkRZMyXDx
— Neo Soul Hoe (@LiPSTiCKandJAYS) October 5, 2019
I literally didn’t exit the house when I did these pic.twitter.com/g11RqbWPQo
— ☾・⌜ray⌟ ✦ ♡ (@r4yuns) October 5, 2019
Makeup looks I do at home vs how I look every time I leave the house pic.twitter.com/kGvQy1xrfe
— nubian princess (@stormclennan) October 5, 2019
not intricate but i look like a bad b and went nowhere all day pic.twitter.com/s3YG0U66sv
— vanessa?⚔️ (@vanessaanjelina) October 5, 2019
Can safely say I’ve never worn these looks outside pic.twitter.com/c1wVC9Pehy
— efy (@Chimmyschims) October 5, 2019
A couple looks I’ve done within the last year, just because I wanted to pic.twitter.com/qyPJXoEWlG
— Queen K ?? (@_kameha_) October 5, 2019
PERIODTTTTTTTTTT pic.twitter.com/q2p7j0va3I
— P.I.M.P (@Blaisss_b) October 5, 2019
It’s also funny to imagine a woman showing up to a date with a Bane mask painted on, saying, “I DID THIS FOR YOU!!” Obviously, these women are all very good at putting on makeup and they enjoy it for all sorts of reasons. Maybe some have to do with being attractive, but it seems like overall they want to feel pretty when they look at themselves.
Some people tried to make the same overall point to the original poster, but he didn’t believe it. Probably because he’s sexist:
People really trying to convince me they sit around at home 24s with a full face of makeup looool rate urself a bit
— M (@minhaj3m) October 4, 2019
And u = weirdo
— M (@minhaj3m) October 3, 2019
Yup. Cause his point was to bash women not to make sense pic.twitter.com/azBT7vaeYV
— LLGM? (@DeeConscience) October 5, 2019
Ladies, don’t date a man who judges you wrong no matter what you do.