Things I Never Truly Realized About Being a Woman

[lavender]

 

[Kitte]

Growing up my Grandma always used to tell me "It takes pains to be beautiful" that sticks in my head as I shave pluck tweeze and otherwise barrage myself with society imposed ideals on women.

 

[Sillyman]

Because Men Are Assholes.

 

[lavender]

 

[Sillyman]

Happy to provide lavy.

 

[Never]

Oddly enough, I have no idea what you're talking about.

 

[Guru]

 

[lavender]

 

[Never]

The Truth about Beauty Products: They can make a good-looking person look stunning but nothing can help the ugly.

 

[Sillyman]

I like humans, not Sears mannequins, if it's all the same.

 

[Debbie]

3 hours later you too can look like this. Bugger the kids or the smoke emanating from the kitchen. I'll stick to my ponytail thanks.

 

[Gord]

If we did to our bodies all the things we could to stay looking beautiful - it would take every minute of every day.

First, of course you need daily exercise. Let's put that at 1 hour.

Make sure to drink plenty of water.

Eat right - nutritionally. With cooking that should be 2 hours per day.

Now let's talk about hair care.

First, you need to shampoo daily and probably condition - depending on hair a few times weekly. Then, maybe we should do the deep conditioning with shea butter or whatever once a week. Don't forget, about once every few months you can do mud mask for your hair. None of this includes styling your hair at all and all the products used to aid in this.

Let's move past the hair to the simple skin on your face. You definitely need to use a cleanser. Additional products include exfoliating gel, a toner, and then moisturizer. Dont' forget to use a mask at least twice a week. Then you can also do things such as revitalizing cream for your eyes. Firming cream for your neck. Hydration treatments. The list goes on and on.

Then let's get past this to your body. You need exfoliating scrub. But many recommend doing a pre shower treatment of hydration before you ever put on the scrub. Then you exfoliate. After you've done all this get in the shower. In the shower you use another type of shower gel or whatever. Then you get out. When you get out, you should use some type of moisturizer. Depending on what you want you can rub different types of creams on your tits on your stomach the cellulite shit on your thighs - and of course general lotion.

Now moving on to hands. Don't forget to keep those nails and cuticles hydrated. Plus we want those nails to be thick and hard and to grow straight. You should make sure to put a coat on a week to keep the nails firm. Make sure you use a cuticle lotion as well as basic hand lotion. Maybe once a week or twice a month do a little mask for your hands.

Now foot care. Well, always use special foot lotion and foot scrub. Keep that filing board handy in the event you develop a callous or a rough spot. You can also do the masks for your feet.

Shaving - you have to keep your legs and pits shaved at all times. Don't forget to magic. Wouldn't want any of those ugly public hairs growing out in the open.

I haven't even started with makeup, nail polish, toe polish, curling your hair, drying your hair, doing whatever to your hair.

This is fucking exhausting. Why the fuck have we placed these standards upon ourselves???????????????????????

That was intentional. I'm fucking baffled.

Reason for this thread : www.sephora.com

Jesus Christ.

Shit you must know my other half -

She had products that I didnt know existed , we keep the share price of Boots high !

 

[Mellon Collie]

And then there's self-tanning or natural tanning.

No, don't tan! Are you crazy?

It will only cause a greater need to care for your skin, more and more moisturizer, not to mention that pesky cancer.

Being purty is definitely a full time job and I complain about doing now but I really get sad when I think about having to do it for the rest of my life. I think I'm just going to give up and be one of those earthy hippy girls. You know, no make-up (not that I wear any now), hairy armpits/legs and whatnot. I think it could work for me.

 

[takingchances42]

Because Men Are Assholes.

You may be, but there is no need to make knee-jerk responses like that about the rest of us.

What Lavender posted about has nothing to do with men. Very little of women's "beauty" regimes have anything to do with men. We evolved to screw cavewomen who never had a shower or knew what shampoo was. Give us an erection and we'll still go there.

The anorexia, the mud packs, the collagen injections, the special conditioners and exfoliants -- all have nothing to do with men. They are about women's images of themselves and each other, competition to look more beautiful from a woman's perspective, and women getting their feelings of self worth tied up in their appearances. Why women insist on doing those things to themselves is up to the women, but blaming it on the men is ludicrous.

 

[Merelan]

Lavendar, that doesn't leave any time for Lit or sex.

Nope, can't do it. Sorry.

Excellent point taking chances.(The one about we do it to ourselves.) I don't think I have ever known a guy who wanted his woman to look like that.

 

[lavender]

 

[sexy-girl]

all that stuff is just marketing designed to make money from us ... if you think about how much you could do to stay beautiful think about how much it would cost if you bought into all of it

lavender you dont need that stuff to look beautiful anyway ... the only time i beautify myself is when im in a stupid mood and i feel like doing it as a change but theres no way i could or would do it everyday

 

[MissTaken]

Have you ever met a gal who placed that much emphasis on her physical beauty?

Those that I have known have had nothing else to offer.

Well, perhaps nice gals do it, but in my experience, these women are some of the most empty headed sorts and seem to be hiding behide the plasticity of their physical presence.

So, my "beauty regime" is about 20 minutes per day, including the shower.

Anything else I do, excercise, eating right, etc. is for my own personal benefit as opposed to my appearance to others.

Good thread, lavey!

Disclaimer: I am NOT suggesting that all beautiful people are dummies.

 

[bluemuse]

Only do a portion of what you listed. The rest is all "smoke and mirrors", honey.....

 

[perks]

Growing up my Grandma always used to tell me "It takes pains to be beautiful" that sticks in my head as I shave pluck tweeze and otherwise barrage myself with society imposed ideals on women.

that's so funny, my mom used to tell me "It hurts to be beautiful"

of course she was smacking me in the head with the brush at the time cause I wouldn't sit still, but I understand the concept.

and lavy now you know why my beauty routine is to get the mens drunk. It's way easier, well except for the 2am clean up.

 

[sunstruck]

Ok, Sunstruck's beauty regime.

5:30am Wake up, occasionally have morning sex, put on swim suit and shorts, walk dogs then do 40 laps. (I rarely skip this, but this morning I was tooooo fucking tired and I feel like shit because of it). Feed pets.


6:30amish Take shower complete with body gel, fascial bar (burts bees tomato and something) shampoo and conditioner. (Once a week I use Neutragena clarifying shampoo and on a different day, a hot oil treatment). Shave legs and pits (every other dayish).

6:50am. Out of shower, Vitamin C moisturizer everywhere I reach, call in hubby for that spot on my back I can't seem to get to. Facial moisturizer (burt's bees carrot day cream). Brush teeth, floss and rince with floride rince.

7am Hair. Rub Citrus Shine Cuticle sealent into hair, either blow dry or braid, depending on mood and time.

7:20am make-up. Not much, mostly a very light base to blend and some blush. If I'm feeling the need, eye liner.

7:40am get dressed, a touch of Sunflowers perfume.

7:50am Leave for work, picking up breakfast on the way, ususally a low fat muffin or a bagel or a fruit cup and caffine.

9amish to 5pm is. Work

6:30pmish. Get home walk dogs. Feed pets. Make dinner. Do whatever hubby and I feel like doing.

Sometime between 10pm and midnight. Wash face, moisturize, brush teeth, floride rince, floss, moisturize body again. Go to bed, usually have some kind of sex, go to sleep.

That sounds like a lot more beauty care than it feels like actually.

 

[Aphrodisiac]

My " beauty regime " is brushing my teeth and taking a shower.

That is all ... I am very simple.


I love being a woman.