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Naomi
@naomiii
Some days I watch video essays on what's happening on the socials I am not using (insta, tiktok) and... is it just me or isn't this whole "no-makeup makeup" stuff a scam? These people sell you 50 step routines (incl. lots of makeup) so you look like you haven't used any? Nah thanks, I'll just be lazy instead.
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Rachna
@rachna
it’s 100% a scam lol. it also sets the narrative for men that “no makeup makeup” is better than a full face of makeup, because they think they have nothing on and look down on women who do the latter another thing that bothers me about it is you need to have absolutely flawless skin to achieve the clean girl look, which the influencers have because of the amount of procedures they get done bts but don’t always talk about. a good chunk of women wear makeup to hide scars, uneven skin tone etc in the first place
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Naomi
@naomiii
yeh also somewhere i saw some one argue that it's fascist.. i mean most the clean girls are white and in many ways this is a look that black and brown people have been rocking for decades (but when they did it is called ghetto) and now here we are ahaha yeah, kinda insane now this trickles down into the real world and morphs perception and expectation. i'm quite happy to not be on these platforms, and get most my view of real humans from the offline world. Most people in my surroundings just look like normal people with normal skin.
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Rachna
@rachna
the first part!!! so much of what’s taken from brown and black culture is then adopted and repackaged into “trends” people’s perceptions have been skewed so much that even pores on skin or the texture on hands or dark underarms (list goes on) is brought out like it’s suddenly an issue now, only to sell more products. manufacture insecurities and then sell them solutions lol
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