why I am actually a hypocrite

It happens regularly that I raise an eyebrow when I see a photo of someone without makeup. And sometimes I even screenshot it and throw it in a Whatsapp group with the text “why does she do this to herself. Just put on a coat of paint, girlfriend.” And then there are agreeing responses like “yeah, indeed.” But actually, I find this behavior very annoying and I want to stop it immediately.

Not with the screenshotting, but with the fact that I have an opinion about women who post makeup-free and practically filter-free on Instagram. Because man, oh man, what have I become that I disapprove of this. I would never ever do it myself. Because I don’t have the guts for it. There are plenty of days that I go out without makeup, but I only do that when I have a “normal” office day without appointments. As soon as there’s something in the agenda, powder goes on my head and a coat of mascara on my lashes. Always. Without mascara, I feel naked, without powder I find my skin just stupid and I usually take a dollop of foundation from the pot.

Actually, I’m just jealous of all those women who aren’t as ridiculously vain as I am

And if I have to be in a photo on a makeup-free day, I make sure to put on a killer pair of sunglasses or some other object in front of my face, look down, or get photographed from the side. Because then you see it the least. Very. Very. Cowardly.

Actually, I’m just jealous of all those women who aren’t as ridiculously vain as I am. Who don’t care about the perfection standard that I, mind you, just wrote an anti-piece about last week . Sometimes I’m a bit shocked by my own hypocrisy, maybe that’s the main lesson here. And that I should post without makeup on Instagram more often, or at least once. People, wish me luck.. It happens regularly that I raise an eyebrow when I see a photo of someone without makeup.