If I questioned young British women about their morning routines and the lengths they go to in order to prepare themselves to face the world each morning, I think putting make-up on would feature in the majority of daily routines. Make-up is like our war-paint, when you wear it you feel safe, protected from the feeling of inadequacy to other women. The best feeling is when you have spent ages applying the perfect make-up, you look in the mirror and think, yeah I actually do look good today, you are instantly ready to face the world and whatever it throws at you.
There is nothing worse than beginning your day by glancing around the street and thinking, ‘they all look better than me’ if you start the day like this then you might as well just go home and sleep for the rest of the day becasue, lets face it, you will be in that mood when everything irritates you! We don’t like to admit it, but to us women, competition in our image is just about as fierce as what the FA Cup final is to men! (don't get me wrong I know women like football too, its just an example!) I have no doubt that almost every fellow female we come into contact with, will be subject to a brutal 10 second once-over observation, from the shine on her patent peep-toes to the curl on those mascara coated lashes, just to check she doesn’t look better than we do. We don't even make this observation subtle, if someone is giving you the once over then you know about it, an instant reaction to this is a quick hair flick or chaging your posture to make yourself look taller. If she does look better than you, honestly, we take an instant dislike to her, it doesn’t matter who she is but for those 10 seconds we resent her. If on the other hand we know she looks nowhere near as good as we do then we can thank her for brightening up our day! Harsh, but very true!
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