My sister informs me that people who say things like that to me when I straighten my hair have "internalized a Jersey Shore standard of beauty." So there, :).

LOVE IT! I do think that the hatred towards curly/wild/kinky hair is racially based. Of course, I'm white so it's not racist towards me in particular, but I think that the reason it's so looked down upon is that it's associated with those "wild" people. It's much less common in Northern and Western European societies and much more common in Mediterranean, African, Jewish, Middle Eastern, etc. areas. Thoughts I have.

t's always frustrated me because I've always wanted to know how to do the "look really good because of make up, but don't look like I have any on" effect.

Me, too! I would love to know how to do this! I still wouldn't wear it everyday, but it'd be nice on rare occasions.

I gave up on eyeliner, I am ridiculously bad at applying it.

You so sound like me.

I know--I also judge people who wear too much, and I really shouldn't. Because a lot of them are really nice girls! But I associate them with the kind of people I don't like. I need to work on it more.

I definitely resent the societal pressure about it and the idea that only women have to wear it. Screw that. ...I maybe feel a little defensive about my make up-less state, :).

Yup! We're on the same page!