Kiss and Makeup

On a random shopping trip several weekends ago, I told Kelly we had to go to Ulta, because I needed to buy some Bare Minerals face powder. At $28 a pop, the makeup is no cheap deal -- however, I go through two a year, so in essence, it's really not so bad.

"$28!?!?" Kelly exclaimed as I attempted to find my perfect shade of pale. "Do you really NEED all this makeup?"

I don't understand why men think buying makeup is a luxury to women, like it's some divine encounter to drop nearly $30 on a product whose sole purpose is to basically look like it's not even there. 

I stopped, and asked, "Kelly, do you like this?" *swirly motion to my general face region.* "You like me to look like this? Then stop complaining."

I can't speak for all women, but many I have encountered, myself included, equate buying makeup to buying deodorant. It's kind of a must-have for hygiene, but nothing that we get all giddy buying. 

Granted, I guess I could go bare-faced, because it is not a general hygiene requirement  to wear makeup, where deodorant is kind of a must-have. But, at some point, women decide their level of  "done-up" on their face. For me, it's a little powder, mascara, eyeshadow and liner most days. For others, it's nothing.

But I daresay, if I just decided to stop wearing makeup all together, the one person who would notice most and probably miss it: Kelly. 

So just shut up already about it, and hand me the face powder.