Lady Problems by AlexandraDal

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You feeling me, ladies?

Mechanical pencil on vellum, scanned and colored in Photoshop CS5.

P.S. Nobody cares if you don't/rarely wear makeup. Good for you. Typical comment: "I only use 100% organic, natural beeswax on my lips to protect from wind burn and chapping. I collect the wax from the bee colony on my farm and sell it on Etsy. I squeeze some ripe berries and rub the juice on my cheeks for a nice, natural-looking flush and I'm good to go! I don't need makeup to feel good about myself! I have nothing to hide!"

Edit: Sheesh, people. My two cents on the makeup debate on Reddit and other sites: [link] Also, she's frowning because she's being insulted. Duh.

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Pamayra Featured By Owner Jan 26, 2017

Haha that's so true! xD

DryBird Featured By Owner Mar 20, 2015 Student General Artist

I know that if a person always wears makeup, all the time, then they will look a bit weird without it. Same goes if you never wear makeup and one day suddenly decide to put on a full face of it.

outlawgirl265 Featured By Owner Mar 19, 2015

I thought she was frowning because she just got up. It's the same squinty "leave me alone, puny mortal" look I give people when I wake up.

Pyrosaitan1 Featured By Owner Mar 19, 2015

if you're a dude and you're ugly you're just plain fucked

sebastianmiqhaelis Featured By Owner Mar 19, 2015 Student Digital Artist

Boys can wear makeup.

Pyrosaitan1 Featured By Owner Mar 21, 2015

you're a funny one

sebastianmiqhaelis Featured By Owner Mar 21, 2015 Student Digital Artist

I'm a boy, and I wear makeup? Is there something wrong with looking good?

Pyrosaitan1 Featured By Owner Mar 22, 2015

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Pyrosaitan1 Featured By Owner May 7, 2015

how do i express that tumblr and feminism has ruined the term "trigger word" for anyone trying to use it seriously... or that i could care less about what someone who refuses to take legal loopy pills and then wonder why i think they're fucking irritating for being so damn mopy...
regardless though, the whole thing about men wearing makeup being kinda gay, i still stand by, regardless of strikes against my account

sebastianmiqhaelis Featured By Owner Mar 22, 2015 Student Digital Artist

Ew, you are gross.
By the way, trigger words send abuse and trauma victims into panic attacks and such. Way to be an asshole to those victims.

ieZZdiZZlei Featured By Owner Mar 19, 2015 Student Digital Artist

Btw I'm also on the EXACT SAME BOAT AS YOU. I read your link.

ieZZdiZZlei Featured By Owner Mar 19, 2015 Student Digital Artist

Yea I know those feels all too well. I'm just up for looking good from all categories. Makeup or not lol Looking good is looking good.

Froze777 Featured By Owner Mar 19, 2015 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

True

Wambling Featured By Owner Mar 19, 2015 Hobbyist Digital Artist

My wife pretty much never wears makeup because we can't afford it so I didn't realize for a long time how much people think women need makeup! Laci Green (sp?) on youtube made me realize that it is hard to be a woman in that respect (already knew it was hard for other reasons) but yea.. what I'm trying to say is women should not be made to feel like they NEED makeup to go out.. I mean there should always be a choice to but it seems that allot of women feel that they can't just go somewhere with no makeup on.
It is probably a little easier for my wife to go without makeup because her lips are very full and red so it already looks like she is wearing lipstick and people think she is lying when she says she isn't wearing any.. but that is beside the point.

OriiPrincess Featured By Owner Mar 19, 2015

Lol And this is why I wear no make-up!!! XD

Erudithral Featured By Owner Feb 17, 2015 Student Traditional Artist

This is a problem that was going on even in Shakespeare's time.

Dreamcass Featured By Owner Edited Oct 17, 2014

This actually happened to me.

Katnam Featured By Owner Dec 21, 2013 Student Traditional Artist

Wow. There's always a group of people putting others down. Geeze guys.:/ some people are super thin because the pressure they feel from society and some are just built to be skinny. Some people are just built bigger too. And who gives a shit what men want?! Be what you want whatever that is. Stop putting other people down! You guys are ridiculous.

WingedEggGo Featured By Owner Oct 24, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

While I personally don't usually wear any makeup (except for special events) I respect those who do. It honestly depends on the person; some are more suited for makeup, some are not. The point is, I don't it matters. You can have your preferences, but you shouldn't think any less of those that go against them.

To some, makeup lets them express their creativity, and makes them feel confident.

To some, makeup feels fake and awkward; they feel like they can't do anything without ruining it, and that its constricting.

I think its okay to do what you want, as long as YOU are comfortable with it, and you are not being pressured into anything.

asheano1 Featured By Owner Oct 23, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

I've seen this before of Facebook, but there was no credit to you, nice to finally know where it came from (:

BloodyFreedom Featured By Owner Oct 23, 2013 Student Traditional Artist

people just think everybody could and SHOULD (?) comment on what women do/wear/say/...

If somebody is thin, they say they should gain weight.
if they are 'fat' they should lose weight.

ManeatingCouch Featured By Owner Oct 23, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

You act as if it's a fine line.

Men don't actually like ultra thin women, anyway. Evolutionarily, it's unattractive.

Thin women don't produce babies, and the lineage does not continue.

BloodyFreedom Featured By Owner Oct 24, 2013 Student Traditional Artist

I don't believe I said anything about that men like/want thin women.
I know that a lot of men don't want the uberthin women,

But sadly the media will always say that something else is better then what you have.
it's very sad that this even exist

ZachsAnomaIy Featured By Owner Oct 22, 2013 Professional Digital Artist

_{I'm a guy. ;'D}

Imnurhest Featured By Owner Oct 22, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

I'm loving that eyebrow and sour look on her face without makeup. It looks so badass! Screw being "pretty" or sexy!

Zombie-Sue Featured By Owner Oct 22, 2013

I don't wear make up AHAHAHAHA I TOLD YOU ANYWAY

but seriously, when I was like, 11 or something? IDK, when I was at that age where I wanted to be MORE LIKE MOM, I wanted to wear some makeup, and she said,

"No, you don't, trust me. Makeup is a slavedriver. Once you start wearing it, if you oversleep or for any reason just don't wear makeup for one day, every one you run into will go 'well what happened to you!?' the longer you can stay off of the GOD AWFUL MAKEUP, the better."

However, I do get the opposite problem. Let's say on one particular day I just feel like changing it up a little--so I wear nice, blended eyeshadow or some shit I learned how to do on youtube, people will go WOW HOW PRETTY!!! I know that doesn't sound like it would be obnoxious, but it is. I'd rather that no one ever notice what I look like.

mewh2 Featured By Owner Oct 23, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

To top it all off, Make up ruins your skin. That's why some girls wear even more make up to cover it all up and then that ruins it even more!

If you stay off the make up and wear it only for special occasions, like your granny's birthday, people would be more impressed and it would make a difference once.

I heard of other friends of mine that they aren't sure about marriage because their boyfriend(husband) would see them without make up in the mornings!

Kids start doing these things too young :I

Zombie-Sue Featured By Owner Oct 26, 2013

Lol? What? HAAAAH

Thank God I found one that isn't into me for looks only...

DeadPegasus Featured By Owner Sep 4, 2013

I won't complain about her lack of make-up if she doesn't complain about my receding hairline, or the size of my dick.

SophieSuffocate Featured By Owner Sep 5, 2013 Professional Digital Artist

Wow dude... You really brought up the whole dick argument..? Is this reflecting a personal experience?

DeadPegasus Featured By Owner Sep 5, 2013

Is is. I was with this chick once, and I had her in bed. And then she kicked me out of her house. All because of my bald spot!!

Nat-Evans Featured By Owner Oct 4, 2013 Student General Artist

8| how come she only noticed your bald spot when you were in bed with here? FIIISHYYYY MY FRIEND

mewh2 Featured By Owner Oct 23, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

small girl

Nat-Evans Featured By Owner Oct 23, 2013 Student General Artist

dunno, i'm short as fuck and i notice that stuff. people often sit down eventually too

mewh2 Featured By Owner Oct 23, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

wait that sounds a bit wrong since he has a receding hairline..

Not-so-tall-girlfriend, there.

SophieSuffocate Featured By Owner Sep 5, 2013 Professional Digital Artist

Well I would like to say that like some males, there are mostly a group of girls that are like that... And just like guys, there are a few girls who don't act like that. I'm sorry to hear that you had that experience but there are a lot of girls that aren't superficial.

Anyways, I was just curious because the comment seemed out of the norm. :0

Artemissz Featured By Owner Sep 5, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

xD!

xXWhoEvenCaresXx Featured By Owner Sep 4, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

FUCKING ELLIE EYEBROW.

Aristeides Featured By Owner Sep 4, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

Actually she looks better without it, I think.

Kittenandcath Featured By Owner Sep 4, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

lol so true

xRoxylicious Featured By Owner Sep 4, 2013 Student Digital Artist

Lol so true CURSE YOU!

HetailiaUniverse-XD Featured By Owner Sep 4, 2013 Student Writer

PREACH~! Even though I only wear makeup on special occasions, alot of people think that I'm sick, since my skin is so pale.

goodygoody-shadow Featured By Owner Sep 4, 2013 Hobbyist Writer

So true

I especially hate how lots of guys preach that they prefer all-natural girls to make-up-toting barbies, but if you don't plaster your face in pounds of gunk and goo, they won't even acknowledge your existence. A few weeks later, you see the same guys going out with girls with make-up so thick it's like a Venetian mask XD