Is wearing make-up a 'betrayal'? One woman's dramatic transformation sparks online backlash
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A set of before and after photos that show the dramatic difference between a woman with and without make-up have sparked an internet debate about cosmetics.
Posted by make-up artist Melissa Murphy, the images, simply captioned: 'Make-up. That's it,' show a bare-faced woman with acne scars and shiny skin, and then her transformation after putting on make-up, with thicker eyebrows, flawless looking skin and a seemingly thinner face.
The stark difference between the images has sparked a debate on Reddit, with some internet users labeling make-up in general a 'betrayal' because it hides a woman's true self.
Too much make-up? The stark difference between these before-and-after images has sparked a debate on Reddit, with some labeling make-up in general a 'betrayal' because it hides a woman's true self
Reddit user plokoonismyfave initiated the war of words when he wrote: 'The left is uglier than the right, but beauty is subjective. The right is her wearing a (figurative and literal) mask.'
One person replied that a woman's personality counts more than her make-up routine, writing: 'You only feel "betrayed" because you put too much value on looks.'
In response to this accusation, plokoonismyfave pointed out the fact that a man who artificially altered his appearance would be seen in a negative light, too.
'If a guy wore prosthetic muscles under a long-sleeve shirt (à la Superman costumes), you would likely feel as if you had been deceived, regardless of what you thought of the person,' he wrote.
Disguise: One commenter pointed out: 'If a guy wore prosthetic muscles under a long-sleeve shirt, you would likely feel as if you had been deceived, regardless of what you thought of the person'
He then went on to accuse the woman in the photo of disguising her insecurites with cosmetics.
'The girl in the photo is apparently not satisfied with the way she looks without makeup,' he said, 'and uses makeup to artificially portray a person more people would find attractive.'
Others stayed out of the debate altogether, instead admiring the miraculous transformation made possible by the make-up artist, who also shares her work on Instagram.
'Holy crap! That's amazing,' wrote one fan of the make-over. 'I would've never been able to tell that those two pictures were the same person. If this is your work, you have an amazing talent!'
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She has arched eyebrows and no lines, looks like she had had plastic surgery and Botox to me. Looks unnatural even before make up.
Talk about cyber bullying dailymail! Just you making a headline with her pictures on it is such a deceiving and terrible thing to do. She must be feeling so upset
make up is a con...it's always disappointing when you wake up the next day and see what you really pulled.... worse is the wonder bra
So movie stars and "celebrities" and models are to be held accountable in the same way? Just look at Upton without makeup.
DM often run with articles about how "bad" women look without make-up. I think DM are being 2 faced with this report. How apt :-)
seriously.... you think these models and celebs, don't look 'normal' too, without help.. hahaha
the problem here lies with men that think women wear makeup for any other reason than for themselves. makeup is not for your viewing pleasure men. the world doesn't revolve around you and your stupid egos. this makes me so angry! if women didn't wear makeup i guarantee men would have a field day calling women ugly this that and the other. women have a lot more pressure on them in the looks and upkeep department than men do so i don't expect pea brained men to understand. there are women out there that refuse to shave their armpits and somehow that's disgusting to men.... but that's their natural state right? men are so obsessed with looks that they feel they have the right to dictate how a woman should present themselves when they walk outside so their poor little brains aren't confused and they can look at women for the pieces of meat they are and evaluate how they look 'properly' as they deserve to.... sounds ridiculous doesn't it?
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Heisenberg, Albuquerque, United States, moments ago
My wife is just as beautiful with a face full of makeup as she is with none. If you love the person you're waking up next to, you'll always find them beautiful.