My Self-Esteem is Fine, Thank You. I Just like Makeup

I consider myself to be a relatively confident chick. I'm not one to necessarily walk into a room and want everyone to orbit around me, but I'm grateful for what my Momma gave me -- and I know how to work it.

That's why I was surprised (and frankly, a little pissed off) when my self-esteem came into question today. You see, I went to makeup school to report on insider tips and tricks like these. And when my story went live, a reader chimed in with the following comment:

"It is sad that women feel the need to put on so much makeup to feel attractive. What a ruse! The author's employer should've sent this poor woman to a psychiatrist to deal with her self-esteem issues, not beauty school to write an article providing beauty tips. My advice: The author ought to … judge herself on her worth as a professional rather than her skill at combining foundation and primer or curling her eyelashes."

Since when does wearing makeup -- and wanting to know how the heck to put it on -- mean your self-esteem is in the gutter?


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My self-esteem is just fine, thank you. I just like makeup. I like knowing which eyeshadow colors make my eyes even prettier than they already are. And how this sneaky technique makes my under-eye circles disappear. Knowing how to conceal a pimple properly or contour my nose helps me love myself (and my nose) even more.

Does that mean I should be accused of needing psychiatric help?

I'm going to go ahead and answer that one: Hell no.

What do you think? Does wearing (and caring about) makeup mean you have low self-esteem?


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