World Standard.

I don't think i have mentioned this, but i am actually working for an international cosmetic company. So far work is ok, no heavy workload at all. But the pressure to look good is ... to the boiling point.

On the first day of my work, i spend about 20 minutes to put on make-up. Then on the way to wok, i was thinking and thinking... What if i cut out that fraction of putting on make-up and just sleep/walk my dog for a longer time.. {sometimes thoughts are evil}.. Later, when i report for work ... I got to know that make-up is vital (capital letters please.)

Oh yeah, alright.And so i thought - It is not so hard anyway. {Not true!}

After about a week here, i now realized why make-up is vital in a cosmetic company. I don't even need to be told to put on make-up. I now want to put on make-up, by my own free will. The people and customers that come in here. They all look like ...... supermodels.

Carefully coiffed shiny hair, slim and slender as a giraffe, and their skin..... is like ... baby's bottom. And yes with that kind of amazing skin, painting on make-up will definitely look better.

And i'm the girl whom sales assistants will ask if i need acne-scar cream at the pharmacy.

Putting on make up is really a chore for me. Not to mention the many many things i have to slather on my skin before the real make-up itself. I have so many scars to cover up, by the time i finish covering up its time to get in the car. Even if i try covering them up... they just look like i smothered mud onto cement surface - it just makes it stand out even more. So why bother!!??  Please don't get me started on the colors that i have to co-ordinate with my clothes. Gah! I wished i was my grandma. She is the type of woman who can actually sit in a salon for hours to get her hair done, and dressing up with a must for her. For me - tying up my hair is considered making and effort and the dressing up part... is non existence - unless i have a grand function. Even then, its tiring for me because i have to act girly.

Just yesterday some of the beauty advisers decided to give me some ... apparently needed "guide" on how to look good. Honestly - Message was loud and clear but i didn't hear a word. ;)
Life is too short - to be only wearing colors that suit your skin tone, or hide behind certain clothes. Wear what you want. If that red lipstick don't compliment your skin - let it stand out and work it like a boss!!

Oh, come on. What happened to having Fun? To set the record straight - i am world class standard , my brains and my heart. Oh. and my perfect shiny hair too!

Have a beautiful Friday!.