Girls naturally good at makeup?

Its certainly true in my case that its not something genetic, I was never naturally good at it. IT does seem though, like those who are always naturally good at music, playing by ear at young age, or art that some, girls and boys both have natural talent that only gets better with practice - as opposed to me - I only got worse at make up and nails while in writing short stories, and reading (which I started at two the reading -)I was naturally good at and got better with practice. I wish practice would get me better at nails makeup and baseball! I remember in school - I used to concentrate so hard on trying to get that bat to hit the ball thrown at me and never got close - same with the nail brush! ha ha!

Nowadays I generally wear my hair in a ponytail - I'm a new mom. And before, to work, even with the sharp sheath suits and manicured nails (weekly nail appt's), I wore my hair simply, either back in a barrette, or french braided. I was never one for hair dryers and hairspray. Wouldn't know how to use them anyway! And my hair is sooooooo prone to frizz as its curly that I'd have to buy an expensive diffuser anyway. My mom's generation went to the beauty parlour each week and many times left shampooing to that day! She lives in a do it your self kind of assisted living place now and she has someone who comes to her house to do her hair. Still likes the glamour! I kind of miss working because I had an excuse to get a manicure each week

You know what though? Some girls - and guys - seem to have that gene - they just always naturally were good at these things....certainly not me.

Oh me too! It gets all over my my fingers hands, clothes and whatever surface I'm working on and then some! And it gets smudged and clumped easily - even with new polish - and my one of my long hairs always gets stuck in the brush!

I took the time and some tried to show me but... alas

I feel that's true. I feel very feminine inside - but also a bit yang - as I feel strength and a drive to do well but certain feminine rites like make-up and such are crafts that need to be nurtured and hopefully passed down. My mom never had time as she was a single mom. She was very glamourous though - she always reminded me of Elizabeth Taylor when she was in her forties and fifties - the years I was growing up. She wore makeup and teased her hair and had long fingernails - she was called the Dragon Lady at the state department and there were people her firm worked with over at the SD that definitely had a crush on her! In fact many men fell for her and it was a combination of both her inherent feminity and charm and that femininity she learned and cultivated over the years. She was lucky though, she grew up in the fifties when glamour was in. :) Hey wilsongoddard - you have a great day!

So it sounds like your answer is B - it takes practice rather than a natural inborn skill? I think it would be a great career poohbear - bringing out natural beauty. I would choose a natural make-up line like Ayerveydic Makeup to work with. Good luck!

Its good you got that help. My mom had a friend who sold marykay but she believed in caking on the make up and said I was pale so needed a base a fe w shades darker then my own shade. Which I think is wrong - makeup is meant to enhance not totallly change. And once she put it on me - it was so totally obvious I had it on!

I know a lot of girls did that - in every era. I have a boy so I get out of that - but I may miss 'girl days' that other moms have - going to the spa...

Oh I was definitely interested as a teen and young adult and practiced and practiced but never got good at it. So are you saying that most girls (besides me!) who are interested in it are naturally good and don't have to be taught and practice before getting it down. You may be right in many case, as it seems there are some girls who without help or teaching were always super good at such things!

If girls are naturally good at it as you say, why would they have to ask someone or consult a book? I wasn't, as I say in my thread starter and my mom wasn't around to help as she was workiing. There were no tv shows or books around at the time. I didn't subscribe to any of those kinds of magazines preferring more substanative books so I had no idea they had tips in them. So had to struggle on my own. Just wore eyeliner and a little lipstick.

My best friend had to learn on her own too. Generally in life, my friends have been guys so in my case at least, these guys didn't know much about make up! :)-- Have fun mylotting Tianna.

Nice of you to do that - I'm tempted to have some light - barely there - eyeliner and lipstick tatood on - you know Permanent Makeup...so I can shower and go!

So you agree - its not a natural thing - something we're born with but somethign we learn and practice at. I have glasses too - I had to lean far into the computer - nose to glass! - to see. Not too steady hand and very clumsy - I can't even cut things in a straight line! I'm not sure about my color wheel but I'm pretty much autumn colours I think. I have pale skin with green (olive) undertones. Although nowadays, my rosacea makes me a bit well - rosy!