Audrey discusses Fenty Beauty, Rihanna’s new makeup line, and its importance to the makeup industry.
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If you listen to the most popular old cliches–don’t judge a book by its cover, it’s what’s inside that counts–then it would be easy to believe my altered looks don’t change who you are as a person. And they don’t; but that’s not where the story ends.
Whenever I’m feeling particularly existential during these fake kind-of Spring months, I like to reinforce my existence on this earthly plane through revamping my makeup.
I am a nineteen-year-old girl who just bought her first compact over the summer. These days, that’s almost unheard of. Who says you need makeup to be beautiful? …Oh, wait.
I struggled to get myself out of bed the morning I promised myself I go without makeup to write this article. It is already difficult enough to come to grips with my face as I apply makeup. I crowned the day as No Makeup Monday and left my house bare-faced and miserable.
Spend your money, look flawless, land the dream job, and you still lose. Damn, it’s hard out here for a feminist.
