I like to share a totally different perspective in makeup and hope my point is accepted in good spirit. Recently when I tried to educate my very young niece who was starting to embark on wearing makeup, I found my own grownup daughter shutting me up as if I didn't know what I was talking about. Failing that attempt to explain myself, I like to share my thoughts on this post. Please don't take me wrong, I love the beauty of the illusions created by makeup due to the fantasy that can take the minds of an audience even for a moment. The flip side is that unless women wear makeup 24x7, the illusion can somewhat become a “trick” on those trying to get to know her. The flip side of the argument is that women wear makeup mostly to look & feel good for themselves without the intent to deceit, then in such a case, I consider the woman may need psychological help more than makeup in order to feel good about her. I believe most people do their best to minimize or refrain from using shampoo or other toxic ingredients and I myself only use conditioner when I shower to reduce the chemical effect on my body even though I wish I can only use fresh lime and a non-toxic soap. But I cannot imagine how far most women are willing to go (ex: Nicki Minaj) to change their total outlook by plastering layers of various chemically toxic makeup on one of their most valuable parts of the body: the face. Knowing the damage the toxicity causes, women are compelled to wash off the makeup at least before going to bed while that can create almost a double appearance on their most intimate partner. It is one thing for a public performer be it a circus clown, Beyoncé or Nicki Minaj to mask their faces with makeup to portray a different image but for the rest of us who doesn’t have such a livelihood/need, I believe we all enjoy seeing the natural beauty of anything, including women,