I watched Blondinbellas latest video blog featuring her makeup artist Fanny make her up for the Elle gala. I want to recommend the video because it is very good! :) But besides, Bella says an interesting thing about in the middle of the movie, which I would like to address in a post.

“Här om dagen frågade jag Odd vad han tycker om röda läppar, och det visade sig att det är bland det fulaste han vet”

Fanny then implies that her ex-boyfriend thinks the same, and they talk about us girls putting on make-up and thinking that the boys like it, although in fact they think we are the most beautiful neutral.

“Åh så intressant!!”  was my thought then! :)

I thought the same thing before. I started putting on make-up very early and everyone kept saying that I was the prettiest when I was natural, and the boys in the class did not understand why I insisted on wearing green eye shadow every day at school.

But now I actually experience the opposite! Guys I talk to really appreciate when they look a little different and colorful look. And if you do not count your comments in the blog, I probably get the most compliments from guys actually!

08:16 the discussion begins.

There are both boys my age and middle-aged men who actually both see and think it's fun when we girls make a little extra effort with the make-up. Guys, colleagues at my previous job, at the checkout at ICA, my driving school teacher, etc.

“Det är så kul att de sig varje dag Helena, det är så få som sminkar sig med olika färger som du gör, tänk om alla hade gjort det, vad roligt det hade varit!”  said a guy friend to me one day, and I still live on that compliment!

You have to put on make-up for your own sake, if you had followed everyone else, you would not have come out the door. At the same time, I still put on a little make-up for the sake of others as well. If I can liven up my life with my pink mascara, I will gladly do so! :)

Den värsta komplimangen (som Fanny även nämner i videon) är när folk säger “gud vad snygg du är utan smink!”. Det är ju en ren komplimang och jättesnällt sagt, men när det är ens jobb så är det ganska svårt att ta det så positivt som det är menat. Jag recenserade en foundation en gång, och fick kommentaren att jag är jättevacker utan foundation på före-bilden. Väldigt snällt menat, men man vill ju alltid vara snyggast på efterbilden hehe.

It's a bit like telling a chef that her purchased powder sauce is tastier than the homemade sauce. Or something like that .. :)

Anyway. Miska thinks it's nice with red lips, but often prefers that I do not have it if he wants a kiss;) Of course I want him to think I'm nice, and if he says that a garment is ugly, I have it rarely again. But when it comes to makeup, I do not care at all what others say! The weirder the better hehe.

Do you usually get feedback from the guys around you? And do you care about it or do you put on make-up the way you want anyway? :)