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23. You might be right

Reply to Codeine (Reply #17)

Tue Jan 14, 2020, 11:23 PM

Jan 2020

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Does anyone find it weird that false eyelashes and heavy make up [View all] Tumbulu Jan 2020 OP

I see false eyelashes everywhere. Things that used to be for 'glamor' are now de rigueur at Walmart CurtEastPoint Jan 2020 #1

I hate them on most women. Some seem barely able to open their eyes with them. hlthe2b Jan 2020 #4

I loath them, and cannot for the life of me figure out Tumbulu Jan 2020 #6

I wouldn't even know how to put them on. Bev54 Jan 2020 #20

I had some kickass ones for Halloween many years ago happybird Jan 2020 #33

I have tried, even though my own eyelashes are just fine.. dewsgirl Jan 2020 #81

they are back in style. some of riches youtubers are male who demonstrates makeup Demovictory9 Jan 2020 #92

Not sure I would trust someone with faces tattooed on their neck robbob Jan 2020 #114

A friend of mine had extremely thick eyelashes Clash City Rocker Jan 2020 #103

Much of it has to do with lighting and what the camera picks up. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2020 #2

I am so sad that they are attacked! Tumbulu Jan 2020 #9

the black lady working at the post office had a new short fro one day + i told her she looked great. pansypoo53219 Jan 2020 #105

I am so glad! I remain furious that women are forced to straighten their hair! Tumbulu Jan 2020 #108

i watched a doc or about black hair & such + follow it. tho i have white hair(great hair genes). pansypoo53219 Jan 2020 #115

The fingernails are what gets me,bejewelled works of art. virgogal Jan 2020 #3

I know so many younger women who just love their work of art fingernails Tumbulu Jan 2020 #24

And they have to be so careful not to break them. Ilsa Jan 2020 #41

Some folks just like the look. Codeine Jan 2020 #5

It's one thing to personally like the look, but when did it become expected Tumbulu Jan 2020 #14

Let's compare two professional women: LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jan 2020 #99

Some people look like they have caterpillars on their eyes OKNancy Jan 2020 #7

Or tarantulas (tarantulae?). 3catwoman3 Jan 2020 #18

Me too, I can't stand any of it. Tumbulu Jan 2020 #25

I don't like nail polish, either. 3catwoman3 Jan 2020 #27

I'm the same. Tumbulu Jan 2020 #30

Thank you for bringing it up. Grasswire2 Jan 2020 #8

It mystifies me. I feel as though it is a sort of Rip Van Winkle thing Tumbulu Jan 2020 #10

in my semi retirement i've taken to watching a lot of vlogs on youtube barbtries Jan 2020 #11

I wonder why, wow Tumbulu Jan 2020 #12

i am so serious. barbtries Jan 2020 #16

I'm with you and looking forward to it ending as a thing Tumbulu Jan 2020 #21

Yep...it's driven by all those Youtube beauty videos... Dream Girl Jan 2020 #34

DU gets a weird church lady vibe sometimes. nt Codeine Jan 2020 #13

Why do you say that? Tumbulu Jan 2020 #15

"Forced"? Codeine Jan 2020 #17

You might be right Tumbulu Jan 2020 #23

And I may be crazy ... mr_lebowski Jan 2020 #26

Great response Tumbulu Jan 2020 #29

Turn out the lights... Beartracks Jan 2020 #36

Did you call? lunatica Jan 2020 #46

Well, you know how to let ya self in dontcha? mr_lebowski Jan 2020 #50

LOL! lunatica Jan 2020 #58

And absent any information to the contrary Codeine Jan 2020 #32

I enjoy make up. Always have. When I was younger and didn't need it,my make up was much heavier Dream Girl Jan 2020 #38

Every single person on that stage is wearing make up. Tumbulu Jan 2020 #61

"Ridiculous" is a value judgement. Codeine Jan 2020 #70

And I have earned my right to express my judgements. As I am sure that you have earned your right. Tumbulu Jan 2020 #72

Ha! Tipperary Jan 2020 #19

Agreed. Kept having to check the URL. Stand and Fight Jan 2020 #96

You said it. Iggo Jan 2020 #111

fashions come and go eShirl Jan 2020 #22

We missed that by 100 years, lol n/t shanti Jan 2020 #74

I'm female, 63 years old, Dem2theMax Jan 2020 #87

Used to be women journalists wore suits. Then faux news came along and applegrove Jan 2020 #28

Oh yes, that's right, the sort of ridiculous over sexed costuming Tumbulu Jan 2020 #35

"Clown makeup"? Codeine Jan 2020 #51

It is not Tumbulu Jan 2020 #63

The brightly colored sausage casings they wear are ridiculous Ilsa Jan 2020 #48

Oh yes canadian female tv journalists wear makeup. Don't get me wrong. applegrove Jan 2020 #53

without some makeup, their facial features would not yellowdogintexas Jan 2020 #78

Yes. But they wear a bit more eye makeup. Noticed Klobuchar wore heavier applegrove Jan 2020 #82

Rachel Maddow seems professional to me too Tumbulu Jan 2020 #76

bodycon dresses Demovictory9 Jan 2020 #93

My pet peeve is all our local weathercasters-meteorologists wear cocktail dresses and MLAA Jan 2020 #31

That is so weird! Tumbulu Jan 2020 #37

It just feels unprofessional to me. Oh well! Time marches on. MLAA Jan 2020 #39

Those poor weathercasters in their skin tight dresses and cleavage Dream Girl Jan 2020 #40

And the stilettos! MLAA Jan 2020 #43

I thought it must only be my area. I blush when my Ladyfriend and I watch weather. Hoyt Jan 2020 #77

I find this thread weird tulipsandroses Jan 2020 #42

I agree....except I wonder that they are pressured to dress this way now in television new etc MLAA Jan 2020 #47

That is why I brought it up Tumbulu Jan 2020 #49

I agree with you lunatica Jan 2020 #57

I'm very unfashionable Codeine Jan 2020 #62

Your sig line is a great example for this thread lunatica Jan 2020 #66

Not all Wawannabe Jan 2020 #44

I am talking about the female journalists on television Tumbulu Jan 2020 #52

If you don't like the lashes then don't wear em. nt UniteFightBack Jan 2020 #45

It's like I just walked into Codeine Jan 2020 #54

I don't, and I don't want anyone to be forced to wear them. I see no men forced to wear them Tumbulu Jan 2020 #59

Yes! Lulu KC Jan 2020 #55

I think it's odd Codeine Jan 2020 #60

If they want to, fine, why do you assume that it is their free will Tumbulu Jan 2020 #68

These are professional women. Educated. Intelligent. Codeine Jan 2020 #69

You make a good point Lulu KC Jan 2020 #98

Tammy Faye's Revenge! aikoaiko Jan 2020 #56

It's a style. It will pass. I don't feel like telling women what kind of makeup and Arkansas Granny Jan 2020 #64

I agree on a personal basis Tumbulu Jan 2020 #73

You should see Donald Trump! TheCowsCameHome Jan 2020 #65

Great one! Tumbulu Jan 2020 #67

yep Skittles Jan 2020 #71

Penciled in brows, cat-like eyeliner and false lashes have been in vogue for BigmanPigman Jan 2020 #75

I guess because I don't have a tv and I only see things online Tumbulu Jan 2020 #80

I have seen people of all ages wearing these styles BigmanPigman Jan 2020 #84

I like the "natural look" myself. Gore1FL Jan 2020 #79

That Huckabee woman... Toorich Jan 2020 #83

Makeup is super popular right now ismnotwasm Jan 2020 #85

If trump can wear a lot of makeup, why can't women? Poiuyt Jan 2020 #86

Those tarantula eyelashes are so fske and grotesque! How did they get popular??? SunSeeker Jan 2020 #88

I say if women *choose* to wear lots of makeup or false eyelashes... Sloumeau Jan 2020 #89

women on (US) TV are expected to do wedding level makeup and bodycon dresses Demovictory9 Jan 2020 #90

My daughter wears big,babydoll lashes xmas74 Jan 2020 #91

Kacie Hunt has totally changed her look poli-junkie Jan 2020 #94

Agreed. n/t Totally Tunsie Jan 2020 #106

I hold Kim Kardashian responsible for the fake eyelash trend. TidySum Jan 2020 #95

I think I find this post more weird than women CHOOSING false eyelashes. Stand and Fight Jan 2020 #97

False eyelashes have come quite a ways. EllieBC Jan 2020 #100

I hate tons of make up on elderly women like me. TruckFump Jan 2020 #101

Make up trends come and go, wax and wane so to speak. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2020 #102

I lost lashes, nails and hair to chemo. I am Glimmer of Hope Jan 2020 #104

+100 Totally Tunsie Jan 2020 #107

Fuck yeah! Codeine Jan 2020 #112

I'll never forget Mika going off one day about Fox News' female anchors "glossy legs." NCLefty Jan 2020 #109

No. What the fuck. Iggo Jan 2020 #110

I think it is just a trend Zing Zing Zingbah Jan 2020 #113