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Old 07-23-2009, 10:13 AM
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Re: Why do you wear makeup, if you do?

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Originally Posted by SeekingOne View Post
Let me start off telling you that I quit wearing makeup when I was in a Bible church and had never even heard of UPC or "standards." LOL Not one person I knew quit wearing makeup and nobody even brought the subject up.

One day I felt the Lord question me as to why I wanted to change what He made beautiful in His eyes? I realized that I didn't think what He created was good enough for me.

At first I quit wearing makeup and "big" jewelry. Later I stopped wearing jewelry altogether. I thought I looked really dead without makeup at first, but I actually got my color back naturally without it after a couple of months.

Anyway, just because that happened to me I don't think it is for everyone. That doesn't keep me from wondering why others DO wear makeup and jewelry. I would not dare ask my friends this question because I think they would think I was judging them and just give a defensive answer.

Here nobody knows who I am, so nobody has to "prove" anything to me. I am hoping that some of you can help me understand why anyone wears makeup and jewelry.

All I know is that I was wearing it for all the wrong reasons and it was offensive to God. I would like to start wearing makeup again, especially since I am looking older every day. So for me to wear makeup would be wrong. God intended for me to look old because I am getting old. He could have easily not made men and women to look old. My friends seem to not like how God made me because they think I should wear makeup. :-/ I don't want to offend them with why I don't wear makeup and make them think that I think I am better than them.

Also, why don't men wear makeup?
I am not entirely well-versed in this area, but I can tell you my observations of my wife. She wears the standard foundation stuff when going to work. She only puts on extra makeup (blush, lipstick, whatever else) when she is going out somewhere with girlfriends.
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