you don't offend me a bit. In all honesty, altho I see nothing wrong with make-up, I admit that I very rarely bother with it. I come from several generations of darker skinned people - no blonde hair and blue eyes in our family. And our complexions have always been soft and smooth. And I have plenty of eye lashes. So I've never needed much make-up.
But I have friends who are UPC who have very fair skin and light colored eyelashes. They would definately look younger with a bit of make-up. But I respect their points of view and would never ever say anything negative to them about it.
My only point with these ladies (the ones from the compound) was that they might look older because of the lack of make-up. With a little face paint, you might be surprised at how young some of them would suddenly appear.
... and with a few less children.
__________________ Mrs. LPW
Psalm 19:14
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.