This is my first entry and I thought it would be fun to start of with some lifestyle tips, more specifically for the girls.
Ladies, check out this link:
http://www.todayonline.com/Style/EDC090905-0000038/Paint-a-pretty-picture
I read this article from todayonline - "Paint a pretty picture".
At first I thought it was about the visual arts, many would think so. Well, that's perception.
Unfortunately, or fortunately, its content includes make-up tips for the ladies. It includes how to achieve different looks such as a "Peachy blush" or "Bold eyes". But more importantly, it describes the kind of image we would like to portray, or communicate, when we use these make-up techniques.
Well this article just got me realising that even our most basic, yet most prominent, body feature, the FACE, plays a major role in non-verbal communication. Our face acts as a medium of communication and we can alter it any way we wish to, to achieve certain looks and just with a splash of colour, we change the image we wish to portray to others. Yes, the face is a passive feature, considering how else we can communicate (body language) however first impression overrules everything.
Many women choose to communicate by "painting" their faces because they have an objective in mind. Maybe they wanted to portray professional, or maybe flirty. Whatever the case, make-up, for many women, is passive COMMUNICATION.
On the receivers' end, reaction to this form of communication may differ. Too little and people may think, "Ugh, she looks pale". Too much and people will go "Aiyoh, WAYANG1 !". Well, this is perception. How different people perceive this type of communication will differ, and so will their feedback. Some may choose to ignore, some may give a disgusted look. Some may even start offering make-up tips to those who look like they're in need of it!
Ladies, communicate with your face, and you may achieve some very unsuspecting reactions! =)
**Wayang1 - dramatic
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Hi Kat! Woah i'm the first to comment! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised that you have chosen a very intersting article to blog about. An article that is close to every girl's heart- makeup! (:
I do agree with you wholeheartedly that lady's facial makeup plays a major role in communiaction. How intense your makeup is will set an equally deep impression that others will have of you- for the good or bad. I personally have my own opinions about the makeup of some ladies that i see when i go out. I find it exremly inappropriate for the sales lady in a store to wear very intense and black 'emo' looking eye-makeup. I think such makeup may look cool when you are out shopping, but not when you are working and representing your shop.
Black smokey eyes of a sales girl in a store makes me feel a sense of coldness and unfriendliness from her. If her eyes is unaccompanied by a smile, i would get the impression that i am unwelcome at her store. I would feel that she is trying to chase me out of her store. This will in turn spoil my impression of that store, deteriorating the sales of the store.
I hence feel that the makeup that you put on can send quite a strong message to others especially when it is very heavy in nature. It is also known to guys that when a lady goes out with him for a date, he would see the girl as "trying very hard to please" should her makeup be very intense. Everyone including males can get a perception from the makeup that we put on. So we should take notice of our makeup as much as our actions. We ought to makeup appropriately.
Hihi!
ReplyDeleteThe article's really interesting. Makes me rethink "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" when media bombards us with such a unified message of beauty and we're so socialised actually consider it as reality.
On top of that, I agree that face does send important non-verbal cues. How you maintain your face, how you make up, what kinda facial expression you put on, ... all these communicates a message to people around you. And who wants to contest the point that first impressions are important and that physical appearances play a major role in the earlier stages of relationship formation?
Therefore I feel that to a certain extent, we should care about how our FACES look, but take not of what you consider as reality!
ay! i never thought of putting make up on as a form of putting on an image that you want to display to the world. that's pretty darn cool. epiphany much. Make ups are like masks. We smudge our eyes with eyeliner and decide we look hot but why? maybe because it's fun to look different every once in a while :) you go girl
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ReplyDeletefinally, last one. actually 1st one.
ok, compared to all the articles, tis is d moz boring one. but its the first, so at least it got more interesting as the articles go by. then again i tink tt first impressions do count, so make-up is good for women, especially those who naturally dun luk so good (sorry). budden pple always say natural beauty is good. depends lah on people's perception. tis is just my thought. presentable is good. if youre ugly, shud do smthn abt urself. yah.
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