make up as self expression quote

"Without makeup, my face is just a random pile of tissue, protein, skin cells, and cartilage. The random arrangement of that tissue, protein, and cartilage tells you nothing about my personality because I was simply born with it. Conversely, my makeup is not random at all. *I* chose it. ME. Not nature. Not my gene pool. Not strands of DNA over which I exercise NO CONTROL. Me and my personality chose this routine. And for that reason, makeup is the absolute closest I will get to self-expression on my face without prosthetic body parts. When a guy tells you he prefers you without makeup, he’s sort of telling you that he prefers it when you don’t make choices to advance your identity. He’s telling you that he prefers your body to your brain. Your brain is the reason why you applied that black eyeshadow. Your actual face and body are idle vessels through which you operate, but actually have absolutely NOTHING to do with who you are. So every time you make a decision to clothe your body or put makeup on your face, you’re making the decision to reflect your thoughts through the canvas that is your physical being."
- Bebe Zeva

Something to think on. I can 100% stand behind the idea that the way I apply my make up to express how Im feeling. Somedays my make up looks like shit, and those days usually coincide with days where Im not feeling good about myself. Somedays I need my make up to look lively, fun,energetic, or sultry. Other days I need it to look dark, slightly bruised, cold or closed. Those days are far fewer but they remind me I'm human.  

I don't agree with the component which states, "When a guy tells you he prefers you without makeup, he’s sort of telling you that he prefers it when you don’t make choices to advance your identity. He’s telling you that he prefers your body to your brain." I think boys have their own reasons which could be 1) that's truly how they feel 2) they are selfish and think you are beautiful and want you for themselves so they don't want others to notice your beauty as much 3) he doesn't like the mess the make up leaves in the bathroom or wherever it is you are getting ready 4) a zillion other reasons that are theirs' to understand.