fake v's natural.

<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">The big issue in the beauty industry at the moment is the vicious battle between fake and natural makeup and looks, with many younger girls being pressured into wearing excess makeup or even considering cosmetic surgery, just to feel '<em>perfec</em>t'. This battle in the makeup world is quickly being increased by advertisements claiming fake is better, with the huge rise in airbrushing adverts, however many still swear that natural beauty is best.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">My 18 year old sister Sophie is a prime example of this. She is a beautiful girl, but still insists on slapping on makeup by the truckload for everyday wear, when in reality, it is just not needed. A few days ago we conducted a 'beauty experiment' (lets geek out here 8) where I did two extreme makeup looks on her- <em>'natural'</em> and <em>'fake'</em>. Here are the results...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-large;"><strong>Natural</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8eM_5wTjbotfXtgqW_LOpACMf0Ct49L3Hy2e9B2oL8-Ehsa2Wo0ST2ZNDsRdX1e2Rpir_HARi8mcQ441-FHDX132uTz7GCLn52QCYO-T03H7vBIyNpPJR0QnhjvR_AgukUxR0QTOwGNF_/s1600/CIMG0415.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8eM_5wTjbotfXtgqW_LOpACMf0Ct49L3Hy2e9B2oL8-Ehsa2Wo0ST2ZNDsRdX1e2Rpir_HARi8mcQ441-FHDX132uTz7GCLn52QCYO-T03H7vBIyNpPJR0QnhjvR_AgukUxR0QTOwGNF_/s640/CIMG0415.JPG" width="474" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7W1VrMl0fSMruheWv_WYzON56zI6BdLHq3rCiqy-SU9Yw97HtrJUP0d6pwxzWrlSH9Ggux2_SXFqkIX7zfudOJidRTH9lQKxcgzaDv0cTcAV8l9Z45-NefYPgqU2nMArNLBg48DEe8_mz/s1600/CIMG0419.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7W1VrMl0fSMruheWv_WYzON56zI6BdLHq3rCiqy-SU9Yw97HtrJUP0d6pwxzWrlSH9Ggux2_SXFqkIX7zfudOJidRTH9lQKxcgzaDv0cTcAV8l9Z45-NefYPgqU2nMArNLBg48DEe8_mz/s640/CIMG0419.JPG" width="448" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLImXOXm4MCgxDaorvHmlDH49gL7JgpdemiEaeRwBBOucS0YJ6LTXH6MJqGRDKYNbOLPo8AoA6tZCDUqkAiW2r-CRItFTfLnZHWBIs4YZ2CjUkp3hASJt8Ay_ZvmRcO-Ri5-744G5FCX81/s1600/CIMG0425.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLImXOXm4MCgxDaorvHmlDH49gL7JgpdemiEaeRwBBOucS0YJ6LTXH6MJqGRDKYNbOLPo8AoA6tZCDUqkAiW2r-CRItFTfLnZHWBIs4YZ2CjUkp3hASJt8Ay_ZvmRcO-Ri5-744G5FCX81/s640/CIMG0425.JPG" width="496" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-small;">Revlon Colourstay Foundation mixed with moisturiser</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-small;">ELF Mineral Blush in Rose</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-small;">MeMeMe Highlighter in Sun Beam</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-small;">No7 Eyeshadow in Wheatsheaf and Mink</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-small;">Max Factor False Lash Effect</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-small;">Mac Hue Lipstick</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">I was amazed when I completed this look on her. She absolutely hated it as it was so out of her normal 'fallback look' of heavy makeup, but in my opinion, I don't think she needs it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">Fake</span> </strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOXQLYKdXx8B4GXCUlvEgAhn1SeJuvp5j-nFzXcicmX0v6VAYwAzdzU8-1bfPB8h3CW3avaaMf4m3nOCzZgUvnEk6UIDgzV-i9VQgpQ3EOc_gXbxt_0ceXl6-7vTVHSKXGtUjw7NDo3VRg/s1600/CIMG0429.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOXQLYKdXx8B4GXCUlvEgAhn1SeJuvp5j-nFzXcicmX0v6VAYwAzdzU8-1bfPB8h3CW3avaaMf4m3nOCzZgUvnEk6UIDgzV-i9VQgpQ3EOc_gXbxt_0ceXl6-7vTVHSKXGtUjw7NDo3VRg/s640/CIMG0429.JPG" width="436" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-small;">Max Factor False Lash Effect Mascara</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-small;">Bourjois Bronzer</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-small;">ELF Warm Bronzer</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-small;">ELF Blusher in Blushing Rose</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-small;">False Lashes</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-small;">Avon Gel Liner</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-small;">MAC Cherry Lipliner</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-small;">No7 Lipstick in Ruby Glow (20)</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-small;">L'oreal Paris Glam Shine Lipgloss in Endless Carmine (506)</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">By no means is this look completely 'fake' but it is very heavy and daring. I also love this look as it photographs so well, but I still prefer her in the natural look. Sophie, of course, preferred this look, but she did say she was pleased she'd actually seen herself a little stripped back on the makeup front.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">I was shocked when the next day she walked in with noticeably less makeup on and was actually wearing a lot more natural look that she was used to. I was such a proud sister, teehee!</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">Personally, I think she looks lovely in both looks and I love the look of both 'natural' and 'fake' makeup, but the whole point of this 'experiment' was to show her she didn't need it, especially for everyday.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><strong>So which do you prefer?</strong></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4894/siggiei.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" src="http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4894/siggiei.png" /></span></a></div>

fake v's natural.

The big issue in the beauty industry at the moment is the vicious battle between fake and natural makeup and looks, with many younger girls ...

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