When I saw Ronovan’s prompt for this week’s haiku ‘painted & lady’ I chuckled, wondering what prompted his train of thought.
These days, I marvel at how much time some ladies spend painting and brushing and painting some more. It just seems too exhausting taking all that time applying layers and layers of makeup that one would wash off at the end of the day. Just a little dab should suffice.
The lady wears heavy makeup
I wonder if she recognizes herself anymore
beneath her bright painted mask.
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Jacqueline
a cooking pot and twisted tales 
A very good poem. Thanks for sharing!
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good
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Only painting😊 Good one.
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Yes… 😆
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i find that a strange thought..
That when a women paint’s her face,
she would make unrecognizable..
lov the post, chris
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These days, some ladies go overboard with all the artifice.
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Nice!!! Kisses ❤ ❤ ❤
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Thank you :-0
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Great poem. Good analogy. Many women look like a Kabuki mask. My guy friends call make-up War Paint! LOL!!
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Ha, ha! Honestly, I’ve seen some make-up that has me raising my eyebrows. War paint is the right description 🙂
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Nice work. Struggling to be perfect seems to make us less perfect. Perhaps we’re perfect as we are.
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Indeed we are. We are all beautiful in our flawed ways.
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Oh well, my girls were watching a tutorial on YouTube of a make up artist, the layers put on is incredible
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My dear it’s totally something else. How does the skin breath under all those layers.
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Haha, I doubt if it breathes at all.
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I agree too much isn’t good. On the other hand, you can consider your face another type of canvas and doing fun or bright makeup (in some situations) is a form of art. Still, often it can be used as hiding or in some sense camaflouge if ones skin isn’t so nice or even a camaflouge that allows a person to give themselves permission to act certain a way wearing it whether it’s more flamboyant, more artsy, or in some cases more authorative at work.
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You break it down pretty well Mandi. I love the idea of using it as a canvas – especially for fun events and stuff and I do see people who have skin problems etc use makeup to help them (though I worry that the makeup could aggravate their situation).
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In some cases. They also have a lot of different makes ups now that are more naturally and would be less aggravating. For instance Clinique has foundation with acne medication I used it until almost the end of university was and is very good. Same with their powders or a powder that’s good coverage but it’s mineral powder. Mineral is always a good thing 🙂
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I love Clinique products. They are not heavy at all though they are pricey 😉
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Probably much more where you are then here sadly.
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Great poem––very insightful. Make up can be fun if used correctly.
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Yes it’s fun when used correctly. I like it light personally. I feel as if my skin can’t breath when it gets too heavy.
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Yes, I agree. I feel the same way.
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It is strange how some women use a lot of make-up when they are already beautiful. I suppose it gives them extra confidence. I like to wear a little now and again, but that’s it! 🙂
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I settle for little now and again. I just can’t be bothered with all the painting and what not 🙂
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Me neither! 🙂
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