Warpaint 
July 9th, 2008 | by umbrella 22
Well made-up faces are a pleasure to see..a visual treat. In corporate world, well groomed look is an essential thing. Where as, for men it’s an added advantage, for women it’s a must-have. One need not be a natural beauty. But the carrying of oneself with style and dignity is more important. In corporate world, this is what is considered as needful. it can turn one into an appreciable beauty. If we overdo it, it can turn one into a harlot. Let’s take Lipstick..such a small thing..but has tremendous importance in women’s life.. than some countries’ lineage. Lipstick instills confidence in women. Today’s career women tackle many a problems on daily basis. Sometimes, this mere stick acts as a great confidence booster for many women in a stressful situation. My friend works as a Team Lead in a well known software company. She is a good looking one. She likes to beautify it more with cosmetics. Nothing is wrong in that. But the problem is she likes to overdo it. After all the layer after layer of applying different creams and lotions and powder, she emerges looking like a cunning, calculative scheming woman. This happens to be an irritant for her husband too. But if a woman listens to her husband she is not fit for the wifey post..right.? lolzz came armed with her war paint on..hehe Well…the other day, I had dinner with the said friend.. and not smudging her glaring red lipstick. She avoided soup, and some of her favorite calorie laden sticky food . She ‘enjoyed’ her dinner by nibbling on some finger chips and fruit salad. Even vegetable salad was a big no no.. to check on her make up. Well..I’ve seen many such women..madly conscious of their make up.. almost obsessed with it. What makes them overdo it..Maybe they are hiding their insecurities, fears, tears, hurts, weaknesses behind their heavily made-up faces. One cant deny that well groomed look, bordering on utmost sophistication helps to keep men at bay. Only confident men get the nerve to approach such women. lol oh-so-good and captivating like natural fresh looks.
But putting on makeup is an art. If we do it in right measures,
Lipstick is a great morale booster…I agree..
Lipstick has a long history, almost 5000 years…even longer
Once I asked her to join me in my early morning tennis..She
During dinner, she had a hard time balancing between eating
Even after all this care, she didn’t forget to visit the ladies room
Sometimes, we, women, need to let go and be natural. Nothing looks
How can I end this post without revealing my favorite brands of lipstick
Avon, Dior and Revlon
19 Responses to “Warpaint”
By Madhu Vamsi on Nov 30, 1999 | Reply
Hi how are u??? Interesting history about the lipstick, which I don’t know. Thanks for putting up such a lovely post..:) My new post is ready for your comments…
By Iona Lazar on Nov 30, 1999 | Reply
Dear, I need artificial, I love artificial, is a part of my personality. From longer then 25 yrs ago, I’m able to paint perfectly my lips without mirror. Coco Chanel, Max Factor…mmm I love you!
By sundari on Nov 30, 1999 | Reply
my mother’s lips are my envy she has a natural pink so cute and does not need any color the nature is so great my second daughter has inherited her there and i am a spectator here..sunkan
By Dipankar on Nov 30, 1999 | Reply
Now that I have decided to stop writing in ibibo, I an enjoying my freedom. Not freedom from ibibo. I don’t think I will leave ibibo for a while at least. But I am free now to visit only the posts that I enjoy reading. Earlier I was making comments in eve
By Nikhil M on Jul 10, 2008 | Reply
Undoubtly, every one wants to look good and thats y women go for layers of make up , painitng their natural beauty with white-wash Brushes..but i feel, women conceal their real face underneth the layers of makeup to deceive the messengers of Death..yes u
By Rakhi on Jul 10, 2008 | Reply
i would love to go one step ahead and say,beautifing does effect no matter where we r,even when we step out to do little shopping or in a proffesion like teaching.but the key word is presenting accordingly and most important to me "FEELING GOOD"
By Idle Mind on Jul 10, 2008 | Reply
Now, ur beautifying the lip business is too arousing … let me not overdo it. I would love to see women feel comfortable, and not make them another Revlon product. After all, men do not often want their ladies to blush behind lip sticks or lip gloss, mas
By Anonymous on Jul 10, 2008 | Reply
Umbs….imagine the time it takes to create that "oh so natural, fresh, sun kissed look"…..lol!! I do agree on the "over doing" bit. Makeup shd suit the time , dress and occassion and one shd be comfy with it. I like it subtle and un
By R A M E S H on Jul 10, 2008 | Reply
Well mostly it’s a girly affaire. I don’t know much about lip-stick barring its taste. One joke: Husband questioned his wife, “You spend lot of money on lip-stick, how much lip stick you use.” Wife said, half of the lip stick you ate and all blame for me.
By savita on Jul 10, 2008 | Reply
First Homosexuality then Lipsticks!!! you have considerable mind swing dear. I like makeup till it is unnoticed that it is really done, personally i feel comfortable in my own skin with little lipstick on. Regarding brands using Lakme and Revlon since age
By Rashmi on Jul 10, 2008 | Reply
Yes, this war paint gives us confidence to face the world, esp in the office….but nothing beats the natural fresh look…
By Pavalamani P on Jul 10, 2008 | Reply
The first thing that comes to my mind is a natural, unavoidable concern at the way young women are ABUSING their naturally youthful, lustrous features with such chemical synthetics causing damage, advanced aging to the skin. Has nobody any fear for thelea
By monika paul on Jul 10, 2008 | Reply
a make-up done in a good way can drasitcally boost ur image and self-esteem but other way round it not only make u look more aged then u are but also gives a funny/clown look for people to laugh at. good and interesting post.
By writer on Jul 10, 2008 | Reply
a different post from your usual ones. too intimate,eh!well, i cant do without lipstick. just a light dab /
By InkTank on Jul 10, 2008 | Reply
cooool post U22, and unmade snap in my latest post is so timely:) LOL…..btw, nothing can beat a natural look, esp on a woman:)
By Swati . on Jul 10, 2008 | Reply
Enjoyed this post Umbrella…i love the natural look….as u said,it keeps u simple n sober…
By Tingtong on Jul 10, 2008 | Reply
I think most of the men like the natural look…but a little make-up gives us more confidence….
By Muktadhara on Jul 10, 2008 | Reply
hi …when i went for my first interview i was advised togrow nails, wear nail polish ,natural gloss on the lips ,hair well tied ….among the above i only tied my hair neatly and still got the job .i was lucky i guess:)
By Sojan V Jose on Jul 10, 2008 | Reply
enjoyed ur post friend…..keep blogging…..tc
By Rocky on Jul 11, 2008 | Reply
great read and what are girls without make up anyway lolzzz…but as a guy id rather prefer seeing a normal and a sober looking girl with the minimum of makeup than looking at a kind of tribal with war paint on :p
By Aleen Dyan on Jul 11, 2008 | Reply
Well Nikhil seems to be horrified …..ha ha ….but whats wrong with little deception…..but the real beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.
By Nakshathraa on Jul 11, 2008 | Reply
an interesting topic.."makeup" must be done to make up the faults of the face and to make it more worthy to see for the self and the beholder.If it is done in this way it will add the confidence for us and also the beholder gets a good impressio
By S U G A R on Jul 11, 2008 | Reply
oyehoye,red hot lips pic!umbs,a hotter post before this one it seems,will catch u there sometime later…as for this one ,i agree with you 100%,only a confident woman can live with her own mirror image ,sans makeup!well as for your friend she must be mak
By Vikram on Jul 11, 2008 | Reply
I was 21 and full of Testosterone and studying in Sunway University Malaysia. I fell madly for this Chinese girl and she also took a liking to me. So decided to go on a date. I am sure she was very rich and took her time to put on her make up everyday. We
By Rajiv S. on Jul 11, 2008 | Reply
A make up of any kind is a sentinel to exceedingly consciousness to one’s own true self, lipstick as a women’s salvation has somuch to say, does it also mean a woman is deficient without its application……well I am miserable to say on this, as I feel t
By Violethue AS on Jul 11, 2008 | Reply
So very true…women power & makeup are so very much interlinked…hehehe…by the way good brands & thanks for ur comment
By Vio Sno on Jul 11, 2008 | Reply
Warpaint he he..Suitable title. Interesting read umbs.Sexy lip pics to add spice to your post. Grt.
By Moosje on Jul 12, 2008 | Reply
I LOVE LIPSTICK ON A LADYS LIPS NICE POST DEAR THANKS FOR SHARING
By Sumit Ghost on Jul 12, 2008 | Reply
Very interesting post. Particularly the statement-Lipstick instills confidence in women, reminds me of the movie Chandani Bar and gives an insight about the shot where Tabu is applying lipstick in a very difficult and stress full situation. Hats off to th
By Charlie on Jul 12, 2008 | Reply
Hi Umby….Even the most naturally beautiful women, Cleopatra and Marlyn Manroe were always seen in dark lipsticks….The lady u r talking abt may belong to yesteryears, bcz I ve been seeing much of corporate world, and most of da women look less
By Sonia Sonia on Jul 12, 2008 | Reply
write on…hun…will have Vida translate the page ;)….lol. Its nice to curl up in ur own space,isnt it? I love it……peace,serenity…bliss…ahhhh!!!:).Howz work ? tc.
By Santosh n on Jul 12, 2008 | Reply
Pepping up the exterior is essential to carry yourself with grace and get noticed, however u need spruce up your inner self too to reach out to people and be loved. You do not need a revlon or a dior for that, right umbs???
By Umbrella on Jul 12, 2008 | Reply
To zero; Ty for ur comment. Well..i dont watch hindi movies as much as i wd like to..cz my whole vocab [of hindi] is of maximum 10 basic words..hehehe. I’ll try to watch those 2 movies u mentioned. tnx again. cheers
By Sumit Ghost on Jul 13, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for the feedback. The first movie, winner of three national awards and host of others, is available on youtube. You may watch is at leasure in parts. The other one is also a master piece. Hope you will like them.Best regards.
By Dr Raj on Jul 13, 2008 | Reply
Hi umbo, nice post….tells us all how objective and sensible women r nowadays… they know how to use their "assets" to their own advantage .. as for those women who tend to overdo makeup, one feels pity for them…I remember attending an attra
By . on Jul 13, 2008 | Reply
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By Vijayaraghav on Jul 13, 2008 | Reply
I support Santosh. But how long the makeup will look nice. I pity those women who spoiled the naturality of their lips with lipstic. I don’t feel make up will help to hide the insecurities, fears, tears, hurts, weaknesses etc. I don’t have the experience
By Madhu Vamsi on Jul 14, 2008 | Reply
hi how are u doing??? Please do visit my new post and give your valuable comments…
By Vio Sno on Jul 14, 2008 | Reply
A late Gruezi dear umbs. Hope you had a grt weekend.Thanks for the comment. Luvd it.:)
By Gopa B on Jul 14, 2008 | Reply
Wearing the right makeup is an aquired skill. One needs to be properly trained for that.
By Arnie on Jul 14, 2008 | Reply
no lipstick can match up to the power of my fair and lovely
By Thats Joey ! on Jul 15, 2008 | Reply
a lil lip color, a lil eye make up , done/ not done hair and finally a women who can laugh tats a nuke on heels
By Sonia Sonia on Jul 16, 2008 | Reply
where r u hun? …all work and no play is making umbs a dull gal :)!! Hugs.
By Swati . on Jul 16, 2008 | Reply
where have u vanished dear? come soon…
By subra on Jul 17, 2008 | Reply
An important lesson in grooming.
By Santosh n on Jul 17, 2008 | Reply
Hi there!! are u still on Avon, Dior and Revlon. Waiting for another of your pathbreaking posts!!
By Idle Mind on Jul 20, 2008 | Reply
hey, a new post needed. Come back to write one … without the warpaint. Lol!!