MAC x Proenza Schouler (April 24, 2014)

[blondie929]

Do we happen to have some sort of self love type of thread on here somewhere? I love how everyone is sharing what they have been through and how they have came to love themselves over the years. We have all had different journeys, but I don't think I've met a single person who has always had self confidence and self love.

we totally need one! especially during those days when we feel a lil down! lol

 

[Kristin Bacon]

i was called fat too! I'm not gonna lie i was a lil chubby lol one time in science class i was wearing a sweatsuit and i got so hot cause i had to sit in the back table by the window with a group of horrible kids and i took my sweater off and they started making fun of me because i had hair on my arms and i was so scared and embarrassed i put my sweater back on but left it unzipped and then they threw a pencil at my tummy! i didn't cry but i wanted to i waited till school was over then i went home and cried but i never told my mother or sister.

that is so humiliating. its like your not in your body while its happening. basically its like your being treated as less than human. Im sorry that happened. I bet its safe to say those kids are over weight now in there lives. And the humiliation is sooo deep you dont want to talk about it, to admit it really happened. kids are so cruel, makes u wonder what there parents were like. My parents were really messed up, but they did teach me kindness to others and respect.

 

[Uptownbackinit]

All this bully talk just makes me mad! I don't like bullies! No one is better than anyone else and everyone is beautiful in their own ways.

 

[Prettypackages]

anyone have these issues when ordering from Nordstrom?

 

[DarylandCarole]

That's what I love here, too. Right now I don't have friends who like make-up a lot, and my sister has gotten older and doesn't want to wear it much. It's been so nice to have others to talk to who enjoy it like I do. It's our own little corner of the world.

 

[blondie929]

that is so humiliating. its like your not in your body while its happening. basically its like your being treated as less than human. Im sorry that happened. I bet its safe to say those kids are over weight now in there lives. And the humiliation is sooo deep you dont want to talk about it, to admit it really happened. kids are so cruel, makes u wonder what there parents were like. My parents were really messed up, but they did teach me kindness to others and respect.

exactly! and i was so young i was aloud to shave! i thought having arm hair was normal! i still do i guess cause i have blonde hair lol i grew up with a single mother so part of me didn't want to tell her cause i was ashamed and the other part didn't want her to take on the extra stress of having to worry about me we also barely saw each other cause the rent is too damn high in new york and she was always working multiple jobs

 

[Kristin Bacon]

Best.revenge.ever.

hahahaha i love it. i can relate. in highschool there was one guy who tortured me endlessly. called me a fat dyke, marilyn manson lesbian, said he was gonna beat me up, jus everything mean u can think of. he had a group of friends that followed him. when i was 20 i had gotten skinny, learned how to do makeup, and was working at the club. im on stage and there that group of guys comes up. they were all tipping good and wanting dances after i got off stage. so i went over and told them who i was and the main jerk kept saying im sorry u look great now tho and they invited me to there party later. i ignored them and for hours the biggest jerk was in front every time i was on stage and tipped me a 20, i took all his tips but ignored him the rest of the night. hahahahaha!!! I took all his money and totally got my sweet revenge. it felt so damn good i tell u that.

 

[BrknFlwr85]

All this bully talk just makes me mad! I don't like bullies! No one is better than anyone else and everyone is beautiful in their own ways.

I completely agree with you. I can understand why kids can become bullies, but adults have absolutely no excuse. When you get old enough to realize that you have issues in your life that are causing you to be cruel to people, you need to take the initiative to go get help for yourself. It just becomes a vicious cycle of pain because most of the time both the bully and the people being bullied are hurting in some way.

 

[Prettypackages]

disgusting... glad they were dead though... I'd want a gift certificate...

 

[breatheonbeat]

You have found your people!! I'm in the same boat. Most of my friends aren't that into makeup. I thrive on it when one of them will actually ask me for help creating a look or something, like "Finally...Playtime!!!!" lol. And if anyone ever gives you shit for having 19 lipsticks in your bag, just remind yourself that I have over 100 lipsticks in my stash. I stopped counting after 100... it was getting disturbing.

that makes me smile a lot. one of my strictly no makeup friends let me put EVERYTHING on her on the day of my wedding (she was my maid of honor). gluing her false lashes on i was soo pumped haha

 

[breatheonbeat]

hahahaha i love it. i can relate. in highschool there was one guy who tortured me endlessly. called me a fat dyke, marilyn manson lesbian, said he was gonna beat me up, jus everything mean u can think of. he had a group of friends that followed him. when i was 20 i had gotten skinny, learned how to do makeup, and was working at the club. im on stage and there that group of guys comes up. they were all tipping good and wanting dances after i got off stage. so i went over and told them who i was and the main jerk kept saying im sorry u look great now tho and they invited me to there party later. i ignored them and for hours the biggest jerk was in front every time i was on stage and tipped me a 20, i took all his tips but ignored him the rest of the night. hahahahaha!!! I took all his money and totally got my sweet revenge. it felt so damn good i tell u that.

that's fantastic. that's the kind of thing that only happens in movies !!

 

[DarylandCarole]

i was always depressed i still have scars too .. i have a thicker skin now but back then no not at all .. i was so miserable and it took me a while to love myself and accept myself .. i wore makeup since i was 10 years old i use to call my sister and beg her to buy me the loreal true match lol first foundation i ever used .. what matters now is that i don't care what people say and I've never felt better about myself then i do now all those bullys thought me how to appreciate myself and other women and all imperfections .. looking at your picture! i wouldn't never know you were bullied you look beautiful! thank you for sharing your story it just made me remember how I've grown as a person and how much i love makeup!!!

you also made me feel better. thanku!! I have had a few friends who were never bullied, they will never understand. its good that we can look at it like a growing experience. some of those bullies were the first to friend request me on FB yrs ago. i accepted. when i see them now im like wow, you put me down? I jus hope they dont have bully children. All women are beautiful, all shapes sizes and imperfections. I started wearing makeup around 10 also. I had a lipstick by loreal called real raisin it was my fave lol.

To both of you, and anyone else here that had similar experiences... That is SO awful!! It breaks my heart. I want to go beat those kids up! Not that that is the answer, either... There are so many damaged kids out there and they just become hardened and lash out by bullying others, I guess. You are both amazing in the way that you've grown and learned to love yourselves and even accept friend requests from those people! I am so glad that there are people like you, and thank you for sharing your stories. I believe that telling people about things like this helps other people who have had or are having similar experiences. What a great thing make up is, too. I always felt like it was a way that I could make myself look like I didn't hurt inside. I could make myself look like a person who didn't care and couldn't be hurt.

 

[AutumnMoon]

Beautiful! Glad that you are liking it, even though it's not Sunset Beach   But I think it looks lovely on you! On a different note, are you still loving pinkfringe? Still trying to decide....LOL.

I do love Pinkfringe. I'm going to my counter tomorrow to check out primrose and Woodrose. Pinkfringe has this very creamy texture. It's just yummy. And I don't usually go for the non-bright colors. You'll have to let me know what you think.

 

[blondie929]

To both of you, and anyone else here that had similar experiences... That is SO awful!! It breaks my heart. I want to go beat those kids up! Not that that is the answer, either... There are so many damaged kids out there and they just become hardened and lash out by bullying others, I guess. You are both amazing in the way that you've grown and learned to love yourselves and even accept friend requests from those people! I am so glad that there are people like you, and thank you for sharing your stories. I believe that telling people about things like this helps other people who have had or are having similar experiences. What a great thing make up is, too. I always felt like it was a way that I could make myself look like I didn't hurt inside. I could make myself look like a person who didn't care and couldn't be hurt.

I agree! Makeup is so much more then people think! It really helped me get threw some hard times .. After I learned how to apply it properly of course lol

 

[AutumnMoon]

That's horrible! I'm sorry that happened. I was called a troll once on myspace back in the day. Cause I'm really short and have wider hips! That made me ball my eyes out. Now days if someone called me that I would be like really? a troll? can you think of a better insult?   People only mirror their insecurities out on others.

I had a fashion/ my paintings blog and one day someone called me a fat goth with f'ed up teeth and said I should smile more. My readers jumped on them, but blogging never felt the same. I wasn't in black (so why goth?) and I was smiling. They just kept talking about how I was a miserable person who shouldn't ever blog. They even insulted my artwork.

 

[breatheonbeat]

ps- burgh like pittsburgh?!
my family lives out there!!! fave city, hands down

 

[AutumnMoon]

that is so humiliating. its like your not in your body while its happening. basically its like your being treated as less than human. Im sorry that happened. I bet its safe to say those kids are over weight now in there lives. And the humiliation is sooo deep you dont want to talk about it, to admit it really happened. kids are so cruel, makes u wonder what there parents were like. My parents were really messed up, but they did teach me kindness to others and respect.

Hugs to you love. And hugs to all of us. I love our community and feel really safe here. Or else I'd never post pictures of myself. Thanks for being awesome :bouquet:

 

[ILoveMakeup84]

Wow guys! I am so sorry you had to go through such tough times! I can relate in a way! I wasn't bullied badly in school but I used to get the ocassional "you are fat" comment and it did hurt back then but now I am happy with my curves! You guys rock and its really inspiring seeing what you have become! Hurray for being strong, beautiful women!! I ordered OC from Nordstrom. Its backordered but hopefully I will get it!

 

[Kristin Bacon]

What a great thing make up is, too. I always felt like it was a way that I could make myself look like I didn't hurt inside. I could make myself look like a person who didn't care and couldn't be hurt.

thank you sweetie. I look at makeup as war paint. we get up and make ourselves into our alter ego who is everything we strive to be. Its not hiding, its striving to be who we want to be every day. Same with clothes, shoes, jewelry, its all our armor so we can take on the world each day and be in our character whoever that is on that particular day

 

[Kristin Bacon]

Hugs to you love. And hugs to all of us. I love our community and feel really safe here. Or else I'd never post pictures of myself. Thanks for being awesome

thanku for being awesome and a great friend, and to all of u lovely ladies. you all help me in ways you may never know!!!!