Men can get totally brutal when it comes to trash talking makeup, but it's only because they don't understand how much work it is. In a world where slapping on some foundation and winging your eyeliner is a normal part of every girl's day, we can't expect some dude who's rocking that just-rolled-outta-bed look to get it.
Putting on the perfect face is just one of those eternal struggles of the female existence, and with people like the Kardashians contouring their way across Instagram, makeup standards have never been higher. So to all the boys out there who like to point out foundation lines and clumpy mascara, take note: if you think it's so easy, we'd like to see you try it. Here are twenty behind-the-scenes makeup struggles that only women get.
20 The way makeup looks great at home and like trash the second you walk out the door
Either lighting is everything, or right outside your bathroom is a portal to a dimension where you're nothing more than a trash queen.
19 Losing whole hours attempting good eyeliner
If your eyeliner isn't sharp enough to kill a man, is it even worth wearing?
18 Putting on a full-face makeup and looking like a Batman villain
It's the perfect look for school, church, and finally defeating the Caped Crusader in hand-to-hand combat.
17 When waterproof makeup sticks with you for daaaaays
Waterproof makeup should be able to withstand a light rain... not a firehose to the face.
16 When what you thought was a sexy smokey eye look makes you look like you just lost a fight
No, no, we like looking like a sexy raccoon.
15 Screwing up a Youtube makeup tutorial that was supposed to be "easy"
That "10-minutes to fabulous" promise is vastly overestimating our abilities.
14 Becoming deeply intimidated and overwhelmed at any Sephora you've ever been inside
So. Much. MAKEUP!
13 Forgetting to blend your foundation
Especially when it's just below the jawline, who the hell can remember to blend every time?
12 Accidentally buying the wrong color and only realizing it after it's on
Once that foundation or lipstick is open, you know it's going to become a Thing if you want to take it back. But depending on how much it cost, you can't really feel good about not using it...
11 Perfecting a full-face look only to step outside and sweat it all off
Sweaty girls unite! This is why that fresh-faced summer look has so much traction.
10 Buying a buttload of makeup and then never using it
Bright colors that look pretty but you're not brave enough to wear; lipsticks that are way too dark for your complexion or your life... you know you need to stop, but—woah, did MAC just release a new palette? WANT!
9 Getting your eyebrows to match
Someone wise once said that your eyebrows should look like sisters, not twins... but when one looks more like an inbred second cousins, you know you've got problems.
8 Desperately scouring the internet for ways to fix your flaws
We will makeup hack our way into an early grave if necessary. Believe it.
7 Having mad makeup envy when you see another girl looking on point in public
Even though you logically know that she doesn't look like that when she goes home and washes it all off, it's hard not to wish that you could have that kind of power too.
6 Everything about fake eyelashes
If the pains of choosing eyelashes that look bangin' yet, y'know, natural, weren't enough, then there's the three hours you can lose wrestling with the eyelash glue only to end up with one on perfectly and the other glued to your forehead.
5 Wanting to be catty about another girl's makeup fails but knowing that you aren't any better
From overplucked brows to lipstick that's just BAD, we've all been there.
4 Hearing your crush say "I don't trust girls who wear makeup," and dying a little inside because you're one of the reasons why they shouldn't
If any man thinks you won't conceal, highlight, and contour your way to being at least a 9.5, they're dead wrong.
3 Actually getting everything right then realizing that you have nowhere to go
Whelp, we guess it's time to start taking selfies...
2 When you put on too much mascara and your eyelashes start to look like spider legs
This is so a look as long as it's like... Halloween.
1 Seeing #NoMakeup and knowing that a bitch is lying
No makeup? No way. We can spot your mascara-ed eyelashes and highlighter from a mile away, thanks. Makeup ain't shame! Makeup is power! Caked on Kim K face or totally bare, stay beautiful, gals.