squeak: you’re 100% right.
at the same time, my self image is more than perfect. (i’m probably prettier than three quarters of the girls out there… i kinda have a tremendous ego ;-)…) my skin is great, B”H but i still love wearing makeup. it just enhances. without a little bit of eye-liner i’m not a person!
then again, i see girls that wear close to nothing on their faces and look great. sometimes it’s just a different look.