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Whether it's a mouth hanging open and eyes bugging out, a forced smile for applying blush on the apples of the cheeks, or a chicken pox face while applying foundation, there's no denying that we all look a little ridiculous when we're trying to get our beauty game on.
Let's have a tour of Sadia (imaginary), an average Bangladeshi girl's makeup procedure.
First, she prepares her skin with moisturisers for the upcoming layers of makeup and rubs them aggressively. Here comes the chicken pox face or Transient face. This face is made when girls are applying foundation.
Her concentration on this step is noticeable as she needs to paint her whole face with foundation. It's like they're trying to cover up every single imperfection on their skin. But really, it's just a way to make their skin look smoother.
She then proceeds to apply her liquid blush. Throughout the process, she is trying to look like she is having a good time, even though she is secretly in pain as the blush isn't blending.
The forceful smile she is portraying shows that she wants the apple of the cheeks to say she is blushing and wants them to be more defined. She applies concealer under her eyes to cover the dark circles and eye bags she got by overthinking last night.
She carefully curves her face to get the snatched Greek look. Sucking in the air makes her cheeks more prominent and slightly tanner than expected. No matter what, a beauty routine requires some sacrifices.
After that, she bakes her whole face. You might be thinking how come baking be included in a makeup article. Sadia bakes her whole face with a loose power to set the whole thing.
Now, she took her eyeshadow palette to bring some hue to her eyes and vigorously blended that while smacking her lips. Here comes the weirdest part: applying mascara.
Sadia started resembling a startled owl as the mascara wand approached. Her mouth forms an O, a black hole ready to gulp in any passing flies. Carefully, she paints each lash, and brows furrowed in concentration.
Do you know which process of makeup needs more concentration? It's the eyeliner, and girls die to have identical eyeliner.
Sadia carefully, yet keeping her mouth open, tried to create a small wing, but one of them kept getting thicker. Having left no other choices, she stuck with her unmatched wings.
Then she tried to fill her thin brows to get the perfect arched brows; she carefully filled them up, the effort she didn't even put on her MCQs.
Moving on to the lips. Sadia made a duck face to get the famous Kylie's lips by overlining them. Then, she applies a neutral gloss, smacking them together loudly. She tilts her chin up, gazing critically at her reflection. Something is still missing.
Ah, yes, highlighter. She scrunches her nose and forehead as she layers the shimmery powder along her cheekbones. She tilts her eyebrows to see whether the highlighter is visible from Mars.
Sadia steps back, taking in the overall effect. Gone is the sleepy, bare-faced girl of minutes ago. A glamorous maven stares back, bronzed and highlighted to perfection. She winks at her reflection, mouth curling into a self-satisfied smirk. Her makeup routine is complete.
So there you have it, the funniest faces girls make while applying makeup.
Next time you see a girl making a weird face in the mirror, don't judge her. Just remember that she's probably just trying to look her best. And who knows, maybe she's even purposely making a few funny faces just to entertain herself.