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Make up tips; See the real you.

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Well, I got you here under false pretences, or did I?  For as I get older I begin to look at younger women today and the makeup they wear, I think to myself, oh my, that's a lot of makeup.  So what lies behind, Is makeup really a "false pretence"?  Now, I am using 'make up' as a metaphor, for the way we as individuals hide behind a façade.  Men and women for centuries have been using, an altered appearance to hide the real them, whether it is make-up, hairstyles, spectacles, clothing styles/fashions, the type of car they drive, the house they live in, the locations of their homes, or schools the children attend.  I propose it's all false news.  Well for the many it is.  Don't get me wrong, there is no issue with trying to achieve material success, making lifestyle improvements, or providing the best one can for the family.  However, the issue is, are these a mask, the 'make-up' for our own insecurities and sense of inadequacy etc.  All too often we