Fairness does not mean everyone gets the same. Fairness means everyone gets what they need.- Harold Kushner
I can remember vividly the first time I put on make up because God knows I regret it.😂 It was during my matriculation at the university. I just wanted give it a try and see if it would look nice. Let me allow you to guess the end result.
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If you assumed it looked good on me then I’m sorry to burst your bubble. It looked really terrible and I got a lot of compliments like ‘you look great without make up’ and to make things worse, my friends never let any opportunity to make fun of my makeup on that particular day pass during my whole university life.
Aside all the drama and bad reviews I got on that day, I didn’t really like the effects of the makeup on my skin. I actually don’t know the type of product my make up artists used for me but it had negative effects on my skin as I started to experience some acne and it took a while before I could get rid of them. That was the first and last time I used make up in my life.
On the issue of fairness, life itself isn’t fair and we ought to understand that everything comes with consequences. A footballer knows that he is bound to experience injuries in his career and so does any other person doing whatever out there. When it comes to athletics, I believe it’s a game of competence. Let’s take wrestling for instance, it’s a game of strength and I’m sure there’s a specific weight limit for anyone who wishes to take part in the game.
As we all know, anabolic steroids helps to build muscle tissues and also increases our body mass. The main reason why steroids are banned in the sports industry is because most of these athletes are prone to misusing these drugs which can in the long run have long lasting effects on them. Also, it’s not deemed fair to the other party if one person is on steroids to enhance his activity while the other is not. At that point, it’s no more considered a fair game.
Looking at the beauty and fashion industry, I understand that most of these brands have a reputation to uphold and in most cases especially with the fashion industry, majority of their models have to make use of makeup to enhance their beauty so as to reach their target market. There’s a Ghanaian proverb that says ‘adepa na 3ton ne ho’ which means good things need no advertisement to sell. Personally, I believe that most of these clothing brands don’t need to have their models use make up because if their clothing is worth being bought, it will be bought. But when it comes to the beauty industry which has to do with cosmetics, thats what they deal with so it’s okay that their models are made to wear make up.
Where my problem comes in is the excess use of these products. Most of these products contain chemicals which can have negative effects on our skin. Why do you think some ladies develop wrinkles at an early age? It’s because they won’t let make up rest, always polishing their faces day and night.
Too much of everything is bad. But using a product or a drug in its right proportion is okay to me. At the end of the day, the goal is to live a healthy life.
