One of the first things I noticed about Kuwait is how beautiful the Kuwaiti women are and the way they dress, wear their hair and makeup. After visiting several Arab salons I was surprised to see how much makeup they like to wear when in reality they don't need it. They are natural beauties with beautiful tanned skin and large, dark, almond shaped eyes. It's a mystery to me as to why some Arabic ladies would want to bleach their skin white when it's so lovely and tanned. I guess it all comes down to advertisers and what will make retailers the most money.
In the West we are told that tanned skin is beautiful. There are too many products, sun beds and crèmes to promote tanning and the image that the darker you are the more beautiful you will be. In the Middle East I see whitening product advertisements that go as far as saying that you will get the man of your dreams, a promotion at work and the attention you deserve if you lighten your skin. What BS!
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Just shows you that people are never happy with what they have! Oh...don't get me started on the makeup!
ReplyDeleteSign M&A under Snow... and makeup.. big YUCK
ReplyDeleteI know, right? Well, I went for those fake lashes and ended up looking like "Drag Queen Barbie"! ;D
ReplyDeleteIt all comes down to insecurities :)
ReplyDeleteThe best make up, is the right amount of confidence!
what people find "exotic" is attractive, and differences attract. And that's why western cultures are so into tanned and dark skin and eyes whereas most Arabs find blonde blue-eyed women a sign of beauty.
ReplyDeleteRegarding makeup and "fakes", I second what all the previous comments said.
Everyone wants to have what they're missing, and thinks it's beautiful, but yet, I think people in Kuwait\Arabic Gulf area are so into tanned skins, and you gotta meet them after the summer. :)
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It's nice to see an expat in Kuwait with interesting and open-minded views such as yours. I'm really surprised by some of the ideas you express in your posts (mostly in a good way).
I'm half-Kuwaiti personally, but I've been away so long that it feels weird to be back, and I'm like a tourist in my own country!
Hope you're having a good time here, and it seems like it :)
Ali, Manoorii and Eliasoz: Thank you for reading and for your comments. :)
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