Women with vitiligo are free to do make up and conceal their spots or they may choose to flaunt their white spots with pride. It’s all about their personal choice and it is perfectly ok either ways.
Covering vitiligo spots with make up to avoid people’s reactions is not a crime
Vitiligo is a skin condition that causes loss of skin’s natural color to develop white spots on the skin of an individual. Vitiligo has nothing to do with the physical or mental capability of a person. It is neither painful nor communicable, so apart from affecting the skin color of a person, vitiligo is not a big deal. But being a visible health issue, there is a stigma attached to it. On the top of that, being an autoimmune issue, there is no known cure available for it yet. Hence, this incurable nature of vitiligo adds further trouble to the whole situation. Their patchy skin becomes a hurdle in almost every aspect of their life, from educational institutes to workplace to marriage related discussions. So, to avoid public stares and discriminatory behavior, many of the women use makeup as a tool to cover the spots and maintain their confidence level. This is quite understandable and why would someone has a problem with that?
Evolution of social media has pushed the idea of body positivity and self-love
For women with vitiligo, wearing makeup or not is completely a matter of choice. Until a few years back when the social media platforms were not launched yet, the emotional aspect of vitiligo was hardly discussed and the majority of the people with vitiligo would avoid talking about it openly. So, the body positivity movement was barely having any existence. But now, thanks to the evolution of social media, there is a sense of self-confidence and self-love growing in the vitiligo women community and a lot of them so share their ‘raw’ photos frequently on the social media and also the practice of facing the outside world without covering the spots is also gaining momentum.
But, it does not mean that those women who prefer to use make up to cover the spots are not confident or they don’t love themselves. No. it’s not like that. After all, it is so common among women to explore make up because they love to do so. It’s kind of their hobby to explore latest trends and products. So, it’s more of a personal choice than a matter of moral values or self confidence.
Make up is not all about hiding vitiligo only
Why do people apply makeup?
One of the beauty enthusiasts quoted, “Just put some makeup on the face and have fun with it.”
It implies, to conceal your skin imperfection is not the sole purpose of doing makeup, rather it is the very nature of most of the women to love makeup and they don’t need a reason for it.
Make up makes you ‘perfect’?
Well, there is no one particular definition of perfect, it is the ‘flaws’ and uniqueness of an individual which makes perfect in her interesting way. So, makeup can be perceived as a tool that does not hide the real identity but enhances your flaws and features, making you feel all the more bold and beautiful. Makeup should always be a matter of choice and not a matter of compulsion.
What does the women with vitiligo says about using makeup?
A lot of women with vitiligo were asked their views whether they prefer wearing makeup or not? Many people posted their varying reviews. For some people didn’t prefer wearing makeup as they felt it was a layer hiding their real identity. For some, they didn’t use makeup to blend their patches, but just a touch-up to enhance their looks. For some, they feel self-conscious to come out and reveal their spots that’s the reason they use makeup to come out confidently. Many people use makeup to hide the spots on their faces but they don’t cover the patches in their bodies. There are many different opinions of people on this topic and every perspective is important. For people to judge it just take a few seconds, but the actual story lies with the people dealing with it. It is not easy to just come out will full confidence, especially in the initial years because of the heavy stigma around this skin condition. In these times, it is okay if people find makeup as an escape in dealing with these. For women with vitiligo, it is completely alright if they wish to flaunt it as well, it is all a matter of choice.
The bottom line
There is no particular answer to this question of whether women with vitiligo should wear makeup or not. It is completely a matter of their choice; the whole point is feeling comfortable in your skin. If you love makeup and it makes you feel confident, go for it. Similarly, if you prefer to remain ‘non-filtered’ and as you are, thumbs up to you as well. In the end, you should always do what makes you feel happy and confident.
