Comments on: Ahh! The arrogance of youth..

By: Laksh

Laksh — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:45:25 +0000

@Rajitha: My family did too. I mean give up on me. The reason for the post is cos I took up something I used to abhor in others. Funny life!
@Mitr: Some day he will cave in
@Naan: I never did in Chennai or CBE or all the many cities I lived in. Even now I wouldn’t have except for stumbling into one box left by my FIL. I tried it on for novelty one day and loved the smell. Now am hooked!
@Spillay: Poor you. Luckily I never had any allergies. I just hated the one inch thick powder on ppl’s faces. Even now as a fad when I do it. I wipe my face with a towel and make sure my face doesn’t look like a ghost
@Apar: I don’t use make up either. Even the occasional eye liner. The powder is a fancy now. Goodness knows how long it will last
@Deepa: Boy! that is some childhood trauma. If I had been subject to that am sure I’d be doing exactly what you do! Sorry to hear you had to go through that.
@Shalu: Hehe I totally know where you come from. You wait missy

By: Shalu

Shalu — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:10:22 +0000

He He!!! gud one….even my dad does that n even i tell him to stop doing that all the time!
I hate putting powder on the face…it looks so artificial! But im still in my teens so i guess my arrogance wont wear off that easily…:p.

By: Deepa Palat

Deepa Palat — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:45:16 +0000

It irked. Just the thought of the talcum powder. I stopped using talc since I was 8 yrs old ( 3rd std). I cried the whole day when my principal sister stopped me during the school assembly and enquired whether my dad was having a powder factory. She asked me to wipe my face in front of my classmates pointing to the ‘over powdered’ face, I dunno why mom did that on the day. I felt insulted and agitated since then to wear powder. And of all these years, I dint wear it at all, no not even for my wedding. I became over cautious about the make-up during my wedding reception, (just because of my SIL and G) and got the beautician to her nerve…LOL I asked almost everyone who came on stage whether I had over-make up.

By: Apar

Apar — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:27:57 +0000

My dad still uses powder. Me never!! I did not even use baby powder on A. Thanks to our already dry skin texture, this was one thing we avoid. Besides, I am also on the wrong side of 30 if you want to call it that; I still avoid make-up like hell. The occasional eye-liner on a special occasion; that is about it! Weird that I am not that much into any of this and never had been either. I used to hate apply make up even during my dance programs!!! and would try get away with bare minimum even then
I am not against it per se, my personal pref is no, thank you! I have actually seen make up and the likes enhance people’s natural beauty.
ok…there I go!!long and winding. I better stop!!

By: Spillay

Spillay — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:23:26 +0000

I actually had forgotten about this little ritual. I can say safely that I am like Mitr’s hubby - I don’t like and never use powder. Even as a child I disliked this tradition as the powder used to make my sensitive eyes sore and red.

By: Naan

Naan — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:48:09 +0000

I never use powder after I moved to US. In Chennai I used to use it along with everyone else and it is so weird when I think about it now :-)..nice post.

By: Mitr

Mitr — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:33:35 +0000

Laksh-

my mom still puts powder liberally all over and says the same thing. The only person I’ve met in my life who never uses any powder or doesn’t like to apply powder at all is my hubby.

By: Rajitha

Rajitha — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:32:58 +0000

oh laksh!! my appa puts powder the same way!! i used to and still laugh when he does that…isn’t it funny!! there are so many similarities in all our lives…but all of us are still unique :)..and about being palicchu at home…my family gave up on me looong back…