new wives tales, IE modern mythology

today one hears so much about the natural look for women as it seems to be quite trendy. I must say this sort of stuff gets me thinking about the logic or "sense" behind it. History tells us something very different about what is natural to women. In Egypt for example back in the days of Cleopatra women would gather flowers and plants, dry the, and grind them with mortar and pestle just to get the colours they desired for their eyes,cheeks and mouth....Indian women did likewise and Africans used natural plants to make incredible designs adorning both face and body. One cannot help but ask, where did you get the idea that a paint less female was natural? What is natural to a woman is to create, women are born to create, adorn and enjoy the richness of the ritual. For me there is nothing more un-natural than a woman void of the art her face can enjoy...of the blandness of plain fingernails and especially toenails...many women today go around looking like medical specimens that belong in an anatomy laboratory. HOW SAD, I am so grateful that i come from the "cherry red lips" generation that were free to enjoy every aspect of the pleasures of being a woman. If our equality with men means that we are expected to belittle the joys of Estee Lauder and Max Factor then for this old lady....I PASS!