Last week, I was sitting around with my boyfriend, laughing at random things we found on social media. He showed me a photo of two women before and after they put on their makeup with a caption along the lines of "The reason men can't trust women." While I love him, my feminist "girl power" side had to quickly correct him and show him why it's hurtful, but mostly untrue. He thought it was hilarious and true, but it got me thinking: why does makeup make women seem untrustworthy?

We shouldn't be deemed untrustworthy and liars for a personal choice that has no relevance to the other person. Makeup, to most, is a beautiful expression. I don't get up and put on my makeup in the morning to "trick" men into thinking I'm more beautiful or attractive. I put on my makeup because it's my way to express myself. I take pride in my makeup whether or not it happens to cover all my blemishes, because it's how I choose to make myself look. I get to create on a blank canvas every day and that magnificence in choice is what makes me happy.

We prime and primp not to make the opposite sex see us differently, but because it makes us happy. I know that's a hard concept for some to understand, but it's true. Not everything everyone does is for others' enjoyment or scrutiny. I haven't met a person who wears makeup that thinks, 'I'm going to wear blue eye shadow today because blue is so-and-so's favorite color, so maybe they'll like me.' Honestly, it's more like, 'I'm going to wear brown eye shadow today because it makes my eyes look amazing.' I don't put that much thought into my makeup, but hey, maybe that's just me.

Makeup will never hide my personality. If someone tells you that you've lied to them because of your makeup, get away from that person. They obviously don't care about your sense of humor, the way you speak, or any other aspects that make you who you are. That kind of person is plain toxic.

To be clear, women who don't wear makeup are just as beautiful as women who do. I go without makeup almost as often as I go with it. Going without makeup doesn't make anyone better or worse than others. It's the personal choice of wearing makeup that makes it so beautiful. So, ladies and gentlemen, respect those who make the choice to wear makeup because just like everything else – it's something that doesn't involve you. To those who still believe that makeup makes us a liars, take a deep look into your personality and see if you really should be making that harsh of a judgment.