Express Yourself, Post #4

Over the years I have come to realize that people often times use themselves as a canvas. They show off what they support, how they feel, and parts of their personalities. What fascinates me the most is how many different ways people express themselves using their bodies. We buy certain clothes, jewelry, piercings, tattoos, hair accessories, and many more things. Different people buy different things to express themselves and show who they are, obviously. I think it is important to note this though because we sometimes fail to see how people are expressing themselves. A coat may look like any other coat but there is a reason behind them wearing that coat that speaks to them as an individual. For my post this week I would like to focus on piercings, tattoos, and makeup.

Piercings really play into two categories with this. There is the usual earrings and then there are the other face and body piercings. Both have such a wide variety to them. You can get anything from studs, to dangly earrings that hang down to your shoulders, to some crazy awesome body piercings. There is no end to the varieties of colors, styles, and shapes. There was a guy that I met recently that dose piercings for a living. He is very meticulous about his work and it shows. Every piercing he had was perfect and symmetrical.

Around the same time that I met this guy I also met someone with some awesome tattoos. This guy had a tattoo from a video game that I know and immediately we had a mutual hobby. I think the biggest thing about tattoos is that when someone uses a common symbol and someone else recognizes it, they become closer. You are no longer talking to a complete stranger. This is another human with the same interest as you, instead of just a passerby.

Makeup is really high on the self-expression list. So many people use makeup and it is such a big part of culture. I have met people that have never worn makeup ever and I have met people that never leave the house without it. Allowing people to express themselves so easily and change their appearance without anything being permanent is amazing. This gives people the chance to try new characters or show a side of themselves they don’t normally show.

Expressing ourselves is important and quite fun. Hopefully you all try to express yourselves and encourage others to do the same. I sincerely wish everyone a lovely day.