Giving Honest Feedback

Posted by in opinion | 2 comments

I’ve been looking through a ton of FOTD lately on forums and blogs, and it boggles my mind when someone has done a really nice application and execution of a look – with the glaring exception of matching their foundation.

The worst part is that nobody says a thing about it.

I know that the supportive environment I’ve experienced has definitely been helpful in giving me confidence, but what I really crave is the constructive criticism. How is a person to improve when anything they do is met with token positivity?

However, in the context of the online makeup community, I’m starting to think that it would be better to be upfront to a fault. When people are trying to learn and improve their skill and knowledge, isn’t feedback critical? I’m not talking about being mean (that’s a whole different rant), I’m just talking about being honest regarding the makeup application.

It’s situations like this that make me question the sincerity of the feedback I’ve gotten in the past, and that’s really frustrating.

What do you think?


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2 Comments

  1. Sexy Sadie / June 2, 2009

    I know of what you say, but in the same place..

    Foundation is the most difficult part. It is hard to find one that match.

    And what more importent, I do think many people do not see it.

  2. Nepenthe / June 2, 2009

    I definitely agree, foundation is probably one of the hardest things to match. Unless you’re lucky, it usually takes a handful of attempts to nail it.