It's part of the routines of many women: brush on some eyeshadow over the crease of your eyelid, comb your eyelashes with mascara, and maybe even try some bright colors for a change.

However, this just won't work for me... I don't have the crease, like half of Asian women. My eyelashes are almost invisible (even compared to my brother). And if I try bright colors, like a light blue or purple, then I just look like a prostitute.

It's difficult for women to put on makeup the traditional way, the way magazines will offer tips for. I was left to develop my own way to apply makeup, and it's the only way I feel comfortable with. I know that colors like a dark green can look nice with Asian eyes, and we look best with satin-y finishes on our eye makeup instead of glitter. A lot of Asian women are just more comfortable with black and browns. And I don't want glittery shadow, anyway.

Makeup artists will suggest adding a darker color next to the eye, then blending it into a lighter color above, like a gradient, so you don't just have a dark color on the eye pretending like there's a crease there... like how I do my makeup. Sigh.

They also suggest that we curl our lashes to try to give them a look of more definition. However, it just doesn't seem like I have enough lash to curl.

I am ok with wearing more neutral colors, like coral on my lips or a natural pink on my cheeks. However, the only makeup I ever really do is eyeshadow to darken my eyes a bit. I might put on some mascara just to make me feel like it's a special occasion.

Lip liner is just something I don't like to mess with, as well as foundation and blush. It just seems unnecessary when we have such beautiful, tan skin anyway. On any woman, too much makeup is just disturbing. What a turn-off! Asian women have to remember that less is more, or else we might take a walk through a big city and get an offer we didn't mean to ask for.