I don’t think the dark green is really her color (certainly not the way it’s Amanda’s color), but it’s certainly not awful, and Jessie did a good job with the makeup.
I’m just really hoping that “for sensitive skin” means “for Selkie’s level of sensitive skin.” The two are not necessarily the same. (And I’m hoping that the girls still have their barrettes on, hiding somewhere, because I could see things going really terribly if they don’t.)
“For sensitive skin” may not be good enough even for many humans. As a kid, I had allergic reactions to every type of makeup that was used on me.
(I wasn’t interested in makeup even then, but my older sister was and I was sometimes a test subject)
Also hoping they have their barrettes. And that someone nearby at all times knows who to call if someone has an allergic reaction.
It might be the tone of green rather than green in general (note that her eyes are green). I tend to not be a fan of purple and green due to it reminding me of barney, which I hated. Purple flowers (or periwinkle) look nice with the green leaves by them imo though, so I am wondering if it is the hair color that changes it or just IRL vs online colors. Her hair being a yellow toned brown combine with a yellower green might bring out the contrast to the purple tone in her skin. It is interesting how the human eye makes colors look different depending on what colors they are beside. I wonder if Sarnothi see colors the same or not.
As for makeup, they could have either done a test trial beforehand that we just didn’t see or tested some on the hand or wrist first. Hand or wrist is a better place to get a reaction than the face. I could see not wanting to spend the time on that in comic though and just having it have happened off scene.
I hope I don’t get skewered for this, but I don’t think 8 yr olds should wear makeup in public. And I do think that weddings are public even when they are private. That said, it’s OK here because this is a comic, and not real life.
I’m not going to skewer you for it, but I do think it depends on the makeup and the occasion. And sometimes it’s just easier to let a child do something relatively harmless that is usually for older people just so they feel like they fit in more, or feel accomplished. (letting a young child pay for shopping with help from parent is an example)
Besides, makeup can get really subtle.
Also I’m not sure facepainting is all that different to wearing makeup, and children with facepaint is perfectly acceptable at the places where there are people that do facepaint.
I guess my questions are why and does it matter what type? If the kid is one stage (theater, ballet, dance, etc) they basically always wear make up to prevent their face being washed out. I can understand not liking the “tiny miss beauty” pageants though, but I think that tends to be with younger girls and I am not really a fan of beauty pageants in general. If your concern is that it sexualizes children, I personally think that what people find to be sexy is in the eye of the beholder. Some people find feet to be really sexy. I am not going to make a kid wear shoes and socks at the beach just because there might be someone with a foot fettish there. I know plenty of women and girls that like doing makeup, just like some like doing intricate hair styles, because of the artistry in it. I have never really been one for wearing make up. Partially because it is a lot of work and I am not very good at it. I also know that it is not going to go over well if all the adults in the wedding group are putting on make up to look good (which they would probably say) and you don’t let the kids do it. A kid’s brain is going to be more like “you’re making someone look like a princess and I want to look like a princess too”.
Yeah, I’m curious what your underlying reasoning is. There might be any number of reasons to not want a child to wear makeup — including the fact that makeup does a certain amount of harm to the skin if used frequently, excessively, or with a type mismatched to your skin type — but which one(s) specifically are you focused on?
I say this as a woman in her forties who has never worn makeup except at Halloween or for very, VERY rare occasions some lipstick, who hates the thought of anything getting near my eyes, and who generally perceives makeup as a rather pointless waste of money that somehow everyone got hung up on like a caffeine addiction, but has no specific reason to say that makeup is “wrong” for anyone to use.
Also, when it comes to stage/acting, it’s pretty much required in order to make the actors look anything like normal. It’s basically the only way to combat problems with film/stage lighting and to ensure that the audience can perceive features from far away in the case of plays.
I am hoping we eventually get to see what Selkie’s face markings look like. I figure they’ll be speckled like her mom and other Jin’Sorai, but it would be interesting if they were more blocky like a Sar’Teri, or maybe some mix of the two. I don’t know how often Sarnothi marry between clans, but, at least for Selkie, she doesn’t seem to display any physical Sar’Teri traits at all.
Okay, I got to say… I understand that Selkie wants (and needs, and should) fit in… but this panel kind of whammed in how alien she looks. I understand that in the long term, after more Sarnothi people blend in, her appearence might not turn so many heads. But right now (to me personally) she looks so strange… Are Sarnothi beauty standards the same as humans’? Are their cheeks meant to look like this as a sign of health? Are big eyelashes meant to look good? If her grandparents saw her right now, would they approve of this cosmetic change or would they suggest something else?
I even had a bit of that impression myself, drawing the close up on her mouth. It’s a feature of the sarnothi design, look too close and the non-human elements become sharply clear.
I don’t think the dark green is really her color (certainly not the way it’s Amanda’s color), but it’s certainly not awful, and Jessie did a good job with the makeup.
I’m just really hoping that “for sensitive skin” means “for Selkie’s level of sensitive skin.” The two are not necessarily the same. (And I’m hoping that the girls still have their barrettes on, hiding somewhere, because I could see things going really terribly if they don’t.)
“For sensitive skin” may not be good enough even for many humans. As a kid, I had allergic reactions to every type of makeup that was used on me.
(I wasn’t interested in makeup even then, but my older sister was and I was sometimes a test subject)
Also hoping they have their barrettes. And that someone nearby at all times knows who to call if someone has an allergic reaction.
It might be the tone of green rather than green in general (note that her eyes are green). I tend to not be a fan of purple and green due to it reminding me of barney, which I hated. Purple flowers (or periwinkle) look nice with the green leaves by them imo though, so I am wondering if it is the hair color that changes it or just IRL vs online colors. Her hair being a yellow toned brown combine with a yellower green might bring out the contrast to the purple tone in her skin. It is interesting how the human eye makes colors look different depending on what colors they are beside. I wonder if Sarnothi see colors the same or not.
As for makeup, they could have either done a test trial beforehand that we just didn’t see or tested some on the hand or wrist first. Hand or wrist is a better place to get a reaction than the face. I could see not wanting to spend the time on that in comic though and just having it have happened off scene.
I hope I don’t get skewered for this, but I don’t think 8 yr olds should wear makeup in public. And I do think that weddings are public even when they are private. That said, it’s OK here because this is a comic, and not real life.
I’m not going to skewer you for it, but I do think it depends on the makeup and the occasion. And sometimes it’s just easier to let a child do something relatively harmless that is usually for older people just so they feel like they fit in more, or feel accomplished. (letting a young child pay for shopping with help from parent is an example)
Besides, makeup can get really subtle.
Also I’m not sure facepainting is all that different to wearing makeup, and children with facepaint is perfectly acceptable at the places where there are people that do facepaint.
They are nine.
Why not? There’s nothing sexual about it.
I guess my questions are why and does it matter what type? If the kid is one stage (theater, ballet, dance, etc) they basically always wear make up to prevent their face being washed out. I can understand not liking the “tiny miss beauty” pageants though, but I think that tends to be with younger girls and I am not really a fan of beauty pageants in general. If your concern is that it sexualizes children, I personally think that what people find to be sexy is in the eye of the beholder. Some people find feet to be really sexy. I am not going to make a kid wear shoes and socks at the beach just because there might be someone with a foot fettish there. I know plenty of women and girls that like doing makeup, just like some like doing intricate hair styles, because of the artistry in it. I have never really been one for wearing make up. Partially because it is a lot of work and I am not very good at it. I also know that it is not going to go over well if all the adults in the wedding group are putting on make up to look good (which they would probably say) and you don’t let the kids do it. A kid’s brain is going to be more like “you’re making someone look like a princess and I want to look like a princess too”.
Yeah, I’m curious what your underlying reasoning is. There might be any number of reasons to not want a child to wear makeup — including the fact that makeup does a certain amount of harm to the skin if used frequently, excessively, or with a type mismatched to your skin type — but which one(s) specifically are you focused on?
I say this as a woman in her forties who has never worn makeup except at Halloween or for very, VERY rare occasions some lipstick, who hates the thought of anything getting near my eyes, and who generally perceives makeup as a rather pointless waste of money that somehow everyone got hung up on like a caffeine addiction, but has no specific reason to say that makeup is “wrong” for anyone to use.
Also, when it comes to stage/acting, it’s pretty much required in order to make the actors look anything like normal. It’s basically the only way to combat problems with film/stage lighting and to ensure that the audience can perceive features from far away in the case of plays.
Wouldn’t it be something if her grown up markings looked similar to Jessie’s makeup job? Some nice foreshadowing…
I am hoping we eventually get to see what Selkie’s face markings look like. I figure they’ll be speckled like her mom and other Jin’Sorai, but it would be interesting if they were more blocky like a Sar’Teri, or maybe some mix of the two. I don’t know how often Sarnothi marry between clans, but, at least for Selkie, she doesn’t seem to display any physical Sar’Teri traits at all.
Okay, I got to say… I understand that Selkie wants (and needs, and should) fit in… but this panel kind of whammed in how alien she looks. I understand that in the long term, after more Sarnothi people blend in, her appearence might not turn so many heads. But right now (to me personally) she looks so strange… Are Sarnothi beauty standards the same as humans’? Are their cheeks meant to look like this as a sign of health? Are big eyelashes meant to look good? If her grandparents saw her right now, would they approve of this cosmetic change or would they suggest something else?
I even had a bit of that impression myself, drawing the close up on her mouth. It’s a feature of the sarnothi design, look too close and the non-human elements become sharply clear.
on the flip side with a lot less work she could go goth much easier than average.
Maybe more subtle on the blush Jess…. We don’t want Selkie looking like she is trying to go to the club.
She looks so nice and excited for the wedding.
Striking, with perhaps some foreshadowing of how maturity might shape and sharpen her features.
Has this makeup been tested on Sarnothi skin before? Because if not this could go really bad really quick.