Doesn’t being pretty get a pass any more?
Make-up, particularly that beige base that they’re always putting on with that big brush, hides a multitude of cosmetic problems.
I saw Gwinnyth (sp?) in one of those ‘Before’ photos (and after, make-up), and her face looked like surface of the moon.
This is why John Hughes recommended that, among other things, men scrub their girlfriend’s face before thinking of popping the question.