Sayani Gupta believes makeup is one of the purest forms of expression of one’s inner creativity. But those who critique a woman’s bold choices often do so with the intention of controlling their actions. During a recent conversation with We Are Yuvaa, the Four More Shots actor said, “A lot of men and boys will say that ‘we like you without makeup’ and I’ve heard a lot of women say that as well. Because their relationship with what happens to a woman when she is expressing herself through makeup, when she wants to look a certain way…the politics of a red lip, what glitter does — everything has a social construct.”

“How society sees women with red lips, similarly, women who are bigger-chested, you see them slouching because there’s a consciousness.…