Lipstick Feminist

The term "lipstick feminist" has recently been brought to my attention, as I see it everywhere, and there is just one thing I have to say about it.  I hate it.  I found the following statement in an online article at http://http://beauty.ivillage.com/es/wos/article/0,,234992-2,00.html:
 
"I think it's a stupid term -- a reaction to those 70s feminists who said you couldn't wear makeup, you had to wear overalls and you couldn't dye your hair.

"If you look back at the history of feminism, a lot of the great women were either beauties or cared a lot about the opposite sex. Think of Simone de Beauvoir or Mary Wollstonecraft: these were women who had lovers and were passionate. So, feminism doesn't necessarily imply an indifference to appearance. I never thought it did.

"Most women today are feminists without even knowing it. They expect equal pay for equal work. They expect women's health to be as important as men's, and they expect to control their fertility. In a way, feminism has been mainstreamed, and nobody even thinks of it as feminism any more."
 
This is all true.  Sleeping in before spending a day at the spa where I'm going to receive a muscle-relaxing massage and intense and moisturizing skin care and then following that with a nice meal does not make me a non-feminist.  Painting my nails at home, loving to wear make-up and shopping for the perfect pair of shoes for a new dress do not make me a non-feminist.  What is the big deal about taking care of myself?  Why does it have to mean I'm fighting against the female cause? 
 
"Feminist" is not akin to "ascetic."
 
Being a feminist isn't about what you look like.  It's about the policies and beliefs you hold yourself accountable to.  I enjoy wearing make-up because I like putting it on and because I like the fact that I feel it accentuates the more feminine features on my face.  I don't wear it because it makes my boyfriend happy or because my boss has made it part of company dress code.  I know that my new shoes or my pink shirt don't contradict the fact that I disagree with women not receiving adequate health insurance coverage. 
 
Being a feminist doesn't mean I need to hate men any more than it means I need to be one.  Some of my favorite people in the world are men.  My father is a man!  My brothers are men!  I love them all dearly, so why would I call myself a feminist if that means that I hate men?  Because it doesn't.  It also doesn't mean that I need to look, dress like, or emulate men (these two contradictory tenets have always baffled me).  I am a woman, so why try to deny that?  Members of all genders have strengths and weaknesses based solely on their gender...What is wrong with playing up those strengths and using what was granted me by sheer genetics?  Nothing.  
 
In conclusion, being a feminist should not be defined by whether or not you wear lipstick.  Feminists are people who want to see the advancement of women.  They are people who see past sex-based differences and see people as people, rather than as a penis or a vagina.  They want what is good for humanity because they know that all people have worthy thoughts and opinions and that being strong isn't necessarily a matter of brute strength. 
 
Some of my favorite people in the world may be men, but all my favorite people in the world are feminists.