I have no problem connecting to woman (women) in conversations and I'm working on being a better talker. The problem arises when a woman suddenly talks about make-up. (either to me, or to another girl in the group). It throws me off. I seriously hate the topic and I don't want nothing to do with it.

My questions are:

1) What does it mean when a woman talks about a make-up?

2) Any advice on what to do? Do I steer the conversation back to my area or do I do something else?

3) Should I even bother to learn a bit about it?