stop wearing makeup

I have worn foundation for probably the past ten years, and have finally realized what it’s doing to my skin. I remember when I was younger I had beautiful skin, but now my face is pale but then pink in some areas, you can see little veins..it’s just gross. My boyfriend always tells me he hates when I wear make-up..but I just don’t believe him! When ever anyone has ever done my make-up they always say I have great skin..but I don’t believe them either! The color of my facial skintone does not match my body’s skintone at all anymore. And I want to stop, but I don’t have the patience or courage to wait and see if it gets any better. I want my old skin back..but I’m scared it doesn’t plan on coming back whether I drop the make-up or not.

I’ve worn makeup.. once this summer. And I actually regretted it because I love not having to worry about my eye liner and mascara smudging. I hate taking the time to put on eyeshadow. My cheeks are also naturally flushed all the time so I don’t need blush. I think I MIGHT wear mascara occasionally, and lip balm. But definitely no more concealer, powders, etc. If I can go to school this year without putting on makeup I’ll consider this goal complete. :D

For the past century, women have been lied to.

Wearing make-up does not make you beautiful. It's bad for your health
and your bank account.  I don't care how many times it's been said,
but we have to admit that real beauty comes from within.

Cosmetics do not produce beauty; they produce an illusion.

I used to wear concealer, foundation, eyeliner, mascara, eyeshadow, blush and lipgloss like every day! It was terrible! I must have looked like a halloween tranny. I’m a natural redhead, and I never used to wear makeup. Then I started wearing more and more the past few years.

Slowly but surely I started doing less and less…in moderation!

-No more lip gloss

-No more blush

-No more eyeliner

-Then no more eyeshadow

-Then no more foundation!

-Now all I wear is mascara and maybe a little blush if I look a little pale.

In moderation! You can do it its easy. If your friends are shallow. Lose em. If they really care about you they will love you no matter what. I know it sounds like hallmark bullshit but its true.

Alot of people actually say I look better “without all that shit” on my face.

im trying to feel beautiful, in my own skin

I hate the feeling of dependcy I have on makeup! I also hate the 10 minutes it takes every morning to put on. I feel so gross without it though. A few years ago, I used to not wear anything and be fine, but I’ve moved and since then no one has ever seen me without my usual eyeliner, mascara, foundation, concealer, and powder, so it’d be wierd to just stop, because I’d be like a totally different person. It sometimes scares me to even look at myself at night when it off just because I look so different. I just wish I would have never started wearing it. I want to be one of those girls whose just naturally beautiful, and the ocassional wearing of makeup only enhances that beauty. I’m thinking of just ditching the eyeliner for now, let people get used to that for about a month or so, then trying to lighten my skin makeup. We’ll see how it goes.

I’ve worn makeup ever since I was tall enough to steal it from my moms drawer in the bathroom. So say ten years every single day I put on my layers of foundation, mineral powder, blush, powder, eye liner, eye shadow, and mascara. Thats my usual routine and I am just sick of feeling like the only way I am beautiful is if I put my makeup on, because I feel like I look like a different person without it. And it makes me feel bad that a lot of girls don’t wear makeup these days and they look so naturally beautiful. I get so jealous and I only feel pretty when I have makeup on, even though secretly I feel like I’m a clown. I love makeup, I just wish I only put it on on occasion, but I’m addicted to it. I can’t tolerate my own face without it and that is what scares me.

i did this for awhile. i wear a little now.
there’s a freeing feeling about it.
i want to be more of a person that is beautiful because of who i am inside. i don’t need makeup to FEEL beautiful. i can’t be dependent on that. :) i loved going without. i wear a little now.
:)freeing. try it!

After years of wearing makeup, I realized I didnt even like wearing it. I just didnt like the way I looked without it, I was using it as a mask. So, I decided to truly like myself I would have to give it up. It has been almost 4 months now. And I love not wearing it, I am more comfortable in myself, and take less time to get ready. I stepped out of my comfort zone, and I feel better than ever! People get what they see. :D

I look 100 times prettier without makeup, i feel more natural, and i can itch my eyes or cry without freaking out my makeups messed up :D