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Go bare-faced for CIN

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TheFutureSupremeRulersMum · 15/11/2013 09:00

I just saw a friend put a photo on FB that she is going bare-faced today for CIN. BBC link.

I find it depressing that this is considered a worthy/impressive thing to do. She's also put that she's sorry if she scares anyone with the photo and then a friend has commented on how brave she is as the friend wouldn't even answer the door without makeup on.

The whole thing has made me feel rather down.

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YouMakeMeWannaLaLa · 15/11/2013 11:28

I think it's 'brave' to do it when their job depends on their looks (that's a whole other issue!) but it's clear that photoshop, studio lighting and 'invisible' make up has been used in the celeb photos. I couldn't care less and am glad they're doing something for charity, but they can't even have truly natural, make-up free women in a feature about make-up free women Confused

Women in their true form are hideous, obvs Hmm

WoTmania · 15/11/2013 10:22

Really bothers and annoys me too - the fact that women feel they have to apologise for looking like them rather than wearing make-up and that it's regarded as a big deal to be 'bare-faced'.
I rarely wear make up. I don't like it, I feel like a fraud when wearing it as if I'm a child who's been caught messing around with her mum's make-up box. I also can't think about factoring in extra time in the morning when I could be snuggling in bed with my DC.

PeerMon · 15/11/2013 09:14

This has been bothering me too, glad to see it raised here. It is making out that for a woman to go without make up is unusual and odd - but I am bare faced every day! And what about men, the majority of whom are bare faced every day too?

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TheFutureSupremeRulersMum · 15/11/2013 09:07

Ditto on the bare-faced everyday thing. Partly because I want an extra 10 minutes in bed but mostly because I can't see the point anyway. I don't want to become a slave to looking a certain way that takes a lot of effort and money (how much do people spend on makeup a month?!) when I look fine as is.

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mistlethrush · 15/11/2013 09:06

People comment when I put make up on as its so unusual Grin

DropYourSword · 15/11/2013 09:04

Oh. I kind of thought when you said bare faced you meant shaving eyebrows and eyelashes (I appreciate now that was a slightly odd assumption!)

I go bare faced everyday. Nothing to do with being brave and everything to do with the fact I never have time because I'd always prefer another 10 minutes in bed