To celebrate NOT wearing makeup

[Awomansworkisneverdone]

All I see online is makeup tutorials and how to blend and contour Aibu to want to see more natural looking people? Shouldn’t we promote that also especially to our younger generation of girls ? I know I want to for my daughters.
I have been wearing makeup since I was 13 years old! And it became a part of my life every morning and apart of my normal daily routine. I felt like I had to wear foundation to cover my face (from what I don’t know) I felt like it was a comfort and never went one day without it!! I wouldn’t leave the house without it or even do the school run! That’s how insecure it made me..
but now for the last 12 days I have wore no foundation no coverage of any kind and I feel amazing ! After years and years of blocking the sun from my face feeling the skin on my face get natural sunlight feels lovely. After years of blocking my skin my skin has become pale and aged but with a little sun ☀️ it will become more natural... I love my makeup and will always wear it on special occasions like a night out etc but il no longer let it control me and my insecurities I will make the choice to wear as much or as little as I want 😊 and not feel that need to have to ! To some it may seem ridiculous but after 16 years to me it’s a little victory ❤️

And the photo was a fast taken photo not purposely to expose any flesh only my top half which included my face head arms and mid section lighting not great but didn’t want to fart about taking the perfect photo. Just a simple idea.

Haven’t worn makeup since I was about 25 years old. No intention of taking it up again.

I think make up is a mask - that’s fine but I don’t think someone wearing it looks groomed, just made up. And it’s ageing.

Also I’ve had skin cancer so don’t want to fiddle with my skin.

Ahhh no fair - you took the pic down before I could see it! I want to see!

I don't look too bad without make up as long as I've waxed my 'tache
Well, that was before ds was born anyway. Now I look like I haven't slept in 6 months... because I haven't

Everyone looks the same Bit of a sweeping generalisation there
Different ages,different tribes all wear different make up. Different looks
School gate is an example of the tribes and looks eg gym mum, sun glasses mum
Where I live, a common look is mc mum, understated make up,expensive highlights,converse and bugaboo

I haven’t worn make up for over 40 years. I became a feminist in the 1970’s, and decided that if men don’t need make up then why the hell do women. I can’t understand why anyone would drag themselves out of bed early in order to plaster a load of expensive pore-clogging crap on their face!
As a young hospital doctor I was working 100 hours a week in any case. I certainly wouldn’t have wasted a minute of my precious free time on make up. I’m now retired and still don’t give a shit about the stuff.

Ha ha I’m very aware of my facial hair now

I don’t drag myself out bed early,it’s in my routine.like brushing teeth
Expensive, yes
Pore clogging, no. In fact,moisturising with SPF
Crap,not at all. Fine selection of neutral hues and flattering tones

Your better than I was I had to get up an hour earlier in the morning to moisturise and then go through the routine. I think what bothers me the most now is that my 11 year old likes makeup (like most young girls) but she seems to think she’s ugly without make up. I’m teaching her about loving yourself but feel like a total hypocrite as she saw me in front of the Mirror her whole life applying makeup. I want her to understand it’s a choice and not feel the need to Wear it every waking hour as I did. She now thinks I look awful ha ha ! and told me I look better with it. But again my fault for making it so normal in the first place.

I can apply makeup in @ 5min. It’s pretty understated look
And of course no 11yo is ugly without make up
It’s fine for kids to experiment and try out but it’s never essential to wear make up

I wish someone told me that at 13 maybe I wouldn’t be so insecure.

I have no problem with her wearing a little bit now and then at a party or to play with I just don’t want learnt behaviour.

But fortunately she’s got you to give good advice and what you’ve learnt
I’d say Discuss grooming as an overall process,it’s not just make up

To this day the smell of Nivea in blue tub and astral in big tub take me back
Surreptitiously stealing a dab of them rubbing the thick white cream into my face
Both creams Smell like my mum, that and the smell of Coty l’aimant, secretly spraying it

Absolutely x

To this day the smell of Nivea in blue tub and astral in big tub take me back
Surreptitiously stealing a dab of them rubbing the thick white cream into my face
Both creams Smell like my mum, that and the smell of Coty l’aimant, secretly spraying it

I used to do exactly this- except my mom used oil of ulay (as it was called back then) 'beauty fluid'

Oh yes oil of Olay. Was it pink?
I think that was on the go too
My mums routine was Nivea or astral as both cleanser & moisturiser
And a bottle of coty l’aimant

I don't wear any make up day to day. On a night out I will wear mascara and a bit of lip balm but that's it. Nice to be able to choose either way.

Having only ever worn makeup for going out, I started wearing it at work (except on casual Fridays) a few years ago, when I was about 37/38, because we are a smart dress office and I felt that, although I look younger than my age, I'd got to an age where I looked a bit severe somehow in smart dress and no makeup, and like I hadn't finished getting dressed somehow. It's not the end of the world to me if I forget to do my face in the morning and I still don't wear it at weekends.

I'm not going to make-up shame anyone, though I personally don't like the heavy 'contoured' look. I guess if it makes you feel confident, go for it, but if you cannot feel confident or attractive without it, that's not so good.

I have told my DD (nearly 10) that fashion and beauty should be fun things that enhance your life, not chores you get tied to or something you 'need' to do, or feel awful without because then it's not fun anymore! So I hope she absorbs that message. I personally found it helped me that my mum always told me that makeup wasn't something you needed to bother with until you were older.

Damn i missed the photos!