Whoever thought that leaving a dead end relationship was liberating should try going Make-up Free. We all deserve to look and feel the best we possibly can but contrary to popular belief, there is far more to be said for going make-up free than wearing make-up. In fact, here are 7 liberating reasons why you should dare to go bare...
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1. Free Your Face
How many times have you rubbed foundation across your face or pulled at your eyes whilst applying your eye-liner? All that pulling and tugging will slowly be stretching your skin and making you look older before your time. Feel liberated knowing that in choosing to go make-up free you are no longer speeding up the ageing process.
2. You Heard It Here
The answer to healthy, beautiful skin is far simpler then any YouTube make-up tutorial. According to Eve Lom, the world’s most renowned beauty guru, skin health is ‘‘all down to oxygen, water and food.’’ Make-up doesn't make beautiful skin, a healthy lifestyle does.
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3. She’s a Light Weight
A seemingly trivial, yet ridiculously liberating side effect of going make-up free is the amount of space you reclaim back in your handbag. How many times have you prayed your make-up bag wouldn't break as you squeezed it shut? How often have you ploughed through the pile of make-up products in order to find your phone, keys or cash?
4. Make-up Your Mind
Next time you are painting your naturally beautiful face, think of the likes of Bambi, Thumper, Puss in Boots and even Donkey for that matter (okay maybe not quite, but you get the point). That’s right, our furry little friends are often tested to see if make-up is okay to use on our faces. Go make-up free and free your conscience knowing that you are not helping fund animal cruelty.
5. Let’s Be Honest
In a study conducted at Massachusetts General Hospital, where participants were asked to rate various looks in terms of competence, likeability, attractiveness and trustworthiness, results showed that the images of women with make-up on compared to those who were make-up free, were seen as less trustworthy.
6. Slippery Slope
What happens when wrinkles, crow’s feet and laugh lines are as familiar as our favourite bingo hall? Free yourself from make-up now because if we can’t accept our reflections in their ‘better years’ gosh knows how we’ll feel when we really have something to complain about.
7. Mark Darcy Moment
Go make-up free because everyone deserves their own Mark Darcy, which is, someone who says to you ‘I like you just the way you are.’ You be that someone. For all the magazines, commercials and annoying billboards that tell us who we are isn't quite as good as who they could make us into, by choosing to go make-up free you are accepting who you are as you are. Now ain't that sweet!
Most girls love a bit of lippy and there is no denying that at times, wearing make-up can be fun and help make you feel good. But it’s important that we don’t rely on make-up in order to accept the reflection staring back at us. What’s your deal with make-up? Take it or leave it? Never go without it? Any tips to going au natural?
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Comments
DeAnna: Thank you for saying this! I am a stay at home mom and rarely get to do anything with myself during the day. So, this is a good reminder to not worry about it. My husband is always telling me not to worry about it. But, let's face it! I'm a girl! We always worry about how we look! I'll have this to remind me not to worry so much. Thanks! :)
LoveYourself: Sometimes I go out without make up on because I want to know if there'll be someone who will tell me "you look good" even if I don't have make up on. Hahaha. Just always be confident it will make you confident. :) loveyourself
Camella: Haha! Lauren James did someone ask you to write that because you have just proved her point - why do you think the girl in the picture is wearing make-up? Because society tells you a woman can't have beautiful skin without it? I totally get number 6 - why dont we all learn to love our skin now so we don't feel down on it when we're 60. And number 7 - why don't more women get angry at these billboards which are in other words saying: Use this - your face isn't good enough.
Destiny: I am 22 and I wear light makeup to look natural. I have dark circles under my eyes, uneven skin tone, and have cystic ance in a few places! I am never heavy on the eyes, cheeks, or lips. Just need make up to make my skin look beautiful
Lauren: The girl in the picture is wearing makeup. Ridiculous.
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