‘If you go two weeks without makeup, you learn to love your natural face’: Women Empower Each Other Through Redefining Beauty Standards

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    r/TheGirlSurvival Guide • 9 dumbbratbaby : forcing yourself to go without makeup truly does work
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    two years ago, i wouldn't be seen dead without makeup. even if i was going to the local shop to pick up milk i would put makeup on. i'd put mascara, concealer and lip gloss on to answer the door for delivery drivers even when it was dark out. i hated it, hated how insecure i was and that if my makeup wasn't perfect, i'd cancel my plans
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    i heard people saying that if you went two weeks without makeup you'd grow to love your natural face. obviously i couldn't do that because i was addicted. so instead i cut out one product every week until i was at lip gloss and mascara. then i focused on creating a skincare routine that i could do every morning to make me feel good and put together the same way makeup did
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    did it work? yes. fast forward two years and i only wear makeup on special occasions. even then it feels like an inconvenience. day to day the most makeup i wear is a clear lip oil and the drunk elephant rosi drops.i have confidence in my skin and instead of spending money on makeup, i spend my money on things that make my natural self look good such as facials, skincare
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    good such as facials, skincare products and hair products. people wanting to make the jump to going bare faced everyday; please try the two weeks bare faced. i am living proof that by the end, you'll actually prefer to not reach for makeup first thing
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    brightxeyez 9d ago ● This is such great advice!!! So happy for you
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    leona_... 9d ago Edited 9d ago I was the same as you for some time during my mid-20s. I felt naked without makeup. I think it's that I got so used to seeing myself with makeup that being without it made me see myself tired and my skin blotchy.
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    Then, I changed jobs, and because the commute was about an hour, I had less time to get ready in the morning. I realized that, since these people didn't know me, they wouldn't care what my skin looked like without foundation and wouldn't comment on it. I stuck to it and I stopped wearing it for work. I still wore
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    eyeliner and eyeshadow. I only did full face for going out on the weekends. Now, I work from home, and rarely wear makeup. If I go into work, I'll wear eyeliner, but that's about it. I do enjoy doing a full face once in a while, but it's so freeing to not feel the need to do full glam to go out
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    need to do full glam to go out anywhere. It's so nice to see pictures of myself, happy, with a naked face.
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    The Patriarchyls Trash Ngl....I've been going without makeup for most of my life because that is ● 9d ago expensive. Initially, I was too poor to buy mascara, even if I wanted to. Then I was in the military and I figured if I looked like a boy, why bother with makeup. Then I got a civilian
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    job, started wearing makeup for work, and after a couple years I kinda stopped because it meant I could get to work 15 minutes sooner and leave 15 minutes earlier lol. Plus, the I like is stupid expensive. So now I only wear it when I'm going out in order to save money and conserve my energy
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    Honestly, I fully recommend not stressing about makeup too much.
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    asmrsoapflake 9d ago ● Started going without makeup when the pandemic lockdowns started, never went back (except for very special occasions). Love that I don't even think about it and no one has ever commented on it so I'm assuming my face looks fine Saves so much time on lol
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    my skincare routine too. Also if I get complimented on my looks it feels great like aw I look good even though you can see my pores and acne and flaws? That's awesome ED
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    musel... 9d ago Edited 9d ago Aww nice!! My mom was the one who forced me to go without makeup (lols) when i was in middle school and highschool, so the most i'd do was eyeliner, and maybe eyeshadow during college. And as rough as it was to have an acne ridden face and not even
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    attempt to hide it, as you say, it helped me grow to love my own face as i am however i am. About a decade later, i find myself pretty uncomfortable with a full face done, even tho i still get acne in my late 20s.
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    I think it's really great that you've worked to implement this change for yourself! Makeup is a great tool for self expression, but i definitely dislike how it can be treated as a requirement by most everyone in our lives including ourselves. That being said, we all have our necessary shields to face the day to day, and i
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    to face the day to day, and i would never begrudge anybody who uses makeup as their shield.
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    3 calamitycorvid. 9d ago Honestly, I'm forever grateful to the mandatory mask restrictions during covid for this very reason.
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    The most I'll ever do now is brows and mascara, and maybe some eye shadow if I want to have a little fun. Beyond that, skincare and self love are where it's at
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    nord_sword1711 • 9d ago It really is so liberating. Makeup is good as a fun thing to do, not as an essential. We all need to try to love our faces the way they are

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