A few days ago when packing for my one month trip to Bali, I purposely didn’t pack any makeup. I want to challenge myself to wear zero makeup for a month, and potentially forever. I know that for some makeup is a form of personal expression or art, but it was never like that for me. As soon as I entered high school I felt that I had to wear makeup in order to cover my spotty teenage face. In my mind pimples were ugly and something to be ashamed of, and so I piled on the foundation. Not only did this make my skin worse, but it really hindered my self confidence.During my university years I gained more appreciation and acceptance for my looks, and in turn I started wearing less makeup. I still wore concealer, powder and mascara on a daily basis though, because I still felt uncomfortable with my 100% natural face.
The past few months that I have spent traveling I have worn little to no makeup, but I’ve always brought the basics with me, “just in case”. This trip I want to take that safety blanket away from myself by bringing no makeup at all. I want to force myself to accept myself the way I am, and to nurture some confidence as well. I know I’ll hate myself for this decision on some days (sorry future me!), but in the long run I think it’ll be worth it. It’s also a way for my skin to detox.
I’ll update you on my thoughts throughout this process, good and bad. Have you ever tried something like this? Let me know in the comments!
Hoije ❤
I heard this does wonders for your skin!! I try to go as minimal as possible when applying foundation and any face products because I hate the feeling of it sitting on your skin or just thinking about it
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I’m hoping so!! I hate that feeling too, it just doesn’t feel nice at all does it.
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Such a healthy relationship with your looks. 🙂 I personally love makeup, and I love how I can produce various looks such as from super glam to the “no-makeup” makeup. Recently, I’ve been trying to perfect a very minimal makeup routine. Maybe one day I’ll try out going completely bare for a period of time! Good luck! 😀
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Thank you! It’s great that you love makeup; if you love it you should wear it! Personally I just never enjoyed it and only wore it because I felt like I had to 🙂 let me know it you try no makeup at some point, would love to hear your experience! (And so sorry for the super late reply; been off the blogging game lately!)
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No worries! If I do experiment with no make up I’ll also probably blog about it. 🙂
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Kudos to you! I hadn’t thouhgt of that!
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