no make up
for no reason at all - really no reason I have stopped wearing make up. Since July 22 I had not worn a stitch of make up until last Sunday. I didn't wear it on our trip to Europe and then when I got home I was in such a haze and felt like I was constantly sleeping I never put it on. Then I went home for over a week and never put it on there, then since being home I thought why bother. I am lucky to still have a post summer tan so I think that could be why I don't feel like I need to wear it. But I have loved being able to rub my eyes at any time and not get mascara smeared everywhere.
So Sunday I thought I should end my near two month cycle and wear it - I ended up crying the entire Sunday and so I spent the whole day with mascara dripping down my face -
I never seem to have the few minutes to even put it on and now that I have gone almost two months I think I have given up on make-up, is that crazy! I probably look like I just woke up every day but I love it. But I am fully prepared to put it on again in a month when my pasty winter white complexion comes back.
I often try the "no make-up" thing, but I have naturally red undertones and it looks like I'm constantly blushing! So make-up usually wins. Plus I don't tan, I just get redder! I think it's great if you don't need it or have the thought to not wear it - it is quite freeing.
ReplyDeleteone thing about having a 16 year old girl in the house... there is a lot of makeup! and i have felt totally out-of-it! i still stick with my eyeliner and lipgloss. that's about it, though...
ReplyDeleteWhen I have a tan, i MAYBE put mascara on but feel fine with nothing. In the dead of winter- I feel like I really need makeup. Mostly because otherwise people ask me "are you tired? You look tired". Gee, thanks. Haha:)
ReplyDeleteI think that you are lucky that you look so good without makeup. My eyelashes completely have disappeared (white, or grey), and I look tired, etc. More power to you............ Having a tan helps, that is for sure!
ReplyDeletelove the title-- had me intrigued.and you are stunning with our without it anyway. with that smile, who needs makeup?
ReplyDeletei wear little make up as it is and when i do it is only to enhance. scott and the girls don't even usually know i have it on (is that good or bad? lol)
i do enjoy putting on make up as a going out treat but don't like to think about it on a daily basis.
How nice would that be to not have to wear make-up. No tan for me...I have light eyelashes, and light eyebrows so if I don't wear makeup I look like a totally different person. I have always wished i could be the "natural" type ha ha
ReplyDeleteI haven't worn makeup in about 16 years (not that I ever really did before that)! Well, I do put on the occasional lipstick. One of these days I will grow up and start wearing it, but for now it makes life a lot easier. The added bonus is that it saves me lots of time in the morning and time is one thing that I am always lacking!
ReplyDeleteI can relate to the not wearing makeup thing. It is nice to not worry about it smearing. But, I still usually wear it because I feel better when I do, and I am definitely not tan!
ReplyDeleteI don't wear any anytime unless you count chap stick. :)
ReplyDeleteIt's liberating to be able to go without make-up for so long. I don't wear very much, but enough that it makes me feel like I look more presentable. I'm not freaky about it though and have definitely gone out and about without wearing any.
ReplyDeletePerhaps you just need waterproof mascara?!
I second the need for waterproof mascara! I have days when I don't wear makeup, but I really don't look good, and after a couple of days I feel the need to look presentable again. I don't think I've ever gone to church without makeup! (since I was about 14, that is...) You are a natural beauty to be able to pull that off, Kristi.
ReplyDeleteWhat would Bobbi Brown think of this post???
ReplyDeletebarb - I think bobbi brown would send me a kit of free makeup and say you just need a little to make your natural beauty shine and if she did i would totally comply!
ReplyDeleteand jill and michelle i do have waterproof mascara and i just don't believe it works, i must have super strength tears!
I do the no make-up thing alot right now but my eyelashes are so blond you can't see them and so I look really funny if I don't have mascara, then I just might as well put the other stuff on and look much better! But it's mostly on Sundays that I do my make-up.
ReplyDeleteYou do have a beautiful complexion! Tans always help...that's what I love about summer. Less make-up. Enjoy the break! :)
ReplyDeleteI say good for you! You are so beautiful- why wear it if you don't need it? And the mascara thing would be frustrating!
ReplyDeleteI don't know if this happens when you are in your 30ties...but it did happen to me. I always thought I would never go without...and suddenly I think I was sick and ended up going to work w/o and from that day on...I just quit...and weird because when I feel bad that is when I try to look my best. So over the years, I have come back to my old self here and there...but never with the same regularity as I did before. It is stranger when you do look so different--in my case. It is always hard to wear make up when you are tan.
ReplyDeleteI myself am not a huge make-up fan. I can't seem to want to put foundation all over my face- yuck!!!! Just a little mascara some days and I am a happy camper!!!
ReplyDeleteI just cannot stand to spend time putting makeup on. Maybe it is a self esteem thing. Anyway, I went to the MAC counter one time and asked for a makeover but with one condition, I wanted to be able to do my makeup in less than 15 minutes. They were not appreciative of the challenge!! But, they did help me with some great eye makeup. I usually wear bare minerals though - it is amazing. If you haven't tried it, I bet you will really like it. It is like just putting on powder with a brush, and you don't need any other foundation. Then I use mascara and some lip gloss. If I am really dressing up, I will put on eyeshadow and blush, but not on a daily basis.
ReplyDeleteI highly recommend bare minerals though!