Day 30 is today and although I have said before that it's make-up-free May, I fully intend to wear make-up tomorrow. I am psyched this month has come to an end.
It isn't that I am insecure in my skin. Rather the opposite. I am confident in it but also am interested in accentuating the best parts of my face.
This month I have come to appreciate my naturally good and clear skin. I have come to appreciate the mauve that kisses and lines my eyelids. I have come to realize that despite the role my makeup plays in evening my skin tone, naturally it is pretty good on it's own.
And I have come to realize that I did cling to make up a bit too much for confidence previous to this month. For example in the past I have been significantly late to work thinking I had to "look perfect" with awesome hair and make up. After this month I will just skip the make-up if ever I am running late for work or classes. No problem.
But the truth is that I enjoy the art of painting my face every morning, even if I paint the same thing. I wondered if perhaps I would find that I was hiding behind my makeup, and in the beginning I saw that this was true to an extent. But upon further reflection I have come to realize that my putting my face on in the morning also is a way for me to appreciate myself. Pulling mascara over my long lashes, I feel lucky to have been asked numerous times in the past if they were real. Shadowing my eyes, I really appreciate the flecks of gold and green in the pools of brown of my "big doe eyes". Really, I compliment my natural beauty in the mornings as I accentuate it. I spend time with myself in the mirror. And this is what I think I have missed the most about makeup this past month
I'm really excited to spend time with myself in the mirror tomorrow morning.
No idea what I'm giving up for June! Who has ideas?
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