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I've worn makeup for years
I've worn makeup for years, and I have gotten so used to seeing myself with it that I hate the way I look without it. But, I am sick of not really looking like my natural self, since everyone knows me with my face made-up. I don't know how to stop really wearing makeup, without being unhappy with how I look without it. Any ideas????
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I know exactly how you feel because I have the same problem. This is how I'm dealing with it.
a) I bought some tinted moisturiser to replace foundation. It still gives a bit of coverage and evens skin-tone but is no where near as heavy as foundation. (Clarins has a lovely one, although it's relatively expensive. I've heard that there are some good cheap ones by Nivea and Ponds)
b) I stopped wearing eyeshadow altogether (this isn't difficult because eyes are naturally pretty without it anyway)
c) I stopped plucking my eyebrows so much to give them a more natural shape that matched my new look.
d) I got my eyelashes tinted so I don't have to wear mascara.
My morning routine is now a LOT more realistic and I feel a lot more comfortable during the day. Good luck.
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hey! every few weeks you should wear a little less and a color closer to your natural skin tone. that way everyone has time to adjust to a more natural u and it won't be as much of a change if you dicide not to wear makeup
sincerely,
n*cheer
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Unhappy,
I used to have the same problem till I found a solution. Here is what I did. I still wore makeup but went much lighter. Wear makeup that is more natural. Try to find some that fits your skin tone. You could even go to a cosmetic and have them help you look for something natural. I would go to Clinque. They have the more natural look products.
Hope that helped,
Blondology
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maybe you should just cut down on the make- up each day. Wear a little less each day. Hope that helps...
Britt
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Well you could stop cold turkey. The shock of your family and friends will wear off in like a weak, and it might even change into admiration.
Or you could just tone it down. I myself don't wear makeup...but when I go out, I do use some stuff...like:
Colored lip-glosses
Shimmery lotions
Chrome colored nailpolish on fingers and toes
Eyeshadows that compliment not color
Grey and not black colored eyeliner
Believe it or not, I find a lot of 'toned down' makeup in the kid/preteen section (if that makes any sense). Like Bonnie Blue 'lipsticks' are never too extreme.
Kudos to you for seeing how sucky makeup really is though!
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I never understood that.
Maybe it's just that I'm fundamentally lazy and cheap, but it seems that <I>not</I> doing something's easy. Just stop buying makeup. Stop putting it on in the morning. If you stop buying it, eventually you'll run out of it.
Or maybe it's just that I'm a guy.
If you're worried about people's reactions to you not wearing makeup, do what Spacefem suggested. Wean yourself off of it. Gradually stop wearing stuff. It won't come as a complete shock to your friends.
(And personally, I like it that women don't wear makeup. It's probably because I grew up in a household of women who didn't wear makeup, so that's what I'm used to seeing.)
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Well, you've got to stop somehow! Women who can't leave the house without makeup are... uhg. depressing.
Stop wearing one product at a time. Start with foundation, seriously, it'll be really hard but it's not like heroine withdrawl here, you'll survive. Then stop wearing blush. If you have to wear less eyeliner or whatever to make this work, then more power to it. Finally you'll be down to nothing but lipstick, and soon not even that... trust me, you'll make it!
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