Recapturing Beauty Day 3: Making peace with my face

What's with all these hard challenges? More importantly, why are they so hard for me?

My face is not my favorite subject. I like my hair more than my face.

The challenge today is to reflect on why we wear makeup. Depending on our answers, we decide if we need a day without makeup or a day of reflection on makeup's place in our life. Here's the thing, I rarely wear makeup. I feel like I only make time for it when I'm going to important interviews or going out to a special place. It's not that I'm trying to "stick it to the man" or anything; I actually love makeup and I own a ton of it. This is my industrial size makeup box. Isn't it awesome?

I just never wear makeup anymore. I enjoy messing around with crazy colors and new looks, it's just not my priority in the morning. I feel like makeup takes up at least a 10-15 minute chunk in my morning and I'd rather spend that sleeping. So analyzing makeup's place in my life, I realized I could use some makeup to take care of myself.

I've had people tell me that I should wear makeup more. I still can't decide. Which ends up with me not wearing makeup because I am too lazy. Am I wrong in my laziness?

This is my "natural makeup face". Not the most "polished" look I've ever done. But it's a look I feel very comfortable with. Here's my supplies. Moisturizer, light foundation, blush, little brown eyeliner, mascara, and a little lipstick. 

By the end of the day, however, I remembered why I don't wear makeup! My skin freaks out and it causes some serious acne. So, I will be minimizing it to moisturizer, eye liner, mascara, maybe some blush, and maybe lipstick. Keep it simple, right?

Some girls will choose to wear more. Some less. I think as long as your makeup doesn't enslave you or make you feel/look fake, go for whatever you are most comfortable in. Go for the healthiest thing for your body. Go for whatever makes you feel truly beautiful. 

A note: as my own thought, I see our bodies as a masterpiece made by a perfect creator. I don't believe that God made our bodies and said to Himself, "Oops... That's not the most perfect body I've ever made. They're going to need some makeup for that." I think he made us (without makeup) and said, "They are perfect to me." 

I apologize for blogging so late. I got distracted and spent time with family. I don't regret it at all. :P Family is always more important. 

I love them like crazy.