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About a month ago, I decided, you know what?
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I m going to post a selfie today.
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Yeah, that s what I m going to do.
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I m going to open up Instagram and I m going to post a selfie.
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And that s exactly what I did.
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About a month ago, I posted a selfie.
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It wasn t an interesting selfie.
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It s a picture of me laying in bed, wearing a white tank top with almost no expression on my face.
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But nothing extraordinary, nothing groundbreaking, just a casual, normal selfie.
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So I post this selfie and a few minutes go by and I decide, you know what, I m going to scroll through the comments and see what s up.
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So I start scrolling through the comments and I see one that says, wow, she looks tired.
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And I was like, okay, relax.
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I got seven hours last night.
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I m well rested.
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What s your problem?
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Keep scrolling, keep scrolling, keep scrolling.
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Wow, someone s tired.
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What?
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I m like, what?
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I got seven hours last night and the night before and the night before.
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What s everyone on about?
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Keep scrolling, keep scrolling.
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Oh, someone s tired.
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Wow, she looks tired.
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Oh, tired.
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Oh my God, she looks kind of sick.
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Oh, she looks tired.
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Oh, she looks sick.
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I was like, wait a minute.
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What s going on here?
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I m well rested.
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I m healthy.
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What s everyone going on about?
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And then it clicks.
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I m not wearing makeup in that selfie.
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That s all it is.
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I m not wearing makeup in that selfie.
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And I m someone who has genetic dark circles under my eyes.
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No matter how many hours I sleep, I have dark circles under my eyes.
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I used to hate them because I was like, I always look tired or sick or whatever.
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I used to hate them.
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Now I love them.
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I don t even cover them with concealer anymore when I do my own makeup because I ve grown to really appreciate them.
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And at first it was sort of disturbing to me that I was getting so many comments about how tired or sick I looked just because I wasn t wearing makeup.
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But then I became curious.
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Why is this happening?
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And it didn t take long for me to realize it s because most of the time I wear makeup on my Instagram.
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Most of my Instagram followers know me in makeup.
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And then I had an epiphany.
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Makeup has really impacted the way that we perceive the natural appearance of those who wear makeup.
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And it s definitely interesting.
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And I think we all know this, you know, like I m not reporting groundbreaking news here.
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Everyone who wears makeup has experienced a time where they re not wearing makeup.
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And they usually do.
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And someone says, oh, you look tired today.
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Or, oh, are you okay?
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You look kind of sick.
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Like, are you okay?
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Like, this is not a new concept.
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But I d never really thought deeply about it until this instance.
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So that s what we re gonna be talking about today.
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How makeup impacts the way that we perceive natural appearance.
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There are a lot of people that we have never seen without makeup.
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And I know that s kind of obvious.
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Again, I m not making a groundbreaking point, but I d never really thought about it.
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I d never thought about the fact that there are certain people in our lives that we ve never seen without makeup, in real life and online.
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There are a lot of people who don t feel ready to go in public without makeup, probably for one of two reasons.
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Number one, they feel more confident while wearing it.
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And number two, they feel more professional while wearing it.
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I know when I m going to a business meeting, I don t feel comfortable showing up without makeup.
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And I don t think that s necessarily a healthy thing, but wearing makeup makes me feel more presentable.
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It makes me feel more professional.
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I don t necessarily condone that ideology, but I have it because there are certain norms for professional life, you know?
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But in the same breath, on the weekends, I m probably not going to go to a party or a bar or whatever without makeup on.
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because I don t feel ready.
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Makeup makes me feel more put together.
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And I don t always feel the need to be put together.
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I m not a super religious makeup wearer.
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You know, I have my set scenarios where I like to wear makeup, but I definitely leave the house very often without it on.
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But there are a lot of moments in my day-to-day life where I feel like I need to have makeup on to be prepared.
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A lot of people feel a pressure to wear makeup every day, whether it s a pressure coming from within or it s a pressure societally, many people feel a pressure.
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And as a result, there are a lot of people that we never see without makeup.
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You know, when I was in school, there were teachers I never saw once without makeup.
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Every single day that I saw them, they were wearing makeup.
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There were kids in my school that I never saw without makeup on.
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Now as an adult, people I work with, I never see without makeup.
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People at my favorite coffee shop, I never see without makeup.
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The waitresses at my favorite restaurant, I never see without makeup.
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Do you know what I m saying?
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Like, I have no idea what they look like without makeup on.
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And that s definitely a universal experience.
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I think we all have those people in our lives.
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And you might even be that person in someone else s life.
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And when you think about that, it sort of makes more sense why it s kind of jarring to see someone then without makeup.
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Because makeup really changes the way a person looks.
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Like, I look completely different with makeup and without.
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Completely different.
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And that s okay.
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That s why I love makeup.
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Because it allows me to enhance certain features.
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That s what s fun about it.
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And there s nothing wrong with that.
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But I do look completely different with and without makeup.
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And so when somebody sees me all of a sudden without makeup, and they only knew me with makeup, it makes sense that they d be like, oh, that s a different person, kind of.
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Like, that s not mean, that s not wrong.
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That s just inevitable.
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But even though it s not wrong to notice a difference when somebody s not wearing makeup, it s still an unfortunate situation because usually when you see someone without makeup, it s jarring in a negative way.
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Hence the comments that were on my Instagram photo, everyone thought I looked tired and sick.
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You know what I m saying?
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That s when it becomes a negative thing.
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Our perception of what makeup wearers really look like is so skewed, and it s not anyone s fault, right?
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Like, the norm in our subconscious minds becomes the makeup wearer with makeup on.
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When that s all we ever see, that becomes their identity in our head.
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We only know them as a makeup wearer.
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So then when we see them without makeup, we re shocked.
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You know what I mean?
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We re like, wait, that s a different person.
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That s not who I knew before.
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Something must be wrong.
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Like, I think a lot of it happens in our subconscious.
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But in reality, no one s sick.
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No one s tired.
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I mean, sometimes people are sick and tired, obviously, but there s a lot of times when a makeup wearer takes off their makeup and everyone s like, oh, they look sick and tired.
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And they re truly not.
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That s just their natural face.
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Now, the plot thickens through a screen, right?
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It s one thing to have someone in your life who you encounter on a daily basis who s always wearing makeup, but it s a whole other thing to only know someone through a screen with makeup on.
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When it comes to social media, people feel inclined to put their best foot forward.
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Our social media presence is a highlight reel of our lives.
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There s a lot of people who won t post on Instagram unless they re wearing makeup.
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And I sort of relate to this.
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I don t intentionally do it.
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But if you just looked at my Instagram, you would think I wore makeup every day because a lot of my photos on Instagram show me wearing makeup.
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And that s sort of a subconscious thing.
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Like I don t plan that out, but I think subconsciously I feel
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more presentable when I m wearing makeup.
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And when I m wearing makeup, I tend to be wearing a more exciting outfit.
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And as a result, a lot of my Instagram photos show me wearing makeup.
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In real life, I don t wear makeup every day.
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But if you were to look at my Instagram, you would know me as a makeup wearer.
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social media exacerbates this problem because not only do a lot of people only want to put their best selves out onto the internet, but on top of that, we also will choose the best photo of ourselves to post.
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You know what I mean?
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A photo doesn t show our truest essence.
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It s just a moment in time.
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There are photos of me where I look like myself, but it s not an accurate representation of what I truly look like.
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And so I think social media just takes this problem to the next level.
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You know what I mean?
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Because it just feeds into our skewed perception of what natural appearance is for a makeup wearer.
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When we see celebrities through the screen, we re usually seeing them on TV, in movies, on a photo shoot, on a red carpet, in a paparazzi image that they probably knew about beforehand.
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There are many celebrities that we have never seen without makeup.
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I think a lot of celebrities feel the pressure to always be done up, to always be ready for the camera.
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And when we see celebrities through the screen, we take their appearance at face value.
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Celebrities are almost not real to us at times, because we only ever see them through a screen.
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And we tend to take them at face value.
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I m thinking of certain celebrities in my head right now.
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I have no idea what they look like without makeup on, but I ve never even really thought about it that deeply.
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We constantly see celebrities in makeup, and a lot of times we don t even know that they re wearing it or how much they re wearing.
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A celebrity could be in a movie, and in this movie, they re supposed to look all natural.
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In reality, they re wearing so much makeup.
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I don t think a movie or TV show has ever been shot where the actors in it weren t wearing makeup.
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even when an actor is supposed to look all natural on screen, they re usually still wearing some sort of makeup.
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But we take that celebrity s appearance at face value because we just assume like, oh, that s what they look like naturally.
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They re not wearing a smoky eye in this movie, so they re all natural.
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This is why I think articles come out about celebrities like, oh, it s very clear that this celebrity is going through a rough time.
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They might be addicted to drugs or partying too much, blah, blah, blah, when they re photographed without makeup on.
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I ve seen so many
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Oh, you know, breaking news, this celebrity was seen with dark circles under their eyes.
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They re clearly on drugs.
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They re on a drug binge.
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It s like, no, they re not.
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Well, maybe they could be, but they might not be.
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They might just be tired.
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But we re so used to seeing celebrities with makeup on that when we don t, it s like, oh my God, they ve been partying too much.
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It s like, probably not.
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Actually, probably, but maybe not.
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I think another factor is the no makeup makeup trend.
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This is the popular makeup style where people wear very light makeup that is almost undetectable, just to lightly enhance features, but not to a point where it s obvious.
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You know, when someone s wearing a smoky eye and a red lip, they re not trying to hide the fact that they re wearing makeup.
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The idea of the no makeup makeup trend is that you look and feel like you re not wearing makeup.
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I participate heavily in this trend.
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My version of no makeup makeup is concealer on blemishes, lip liner and lipstick, eyebrow gel,
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a little bit of clear mascara or light brown mascara, maybe a little bit of bronzer just to kind of warm the face up.
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It s not nothing.
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And it looks different.
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Like I look different when I participate in the no makeup makeup trend than I do completely naturally.
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But I do still look natural.
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If someone didn t know what I look like with truly no makeup, they would be like, oh, she s barely wearing any makeup.
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I don t cover my dark circles under my eyes.
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I m not putting eyeshadow on.
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I m blending my concealer out really well so it looks just like skin, instead of powdery, thick,
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product on my face, you know what I m saying?
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Like, I use a light hand so that it looks very natural and it s almost undetectable.
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I do that on purpose.
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And I have no shame in it.
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There s no shame in it.
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I m not being deceptive.
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I m not lying to anyone.
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I m just wearing makeup in a way that feels comfortable to me.
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And there s nothing wrong with that.
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But as much as I m in support of the no makeup makeup trend, I can t ignore how this exacerbates this issue.
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I guess it s not necessarily an issue.
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I shouldn t call it an issue, but no-makeup makeup at times is undetectable, yet I would argue there s still a difference in appearance between what somebody really naturally looks like and what they look like with no-makeup makeup on.
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As a result, there are people that think the no-makeup makeup wearer naturally looks the way they do with that makeup on, when in reality, they do look different without that makeup on, right?
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But here s the problem.
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No one s at fault here.
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I don t think anyone s at fault necessarily.
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Makeup wearers are not deceiving.
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They re not lying.
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They re not catfishing.
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They re doing what they want with their face.
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And we all have that right.
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And we should not be judged for that.
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I
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love makeup, okay?
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I think makeup is an incredible tool.
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I think it s an incredible art form, not for me necessarily.
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I don t do makeup in an artistic way, but for many people it s an art form.
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It s nothing to be ashamed of.
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People can do whatever the fuck they want with their face.
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It s nobody s business why you use makeup.
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There s no wrong reason to use it.
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On the other hand, those who feel slightly jarred when they see someone that they normally see wearing makeup suddenly not wearing makeup aren t bad people either, necessarily.
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It makes sense.
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We constantly see a certain person with makeup on.
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We subconsciously believe that that s what they look like.
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Then we see them without the makeup and we re like, what s happening?
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I don t think that that s morally wrong.
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I don t think we can control that thought in our heads.
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That isn t inherently wrong.
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I think what is wrong is saying something out loud about it.
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It should never be mentioned.
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I think we all should remind ourselves that it s not a makeup wearer s job to tell you, hey, I know I m not wearing makeup today, but don t worry, I m not sick, I m not tired, I m not on drugs.
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It s not a makeup wearer s job to tell you that.
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It s all of our own jobs to just simply remember that a natural face looks very different from a face with makeup.
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And when we ve never seen someone without makeup and all of a sudden we do see them without makeup, we re allowed to maybe be jarred a little bit because it s just different.
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But we all just need to remind ourselves that that s their face.
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And the difference is what s making us feel like there s something wrong with them all of a sudden.
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But that s all in our minds.
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That s not real.
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A natural face is normal, beautiful, healthy, and looks different on everyone.
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And I think as long as we remind ourselves of that, everything can be fine and dandy.
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That s all I have for today.
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The power of makeup.
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Listen, I have a hard time leaving the house these days without some sort of lip tint on.
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Like I need my lips somehow tinted a little bit.
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There are some people who have never seen me without that on.
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You know what I m saying?
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I don t know.
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I just find all this so interesting.
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Tomorrow will be better.
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TTYL.