No, Your Makeup Doesn't Look Natural.

So, I was browsing Pinterest the other evening looking for blog ideas. I am plumb stuck on what to blog about. I pinned a few different DIY things that I figured I could try and post my results, but I wasn't enthralled with most of the possibilities. Most things would have required a trip to the store. I'm lazy, so those options were out.

Finally, I got inspired by a "natural makeup" tutorial that I happened upon. I've seen many of these before on YouTube, Pinterest, and in countless fashion magazines. They all promise a simple solution to "getting that natural, summer look," or something like that. I think. Anyway, I got really frustrated when I realized how unnatural these "natural" looks were supposed to be.

So I decided, what the heck? Maybe they look unnatural because the models are just naturally waaaaayy better looking than 80% of the population. Maybe if I used these tricks on myself, they really WOULD look natural. I've been wrong before. So, I gathered up my makeup and went to work. I realized how under prepared I was, as I only own a few different palates and what I call "the basics". Here's the results:



BEFORE with glasses.

AFTER with glasses

BEFORE without glasses, but with a sweet pimple and crooked eye.

AFTER without glasses, pimple, and crooked eye.




 For those of you who are curious, here's what went into that "natural" look:
- Face: Moisturizer, spot cover-up on my pimples, foundation, bronzer, and powder
- Eyes: 3 different shadow colors, eyeliner, eyelashes curled and mascara.
- Eyebrows were highlighted and filled in
I know that there could be more that could be done...but can we please, PLEASE stop calling this a natural look!? I'm not anti-makeup. I understand the purpose, and it's great. Having said that, there is nobody that wakes up and looks like the last picture. Nobody. Not even Beyoncé.

So put on the makeup if you want, but pleeaaaasseee stop saying that it's natural. And here's my hippie-dippy plea of the day: just embrace the natural. I fully believe that one of the reasons that I normally have nice skin is because I don't put lots of junk on my face every day. I can tell you that the people who care about you don't care about your pimples, or your linear and patchy eyebrows. Chances are, they don't even notice. And if they do notice? Well, they probably just don't give a flying hoot.

The best part about this blog? As I'm finishing it up, Jim walks in and looks at me and says, "Why do you look so red?" He actually sounded concerned. I explained that I was trying out a "natural look" from Pinterest, and showed him the rest of my makeup. His response? "Yeah, that's a lot. I honestly almost didn't recognize you."

Here's to you, Jim Hudson, for thinking my natural makeup look wasn't so natural. And thank you for acknowledging that the makeup is pretty (hey, it took WORK), but preferring the everyday me instead. Oh, and for picking me a daisy.
And here's to the ladies, who are all probably bigger babes under the makeup than they think they are.