The Beauty of Bare

Nadia Auermann

Amber Valleta

Cindy Crawford

Claudia Schiffer

Harper's Bazaar recently did an article about top-notch supermodels sans makeup. It was both inspiring and beautiful to see familiar faces stripped away from layers of makeup that is usually painted on their face for editorials, the runway, etc. Check out the article to read their beauty secrets. Although I don't cover my face with loads of makeup, I honestly don't feel fully comfortable leaving my house without a bit of foundation covering the areas of my face that are prone to get red and a couple coats of mascara. That is something I need to work on getting over because I want to accept my self for who I am and dig for any natural beauty I might be blessed with. All this au naturel talk reminds me a lot of an older post that Ev'yan from apricot tea wrote. She linked The Demoiselles and a post they did about taking pictures of yourself makeup-less. It was so inspiring to see real women be fearless by taking pictures of their natural selves AND posting them up for the world to see. I think the female population could learn a thing or two from them.

Do you wear makeup? Do you feel beautiful without it?

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