A Month Without Makeup - Day Two Recap
Tuesday, February 03, 2009 - Comments 1
Amazingly, I’m already getting the hang of this. Don’t get me wrong, I still have a pretty strong reaction each time I see a pic of myself posted without makeup. And honestly, I have a hard time believing people who say I look “beautiful” without it, as so many of you so graciously have done. But I can tell you that posting the day-2 pic was a lot easier than the first day. It was kind of like, “Heck, they’ve already seen me looking horrible. What’s the point of worrying about it now?”
There’s freedom in that.
It was also kinda fun to hear my daughter get excited when she saw the day 2 pic up on the screen. “Mommy, mommy, mommy…” she said joyfully. Cool.
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A Month Without Makeup - Day One Recap
Monday, February 02, 2009 - Comments 2
It was an interesting first day. So much to share already, but I’ll keep it short since it’s nearly midnight on the first day when I’m writing this.
Since I’m calling this challenge an “experiment,” it would probably be good to set out some parameters re: what I am trying to prove/disprove during this month without makeup. With that in mind, here are some beliefs I have had regarding going without makeup:
1. People will react negatively to me and/or ignore me if I’m not wearing it.
2. People I am trying to reach with my work will not want to listen to what I have to say because I don’t look like someone they should admire.
3. People won’t want to work with me on a business level because they are disappointed that I am not better looking.
4. People (particularly women) will think they’re better than me because I don’t look as good as they do.
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A Month Without Makeup - The Experiment
Sunday, February 01, 2009 - Comments 22
I was profoundly impacted this weekend at the Nashville showing of the critically acclaimed documentary America the Beautiful.
It wasn’t really so much the movie itself. While it certainly took bold steps toward challenging cultural ideals about beauty and identity, and while it made me and the rest of the rapt audience laugh, gasp, and shake our heads in sorrow in certain places, the content wasn’t really that surprising to me, given the work I’ve been engaged in for the last 6 or 7 years now.
In fact, I would imagine that most of us know that images in magazines are airbrushed, that makeup, perfume and plastic surgery have inherent risks, and that our obsession with beauty has led to serious problems such as the ever-increasing rate of eating disorders. While sad facts, we’re used to them. And we’ve learned to live with them.
I’ve learned to live with them. Hmm…
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