A Month without Makeup – Day 3 Recap

Wednesday, February 04, 2009 - Comments 3

Not a ton of new stuff to report. I’m out of the office on Mondays and Tuesdays so it’s a little easier to feel comfy at home w/o makeup. I have loved continuing to hear from so many of you, though. I almost can’t keep up with all the comments here and at my Facebook page. Wow – this has truly struck a nerve!

Something I noticed as I was driving around yesterday – I just feel kind of “off” without makeup. Like I’m not really engaged in life; I’m just in the background somehow. On vacation or something. Does that make any sort of sense at all? Kind of like, “when I get my makeup back on THEN I’ll be really living again...”

Weird.

Places I went today:

1. JumpZone (play place for kids)
2. Picked up Christian from school
3. LifeWay

Negative responses: 0
Positive responses: Again, too many to count. Stop it already! I’m starting to feel embarrassed…

Favorite line of the day, from Allison, who posted here at the site yesterday: “I’ve actually always had a very hard time taking you (and your work) seriously BEFORE this, b/c it’s rather contradictory to try to tell people not to obsess over their appearance (e.g. weight) when all your photos before this have been of a woman whose makeup and hair and clothes are all perfected by makeup, highlights, designers, etc. So… maybe now I can. Take you seriously, that is...”

Not saying I won’t continue to like having professional pics for my work, but it’s cool to be able to take this transparent step with you all, and to spark conversation like Allison’s comment. Things get good when we can get real.

See you tomorrow…

Becky wrote:

I can completely relate to how you feel “off” without your make up. I don’t typically get my make up before I leave the house in the mornings. Most mornings, I put it on after I’ve arrived at work. I am obviously ok with being seen without make up, but I don’t feel good when I don’t have it on. I feel more tired, disconnected, etc. Once I get it on, it’s like I am finally awake.
You know though, we do tons of things in our daily lives to make us feel better and look better. We wear clothing that suits our style and we fix our hair in our style. We workout and try to eat right to get the inside to match the outside. There is nothing wrong with any of these things whether we do them or not.
I don’t particularly care for the remark that you quoted where Allison said she couldn’t take you seriously before. Any and all work that is done to open people’s hearts and minds up to God’s love should be taken seriously....with or without makeup. It all comes down to how you feel your best and putting that best foot forward for all God has to offer.

posted on 02/04/2009

True Campaign wrote:

Thanks, Becky! I agree - there’s a balance in all of this. I think I’ll probably still enjoy wearing makeup (and cool clothes and hair for that matter) after this experiment. I think there’s a certain freedom of expression in that, and I love that. But I’ll also know that I can go without it in front of the world. As a public person, that’s a huge kind of different freedom for me.

posted on 02/04/2009

allison wrote:

Becky, you definitely have a point, and I don’t at all mean to disregard the work being done by those at FindingBalance and True. It is vital and important and culture-challenging and life-changing. I rejoice at the journey Constance is on, because God has invited me to do uncomfortable things many times, and unlike her, I’ve turned Him down. (It took me 2 years to gradually take my makeup off once I came into an environment where nobody cared what I look like and I was loved for myself and not my appearance.) All I know is that if appearance is something I struggle with, I’m not going to model my life after someone who doesn’t practice what they preach.

posted on 02/04/2009

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