I did wear some make up on most days. I was a basket ball player my freshman year, so I wore different colors for fun. By my senior year I was back to very minimal. Now I do not wear make up everyday and even go a week before putting some on. Too much hassle most days.

this is absolutely beautiful and inspiring. makes me so, SO happy.

I really wish I could, but I get tired of people asking me if I’m sick when I’m not wearing any. I’ll at least tone down the eyes some days.

That is awesome!

I did wear makeup in high school. I wore as much as my group of friends did, which was a lot less than some girls did: mascara, eye shadow, face powder, and lip gloss were our things. Now, on an average day, I wear mascara, very light eyeliner, face powder, and lip balm. When I’m going out, I add eye shadow and maybe lip gloss or stain.

I really, really, really, REALLY wish that I went without makeup at least some of the time! Makeup is enjoyable, but I hate feeling dependent on it. It’s been easier since I moved away from my mom (for college and now post-college), because in high school (and middle school, before I ever wore it!) she always told me I “needed some makeup” and now she always tells me I need more. Rarely does a day go by at my parents house that my mom doesn’t try to put concealer, blush, and/or lipstick on me.

I want to try to break that pattern! Good job, everyone.

What a wonderful idea, and they all look amazing without their makeup! I never wore makeup in high school, but I don’t remember that being that outside of the norm back then. I may be idealizing things, but I see a lot of teenage girls now, and it seems like they are putting way more effort into themselves than when I was that age. (I was in high school 94-98. Dating myself here, jeez!) So, I feel like what they are saying about the standards getting more and more unattainable are true.

You must feel really touched to have been a key influence! That’s really amazing and a sign of how powerful your movement can be. It’s great to see these things not only as tools for building self-esteem, but as a way of building a community of girls supporting on another.

I am still pretty lazy about makeup as an adult. I don’t wear it to work, but I do wear it for special occasions. I think it should be fun to play with and not something to be a slave to!

Your dogs look so cute in the hats! And this is becoming the longest comment ever, so I’m shutting up now. 🙂

Happy Saturday! Just wanted to let you know that I saw your article in Breathe today 🙂 Fun to see you and Kath in the same magazine!

I actually don’t wear makeup except special occasions (such as my wedding, prom, the Marine Corps Ball). I find it as a waste of time, money and I’d rather people love me for who I am rather then what I look like all dolled up.

Great job on inspiring our young women! Hopefully they will also take a stand on the tough battle of body image.

Love the blog!

love this segment! you are awesome. quick question – making your santa fe casserole today for football watching – how many does your recipe serve? thinking i might need to double it….?

I loved that video it was so inspiring!
I am in highschool and yes I wear makeup everyday. I have not before and i got the “are you okay, are you sick comments?
I need to do it, maybe once a week to start and show girls they don;’t have to wear makeup! that would be so awesome!
I love the quote
“redefining beautiful once girl at a time”

I went to an all-girls’ high school, and one of the best things about it was the fact that NO ONE wore makeup. When I got to college, that experience made me so much more comfortable in my own skin!! Though I like wearing makeup, it’s definitely not a necessity for me, and when I do wear it it’s always to play up my favorite feature- my eyes!

Didn’t then and pretty much don’t now unless I’m going out or an interview!

what an amazing group of girls!

I wore more make up in highschool than I do now! I was really just trying to fit in I suppose.

Now, I see, that I dont need that much to be pretty 🙂

I feel more beautiful without make up. My skin feels fresh and clean and I just love the natural look. I do, however, love to use make up to express myself, and am known to wear pretty funky eye make up regularly. I definitely think it is important though to send out the message that make up does not make you beautiful, what makes you beautiful is showing the face that God blessed you with and sharing your natural beauty with the world. I think make up should be treated as an “accessory” like a fun scarf or a piece of jewelry, and should not be relied on to change your appearance or make you feel more comfortable in your skin. It’s all about being thankful for what you have and loving the skin you are in. Everyone is beautiful in their own, unique ways and wearing too much make up hides those unique qualities and just makes you look similar to everyone else.

I love this segment…thanks so much for sharing!

I’m definitely a fan of no makeup days at least once or twice a week, but I’ve got to say that usually those are days when I’m home. Thanks for the inspiration! 😀

I’m actually still IN high school and I never wear makeup. Although in New Zealand it’s not really a big deal, the majority of females usually don’t wear makeup all the time anyway.
I tried it out a couple of years ago but I was simply too lazy to be bothered going through the whole ritual every morning, and the straw that broke the camels back was that I rub my eyes a lot and forget that I’m wearing makeup so it smudges and gets in my eyes.
So not worth it! I’m a bit of a tomboy anyway and just feel better without it… More natural I guess.

In high school, I wouldn’t enter the doors without makeup. If I had to, I did it on the bus on the way (which happened a lot since I never wanted to wake up!) However once I went to college, sleep once again was the priority and I ended up skimping on the makeup most of the time. It’s no big deal now!

Great segment! I only wear mascara and maybe a little bit of eyeliner. I don’t like wearing too much makeup and have never worn concealer or foundation. I also don’t wear makeup on the weekends.

awesome post.
Never was in to make-up and I still am not. Only when book a modeling job or t is a must have. It is funny though, when I wear it, I get the “Wow, you look so pretty today” comment. Hmmm so your tellin me I look not-so pretty on the majority of the other days! 🙂 I could care less what people think. Beauty comes from within first.

What, what incredible young women! Very inspiring 🙂

I wear makeup almost every day but make a point to not cake it on. I see it as adding to what I already like more so than covering something I don’t. High school I did wear it but it was more so for me – being artistic it was a means of expression rather than trying to impress others.

i started wearing makeup in jr. high. i’ve been going w/o makeup more often too and i’m surprised how quickly i’m adjusting to it! my husband NEVER cares, like if i ask him “should i put on some makeup to go to the movies?” he always says “nope”. i come from a background where my mom calls it “fixing your face”. as in, “aren’t you going to FIX YOUR FACE today?” isn’t that awful? i’m giggling tho; b/c i’m over it! YAY! now i look forward to the days i don’t wear it and wonder if i will ever go to work w/o any? we shall see…thanks for sharing!

I did wear makeup in high school. I wear it most days now to go to work, but don’t have a problem going makeup less either. The weekends are usually just moisturizer w/ spf days unless we’re heading out for a nice dinner or a party. Makeup is a fun thing for me and sometimes helps hide the tired eyes in the am. 🙂

That’s so cool!

Nope, no makeup for me. When I was little and my sister and I would play dress-up, maybe, but not anymore. I’m a sophomore in college and have only worn makeup once that I can remember, and someone else did it for me! I wasn’t thrilled about it, but I let her do it anyway. =\
Honestly, I don’t know how to do makeup, and I’d much rather go natural. Too much time, too much money… I work in a drug store, so I know how much people pay for stuff, and I don’t want to spend that much money on myself unless it’s something I NEED, like clothing. Haha. 🙂
Basically, the most “made-up” I go is pulling my hair back. 🙂
I don’t get the eyeliner/mascara thing. I think eyelashes look better without all that extra gunk, and it’s weird to see so much color when people close their eyes or blink… =\

Oh, and by the way, I didn’t get a picture of it, but on a college visit with my sister today, I saw “Love your body week” written in chalk on the campus sidewalks. It was cool. 🙂

Great job being so inspiring!

I did not wear makeup in high school… but I went to an all girl school, so I’m not sure if it counts! I don’t wear makeup every day now… rarely on the weekends. I work at a youth center, so I don’t really feel the pressure to wear it, unless I have meetings with other adults 😉 I DID wear it every day in my past life in the corporate world.

What a beautiful movement!
No, I never wear makeup. I love effortless, natural beauty.

So cool that you inspired those girls!

I’ve never been a huge make up person, mostly because I never learned how to apply it properly. 😛 On most days I just wear mascara and some lip chap or gloss.

Love the princess hats! James makes a very nice princess 😉

A few years ago, I refused to let anyone see me without mascara on – including my boyfriend. I would sleep with it on and in the morning I would take off the old and apply a fresh coat. I have since realized how silly this is and while I still wear mascara the majority of the time, I’m not afraid to run to the store or walk around my house without it. Incidentally, I loosened up when I started running and respecting my body for what it can do, not just what it looks like.

I didn’t wear makeup in high school — all girls school! This made me far more comfortable being natural in college, but I did start to wear make up regularly there.
Now I wear it daily to work, but am trying to cut back. My most recent change was to stop wearing eyeliner during the day…it’s so much lighter and fresh-faced!

Those girls are amazing, what an awesome story!

I rarely wear makeup. I usually view it as an extra ten minutes of sleep and sleep ALWAYS wins. 🙂 I don’t usually think much of it, until I do wear makeup and so many people comment on it. The constant compliments can actually make me feel insecure about what I look like most days. I love playing with makeup and dressing up – but if I’m not aware I can actually feel worse about myself on those days than on my normal natural days.

I recently stopped wearing a lot of make up. A little mascara is all I need! I used to use make up as a shield, it was my wall against insecurities. Now I’m confident enough not to use it!

I wore make-up occasionally in high school, and increasingly more after I graduated and started working in a professional environment. My Mom always told me that when you wear make-up everyday you start increasing the amount of make-up on your face, and this totally happened to me! One day I realized that I was putting on concealer, foundation, powder, eyeshadow, eyeliner, mascara & lipstick just to be ‘presentable’ in my day-to-day life. I didn’t like it, I wanted to be me, I wanted make-up to enhance not mask me. So I gradually started wearing less and less make-up,and now a couple years later, you’re lucky if I put on tinted moisturizer….even without all the make-up I feel prettier than ever!

I wore make-up from 7th grade on and still wear it every day. I honestly feel more put-together when wearing it.

I wore a tiny amount of makeup in high school – just a tiny bit of shadow when I was in grade 10, then a bit of concealer + eyeliner in grade 12.

I don’t wear a lot of makeup day-to-day now – in fact, sometimes I’m lazy and don’t wear any to work at all (I probably shouldn’t do this). I think I look better with a little bit of makeup – but worse with a lot!

I wore makeup everyday in high school, and I still wear it everyday.

I used to wear way too much make up in high school because I was super self conscience. Now I just wear it on special ocassions like weddings. I am lucky enough to have people in my life that judge me for me and not the way my face looks.

I have never been into make up. I would like to at times but for the most part I forget or am to lazy to hassle with it, so I guess in the end I am not motivated enough to wear it.