I'm at the age where wearing makeup is an everyday thing. Girls wear it to school, to work, sometimes even to the beach. And there's absolutely nothing wrong with that. But I feel differently, which is why I rarely wear makeup at all.

Maybe it's because I was a huge tomboy growing up and never understood why girls put stuff all over their face. Or maybe it's because, despite not always liking the way I looked, I thought wearing makeup all the time would make me dependent on it.

To me, makeup is what you use to accentuate what already makes you beautiful during certain events. It's not something you add to your daily routine, along with the time it takes to apply it. I'm not shaming the people that wear makeup every day, that's your decision and I respect it. However, it's nice to know that people see my untouched up face every day. It makes putting on makeup a little more special.

You see, I've heard so many people say, "When I don't wear makeup people always tell me I look tired or sick." I never want to deal with that. Those comments, while intended to be ones of concern, end up reinforcing the mindset that we need makeup when in reality, we don't. People just aren't used to seeing you without all the glamour that they've become accustomed to.

Each and every woman is beautiful, both with or without makeup. You should never feel like you have to wear it in order to be beautiful because that is a lie. And to be honest, when you don't wear it as much it makes it much easier to wow people when you get all dolled up.

For example, this is a picture of every day me. This is actually a picture of me as a bum, but it's essentially what I look like every day.

Nothing special, just comfortable. It keeps getting ready easy and faster than most. Now here is me in full makeup, even eye makeup which I kind of hate.

This is not a common thing for me, so on this day, I felt like everything was on point. It was more special than it would have been had I worn makeup every day.

I guess my point is, you should never feel like you have to wear makeup every day. You're beautiful no matter what and you should feel confident enough to flaunt your natural skin, and every now and then feel like a model. The choice is up to you; I feel like all girls should be free of the feeling that they have to wear makeup every day. In reality, it is an expensive and time-consuming process for someone who is already gorgeous.