First of all I want to start by saying that this is not me saying that girls wearing makeup is wrong. I think makeup is just a way of enhancing someone's natural beauty, and some girls gain a lot of confidence from it. I'm just not one of those girls. I prefer a naked face over a full face of makeup, but that's just me.

In middle school, I was actually that girl that would take makeup too far. As in wearing eyeliner on both the top and bottom part of my eye, as well as the occasional glitter eyeshadow. In high school I got better at knowing what was best for my face and how I should wear the makeup, but that phase did not last very long.

I had actually given up makeup and using heat on my hair for lent my sophomore year of high school. That meant absolutely no makeup-even for blemishes. This was hard for me because I had grown to like myself with makeup, so I was not quite comfortable not wearing it.

I am not going to lie and say that I went all the time without makeup because there were points where I had used it to hide the pimple that came in or the dark circles under my eyes. But for the most part, I did really good. I can easily say that my decision to stop wearing makeup that year for lent, started my course of a (for the most part) makeup free life.

I love myself without makeup, and I have grown to find myself beautiful with or without it. Of course, I'm a girl so I don't go all the time without it. I have my days where a little bit of black on my eyelashes is able to lift my confidence. For me, mascara is enough. I am much more comfortable with just a little bit of something on my eyelashes rather than stuff all over my face. Besides, I have no idea how to use half of the makeup that is out there anyway.

I don't think it is necessary to wear makeup. Some girls do and that is okay! It is just something that I find myself questioning if its worth the hassle. Some girls don't mind waking up early to put on a full face of makeup, but for me, I would much rather prefer the sleep. Not wearing makeup has made me realize that what i look like and how i portray myself is entirely up to me. I am much more confident in myself than i was before, and i love myself regardless of how I look.

Side note for men-or more appropriately-boys who find girls that wear makeup as fake/hiding what they "actually" look like:

To say it's unfair for woman to wear makeup is actually unfair to us. If all you are interested in is what we look like then that's your problem. Girls are much more than our appearance and how we portray ourselves. Sure it's a way of expression but it's also natural to want to look good. And trust me when I say that we do not wear it to impress you. Most of the time it's for ourselves, so don't flatter yourself.