One of the most popular slang
words of today’s age is “Selfie.” All these girls going around saying, “Let me
take a selfie.” It’s amazing how this one little word can take over pop
culture. Most of the pictures you see on social media sites are selfies. One of
the most famous selfies was taken by none other than Ellen Degeneres at the
2014 Oscar Academy Awards. Ellen’s selfie also included Jennifer Lawrence, Brad
Pitt, Bradley Cooper, and Meryl Streep. Another more famous type of selfie is
one called the “No Makeup Selfie” which has gotten quite the publicity these
past couple of years.
The no makeup selfies addresses the problem young girls
have about their body image. Many girls feel the need to spend hours on end in
the morning applying and reapplying pounds of makeup every day. A person’s face
can only hold so much makeup. What most girls don’t realize is that they look
pretty ugly with all those cosmetics caked on their skin than they would if
they just wore their beautiful all natural face.
Women of all ages post selfies of themselves wearing no
cosmetics of any kind to show others that they don’t care what society thinks
about them. They know they’re beautiful without all the makeup and they want to
show it. They want others to be inspired by their boldness and take off the
mask they call makeup and show the world the real you.
If you’re
embarrassed of what’s underneath, hiding behind make up will only do more
damage. The chemicals will get into your pours and make your acne get even
worse. Certain cosmetics can cause rashes if you’re not careful enough too. Even
if you don’t feel confident enough to go out in public with your natural face,
the least you can do is take it off before you go to bed every night. Many
girls leave their makeup on while sleeping and all those long hours of sleeping
and dreaming will cause the makeup to seep into your pours. It doesn’t help
that you apply even more makeup in the morning either.
Going all natural is great, however adding a touch of
makeup doesn’t hurt either. As long as it’s subtle, you’re in the clear. Adding
a little foundation to cover up those red spots or pimps is ok; as long as you
haven’t popped the pimple. Applying foundation or any type of makeup to a
popped pimple could cause serious damage such as infection because the makeup
clogs up your pours, creating even more pimples. Adding s brush or two of blush
on top of the foundation adds a little color to your cheeks without making it
look as if you’re as orange as a traffic cone or as white as a ghost. A few
strokes of mascara could also help your eyes pop, however don’t keep applying
it to make your eyelashes look fuller. Subtlety can go a long ways. Eye liner
doesn’t hurt either however you have to be careful with this one. Don’t apply
too much to the bottom eyelid because it looks pretty tacky to have the bottom
darker than the top; let’s just say you may resemble a raccoon if your eyes
water or you sweat too much.
Many women, both teens and adults, don’t realize how
subtle makeup really needs to be to show a difference. You don’t need any
makeup at all for that matter. These types of selfies women are posting help
the younger generation not feel so insecure about themselves, which is
something many teens have to work on.
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