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If there's anything that binds women all over the world besides fashion, it is make-up
According to [Wikipedia] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmetics), the history of cosmetics spans at least 6000 years and is present in almost every society on earth. Make-up usage since then has been necessary and a part of life for almost all women across the globe, pushing more cosmetics stores to produce new products in a short timespan.
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What's the big deal behind the #NoMakeUp movement, then?
Darling Magazine said it best: "*We're not saying everyone needs to toss their lip gloss ASAP*. **We are saying it shouldn't be a gold-standard for everyone to layer on six shades before leaving the house**… *Celebs going bare-faced and without makeup presents us with balance. This is extremely important in a world where celebrities, entertainers and bloggers have an almost divine-like level of influence, particularly among young women and girls.*
**Way to go, darlings!**
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It's so rare that you'll meet a woman not wearing make-up nowadays, that's why it's so refreshing to see these celebrities doing the same.
Role models at their best!
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Gwyneth Paltrow
Gwyneth Paltrow says she's 'not very good' at doing her make-up, according to the [Daily Mail UK] (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3506255/Gwyneth-Paltrow-says-s-not-good-doing-make-despite-launching-beauty-lines-admits-uses-705-worth-skincare-day.html#ixzz4C6QAspNo). She believes that **beauty is a state of mind, true self-acceptance, and self-love**. She often shares her unmade-up face on her [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/gwynethpaltrow/?hl=en), proving that a healthy lifestyle provides you good skin.
Alicia Keys
Just this May, Keys wrote about the art of embracing #NoMakeUp on [Lenny Letter] (http://www.lennyletter.com/). She shared that before she wrote songs for her latest album, she wrote down all of the things that make her feel "sick". **One of them was how women feel the need to be skinny, sexy, and desirable — in short, "perfect", to please the people around them.**
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"*One of the many things I was tired of was the constant judgment of women. The constant stereotyping through every medium that makes us feel like being a normal size is not normal, and heaven forbid if you're plus-size. Or the constant message that being sexy means being naked*," said the 15-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter.
"**I hope to God it's a revolution. 'Cause I don't want to cover up anymore.** Not my face, not my mind, not my soul, not my thoughts, not my dreams, not my struggles, not my emotional growth. Nothing," added Keys.
Cameron Diaz
Cameron Diaz has just released this April [*The Longevity Book: The Science of Aging, the Biology of Strength, and the Privilege of Time*] (https://www.amazon.com/Longevity-Book-Science-Strength-Privilege/dp/0062375180) sharing everything she learned about aging gracefully and healthy lifestyle. On her book, she shares the latest scientific research on how and why we age, synthesizing insights from top medical experts and with her own thoughts, opinions, and experiences. It also explores what history, biology, neuroscience, and the women's health movement can teach us about maintaining optimal health as we transition from our thirties to midlife, according to [Amazon] (https://www.amazon.com/Longevity-Book-Science-Strength-Privilege/dp/0062375180).
Her book's cover is a close-up photo of her bare-face. It doesn't get any bolder than that!
"So, **let's start celebrating and living an engaged life, and stop punishing ourselves for not looking a certain way**, and instead hold ourselves accountable for actually taking care of ourselves inside first, knowing the results on the exterior will be a shining side effect," said Diaz, according to [Huffington Post] (http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/04/01/cameron-diaz-makeup-free_n_9591536.html).
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Leandra Medine
American author and fashion blogger Leandra Medine got an email she was cc'ed in back in 2014, then 'accidentally' read the entire email thread and bumped into a message from her acquaintance describing her as "verrrrrrrry funny. Smart, too. She is ugly as fuck tho. Truly a man repeller" – in which she replied with a whole article, "[Why I Don't Wear Makeup] (http://www.manrepeller.com/2014/04/why-i-dont-wear-makeup.html)", not to defend herself, but to discuss why she prefers not wearing make-up at all.
"**I am comfortable with how I look. I don't hate what I see when I look in the mirror. Even if legions of others don't agree.** *I have accepted the reflection that reliably bounces back at me for its perks and its flaws. I understand that there are thick, dark circles under my eyes. I have grown to appreciate them. I have noticed that my nose grows a little hookier on a near-monthly basis. That's fine. I know there are wrinkles ready to stake their claim as full time residents on my forehead any moment now. My dad has those, too, and I find that endearing…*"
"My eyes will never be blue, my bone structure will never allow for you to mistake me for a Scandinavian model. I am who I am and even if that infers "ugly as fuck," I think it's, I don't know, beautiful," said Medine, as posted on [Man Repeller] (http://www.manrepeller.com/2014/04/why-i-dont-wear-makeup.html).
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Demi Lovato
Even Demi Lovato, who has a makeup line called [Devonne by Demi] (http://devonnebydemi.com), even posts photos of her bare face, making sure that she promotes the importance of taking a good care of your skin and that it's okay to not wear make-up all the time.
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In one of her Instagram posts, she captioned her #nomakeup photo with: "**Let's start a new Twitter/Instagram trend: #NoMakeupMonday Why? Cause we deserve to show the world our beauty and our confidence!!!**"
Tyra Banks
[Tyra Banks] (https://www.facebook.com/TyraBanks) is an American model, television personality, author, actress, and a business woman — who obviously knows make-up like the back of her hand! But, she took the chane to join the #NoMakeUp revolution by posting a photo of her unmade-up face!
We find this photo of her fascinatingly authentic! Love her!
