N A T U R A L

May 19. The beginning of quarantine. An iPhone photo. No filter. Completely bare faced. Had my hair in braids the night prior but apart from that everything is natural. (On May 19) I was on my way somewhere to get essentials. The first thought that came to my mind was “wow. The lighting.” Not “wow. I need eyeliner” (which is my go-to thing to apply on my eyes).

"Previously, I used to feel eyeliner would make me look more awake. Make me look... better."

2019 & 2020 in particular have been the years which I have felt that I can go places without applying anything to my eyes/face.

Previously, I used to feel eyeliner would make me look more awake. Make me look... better.

The days I forgot to wear eyeliner I would get “oh are you sick?” “Are you feeling okay?” “Are you tired?” and more. The days when I popped on my contacts, ate, and left the house I was seen as... different? People would think I was ill. I was genuinely concerned - Like did I really look THAT different without liner? Did I really?

That’s when I made it part of my “morning routine.” Years went, months went, days went. God forbid I forgot to apply eyeliner on, those comments were back at me again.

2019 came around and you know the winter months. You don’t want to get out of bed because it’s SO cold outside. That was when I often forgot to apply the liner. ex: one full week. I didn’t realize it until someone approached me and asked “are you feeling okay?”

That day I came home, looked at myself in the mirror and internally talked to myself: why do i keep having to justify how I look just because I don’t have that product on which makes my eyes look a bigger? Why can’t I go out without it and just do what I need to do?

I promised myself that I wouldn’t care or find it a need to put that eyeliner on. I would put it on ONLY if I wanted to.

Be entirely acceptive of your natural beauty. YOU are BEAUTIFUL in your own individual way.

Don’t spend hours putting on makeup for some other person, DO IT FOR YOURSELF.

As the saying is, “if you can’t accept me at my worst, you don’t deserve me at my best” and THAT is so powerful. Keep rockin and doing your thing loves, I love you and have an amazing day. ❤️