The recent "love yourself selfies" has caused many feel good moments for people - including myself! It has also caused a few people to post rants about it. I laugh and shake my head at those people who had to look so deeply into these photos and ruin it for people. I think it was fun. I think its a way to show empowerment and to truly love yourself. You can post a make up free photo and still love make up. I do. I wear make up almost everyday. I love going on a date with my husband or out with my girlfriends and wearing bright lipstick and having long eye lashes full of mascara! I am a make up lover but I also love my naked face too. I like my freckles and stumpy lashes (Ok, so I don't love my stumpy lashes, but they're me!) I liked seeing my friends with their fresh faces...some with towels on their heads, some just out of bed, some with their beautiful children beside them. I also liked the ones that some men posted with their facial hair and goofy looks on their faces. I liked the joke ones. I liked the serious ones. Each and every one was beautiful and made me happy.
For those of you that had to write things like "Selfies aren't attractive - let alone the ones where you have no make up and you're unrecognizable" or said "Why don't you post a picture when you're all dressed up and feel sexy?" Well, you know what? You can post a photo like that. I see people posting photos of themselves all the time in their fancy outfits and hair and make up all done. I love those photos too. But, for once, people were changing it up a bit and showing their fresh faces and I loved it. Stop being Debbie Downers people! Stop ruining things. Its fine to have an opinion and if you didn't want to do the make up free selfie, then don't. No one will make you (nomination or not) so, just don't do it. But, don't be a jerk to those people who had a little fun with it. I just don't understand why people have to make a big deal about nothing. Its pointless.
Life is a lot happier if you just look at the positives. I'm guilty as any one else to find a negative but when it comes to something as harmless as a fun, make up free photo, what is there to turn negative? Enjoy it people. You'll be a lot happier.
For those of you who did fill my Facebook newsfeed with fun, make up free selfies, thank you! I enjoyed each and every one. For those of you who tried to ruin it, I hope you find something else to spend your time ranting on...something worth ranting on, at least.
Have a wonderful day everyone- with orr without make up!
