Australian blogger Becks Lomas has proven what we all knew to be true; all those celeb 'no makeup selfies' are complete and utter lies.
OK, maybe not complete and utter, some celebs really do have amazing skin. But you can be sure that a lot of work has gone into it. No makeup selfies are generally posted by those blessed with good genes and a lot of money.
Remember the no makeup Facebook challenge of a couple of years ago? I dreaded the thought of being tagged. I know it was for a good cause, but I could not bear every one of my Facebook friends - and their friends - catching sight of me in my natural state. My skin is 'bad' at the best of times - massive pores, eye bags, fine lines, scars - but at that point, I was suffering with breakouts that I couldn't keep under control. I hoped and prayed that my friends would know not to call on me to take part, but one did.
I didn't take a picture of myself. Instead, I wrote a Facebook post saying I'd donate money to whichever cause it was (I did).
I understand that it's hard for the majority of women to go out without wearing a scrap of makeup. I know a woman who revealed to me that she never goes makeup free, even though I thought that she often did. She is an expert at applying concealer. No makeup selfies are not revolutionary or feminist; they are yet another way to make the average Jane feel bad about themselves.
Beck Lomas posted this photo to Instagram with a great message for people who are not as comfortable in their own skin as they would like to be. Describing her skin at that time as "pimply, bleeding" and "sore" she says, "Just because I'm not completely confident with my skin, doesn't mean I'm not a confident person. I've come a long way from the girl who used to cry every single night about the way her skin looked. These days my skin is just a minor downer for me sometimes."
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"You should be confident despite your little flaws. We all have things that kill our confidence a little sometimes, no one is completely perfect, and something that might seem like the end of the world for you, may go unnoticed by everyone else. Happy people are the most beautiful people, and I know it's hard to feel happy when you're focusing on your imperfections - but I just want to let you all know that you are beautiful EVEN if you have acne, or bacne, or cellulite, or your thighs touch or you've got stretch marks."
22-year-old Becks has over 100,000 followers on Instagram, who are used to seeing her working out and smiling to the camera wearing flawless makeup. Her honest selfie is just what we thousands of everyday people need to see and realise that perfection is in the eye of the beholder.
Via Byrdie
