Be Real, Don't Conceal: First Wedding

       Today I went to one of my good friends weddings. I know that I said I would start this makeup free thing on July 28th but I really wanted to challenge myself. As I got up, slipped my orange lace dress on and stepped into my nude flats, I stood in front of the mirror to apply some makeup to complete the look while I still could.

        I looked at myself in the mirror and thought, "what if I started this thing with a bang? What if I went to an event where makeup is just expected in order to look nice, and just didn't wear it?" So, I just made the plunge. I called to Joe that I was ready and off we went. I looked in the mirror a couple of times and kind of cringed, feeling like I would look so much cuter with some eyeliner and a bit of blush. Thank goodness I left my purse at home or maybe I would have changed my mind.

           I definitely felt self conscious at first at I went to the wedding and saw all these gorgeous dolled up ladies. But as the night went on, I forgot I wasn't wearing makeup. I cried my eyes off during the ceremony, danced the night away during the reception, and the cool thing is that I didn't have to worry about smeared eye makeup or touch ups. 

           I had so much fun, and the more the night went on, the more confident And beautiful I felt. Laughter makes me feel more beautiful then makeup ever did, because it's real and it's all me. And I laughed my butt off. When I looked in the mirror at the end of the night, I wondered why I had been worried at all. I looked beautiful, I looked authentic, I looked like ME. 😁