You're beautiful! I really believe that everyone has unique, beautiful features and covering those up with makeup means the world misses out on what we all have to offer. What's your story? What things do you love about yourself? Comment below!!!

Makeup was actually the first area that I downsized and minimized, so it is a topic that is really close to my heart. Honestly, my initial motivation was out of jealousy, because I had just moved in with my husband (boyfriend at the time), and I was jealous that he was able to be more spontaneous because it didn't take him as long to get ready as me. I would say that confidence and learning to be comfortable in your skin from the inside out is key, but I also have my own recommendation for anyone that is thinking about minimizing makeup but is unsure about it: take your time. For me, I was not ready to go completely makeup free because I needed time to adjust and become comfortable with my natural appearance. I recommend eliminating one thing at a time - for me it was mascara, then eye shadow, then foundation, then powder. I adjusted to each elimination before making another, which made the process so much easier. I'm not completely makeup free yet because I still wear eyeliner, but I'm hoping to lighten the color over time until I feel I don't need it anymore. Hope this helps someone interested in downsizing/eliminating their makeup!

I love the look and style of this girl, so au natural beautiful. I especially love her hairstyle, which has a retro feel and look to it, I just wished more young women would bring this type of hairstyle back. I also like how her glasses matches her hair. This is the type of young women with unique natural beauty that tends to stand out in a crowd of artificial fake looking girls which you see so much of today.

no hate.. but it's easier to not wear makeup when you have nice skin.

I stopped wearing makeup about 8 months ago when I really thought hard on the idea of who I was wearing make up for. I didn't have a good reason. For many years I thought it made me look better, but really it didn't. Worst still, it made my skin so much worse. Spending time working out what my skin needs to thrive (good diet and kind products for cleaning my face), getting hormones sorted out and it all worked out. I love the freedom and you know what? No one has ever noticed or commented that I don't wear any make up!

Oooh man this is SO hard for me... my mom started putting makeup on my face when I was only 3 years old and she wouldn't even leave her BEDROOM before she had on a full face of makeup. :( I want to stop wearing makeup but I look SO different when I do and my under eye dark circles are genetic and STARK on my pale skin. I want more confidence and pray to God to see myself as he sees me. ... anyway, I won't go on about all that... 3 things I love about my natural face: - my jawline - my cheekbones - my clear skin Thank you Aubry! I will try wearing less today. ♡

I stopped wearing foundation and powder because it felt heavy on my face.

I now don’t wear makeup for almost a year thank you for this video it really helped me to make that change in my life.

I have sensitive skin that tends to break out often and I have ginger hair, so my lashes and brows are almost invisible light coloured, which makes you focus even more on the blemishes and redness. But now I found a good face peeling which helps with the breakouts and an easy lash and brow dying kit, which helps me go without make-up most days. I don't like how my skin feels with make-up on and you always have to be careful not to smear anything (like when your boyfriend gives you a big hug and you go "Carefull, I'm wearing make-up!" or when you're enjoying nature: "How nice, a light sommer rain...oh nooooo, my make-up!"). So thanks for the encouragement and the reminder that we are all beautiful as we are!

Beautifully put. This was wholesome. And honestly probably one of the few videos I've watched about this and felt happy afterward. So often watching videos on this topic leaves me more disappointed than uplifted. This instead was uplifting and encouraging for everyone. Thank you for making this and sharing your thoughts. Don't need to watch any other videos to know that I want to subscribe. Have a great day!

You are beautiful! This is my second day of not wearing makeup - for the first time in around 13 years. Three things I appreciate about my face, now that I'm not wearing makeup: my eyes, my eyebrows and the feel of my naked skin (breathing again!).

I went to an all-girls high school, which I credit 100% to my comfort with not wearing makeup. There was no expectation to look good (or like anything besides a goblin) on a daily basis. I do like to wear makeup but I don't ever feel like I have to. Also, I always crack up when women with curls say they wanted straight hair growing up. I've been curling this pin-straight mop since I was in second grade.

Your message is amazing! I agree with the importance of being able to focus and show love to others. Not being consumed in our own thoughts and worries. Thank you for your positivity!

Just found your videos and omg I love the two I've seen so far. I'm getting a ton of value from your content.

I love your glasses! I have glasses myself and recently I have been loving the more round shape glasses.

I loved this video! I like wearing make up as a way to accentuate my features but recently I've been wearing less and less of it. My reason is that I just don't like the chemicals in it or the way it makes my skin feel. It just feels heavy and cake-y, eww! Currently, I only wear bronzer (which I make) and eyeliner (which I buy) but I don't feel like I need more. I have a few freckles and dark spots, that I love! my skin imperfections are mine and it's part of what makes us so unique! I definitely don't believe in covering them up as a way "feel or boost" your confidence - it's a bandaid. As soon as the make up comes off you're back to wanting to cover it up - it's just not a healthy way to live. Anyway! Great video! I recently found your channel and I'm so happy I did! It's nice to meet other like minded people.

I like my eyes, my smile and my hair! I do not wear make up either, for most days. Nice video!

I used to love makeup, it was one way I could show my creativity and I was even a makeup artist for some time. But then the superficialness of it all started to get to me and around the same time I got a new job that just didn't call for a full face of makeup. I still enjoy doing my makeup on special occasions, which are rare in my life (couple times a year) but other than that I never wear makeup. I'm so used to it now that I can hardly stand mascara on my lashes anymore. That being said, I'm also having more acne now than I ever did in high school or college, so I haven't given up concealer yet. But personally, I feel that if putting a little concealer on some spots makes me focus more on other people and not on the huge pimple on my chin or forehead, then that's okay. Great video and I'm so glad I found your channel!

I love this message! That's my story as well, not being allowed to at first, but it helped me to see makeup as an artistic tool as well. Thanks for talking about this, I think every one needs to that they're beautiful exactly as they are. ❤

I wear concealer and mascara, but that's it! That said, I'm now more interested in makeup just for fun sometimes... because why not? Not as an every day thing, more like a once and a while thing

This was one of the best videos I watched on why and how to accept not wearing makeup. I went from full face to recently to just concealer, and brow gel, I don’t feel beautiful and I feel in a way under advantaged. But I’m slowly starting to love myself with less makeup and I hope maybe someday I can go the full mile, thanks for making us feel beautiful. The you don’t actually need makeup part did it for me.

Thanks for this video, I've just found you guys through your capsule videos. My partner and I are currently in the process of planning our Tiny House build so are chucking out more stuff. Really inspiring. I loved this video and could really relate. I never got into wearing foundation like many of my friends did and Im really grateful for that but in my teen years would never have been seen leaving the house without eyeliner and mascara. That gradually relaxed more and more and now i wear mascara some days and not others but it doesn't really effect how I feel that day (attractive/not attractive. Very occasionally Ill wear eyeliner. But the main thing is there is no emotional attachment to using makeup, its not a crutch that I lean on for confidence any longer which is amazing. xxx

I think you're such a nice person. I want to go make-up free myself so this really inspires me. What I love about myself are my eyes, eyebrows and my care for others I think. ❤️

Thanks Aubry, such a nice video! I find it hard not to wear make up.. I was born with double lip clefts, with make up I try to draw attention to my eyes. How it should be going about your personality and not about your looks, really is true. Love your videos! X

LOVED this video! I don't usually wear makeup and it was a big change for me. I do sometimes wear concealer/mascara when I want to feel like something I'm doing is "fancier". Going to sub to see more videos from you. I'm just starting a channel and it's good to know that I don't have to be full face makeup to be on KZfaq. Thanks!

I recently downsized my make-up use a lot. First it was mostly due to the fact that I was no longer allowed to wear full face make-up by my dermatologist because of acne. Now, almost a month later, it's become quite a habit to go out with an almost bare face. I've always used make-up to stand out, to make myself noticed so it was quite scary going without it. By now, it doesn't bother me anymore. I am more then just a face full of make up. And that's what I tell myself every day when I stand in front of the mirror. I am not sure if I could fully quit make-up. I applaud you women who can go without it, but I need some form of self-expression going on in my face: some nice eye shadow, a luxurious lip color, just my brows. Keeping it minimal by choosing just one item to emphasise, makes me appreciate my features more (even the 'less perfect' ones). I learned that I can be just as bold and expressive without covering my whole face and I think that's a message we should spread to the world. Love your freckles, your curly (short in my case) hair, love the way the light reflects in your eyes and on your skin. Love yourself just the way you are. PS: I only just now came across your channel and love everything I've seen so far. Looking forward to future videos.

Thank you so much for your honest and openness! It is a topic that i really deal with and your video absolutely inspired me! And encouraged me to believe that i have something unique and am beautiful without makeup. If people need makeup it would not make so much sence to me that we are made like this naturally. So thank u so much for ur openness. And i have to say your beautiful! I like ur hair and your way of talking and smiling. Keep on beeing u :-) What i like about myself is the colour of my hair and face, my eyes and way i talk?! :-D

Love this. I rarely wear makeup and when I do I really enjoy it because it makes me feel different (whether that be fun or glamorous or badass). I think cutting down helped me feel more like myself and more like I was appreciating myself. I love my cupid's bow, my nose and my smarts.

Thank you for such genuine words on the idea of beauty. You are inspiring.

I love my eyes, my shoulders, my neck, and my muscles! I'm only really self-conscious about the dark circles under my eyes, because they are always there, no matter what I do. So sometimes I wear foundation just to cover the circles and acne, so people don't make rude assumptions about them. However, I have cared less and less over the years about what people think, and today, I only wear makeup for special occasions and cosplay. Like you, I had an amazing mother growing up who always told me I was beautiful and I think partially because of that, I have had pretty strong confidence in myself, as a child as well as an adult. Thanks for spreading such a positive message! And I can't wait until I begin my own travels! Your videos are helping a lot with the preparation!

I am loving your videos. I would be interested in you doing a draw my life or a story of your life type video. Also I would be interested in hearing about how you two got together and got married. In addition the beautiful thoughtful replies to the comments are wonderful :)

You are so beautiful, Aubry!

I don't wear makeup every day, just when I dress up. Most days I wear sweats or yogas to class with my hair on top of my head. When I dress up and don't wear makeup, I just feel like it looks off, ya know? I like how I look with makeup and I also like how I look without it depending on the occasion. I wanna hear your opinion on this though.. thanks!

Wow! Love this so much!!! I grew up very similar, with parents who told me they loved me and I didn't need make-up (plus they wouldn't pay for it) so going makeup free for over a year now has fortunately been pretty easy. Its funny how quickly you forget that its actually something people spend considerable time on everyday. I definitely prefer sleeping in; and the skin benefits aren't bad either!! Anyways great video, and I am loving the channel!

I love my curly hair too! I have also had a lot of compliments on my smile and I didn't really think anything of it until one day I found myself staring at my smile in a mirror, which only made me smile even more. So I'd say my hair, my smile, and my self-confidence because, without self-confidence, I don't think I would be the same Aolani.

Loved this video! I only wear mascara some days. I never got into makeup, it just seemed to time consuming to me.lol. But as a new minimalist I am definitely considering not buying it again once I run out. Hmm things I love about myself. I love that I don't have food allergies. I really feel for people allergic to soy, nuts, gluten. :/ As a vegan it would be a bummer to cut any of those out. I love that my body was able to carry and give birth to my daughter. Because not every woman is able to, and I know its a beautiful blessing to be able to. And I love that I am comfortable with out makeup. :) Keep up the great work! Your channel is awesome, I binge watched all your videos today. ;)

Some days I wear no makeup, other days I wear just a little bit of light foundation, mascara and a bit of lippy. That's a minimalist look for me (no eyeshadow, liner, and I've never used highlighters or contouring) but I love a pop of lip colour to go with my outfit! I do find I feel more confident when my skin tone is evened out by light foundation, but I'd like to improve my skin so I don't need it. I'm not really sure how to combat natural colour unevenness, though, and I think perhaps I'll just have to get used to it! But either way, I'm glad I'm not reliant on a full face to get me out of the house anymore. I think it's healthier to be comfortable just with being yourself! Thanks for this video! 👍🏻

I stopped wearing makeup about 14 months ago. I had become so insecure in my natural self, felt I was ugly and didn't have nice skin. The first 6 months I wore literally nothing. The next 6 months I dabbled on and off with a little makeup again, brows, eyeliner, bb cream, highlighter. Every time I hated the end result. Because it didn't feel like me. Bare faced I felt like myself. And I'm so happy I stopped wearing make up despite my mother, and society making me feel like I should.

Ah man I have major dark circles which make me look so tired all the time. I mainly wear makeup to not look like a tired hot mess lol

I have rarely worn makeup my whole life. My parent also rarely wore when I was growing up and definitely didn’t teach it as a thing to do so I’ve actually often been envious of those who know how to wear it well and in complicated ways and I’ve enjoyed rare times they’ve done it for me, but I’m also glad that I don’t cause it’s so much simpler. AND with time I definitely stopped noticing things I didn’t like about myself to the point that I didn’t see a reason to use it. I usually own a little bit that get used once a year maybe not even that! I think it’s made life better for me, but no judgement for those who do wear it!

You have such gorgeous skin, you don't need makeup. :) Please do make a video on your skincare.

I have never really worn makeup since neither my mum nor my friends wore any and I wasn't interested in trying it out myself. I got a cover up stick wich is good for your skin from my mum when I got pimples in puperty. Now I have two different colors of lipsticks, one mascara and one eyeliner. I just wear them whenever I feel like it and I'm perfectly happy like that. Once a month I get some Pimples on my face and chest. I'm perfectly fine with ignoring them.

I like my eye shape, I like my widows peak, and I also like my single dimple on the upper part of my cheek. On another note this video helps a lot. I haven't been wearing make up a lot lately. It's great but then sometimes I get urges when I see these BEAUTIFUL women with amazing made up faces and then I get self conscious when I see women who wear no makeup with perfect healthy skin. But now I'm learning to be content with my journey and I'm on my way to fully giving up make up. I recently learned the skin eats what is put on it and I'd rather soak up water than cakes foundation, waterproof liner, and brittle mascara. You're beautiful and thank you again for posting this video. Hugs and love!

oh man i needed to watch this today! i've been make-up free on and off, and whenever i don't wear makeup it lasts maaaaaaaaybe two or three weeks, and then i feel like i have to wear makeup so i start wearing it again. there are some days where i like putting a little concealer on, putting some mascara on, and filling in my eyebrows a little bit, but most of the time i do it because i feel like i have to! i don't know how to break that cycle and i'd really like to just go 100% make-up free because i know my skin will do better with that.

I stopped wearing makeup except concealer under my eyes (I have bad dark circles) for a couple months now and I feel amazing.I always wore it because I had acne I wanted to cover up (high school wanting to fit in I suppose). but I am on medication that has cleared up my skin and now feel great leaving the house with nothing:)

Really lovely, calm and thoughtful clip. Thank you

It's incredibly amazing the way your parents taught you that you don't need to wear makeup!! Last summer, I went months without wearing makeup. I traveled to Australia, was staying in hostels and felt good about my natural, bare face. I didn't even shave my legs and felt confident about it. But when I got a job in a hair salon, they told to wear make up, so I fell back into it. That's when I started filling in my eyebrows. Now I like the way it looks and I feel bare without them filled in. Most times tho, I wear nothing but my eyebrows. Mostly because taking off mascara is really annoying. And sometimes I wear more makeup, like mascara, eyeliner, highlighter, but that's only for fun, because I like the way I look even without it. I wish I felt as confident about my eyebrows when they're natural as I do when I fill them in. I know I will eventually do, but it saddens me a little when I think I look better with them on, because I know I am truly beautiful and people don't actually care whether I fill them in or not.

So much yes! Thank you for creating this video Aubry :). I also typically don't wear makeup. It was easiest for me to make that change when I stopped going to an office and working from home. Also, my husband says the same thing as yours :). For other women out there...I'm going to guess 90% or more of men like a makeup free face! One thing I haven't done is purged the makeup...I still wear it about once a month, maybe it will be less once we have completed our minimalizing and hit the road. What I love about myself 1) my great skin 2) my internal happiness - I wouldn't give that up for anything external 3) my healthy body. I do need to add that I did have eye lash extensions for most of this year. The eye lash extensions gave me the confidence to be makeup free, because at least it looked like I had mascara on. However, after originally finding Eamon & Bec kzfaq.info/love/4laAHbk8VSgmvB47tsd2XQ and seeing Becca's beautiful face with no mascara...she gave me the confidence to stop the eye lash extensions. Aubry, this video is giving me the confidence to not want to wear makeup again and jump on the movement to inspire other women!

This is my ultimate goal. I am really focusing on improving my skin to give me more confidence in this next step of no makeup. Can you do a skin care routine video? You have beautiful skin.

I have a really strong square jaw, I was always pretty insecure about it. Now being trendy to have a nice jawline, I am still left feeling incomplete in confidence. I'm learning to love it. I also have thin lips. The trend of thick lips only emphasizes my insecurity. If I want confidence I have to find it within myself no trend is a sustainable source of confidence. I love your vids

I barely wear makeup anymore. I'm trying to work on my skin. I have oily skin and I've had a lot of acne lately. (If anyone has recommendations, I'd be open to them and appreciative.) Also, stopping the makeup has probably made it worse cause it used to soak up the oil. I have light skin, eyes and hair. You can't really see my eyebrows or lashes and I used to hate that but now I've learned to love it. I was a heavy makeup wearer. I would cake my face. For the first four months without I was like whose this person. Or it's not perfect or people are judging. But in time you get used to it. And you build confidence. Also whoever is around you should love you for you, regardless of it! It's definitely a process though, like I said. Also, what I like to do is focus more on the clothes I feel cute in. I've actually changed my style a lot. Being more bolder and creative in that way. :)

Not wearing make-up allows us to tune into our physical and mental health (hydration, nutrition, stress, et. cetera. . .). : ) Bit late to comment, but I really enjoyed this video. Thank you for sharing.

I don't use make-up but I would just like to say you sound cool and inspirational it's an amazing world out there we shouldn't be scared of change .

I do not wear makeup and as I get older the more I appreciate it! First of all who has time in the morning for that! I would rather be making a healthy breakfast! And honestly I feel like my skin is way better off with out it! I have so many people that tell me my skin is beautiful!

Thank you. 100% agreed women are beautiful as are.

loving your channel just subscribed, I don't really wear makeup all that often may be 2 times a week sometimes 3, but I've reduced to only powders, I wouldn't wear any foundation at all but my cheeks are always pretty red and I'm not sure why 😞 so if you know anything or what to do about please let me know. all I really wear outside of that is eyeshadow and mascara, chapstick.

I have struggled with severe acne most of my life, i am 20 and i have had acne since i was about 14. I always wore a full face of makeup, this includes thick foundation, bronzer and just about everything. My acne has settled but i do have redness and scaring on my face. I haven't worn makeup in about a year and my skin has noticed a difference! So to all the people out there with bad skin like me, you can go makeup-less too :)

So i really want to try not to wear make up but i have a lot of red spots so im really insecure about those. I tried it today without make up and i like missed concealer it is harder than i thought. I just want to have self respect and i want to see myself in the mirrir and say i look beautiful. I need to try longer without make up so thanks for this video! It really helps

1.) I love my lips 2.) I love my very dark brown eyes 3.) I love my native dark skin tone With my current job I do feel like I need to wear makeup because I work at a cemetery. So I have to wear a black suit everyday and I feel like its professional to do so...I wear makeup maybe once a week. Previously when I worked in the tree industry and I was living in a very liberal area I didn't wear it maybe once a month. Growing up I was very insecure (in the closet) and did not have any emotional support and I couldn't leave the house without makeup. Moving away and having the freedom to be myself is really what changed that. My significant other feels like she always has to have her hair done and makeup on...sometimes it breaks my heart because she is the most beautiful woman in the world to me. She says she has to in order for respect and professionalism...And I can't argue cause sometimes I feel like I need it to be professional with a suit on.

You are already naturally beautiful you don't need makeup. IMHO less is more. Sure some people have blemishes etc but in reality that is who someone is and gives them personality and actually makes them who they are. I sau no make up is good or at least totally minimal makeup. Good on your girl.... Stay beautiful, be yourself..

not everyone is blessed with clear skin like you. i've had acne my whole life basically. i was bullied because of it, and i am very insecure due to it. i was even on accutane and i still have some acne and scarring and i NEED makeup to feel good. because if i don't wear makeup and let my acne show then i don't feel comfortable. it can ruin my day. people will look at my acne, not me. wether i like wearing it or not, makeup gives me confidence, empowers me and makes me feel beautiful. so how can that be a bad thing?

What is your skin care routine

i really love my nose and eyes .. i have a button nose and really dark brown eyes .. and i love my hair it’s big and curly

I've never worn make up actually... maybe 5 times in my entire life, for special occasions... loved your video and stick to natural ✌️💛☘️

Makeup also ages the skin-all that tugging, applying, and washing can cause a lot of disturbances in skin pH and elasticity, which results in more wear and tear over time. Even though makeup is supposedly ‘breathable’ now, the truth is that it does contain petrochemical-based compounds and preservatives that can diffuse into your skin and cause even more damage (in fact makeup and nail products contain many endocrine disrupters that can accumulate in women’s bodies and cause hormonal problems). It’s just objectively not good for skin health, apart from lowering self-esteem and making people feel bad about their natural faces.

What frames are those?

My integrity, my loyalty, my eyes (especially when I wake up) -Brooke

i had a heavy dependence on makeup for years!! i wouldn’t even let my best friends see me without makeup. then i started travelling and makeup was such a hassle so i just stopped wearing it. it’s been a strange transition, but i’m finally getting used to it. an important thing to note is that someone who’s been wearing makeup for a long time will think she looks extremely unattractive without it. it’s because her brain is not used to the way she looks. for me, the first few months of looking in the mirror were like “OH GOD” but i trusted my friends and family that i looked good, and eventually i grew into looking in the mirror and liking what i see :)

I wish my skin was clear, then I would go without makeup for sure! I am cutting out sugar and avoiding dairy (and maybe taking out my IUD) to clear up my face. Even if it's still a little red I don't care, as long as it's not fully breaking out! I loved in HS when I didn't break out and people said I had such natural beauty. That felt way better than wearing makeup I love my eyes, freckles on my arms, and my toes/feet lol

Great video and message :) You resemble Malin Ackerman!!

Respect to you parents! I'm a parent too, always tell my two angles they are beautiful and amazing because they are, and want them to believe in themselves not people judgemental opinion. You're beautiful honey, thanks for your video.

best

Your hair is so cute

Ironically, I feel not confident but exceptionally free without makeup. I just feel like I should to be more presentable. I think women are more beautiful without makeup, I always have since I was a child. I got into it as a way of expressing myself, but it became a serious stronghold. I wear so much less now, but I wanna wear none at all (except maybe mascara becuase I love mascara lol).

I'm super trying.... First trying to clear my skin and changing to a (almost all) raw vegan diet. Haha don't gotta list the three things, but yeah.

i use to wear an unhealthy amount of makeup when I was in highschool. When I got to 11th grade I decided to give it all up, then i actually went back to it, I'm kinda convinced its somewhat addictive and a form of insecurity. My family would actually wonder why i dont wear it which didnt help with my self esteem. Slowly my mom began to agree that I did in fact look better without. Since then the only thing i ever wear is a tiny bit of mascara twice a week. I had this idea that if I didnt wear makeup then I wouldnt find a man, but now my thinking is opposite. Why would i want a man if he's only attracted to me with makeup? I think it's important to show people your true face 90 percent of the time because I remember when I wouldnt wear makeup in highschool people would ask me if I was tired or sick..... Theres no sense in loading your face with makeup to try and be prettier. Beauty shouldnt rely on colored on features.

I rarely wear makeup, and when I do it is mascara and a tinted lip balm. I do own other makeup, which my 9 year old son gets to play with to "paint mommies face" with, lol.

I barely wear make up unless it's a special occasion

i've been make up free for 16 years! couldn't imagine walking outside my door with makeup on a day-to-day basis. I only wear make up once for twice in a year on average and even then i feel uncomfertable wearing it and would much prefer to be make up free.

Right before an ad for Maybelline Fit Me Make-up 🤣

if u had ur acne free flawless skin i'd stop wearing makeup too

Esta re buena.

I'm blonde! I need eyebrows, eyelashes and lips ! otherwise I look like an albino

I noticed that you don’t ware makeup and i like it. I’m telling that also to my wife but she doesn’t listen to me 😬

Where I'm from in the UK there's a phase called 'Dick lip Orange'. I wish it didn't exist. In the sense that beauty is some one else's perception and not a product you buy. In my mind the only thing that's less attractive than a woman who feels to constantly wear make up is some one that's unfaithful. I wish every one had a better sense of self worth (Myself included) but its hard to see people becoming more confident in a world that persistently breaks them down to make financial profit.

Why music all the time why why why

U sure don't need it 👍👍 I've never worn it blahhhhhk.

With all the piercings and tats I don’t understand the anti makeup rant. Sounds rather hypocritical.